A Seed Has Been Sown February 23,
1971, Morning Darshan, Rajpur Can only the spiritual seed which we have sown here in earthly life be developed in the Beyond? And then secondly, when we have made no effort to develop current ability, can we develop then in the Beyond? It will take a
longer time there as compared with here. what will take years to do there you
can do here in months. That’s the difference. The seed cannot be destroyed but
it can be developed here more quickly than there in the Beyond. So in man body
we have got more glimpses. And in those cases [in the Beyond], only that seed
will grow in which you have not the slightest attachment to the world.
Otherwise you’ll have to come back as the man body and develop it. Do you
follow? A seed has been sown. It is growing. If you develop here, by coming in
contact with that God Power and all other attachments are cut off, then you are
not to return. You’ll have to develop there; but in a longer time as compared
with here, then you'll have to come back as man; not below the category of man,
that’s the point. Scriptures say something but they're very brief; there are
man side issues. Now what I tell you appeals to common sense. The man who has
got no attachments, too many attachments, give and take, here –there, he’ll
have to come back. The seed has not grown. If the seed had grown, that would
have helped in becoming unattached. Do you follow? If the seed is grown here,
is just like a canker in the timber. Outwardly it appears all right, but inside
it is all eaten up, you see. Just the same, the seed is sown. If you’ve
developed, then you'll be unattached in the inner way. It will help in that
way. Now that point is clear, is it not? That’s good. So that is why it is
said: if you're a learned man at the time of leaving the time of leaving the
body, you'll remain learned. You cannot become a Saint by coming out of his
room. You are what you are here. By simply going out of the body, you cannot
become a Saint. You are what you have developed, I think that appeals to common
sense. Does it not . . . . I ask you? does what I'm telling you appeal to
common sense? of leaving the body, you'll remain learned.
You cannot become a Saint by coming out of his room. You are what you are here.
By simply going out of the body, you cannot become a Saint. You are what you
have developed, I think that appeals to common sense. Does it not . . . . I ask
you? does what I'm telling you appeal to common sense? Yes. What else,
please? Yes? It is said in spiritual gems by Master Baba Sawan Singh that if one cannot quiet the mind by just sitting, it should be done by sheer force. Now when he said, “by sheer force”, that is not sitting without any effort, so there's a contradiction there. In that book,
you read some excerpt from letters which were originally given in the Punjabi
language, not in English. I don’t vouchsafe the correctness of the translation
done; do you follow? I've got those real letters with me, copies, true copies
which our Master gave to me. I've got more copies of them. So that letter “You
must sit by sheer force” was written to one man who said, “I cannot sit.”
“Well, you must sit; I order you!” It was for the disciple’s sake, you see?
Some day you may say, “I cannot sit.” And I will say, “Well, you must sit; I
order you!” It was for the disciple’s sake, you see? Some day you may say, “I
cannot sit.” And I will say, “Well, you must put it more time whether you want
it or not.” That is what he meant. But if you are compulsion there, your whole
effort is in the strengthening of the ego; how can you go on? The right way of
doing meditation is to repose . . .
. So books do not give us true things,
and moreover, when these books are translated into another language, the true
things cannot be properly interpreted. Master gave those original letter to me
only, nobody else. And I kept four copies with me and returned the other in a
very beautiful casket to the Master. They know the contents. There is no
difference of opinion. He said, “Here’s the man who can repeat my words, and
tell us what we are to do.” By adopting their very virtues, you become Saint in
their eyes. I wish each of you to begin to live by their virtues. You will have
transvision. So history
usually shows when Master leave, two things start. The one who is given
Mastership ( and he never gives to his own children; may be in rare case if
anybody is fit) leaves the place. Guru Nanak had two sons; both started
mastership at home, but he gave it to Guru Angad who left that place and went
to some other place. Guru Angad had so many children. He gave it to Amar Das
among us, you see, and the children started their mastership at home. In all
other cases this happens similarly. So Master told me, “All right, you go.
Wherever you go, honey, all bees will come up.” This is but natural. That is
the background of why I mentioned those letter, the original letters in
Punjabi. The book was issued in the name of Baba Sawan Singh. It was his
graciousness; He did it. So it told you that what has been translated in English
and printed in A Great Saint Baba Jaimal Singh – his
life and teachings are the
most important of the letters. As for those not translated by me, I cannot
vouchsafe the correctness of the translations there. But, you will get some
good out of it because Spiritual Gems was wonderful writing. Everything that is
given in the original language is to the point. In translation . . .. What
happened to the Bible? You know. There were so many translation . . . what happened to the Bible? You know. There
were so many translations; translations then, now again more translation. “I
give you all herbs and seeds for meat. Take all the herbs as meats. Take all
the herbs as meat.” That’s the original translation and we have seen how it has
been differently translated. “Don’t use intoxicants.” When president Kennedy
was killed, I saw on television the throwing of wine, giving of that outer
intoxication from outer means. So you see how these things get started.
