‘ Ishwar ki ‘pariksha’ nahi , ‘pratiksha’ karo…’

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In Spanish

“No pruebes a Dios. Espera pacientemente a que Él derrame Su Gracia sobre ti en el momento adecuado, en su lugar …”

In French

“Ne testez pas Dieu. Attendez patiemment qu’Il verse Sa Grâce sur vous au bon moment, à la place …”

In Japanese

「神を試さないでください。神が恵みを適切なタイミングであなたに浴びせるのを辛抱強く待ってください…」
`Kami o tamesanaide kudasai. Kami ga megumi o tekisetsuna taimingu de anata ni abiseru no o shinbōdzuyoku mattekudasai…’

In Arabic

“لا تختبر الله. انتظره بصبر حتى يغتسل نعمته عليك في الوقت المناسب ، بدلاً من ذلك …”
“la takhtabir allh. aintazarah bisabr hataa yaghtasil niematah ealayk fi alwaqt almunasib , bdlaan min dhlk …”

Swamiji says …

” Do not test God. Wait patiently for Him to shower His Grace on you at the right time , instead …”

“Man is born with an intriguing trait – Impatience! He is not taught or tutored to be impatient. He quite simply knows that he can be impatient – needlessly – for no particular reason, and on seeing the gratifying results of impatience , he gets an impression that it is his birth right to be impatient. As a child he observes that wailing at the slightest delay in being nursed, leads his parents to leaving everything that they are doing , to quickly attend to his needs. After all his mother must respond at once to his first demanding cry – nurse him, feed him and change him into fresh, dry clothes , the minute he conveys his discomfort and displeasure at having wet himself. He just doesn’t have the patience to wait.”

” His instincts , thus , let him know that he can gain the attention of all those around him , the very moment he conveys his impatience , in any way that he wants to. He thinks – ‘Who has the time to wait?’ We expect others to drop whatever they are working at and come running to help us, give us leeway and comply with our demands. Each one of us wants to be attended to at the first instance. We don’t shy away from exhibiting signs of impatience. In fact , we ensure that it is starkly visible for all to see , in order to evoke a response or reaction from others. Behaviour of this kind clearly reflects ‘ humara swaarth ‘ – our selfishness. But we don’t make any attempt to hide our self – centeredness, our impatience , the rush in which we are to fulfill our immediate desires – and blame everyone else when we are unable to get our heart’s desire. Why do we behave in such a manner?”

” The wily , street smart devils that we are, we continuously test the love and concern that different individuals – family or friends – bear for us , and appraise them in the merit list of our ’test of expectations’ – which they either sail through or fail. One could perhaps justify that these ‘tests’ help us assess the caring attitude that others have for us, but such an ideology can take a completely different perspective when we start ‘testing’ God at every crossroad of our life. ‘God grant me this! God grant me that ‘ – we beseech Him and in case that request, desire or wish is not fulfilled by Him , we do not hesitate in taking Him to task. We let Him know how angry we are at His inability for not giving us what we want ; arrogantly question the delay being caused, get irked at the time being taken by Him to ‘deliver justice ‘ to us, to grant us our wish. ‘Hum Bhagwan se rusht ho jaate hain !’ We react in the most predictable manner in a situation disliked by us. We get
angry – we vent our frustration and accuse God by saying – ‘Bhagwan ne yeh nahi kiya, Bhagwan ne yeh nahi diya, Bhagwan aise hain, Bhagwan vaise hain ! ‘ Rather than cursing him, abusing Him, shouldn’t we try to develop a personal relationship with Him? – ‘Bhagwan se hum rishta kyun nahi banate ! ‘ – Is it not possible to love Him unconditionally? To surrender to Him and read the underlying divine message when we don’t get something that we long for , the most , immediately and at once.”

“Is our impatience – our need for immediate gratification – blinding us to such an extent that we make God face one trial after another – one test after another ? Are we so busy testing God that we have forgotten to love Him with the same intensity and emotions with which we love our family and friends? If not, then we should learn to love Him. Doesn’t He look for love from us?”

” We believe that God resides in temples, churches, mosques and other places of worship and thus go there to pay obeisance to Him. The heart-breaking sight of beggars asking for alms within or outside the precincts of temples is a very common sight. But then are we any less than those beggars , when we, rather than praying to Him unselfishly -‘ niswaarth bhaav se ’, either implore God to miraculously cure us of a disease or selfishly instruct Him to cause the downfall of a person detested by us. We expect Him to do all this for us at the snap of our fingers. When will we understand that He alone knows ‘what’ is best for us and ‘when’ it is best for us…’ Magar hum Bhagwan ki pariksha lete jaate hain … unki pratiksha nahi karte! ‘ Selfish that we are, we don’t stop complaining oblivious to the fact that He is waiting for us to express our love for Him …’ Woh tak taki lagaye dekhte rehtein hain!’ Hasn’t He always helped us achieve what we wanted to – made us taste the sweetness of memorable landmark moments – silently clearing one ‘pariksha’ after another, that we unfailingly set before Him, in the hope that one day we will develop a personal bond, a relationship with Him…’Tum unse sambandh banaoge…’
He is always more than willing to reveal Himself to you in all His glory and splendour but are you ready to ‘ see ‘ Him. He will come to you Himself on seeing your love for Him, your faith in Him. Didn’t Lord Ram walk through thick forests to meet Shabri – who had abided by her Guru’s instructions and waited , for years on end , with great devotion and patience , to welcome Him ( Lord Ram at the ashram ) ! Shabri had offered Him a wild fruit – ‘ ber ‘ after biting into them to check whether they tasted sweet or sour. Her innocent devotion had pleased the Lord so greatly that He had granted her ‘ liberation ‘ before leaving the ashram. Can’t we be patient , devoted and selfless like Shabri ? “

“Is it not our sacred duty to be grateful to Him for the life that He has infused in us – for every breath we take ? Shouldn’t we utilise this lifetime to purify our hearts so that we may feel His presence within us – sense him seated in our heart? He has sent us here for a specific purpose…’ Nek kaarya karo aur nek raaste pe chalo…Apne ‘karma’ bhi toh sudharne chahiye hummein iss janam mein! ‘Good karma’ is all that He wants us to do , but rather than doing that , we audaciously question His plans for us – rather than testing Him , we must wait patiently for things to happen at the appropriate , destined time. Believe me , the wait will be worth it.”

