The Song Of Truth Chapter SEVEN Belgium

Dadaji then posed the questions, "What is man What is !oman What is marriage ""s man, he "s !oman, she No, that is not #orre#t$ Ea#h of us has %een #reated %oth he and she$ "n fa#t all is She$ The &ni'erse is the feminine( gi'ing %irth to all )od*s #reation$ )od is She$ "Wh+ this need for superstition and separation %ased on gender ,ll are the same, no one %etter than the other$ No one seems to understand the Bha'agad )ita !hen it spea-s of pra-riti and purush$ .ra-riti is the mind, or manifest !orld of a#tion and rea#tion$ This is the female aspe#t$ .urush is the spirit !hi#h is #onstant, and is higher and more relia%le$ This has nothing to do !ith man and !oman$ "/an has purposel+ mistranslated this, sa+ing !omen are of a lesser nature than man$ Therefore, !omen should not %e gi'en s#holarl+ or religious training or positions in edu#ational, politi#al, %usiness, or religious institutions$ This is all false, and is finall+ starting to fall a!a+$ ""n life e0perien#e !e see some !omen, !ho %eha'e 'er+ mu#h li-e men, or men li-e !omen$ This is %e#ause one polarit+ is greater than the other$ "" spea- of the true -undalini, or tantra$ When the lo!er nature and the higher nature a!a-en to one another and em%ra#e and greet one another, then !e ha'e marriage, merger, union, or +oga$ "When the !ords of the mouth %e#ome the meditation of the heart, !hen the Di'ine Name has risen to em%ra#e and fill the mind, the true marriage 'o! has %een ta-en !ith the ,lmight+$ Confusion fades, mind and heart do not argue$ This is Brinda'anlila$ When the man and !oman in +ou, ,dam and E'e or 1rishna and 2adha, are at pea#e !ith one another, the+ #ease to e0ist and %e#ome One residing in the )arden of Eden$ "What " am sa+ing is that first there should %e Di'ine union or marriage$ )od is +our hus%and, +our !ife, +our lo'er$ Then +ou #an ha'e a !orldl+ mate and share this #ommunion of man and !oman in )od$ ", person #annot trul+ lo'e another person$ The mind atta#hed to the %od+ automati#all+ de'elops self 3 interest, attra#tions, and distra#tions$ 4rom these arise

restlessness, %oredom, anger, frustration, depression and differen#es$ &ntil +ou are +o-ed !ith )od, !ho resides !ithin as the holder of the %od+ and the mind, until then, +ou #annot relish the taste of #onstant %liss$ ")od is mo'ed %+ our #onstant repetition of Name$ With )od*s tou#h onl+, #an +our !orldl+ relationships sur'i'e and thri'e in 5o'e$ "Sadhus, +ogis, and mon-s !ant to attain this state %+ den+ing their senses, %+ efforts, rituals, meditations, and austerities$ The+ #an ne'er feel )od*s 5o'e in a real jo+ful state or #on'e+ that to another$ "We onl+ e0perien#e #onstant %liss %+ the natural pro#ess of li'ing$ E'en the ones !ho renoun#e !orldl+ and %odil+ pleasure and tr+ to e0perien#e %liss %+ austerities, a#hie'e onl+ a dr+, tasteless superstition and #ounterfeit e0perien#e$" 6ou !ho ha'e met Dadaji, see a natural lo'e in a !orldl+ atmosphere$ ,t on#e those !ho are read+, #an %e opened %+ 7is tou#h, and !ill e0perien#e %liss$ 7e is the e0ample$ ,s a famil+ man, a householder, he sho!s us that this is thenatural !a+, the !a+ )od desires for us$ Dadaji left home at an earl+ age and !andered in the jungles, forests, and mountains$ 7e found man+ so #alled +ogis, !ho !ere one hundred, one hundred and fift+, t!o hundred +ears old, sitting and tr+ing to reali8e )od$ Dadaji told them that their )od gi'en %odies !ere of no use, to gi'e them up$ 7e said the+ should %e re%orn as householders and li'e in Delhi, then the+ !ould e0perien#e something of )od$ "Onl+ !ith this life itself, !ith these appetites and desires that #ame !ith us at the time of %irth, #an !e reali8e )od$ We must learn to dis#riminate and feed them moderatel+ along !ith remem%ering )od #onstantl+$" )OD*S SEC2ET /&S"C, 42,)2,NCE, TO 4O55OW ,2E W"T7"N 6O&2 7E,2T$ When the lo'e of man or !oman is for the spirit !ithin ea#h other, it is %eautiful$ "t is not of the mind, !hi#h is e'er flu#tuating$ "n Dadaji*s 5o'e there is no distin#tion %et!een man and !oman$ 7e is !ithin ,ll as life itself$ What " spea- of is a %lissful life$ Boudi, Dadaji*s !ife, is simple li-e a #hild$ She is full of lo'e !ithin, for all around her$ She is %e+ond theaffli#tions of !ants and demands$ This %eaut+ of her %eing #annot %e understood unless one is deepl+ and in!ardl+ in tune !ith her$ Who does a man or a !oman lo'e B+ lo'e, " do not mean just ph+si#al attra#tion, or getting one*s interests filled$ 5o'e !hi#h trans#ends these interests

al!a+s leads to %ene'olent thoughts$ 9When one person lo'es anotherfrom their heart, unselfishl+, he or she stands against all odds to see that their %elo'ed is not harmed in an+ !a+$ "f one #an lo'e another person this !a+, it manifests )od*s 5o'e and the fulfillment of the purpose of their %irth$ This is Truth$ "f not this lo'e, all a person has are !orthless entanglements$ /arriage %e#omes a %usiness, and one has to prote#t their finan#ial interests as !orldl+ !ealth is amassed in %an-s$ ,rrangements are agreed upon at marriage, alread+ in anti#ipation of di'or#e$ These are arrangements of the mind and senses and #an ne'er trul+ %e of the heart$ On e ! h o #an :o ' e silentl+ %+ their a#tions, does not e'en need to let their %elo'ed -no! it$ The+ #an remain silent and still the lo'e is #on'e+ed$ This silent lo'e is penan#e and de'otion itself$ "f 5o'e is demanded %+ another and must #onstantl+ %e affirmed, it %e#omes no longer genuine, loses its integrit+, and %e#omes affe#ted$ 6et, !hen t!o %e#ome this is the greatest it is " )od*s 5o'e One in )od*s Name, 5o'e of all, for manifesting !ithin other$ and !ithout for ea#h "We must first find )od in order to find oursel'es$ ;nl+ after !e -no! )od, and -no! oursel'es #an !e find, -no!, and lo'e another$ D adaji has not #o me li-e the !orldl+ )urus to tell +ou !ho 7e is$ 7e has #ome to tell and remind +ou !ho +ou are$ "E'entuall+, all %e#ome fed up !ith %irth after %irth of entanglements, #onfusions of the mind, and the %lo!s and #ounter%lo!s of life$ 6ou then see- )od$ *Sa'e me<* +ou sa+$ *Oh, )od, sa'e me<* .ath and goal are the same in the final anal+sis$ Dadaji #annot tell +ou to sta+ !ith a !ife or hus%and or to lea'e them$ "f there is enough lo'e of )od and one another, enough feeling of responsi%ilit+ or dut+, +ou !ill sta+$ ,nd it is %est to sta+, +ou #an do nothing %ut sta+, for +ou ha'e %een #hosen of the One, and there is no question of #hoi#e or alienation$ ""f +ou do not feel enough lo'e, to sta+ !ith +our hus%and or !ife, after +ou ha'e alread+ left them intelle#tuall+, spirituall+, and emotionall+, to sta+ !ill #ause poison$ There is no dou%t that this !as a marriage of minds and %odies for the purpose of #on'enien#e, and !as ne'er founded in )od*s 5o'e$ "t is not that things ha'e #hanged, that t!o people ha'e turned a!a+ from lo'e, it is that lo'e ne'er a#tuall+ e0isted$ W7EN 6O& 2E/E/BE2 )OD, T7E 5"VES O4 T7OSE ,2O&ND 6O& W"55 BE EN2"C7ED ,ND /O2E =O64&5$

" am spea-ing to +ou of a lo'e that is %oth personal and impersonal at the same time$ "t is the lo'e and gratitude a mother feels for her #hild, if she is trul+ unselfish and lo'ing$ 6es, she ma+ %e#ome tired at times, %ut she al!a+s lo'es$ The #hild ma+ lea'e, %ut she al!a+s lo'es$ So it is !ith )od*s 5o'e$ "f !e #an lo'e one another !ith e'en a fra#tion of )od*s 5o'e, it !ill trul+ %e Di'ine$ "n this Di'ine 5o'e, !e #an ne'er turn from one another in hate$ We !ill lo'e, e'en as =esus did upon %eing nailed to a #ross$ "/an+ people #ome and tell me a%out pro%lems, a%out ailments, a%out *in#ura%le* situations, and as- for a mira#le$ The onl+ mira#le Dadaji #an pres#ri%e is not from this %od+, %ut from )od$ When +ou ignore the pro%lems, !hen +ou ignore +ourself, !hen +ou repeat )od*s Name, then +ou !ill ha'e forgotten to gi'e food to the pro%lems$ The+ !ill shri'el up and die$ 6ou !ill #all this a mira#le, for the *in#ura%le* !as #ured$ "f +ou #an #hant )od*s Name amid st the distra#tions, #onfusions, in#ompati%le, and *in#ura%le* situations of life, this is trul+ %eing *saintl+$* This #hanting must %e done silentl+$ Sometimes it is possi%le, sometimes it is diffi#ult or impossi%le$ When the #hange o##urs in +ou, %+ the )ra#e of )od, and it manifests out!ardl+, those around +ou !ho are threatened ma+ e0ert pressure on +ou to drop this !a+$ The pressure the+ e0ert onl+ !idens the gro!ing separation$ "4amilies that are happ+ seem not to %e happ+ %e#ause of things of pleasure, or of intelle#tuall+ #ommon ground, %ut %e#ause the+ see )od !ithin one another$ The+ a##ept that the main purpose of this life is not to gi'e things, %ut to taste and share )od*s 5o'e$ Then a>ll things are pro'ided$ When it is time to part ph+si#all+, there is nothing to !orr+ a%out, no mourning, as it is all )od*s 5o'e and Will$ "&nhapp+ families li'e in fear$ 4ear of the -no!n and fear of the un-no!n$ The+ are %ound together not %+ the adhesi'e of )od*s 5o'e, %ut %+ the imprisoning and possessi'e idea that another person*s %eha'ior is the determining fa#tor of their o!n happiness or unhappiness$ Onl+ !ith )od*s 5o'e #an the+ sur'i'e$ When a man -no!s his female nature, and a !oman -no!s her male nature, and !hen neither one feels threatened or used, harmon+ e0ists %et!een them$" Toda+ there is the question of homose0ualit+, or *ga+* relationships$ Sometimes, due to an unnatural and e0tremel+ diffi#ult situation, often not in #ons#ious memor+, a person ma-es an un#ons#ious, natural adjustment to the situation %+ an intensifi#ation of either their m ale or female polarit+ 5ater, !hen t!o people of the same se0, !ho

ha'e #omplementar+ female3male polarities meet, the+ e0perien#e a #ounterfeit relationship$ &pon meeting Dadaji, upon %eing tou#hed %+ )od*s )ra#e, and upon the remem%eran#e of /ahanam, their )od3gi'en natural %alan#e of male3female polarities is gentl+ restored$ ,ll areas of a person*s life are thus realigned and %alan#ed in the 5ight of Truth$ Dadaji #an tell +ou man+ things, li-e Di'ine 5o'e is not fear, not dependen#e, or jealous+$ "t is not possessi'eness, domination or self3pit+$ B+ )od*s )ra#e, and %+ remem%ering )od*s Name, all these #an %e gentl+ !ashed a!a+$ , natural feeling of dut+ and responsi%ilit+ repla#es them, and +ou !ill ha'e a happ+ and %eautiful life together$ When +ou are %lissful !ithin +ourself, !hen the male and female !ithin are One, !hen the+ are getting along, !ith no arguments, +ou are in tune !ith )od$ When t!o of +ou share +our %odies in this same state of %liss, this is sharing )od*s 5o'e as One$ "t is so important, in a man and !oman relationship, that +ou %e open and honest$ T!o in #ommunion !ith )od, al!a+s ha'e an alter to go and to -neel %efore together$ Espe#iall+, !hen the !hirl!ind of +our minds and emotions meet in #onfusion and #onfli#t$ Do not tr+ to put one another in a #age, #onfined %+ possession and jealous+$ 6ou #annot %+ +our a#tions %ind another to +ou$ =ust as +ou #annot %+ +our a#tions %ind )od to +ou Together +ou are %ound in the freedom of )od*s 5o'e$ "When t!o people, !ho are destined to li'e in #ommunion !ith )od as One, en#ounter diffi#ulties in their life together, it is not possi%le for one or %oth to run a!a+, sa+ing, *" #an li'e !ithout +ou$* "s it possi%le for +ou to run a!a+ from )od ,s +ou ea#h remem%er )od*s Name, )od gentl+ guides +ou together again in 5o'e and #ommunion$ 6ou lo'e one another as people !ho lo'e and de'oted to )od$ ,s )od responds to lo'ing loo-s, thoughts, and !ords, so +our !ords, *" lo'e +ou,* spo-en aloud, in gesture, and a#tions, !ill %e as nourishment to the Soul of one another$ This Di'ine 5o'e is pra#ti#ed !ith one another? !e #annot get it or demand it from ea#h other$ To %e *in lo'e* !ith ea#h other, in )od, is to lo'e the ad'enture of life$ "t is to a##ept ea#h situation !hate'er the Condition, not sear#hing for a *safe* 7a'en or *se#urit+* But, instead 'enturing out into the !orld !ith no fear, -no!ing the Comforter al!a+s !al-s %efore +ou$ There is the possi%ilit+ of true, permanent human lo'e$ But, it #an ne'er #ome from the point of as-ing, *What is in it for me * "t is eas+ to see the a%undan#e of selfishness around +ou$ /an+ people sa+ing, *)ra% all +ou@ #an, +ou onl+ li'e on#e$* So man+