Kennedy’s friend, the owner of fourteen big ships, was initiated by me. he had
a mind to be initiated, and he was assassinated on the way. He was a good man
in himself, Kennedy. We were talking about his work in our homes. He was wide
awake. So, how do all
these things come about? There's also reason. Inner intoxication or coming in
contact with the word within you is something else. We strict the use of any
intoxication which give vent to intoxication outside; the effect are what I've
seen on television. For want of practical people, these things come about from
within religion. For want of practical people, these things come about from
within religions. so religions say there's God, there's soul, there's manbody.
Why all these different cults and all these different factions? Because they’ve
forgotten the original thing. Now there's more than 700 cults. Really there is
only religion: re means back, ligio means to bind. To bind your soul backwith
God is religion. These are the facts as things were, you see. They have taken
the social bodies as their religion. What you can
express in the English language, your mother language, I cannot express exactly
in Punjabi. I find I am wanting for words to express my thoughts from Punjabi.
I find I am wanting for words to express my thinghts from Punjabi into English
for want of vocabulary you might say; there is great beauty in the words. You
know better than me in English, do you not? There are some words in Punjabi you
cannot express in English. I have got some bit of English; I cannot relay that
I know too much. There are words in the mother language that cannot be
translated. When I went to
Louisville and gave talks there, one man who is one of the three most learned
people in the world met me. he said, “You're the only man who has appealed to
me so far in life.” I don’t know much English, only just enough to serve my
purpose, to bring home something, but it is not exact. Mother language is
something else, is it not? So language loses in translation. The exact meanings
are spoiled, I tell you, are they not? So
men who translate what they have understood from other people who have
interpreted for their own understanding. If they have not know what the science
really is, they go amiss. - - - has translated the Sikh literature. He has done
a little but better but even then they do not know the science. So how can they
do full justice to the work? In the instance I am quoting you, the men who were
told. There are so many charges in the verse of the Bible. I had some
opportunity when I was in service to have a superintendent in my division who
was a Christian. He was a librarian. From Lahore, so he brought two of the best
books in his library to me every week. I read through all those books, old
literature, for a year or two. I know that I cannot exaggerate, but I think I
learned more about Christianity than the Christians themselves. This is because
they have not know the basic principles therein. Many people do not know old
literature. It is through this old literature I got a literary insight into
Christianity. I cannot say that I've know everyone, but I've had correspondence
with teacher and with teaching of others Master's; so that is why I feel I am
authority in this work. So God was teaching me, you see. I studied the Persian
language up to the highest standard in order to understand books of Mohammedan
literature in the original language. I remember
reading the quotation somewhere, “it is easier for a camel to pass through the
eye of a needle than a rich man to enter heaven. Yes. Is not a rope
going through a needle more than logical? This means
those attention is expanded in so many outer respect, that’s all. Translations
cannot be taken literally. Those who know the science, know. They can express
better because it is matter of seeing. Those who have seen gave out the right
interpretation –which can only be given by somebody who knows the science, who
has seen. Those who would like to give out at the level of intellect, cannot do
full justice to it. I know two
initiates who in the beginning read - - - - and they found contradictions in it
and your teaching, very minor ones, but it created a lot of problems in their
minds. Yes, I
explained that. That is a translation of letters, not the original. I just
issued the jist of all letters in separate heading in Baba Jaimal Singh . I did
not quote exact letters. Out of those letters I've got with me, I gave
instructions on the particulars aspects of approach under different headings in
the life of baba Jaimal Singh , you see. There are many things in the original letters –so many letters.