Swamiji’s message translated in Spanish

“No pruebes a Dios. Espera pacientemente a que Él derrame Su Gracia sobre ti en el momento adecuado, en su lugar …”

“El hombre nace con un rasgo intrigante: ¡impaciencia! No se le enseña ni enseña a ser impaciente. Simplemente sabe que puede ser impaciente, innecesariamente, sin ninguna razón en particular, y al ver los gratificantes resultados de la impaciencia, obtiene un la impresión de que es su derecho a nacer impaciente. Cuando era niño, observa que llorar al más mínimo retraso en ser amamantado, lleva a sus padres a dejar todo lo que están haciendo, para atender rápidamente sus necesidades. Después de todo, su madre debe responder de inmediato a su primer grito exigente: amamantarlo, alimentarlo y cambiarlo a ropa fresca y seca, en el momento en que transmite su incomodidad y disgusto por haberse mojado. Simplemente no tiene la paciencia para esperar “.

“Sus instintos, por lo tanto, le hacen saber que puede llamar la atención de todos los que lo rodean, en el mismo momento en que transmite su impaciencia, de cualquier manera que quiera. Él piensa: ‘¿Quién tiene tiempo para esperar?’ esperamos que otros dejen lo que sea que estén trabajando y vengan corriendo para ayudarnos, darnos margen y cumplir con nuestras demandas. Cada uno de nosotros quiere que nos atiendan en primera instancia. No rehuimos de mostrar signos de impaciencia. De hecho, nos aseguramos de que sea claramente visible para que todos lo vean, para evocar una respuesta o reacción de otros. El comportamiento de este tipo refleja claramente nuestro egoísmo. Pero no hacemos ningún intento de ocultar nuestro egocentrismo. , nuestra impaciencia, la prisa en la que debemos cumplir nuestros deseos inmediatos, y culpar a todos los demás cuando no podemos conseguir el deseo de nuestro corazón. ¿Por qué nos comportamos de esa manera? “

“Los astutos demonios inteligentes que somos, probamos continuamente el amor y la preocupación que diferentes personas, familiares o amigos, sienten por nosotros, y los valoramos en la lista de méritos de nuestra ‘prueba de expectativas’, a través de la cual navegan o fallar. Uno podría justificar que estas ‘pruebas’ nos ayudan a evaluar la actitud de cuidado que otros tienen por nosotros, pero tal ideología puede tomar una perspectiva completamente diferente cuando comenzamos a ‘probar’ a Dios en cada encrucijada de nuestra vida ‘. Dios ¡Concédeme esto! Dios, concédeme eso ‘: le suplicamos y en caso de que Él no cumpla con su pedido, deseo o deseo, no dudamos en llevarlo a la tarea. Le hacemos saber lo enojados que estamos por su incapacidad para no nos da lo que queremos; cuestiona arrogantemente la demora que se está causando, se irrita en el momento en que Él nos toma para “entregarnos justicia”, para concedernos nuestro deseo. Reaccionamos de la manera más predecible en una situación que no nos agrada. . Obtenemos enojado – ventilamos nuestra frustración y acusamos a Dios. En lugar de maldecirlo, abusar de Él, ¿no deberíamos tratar de desarrollar una relación personal con Él? ‘- ¿No es posible amarlo incondicionalmente? Entregarnos a Él y leer el mensaje divino subyacente cuando no recibimos algo que anhelamos, la mayoría, de inmediato y de inmediato “.

“¿Es nuestra impaciencia, nuestra necesidad de gratificación inmediata, cegarnos hasta tal punto que hagamos que Dios enfrente una prueba tras otra, una prueba tras otra? ¿Estamos tan ocupados probando a Dios que nos hemos olvidado de amarlo con la misma intensidad y ¿emociones con las que amamos a nuestra familia y amigos? Si no, entonces deberíamos aprender a amarlo. ¿No busca amor de nosotros? “

“Creemos que Dios reside en templos, iglesias, mezquitas y otros lugares de culto y, por lo tanto, ir allí para rendirle homenaje. La vista desgarradora de los mendigos que piden limosna dentro o fuera de los recintos de los templos es una vista muy común. Pero entonces somos menos que esos mendigos, cuando, en lugar de orarle desinteresadamente, “imploramos a Dios que nos cure milagrosamente de una enfermedad o le instruimos egoístamente que cause la caída de una persona detestada por nosotros. Lo esperamos hacer todo esto por nosotros en un chasquido de dedos. ¿Cuándo entenderemos que solo Él sabe “qué” es lo mejor para nosotros y “cuándo” es lo mejor para nosotros … “Egoístas que somos, no dejamos de quejarnos ajeno al hecho de que Él está esperando que expresemos nuestro amor por Él … ¿No siempre nos ayudó a lograr lo que queríamos? Nos hizo probar la dulzura de momentos memorables y memorables, aclarando en silencio una ‘pariksha’ tras otra. nos colocamos indefectiblemente ante Él, con la esperanza de que algún día Desarrollaremos un vínculo personal, una relación con Él … Él siempre está más que dispuesto a revelarse en toda Su gloria y esplendor, pero ¿estás listo para ‘verlo’? Él vendrá a ti mismo al ver tu amor por Él, tu fe en Él. ¡El Señor Ram no caminó a través de espesos bosques para encontrarse con Shabri, quien había seguido las instrucciones de su Gurú y había esperado, durante años, con gran devoción y paciencia, darle la bienvenida (Señor Ram en el ashram)! Shabri le había ofrecido una fruta silvestre, ‘ber’ después de morderlos para comprobar si sabían agridulce. Su inocente devoción había complacido tanto al Señor que Él le había otorgado su “liberación” antes de abandonar el ashram. ¿No podemos ser pacientes, devotos y desinteresados ​​como Shabri? “

“¿No es nuestro deber sagrado estar agradecidos con Él por la vida que nos ha infundido, por cada respiración que tomamos? ¿No deberíamos utilizar esta vida para purificar nuestros corazones para que podamos sentir su presencia dentro de nosotros? ¿Él sentado en nuestro corazón? Él nos ha enviado aquí para un propósito específico … ‘Buen karma’ es todo lo que quiere que hagamos, pero en lugar de hacerlo, cuestionamos audazmente sus planes para nosotros, en lugar de probarlo, debemos espera pacientemente a que las cosas sucedan en el momento apropiado y destinado. Créeme, la espera valdrá la pena “.

‘ Value your soul more than your body ‘

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In Spanish

Valora tu alma más que tu cuerpo

In French

Valorisez votre âme plus que votre corps

In Japanese

身体よりも魂を大切にする
Karada yori mo tamashī o taisetsu ni suru

In Arabic

قيمة روحك أكثر من جسمك
qimat ruhik ‘akthar min jismak

Swamiji says …

” Utilize your body to get connected with your soul ! “
” Apne shareer ko apni ‘ruh’ ko jaan ne mein lagao…!