seminars on self fulfillment, self3satisfa#tion, self impro'ement, and self3reali8ation, all are reall+ %ased on selfishness$ True, permanent human lo'e, not %ased in +our mind or on +our selfishness, is impossi%le !ithout a##eptan#e of responsi%ilit+$ 7uman lo'e as the manifestation of )od*s Di'ine 5o'e is not possi%le !ithout #ommitment$ "n our lo'e for )od, !e are #ommitted to remem%er, and to sta+ !ith )od e'en !hen things get rough, or !hen !hat seems to %e a %etter )od #omes along$ "So it is !ith a human, di'inel+ inspired, lo'e relationship$ "t is possi%le onl+ !ith a #ommitment that no matter !hat situation #omes, no matter !hat fas#ination presents itself, +ou are %oth #ommitted to remem%er and sta+ !ith one another, as +ou are %oth #ommitted to )od$ This #onstant and #onsistent human lo'e for one another is one of #aring and sharing toda+ and tomorro!, and all the tomorro!s to #ome$ &N"ON O4 /,N ,ND WO/,N EA.2ESSED "N /,22",)E, "S T7E"2 CO//"T/ENT O4 TWO ,S ONE "N CO//&N"ON W"T7 )OD$ ""f +our #ommitment is onl+ mentall+ and ph+si#all+ oriented, it is more of an entanglement that #annot sur'i'e$ This human lo'e that " spea- a%out #an happen in a moment, in the t!in-ling of an e+e, as +ou #ommit +oursel'es to one another in )od$ "6our #ommitment to one another requires that +ou %e dis#riminating$ 6ou !ill not just e0perien#e e'er+thing and an+one !ho #omes along$ But, +ou !ill 'ie! ea#h situation in light of +our #ommitment to one another, #onsidering !hether it promotes, honors, and reaffirms that #ommitment$ Other!ise there !ill %e an internal #haos$ 6ou must %e true to one another*s happiness and !ell3%eing$ "f +ou ha'e a *lo'er,* +ou !ill %e as a di'ided #it+ that must fall$ "Some #hoi#es !ill %e made, therefore, !hi#h !ill then deepen +our e0perien#e of human relationship$ Some things +ou ma+ ha'e !anted to do !ill %e#ome impossi%le, as the+ are gi'en up in pla#e of the Di'ine #ommunion of t!o people in one$ This profound #ommitment and intima#+ %lossoms forth as %liss and jo+ %e+ond !ords Sometimes !e spend our li'es as if !e are sitting in a tree laden !ith fruit$ We are not a%le to #hoose !hi#h to eat, !e tr+ to figure out !ho to %e, !hom to %e With, !hat to do, and !here to go$ The fruit is all around us, +et !e are star'ing to death, ne'er ma-ing a #ommitment to oursel'es, another person, or to )od$

"What a %ig differen#e there is in ha'ing a good time, and ha'ing a good life$ 6ou must a##ept that tensions and #onfli#ts, %orn of the mind, !ill %e present at times$ But, +ou #an no longer as-, *What am " getting out of this * 2ather +ou !ill as-, *What am " putting into this * Tea#h one another gentl+ of ea#h other strengths and !ea-nesses$ 2emem%ering )od together, +ou !ill then share the jo+s of li'ing and laughing and lo'ing$ Onl+ !hen +ou forget )od, do the anger and frustrations appear$ When these situations o##ur, +ou #an sta+ or !al- a!a+, %ut most important is not rea#ting and a#ting !ith anger or #ruelt+$ "f these linger, the relationship !ill %e affe#ted$ The onl+ sa'ing )ra#e at an+time, an+ pla#e, !ith an+ person or situation, is to ta-e )od*s Name$" T,1"N) N,/E "S T7E E,S"EST W,6 TO 5OVE ONE ,NOT7E2 ,ND TO 5OVE )OD$ On#e a man named 4rit8 .erls !rote a quotation, that !ound up on man+ posters and !as !idel+ quoted> "" do m+ thing$ 6ou do +our thing$ " am not in this !orld to li'e up to +our e0pe#tations, nor +ou to li'e up to mine$ 6ou are +ou, and " am "$ "f %+ #han#e !e find ea#h other, it is %eautiful$ "f not, it #an*t %e helped$" " -no! .erls meant !ell, %ut he totall+ missed the point of lo'e$ 7o! #an " do m+ thing !ithout affe#ting +ou ,nd, ho! #an +ou do +our thing !ithout affe#ting me We are interrelated to one another$ "n +our sear#h for happiness in a !orldl+ marriage, +ou must gi'e up +our ego*s demand for independen#e$ "nstead pra#ti#e inner3dependen#e and interdependen#e$ T!o must join as One, to #omplement, not oppose ea#h other$ Caring and !armth shared !ith one another are so essential to lo'ing$ " #annot do m+ thing, and +ou do +our thing, that onl+ #reates a separation$ &nion of man and !oman in )od destro+s all separation$ Ea#h person is unique and spe#ial, together ea#h is #omplemented$ 6ou find ea#h other not %+ lu#-, or #oin#iden#e$ "t is %+ )od*s Will and 5o'e +ou rea#h out to one another$ "f +ou are destined to %e together as man and !oman in a marriage %orn of #ommunion !ith )od, it #annot %e undone$ 6our onl+ responsi%ilit+ is !hether +ou !ill ma-e a jo+ or a jo-e of it$" There is a 'er+ pointed stor+ a%out the differen#e %et!een Di'ine 5o'e and human lo'e$ On#e upon a time, a +oung man fell in lo'e !ith the fairest maiden in the land$

She had man+ suitors and told him that she !anted proof of his great lo'e for her$ 7e !as told to sla+ his mother and %ring her heart as proof of his lo'e$ 7e performed the a#t and !hile running to!ards his %elo'ed, holding the heart inhis hand, he tripped and fell do!n$ The heart rolled a little distan#e on the ground, and he heard a !hisper #ome from it, as-ing, "Did +ou hurt +ourself, m+ son " So it is !ith )od$ 6ou #an #laim )od dead, non3e0istent$ )od still lo'es +ou$ The highest goal in human life is as =esus said, *to lo'e one another as " ha'e lo'ed +ou$* The highest goal in human relationships is to lo'e ea#h other as )od lo'es ea#h of us$" W7EN TWO BECO/E ONE "N )OD*S N,/E$ T7"S "S T7E )2E,TEST 5OVE O4 ,55$ Chapter E")7T /ilton 1e+nes, England

,s usual, this da+ !as 'er+ o'er#ast !ith a hea'+ #loud #o'er$ So me people #ame to film a 'ideotape of Dadaji$ The+ !ere disappointed that it #ould not %e done in the outdoor garden$ D adaji told them to go ahead and set up the equipment in the garden, that it !ould %e alright$ , #hair !as pla#ed outside for 7im, and as 7e said that it !as alright to pro#eed, the sun %ro-e through the #louds and remained %right for fort+3fi'e minutes$ Then, !hen Dadaji said that !as enough filming, the #omplete #loud #o'er again #o'ered the sun$ This !as another, in the thousands of in#iden#es that s-epti#s #all "#oin#iden#e$" , +oung girl posed the question to Dadaji, "What is good and !hat is e'il ,nd ho! #an !e -no! the differen#e " "There is no su#h thing as good and %ad, right and !rong in the Spirit$ " mean that in the Di'ine "ntelligen#e or Di'ine nature, the Supreme )od supplies all energ+ and materials for us to #reate an+ situation a##ording to the le'el of our #ons#iousness or intelligen#e$ This fun#tion is #arried out %+ the mind$ The mind is that !hi#h tal-s a %out good and e'il "What seemed right +esterda+, ma+ no longer seem right toda+$ W ha,$t seems !rong toda+, ma+ seem right tomorro!$ This is all mind fun#tion$ 7o!e'er the question is this$ "f !e #an do !hat ma-es us feel in tune !ith )od, there !ill %e no question of right or !rong$ We !ill al!a+s %e led in the proper !a+$ Dadaji is telling +ou to thin- of )od*s Name and do not listen to !hat the !orldl+ )urus tell +ou is right or !rong, good or e'il$"

T7E T7EO26 O4 NE),T"ON "S ,BSO5&TE56 "N,CC&2,TE$ T7E T7EO26 O4 .OS"T"VE T7"N1"N) "S ,BSO5&TE56 "N,CC&2,TE$ 5"4E "S BOT7 NE),T"VE ,ND .OS"T"VE, TO B2"N) ,BO&T C2E,T"VE 2ES&5TS$ "5i'ing in this !orld, in +our dail+ affairs there #ome angers, dou%ts, sorro!s, and affli#tions$ "f +ou indulge them and let them 'i#timi8e +ou and those around +ou, +our mind #an ne'er %e free from #omplaints$ ,nd +ou !ill ne'er %e a%le to li'e in the Di'ine 5o'e that %rings pea#e, %liss, and Truth into +our life$ "When ,dam and E'e !ere li'ing as One in )od in the )arden of Eden, the+ !ere supplied e'er+thing$ )od ga'e one rule$ Eat from all the fruits, %ut do not eat from the tree of -no!ledge of good and e'il, for if +ou do, +ou !ill surel+ perish$ E'e, !ho represents the mind, offers the fruit to ,dam, !ho #arries out the mind*s !or-, eats the fruit and the+ are e0pelled from the )arden$ So it is !ith us !hen !e li'e in the dualities of the mind, !e forget )od$ "6ou spea- of #hoi#e, of free !ill, these are illusion$ 6ou must do +our dut+, not run a!a+ from it$ "t must %e done properl+, and %+ properl+ " mean %+ doing it !ith and for )od$ ")od, )uru, Supreme Being, Name, or !hate'er +ou ma+ #all "t, ne'er ta-es offense at +our a#tions$ )od easil+ #ould, sin#e so fe! of +ou #are to thin- of )od in appre#iation of all the m+riad of gifts, and all the enjo+a%le things of life$ 6et )od is #onstant in 7is lo'e for +ou$ 5i-e!ise, +ou must shun all sense of affronts or !rong done against +ou$ These o##ur onl+ to ena%le +ou to see through, reali8e )od, and attain a state of %liss$ Th+ Will %e done, 5ord$ "Do not !orr+ for h3ealth$ ,s long as there is a %od+ and a mind, the+ are %ound %+ their nature to o##asional affli#tion$ No human %eing #an es#ape this inspite of all 6oga, or pra#ti#e of austerities$ 2ituals #annot get +ou out of ine'ita%le sufferings$ One !hose %od+ is suffering, is at pea#e ta-ing Name, doing their dut+$ ,nother, !ho is in perfe#t health is misera%le, unsure, not !or-ing, and suffering$" Dadaji sho!s ho! one must !ith patien#e, go through the ordeal of suffering$ ")uru, )od !ithin, or )od*s Name is +our sole strength against all odds and un#ertainties$ Dependen#e on )od ma-es one fearless$ .eople are the onl+ %eings in )od*s #reation !ho #onsider good and e'il$ "n this !a+, " tell +ou that a sna-e is more trust!orth+ than a person$

The sna-e !ill ne'er sa+ one thing, and then do another$ "E'er+one e'entuall+ e0perien#es the dar- night of the Soul, that passage %et!een mental and Di'ine Cons#iousness$ ,t that moment, nothing reall+ #hanges, %ut e'er+thing is seen !ith ne! e+es, in a ne! 5ight$" 7,.."NESS "S , .,2T O4 T7E E)O$ BE6OND E)O, NO S&C7 T7"N) EA"STS$ "Doing things the *right* !a+, means doing it the !a+ someone !ants +ou to do it$ Ea#h of +ou thin- +our !a+ is the *right* !a+, the %est !a+$ The ref ore, %ased in the dualit+ of the mind, an+ other !a+ %e#omes the *!rong* !a+$" , mother on#e told me she had t!o #hildren, !ho !ere spoiled %rats$ The+ ne'er did an+thing right, or the !a+ she !anted$ 6et, if she !ould stop a#ting li-e a spoiled %rat, her #hildren !ould too$ Ta-e #are of +our o!n mind and %eha'ior$ Be a model and an e0ample for +our #hildren$ Spea- to them of )od, ta-e )od*s Name !ith them$ The parents of Buddha #omplained a%out 7is going a!a+ and not sta+ing !ith them, !here 7e !ould li'e a ri#q and prin#el+ life$ =esus* mother #ried, "What are +ou doing to me, #an*t +ou %e li-e e'er+one else " /ar+*s mother #ried, "7o! #ould +ou ha'e done this to us 7o! !ill it loo- for our relati'es, friends, and neigh%ors " !hen she found her daughter !as pregnant at not e'en fifteen +ears of age, !ith no hus%and$ 4or that matter, Dadaji*s mother suffered greatl+, thin-ing 7e !as not doing right %+ !andering in the jungles and mountains instead of attending s#hool$ "Ea#h #omes !ith a $ destin+ to fulfill$ "f +ou !ill a##ept ea#h other and do not fight +our o!n destin+ and the destin+ of others, ho! mu#h easier +our li'es !ould %e$ "t is not ne#essar+ for +ou to understand, %ut to a##ept, !ith patien#e and gratitude$ "When +ou li'e in #lose relationship !ith ea#h other, +ou automati#all+ ta-e on the destin+ of ea#h other$ "t is 'er+ important to %e a!are of this for +ou !ill not onl+ suffer the trials, %ut e0perien#e the jo+s of ea#h others a##umulated -arma$ "When +ou #ome in intimate #onta#t and relationship !ith Dadaji, 7e suffers !ith +ou, !hen +ou suffer$ But +ou also automati#all+ ta-e on 7is )ra#e, !hi#h ma-es the suffering mu#h more %eara%le$ "Who is right and !ho is !rong Being right is largel+ a rna tter of e0planation$