The jist of the letters which pertain to the science, I gave out in baba Jaimal
Singh. You'll find teaching there, which are the jist of those letters written
by baba Jaimal Singh. So I sorted out from the original which I had in my
possession. So now you'll find difference, qualitative, you see. Yes? I was reading -
- - - by- - - and was amazed in one section it says that the Master gave
initiation to over 700 people . and out of that only two saw light; only two
saw light, he said in the book. Then here, last
day, Master gave to 653 people, all saw. Over 200 had the Master's form. There
are some who read the charged word. I say the teaching are the same, the words
are the same, but they aren’t charged. So what is the difference? All right, I
got a letter from - - - ; he is now a forerunner of the - - - - group. He wrote
inner experience, his life will be cut short by two years; I've got that
letter. Now they're afraid of asking for any experience. World you like to have
your life cut short by two years? Has your life been cut short? So these things are
issued to serve their purpose. Men do not even know the exact position for
meditation. He wrote me, “does meditation do anything in the nervous system?”
he asked. I said, “no, man becomes more fresh. It is the Bread of life.” such
like people are their leaders. That’s delicate
point but several of us have talked it over one to one. When we hear group
leaders, our group leaders, giving really erroneous information, should we just
keep out mouth shut or what can we do? Just wrote to you or what can we do? Just one thing,
one thing I tell you. it is better not to talk in public where there are the
new as well as the ones. What you have detected, others may not even have
thought of it. tell Him privately, “this is wrong.” It's been done. If he does not
do it, write to me. That is why I now issued one circular for group leaders
only to determine how far they have understood the scriptures. With all that,
they simply ruminate, never going deeply into that. As I told you, most of the
group leaders get less experience than you people here. why? They simply think
leaders get less experience than you people here. why? They simply think they
are bosses. Some are doing like that, I don’t blame the whole faith, you see.
Truth remains truth. If your life is changed that will appeal to everyone. If I
am working for the same cause and you are working for the same cause, I
consider myself as you are, on the way to perfection. Then why all these
dissension, one fighting with the other? Then I would
prefer not to be a group leader. I will tell
you, if you become a boss, it is better not to become a group leader. If you want to serve in the real sense, set
an ex and say what you have some to know. Others say, “Master has told me like
that.” Why do you act and pose? What things are clear to you –all right, say.
But what has never been clear to you, before, and you say, “Oh, I have seen
this and that thing, come follow me, “this is not the way up. If you’ve become
the mouthpiece of your Guru or the Master and be true to your own self, then it
is very good to become a group leaders. You have been chosen for that; to set
an ex to others. It does not mean that you should not set an ex if you are not
a group leader, but the group leader should be ideal person, you see. They
should live up to the teaching to the maximum. If they have not become Master,
they at least have been on the way for so many years and must have developed by
this time. if they have not developed, then how can they changed? Yes? How can some
body be a true mouthpiece of the Master and contemplate doing his will unless
he has risen above body consciousness? Look here, the
criterion of a Master has already been given very clearly in my books. Who can
give you some experience, some capital to start with, more or less according to
each mans background? If he can give you something to start with, there's hope
that he may give you more. Then, regularity pays, and living up to what we are
told pays. These things were given, as I already told you many times , to those
people who lived with the Master for years. They prepared their vessels for it
and then Master gave something. Now, how can you remain with the Master for long? So he gives you something the
very first day, more or less, of course. Something to start with; some may get
five talents. They get more and more. For that: blessed are the pure things are
given to you straight off, the very first day and you're asked to maintain very
strict personal introspection. Do it. the more you'll do it, the more you'll
progress by regular practice and also by weeding out all failures. There's no
doubt about it. you get something and that has to be developed. Those who are
satisfied without getting anything, all right. Why should I interfere? Those
who want it, they get it. if you don’t want to come, then that’s all right. If
they're satisfied with nothing, that’s all right. So that letter showed
“scriptures say two years of life is cut down if you want any experience.” Will
show you that letter when we go to Delhi. Religions experience stand. . . .
things of a religions Nature stand more definitely than others. Some facts I
cannot give in books. Why should want to create Andy controversy. Yes? I've been led
to believe that you cannot speak for the Master unless you can get the Master
thought transference directly at the time of your satsang. Until then,
until then, just think of the Master and go on. You're helped. Thought will
continue. Thoughts will come of which you would never think. He’ll make a
channel of you. If you response, sit up, go on _you'll have it. That’s a
concession to those who are chosen. But where there's ego . . . “I have become a boss” . . . . you’ve become
the elder brother, that’s all right. You cannot become the Father. I have given
many things of this Nature in my circulars. Nobody should stand between the
Master and the initiates. If anybody stands, considers himself to be husband
like –he cannot be husband like. He can be an elder brother but cannot be
husband or husband like, you see. If that man has little or nothing in his bank
and you take what he gives out as the ideal, you're gone and he is also doomed,
is it not so? |