Helllo Lifectioners,
It is in the atmosphere of Humanness
that minds are purified and doubts and
delusions can be transcended. This is
where saints forge their relationship with
the Lord, giving expression
to their real essence. In so doing, they
are refined and cleansed, becoming
devotedly joined with the Formless one both
consciously and subconsciously. They
live in the awareness of the almighty, whose
nature penetrates their very being.
Such enlightened Saints find no
difference between the subtle and gross
nature. They observe no divides of caste
and clan because they see the One,
pervading in each and every thing. They
carry no hatred for anyone; they practice
no duality, transcending the feeling of
‘them and us’. In relinquishing their dual
nature, they become the ideal subjects
of Bulleh Shah’s couplet by becoming
both the kazi (the priest) and the hazi
(the pilgrim), He who earns the Truth, is a kazi; he
who purifies the heart is a hazi.
In realising their atma’s (the soul’s)
destination as being parmatma
(the Over-soul), they attain moksha
(salvation). And in merging with the
Lord, they forge deep connections with
fellow human beings. In so doing, they
bridge all distances, let go of negative
sentiments, and dismantle the walls that
had previously been established in heart
and mind.
As liberated souls they become free
from all constraints, which ordinarily
confine people. With their hearts
illumined and having come to know the
Truth, they are no longer imprisoned
within pre-conceived notions that act
as a lock, shutting them away behind a
closed door. The liberation encourages
them to open up. They acquaint one
and all with reality, not illusions or
beliefs based on ignorance.
Ever coloured by the hue of Formless,
they form their lives into a unique
model, and whole-heartedly imbibe the
notion that love recognizes no barriers.
Loss of Humanity
The ignorant become distant from each
other. These distances are inevitable,
if people are distant from the Truth
- Formless, which is the real essence.
When the relationship with God is
non-existent, the relationship between
human beings becomes more difficult.
Even if a person engages in prayers,
worship, pilgrimages or the reading
and reciting of scripture, the distance
between him and Formless still looms
large, if enlightenment has not been
experienced. In these circumstances,
it is difficult to establish closeness
between human beings, as there is no
closeness with God.
What the ancestors had in terms of
decency, goodness and value, the new
generation failed to attach importance
to, and readily abandoned. They let go
of their human values, allowing peace
and calm to slip out of their hands.
Maltreatment of human beings became
inevitable, and the present and past
atrocities, human violations, abuse and
damage simply carried on at their hands.
Although there has never been a
shortage of people extolling the virtues
of God, there is always a lack of those
who have attained Oneness with the
Divine. As a consequence, these few
enlightened beings have to make many
sacrifices to re-establish those lost
values of peace, calm and unity.
Consequences of Ignorance
When both the mind and the soul are
in darkness, then what indeed is left?
It is inevitable then that both the here
and the hereafter are in vain. Nothing is
achieved; everything becomes futile. It
is sinful beyond measure here, and there
is nothing but shame hereafter. When
such a bad bargain is struck,
then everything is lost.
The ignorant, who do not experience
the spiritual revolution, simply continue
on the path of inhumanity, intolerance
and distance. Misdemeanours take
place as they have never known
the Lord close enough. Although
they acknowledge Him, they cannot
experience His existence because of
their ‘unknowing’.
Revival of Hope
The ‘unknowing’ regard the question
of God as an unsolvable riddle. But the
fact of the matter is that if the mystery
of God exists, then its de-mystifier must
also exist. This is where the Saints and
Sages come to the rescue. This riddle
or recipe that they talk about, Saints
make it clear to understand. That which
is said to be non-existent, Saints render
it ‘existent’.
With such an illumination, intolerance
which causes much devastation, bloodshed
and the break-up of families, flies
away like a bird. The fear propagated
by established religions to convert
people, to make them read their
Scriptures, and to entrap them within
false promises of security, are also put
to rest.
The enlightened - those who have
awakened to the Truth - by contrast,
dwell upon unity in diversity, never in
uniformity. They enjoin everyone to live
their lives with God. Unlike the ignorant,
who praise the Lord and yet simulate
hurtful deeds, they extoll the virtues of
God and follow His path too.
After all, For Rama (a Hindu reference
to God) and Rahim (a Muslim reference
to God) to become One, it is necessary
to realize the Almighty, allowing Him to
dwell in the heart. Just as darkness lifts
at the lighting of a lamp, darkness of
man’s delusions also shatters when he
gains enlightenment.
“...if the mystery of
God exists, then its
demystifier must
also exist.”
Realisation
Those who pray, worship, fast, do
penances and observe many rites and
rituals must awaken to recognize the real
core of Truth. They have to understand
what has been given to them as
directions in all the Scriptures. The
issues that they do not think about - how
to redeem the soul, how to make this life
complete, how to reach their goal, and
how to attain the Knowledge of God -
they have to address.
They have to realize that unlike the
world around us, it is God alone that is eternal, stable, and ever still. It is pure
and 'svembhuh' (self-made).
By contrast everything else has been
created. The system is such that things
are created with a limited life, and
eventually disappear. Because they are
not eternal, they cannot be regarded as
being True. God alone is True.
In embracing the Truth, everyone
gets rich beyond measure. With the
advent of spiritual wealth, it is not only
the poor, but the well-off too, who
become enriched.
Humanness, therefore, is something
that we have to manifest by returning
to our source. When we recognize our
real essence 'wajood', we shall realize
our connection with the Almighty. As
humanness is inseparably connected to
the Spirit, let us enlighten ourselves so
that we can value our human legacy and
imbibe it into our lives for lasting peace,
calm and happiness.
“...distances are
inevitable, if a
person is distant
from the Truth.”
Source- www.nirankarifoundation.org
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With all my love,
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