.arents e0plain to #hildren, #hildren to parents, tea#her to students, do#tors to patients, nations to nations, hus%ands to !i'es, prea#her to sinner, and )uru to dis#iple$ /ost e0planation goes in one ear and out the other$ "6ou must learn to distinguish Truth$ This #omes after +ou ha'e #leared the mind %+ ta-ing )od*s Name$ Then +ou %e#ome a *distinguished* person$ "*This is a good time to tal- a%out sin, e'il, and the de'il$ Sin is 'er+ %ig %usiness$ ,ll o'er the !orld, people thin- the+ are sinners %e#ause so #alled *hol+* men told them so$ The *hol+* men and their organi8ations then e0tra#t mone+ and mem%ership from the *sinners* thus -eeping them in %ondage$ /an+ sa+ a sinner is a person !ho li'es out the desires of the %odil+ senses$ ;ne %e#omes *hol+* %+ depri'ing themsel'es of %odil+ #omforts$ 7o! #an going !ithout food, suffering the #old, feeling no human tou#h or !armth result in a reali8ation of )od "Dadaji is telling +ou that %et!een the e0tremes of the sensualist and the person pra#ti#ing se'ere austerit+, lies the Truth$ But, e0a#tl+ !here then %e#omes the question$ )reat suffering has %een #aused %+ people !ho %elie'e the+ ha'e dis#o'ered !hat is *normal* and then #ompel others to a##ept their definition of !hat is " right$ " "Ea#h person is %orn in the %od+ !ith natural appetites and desires$ The+ must %e fed a little or the+ !ill #r+ out and %e#ome +our great enemies$ Whate'er +ou do, it it is done !ith remem%ran#e of the Name of )od %eating !ithin ,ll, it !ill %e alright$ "We are %orn to undergo our indi'idual destin+$ One !ho ma-e that life splendor ed in Di'ine #ons#iousness %e#omes a pilgrim to an inner !orld and #an happil+ sa+ good3 %+e to the outer !orld$ Within +ou is a pri#eless !ealth, +our #ompanion is Sat+anara+an BCreator of Truth(, the Supreme$ The !or- to !hi#h +ou are de'oted #ompletel+ !ill fill +our inner self !ith that Di'ine splendor$" ;ne !ho is fortunate enough to a#hie'e it has to tolerate man+ humiliations and pain$ 6ou #an see this some!hat from Dadaji*s life and the life of =esus$ These affli#tions are all superfi#ial dust fla-es that drop off, and do not tou#h one !ithin$ "Sometimes those !ith !hom !e are so upset, are a#tuall+ our !ell3 !ishers$ "t is not proper to assess a person %+ their one momentar+ a#tion$ E'en if one %e#omes harsh at times !ith +ou, after +ears of de'otion and affe#tion, do not misunderstand them$

The+ ma+ %e dri'en %+ pressure of the mind, #ir#umstan#es, and e'ents of their o!n life e0perien#es$ "t is al!a+s ad'isa%le if +ou #an forgi'e and forget$ "We #an all ma-e oursel'es good human %eings %+ adjusting to all e'ents !ith patien#e and a##eptan#e$ "f +ou follo! !hat " am telling +ou, +ou !ill %e pea#eful$ "f +ou do not follo! it, +ou ma+ in an unguarded moment, hurt someone else in the future$ This !ill %e done as a rea#tion to e'ents that ha'e hurt +ou$ "Dadaji !ill not tell +ou !hat is right or !rong$ .eople do!n through the ages ha'e !anted a set of ans!ers read+ made to adapt to e'er+ situation$ This is not possi%le, as e'er+ situation demands an approa#h !hi#h is appropriate to it$ 4resh !ater flo!s in ea#h moment, so !e must loo- to life from moment to moment$ The Sages ha'e gi'en +ou signposts to guide +our !a+ in dail+ life$ The+ told #learl+ that #ertain %eha'ior !ill result in right a#tion and right result$ "E'il has no e0isten#e of itself$ Nature does not -no! a %out e'il$ The onl+ e'il pro#eeds from the human mind and it rests !ith the one !ho has remo'ed them self from nature$ 5i-e a hammer, !hi#h is not good or %ad$ "t #an %e used to %uild a house properl+, to %uild it improperl+ su#h that it !ill #a'e in and -ill the o##upants, or it #an %e used to %rea- a head$ Or it #an %e used to defend +our #hild, %+ hitting someone*s head$ Energ+ #an %e used and #olored onl+ %+ !hat is alread+ present in the mind$ "The ,tomi# ,ge started !ith a #r+, *,toms for .ea#e$* Einstein #ried !hen he sa! !hat people did !ith his atomi# theor+$ The one !hose mind is singing )od*s Name, that one is the pea#ema-er, seeing all sides to e'er+ situation$" The Bhaga 'ad ) ita, in the si0teenth dis#ourse, spea-s of the fa#es of )ood, the Di'ine, and the for#es of E'il or the demonia#al$ De'as and ,suras are the #hildren of light and the #hildren of dar-ness$ The )ita sa+s> " 4earlessness, purit+ of mind, !ise use of -no!ledge and #on#entration, #harit+, self3#ontrol, non'iolen#e, understanding of s#riptures, truth, freedom from anger, tranquilit+, a'ersion to faultfinding, gentleness, modest+, steadfastness, 'igour, forgi'eness, freedom from en'+ and pride, these are the endo!ments of the one !ho is %orn !ith the Di'ine Nature$ The person of pride is al!a+s tal-ing a%out their a#hie'ements, the person of en'+ is al!a+s #ons#ious of their la#- of a#hie'ement$ The+ seem opposite, %ut %oth are the same and generate the trait of faultfinding$ The person of Wisdom, trul+ inspired or spirituall+ a!are is al!a+s hum%le$ The person of -no!ledge is #on#eited$"

The )ita #ontinues to sa+> "Ostentation, arrogan#e, #on#eit, anger, as also harshness and ignoran#e, are the endo!ments of the one possessed !ith a demoni# nature$ This one -no!s neither right a#ti'it+ nor a%stention, nor purit+, nor are the+ a!are of Truth in them$ The+ are self3glorified, o%stinate, filled !ith pride and into0i#ation of !ealth, the+ perform lip sa#rifi#e for the purpose of sho!$ The+ are hateful and greed+$ "Dadaji sa+s the little people sa+, " ha'e !on$ " shall gain$ This !ealth is mine, and shall %e in the future$ " ha'e slain this enem+, " shall sla+ others$ " am the enjo+er, " am perfe#t, " am po!erful, " am happ+, " am high %orn$ " !ill gi'e #harit+$ " !ill rejoi#e$ This is the !orld of the mind, the !orld of illusion and delusion$ "What good is !riting do!n rules or #ommandments, !hen the+ ha'e no effe#t on ho! people %eha'e The rules are per'erted, a'oided, misunderstood, and on#e again used to e0ploit and #ause guilt$ "So ho! do +ou sol'e this question of good and e'il The mind is not #apa%le of dis#erning this, %ut Di'ine /ind or Di'ine "ntelligen#e BBuddhi( is #apa%le$" T7E .2OB5E/S C2E,TED B6 T7E /"ND C,NNOT BE SO5VED B6 T7E /"ND$ ""nto +our #ons#iousness must arise the light of Buddhi$ ,s long as +ou are fun#tioning in the mind on the plane of dualit+, ho! #an +ou -no! Oneness We must go %e+ond the mind$ This is trul+ the mira#le$ T2&T7 2EVE,5S T72O&)7 5OVE

"Can a ps+#hologist, ps+#hiatrist, or !orldl+ )uru, %ring us )od a!areness No, !e #an %ring it to oursel'es !hen )od is read+ for us$ Dadaji is telling +ou that +ou alread+ -no! !hat is right, !hat is !rong, at e'er+ moment$ ,l!a+s +ou #an still +our mind for a time and hear the instru#tions singing #learl+, %e+ond the mind, and then follo! them$ "The instru#tions thus re'ealed ma+ seem unreasona%le, irrational, e'en irresponsi%le$ But !hen the mind and heart are in #onfli#t, al!a+s follo! the first intuition of +our heart$ 6ou !ill ne'er then loo- %a#- and #onsider !hether +ou made a mista-e or not$ "f +ou need a guide to right a#tion, +ou #an loo- to the li'es of Dadaji, =esus, Buddha, and 1rishna$"

Chapter N"NE

5ondon, England

"n 5ondon, there !ere so man+ people !ho #ame to see Dadaji$ The head of the .s+#holog+ Department of the &ni'ersit+ of .aris, told me he had e0perien#ed Dadaji*s fragran#e three !ee-s prior to meeting him, !hile ta-ing %rea-fast !ith the /inister of Edu#ation of 4ran#e$ 7e #ame as a s-epti#, and left Dadaji*s presen#e as a de'otee of Truth$ The head of the .araps+#holog+ Department of O0ford &ni'ersit+, #ame !ith s#ientifi# de'i#es to test Dadaji$ Clear !ater in a sealed flas- turned #loud+ and fragrant at Dadaji*s tou#h$ 7e #ame as a s#ientist and %e#ame a lo'er of the Di'ine$ /an+ more s#holars #ame from the &ni'ersit+ of 5ondon$ The offi#ial %iographer to the Cro!n of England, #ame !ith a journalist from the 5ondon Times$ " !at#hed him go up to Dadaji*s room, after our #on'ersation$ 7e !as trou%led and tense, +et at the same time a %rilliant !riter and historian$ When he #ame do!n the stairs he !as fragrant, smiling and sa+ing !hat a hea'enl+ e0perien#e he had$ /an+ people !ere gathered this parti#ular night, and some related mira#ulous e0perien#es !hi#h the+ attri%uted to Dadaji$ 7e said on#e again that, "" #an do nothing$ These *mi rae : es* onl+ happen %e#ause it is )od*s Will$ These healings are Truth healings$" "n so man+ #ases, Dadaji is in front of a group and at the same time, 7e tra'els to a distant pla#e !here the healing ta-es pla#e$ This is %e+ond mind, e0planation, and understanding$ Dadaji !as as-ed this e'ening to spea- of mind and Spirit$ 7e responded, "When !e are %orn !ith the %od+, mind automati#all+ #omes along !ith it$ "ne'ita%l+ it %rings 'arious t+pes of destined sufferings$ We aggra'ate them further %+ our mental game pla+ing, intelle#t, thoughts, a#tions and rea#tions$ ""t is 'er+ diffi#ult to anal+8e our misfortunes$ "n order to do this !e !ould ha'e to mentall+ step out of the situation to see it impartiall+$$ The question that naturall+ #omes to our mind, is to as- !hether an+ !a+ e0ists to a'ert or to get rid of these sufferings$ The onl+ ans!er is that through all the affli#tions, the onl+ one !ho #an li'e in pea#e and happiness is the one !ho #an surrender all fear, thought, desires, and e0pe#tations of loss or gain to the Will of the Supreme 5ord$

""t it al!a+s a great mista-e to %lame an+ parti#ular person or to ma-e an+%od+ responsi%lC for the unhapp+ or happ+ situations in !hi#h +ou find +ourself$ ,ll these are destined$ What has to happen must happen and none #an a'ert it$ "7o!e'er, the 5ord is ta-ing +ou through all these pro%lems for +our future !elfare, so that +ou !ill %e stronger$ 6ou !ill %e a%le to fa#e e'en greater misfortunes in the future, should the+ arise$ One must a##ept this #hallenge, -no!ing that the onl+ #ontrol is o'er the qualit+ !e lend #ons#iousl+ to the e0perien#e, rather than #ontrol o'er the situation itself$ B+ seeing it through, !ith )od*s Name in +our heart and on +our lips, +ou !ill ha'e undone it and %e freed from it$ "The !ise ones throughout histor+ ha'e told +ou that as +ou thin-, so !ill it %e done$ Or as +ou so! the seeds toda+, so shall +ou reap tomorro!$ This is onl+ half of it$ 4or !hat +ou planted +ou !ill surel+ har'est$ ,nd all that +ou !ill ha'e to plant again is the same seeds, o'er and o'er again$ This is !hat is #alled Vi-arma or !roCg a#tion, %etter to #all it rea#tion$ 6ou pa'e %e#ome rea#tors rather than a#tors iD this pla+ of life$ 6ou are not respondirtg to the present in the present, %ut a : !a+s rea#t from the past$ ,l!a+s, rea#tion is !hat %inds +ou to an e0perien#e$ ,#tion, pure a#tion %ased on right per#eption, in )od*s Name, ne'er %inds it al!a+s frees +ou$ ""n essen#e +ou had a past, are li'ing in the past, and ha'e onl+ to loo- for!ard to the past if +ou #ontinue !ithout a!areness of )od*s Name %eing #hanted !ithin +ou$ "f +ou li'e onl+ in +our mind, and not %e+ond, +our suffering !ill trul+ %e great and %e al!a+s misunderstood$ 6ou !ill al!a+s %lame someone or something else for +our suffering$ "When all rea#tions ha'e dropped a!a+, this is true a#tion or ina#tion, #alled ,-arma$ Then the #hain of a#tion and rea#tion is %ro-en$ The mind !ill not a##ept #o3e0isten#e of opposites$ T!o things #annot o##up+ the same spa#e at the same time$ "When +ou trans#end the %eha'ior of the mind, al!a+s d!elling on )od, this is the Supreme S#ien#e of the Self$ This must %e done ea#h time +ou %e#ome a!are +ou are repla+ing the same s#ene of suffering$ Then the a#tion of +our life !ill %e in Truth and free from all #ontamination of the past$"

