70 Clutching – There Must Be Some Definite Purpose February 28,
1971 How do you
prevent clutching in meditation? What should a
begat do who sits at the door of a donor? He should wait. It is all a gift, no
compensation for anything you have done –nothing. What you get is sheer gift.
He may or may not give; it is all his grace. Sit at the door and wait. Wait and
see –clutching will be over. clutching is business like, “Oh, this has not
come. You have not given this thing. You have no claim to that. Whatever is
given is sheer grace, a gift in return for no effort on our part. It is a gift.
Is it not? With that understanding, clutching will be over. very simple. Do you
follow how the clutching be overcome? You sit at the door and wait –that is
all. Yours is only to sit at the door, quite cut off from all outside, nothing
else. We must learn
this? What learning?
Is any educational career involved? When a donor gives, it is at his mercy. You
have to come to the door, that’s all. Who are those who get? Those who come to
the door. Those who do not side hardly come to the door, but are dragged
outside, then? I think they will be last men to be given, is it not? Moreover, when
you sit at the door, your purpose should be very clear. Why should you sit at
the door? Are you after having some of these things, or the things of the
world, or what? You must be clear. If you see. You will have even the worldly
things, or the things of the other world, or what? You must be clear. If you
sit at the door with any definite purpose, you will have everything, you see.
You will have even the worldly things, given you, those things which belong to
the other world and also God himself, but you should sit at the door with a
quite definite view of what you want. Do you sit at the door with atha purpose
in view? Then? Perhaps you
have heard the name of mahnu. He was in love with one princess –laila. The
princess used to distribute alms on a certain day. one day he also stood in the
line. All had their bowls –she put something in them –passing in them –passing
on. When his turn came, she struck the bowl in his hand and the bowl broke. He
was enjoying this!” oh! This is very strange. Your bowl has been broken and you
are enjoying! Why? What had happened?” do you follow what is meant? Not exactly. Try to follow.
There is nothing short for those who sit at –go to his door with anything they
sincerely want. There, you can have worldly things; you can have the thing of
the world, and if you want God, he will give you. he will give you himself,
too. But you must have some purpose in view. So others came to laila wanting
worldly things. Well, she gave them. When majnu came up he was after laila, not
worldly things. She broke the bowls saying, “Well, what you want cannot come in
this bowl.” So sit at the door with some definite purpose. Go all alone, not
dragging children, friends , gold and evil of the world. he is all alone. he
wants everybody to come all alone, bringing not even your body. Don’t feel the
body, nor the intellect. Sit at the door. How much does it cost? Is it not
simple when you go to beg at someone’s door you have some purpose in view. You may have
read the book, prayer? But you have not read this stated so directly. It is
there. We remember simply taking a “birds eye view.” You have been simply
ruminating, but I will now tell you –it is there. We are simply surface
reading, you see. There is nothing short at his door. He can give things of
this world, next world thing. He can give God. he can even give you himself.
When you sit with some purpose in view, your wish should be definite –clear.
Sometimes we sit, but we don’t know what we want. I read of one child,
Whittington, Lord mayor of London by repeating always, “Whittington,
Whittington, Lord mayor of London.” This was when he was only a child and the
day did come when he became the Lord mayor of London. You must have something
definite before you. you're adrift. Sometimes we want this thing, sometimes
that thing. Sometimes you say: “World
first, and God next.” Sometimes, “Oh, no! God first and world next.” This
vacillation goes on, you see? So in prayer, you must be definite to whom you
are talking, praying. We don’t know. You must also be confident of his
competency. You must be definite about what you want. With Him, wt is possible.