” ‘What a beautiful child! How fair! Such beautiful eyes!’ Exclamations of wonder, joy and pride ring out. Compliments pour in. Our loved ones can’t have enough of the cute, chubby baby in their lap as they marvel at the beauty of the little bundle of joy that they behold. It is obvious that it is our physical looks and outward appearance that elicit either a rapturous or subdued reaction from our parents and other family members the very minute we are born. It is either a smile appreciating the baby’s looks that plays on a parent’s face or a frown , worrying about the lack thereof , that emerges on a parent’s countenance.”

” It is sad , but , true to see that more than the ‘Real’ us, it is everything ‘Unreal’ about us – our ‘ physical ‘ being – that is judged and pronounced to be either exceptional or unbecoming, noteworthy or insignificant about us. We cannot dispute this fact as right from the moment of our birth – our very existence is associated with our physical appearance – our features, our skin colour, our height, our weight – we start relating our very existence with our ‘shareer’ – our body. Till date the present generation too follows the same ideology that since it is the body – our external appearance – that matters the most to one and all, then why should we too not attach paramount importance to it , and , so we dutifully do it – body care and body talk all the time, as we are convinced that there is nothing more to us beyond our ‘perishable’, ‘ temporary ‘ body – conveniently forgetting that it should be the upliftment of our ‘ imperishable ‘ soul that should be of primary importance to us. But then do we as much as give a second thought to the presence of our soul within us? “

” We adorn our homes with latest fittings and gadgets these days – ‘walk in wardrobes’ , fancy lights etc. We pay detailed attention to the electrical wiring that enables us to illuminate our home , through fancy lights , at the mere click of a switch. But we ensure that these wires are not visible to anyone. Why? The reason is simple. We most certainly do not want anyone to see the ugly wiring – all those naked electrical wires that run from one point to another, criss crossing different parts of the walls of our house; and thus, we conceal them , hide them with switchboards and decorative walls. We don’t have time for anything that is ugly and unattractive.”

” Similar is the case with the human body which internally is nothing , but a network of ‘wires’, running from head to toe within it.This body with which we are besotted and totally in love with – to be honest is nothing but a cover , an armour or a shield which encases the only ‘ Real ‘ thing about us – our ‘ soul ‘.This dearly loved body of ours when opened reveals a sight so gory, so revolting and disgusting that even the strongest of hearts is unable to bear the sight without reacting to it. The reason being – there is nothing but blood, phlegm, mucus, urine and excreta within it. The intertwined network of veins, capillaries and arteries carrying blood in the body is not a pleasurable sight to behold and requires a sheath to cover it and what could be better than our body that we don in the form of a robe. But are we aware that every opening of our ‘ treasured ‘ body gives out all that is unwanted and emits a foul stink ! The same body which is oiled, massaged and perfumed by us develops a stench if it is not washed and cleaned regularly. Three days of fever and an unbathed body is enough to make our loved ones move away from us saying that – ‘ You are smelling! ‘ – So much for the body that we worship.”

” We must remind ourselves of the foolhardiness of living a life so empty, meaningless and deeply steeped in ignorance, if we remain involved only with our gross body, and associate our ‘true’ existence only with it. There is an urgent need for us to direct all our energies in understanding that it is our soul too that we must focus on – as it alone is imperishable, unlike our body which will perish one day and be left behind.”

” Mortals that we are, we will eventually, without fail face a day when we will bid adieu to our body – but that day will surely dawn – when our ‘Spirit Soul’ will exit our body and look for a new body to live in. Do we in this lifetime of ours make any effort or take any initiative to know who we really are? Are we so content pampering this body of ours – that we lose focus of the primary cause of our birth, the main purpose of having been given this body – to work in a manner that enables us to cleanse the layers of impurities that have settled on us – to purify ourselves and accumulate good karma … ‘Hum tere mere mein hi lagey rehte hain. Sab kuch yaheen reh jaega ! Ek sui tak hum saath nahi le jaa saktey hain !’ Nek kaam karo, nek raaste pe chalo , ‘Parmatma’ mein dhyaan lagao. Niraash insaan ko asha do! Dukhi insaan ko khush karo.’ Very often people complain of the difficulty faced by them in staying happy. They accuse happiness of eluding and evading them. But do they try to remain happy themselves? ‘ Khush toh Bhagwaan bhi sabko nahi rakh sakte ! Hummey khush rehna ka kam se kam prayaas toh karna hi chahiye! ‘ It is not possible for God to keep us happy if we are determined to remain unhappy. The soul is in an eternal state of happiness. Why deprive it of its ‘ divine ‘ right ! Why let the moods of the body overwhelm us ! “

” Every attempt made by us to become better individuals – to be good, to think good, to do good – has a purifying effect on our body and mind – ‘ Humare tan aur man par bahut achcha prabhaav padhta hai ‘ – and all the three forms of our body – the subtle, causal and astral forms are benefitted greatly – and they too help and guide us – in response to the firm resolve and determination shown by us – at leaving no stone unturned , in making this lifetime the last journey in which we need to find a ‘cover” to conceal the flesh and blood of which we are made, and are liberated forever from the cycle of life and death. “

Swamiji’s message translated in Spanish

“‘¡Qué niño tan hermoso! ¡Qué hermoso! ¡Qué ojos tan hermosos!’ Suenan exclamaciones de asombro, alegría y orgullo. Llegan cumplidos. Nuestros seres queridos no pueden tener suficiente del lindo y gordito bebé en su regazo mientras se maravillan de la belleza del pequeño bulto de alegría que contemplan. Es obvio que es nuestra apariencia física y apariencia externa lo que provoca una reacción entusiasta o apagada de nuestros padres y otros miembros de la familia en el momento en que nacemos. Es una sonrisa que aprecia la apariencia del bebé que juega en la cara de un padre o un ceño fruncido, preocupándose por la falta del mismo, que emerge en el semblante de un padre “.