2E/OVE "NTE55ECT&,5 OBST,C5ES TO T2&T7$ T7E D&EST"ON "S ,5W,6S "N E22O2$ T7E ,NSWE2 "S ,5W,6S "N E22O2$ "6ou sa+ +ou do not thin- of past, present, and future$ "t is a most diffi#ult tas-$ Whoe'er #an get rid of this thought #annot %e pulled do!n %+ punishments and %lo!s$ .eople #ontemplate re#olle#tions of the past, design plans of future se#urit+, %ut do not ta-e #are of the present$ "n this !a+, all gifts are not seen or appre#iated$ "The one !ho #an full+ relish and utili8e their present, !ithout !orr+ing a%out the present, past, or future, #an trul+ enjo+ the state of Vraja, )od*s 5o'e$ "7o! man+ da+s +ou #an or do li'e is not important$ 7o! +ou li'e is important$ 1eep in mind, that !hene'er +ou attempt to uproot the age old sans-aras, or superstitions, there !ill al!a+s %e great resistan#e against the #hange %+ +our past tenden#ies and ha%its$ ""n the !orld toda+, there are so man+ #ases against the mo'ement of Truth$ ,ll true saints ha'e al!a+s %een imprisoned, falsel+ a##used, and tortured$ This pro'es that so man+ minds in the !orld suffer from mental derangement$ These minds li'e in the prote#tion of dar-ness and !hen light #omes to e0pose them, the+ either flee or tr+ to destro+ the light$ "7o!e'er, there is nothing to !orr+ a%out, as )od #reates the dangers, )od also puts %efore us the path of .ea#e$ Our dut+ is to !at#h this leela, or pla+, as passi'e !itnesses$ " 2,T"ON,5"E,T"ON "S , /ENT,5 TEC7N"D&E W7"C7 ,55OWS 6O& TO 5"E O2 C7E,T O2 1"55 W"T7O&T 4EE5"N) )&"5T6 "2emem%er that +ou #annot shut off the mind %+ going off to li'e in a #a'e$ True, +ou !ill %e shutting out some of the outer stimulus, %ut +ou !ill still %e dealing !ith the inner stimulus$ No s#ientist reall+ -no!s !hat is the mind$ The+ -no! a little something a%out dreams, and nothing a%out !here the mind goes in deep sleep$ ,ll these fun#tions of the mind are pra-ri ti nature, the+ are all in'ol'ed !ith a#tion and rea#tion$

"6ou ha'e !ithin +ou a seed of lo'e$ Start to #are for it$ Tal- a%out it to +ourself$ Wat#h it gro! !ithin +ou and gentl+ tear do!n all the superstitions$ This is /ahanam$ ""t is not a question of purif+ing one*s %od+ and mind %+ %eing !hat +ou #all more *hol+* or religious$ 6ou must go %e+ond the three gunas of goodness Bsatt'a(, passion Brajas(, and dullness Btamas(, to reali8e )od$ ,n+thing else is the ego sa+ing, *" am doing$* These three #an %e trans#ended, %ut the imperisha%le One that d!ells !ithin +ou #an ne'er %e trans#ended$ "The )ita sa+s> *4or those !ho ha'e li'ed righteous and spiritual life, the re!ard is re%irth$ 4or those !ho ha'e li'ed e'il and unspiritual life, the punishment is re%irth$*" "The mind #an %e trained to possess #ertain po!ers of #on#entration and h+pnosis$ There is !hite or %la#- magi#$ These po!ers #an influen#e +ou and others, temporaril+, %ut e'entuall+ the+ !ill destro+ themsel'es$ "Some !orldl+ )urus toda+ possess mental po!ers and use these to #ontrol people$ &sing these po!ers, the+ there%+ #olle#t mone+, and %uild organi8ations in the Name of )od and Truth$ This is false, and there is no #onne#tion here !ith )od$ "7itler used these same po!ers, and greater po!ers to #ontrol the masses and ma-e them go to !ar for him$ These !orldl+ )urus are !orse than an+ di#tators that e'er e0isted$ " am not spea-ing personall+ against them, for the+ are m+ %rothers, %ut " am spea-ing against !hat the+ are doing and representing in the Name of )od$ "The ones !ho #an passi'el+ !at#h the mind, !hile standing apart, !ithout !a'ering and -no!ing that it is the mind a#ting, the+ are the ones !ho ha'e #rossed o'er the qualities of the mind$ The+ are the same !hen honored or #ursed, the same to friend or to foe$" 6O& C,NNOT 2E,5"EE )OD "NTE55ECT&,556 &NT"5 6O& 2E,5"EE )OD O4 T7E S."2"T$

"4inall+, a%out the mind, remem%er that !hat +ou atta#h to *" am F* +ou !ill %e#ome$ "f +ou are al!a+s sa+ing, *" am si#-,* or *" am a sinner,* that +ou !ill %e#ome$ "f +ou sa+, *" am One !ith )od,* then +ou !ill feel )od*s 5o'e$ Do not fear %eing misunderstood, and do not !aste time thin-ing of those !ho sa+ the+ are +our enem+$ "Thin- of !hat +ou !ould li-e to do, that !ill %ring jo+ to +ou and to others$ )o ahead and do it$ That is more than enough$ 7a'e a pi#ture of !ho +ou !ould li-e to %e, for !hen +our mind is fi0ed upon it, +ou !ill %e#ome that$ "2emem%er that the present and future ha'e alread+ %een #reated and programmed, so +ou !ill not %e off these e0perien#es through mind #ontrol$ 6ou !ill %e finished !ith them !hen the+ are e0perien#ed in )od*s Name and in )od*s 5o'e$ "The sour#e of the Self is the S#ien#e of the Supreme$ We loo- for ans!ers to .ea#e and Truth in the material realm, %ut the ans!ers are not found there unless the+ are first reali8ed in the Spirit$ Then all #an %e reali8ed as One$ No earth, no 7ea'en, the+ are no longer opposites, %ut instead ne#essar+ parts and #omplements of the !hole$ "The person !ho has had a glimpse of Truth, !ho has had a real e0perien#e of )od*s 5o'e and Oneness, #an ne'er return !ithout a ne! qualit+ %eing added to their %eing$ The+ ha'e gone to the pla#e that gi'es e0isten#e to a :: Name and all form and no! -no! that Di'ine 4ragran#e as the li'ing Spirit itself$ "6ou #an struggle as long as +ou li-e !ith mental and ph+si#al e0er#ise$ 6ou #an ta-e titles, put on ro%es, or %e#omes dis#iples of )urus$ Through these struggles +ou ma+ get some -ind of satisfa#tion, %ut +ou #an ne'er #ome to the 'ision of the Di'ine$ "What is required is not effort or struggle$ =ust surrender e'er+thing to )od$ Step aside and just do +our dut+$ )od digests +our food, ena%les +ou to !al-, tal-, see, hear, taste, and smell$" YOU CAN DO NOTHING.

"Spirit is that !hi#h is perfe#t, ne'er #hanging$ "t is 5o'e, it is /ahanam, it is )od itself !ithin +ou$ "The e'ents !hi#h upset +ou, should %e #onsidered )od*s %lessings$ .arents !ith strong hands #ontrol and #ommand their #hildren for their !elfare, +et the #hildren #onsider the parents to %e harsh$ These same #hildren, !hen the+ gro! up, feel that the parental #ontrol that guided and prote#ted them !as a %lessing in disguise$ *)od*s 5o'e and affe#tion are a million and a %illion times more superior than the lo'e of the !orldl+ parents$ "n it there is no mind, no e0pe#tation, no judgement, and no narro!ness of a relationship of gi'e and ta-e$ So in fa#ing the trials of life, !hate'er the+ ma+ %e, !hate'er form the+ ma+ ta-e, %e #ertain that it is onl+ )od*s Supreme Will in operation, and +ou are merel+ an instrument$ "Being %orn in this !orld, +ou forget the e0isten#e of +our real %est friend, the 5ord, !ho is +our o!n$ 6ou pla#e #onfiden#e in others, thus in'iting +our sufferings, griefs, and restlessness$ Nearest and dearest is )od, !ho is Truth, %e+ond a#tion and rea#tion, %e+ond death, eternal lo'e, omnipotent$ "When +ou are %orn !ith %od+, the mind #omes !ith all the senses and dri'es +ou for#i%l+$ Vision is %linded and +ou fail to see things in their proper perspe#ti'e$ When +ou underta-e all a#ti'ities, !hile remem%ering )od, +ou !ill %e a%le to tolerate !hate'er situation o##urs$ 6ou !ill find that +our senses and desire %e#ome +our friends -no!ing the+ are all %enefi#ial$ 6ou !ill feel that +ou !ould %e helpless and in grief and madness !ithout them$

"We are po!erless to -no! !hat is in store for us at ea#h moment$ "t is %etter to put all #onfiden#e in )od, !ho is mer#iful$ "Sadhu, 6ogi, /uni, an$d$$ 2ishi doing hard penan#e for ages #annot restrain the mind$ 5et the mind %e +our friend, to ta-e +ou to the natural a#ti'ities of life$ Then +ou !ill feel life is so jo+ful$ "Truth is )od*s Name$ 2epeat it long enough +ou !ill %e #leaned$ 6ou !ill #onstantl+ %athe in )od*s 5o'e$

"Does +our life still hurt, e'en after +ou ha'e +oga*d, ashramed, guru*d, s!ami*d, meditated, satsanged, 'egied, fasted, 5ifespringed, and mantra*d 2emem%er, e'en %efore that, +ou left drugs, al#ohol, the material !orld, and traditional religion$ ,ll these pursuits !ere great mental es#ape plans$ "Dadaji is telling +ou, there is nothing to es#ape from$ There is nothing to gi'e up$ What +ou no longer require !ill %e remo'ed$ ,lso, there is nothing to a#quire, !hate'er is #oming to +ou !ill %e gi'en to +ou in the due #ourse of time$ 1eep +our prin#iples, suffer if +ou must, go through the hard times, do not #ompromise, for if +ou do +ou !ill lose e'er+thing$" TRUST "N GOD, WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND MIND.

Chapter TEN

Ne! 6or- Cit+

Dadaji arri'ed at the =ohn 4$ 1enned+ ,irport in Ne! 6or-, , !oman !ho !as at the ,irport to greet Dadaji, #ommented that 7e seemed so fit, health+, and +oung$ She as-ed his age, sa+ing she #ould not %elie'e it, that he loo-s thirt+ +ears +ounger than 7is a#tual, #hronologi#al age$ That e'ening in an apartment high a%o'e /anhattan, someone as-ed !hat diet and e0er#ise had to do !ith finding )od$ Dadaji, !ho !as dressed in a plain lungi, !hi#h is a floor length tu%e of #loth tied at the !aist, and a T3shirt, lit a #igarette and sipped 7is tea$ 7is appearan#e is not the usual #ostume or pi#ture of the ""ndian 7ol+ /an$" &suall+ the+ !ear orange #loth, %eads, ash and paint on their fa#es and %odies$ The+ do not ta-e tea, ha'e stri#t dietar+ restri#tions, and ne'er loo- at, mi0 !ith, or tou#h !omen$ Dadaji responded, "4unn+ it is$ 4reeman here, ta-es onl+ fruits, 'egeta%les, and some ri#e and grains$ 7e does not smo-e$ Dadaji has no restri#tions no!, although for man+ +ears he too- 'egeta%les and fruits onl+$ "5imitations in diet are all mind fun#tion$ Diet has no #onne#tion !ith )od or Spirit$ The spirit ne'er gets hungr+, nor #an it e'er fast$ "n e'er+ t+pe of food, there is !hat is #alled ji' or life for#e$ So Dadaji tells +ou !hate'er +ou eat, it is ali'e, it is of )od$ When +ou %reathe, !hen +ou s#rat#h +our arm, +ou are -illing so man+ small %eings$ Do not %e a 'egetarian %e#ause some )uru tells +ou to, or %e#ause +ou thin- it !ill ma-e +ou holier or #loser to )od$ This is a%surd, it is a -ind of ego$ "f it is +our taste or preferen#e, to ta-e #ertain t+pes of foods, this is alright, %ut remem%er it has no #onne#tion !ith )od$

While +ou are here in this %od+, it is +our temple to li'e in$ 6ou must learn ho! to #are for it properl+$ Certain foods are healthier for the %od+ than others$ "f +ou ha'e an automo%ile, +ou find !hi#h are proper produ#ts to ma-e it run smoothl+$ 6ou do not put mil- into the gas tan-$ So it is !ith the %od+$ 6ou #annot eat sugar, salt, #hemi#als, s!eets, !his-e+ all da+, e'er+da+ and %e heal th+$ &se #ommon sense, and listen to +our %od+$ "t !ill tell +ou !hi#h foods help +ou to -eep a health+ %od+$ ,%out fasting, this also has nothing to do !ith )od$ This is onl+ for the purpose of health$ One should ha'e proper guidan#e in fasting, for this #an %e dangerous to the health$ "t also, #an %e 'er+ %enefi#ial in #leansing and healing the %od+$ 2emem%er that the Supreme is feeding +ou !hat +ou reall+ li'e on, t!ent+3four hours ea#h da+$ 6ou sa+ !hen +ou eat onl+ 'egeta%les and fast, +our mind is #learer to per#ei'e Truth$ 7o! #an this %e so, for +ou #annot fast +our !hole life This is a %elief of the mind, !hi#h is false$ "When +ou ta-e )od*s Name, listen #onstantl+ to it !ithin,, automati#all+ +our %od+ and mind !ill %e led to the diet !hi#h !or-s %est for +ou$ The )ita sa+s> *6oga is not meant for the one !ho eats too mu#h, nor !ho eats too little, nor !ho is too addi#ted to sleep, nor e'en to !a-efulness$ 4or the one !ho is temperate in food and re#reation, !ho is restrained in a#tions, !hose sleep and !a-ing are regulated, there ensues for that one +oga, !hi#h destro+s all sorro!s$* Not 1rishna, nor Buddha, nor =esus e'er spo-e a%out diet other than sa+ing one should pra#ti#e right diet$ This differs in different parts of the !orld$ "t is a part of a#tion and rea#tion$ Dadaji !ill tell +ou that fresh fruits and 'egeta%les are the natural 'itamins and should %e used as mu#h as possi%le in the diet$ 2ed meat is hard for the %od+ to digest$ ,l#ohol irritates the organs of the %od+ and gi'es trou%le to the mind$" Tea ha%its, light and #igarettes are not heal th+ although Dadaji ta-es t!o #ups of tea ea#h da+, and a fe! mild #igarettes$ This !as not started until 7e !as se'ent+ +ears of age, so it is alright$ When +ou ha'e #ontrolled appetite and diet and ha'e made friends !ith these senses, the+ too !ill help +ou to lo'e and to enjo+ this life and %od+ that )od has gi'en to +ou$ ,%out e0er#ise, again %e #areful$ 4irst of all, e0er#ise is a ph+si#al thing and has no #onne#tion !ith the Spirit$