You can have everything, things of this world and the things of the other
world. Then Master usually comes for things of the other world, not this world,
but he can give these things too. So if there is any deficiency it is within
us. Your questions is very good: how can you overcome clutching? All these
things have been given in prayer. But has it ever struck you? I am telling you no new thing. Read less –digest. Come to
the purpose –then sit. Sometimes you want this, sometimes you want something
else, then? After my
education career was over I had ambition in life, too. I was a very voracious
reader of books. I wanted big libraries, this and that thing. But I had to
decide what to do –pursue my worldly ambition or place God first. It took me more
than a week or ten days to decide. In the evening, after office hours, I used
to go to some wilderness areas God first. It took me more than a week or ten
days to decide. In the evening, after office hours, I used to go some
wilderness area to decide. I was discussing two in the morning. I finally came
to the conclusion: God first and the world next. And ever since, step by step .
. . . men are advancing, you see. If you have got some definite purpose before
you, every step brings you closer to your goal. Sometimes you go two steps forward . . . sometimes we dig two feet here, three feet
here, then leave that hole and dig another pit again, two, three, four, five
feet; then again we dig another pit. Water is not found in any, but if you go
on digging in one place, water is underneath, you know. You will reach it. You must have
something definite in view. These are the things to necessary learned. I spokes
about Whittington, as a child. As a child, reading in the third primary, I used
to think of America. I had to go! There must be some purpose in view, you see.
You must have something that, sometimes the other. There should be tenacity of
purpose, and perseverance –both. And for that –a chaste life. three things.
Definite purpose in view, then and for that – a chaste life. three things.
Definite purpose in view, then tenacity of purpose, perseverance, and chastity
of life. I am giving you the kernel of
the teaching I have come to know. Whatever question you ask, I have gone
through myself. You'll remember
now? Decide some definite purpose in view, even if it's of this world, all
right. Do it! if you want to become a
wrestler, all right, work for it. you'll become a wrestler and all the world
will know you. if you would like to make some purpose in view, work for it day
and night. go on digging there in one place –you will have it. After all,
perfection is God. is it not? Be ye as perfect as your Father is in heaven.
Don’t you have this in your Bible? And the Gurus say, from the perfect man, you
will become perfect,” but nothing will have diminished in Him, you Saints. He
is one with the perennial source. Mind though, he will make you perfect. Is it common
sense I am telling you? no inferences. Talks at our satsangs should be of that
Nature which will awaken people, even if they are there for the first time
–everyone will get something. People are searching –how to meditate, what to
do, what not to do, how to get spirituality. You say, “There are five planes;
on the fifth plane God lives and we’ll go to the plane. This is the way.” If
you repeat, but may never treat on the path, then? There are many people who
are tired of asking, “We want to know this, we want to know that, “but they
would not practically put their feet on the path. This shortcoming is within
us: we speak of things but we never follow them practically. That’s all. Is
this not a good lesson? No new things. You do al these
practices –what for? Not for the sake of the practice only, but to know
yourself. When you rise above body consciousness, you see you are not the body.
We are just coming, trembling here, a little hesitant, we won't cross into the
Beyond because sometimes we think hesitant, we won't cross into the Beyond
because sometimes we think of the other world, sometimes we think of this
world. We do not say. You reep and say, “That’s a good thing.” You see this
door –”Oh this is very pleasant.” Then what do we do? We leave. So sit at the
door with some definite purpose in view, with full confidence in the competency
of Him to whom you speak and definite purpose of what you want. That is why
Christ said, “If you ask God he may or may not give you (because you are not
definite to whom you ask talking). If you ask God in my name, he may give you,
but if you ask me, you'll surely have it.” what is the purpose behind that
statement? If you have fill faith in Him [the Master] , he will give you. he
has got it. So work for it,
that’s all, and in working for it two, three things are necessary as I told
you. you must be definite, confident. When a lady who had been healed came to
Christ, he said, “thy faith hath made thee whole.” She was confident about the
competency of Him to whom she came. Even those who have not seen the person of
the Master but are confident of some Power working overhead –God, something,
they will pray, “Oh God, I do not know where you are, but manifested to me.”