“Es triste, pero es cierto ver que más que el ‘Real’ nosotros, es todo lo ‘Irreal’ sobre nosotros, nuestro ser ‘físico’, que se juzga y se pronuncia que es excepcional o impropio, notable o insignificante sobre Nosotros no podemos disputar este hecho desde el momento de nuestro nacimiento, nuestra existencia está asociada con nuestra apariencia física, nuestras características, nuestro color de piel, nuestra altura, nuestro peso, comenzamos a relacionar nuestra existencia con nuestro cuerpo. la fecha en que la generación actual también sigue la misma ideología que, dado que es el cuerpo, nuestra apariencia externa, lo que más le importa a uno y a todos, entonces, ¿por qué no deberíamos darle una importancia primordial y, por lo tanto, lo hacemos diligentemente? cuidado y cuerpo hablan todo el tiempo, ya que estamos convencidos de que no hay nada más para nosotros más allá de nuestro cuerpo ‘perecedero’ y ‘temporal’, olvidando convenientemente que debería ser la elevación de nuestra alma ‘imperecedera’ lo que debería ser de importancia primordial a nosotros. Pero entonces w ¿Tanto como pensarlo dos veces en la presencia de nuestra alma dentro de nosotros? “

“Adornamos nuestros hogares con los últimos accesorios y dispositivos en estos días: ‘vestidores’, luces de lujo, etc. Prestamos atención detallada al cableado eléctrico que nos permite iluminar nuestro hogar, a través de luces de lujo, con el simple clic de un interruptor . Pero nos aseguramos de que estos cables no sean visibles para nadie. ¿Por qué? La razón es simple. Ciertamente no queremos que nadie vea el feo cableado: todos esos cables eléctricos desnudos que corren de un punto a otro, cruzando diferentes partes. de las paredes de nuestra casa, y así las ocultamos, las escondemos con tableros de distribución y paredes decorativas. No tenemos tiempo para nada feo y poco atractivo “.

“Similar es el caso con el cuerpo humano que internamente no es nada, sino una red de ‘cables’, que se ejecutan de la cabeza a los pies dentro de él. Este cuerpo del que estamos enamorados y totalmente enamorados, para ser honestos, no es más que un cubrir, una armadura o un escudo que encierra lo único “real” acerca de nosotros: nuestra “alma”. Este querido cuerpo nuestro cuando se abre revela una vista tan sangrienta, tan repugnante y desagradable que incluso el más fuerte de los corazones es incapaz de soportar la vista sin reaccionar. La razón es que no hay nada más que sangre, flema, moco, orina y excrementos dentro. La red entrelazada de venas, capilares y arterias que transportan sangre en el cuerpo no es una vista placentera para la vista y requiere una funda que lo cubra y lo que podría ser mejor que nuestro cuerpo que ponemos en forma de túnica. ¡Pero somos conscientes de que cada apertura de nuestro cuerpo ‘atesorado’ revela todo lo que no se desea y emite un mal olor! mismo cuerpo engrasado, masajeado y perfumado por nosotros d desarrolla un hedor si no se lava y limpia regularmente. Tres días de fiebre y un cuerpo sin bañarse es suficiente para que nuestros seres queridos se alejen de nosotros diciendo: “¡Estás oliendo! ‘- Tanto por el cuerpo que adoramos “.

“Debemos recordarnos la insensatez de vivir una vida tan vacía, sin sentido y profundamente inmersa en la ignorancia, si permanecemos involucrados solo con nuestro cuerpo burdo y asociamos nuestra existencia ‘verdadera’ solo con él. Hay una necesidad urgente de nosotros para dirigir todas nuestras energías en la comprensión de que es nuestra alma también en la que debemos centrarnos, ya que solo es imperecedera, a diferencia de nuestro cuerpo que perecerá un día y se quedará atrás “.

“Los mortales que somos, eventualmente enfrentaremos sin falta un día en que nos despediremos de nuestro cuerpo, pero ese día seguramente amanecerá, cuando nuestra ‘Alma Espiritual’ salga de nuestro cuerpo y busque un nuevo cuerpo para vivir. ¿En esta vida nuestra hacemos algún esfuerzo o tomamos alguna iniciativa para saber quiénes somos realmente? ¿Estamos tan contentos mimando este cuerpo nuestro? Que perdemos el foco de la causa principal de nuestro nacimiento, el propósito principal de haber sido dado este cuerpo, para trabajar de una manera que nos permita limpiar las capas de impurezas que se han asentado en nosotros, para purificarnos y acumular buen karma … Muy a menudo las personas se quejan de la dificultad que enfrentan para mantenerse felices. eludiéndolos y evadiéndolos. ¿Pero tratan de mantenerse felices ellos mismos? “No es posible que Dios nos mantenga felices si estamos decididos a seguir siendo infelices. El alma está en un estado eterno de felicidad. ¿Por qué privarla de su” divinidad? “¡Bien! ¿Por qué dejar que los estados de ánimo del cuerpo nos abrumen ! “

“Cada intento realizado por nosotros para convertirnos en mejores individuos, para ser buenos, para pensar bien, para hacer el bien, tiene un efecto purificador en nuestro cuerpo y mente; las formas sutiles, causales y astrales se benefician enormemente, y también ayudan y guían nosotros, en respuesta a la firme determinación y determinación mostrada por nosotros, de no dejar piedra sin remover, de hacer de esta vida el último viaje en el que necesitamos encontrar una ‘cobertura’ para ocultar la carne y la sangre de la que estamos hechos, y son liberados para siempre del ciclo de la vida y la muerte. “

“Asha jaga ke rakhni chahiye…”

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In Spanish

No dejes que la desilusión y el desánimo te desmotiven. Siempre espero lo mejor

In French

Ne laissez pas la déception et le découragement vous démotiver. Toujours espérer le meilleur

In Japanese

失望や落胆があなたをやる気にさせないでください。常に最高を願う
Shitsubō ya rakutan ga anata o yaruki ni sa senaide kudasai. Tsuneni saikō o negau

In Arabic

لا تدع الإحباط والاكتئاب يثبطانك. نأمل دائما للأفضل
la tade al’iihbat walaiktiab yuthbitanik. namal dayimaan lil’afdal

Swamiji says …

“Every attempt, every struggle, every failure teaches you something. Do not let disappointment and dejection demotivate you. Always hope for the best.”

” ‘Asafalta’ se ‘niraash’ mat ho … Har koshish hummey kuch sikha ke jaati hai. Asha ko jaga ke rakhna ! “

Swamiji says …

” This life that God has blessed us with is like a book , the blank pages of which need to be filled in by us , with colors that represent our individualistic characteristics; our personality, ambitions, abilities, and initiative; the zest with which we live; our emotions, struggles and secrets. The colors in our ‘Book of Life’ change every day – bright and radiant the day we are happy when success shines on us ; dejected, depressed and demotivated the day failure stares unblinkingly at us , consoling us by saying – ‘Better luck next time ! ’”

“We , undoubtedly , are living in utopia if we entertain preconceived notions that our God – gifted life has to be perfect and that its perfection will ensure that everything we desire will fall in our lap. Life is not all rosy. We might have to try – once, maybe twice, and perhaps even thrice – to get what we desire. Yet, ‘try’ .. we must.
We must remember the repeated effort, the determined focus and the unfailing optimism that we had put together in taking our first baby steps as a toddler – and were rewarded on hearing the words of delight and awe , from our family members , when we had walked for the first time. We stumbled, staggered, and cried many times , during the countless attempts made by us to get ourselves on our tiny feet and walk like our elders around us. But did we ever give up? No. ‘Hum apne pairon pe uthne ka aur chalne ka prayaas karte gaye.’ We struggled and persisted and ended up hurting ourselves in the process and finally succeeded, one day- without any assistance from our loving parents and walked on our own. What a heady, exhilarating feeling it must have been ! Did we give up hope then? Our innocent minds did not see any failure in our inability to get on to our feet in the first few attempts , did not denounce them as ‘wasted’ attempts and neither tell us to remain in a seated posture for the rest of our lives – never to walk again. We would have never walked if we had given up then.”