These are mind and %odil+ fun#tions$ 6oga postures, or asanas, ha'e no #onne#tion to a!areness of )od$ This is true, e'en though some sa+ the *in tune* %od+ #an more reali8e )od, than the one that is not tuned properl+$ This too, is a%surd$ )od is !ith +ou$ What is there to reali8e The onl+ thing to tune in to is the lo'e )od is gi'ing +ou t!ent+3four hours ea#h da+$ 7o!e'er, e0er#ise is important for the %od+ to help +ou do +our !or- and ta-e #are of +our responsi%ilities$ .ra#ti#ing +oga, must %e done !ith a !ell3informed tea#her$ /an+ people e0perien#e trou%le from doing +oga e0er#ises that are not proper for their ph+si#al #ondition$ Dadaji %ris-l+ !al-s si0 miles ea#h morning$ Bi#+#ling and s!imming are also 'er+ natural e0er#ises !hi#h !ill not hurt +ou, and !ill %e %enefi#ial to +our health$ There are #ertain life jui#es, !hi#h must %e stirred up ea#h da+ %+ +our dail+ a#ti'it+$ These natural e0er#ises, done regularl+ -eep +our %od+ fun#tioning naturall+$ "Dadaji fee:s that jogging is not good for most people$ "t is not natural, unless +ou are trained as a runner$ .roper foot!ear, proper surfa#e, and proper te#hnique are ne#essar+$ The immediate result of jogging ma+ %e satisfa#tor+, %ut after some +ears, +our heart !ill %e put into trou%le$ /an+ Do#tor*s toda+ are treating onl+ jogging injuries and it has %e#ome a spe#iali8ed area in the health #are industr+$" Dadaji at his ad'an#ed age, eats simple foods, !al-s ea#h da+, and has an e0#ess of energ+$ 7e tra'els around the !orld, seeing man+ people ea#h da+$ Dadaji*s dail+ diet and e0er#ise s#hedule is li-e this> G>H;,/3 a!a-en, go !al-ing for I hours, return and %athe J>;;,/ 3 %rea-fast of fresh fruits, dr+ !heat %read, and mil:>;; ./ 3 lun#h of 'egeta%les, ri#e, and #urd B+ogurt( 2est for I or H hours$ K>;; ./ 3 sna#- of homemade #ottage #heese :I >;; midnight 3 dinner of fish, ri#e, and 'egeta%les 2etire for the night$ We ha'e no permanent %usiness here in this %od+, on this earth$ We are pilgrims, !ho are in'ited for a little !hile$ We ha'e not #ome to den+ the %od+ of it*s food, or the senses of their pleasures, or the mind of it*s thought, or the %od+ of it*s !or-$ We ha'e #ome to taste )od*s 5o'e and .ea#e$ We ha'e #ome to ma-e the %od+, senses, and

mind our ser'ants to help us to lo'e the Supreme , : might+$ Be #areful thatC the+ do no %e#ome +our /asters, instead$ BE"N) , S,"NT O2 /ON1 7,S NOT7"N) TO DO W"T7 )OD, B&T W"T7 ,CCE.T,NCE B6 T2,D"T"ON The mon-, !ho lo#-s himself a!a+ to pra+ to )od and to fast, is not doing this %e#ause the+ !ant )od$ The+ do this %e#ause the+ ha'e not learned to %e *in tune* !ith their %od+ naturall+$ "n the name of see-ing )od, !hen people imagine themsel'es to %e see-ers, the+ are usuall+ loo-ing for an easier solution to some situation in their life$ The+ !ill find trou%le after trou%le and go from pla#e to pla#e and ne'er find satisfa#tion or pea#e$ ,##ept +our destin+, +our %od+ itself is destin+$ Ta-e #are of it properl+$" =&ST TO 7,VE 7&/,N 4O2/ "S ,52E,D6 , )2E,T =O6$ TO 1NOW T7E2E "S ON56 )OD "S "NCO/.,2,B5E =O6$

There is !ith +ou a -no!er, a #ons#iousness that reall+ #an tell +ou !hat is proper and improper$ "f +ou #an %e quiet, or quiet +our mind for a fe! minutes, +ou !ill hear this %est friend dire#ting the s+mphon+ of +our life$ This Di'ine #ons#iousness #omes naturall+, !hen +ou are no longer the thin-er or the doer$ 5earning to enjo+ )od*s food and senses, and putting the mind to proper, jo+ful !or-, is another !a+ of lo'ing the Di'ine$ /an+ so #alled *hol+* persons ha'e #ounted the +ears of *religious* life, of austerities, !orship, and penan#e$ 6et the+ ha'e not spent e'en one da+ in the life and !orld of )od$ " !ill tell +ou something a%out the Bhaga'ad )ita$ This is a stor+ a%out a !ar and !arriors, %ut no one has understood !hat the !ar is and !ho the !arriors are$ This )ita ta-es pla#e on a %attlefield !hi#h represents the #ontinual %attle going on !ithin ea#h person, e'er+ hour of e'er+ da+$ The !arriors represent the senses and desires in %attle !ith the Di'ine$ The stor+ is told to a %lind 1ing$ /ost of us are li-e the %lind 1ing, !e are #onfused and una%le to see !hat is happening on the %attlefield of our life, %e#ause !e are so

#aught up in its dail+ s-irmishes$ The %lind 1ing !ould li-e the !ar to end, just as !e !ould$ The narrator of the stor+ is Sanja+a, !ho represents per#eption$ This per#eption is impersonal and #an in Truth, tell the stor+ as it a#tuall+ is happening$ Sanja+a is not distorted %+ dualities and prejudi#es$ Dadaji is telling +ou to dis#o'er that Sanja+a or per#eption is !ithin +ou$ When +ou a##ept this, the real meaning of life and dut+ !ill %e re'ealed to +ou$ The %lind 1ing is not impartial, he !ants to -no! !hat *his* people and others are doing$ This sense of *mine* is +our sense of not !anting to gi'e up e'en those ha%its and superstitions that are #ausing the %attle and suffering to #ontinue$ "n this da+ of modern s#ien#e, the minds de'elop ne! te#hnologies !hi#h are a##ompanied %+ ne! #omple0ities$ Ne! tensions and #onfli#ts, ne! !arriors appear on the %attlefield$ So this tea#hing is needed more than e'er toda+$ The !hole dialogue in the stor+ ta-es pla#e in a #hariot in the middle of the %attlefield, !hile %oth armies !ait$ ,rjuna represents not a person, %ut the human mind that is a#ti'e, alert, -no!ing it*s #apa%ilities and limitations$ 1rishna represents Di'ine /ind$ ,rjuna hears the #on#hes and trumpets and these #all his attention to !hat is going on$ So toda+ !e ha'e all the trumpets of modern #i'ili8ation #alling and demanding our attention$ /ost of +ou are #onfused, +et e'en the #onfusion is 'ague until +ou are dra!n up into the middle of the %attlefield and as-ed to #hoose sides$ The de#ision is diffi#ult, sin#e in %oth armies !e find those !ho are near and dear to us$ We #an #learl+ see %oth sides, %oth !a+s$ ,t this point, the %o! and arro!s slip from ,rjuna*s hand$ Not %e#ause he is a #o!ard, he has %ra'el+ fought man+ %attles %efore$ So it is !ith +our mind, it is not a #o!ard, it too has fought man+ %attles, losing some and !inning some$ But no!, seeing something %e+ond, ,rjuna thro!s a!a+ his instruments of !ar$ =ust as +ou thro! a!a+ +our mind and as-, *Oh, 5ord, let th+ Will %e done$ 5et thine and mine %e One Will$* Sometimes +ou loo- for the solution, %ut are not prepared to pa+ the pri#e$ To !in +our !ar !ith the Di'ine /ind, !ith Truth, against Truth, the pri#e is total,

&n#onditional surrender$ We usuall+ loo- for a solution that !ill not %e so life sha-ing, that !ill permit some #ontinuit+ of the old !a+s$ ,rjuna is read+ not just to modif+ his !a+s %ut to surrender to the Supreme Di'ine Will$ 7e !ants to do %attle no more$ 7e has a !illingness to a##ept .ea#e$ Then, the pro%lems sometimes #ome for +ou$ When +ou see in the Di'ine Will the fulfillment of +our o!n desires, +ou go along !illingl+$ "f +ou do not see !hat +ou !ant in this !a+, +ou resist, renoun#e, and tr+ to flee from the ine'ita%le$ Then things !ill %e#ome magnified, and +ou !ill %e left onl+ !ith those remnants of the past +ou #ling to, justif+ing +our a#tions %+ rationali8ation$ ,rjuna sa+s he is #onfused and as-s 1rishna for the %est !a+ to see- refuge in the 5ord$ ,rjuna !ants 1rishna to ma-e the de#ision, for he himself is inde#isi'e$ /ost toda+ do not -no! !hat to #hoose$ So +ou tr+ to es#ape the de#ision %+ +our in'ol'ement in sensual distra#tions$ But the more +ou tr+ to hide in distra#tions, the more +ou are for#ed to finall+ ma-e a #hoi#e$ To %etter -no! +ourself, is to %etter -no! )od$ To %etter -no! )od, is to -no! that )od is not to %e understood, as this !ould redu#e the unlimited to the limited$ This !ould simpl+ ma-e )od a mental #on#ept a%out food, e0er#ise, or some other te#hniques and methods used to %e#ome *)od3reali8ed$* "4reeman tells a stor+ a%out someone standing up in a #hur#h and testif+ing that a !ar !as going on inside them$ , !hite dog and a %la#- dog !ere doing %attle$ 7e #learl+ stated the !hite dog !ould !in$ When as-ed ho! he -ne! this dog !ould !in, the person stated, *" ha'e %een feeding the !hite dog$* )od is feeding +ou !ith /ahanam$ ,l!a+s in turn +ou feed )od %+ remem%ering and ta-ing )od*s Di'ine Name$ )OD DOES NOT 4"55, B&T "NSTE,D T,1ES ,W,6 C2,V"N) 4O2 /,TE2",5 ,ND SENS&,5 NEEDS$ Chapter E5EVEN Ne! =erse+

/an+ people #ame to see Dadaji at the lo'el+ house near the ,tlanti# O#ean$ The+ #ame from man+ surrounding states and from all !al-s of life !ith no regard to ra#e, religion, or nationalit+$ Senior professional people, in their fields of %usiness, edu#ation, or s#ien#e #ame$ Both !hite and %lue3#ollar !or-ers #ame$ /others and fathers, #hildren #ame$

7o! dis#erning is Dadaji$ The people !ho #ome as spiritual see-ers, !ho -no! all a%out )urus, meditation, methods, te#hniques to *)od3reali8ation,* 7e shuns, sa+ing their minds are filled !ith nonsense$ That the+ are l+ing to themsel'es and are onl+ *reali8ing* their o!n egos$ The+ are dropouts from life itself$ Dadaji as-s, Where else #an !e reali8e Truth other than in life, in oursel'es Surel+ it is not in ashrams,#hur#hes, temples, methods, and te#hniques$ .eople !ho #ome as s-epti#s, -no!ing the+ !ant to %eli'e in some Truth, other than religious organi8ations and religious superstitions, are the people !hose hearts and minds are made open and free %+ Dadaji*s presen#e, tou#h, and fragran#e$ 6et, Dadaji al!a+s sa+s, "" #an gi'e +ou nothing, it is alread+ +ours$ 6ou #ame !ith Truth$ 6ou #ame !ith )od*s 5o'e at the time of +our %irth$" , !oman !as ha'ing a diffi#ult time finding and holding on to a proper position of emplo+ment$ She as-ed Dadajia%out !or-$ , great poet on#e !rote, "5o'e is !or- made 'isi%le$" Dadaji said, "Wor-, !hen done for )od, is 5o'e made 'isi%le$ )o through +our dail+ a#ti'ities, !hate'er +ou do is -arma$ ,#tions and rea#tions of the mind, lead to +our a#ti'ities$ 5et the fruit of +our a#tion %e de#ided and %esto!ed %+ ,lmight+ )od, %e#ause the result al!a+s #omes from )od$ We ha'e no e0isten#e of our o!n, independent of )od$ DO NOT WO226, 4O2 WO226 /,1ES 6O& T7E DOE2$ The question most people as- is, *What is m+ right !or- * The+ sa+, *" do not ha'e a jo%$ " do not li-e m+ jo%$ /+ Boss, does not appre#iate me$ " do not ma-e enough mone+$ Someone else, !ho did not deser'e it, !as promoted ahead of me$* Dadaji is telling +ou no! a%out +our true !or-$ ",l!a+s remem%er )od$ Then +ou !ill see !hat +ou #all a mira#le !ill ta-e pla#e$ 6ou !ill %e gi'en +our proper duties to ta-e #are of +our finan#ial o%ligations and responsi%ilities$ Dadaji -no!s that first +ou !ant it done, then +ou !ill gi'e than-s$ Trou%le is, it does not !or- that !a+$ 6ou !or- that !a+, not the Di'ine$ 5o'e )od, and do !hate'er +ou !ant, not the other !a+ around$ " guarantee +ou, if +ou ta-e a position as a #ler- or la%orer, and ha'e the sense of lo+alt+ and de'otion to )od, +ou !ill %e #ontent$ "f +ou are a .ostal !or-er, +ou !ill no longer %e doing this %e#ause +ou need the mone+$ 6ou !ill feel that a ser'i#e is %eing performed for +our %rothers and sisters$ 6ou !ill not ha'e to go on stri-e to asfor raises or to redress +our #omplaints$ This lo+alt+ and proper !or-, !ill %e more than enough to ensure that +ou get +our due re!ard$