and however will manifest to you in that very form in which he is working. This
has been my fate. I prayed God always, “God, I want to meet you. there are many
Guru, many Master's , the world is full of them, to whom should I go and to
whom should I not go? I am afraid if I go to somebody who has not reached you,
y lifes aim will be spoiled. So I am afraid of going to anybody. Can you give
me a direct revelation?” I was very confident, very definite about it. then he
appeared inside in the form of my Master. I had never heard about Him. It was
seven years before I met Him physically. I took Him as Guru Nanak. I was a poet
– I wrote many poems to Him, in English, in Punjabi too. And so one day when I
came to the beas river, I found Him. I tell you, you must have something
definite in your view, even if you don’t know where to go. God controls
everything. We are only adrift. I think you'll get more if you sit in meditation
in that way. Then, you may
ask, “What is the criterion of a Master?” this comes up in many cases. There
are so many so called Master. I went to one Saint in y beginning search. I used
to tell Him, “I have got intoxication, that intoxication will last for moths
sometimes, sometimes it breaks –for a fortnight or a week or so, and that’s
very unbearable. What should I do?” each man has his own background, you see.
The very first thing he uttered, “All right, you'll have to give your own self
to me.” I thought, “Who is this who is
anxious about my self?” I left, not
having confidence in Him. I prayed like that. Of course, God knows. He
knows the very trend of our mind, you see. So have something definite in
view; in this way you'll be able to make quicker progress. It may be worldly, I
don’t mind. When a man
overflows with that Power, the world, everybody knows. There was a wrestler,
king Kong by name, who once came here in contest with another man dara. I tell
you, man has something within. So I was a judge over there, distributing
prizes. King Kong was victorious in one contest, the other time dara was sat on
one side of me, king Kong sat on the other. I was with them both on one side of
me, king Kong sat on the other. I was with them both and when you Saints that
photo, I am stronger than both of them. [all chuckle.] So do something
for Gods sake, do something. Be something. I don’t say that you need not be
after the world. Do something. Let the
people of the world know . . . . . what are you? have you even proved to be a friend to somebody? A friend in need is
a friend indeed. Are we a friend of only our own personal self? We generally
think: what is more useful to us –he as our friend or we as his friend? We are
seldom the servant. Be of service to all. The perfection of everything is God,
I tell you. we read the words, “be ye perfect as your Father is in heaven.” We
never go down deeply into the meaning of what we read. I am quoting from the
Bible so that you may be sure these are no new things. These messages have been
given by all Master's in their own
languages, but because you know the Bible, I am quoting to you. dig down, go deep down. From the perfect you will become
perfect. This is what one Guru said. How can one who is not perfect himself
make you perfect? So try to be something. Decide and work for it with one
purpose in view. When I entered the world, I had ambitions, one or two
libraries, according to my taste. But I decided God first and world next. So I
think I am committed. I speak books now, you see. All these things you are
recording will be put into books. So please do
have something in view and work for it. leave off all questions. When once you
decide, work for it. it you do a little daily, regularly, like a tortoise, you
will reach the goal. We are running like a hare, jumping, then sleeping. The other who is regular will
reach the destination before you. That’s what we do, run by laps and starts,
sometimes this was, sometimes that way, and the distance overhead remains the
same. To fall in sin manly, but to remain there is devilish. The distance
still remains before you. you may fall
on the way, then rise. Arise, awake then and stop not until the goal
is reached. Are these not the
same teaching? So all Saints who came in the past said the same thing in their
own language. The mode of expression was different. The way of expression was
different, but they taught these very same basic things; these very things,
they taught. So please decide and work for it, regularly. With what? Definite
purpose in view. With faith in the competency of Him from whom you get
instructions and to whom you pray with perseverance and chastity. I think that
boils down the whole thing –very simply, does it not? Do you understand very
well now? Then what remains? To put it into practice, that’s all. So anything
else? I think that will do. Thank you kindly. That was a good question today. |