“What is it that brings about such a drastic change in us as we grow older, is something that we need to ponder on.
Success and failure are two sides of the same coin. Success is easy and simple to handle for most of us. We wear it with such élan and grace that it appears as though we were born with it. We pocket it smilingly as its inviting warmth fills us with reassurance. But one failed attempt is enough to wipe the smile from our face, to cause creases on our forehead and we lose all hope – all at once – just like that. We are petrified that failure might stay with us forever, and , in no way , do we want to be related with ‘asafalta’ – failure.”

” Irrespective of the fact whether we are students ; working professionals , budding entrepreneurs or providers for families with specific goals – whenever we don’t succeed in realizing our dreams , in our first or nth attempt, it becomes our foremost duty to remind ourselves of the undeniable fact that every ‘attempt’ made by us teaches us ‘something’ very important and enriches us in a subtle way, leaving an everlasting impression in the ‘Book of our life’… ‘Har prayaas hummey kuch sikha kar jaata hai aur aagey jaake humare kaam aata hai ! “

” ‘ Hummey lagataar prayaas karte jaana hai ! ‘ and understand that every attempt adds to our life experience , makes us aware of the necessity to work hard , give our best shot, toughens us up for having at least made an attempt to fight against all odds. The effort … ‘prayaas’ – behind the repeated attempts will undoubtedly come to our aid at some point in time. We should outrightly reject any overture made by dejection and negativity to cast their shadow on us. Rather , we must analyze our negative self, become keenly aware and alert to mental triggers that make us feel helpless and lost, and ensure that they vacate our mental premises at the earliest.”

“There is no room for ‘niraasha’ to gain ground in us. Nevertheless, we must on the contrary, remain optimistic and be driven by the thought that our next attempt will be fruitful, and the effort behind those so called ‘repeated failed attempts’ will not go in vain. We should not allow the ray of hope ‘aasha’, that beckons us to try again and again , till we succeed – to flicker out , ever. ‘Asha ko hamesha jaga ke rakhna hai !”

” Life is full of challenges and we will always have bitter sweet meetings with failure at various intersections of our life. We must understand that it is hope alone …’ asha’ – always hoping for the best and numerous attempts made by us , to finally taste success , that makes life meaningful. The success achieved after innumerable failures; especially when the ‘chips are down’ – adds vivid and bright iridescent colors to the ‘ Book of our Life ‘ which can make a great read in the twilight years of our lives, when we can pat ourselves and say with pride – ‘ I withstood the test of time without giving up hope.”

Swamiji’s message translated in Spanish

“Esta vida con la que Dios nos ha bendecido es como un libro, cuyas páginas en blanco deben ser completadas por nosotros, con colores que representen nuestras características individualistas; nuestra personalidad, ambiciones, habilidades e iniciativa; el entusiasmo con el que nosotros vivir; nuestras emociones, luchas y secretos. Los colores en nuestro ‘Libro de la Vida’ cambian todos los días: brillante y radiante el día en que somos felices cuando el éxito brilla sobre nosotros; abatido, deprimido y desmotivado el día en que el fracaso nos mira sin pestañear, consolando nosotros diciendo: “¡Mejor suerte la próxima vez!”

“Indudablemente, estamos viviendo en la utopía si tenemos en mente las nociones preconcebidas de que nuestra vida de Dios debe ser perfecta y que su perfección asegurará que todo lo que deseamos caiga en nuestro regazo. La vida no es todo color de rosa. Es posible que tengamos que intente, una vez, tal vez dos veces, y tal vez incluso tres veces, obtener lo que deseamos. Sin embargo, ‘intente’ … debemos hacerlo.
Debemos recordar el esfuerzo repetido, el enfoque determinado y el optimismo inquebrantable que habíamos reunido para dar nuestros primeros pasos de bebé cuando era niño, y fuimos recompensados ​​al escuchar las palabras de deleite y asombro de los miembros de nuestra familia cuando caminamos. por primera vez. Tropezamos, nos tambaleamos y lloramos muchas veces, durante los innumerables intentos realizados por nosotros para ponernos de pie y caminar como nuestros mayores a nuestro alrededor. ¿Pero alguna vez nos rendimos? No. Luchamos y persistimos y terminamos lastimándonos en el proceso y finalmente lo logramos, un día, sin la ayuda de nuestros padres amorosos y caminamos por nuestra cuenta. ¡Qué sensación tan embriagadora y estimulante debe haber sido! ¿Perdimos la esperanza entonces? Nuestras mentes inocentes no vieron ningún fracaso en nuestra incapacidad para ponernos de pie en los primeros intentos, no los denunciaron como intentos ‘desperdiciados’ y tampoco nos dijeron que permanezcamos en una postura sentada por el resto de nuestras vidas, nunca caminar de nuevo Nunca hubiéramos caminado si nos hubiéramos rendido entonces “.

“Lo que provoca un cambio tan drástico en nosotros a medida que envejecemos, es algo en lo que debemos reflexionar”.
El éxito y el fracaso son dos caras de la misma moneda. El éxito es fácil y sencillo de manejar para la mayoría de nosotros. Lo usamos con tal ímpetu y gracia que parece que nacimos con él. Lo guardamos sonriente mientras su calidez invitante nos llena de tranquilidad. Pero un intento fallido es suficiente para borrar la sonrisa de nuestra cara, causar arrugas en nuestra frente y perdemos toda esperanza, todo de una vez, así como así. Estamos petrificados de que el fracaso pueda quedarse con nosotros para siempre y, de ninguna manera, queremos relacionarnos con ‘asafalta’ – fracaso “.