6ou must plunge into the !orld and learn the se#ret of !or-$ Do not fl+ a!a+ from it, %ut immerse +ourself in it$ /ost people dream a%out the da+ !hen the+ !ill not ha'e to !or-$ This is a dream to get out of the !orld, !hether the+ -no! it or not$ There is nothing to es#ape from, e0#ept the illusions and superstitions of the mind$ Wor- is ine'ita%le and +ou should !or- to the highest purpose$ W"SDO/ "S 1NOW"N) 6O& ,2E ON56 ,N ,CTO2$ ")NO2,NCE "S W7EN 6O& T7"N1 6O& ,2E NOT$ Wor-, %ut gi'e up the thought of the sear#h for +our proper !or-$ 1no! that all %eginnings of ne! jo%s and %usinesses and families are diffi#ult$ Espe#iall+ the %eginnings that are made !ithout the a!areness of )od$ The sal'ation and reali8ation +ou spea- a%out and sear#h for, #omes at the le'el of the #ommon, ordinar+, da+ to da+ e0perien#e$ "t does not #ome %+ %e#oming /on-s, or %+ running a!a+ from +our famil+ and +our !or-$ 2emem%er that !hen +ou are unhapp+, it is %e#ause +ou are l+ing$ 6ou are unplugged from )od mentall+$ 2eali8e that this unhappiness #an !a-e +ou up and lead +ou into the 5ight, or it #an ta-e +ou further into the dar-ness$ The means are the same as the end$ 5o'e produ#es lo'e$ 6our !or-, !hether #aring for #hildren, !or-ing in the offi#e or shop, is 5o'e itself$ This is doing +our dut+ in the highest form of meditation and de'otion$ We are here to simpl+ !or- at )od*s Will, and it has nothing to do !ith re!ards and punishment$ "The onl+ !a+ to a'oid punishment is to gi'e up re!ard$ The onl+ !a+ to gi'e up miser+ is to dualities of insepara%le the !orld of gi'e up happiness$ These are the mind, the+ are lin-ed and The+ are mental #on#epts in a#tion and rea#tion$ "Nature itself shrin-s from name, fame, and esta%lishing different s+stems of thin-ing$ 4lo!ers and animals are not measured %+ #ontests, and %lue ri%%on a!ards$ )od does not sa+ this !or- is %etter than that !or-$ Or this pig is %etter than that pig$ Or if this rose is first pri8e, the other rose is not$ The animals and roses do not re#ei'e the a!ards or the disappointments$ 6our minds and egos re#ei'e the a!ards$ This #ompetition is another -ind of !ar +ou ma-e on ea#h other$ "There is no s!eetness, no faith in life and !or-, other than that of %elie'ing !ithout ha'ing seen trusting in )od, in Truth, and in 5o'e$ .erhaps no! +ou #an see something$ 6ou !ant a glamorous and prosperous position !here +our talents are re#ogni8ed and appre#iated$ This is nonsense$ "f +ou ha'e not re#ogni8ed an+ of +our )od gi'en talents, then it is merel+ a question of doing some

!or- that !ill feed +ourself, +our famil+, and perhaps ha'e a little left o'er to help those less fortunate$ E'en then remem%er that this !or- is of and from )od$ 2ight li'elihood means doing !hat is natural to +ou$ "f +ou are a 'egetarian, do not %e#ome a %ut#her$ "f +ou %elie'e in Truth, do not %e#ome a priest$ "f +ou thin- on )od, hear, feel that /ahanam #hanting in the 'i#init+ of +our heart, +ou !ill al!a+s ha'e enough for +our needs$ 4or +our greedLs, +ou #an ne'er ha'e enough$ Dadaji !al-ed in the jungle, eating fruits and 'egeta%les as the+ gre! !ild$ 7e !as #ontent, se#ure, more so than man+ Corporate %usinesspeople, !ho are afraid of losing their se#urit+$ Be #alm and pea#eful in +our dut+, in +our !or-$ Do not run a!a+ from it, sa+ing, if " onl+ had this or that$ When +ou ha'e this or that, +ou !ill %e loo-ing for something else$ Wh+ should +ou e'er get angr+ a%out !hat +ou %elie'e There is e'en a #almness a%out )od*s seeming !rath of a tornado, earthqua-e, or hurri#ane$ 6ou get angr+, for +ou do not +et %elie'e in Truth$ 6ou are al!a+s defending +our ego$ Truth needs no defense$ Truth does not sa+, *" %elie'e, %ut F ,* or *" !ould do it, %ut $$$ * Nor does Truth sa+, *" lo'e +ou, %ut F ,* or *" !ould li-e to %ut $$$ * There are no %uts a%out it in )od$ Truth is ne'er partial$ E'er+one has their o!n -armi# !or- to do$ When +ou see it, hear it, and den+ it, the !orst -ind of mental pains !ill #ome upon +ou$ 2emem%er, +our suffering #omes from +our o!n !a'+ %elief, and +our dislo+alt+ to +our dut+ and to )od$ T7"S T"/E O4 T7E BOD6 "S TE/.O2,26 WE ,2E ,CTO2S ,ND ,2E .,"D ,CCO2D"N) TO O&2 .E24O2/,NCE$ " !ill tell +ou something a%out the #reati'e pro#ess or )ra#e$ "n ea#h person is #reati'e a%ilit+$ The mind starts the !or- #ons#iousl+, soon !e are a%sor%ed in the !or-, and do not e'en reali8e !e are !or-ing$ Then #omes a point !here !e #an dis#o'er, for e0ample, an error in a##ounting to %alan#e the %oo-s, or find an easier method to a##omplish something that has ne'er %een dis#o'ered %efore$ This is #alled )ra#e$ Some people ha'e natural #reati'e a%ilities in musi#, art, !riting, or %usiness$ The+ #reate !ith the help of of )od, great !or-s that %ring %enefit and jo+ to millions$

These naturall+ gifted people, start in the mind and then go out of their minds to the %e+ond$ The+ are #reating, %ut are una!are of themsel'es$ Their #on#entrated fo#us is on the pro#ess, !hen the result #omes, the+ a##ept it as gift !ith gratitude$ /i#haelangelo said, Da'id is in that %lo#- of mar%le tr+ing to get out$ The #hisel is led in the proper !a+$ To den+ these gifts of #reati'it+ is to den+ )od, to den+ the !orld of some %eaut+$ ""t seems that in life some must suffer for !hat the+ %elie'e$ "f +our art is Truth, there !ill %e no question of should " do it or not$ "t is destined, tr+ it, if this is so, +ou !ill ne'er %e a%le to a%andon it, nor !ill Truth e'er a%andon +ou$ Be #areful to -no! !hether it is just a ho%%+ or something +ou li-e to pla+ !ith$ Do not mista-e this for +our life*s !or-, %ut also e0press this in 5o'e$ Be #areful !ith others, %e gentle !ith those +ou #are for that +our #riti#ism is #onstru#ti'e, not destru#ti'e$ 6ou are #reated in )od*s image, and often +ou #reate in +our o!n image, !hi#h is onl+ a mind fun#tion$ There are man+ professional !riters, artists, musi#ians, and engineers !ho are ne'er tou#hed %+ )od$ The+ #arr+ out their !or- automati#all+ and are ne'er a!are of )od*s )ra#e$ The+ are happ+ to do as the+ are told$ But the 'er+ fa#t that +ou are here listening to me is proof that something in +ou !ants to e0press the realit+ of Truth in all areas of +our life$ Truth is that +ou #an do nothing$ 6ou #an onl+ lo'e and remem%er )od$ 6ou #an onl+ in trust and gratitude let )od do !ith +ou !hat 7e !ill$ ".eople al!a+s tr+ to put do!n one another out of jealous+, #ontempt, and anger$ Those !ho depend upon )od, !ith full faith, none #an ma-e them feel small or harm them$ =ust go ahead !ith this Truth in firm faith$ So man+ 'aried pro%lems, and hindran#es must #ome$ Other!ise +ou !ill ne'er -no! !h+ and ho! )od is our %est friend and dearest One, !ho al!a+s prote#ts us in time of #alamit+$ )od is !ith +ou to guide +ou to the right path, the right !or-$ 5ea'e it all to )od$ Some people are destined to %e #ler-s and are happ+, some are destined to %e )enerals or .residents$ Some !ill %e #ontent !ith their lot in life, others !ill al!a+s %e dissatisfied and #omplaining$ Some !ill, %+ mind, for#e themsel'es to more responsi%le positions and %e#ause of pressure, the+ !ill fail or retreat to al#ohol or mental institutions$

6ou are in +our right pla#e$ Do not run from it$ Do not for#e, push, or #omplain$ "nstead ta-e )od*s Name$ With )od an+thing #an !or-$ See +our famil+ as )od$ See +our !or- as )od$ See e'er+thing and e'er+one as )od$ "f +our !or- is missionar+ or philanthropi# ser'i#e, this too must %e natural !ith no thought of, *" am doing$ " am gi'ing$ " e0pe#t some re!ard or re#ognition from people and from )od$* 6ou do not a#quire applause or pri8es !hen +ou -no! it is all %+ )od*s )ra#e and mer#+$ .eople are #rippled in life %+ so man+ ups and do!ns, sho#-s and jolts$ E'en so, the+ do not #are to remem%er )od, e'en up the the death of the %od+$ Thus the+ #arr+ o'er the %urdens and miseries, ne'er finding their right pla#e or their right !or- from %irth to %irth, re#reating an una'oida%le destin+$ On#e +ou ha'e finall+ done the !or- properl+, +ou !ill %e freed from the !or-$ Then, an+ !or- !ill %e proper$ 4or +ou ha'e #ome to this life to !or-, not to goof off or drop out$ The entire !orld is insepara%l+ +o-ed !ith )od for eternit+$ But, due to #ompulsion to 'aried !orldl+ a#ti'ities of the mind, +ou forget +our tie or +o-e !ith )od$ The Supreme, ,lmight+ )od, !ho is %e+ond all %ondage and mind, is !at#hing out for +ou$ 6ou !ill %e guided from !ithin and !ithout$ So go ahead fearlessl+ in all a#ti'ities and !or- of +our life$ Destin+ is Sat+anara+an$ Do not !orr+$ When that !hi#h is !ithin and that !hi#h is !ithout are the same, then there !ill %e onl+ One$ Then this question of !or- or dut+ !ill no longer arise$ The )ita tells us> *Whosoe'er at the end a%andoneth the %od+, thin-ing upon an+ %eing or thing, to that thought or %eing the+ goeth, %eing e'er a%sor%ed in the thought thereof$ That one !ho is #asting off the %od+, goeth forth thin-ing upon /e onl+ at the time of the end, the+ entereth into m+ %eing, of that the$re is no dou%t$ * One time Dadaji and 4reeman !ere seated in a room !here man+ top intelle#tuals and s#holars from &ni'ersities had #ome to dis#uss Truth$ One as-ed ho! !e earned our mone+$ Dadaji replied that he had a to+ shop in Cal#utta, and 4reeman had a pi88a parlor in .ortland$ "4unn+," Dadaji said, "that +ou great people !ith man+ degrees and #redentials should tra'el all this !a+ to dis#uss Truth !ith a to+ store man "T DOES NOT /,1E ,N6 D"44E2ENCE W7ET7E2 6O& &NDE2ST,ND O2 NOT /OST ,2E "NC,.,B5E O4 &NDE2ST,ND"N)$ 7,VE B5"ND 4,"T7 "N )OD*S N,/E

Chapter TWE5VE

Dela!are, &$S$,$

This e'ening, man+ people gathered for a meeting !ith Dadaji, most for the first time$ , !oman present had re#entl+ had a lo'ed one pass on$ She !as grie'ing so mu#h that it !as effe#ting man+ of those present$ Dadaji then started to spea- of life, death, rein#arnation and destin+$ While the grie'ing !oman so%%ed, Dadaji smiled and e'en laughed, as-ing, "Who has died "s it possi%le to die 5et us tr+ to understand$ The )ita sa+s> *Certain is death for the %orn, and #ertain is %irth for the dead, therefore o'er the ine'ita%le thou should not grie'e$* 6ou are grie'ing not for +our lo'ed one, %ut for +our personal loss$ 6ou are thin-ing onl+ of +ourself$ "f +ou !ere thin-ing of the lo'ed one, +ou !ould %e sending thoughts of lo'e and good #heer$ The departed one, !hose %od+ is off, is still !ith +ou in spirit, and the+ are telling +ou to stop #r+ing and go on li'ing$ The !ise grie'e neither for the dead, nor for the li'ing$ The main questions people as- is, *Do the dead #ontinue to e0ist What happens after death of the %od+

