Sense of Mine (Apnapan) with God
From our side we do not consider God as ours, but from God's side He considers us always as His own. He not only accepts us, he also knows it. A child calls his mother his own, but occasionally when she does not listen to him, he becomes stubborn and says- I will not be your child. Maa laughs and says - I know you are mine. The child thinks that the mother needs him, and the mother is gratified by him, therefore he says - I will not be your child, I will not come in your lap. But by not being a child, who will be at a loss? What loss will the mother face? The mother has been living without the child for years, but the child's sustenance will be difficult without the mother. On the other hand, the child is doing the mother a favor. Similarly we too can do God a favor.
There was a great loving devotee of God, whose name I do not remember. Day and night, he was immersed in adoration and worship of God. Someone made a long hat for him. Wearing that in a very joyful spirit, he was chanting the Lord's name. He was so deeply immersed in love of God that God Himself came and sat next to him and said – you have worn a very tall hat today! This does not belong to someone else, it is mine. God said – are you being arrogant! He said, I have not begged and got this, it is mine. God asked – do you know me? Yes! I know you very well.
God said do you sell these hats? Do you have anything to give me in return, as you are asking to buy from me? You only have the three world, what else do you have to give? God said - So arrogant!!! Well! Is it on loan or what? God said - I will tell the world, you are not a devotee, and the world will stop believing in you. He said, do so, and I too will tell everyone that God is nothing. Your fame has been due to us, or else who would know about you? God accepted His defeat!
The amount of love that is in a mother's heart, that much is not there in the child. Similarly there is immeasurable love in God's heart. He cannot curb his love, his affection, his fondness, and he accepts defeat! "Aur sab so gaye jeet bhagatse haaryo." What an extraordinary point this is! Similarly, become God's. Our relationship is only of serving others. We are not to accept them as our own. We are to only consider God as our very own. We are to serve God, but we are not to take anything from even God.
(To be continued)
From "Bhagavaana se Apanaapana" in Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdasji
Ram Ram
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If in doubt regarding the translation, please read the original Hindi message by Swamiji.
FOR MESSAGE IN HINDI PLEASE VISIT Date : 11th April, 2012 "Bhagavana se Apanaapana"
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From our side we do not consider God as ours, but from God's side He considers us always as His own. He not only accepts us, he also knows it. A child calls his mother his own, but occasionally when she does not listen to him, he becomes stubborn and says- I will not be your child. Maa laughs and says - I know you are mine. The child thinks that the mother needs him, and the mother is gratified by him, therefore he says - I will not be your child, I will not come in your lap. But by not being a child, who will be at a loss? What loss will the mother face? The mother has been living without the child for years, but the child's sustenance will be difficult without the mother. On the other hand, the child is doing the mother a favor. Similarly we too can do God a favor.
There was a great loving devotee of God, whose name I do not remember. Day and night, he was immersed in adoration and worship of God. Someone made a long hat for him. Wearing that in a very joyful spirit, he was chanting the Lord's name. He was so deeply immersed in love of God that God Himself came and sat next to him and said – you have worn a very tall hat today! This does not belong to someone else, it is mine. God said – are you being arrogant! He said, I have not begged and got this, it is mine. God asked – do you know me? Yes! I know you very well.
God said do you sell these hats? Do you have anything to give me in return, as you are asking to buy from me? You only have the three world, what else do you have to give? God said - So arrogant!!! Well! Is it on loan or what? God said - I will tell the world, you are not a devotee, and the world will stop believing in you. He said, do so, and I too will tell everyone that God is nothing. Your fame has been due to us, or else who would know about you? God accepted His defeat!
The amount of love that is in a mother's heart, that much is not there in the child. Similarly there is immeasurable love in God's heart. He cannot curb his love, his affection, his fondness, and he accepts defeat! "Aur sab so gaye jeet bhagatse haaryo." What an extraordinary point this is! Similarly, become God's. Our relationship is only of serving others. We are not to accept them as our own. We are to only consider God as our very own. We are to serve God, but we are not to take anything from even God.
(To be continued)
From "Bhagavaana se Apanaapana" in Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdasji
Ram Ram
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If in doubt regarding the translation, please read the original Hindi message by Swamiji.
FOR MESSAGE IN HINDI PLEASE VISIT Date : 11th April, 2012 "Bhagavana se Apanaapana"
http://www.satcharcha.