Independientemente del hecho de si somos estudiantes; profesionales que trabajan, emprendedores en ciernes o proveedores para familias con objetivos específicos: cuando no logramos realizar nuestros sueños, en nuestro primer o enésimo intento, se convierte en nuestro principal deber recordar el hecho innegable de que cada ‘intento’ realizado por nosotros nos enseña ‘algo’ muy importante y nos enriquece de una manera sutil, dejando una impresión eterna en el ‘Libro de nuestra vida’ …

Cada intento se suma a nuestra experiencia de vida, nos hace conscientes de la necesidad de trabajar duro, damos nuestro mejor tiro, nos fortalece por haber intentado al menos luchar contra todo pronóstico. El esfuerzo detrás de los repetidos intentos, sin duda, será de nuestra ayuda en algún momento. Deberíamos rechazar abiertamente cualquier obertura hecha por el desánimo y la negatividad para proyectar su sombra sobre nosotros. Más bien, debemos analizar nuestro ser negativo, ser muy conscientes y alertas a los desencadenantes mentales que nos hacen sentir impotentes y perdidos, y asegurarnos de que abandonen nuestras premisas mentales lo antes posible “.

“No hay lugar para que el pesimismo gane terreno en nosotros. Sin embargo, debemos, por el contrario, permanecer optimistas y dejarnos llevar por el pensamiento de que nuestro próximo intento será fructífero, y el esfuerzo detrás de los llamados ‘intentos fallidos repetidos’ no en vano. No debemos permitir que el rayo de esperanza que nos invita a intentarlo una y otra vez, hasta que tengamos éxito, se desvanezca, nunca “.

“La vida está llena de desafíos y siempre tendremos encuentros amargos y dulces con el fracaso en varias intersecciones de nuestra vida. Debemos entender que es solo la esperanza … ‘asha’, siempre esperando los mejores y numerosos intentos realizados por nosotros, para finalmente probar el éxito, eso hace que la vida tenga sentido. El éxito alcanzado después de innumerables fracasos; especialmente cuando las ‘fichas están caídas’ – agrega colores iridiscentes vívidos y brillantes al ‘Libro de nuestra vida’ que puede hacer una gran lectura en los años crepusculares de nuestro vidas, cuando podemos darnos palmaditas y decir con orgullo: “He resistido la prueba del tiempo sin perder la esperanza”.

‘Parmatma’ aur ‘Guru’ humein kshama karte jaate hain …’

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In Spanish

Dios y el Guru nos perdonan repetidamente

In French

Dieu et Guru nous pardonnent à plusieurs reprises

In Japanese

神と達人は私達を繰り返し許します
Kami to tatsujin wa watashitachi o kurikaeshi yurushimasu

In Arabic

الله وغورو اغفر لنا مرارا وتكرارا
allah waghuru aghfir lana miraraan watakrarana

Swamiji’s Sandesh …

‘ ‘Parmatma’ aur ‘Guru’ humein kshama karte jaate hain …

Swamiji says …

” God and Guru forgive us repeatedly … but we should rise above our ignorance and improve ourselves at the earliest ! “

” ‘Forgive & Forget ! We share a strong, but ephemeral bond with both these words. Can we forget the manner in which the other person had maligned us – how he tainted our image in our friends circle – and slandered our name for some secret ulterior motive ? No , never ! We can never ever forget the harm that he caused us. So the question of forgiving him just doesn’t arise ! We are not willing to give a chance to hear him out and know his side of the story. And more than anything we are furious with him… Mad with anger !Our anger , at his mistakes , blinds us to such an extent that we are not ready to offer him any opportunity to clear the air that could have wrongly whipped up the currents of misunderstanding between us. The question of giving such a person that one chance does not arise – I convince myself…and stick to my decision of neither forgetting nor forgiving him for what he had done.”

” But we expect God and our Guru to forgive us for our sins ; for every wrong done by us ; to turn a blind eye to the repeated mistakes that we make. Do we ever spare some time to be grateful for the role that God and Guru play in shaping us , moulding us and making us what we are ? The ‘invisible’ manner in which they do this on a regular basis is known only to them – but we are most certainly aware of every blessing of ‘ Theirs ‘ when we see things around us improve for the better. We are at a loss to understand the painstaking effort , time and single – minded focus that is put in by ‘ Them’ to make us better individuals – by giving us unlimited chances and new opportunities , repeatedly , to improve ourselves , mend our ways , correct our follies. We would be lying if we said that we failed to observe , did not realise, did not see miracles unfold before our eyes , because when we direct our senses , sincerely and whole – heartedly towards ‘ Them’ , we will see only ‘Their’ Divine Plan play out , in every moment of our lives.”

“But there are always a few different individuals amongst us , who refuse to change, unwilling to see the love , care and mercy that is constantly being showered on them by their Creator and their Friend , Philosopher and Guide – their Guru. The all seeing , omnipresent God and Guru forgive the errant devotee, hoping that ‘ woh aaj sudhar jaega ‘ ‘ woh kal sudhar jaega’ – and thus ‘They’ forgive him for his indifference, lax attitude and flippancy in continuing to walk on a goal – less path , with no final destination in mind. A ‘guru’, undettered, continues to invest time in such devotees – as His positive approach makes Him feel that a day will dawn when the prodigal son will return home. But the devotee refuses to change.”

” A ‘guru’s’ divine love and magnanimous temperament for errant devotees – makes him extra patient and forgiving. His genuine desire to help them makes him forgive them for their disinterest and lack of initiative in correcting themselves. Their ‘guru’ selflessly disregards his personal requirements, health , comfort , and sidelines his daily routine completely – to welcome these devotees warmly and interacts with them smilingly – not letting them know by any untoward mannerism ; viz. a cold demeanor or by projecting the inconvenience that could have been caused to Him – by the unexpected arrival of His devotees – seeking His ‘darshan’ – without taking a prior appointment from Him.”

“A ‘ guru ‘ lives and breathes only for the welfare of his devotees and He continues to interact with such devotees in particular, with the hope , that this one particular interaction with them, could be a life changing moment in their lives. He always gives topmost priority to the possibility of his devotees benefiting from ‘all’ that he gives them to ‘hold’, to absorb , to imbibe and implement. From there it is then left to the devotees whether they ‘hold’ every grain of ‘gyaan’ that their ‘guru’ imparts to them and shares with them or discards the ‘ gyaan ‘ that He tries to enrich them with. But a ‘guru ‘ tries His level best to ignore the present ‘slippery’ state in which the devotee is , hoping that the distracted devotee will allow the ignorance – ‘ agaanyta ‘ that appears to have become a permanent resident of his mind and heart , to vacate the area one day, and be replaced with the light of True Knowledge – and they will then correct themselves and follow the ‘ Right Path ‘ – ‘nek raaste pe chalenge ‘ , ‘ achche aadmi baneinge ! ‘
But they will do so only if the they realize the tremendous worth and value of the priceless knowledge that their ‘ guru’ imparts to them and shares with them.”