The suffering and grie'ing #ome from the separation e0perien#ed %+ those left %ehind$ E'en though the+ are assured that the lo'ed one is fine$ The+ mentall+ feel the pain of loss$ This is a normal #ondition of the mind$ Those !ho are !ise and see !ith a total e+e, are #ompletel+ free from grief$ "f the mind #ould #omprehend the #ontinuit+ of the mind and spirit, and the dis#ontinuit+ of the %od+, +ou !ould #omprehend the meaning of life itself$ "E'en though +ou %elie'e in rein#arnation, still it does not #ompletel+ satisf+ the emotions$ 6ou should spend some period of time adjusting +our life to the fa#t that the person*s %od+ !ill no longer %e seen$ Ta-e )od*s Name, and +ou !ill %e #onsoled$ )od is !ith +ou %efore the %irth of this %od+, during it*s life, and after it*s death$ Nor ", nor thou, nor an+one of these, E'er !as not, nor e'er !ill not %e, 4or e'er and for e'er after!ards$ Na+, %ut as !hen one la+eth 7is !orn out ro%es a!a+, ,nd ta-ing ne! ones sa+eth, These !ill " !ear toda+< So putteth %+ the Spirit 5ightl+ it*s gar% of flesh, ,nd passeth to inherit , residen#e afresh$ "On#e )od stops #hanting !ithin the %od+, )od goes off, #at#hes the mind or destin+ stored up and together the+ enter a ne! %irth, a ne! %od+ to start again$

Do not %other +ourself to -no! e0a#tl+ !hat happens, or !here +ou go$ There is no pla#e to go$ 7alf of the people do not !ant to e0perien#e %irth again, for the+ ha'e onl+ e0perien#ed suffering and not )od*s 5o'e$ The other half !ant to #ome %a#- in a %od+ o'er and o'er again to e0perien#e )od*s 5o'e and .ea#e and to enjo+ )od*s #reation$ " am telling +ou, do not %e #on#erned either !a+$ Ta-e #are of toda+ properl+ and tomorro! !ill surel+ %e more than alright$ "When it is time, let the %od+ go pea#efull+, #hanting )od*s Name$ ,s +ou lea'e, so !ill +ou return$ "f +ou lea'e frightened, #r+ing, and fighting, so +ou !ill %e %orn$" DEATH OF THE BODY IS NATURAL. DO NOT INTERFERE, FIND COMFORT "N "T$

There is a part of us that !e #all the Spirit, ne'er !as it %orn, ne'er shall it #ease to %e$ Ne'er !as the time it !as not$ End and %eginning are dreams< Birth less and deathless and #hangeless remaineth the Spirit fore'er$ Death had not tou#hed it at all, dead though the house of it seems$ So man+ are %uried ali'e in their %odies, and are e0perien#ing a li'ing death$ Onl+ !ith the Supreme #an +ou feel ali'e$ The one !ho feels this #hanting !ithin is ne'er %ored, life is a #onstant ad'enture for

!hi#h to gi'e than-s$ ""t is sad to lea'e this %od+ dissatisfied, for then in the ne0t %irth !e !ill %e dra!n %oa#- to our old human #onditions$ Those !ho ha'e nothing to sa+ are al!a+s shouting at death$ 6our %od+ is al!a+s in the hands of the One !ho lo'es +ou more than +ou #ould e'er lo'e +ourself$ "The mind sees life and death onl+ in part, ne'er as a !hole$ "f +ou #ould see the !hole, +ou !ould see !here +our responsi%ilit+ lies$ The mind should %e edu#ated to the !orld of a#tion and rea#tion$ Do not %e a fool and thin- +ou #an s!allo! poison and not %e poisoned$ Do not spend +our life training the mind and %od+ to do tri#-s$ Ta-e )od*s Name$" SO MANY ARE UNHAPPY

AND IN MOURNING FOR THEIR LIVES

2emem%er that the plan +ou ha'e for +our life #an %e re'ised, )od*s plan #annot$ "f +ou #annot #hange +our destin+, at least +ou #an #hange +our attitude$ "6ou ha'e #ome here to do #ertain things, to ha'e #ertain e0perien#es, no question of good or %ad$ One is %orn in the gutter and !inds up in a pala#e, another is %orn in a pla#e !inds up in the gutter$ Whate'er +ou do, do it !ith )od in +our mind$ This !ill lend a Di'ine dignit+ to all +our e0perien#es$ E'en in prison, +our fello! prisoners, guards, and #aptors !ill feel this dignit+ and po!er$ "To surrender +our %od+ in 5o'e and !ith an alert mind is the highest$ To surrender +our superstitions, false %eliefs in 5o'e and alertness, is the highest$ Not struggling, fighting to hold on to that !hi#h must ine'ita%l+ perish$ "7o! to die depends on ho! to li'e$ "t is said that the last thought the mind has on lea'ing the %od+ !ill determine its future %irth$ This thought !ill %e !hat +ou ha'e thought #onstantl+$ What +ou #ling to, +ou !ill %e#ome$ "f the pro#ess of #linging

is #arried on into death of the %od+, the thought !ill #ontinue, and death !ill not %e -no!n$ When thought is negated and the mind is at pea#e, then there is no sting, for the one !ho dies from moment to moment, !ill al!a+s %e read+ for an+ e'ent$ Then +ou ha'e %e#ome trul+ deathless$ Those !ho ha'e spent their li'es trul+ reali8ing )od, !ill not %e su%je#ted to %eing -ept ali'e in a #oma$ The+ !ill pass on alert and in lo'e, #ompletel+ a!are of !hat is going on$ This is the person, !ho in the midst of their dail+ a#ti'ities, felt alert and in lo'e$ ,t the moment of true death, all %e#omes a #lear total pi#ture$ The person !ho is #onstantl+ a!are of the ,lmight+ )od, thin-ing al!a+s on none else, %+ this one, " am easil+ rea#hed$ The Bi%le sa+s, *" am a jealous )od, thou shalt ha'e no other )od*s %efore me$ Worship no idols$ 5o'e me and m+ #ountenan#e shall shine upon +ou, and +ou !ill li'e in the house of the 5ord fore'er and e'er$ BE OF GOOD CHEER, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE, NOTHING TO GET. EVERYTHING THAT IS, IS WITHIN.

There is no point in arguing a%out Truth, )od, rein#arnation$ This is for fools$ 6ou sa+ )od is good, and a flood has just #ome and ta-en the li'es of thousands$ 6ou then reason, !ell, it s!ept a!a+ the un#leanness and restored the earth$ The question #omes, #ould )od not ha'e done this !ithout ta-ing the li'es of inno#ent men, !omen, and #hildren$ Then !e ought to %elie'e )od is #ruel and unjust$ Confusion results "4irstl+, +ou should sa+, *Oh, )od, " am too fee%le to understand Th+ nature and Th+ deeds$ Enlighten me if +ou see fit and if not " !ill tr+ to understand and a##ept m+ ignoran#e$*" There is a stor+ a%out a Saint !ho !as 'isited %+ an ,ngel out doing some #hores for )od$ The Saint requested permission to #ome along on the ,ngel*s rounds$ The ,ngel refused, sa+ing that e'en one so saintl+ #ould not understand the m+ster+ of ho! )od !or-s in Truth$ The Saint 'o!ed silen#e if permitted to #ome a long$ So the+ set out together$ Coming to a large ri'er, a %oatman seeing the+ !ere hol+ men #arried them do!n the ri'er free of #harge$ "n the midst of the journe+, the ,ngel started tearing plan-s from the side of the %oat, thro!ing them into the ri'er$ The Saint tried to stop him sa+ing that the ,ngel !as %eing #ruel to the %oatman !ho sho!ed them -indness$ The ,ngel said, "6ou ha'e %ro-en +our 'o! of silen#e and !ill ha'e to depart$" The Saint %egged one more #han#e and it !as gi'en$ Coming to their destination,

the ,ngel sle! an ele'en +ear old %o+, !ho !as pla+ing on the shore$ The Saint %e#ame 'er+ distur%ed and spo-e again$ The ,ngel granted him one last #han#e to a##ompan+ him, silentl+$ When the+ #ame to a 'illage and tried to %eg some food, the+ !ere stoned, #ursed and dri'en from the 'illage$ ,n old %ro-en do!n stone !all had on#e prote#ted the 'illage$ The ,ngel told the Saint that the+ !ould spend three da+s #arr+ing stones and repairing the !all, ,t this point, the Saint spo-e up again, and requested he %e permitted to lea'e$ The ,ngel then told him the reason for ea#h a#tion$ ", pirate !as on the ri'er, stealing all ne! and fit %oats$ " sa'ed the %oatman his %oat %+ altering it a little to ma-e it loo- unfit$ The %o+*s parents !ere 'er+ )od #ons#ious people and the %o+ !as fated to a life of #rime and destru#tion$ So, " sa'ed the parents man+ +ears of grief$ Buried under the !all !as an inheritan#e, left to his #hildren %+ a 'er+ pious man of the 'illage$ With the !all in disrepair, the un-ind 'illagers !ould soon ha'e dis#o'ered and stolen it$" The Saint #on#eded that it !as ne'er possi%le for a human %eing to understand the !or-ings of )od$ Bliss onl+ #omes !hen there is no dou%t at all, %ut dualit+ al!a+s e0ists$ 6ou #annot do a!a+ !ith it$ But soon, !hen +ou are remem%ering )od, it does not matter$
Toda+ the mind has %e#ome the ne! golden #alf So man+ are tea#hing ho! to #ontrol the mind, to meditate$ So man+ are !orshiping the mind rather than the Spirit$ ,s " ha'e said man+

times, it is important to #are for the mind and %od+, %ut understand their natures$ The nature of the mind is restless, no matter ho! +ou meditate, the result +ou get is ne'er permanent$ The %od+ itself is not permanent, an+ si#-ness or an+ healing is also of a temporar+ nature$
Some sa+ that all their hopes and aspirations in life ha'e ended$ Dadaji sa+s that this thought also is not in a person*s hands$ There is a stor+ in "ndia of the %lind Bharat /uni, !ho ha'ing done all sorts of penan#es, read+ to lea'e the %od+, had to undergo in his old age all sorts of %e!ilderment*s 7e %e#ame infatuated !ith an a%andoned infant deer$ "n a moment, all his a#quired merit of austerit+ and non3atta#hment 'anished$

No%od+ -no!s ho! their destin+ !ill !or- until the end of their life$ So tr+ to li'e e'er+da+ in su#h a !a+ that at the end +ou !ill ha'e the #onsolation that +ou ha'e su##essfull+ used all the da+s and +ears$ That +ou ha'e used the gift of the

%od+, mind, and life )od has %esto!ed upon +ou$ Numerous thoughts, pro%lems, fears, an0ieties, and !orries, are all around, all the time to dislodge us from that goal of %eing !ith )od$ Three3fourths of our life seems to %e spent !ith these !orries$ So /ahanam is the safet+ shield !hi#h not onl+ leads us to the primar+ goal, %ut is the goal itself$ Ne#tar does the jo% of ne#tar, poison does the jo% of poison$ So depend upon the ne#tar of )od ,lmight+, espe#iall+ !hen it has %een +our good fortune to ha'e on#e tasted that ne#tar$ .eople ha'e the ha%it to #riti#i8e and gossip$ Do not %other !ith this$ Do not indulge +our mind$ "f +ou do, +our mind !ill %e#ome more restless and #onfused$ .atien#e and Name are the onl+ solution$ FIND GOD'S NAME WITHIN, AND REPEAT IT CONSTANTLY.

Do not #onsole +ourself %+ the suffering of others$ Sa+ing m+ fate #ould ha'e %een !orse, loo- at those people$ Truth -no!s no dis#rimination$ We all get !hat !e deser'e, not !hat !e thin- !e deser'e$ What !e do !ith it, is !hat #ounts$ .eople ta-e #redit for their su##esses and usuall+ %lame others for their failures$

The politi#al leader of "ndia, /rs$ "ndira )andhi, !as a great su##ess and !as lo'ed %+ the people$ She !as #arried on this !a'e and then it #rashed$ The people left her, she !as defeated and %rought to trial$ ,t no time did she %lame others$ ,fter a period of some +ears, she !as 'indi#ated, re3ele#ted, and on#e again lo'ed %+ the people$ 7er philosoph+ is of the Bhaga'ad )ita$ Do not %e so elated !ith +our su##ess or so depressed %+ +our defeats$ "t is all )od*s Will$ The grie'ing !oman, !ho had #ome to see Dadaji, had stopped #r+ing$ She !ent to 7im, 7e em%ra#ed her in 7is lo'ing, pla+ful !a+$ 4or the first time that e'ening, she smiled$ WEEP NOT FOR THE DEAD BUT CONSIDER THE LIVING.

