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First See, Then Say

 

January 7, 1971, Rajpur

 

So Master did see. The Master did see and then said something. We cannot really appreciate what they say, really appreciate, I would say. That’s why I say unless you see for you own self, don’t believe even the saying of the Master. That is a open truth. All outer ceremonies are secondary. They are symbol to say there is something: all say so, you see.

 

Kabir, says, “I'm going away to be married with God –oh people, I'm going away to be married with God.” marriage of the soul with the over soul. Can we say that? So first see and then say. The vast difference between a Saint and others that others may give long connotation of philosophy, but really they have never seen Him. So bookish  knowledge is all wilderness , no way out. even the Sayings of the Master's are not understood in their right perspective . . . . . . . unless you see. All say God is light; all say God is light. no body says, God is darkness, nobody say. Those who have not seen, also say God is Light. this just saying without seeing. So foremost thing is see first and then say. And don’t deceive your own self. We receive our self, God first, then others. It is Master only who said, “see they say. There is God . “ others only say by drawing only inferences , by feelings. And they are all subject to error . Master say: “We have seen .” where? In this man body , where there is whole universe. Why can't we see? This is natural question which arises. You say, “You have seen Him in the temple of man body. Well how? Why can't we see when he is here?” if there is Light here; I am here, why can't I see the Light?” the mind is between us. We are in control of mind. Mind is in control of outgoing faculties, and outgoing faculties are driven by outer enjoyments. Unless we withdraw from outside , from the entanglement of the out going faculties, mind and intellect, we cannot see. They say, “What is the proof?” sit and seed that’s all. They may have something to start with according to each mans background. But there is something. So the criterion of a Saint, of a Master, is only one who can give you some demonstration , may belittle or more.

 

All the Master's , most all scriptures say so, you may have sell these scriptures learned by a rote; may have filled with your brain with all of them. What’s the good of that? Can you taste anything from the spoon which is going through the pudding without taking any ? no . this is very simple Natural way of telling you. They say they have seen. They required no philosophy to prove their theories. They say, “All right there is God , go and see. Son knows the Father and others whom the son reveals. “ you may learn the biography of the saints. They give you something special in each mans life. if people begin to read the biographies of Saints they will gather more than all the scriptures. Each Saint has his own duty, his greatness. There was some principle working in their lives.

 

So , the main thing is you have got the man body. What is the highest thing that you can do in the man body? It is to know God to see God. Guru Nanak was asked, “With what eyes do you see God?” he said, “It is not the eyes of the flesh and bones, but the inner eye that sees, O Nanak. “The Bible says, “If thine eye be  single thy whole body shall be full of light.” it is not one of the outer eye which he refers . “it is better to enter in the world with one eye rather than too, because if you always work through two eyes, you'll go to hell.” This is the digest of all teachings, you see. Have you seen? That’s all right. Grow more. See, see, see and so much see that you forget yourselves  -so that you may say, “it is not I, it is not I, but Christ lives in me .” and the means to it is only love. Love develops receptivity. Your own self is now in that our self so much so that you forget yourself. This is why St. Paul said, “it is I, not now I, but Christ lives in me.” these are very facts. This is what is called Guru muktha –actions of Guru. When you absorb through love, you for get your other self. You will arise into the true self, egress , become born. You become one.

 

Last night I was giving you some different views of Christianity. I've got no new religion with me. why ? it would lead people astray, further astray. They would be involved in more vagaries, what to say of ignorance. Believe what he says. Because what he says, he sees . others say what they have not seen but only as a matte of inference of feeling and their all subject to error. So seeing is above all. So God is all alone, you see. He has got no Father, no mother. He wants to everyone to come to Him all alone. he does not want you to bring a children, your outer matters, or your physical body or your own intellect. He does not want all these things. Come alone, go to Him all alone. he is waiting for you. Meditation means only that. What does meditation means? To be all alone with Him, is it not ? that’s ll. Very simple way. There is nothing difficult. People have made it hard to understand form there own intellectual wrestling’s. You wan to go to Him all alone then withdraw from outside. If you are involved in outer things, how can you go to Him? And even if you sit before Him at all like a blind man, even then you will warn from Him. “give me this thing, give me that thing, give that thing . . . . . . things of this world or that the other world.” One Saint has prayed –in fact that’s very ideal prayer, “Oh God, I wan a gift from you.” What is that gift?” I should not ask anything from you. You do what is best for Me.” sometimes we do pray and get (what we have prayed for), later on we repent. Why did we ask for it, is it not so the best prayer is “Oh Master , O God, oh God, gives us what you think best for us, we want to come back to you, that’s all.”

 

How can the man who is involved in so many outer things go? Christ gave a parable like that. It is easier for what –do you know? –for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God. how can the man who is involved in so many outward things –101 irons in the fires –withdraw from outside? That’s the first problem: how can you withdraw? You enjoy out side an unless you get more blissful enjoyments inside you cannot withdraw from outside. A child who is playing with things , won't leave them unless you give some something sweet.

 

Some run and then recede. God helps those who had do not helps those who do not themselves. God also helps those who help themselves, but only those who helps themselves and forget in all that effort, loose themselves, only then, not before. Which is the easier one? First or second?

 

Not to help yourself.

 

Don’t help yourself. You will see. You'll have progress., you'll here. just withdraw, go back to your own self. That’s all

 

And it isn't matter of believe , it is ?

 

Belief?

 

Depending on how much our faith is . . . . . . . .

