Satsang is the only practice !: Future is not a Prerequisite

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Future is not a Prerequisite

|| Shree Hari ||

(Bhagwat Praapti ke liye Bhavishya ki Apeksha Nahi)

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If the child stops playing and begins to cry, then mother has to leave all her work and has to come to the child, and she has to make him sit in her lap and cuddle him. However, if the child continues to keep playing, then the mother remains unconcerned and at ease. In the same way, if we are not anxious and longing for God and we remain happy and content with only worldly things, then God remains at ease, and does not come to meet us. If the child constantly, uncontrollably continues to cry, and is not comforted with anything else (toys etc) except the mother, then all the members of the family are in favor of the child and they say to the mother – "the child is crying and you are busy working! To hell with all your work! Take the child immediately in your lap." At that time, however important and essential work that the mother may be doing, that work is insignificant compared to the crying of the child. In this way, if we begin to cry for only God, then all the saintly people in God's abode will be on our side. They will all begin to say – "O' Lord! The child is crying, why are you delaying in meeting him?" Then there will be no delay in God's arrival. Yes! And when the child is also playing with toys and superficially crying and making the sound "Oon Oon" then the mother does not take him in her lap. In the same way, if we are also playing with the worldly toys, and also pretending to cry, then God does not come. He looks at our inner sentiments and feelings, not our actions. Honor-dishonor, pleasure-rest and relaxation, wealth-possessions, accomplishments etc. are all worldly toys. Mother's lap, her love, toys etc, and everything is only for the child. Similarly God's lap, his love and all the things that He possesses, is all for the devotees. For God, there is nothing greater than His devotee. If we do not become pleased in any thing at all, and we call out to God then He will come immediately. In this where is the question about future? The mother does not come to a child seeing his merits and qualifications. She does not see whether the child is beautiful, educated, wealthy etc. The child only has this one qualification to call mother, and that is, he is fond of his mother and besides the mother, there is no other thing that will please him.

Our relationship with God is self-sufficient and natural. Mind, intellect, senses, body etc, and all things are constantly flowing away. We have no relationship with these. Only God is ours. A child has no qualifications, no education, no heroism etc, only he has the sentiments within that "Mother is mine" - such is the feeling of mine-ness with mother. This sense of mine-ness, has immense power, that can also attract and magnetically pull God towards him. It is due to this that Prahlad was able to make God come out of the Stone pillar -

Prem badoun prahlaadhiko, jin paahante parameswaroo kaadhe || (Kavitaavali 127)

The world is constantly separating from us. This body, this family, the money-possessions etc. and all things that were not there before, and will not remain later on. The visible is constantly turning into invisible. Any object that has a life-span of 60 years, then if one year goes by, its remaining life-span is 59 years; because it is constantly moving towards destruction. We regard the worldly objects that will not remain with us as ours, and we do not consider the One that will stay with us forever, God as our own. This is a very big mistake. God is present right now and He is mine - if with become fixed and unflinching on this point, if it gets deep-rooted in us, then God will be realized at present. Only delay is in having a an intense thirst for God. There is no delay in realizing God. According to your sentiments if you wish you can attain God today, or in the future – after many years or after many life-times.

Narayan ! Narayan !! Narayan !!!

From "Jivan Upyogi Kalyaan Maarg" in Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdasji.

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