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Sin And Religion Darshan at
Dehra Dun, February, 1971 What are the sins of omission and commission? Sins of
omission? Commission is all right. What about omission? Where do you find this? In some religious terminology, when there's a duty that you should have done, that’s a sin of omission. And when you commit an actual sin, that’s a sin of commission. This is wrong.
Christ said that if you think of adultery, it is the same as though you had
committed it[Matthew 5:28]. How can you change this? While the act does not
actually come to commission you have been poisoned, have you not? So to me,
there's no sin of omission, you see. This is not what I say, this is what
Christ said. His words should be taken as law. If you have thought of adultery,
it is as though you have committed it. and further, in the Law of Moses, one of
the Ten Commandments states that if a
wife leaves her husbands or husband leaves His wife, and if they remarry, that
is adultery. What more do you want? Does that not mean failure in chastity?
Chastity, as I have told you , is in thought, word, and deed. Even if you have
controlled your poison is there. So this word, and deed. Even if you have
controlled your organs not to do it but nevertheless you have committed in
thought, the poison is there. So this word I have never used in my talks so far
to the best of my knowledge. Saints go further; they say, “Oh man, be afraid of
the sins you have committed
unconsciously.” This goes a step further. Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
This applies also at the government level. The heart is pure only if it is
devoid of desires –even in thought, you see. These things come up. Religions
are made and unmade. One of the first branches of Protestantism was started by
Luther. Luther wanted to marry a nun. He could not because of the rules. So he
made new laws, and later married six
times. Out of this a new religion started. Adultery, you see. Every man is very strong, happy in his own religion.
The word “Woman” is translated in the original Bible as “Lust.” Now they have
changed this. Translations are made incorrectly. The King James Version of
Bible taken to be accurate to other religions. we have never gone deep down
into this subject. That is why all these new sects come up. One man says he has
got something, “my way is like that . .
. . .” there will be hundreds who follow him and a new cult is formed. There is
only one God. man is made with equal privileges; he is embodied soul. Soul is
of the same essence as that of God. man is the highest in all creation, in
which he can regain his godhead. There is one controlling Power, call it by any
name; this is the only God. all other religions came into being according to
mans personal wishes, I would say. Is it not strange to find out how Lutherism
and Protestantism came into being –only to meet the wishes of Henry VIII and
Luther? It is similarly so with all religions. I'm not indicating that this
applies to only Protestantism –all other religions came about like that. Pure
Sikhism is to find the “Light that is within the body.” Khalsa is one in whom
that Light is refulgent, the Light of God. now , how many are there who are
true Sikhs? They simply speak –read certain passages. It has become a social
formation. There are so many. There are khulas, there are Naam dharis, and many
more. These things came up only for want of practical people. Excuse me now, I
may go even further. Reforms, unauthorized reforms, have been made quite lawful
by their new religions, you see. Yes? Why did Guru gobind Singh say that the Guru granth sahib would be the Guru? Well, he never
wanted to say, so, but people pressed that issue; society demanded that there
should be some law. First he refused. The second time, he refused. The third
time, he said, “All right, what the scriptures say, do. This is Bible truth; go
by the scriptures. “ the scriptures say to go to somebody where the Light is
effulgent within. That is what they say. Even if you take the living example of
Guru gobind Singh, and I taken the living example of God, should I not obey
you? He said, “Do what the scriptures say. Further, you may have your outer
customs, rituals made according to your own convenience.” This is what Guru
gobind Singh says. “but for inner things, go to the Master.” We people do not
know what we are our own selves. We don’t know our own scriptures. The only
difficulty is that for want of practical people, all this started. But again,
some body comes up, with the grace of God. he does not want them to break what
they have formed, and he says, “Well, dear friends, you are going amiss. All
right, lives as I tell you. Reviews your life daily . . . . . . . “ there are
now over seven hundred religions and cults. How can you break away and form a
new one? So our Master used to say, “What is the use of digging up a new well
if so many wells already exist? Truth is there; we have forgotten. They are
after me to form a new religion. Said, “no.” may be after, someone not to the
mark, a foolish man may come up and form a religion. I have made no temples, no
cathedrals, nothing of the sort. We have the earth below and the sky overhead,
and man body is the temple of God. some impractical man after me may be after
starting a new religion. I am telling you how the trend goes, you see. Some
people, whom God sends, or who come
with the grace of God, say, “Oh, you are going amiss. Why? This is the right
way.” And that right way appeals to everybody. No exaggeration; no underrating.
“ there is one man, one soul of the same essence as that of God, a child of
God, you see, and there is one God on which all superstructures are made.” When I went to
America, I said, “unity already exists, but we have forgotten.” This is how I
started my talks. “That school is all right which turns out many perfect men.”
This man center I have started is now breaking the ice. It is set up at the
outer level of men. You are all men, whether Jews, Mohammedan, Christians.
Those are labels with which you are strutting.
Most of the people are spirituality blind. A spirituality blind person
is one whose inner eye is not open to see the Light. Kabir says, referring to
the people around Him, “Well, all are blind. If there were one or two, I could
have given them eyes, but it is a fact; most are blind. Saints defines a blind
man as one whose inner eye is not opened, not one who has no visibility from
his eyes on the face. But even those
who are blind (outer) can also be given the gifts of inner Light, with the
grace of the Master. When I went to Louisville, Kentucky, one blind doctor who
came up had a sitting. He saw Light and said, “Christ has come to my eyes.”
Light is there whether you have got eyesight or not. Yesterday, I went to an
old man who cannot see or hear outside and put him into meditation. He sees
that Light. a blind man! so those are the facts. A building may be very
magnificent, but if there's no light here no inferences are required to be
drawn for what I am telling you. Facts remain facts. These are plain truths
–simple –no high sounding words. Those who have awakened will appreciate this
man center. When I tell them, “Oh, yes,” they agree –it's all right. But this has
been taught by all Master's. Christ was sitting in the multitude and his mother
came up from behind. People told Him, “Your mother has come.” He said, “Who is
my mother? These are all my brethren who do the will of God.” so you have been
united in the real relationship, as joined by God –all brothers and sisters in
God. That’s the true relationship in which the Master joins you, unites you.
This has been shorn of all rituals, customs. Yes? Why was the creation made? Why did we lose our Godhead? Let me explain
to you: God plus desires is man. why did he make it? I think you should go to
Him and then ask. When I go to the United States, I have to abide by the laws
there, do I not? Whether I am Indian, Christian, or Chinese, or Japanese. So
when you came down to this earth plane, you have to abide by the laws here. why he made it? I think it is not wise
when you're in a house which is on fire to enquire while sitting inside, “Why
was a fire started in this house? Who started it? what was the reason?” just
get out! I think you will find the answer. Get out, rise above, and enter
within, then you'll know yourself. When you come out you will know so many things. Or better still, since God made all
these things, why do you not go to Him directly and ask Him, “Why did you make
all of this?” all Master's say it was his wish. He wanted to, that’s all. Why
do we beget children? Because we wish to, is it not? So it was his will. So
first get out of this house you are in, enter within, then ask. There are so
many walls within walls. There is the physical wall, there is the astral wall,
and there is the casual wall. First at least get out of this physical body.
Then you may know something, maybe not fully, but something. We are very much
stuck fast in walls, and walls within walls. Shake off this physical body and
you'll come to know your true self, and then you can know you’re over self. |