Chapter T7"2TEEN

Cin#innatti, Ohio

Dadaji, tra'elling 6or- Cit+ the pilot ,%hi, 2oma, and 7ar'e+ !ere 'ia ,meri#an ,irlines from Ne! to Cin#innati$ ; 'er Cin#innati announ#ed that the airport !as so#-ed in !ith a 'er+ lo! 'isi%ilit+$ 7e said that !e !ould #ir#le for an hour, and if the #ondition remained, then !e !ould land in a different #it+$ Dadaji loo-ed o'er at me, smiled and said it !ould %e more than alright$ 7e put his forehead against the !indo!, shoo- 7is hand slightl+ and #losed 7is e+es$ "n !hat seemed an instant, the #louds parted and the ground !as 'isi%le$ The pilot immediatel+ announ#ed that there !as an une0pe#ted #learing and that !e !ere going in for a landing$ ,fter !e landed, the pre'ious !eather #ondition resumed$ We then !ent to the %eautiful home of an e0e#uti'e of )eneral Ele#tri#$ 7e !as of "ndian heritage and !as married to a lo'el+ ,meri#an lad+ !ho em%ra#ed the Christian Baptist faith$ She felt un#omforta%le to %e present during Dadaji* s sta+, so had arranged to ta-e the #hildren on a holida+ the ne0t morning$ She greeted Dadaji and told 7im she !ould %e lea'ing at M a$m$ the ne0t morning$ 7e replied that she !ould not lea'e until J a$m$ and 7e !ent up to his room$ She %e#ame some!hat ruffled that a stranger, !hom she had just met, !ould %e issuing orders to her a%out #hanging her s#hedule$ She turned to me and as-ed, "What is this all a%out " " told her that 7e sees and feels things for our good, %e+ond !hat !e #an reali8e$ ,nd, that if she !ere m+ !ife, " !ould do e'er+thing in m+ po!er to dela+ her departure until eight o*#lo#- the ne0t morning

,s it turned out, man+ unforeseen happenings of the morning #aused her to depart at e0a#tl+ J a$m$ ,t G>G; p$m$, that same da+, she phoned to tell her hus%and that although she left three hours later than usual, %+ some mira#le, she arri'ed at the same time she normall+ !ould ha'e, had she left at M a$m$ She is no! 'er+ #omforta%le in Dadaji*s presen#e and feels no need to lea'e !hen 7e sta+s in her home$ That e'ening as !e !ere gathered to sit !ith Dadaji, and !ere !aiting for him to spea-, someone as-ed a %lunt question$ ""s mone+ the root of all e'il " ,t all these informal gatherings, nothing is prepared$ Dadaji does not deli'er le#tures, or tea#h #lasses$ ,ll that happens is spontaneous$ Dadaji spo-e in response to the question sa+ing, "No question of mone+ or e'i5$ That is a mind fun#tion$ /one+ #an ne'er %ring pea#e or lo'e$ /one+ is a part of the life !e li'e$ "t is not good, it is not e'il$ "Some ha'e little and feel #ontent, some ha'e so mu#h and are misera%le$ Some ha'e little mone+ and feel misera%le, some ha'e so mu#h and feel #ontent$ "t is a question of !hether +ou ha'e the mone+ or the mone+ has +ou$ Be+ond this +ou must understand that nothing %elongs to +ou$ 6ou #an enjo+ and #areta-e and share !hat +ou are gi'en %+ )od$ Or +ou #an hoard it, thin-ing that it is some t+pe of se#urit+$ "There is no su#h thing as lu0ur+$ One person is %orn !ith the destin+ to ha'e a great deal of rna terial things and mone+$ This should not alter their faith in )od$ ,nother person is %orn !ith the destin+ to ha'e fe! material things and little mone+$ ,gain, this should not alter their a faith and lo'e for )od$ )od has #reated us to learn to %e faithful, not su##essful$ HANKER ONLY AFTER GOD. /ore #an ne'er %e enough$ Enough !ill a!a+s %e more$ =esus said, "*see- +e first the -ingdom of Truth and all else !ill %e added unto +ou$* This is the !a+ it !or-s$ 6ou #annot han-er after things and reali8e )od$ ""t is possi%le to ha'e so mu#h mone+, and not %e #aught up in it, and it is e'en possi%le to !al- a!a+ from it$ /ost people toda+ !ant to do as little !or- as possi%le, for as mu#h mone+ as possi%le$ ,l!a+s the ones !ho -no! )od !ant to do as mu#h ser'i#e as possi%le, !ith personal gain unimportant$" Dadaji tra'els around the !orld, at 'er+ great personal e0pense$ 7e has no thought of personal gain$ 7e a##epts no mone+ or gifts in e0#hange or gratitude for his

'isits$ 7e a##epts nothing for an+thing that o##urs during these gatherings or later in the li'es of those people !ho are tou#hed %+ 7is )ra#e$ "6ou thin- +ou !ill %e#ome happ+ %+ re#ei'ing so man+ material things of life$ 5ater +ou find it does not %ring real happiness as +ou e0pe#ted$ To safeguard against su#h re#urren#es of unhapp+ situations in life, the all mer#iful 5ord helps +ou !ithstand the unforeseen jolts, !hen +ou #ontinue repeating /ahanam !ith full de'otion$ 6ou #an do nothing, +ou ha'e no po!er of +our o!n and #annot al!a+s get things a##ording to +our e0pe#tations$ "Cal#utta is 'er+ hot$ But it does not matter, one %e#omes a##ustomed to it$ There is no question of toleran#e or for%earan#e$ 6ou a#tuall+ %e#ome seasoned !hen +ou reali8e that One Supreme Truth permeates the &ni'erse, manifesting different #olors, forms, tastes, and e'en !eather #onditions$" "True se#urit+ #an onl+ #ome !hen +ou gi'e up all thought of se#urit+$ .eople feel inse#ure %e#ause of the fear that !hat the+ ha'e !ill %e ta-en a!a+$ But the+ also feel inse#ure for fear the+ ma+ not get !hat the+ desire to ha'e$ " am telling +ou this is not possi%le$ 6ou !ill get e'er+thing that is #oming to +ou, do not !orr+$ ,lso e'er+thing that is to %e gi'en up, !ill fall a!a+ naturall+$" WANT NOTHING, GET EVERYTHING. HAVE GOD, HAVE EVERYTHING. HAVE EVERYTHING AND NOT GOD, YOU HAVE NOTHING

6ou do not ha'e to !orr+ a%out material or spiritual progress$ )od is !illing to pro'ide all that is ne#essar+ !hen +ou onl+ thin- on )od$ When +ou let go of all mental thought of se#urit+ and a#tuall+ die to it, that is the moment of Di'ine )ra#e$ Be #areful of an+ !orldl+ )urus !ho tell +ou to sell +our !orldl+ possessions and gi'e them the mone+$ 6ou must learn to li'e properl+, to #are for +our material en'ironment$ "Be #areful +ou are not sa+ing, *" lo'e m+ #ar, " lo'e m+ tele'ision, " lo'e m+ ne! #areer, " lo'e m+ #hildren$* This #ategori8es them all as things$ ThinCs are made to

enjo+ and help +ou to do the !or- of life$ The+ are not o%je#ts of lo'e$ Some turn around and rather than lo'e their %rothers and sisters, the+ use them$ &se things and lo'e people$ &se things and lo'e )od$ Do not use )od, use people, and lo'e things and mone+$ "n this !a+ mone+ !ill turn out to %e e'il, for +ou ha'e turned +our natural li'ing around$ 6ou are doing it %a#-!ards> 5"VE re'erses to EV"5$ " !ill tell +ou a stor+ a%out ho! it goes !ith things$ ; nee a man de#ided to gi'e a!a+ all his !orldl+ possessions and lea'e his famil+, at *his )uru*s suggestion$ 7e !as sent to a hill, gi'en a loin #loth and a %egging %o!l, and told to meditate on )od$ ;ne da+, he !ashed and laid his loin #loth to dr+ in the sun$ , rat #ame and #he!ed holes in it$ 7e then, along !ith his food, had to %eg another #loth$ This o##urred repeatedl+$ The 'illagers ga'e him a #at to #hase a!a+ the rats$ 7e then needed mil- to feed the #at$ The 'illagers got tired of gi'ing him mil- and ga'e him a #o! to mil-$ 7e then needed grain for the #o!$ The 'illagers ga'e him seed and suggested he plant a pat#h of land$ Soon, he had no time for his meditation, so the+ suggested he ta-e a !ife to help him !ith the land and mil- the #o!$ Some +ears passed, and the )uru #ame to see ho! the Sadhu !as doing$ 7e #ame to a large house, !ith !ife and #hildren, and #ould not %elie'e this had gro!n from the original$ The Sadhu turned to the )uru and said, "See, all this for the sa-e of preser'ing one loin #loth$" Do not run a!a+, do not gi'e up an+thing unless +ou are read+$ Do not for#e an+thing$ /one+ is fine, material things are fine, ho! e'er, tr+ to -eep +our life a simple one$ .eople are hungr+ for 5o'e, for )od, for .ea#e, for Truth$ The+ do not -no! ho! to feed this hunger$ So the+ o'ereat, drin- too mu#h, and load themsel'es do!n !ith material things$ "Our needs, in realit+, are 'er+ little$ Billions of dollars are spent ea#h +ear on ad'ertising programs to get people to %u+ !hat the+ do not need, and e'en %orro! mone+ to do so$ ,meri#a produ#es more and more goods, and has less and less e#onomi# se#urit+$ 6ou must #hange +our 'alues in order to satisf+ +our hunger$ Bu+ing, selling, o!ning, sa'ing, %uilding, -eeping, hoarding, in'esting, all are out!ard e0pressions of an inner need$ Bu+ing and o!ning things are li-e a treatment for disappointment, frustration, and failure$

"6ou must not #o'et !hat +our neigh%or has$ When +ou are free of this, +ou !ill la#- for nothing, and %e the ri#hest person in the !orld$ The greatest treasure, the pearl of great pri#e, !here is it , great poet on#e !rote> " laugh !hen " hear the fish in the !ater is thirst+$ 6ou !ander restlessl+ from forest to forest, !hile the 2ealit+ is !ithin +our o!n d!ellrng$ The Truth is here< )o !here +ou !ill to Benares or to /athura? until +ou ha'e found )od in +our Soul, the !hole !orld !ill seem meaningless to +ou$ 6our !ealth lies !ithin$ When +ou a##ept this, +ou ma+ %e the poorest in the !orld !ith respe#t to mone+, %ut the ri#hest still$ .eople are #onstantl+ led into frustration %+ their #onstant !ants$ 6ou need not %e o'ere0#ited in profit, nor %e depressed in loss, %oth are )od*s gifts$ 7uman %eings are %orn in the %od+, !ith )od, to e0perien#e e#stas+ %+ the taste of )od*s 5o'e, in this material, mortal !orld$ 6our superstitions, human in'ol'ements and +our irresponsi%le attitude to!ards )od, in +our ignoran#e do not allo! +ou to #ome near )od$ 6ou !aste these pre#ious human %irths gi'en to +ou$ E'en !hen )od #omes near, +ou ignore 7im in pursuit of !orldl+ pleasures and profits, !hi#h gi'e +ou pleasure one moment and pain the ne0t$ W"T7 DEVOT"ON, 6O& C,N 7,VE ,N6T"N) 6O& W,NT ,S 5ON) ,S )OD W,NTS 6O& TO 7,VE "T> T7"S "S )2,CE$ W"T7O&T DEVOT"ON, 6O& C,N 7,VE ,N6T7"N) 6O& W,NT, W7ET7E2 "T "S )OOD 4O2 6O& O2 NOT

Some people these da+s are tea#hing that +ou #an use )od to get !hate'er +ou !ant$ The+ sa+ that mone+ is )od in a#tion$ This is foolishness$ Can*t +ou see the Truth that !e !ere #reated to %e used %+ )od 6ou pra+ to )od, to some e0ternal o%je#t or image #reated of the mind$ 6ou %ring flo!ers, mone+ and as- for onl+ one more small fa'or or %lessing, sa+ing +ou !ill not %other )od an+more if onl+ +our pra+er is ans!ered$ Well, )od is all -no!ing$ 6ou get !hat +ou paid for, there is no #heating !ith )od$ There is a stor+ a%out as-ing for just one more fa'or$ When +ou laugh at it, +ou are laughing at +ourself, at the foolishness of +our !a+s$ , mother !as #aring for her t!o +ear old #hild at the edge of the seashore$ The #hild !as pla+ing !ith her pail and sho'el %+ the edge of the !ater, !hen a %ig !a'e #ame and s!ept th*e #hild, pail, and sho'el, all out to sea$ The mother started s#reaming and loo-ing up to the s-+, sa+ing, ")od, please %ring m+ #hild %a#-<" No sooner than the !ords fell from her mouth, than another !a'e deposited the #hild, inta#t at her feet$ She loo-ed do!n and then loo-ed up again and as-ed, "What a%out the pail and sho'el "

Wh+ tr+ to #ompli#ate +our li'es !ith so man+ things Do +our !or-, 2emem%er )od, #hant *2am, 2am,* !hen +ou feel a hunger that needs to %e fed, Dadaji !ill ne'er sa+ not to enjo+ +our li'es, or not to ma-e mone+, or not to %e su##essful$ =ust do it !ith remem%ran#e and +ou !ill %e satisfied, %e+ond satisfa#tion$ =ust -no!ing )od ,lmight+ is !ith +ou is alread+ more than enough$ 6ou ha'e an inner po!er mu#h greater than an+ po!er that e0ternal, material things ma+ %ring +ou$ The relationship +ou should ha'e !ith )od is Oneness not %ased on fear or re!ard and punishment$ )od is +our %est, nearest, and dearest friend$ The ,lmight+ is just, mer#iful, and lo'ing$ )od #reated e'er+thing$ When this relationship is reali8ed, +ou !ill ne'er ha'e to as- for an+thing, no matter !hat the #ir#umstan#es, +ou @ !ill al!a+s ha'e pea#e of mind$

No need to store up things$ Were Buddha, =esus, and 1rishna liars and fools The+ dire#ted us to li'e simple li'es and not suffer in the pursuit of !orldl+ goods$ Be!are of an+one !ho tells +ou that +ou must gi'e up e'er+thing, or that +ou must a#quire an+thing to find )od$ "n Truth, there is neither 'i#e nor 'irtue$

"We ha'e #ome to measure the !orth of one another %+ out!ard su##ess$ So#iet+ judges not %+ the lo'e one shares, %ut %+ mone+ and po!er$ *B+ their fruits +e shall -no! them,* does not mean things$ , person*s real !orth #an onl+ %e determined %+ the inner !orth$ When )od #reated +ou and %reathed Spirit into +ou, +ou !ere entrusted !ith the greatest of all inner !ealth$ 6ou must honor this ea#h da+ %+ assessing +our true treasure, /ahanam #hanting !ithin +ou$ ,nd remem%er ea#h da+, +our life, +our e0isten#e is a gift from )od$" BETTER THAN PRAISING THE GOOD AND CONDEMNING THE EVIL, IS TO SEEK GOD.