 

Look here , faith comes only as a result of the reaction of the past; or if you see something. How does faith comes? Either as a reaction of the past –man is in the make –or if he has received something substantial before Him. When the Pakistan –India war broke out, I remember very spiritual religion people who were praying into God night and day, like that. Thousands were killed. They said, “Where O God , O where are you? “ because they did not see, their faith breaks away. Faith remains only so long as you have everything to meet your own desires. If that is not given, then  . . . . . . so faith is the root cause of all religions, that’s true, but faith arises how? That’s the point. Either as reactions of the past or if you have something substantial before you. So blind faith does not help you, only to certain extent, not beyond. When everything goes according to your wish and pleasure, then , “Oh God is alright.” But if you are put to adversity and nobody helps you, “Oh, where is God?” preaching only goes to the heart from such people who talk from the abundance of their heart, from what they are. The arrow that is driven to the breast goes to the target. What comes from the level of the mouth of the intellect, words which so many sermons and lectures and so many books, can have little or no effect and those are given only from the level of , if I may use the word, belly. How can they help? They are not after the real things. So first see and then say , that’s the point. Usually I write in my circulars , group leaders and others should speak of what they are woolly convinced. Otherwise, say, “All right we have learned this.” That’s all. Sometimes we act as bosses, “O this is all right. My word is the word of God. “ they are people like that; generally very few. They don’t carry further effect to the people as they are colored with the worldly colors so much so that no other colors can come through.

 

So this topic is to see and then say. Follow the words of the Master's or the Saints. They come from time to time. they have been coming, they may come in the future too. There's no heart and fast rule against it, because we are all His children. The Father will look after his children, in what way? To bring back the prodigal sons , you see.

 

So , leave your philosophies I would say. The word philosophy means, do you know what? Love of God. it comes from the word philosophy, love of God and the philosopher is one who loves God . now we take it in a different way. We dint go to the root of the words. Some body asks Socrates, “Do you love truth?” “Yes.” “do you love Plato?” He said, “Yes, I love Plato.” “Who do you love more?” “I love truth more that Plato.” Love Plato because you understood God, you see. So we all should be philosopher. Nowadays the word philosophy means,  intellectual wrestling, drawing , inferences, that’s ll. Do you now follow what is the difference between the Sayings of the Saint and others? These things are not clear in books, I tell you honestly. Philosopher one who loves God , sees him. So I am giving you what I have come to in my life. I wish you the same, you see. Every Father wishes his children to develop even more than himself. But there's no goal except to be with him there. They are all one there. We are all micro Gods, so of the same Father, brothers and sisters in God. That’s the open truth. We have made it heart to understand. and Christian and I am Mohammedan , I am this, I am that. Well those are the badges you are varying your body, are they not? You’re a man . you're not even a man, you bare the body of the man. your something else; a conscious entity. A drop of the ocean of all consciousness , environed by mind and matter and outgoing faculties, identified with them so much so that you have forgotten yourself, that’s all. That is why I say, “know thyself, O man.” I respect all scriptures. Master's come to the time to time to teach according to the need of the hour. Puritans came in the West. They were soldiers of the truth , khalasa. Khalasa means on who has got full Light of God refulgent in Him. Whoever has got Gods refulgent in Him is the son of God. others are also sons of God, but they have not realize it, not even seen it. the Master's never say “We speak,” they say, “He speaks. “ they become only a channel. They speak what comes, not what they want to speak, according to the need of the time, occasion. They speak book. They speaks scriptures, scriptures came through them, is it not so? They are men like you. They have the same man body, born in the same way. So I wish you all to have the same perspective. You will change like anything. so that comes through by love through by loving God with all thy, heart, with all thy soul, with all thy strength. Any further?

 

Love thy neighbor as thy self.

 

Why? If you say you love God and you hate your brothers, then , you are a liar. Is it not so? This is what all scriptures say.

 

There is only a diversion of your attention from this side to that side, that’s all. One Bullen Shah , a Saint , came to his Guru who was just a gardener, placing saplings here and there. He asked Him how  to get God and how to see God, “O dear fellow, it's a very easy. Like taking out a sapling from one place and putting it in other place.” You are attention –divert your attention from here to there. A very simple way of explain. Withdraw your attention from outside, place it inside; then you'll see. They want to you to see within. Then, “Let me see you, not the others.” That’s all where to see? Within your own self. He is your controlling Power within you. You and he both resides in this very man body you want to see Him? Then put your whole attention in their. That’s all. The same thing is explained in so many ways. So the only difficulty arises , we don’t want to See God. be sure. Don’t deceive yourself. If you do wan to see Him, surely you will see him. He is waiting for you. But your entangled here, there. You don’t have to leave the world , but pay off your debts, and go back home, please.

 

Two things were before me after leaving my educational career: one, gambeson of life. I was very found of reading scriptures, like that. In my school career , I read two libraries. I had two things before me: God or word. nobody was to advice me. I went to the wilderness all alone at night from six, seven to till twelve, one , two, at night. ultimately I came to the conclusion: God first and World next. You see. The result was, every step taken was a step to that goal. “God first, wait. “

 

Is God first or is world first? We take world first and God to help us in the world, that’s all. Everybody must decide what he wants to do. We are adrift. Sometimes we want God, sometimes the world. So decide first what you want to do. Sometimes I tell people , “decide what you want to do from this day on.” You must have something before you: and work. Work for it, may be only a step is taken but it will take you closer to the goal. Sometimes your running like a hare, then sleeping, then again turning your head,  some other way. It's better to go regularly like a tortoise, step by step, step by step, every day not turning but going ahead. So your on the way. God is waiting for you, each one of you. He is also waiting for me. I want  to go back. I tell you how far I am imprisoned here.