” We need to always remember that an attitude that is too carefree , deludes us to find a haven of excuse in words like – ‘I don’t care’ – ‘ I couldn’t be bothered ‘ – which shortly turn out to be a deceptive mirage and we are sure to stumble and fall flat on our face – and believe me , fall we definitely will ! ‘Aise insaan ko thokar zaroor lagti hai ! ‘ They tend to misinterpret the freedom that God and Guru give them – as ‘their’ love for them prevents them from imposing restrictions of ‘ Do that.’ …’ Do not do that ! ‘ ‘ You must obey me ! ‘ and thus they feel that they are their own Lord and Master and can do anything that they wish to do – to the extent of disregarding the words of wisdom heard personally from their ‘guru’.”

” It is saddening to see that concrete advice fails to have any positive effect on such devotees. They need to be very careful of the fact that the darkness of ignorance in which they blissfully lead their lives , might one day cause them to face a bleak situation – a point of no return … ‘Jab woh kaheen ke nahi rehte.’ They develop the habit of taking everything very lightly, casually – ‘ har cheez ko woh ek khel samajhta hai ‘ – and they feel that real life challenges are just a game that can be played with an air of nonchalance and disdain … ‘aur phir woh na oopar ke rehte hain , na neeche ke…!’ “

” Individuals who fail to see the unlimited number of times when their Guru and God have forgiven them , pardoned them and tried to turn them into better individuals – will feel miserable, at some point in life, for not having made the most of the sound words of advice that were addressed to them. Let us avoid testing God’s and Guru’s patience constantly. After all none of us would want ‘Them’ to become unforgiving and turn away from us ! It is time for us to make the most of the chance that we get to do what is right … to become honest individuals and men of integrity. There are no second chances in life. So why do we expect forgiveness and chances galore from God and Guru all the time ? “

Swamiji’s message translated in Spanish

“Dios y el Gurú nos perdonan repetidamente … ¡pero deberíamos superar nuestra ignorancia y mejorarnos lo antes posible!”

“¡Perdona y olvida! Compartimos un vínculo fuerte, pero efímero con ambas palabras. ¿Podemos olvidar la forma en que la otra persona nos había difamado? ¿Cómo contaminó nuestra imagen en nuestro círculo de amigos? ¿Motivo oculto? ¡No, nunca! Nunca podremos olvidar el daño que nos causó. ¡Así que la cuestión de perdonarlo simplemente no surge! No estamos dispuestos a darle la oportunidad de escucharlo y conocer su versión de la historia. Y, más que nada, estamos furiosos con él … ¡Locos por la ira! Nuestra ira, ante sus errores, nos ciega a tal punto que no estamos listos para ofrecerle ninguna oportunidad de limpiar el aire que podría haber provocado un error. las corrientes de malentendidos entre nosotros. La cuestión de darle a esa persona una oportunidad no surge: me convenzo a mí mismo … y mantengo mi decisión de no olvidarlo ni perdonarlo por lo que hizo “.

“Pero siempre hay unas pocas personas diferentes entre nosotros, que se niegan a cambiar, no están dispuestas a ver el amor, la atención y la misericordia que su Creador y su Amigo, Filósofo y Guía, su Gurú, les está constantemente regalando. , Dios omnipresente y Guru perdonan al devoto errante, con la esperanza de que ‘woh aaj sudhar jaega’ ‘woh kal sudhar jaega’ – y así ‘Ellos’ lo perdonan por su indiferencia, actitud laxa y la ligereza en seguir caminando por un camino sin objetivos , sin un destino final en mente. Un ‘gurú’, sin inmutarse, continúa invirtiendo tiempo en tales devotos, ya que su enfoque positivo le hace sentir que llegará un día en que el hijo pródigo volverá a casa. Pero el devoto se niega a cambiar. “

“El amor divino y el temperamento magnánimo de un ‘gurú’ para los devotos errantes – lo hace más paciente y perdonador. Su genuino deseo de ayudarlos lo hace perdonarlos por su desinterés y falta de iniciativa para corregirse a sí mismos. Su ‘gurú’ desprecia desinteresadamente su personal los requisitos, la salud, la comodidad y el margen de su rutina diaria por completo, dar la bienvenida a estos devotos con entusiasmo e interactuar con ellos con una sonrisa, sin dejarles saber por ningún tipo de mala conducta, es decir, un comportamiento frío o proyectando las molestias que podrían haberle causado. – por la inesperada llegada de sus devotos – buscando su ‘darshan’ – sin tener una cita previa de él “.

“Un ‘gurú’ vive y respira solo por el bienestar de sus devotos y continúa interactuando con tales devotos en particular, con la esperanza de que esta interacción particular con ellos pueda ser un momento de cambio en sus vidas. Siempre otorga la máxima prioridad a la posibilidad de que sus devotos se beneficien de “todo” que les da para “sostener”, absorber, embeber e implementar. A partir de ahí, se deja a los devotos si “retienen” cada grano de “gyaan” ‘que su’ guru ‘les imparte y comparta con ellos o descarte el’ gyaan ‘con el que trata de enriquecerlos. Pero un’ guru ‘hace todo lo posible para ignorar el estado actual’ resbaladizo ‘en el que se encuentra el devoto, con la esperanza de que el devoto distraído permita la ignorancia, ‘agaanyta’ que parece haberse convertido en un residente permanente de su mente y corazón, para desalojar el área un día y ser reemplazado por la luz del Conocimiento Verdadero, y luego se corregirán y sigue el ‘Camino correcto’ – ‘ nek raaste pe chalenge ‘,’ achche aadmi baneinge! ‘ Pero lo harán solo si se dan cuenta del tremendo valor y el valor del conocimiento invaluable que su ‘gurú’ les imparte y comparte con ellos “.

“Necesitamos recordar siempre que una actitud demasiado despreocupada nos engaña para encontrar un refugio de excusas en palabras como – ‘No me importa’ – ‘No podría ser molestado’ – que en poco tiempo se convirtió en un ¡espejismo engañoso y estamos seguros de tropezar y caer de bruces – y créeme, caemos definitivamente lo haremos! ‘¡Aise insaan ko thokar zaroor lagti hai!’ Tienden a malinterpretar la libertad que Dios y Guru les dan, como ‘su ‘amarlos les impide imponer restricciones de’ Haz eso ‘. … “¡No hagas eso!” “¡Debes obedecerme!” Y por eso sienten que son su propio Señor y Maestro y que pueden hacer cualquier cosa que deseen, hasta el punto de ignorar las palabras de sabiduría que se escuchan personalmente. de su ‘gurú’ “.

