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The House Is On Fire February 24,
1971 In some of the
writings, you talk about the still point in meditation where one still, and
body I felt some Power pull me up. Yes. That is
right. Don’t be afraid of it. astral body will leave body. No, it felt good. Yes, of course.
It is bliss giving. Now at the time so leaving the body you will go jolly if
you daily. When you know how to leave your body at will, then no fear of death.
By regular practices you will come up to that. Why have we
made it so that we are now in such a great delusion? Delusion? When
the house is on fire, what should you do? Should you do? Should you inquire
while sitting there, why was this house
put on fire? It is better first to get out of the burning house and then
inquire. First wing. The second is that we should go to God who made the world
and ask why he made all this. I think if it is possible, he would reply
correctly. Others will give only assumptions. Why do we give birth to a child?
You know? It is our will. All Master say that he wished it. he was one and
wiched to be many. This is his will. Why did he? We should go and ask Him
further, and if, God willing, with great fortune we reach Him, then we know Him
too, and there will be no questions left. Kabir says, “I
have not seen anyone who has taken birth and is happy.” So ask anybody, you
see. He’ll say he has something against his wishes. Saint Tulsi Das who was a
Saint and Guru Nanak both say the same – “The world is all Maya.” Tulsi Das
says, “All are unhappy on account of either physical body, illness, or for want
of money. Or by the cruelty of mind – all complain against mind.” Then He says,
“Is there any remedy for this?” He says, “Yes, there is one remedy. Just sit at
the Feet of a Saint.” He lets you know why you are unhappy. We are conscious
entities. So we can become happy only when we come into contact with the higher
consciousness, you see. Our soul is all wisdom, eternal, all joy, all bliss. If
our soul comes in contact with the Oversoul or God, only then is there
happiness. So long as our
attention is imbued with the world, we are constantly in touch with the worldly
things. These things will either be taken away in due course or will have to
withdraw from them at the time of death, so you then feel unhappy. If we
continue living with that higher consciousness all along, then there is no
unhappiness. So that is why the Saints say, “come in contact with that which
ever dies, which is eternal.” Our soul is eternal. If he comes to it, that part
which is eternal, then there is no suffering, no separation. In all outer
things we are something attached. Sometimes we drown with the reactions of the
past. Take the example of a dog who eats bones. There is no sweetness in the
bones, but he eats the bones and tastes his own blood. He thinks it is very,
very tasty, but the real taste was within him. So all happiness and bliss is
within our own selves. So long as we are absorbed in something, we feel happy.
But these things are not eternal, are changing panorama of life. sometimes we
are attached. Sometimes we are withdrawn. So long as we remain attached, it is
all right, we are happy, but when that is withdrawn from us, or we are made to
withdraw; when we withdraw, we feel unhappy. So the Saints have given the
solace, “All are unhappy.” Guru Nanak says, “Who is happy there?” Those who
come in contact with the God-into-expression Power, which is called Naam or
word. That will never die; you will never be withdrawn – that is why. You will
feel happiness all along. So those who want continuous bliss without any break,
that overflowing bliss, should be in tune with that God Power which is
pervading all creation. And that is within you. so this is the real salvation,
the solution to the whole problem. When we have great profits and get money, we
are very pleased. But when the bank fails or some dacoit comes and takes away
all our money, we are not happy then. Do you feel happy? – no more. So come
into contact with something which will never leave you, and that is God or
God-in-man. Did Christ not say, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee,
until the end of the world?” Did He not? So Christ was the Power which
manifested at the human pole of Jesus. That lived even before Jesus and shall
remain for ever. That is called God power, Master power, or Guru power. You given a
contact with That, the outer expression of which is Light and Sound. You are
just to entune yourself with It. when that is developed, you’ll hear the music
of the Spheres, without any payment all along, twenty-four hours of the day and
night. and this has been the basic teachings given by all Saints who came in
the East or West. Location makes no difference. Master, you’ve mentioned that the Bible hasn’t been translated accurately at all. Naturally, when
one thing has been translated from one language to the other, first of all you
won't find suitable words. The other thing, translator who are not well
conversant with the theory, practically, cannot give the right interpretation.
Bible gives reference to something that Christ said. Christ was Word made
flesh; the right interpretation can only be given by Him who is Word made
flesh. Emotions or feelings or drawing inferences are all subject to error.
Seeing is above all. Those who saw gave out something in words which can only
be rightly interpreted by one who sees. I was wondering though, is there any particular translation which is better than other? The original
Bible was written in some other language. [Aramaic] that language I don’t know.
This was then translated into another language, then into Latin, and from Latin
further into English. There have been so many versions, one, two, three, like
that, and ultimately . . . . . . ? The results is before you. Only such
things can be relied on are those which have been given out by the Master
directly written in His own hand. You may hear something, but you may not catch
fully what Master says: you will give in your own version. Even the version
given by those who had met Christ would not be as totally reliable as given out
by Christ Himself. So these scriptures can be correctly interpreted only by
those who see. When I went to
the West, and gave a talk in the Jewish Temple, I spoke to them referring to
their own Books and gave references from other scriptures too. And in the
churches I spoke referring to their Bible. At one church I asked Dr. - - After
my speech, “How do you find this now?” He answered, “What you have interpreted
is true.” He was a professor. So it is a matter of seeing. Those who see will
give the same interpretation because they’ve seen. Other interpret at the level
of intellect or feelings, that’s all. Some say God is Light. they interpret
that as intellectual light. they have never seen Light. When the tenth
Guru’s 300 years anniversary was celebrated in India, I was also invited to
give a talk over there. His life was a very wonderful life. At the age of 36,
he did wonders in the literary way as well as in all other ways. Last of all I
said, “We are proud of Him; He was a great personality, a great Saint. But is
He proud of us?” He turned out Khalsas. Khalsa is one in whom the Light of God
is manifested, who sees the Light of God within is full effulgence. There are
many people who were Sikhs going on in an ordinary religious way, very devout,
who came up to me and asked, “Is there any light within?” These things are
handed down from time to time, and are enshrouded, unexplained. Thank God there
have been no additional to the Granth Sahib. Most other Holy Books are not all
original. So the original real thing is only what is written by Saint himself.
For that, two scriptures are very valid. One: Koran of Mohammedans. There has
not been a change, of jot or title, with the very words. The other is Sikh
scripture (Adi Granth) which was compiled by Guru Arjan Himself. That has been
very strictly guarded. Nothing has been added or left out. He has collected the
sayings of so many Saints and put them all together in one place like a feast,
a banquet hall of spirituality. If a man is in one ism or the other, when he
has Seen that God Power, he consider all are one. Guru Arjan has collected the
saying of more than fifty Saints. All other Books are additions and
subtractions. So these two scriptures are valid. We are thankful for the social
religions for they have kept them quite safe without any amalgamation. Then even if we get those two – the Koran and the Granth Sahib – they have been translated. Yes. Yes, that
is why. Oh. You have to go. It is a quarter to ten. All right. Go Jolly! |