“Es triste ver que los consejos concretos no tienen ningún efecto positivo en esos devotos. Deben tener mucho cuidado con el hecho de que la oscuridad de la ignorancia en la que llevan sus vidas felizmente, algún día podría hacer que se enfrenten a una situación sombría”. situación: un punto de no retorno … ‘Jab woh kaheen ke nahi rehte’. Desarrollan el hábito de tomar todo muy a la ligera, casualmente – ‘har cheez ko woh ek khel samajhta hai’ – y sienten que los desafíos de la vida real son solo un juego que se puede jugar con un aire de despreocupación y desdén … ‘aur phir woh na oopar ke rehte hain, na neeche ke …! “

“Las personas que no ven la cantidad ilimitada de veces que su Guru y Dios los perdonaron, los perdonaron y trataron de convertirlos en mejores personas, se sentirán miserables, en algún momento de la vida, por no haber aprovechado al máximo el sonido. palabras de consejo dirigidas a ellos. Evitemos probar constantemente la paciencia de Dios y del Gurú. Después de todo, ninguno de nosotros querría que “Ellos” se vuelvan implacables y se aparten de nosotros. Es hora de que aprovechemos al máximo la oportunidad que podemos hacer lo correcto … convertirnos en individuos honestos y hombres íntegros. No hay segundas oportunidades en la vida. Entonces, ¿por qué esperamos perdón y muchas oportunidades de parte de Dios y Guru todo el tiempo? “

Swamiji’s Sandesh… Insaan… insaan ban ke hi rahe… ‘Bhagwaan’ ban ne ki koshish na kare…’

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“A human being should not have misconceived notions about his greatness and equate himself with God…”
“Insaan … insaan ban ke hi rahe … ‘Bhagwaan’ ban ne ki koshish na kare ! ”

Swamiji says …

” We love ourselves! Each one of us feels that I am the best! We tend to compliment ourselves, narrate repeatedly moments of self – glorification and love to hear people laud us – ‘You are so nice! So good! Kind-hearted. Considerate. Helpful. You are always there to help us in our moments of crisis! What would we do without you? There is none better than you! You are great! What would have happened if you hadn’t saved me in the nick of time!” We luxuriate in the illusionary splendour of such compliments. Our ears never tire of hearing these ‘oh such’ wonderful words! These words sound like a music composition that we love listening to again and again! How heart warming and gratifying these words are ! The auto play mechanism that we set in motion, within us, allows us free access to these words that express the admiration and appreciation that others have for us- and help us in creating an image of ourselves that triggers in us the feeling, that we are a notch above others, and there is something special about us- something different- that sets us apart from the thronging multitudes. And the blind faith that we restore in these ego inflating and morale boosting words-  elevates us to a pedestal of self admiration, when we start feeling that we are as good as God- as great as Him and as powerful as Him.”

” A childish attitude and behaviour of such a kind is pardonable and can be excused when you tom-tom about your mightiness and regale your family members with anecdotes of your so called and self proclaimed greatness, within the four walls of your home- and your staunch belief in your greatness results in some banter and light hearted moments with your family.”

“None of us should ever make the mistake of falling prey to these words that effortlessly play the role of an attractive bait and before we know it we fall hook, line and sinker in the trap that can entangle our mind within its mesh in a matter of no time and we start exhibiting delusions of grandeur, equating ourselves with God. This is the point when megalomania starts settling down with great ease within us, as it is well familiar with our susceptibility to it, and it is from here that our downfall begins.”

“Time and time again Mother Earth has allowed a special few, chosen individuals to walk the length and breadth of Her fascinating surface, tirelessly, leaving behind their footprints on the sands of time… that neither strong gusts of wind nor waves were able to erase- and hence, treasured and worshipped by people since eternity. These were ‘blessed’ souls – touched by God – endowed with divine intelligence and insight. It becomes mandatory for such ‘special’ individuals, in particular, who have been chosen by God- in recognition of their selfless sacrifice, true devotion- ‘sacchi bhakti’-  unswerving determination to lead an honest life and opt for the path of goodness and integrity; and to those who have been bestowed with ‘special’ powers to heal and cure the sick and the dying- to remain humble, in a state of eternal gratefulness to The Almighty for selecting them and appointing them as His ‘Messengers‘. When such individuals take upon themselves the herculean task of guiding people, who are eager to quench their spiritual thirst- who derive great joy in showing correct directions to those on a spiritual quest- bring ‘true’ happiness in the lives of others by making them experience spiritual bliss- are respectfully and reverentially addressed as ‘gurus’, ‘sant’, ‘mahapurush‘ by their followers and others. It becomes all the more important for them to be cautious, not to get carried away by the power of ‘shakti’ that He has transferred in them, not to become proud and arrogant but to remember to remain indebted to God for giving him the rank of a ‘farishta’- an angel- to wipe tears of pain and suffering from the eyes of the unfortunate ones. At no point in time, irrespective of the heights of adulation to which his believers take him, on seeing him perform miracles in front of them, should a ‘guru’ start equating Himself with God and allow people to address him as ‘Bhagwaan’. Never! I repeat… Never should any of them misuse the ‘vidya’ that God has imparted to them.”

“The world has witnessed learned ‘gurus’, ‘sacche’ sant and ‘mahapurush’ and many of them have left behind a legacy of their wisdom- True knowledge acquired by them for the succeeding generations to study and imbibe. There should be no doubt that irrespective of the name that we give to God… ‘Bhagwaan’, ‘Parmatma’, ‘Nirakaar’… there is only one God! We can call Him by any name – but He is the Only One. There is no substitute for God.  A ‘guru’ is not God. He can never be God. The powers vested in a ‘guru’ by His Maker should give him all the more reason to stay in a permanent state of divine consciousness – to spread the message and teachings of God with the single- minded purpose of helping other people attain self – realization. No worldly trappings should be of any relevance to him. No amount of wealth or material affluence should distract or deviate a ‘saccha’ sant from the path of simplicity and nobility that he has promised, to traverse throughout his life, to his Creator, as that is the only path that holds any meaning for him.”

“Our duty is to worship God, to offer prayers to Him, to be thankful to Him for His mercies, to pray that Bhagwaan gives us the strength to face the constantly changing colors of time and on the day chosen by Him- ‘Parmatma’ enables us to experience the divine glory of His majestic darshan and allows us to merge with Him…”