74 March 12, 1971 As a point of moral obligation . . . . I ordered some clothing down town. When I went to collect the clothing, the tailor had mad two sets so he price was doubled. He says he will not give it to me for two weeks and I must take both sets. This is why I
tell you, that you should not contact these people directly. Some are below
average. Perhaps they think, “He is a foreigner, I could change his order,”
anything. This is wrong. So you should go through me or through somebody from
here. They will charge you double, treble, four times, then say, “Why not take
it.” we will send somebody to go with you. I will advise you not to go directly
for such like things. These people are generally below average – shopkeepers and
other businessmen; they lie. They say, “He is a foreigner, change the order.
They have got money.” [Master direct someone to go with him.] It was an older gentleman, a tailor who came for your Darshan and is interested is taking initiation and because of this I thought to be friendly and give him some business. Call him
[Master directs someone]. Let him come to see me. what nonsense is going on. If
he is the same man, he should be ashamed. I told him I am not going to give him
initiation. I refused. He didn’t tell me that. Sometimes, you
see, one fish in the pond spoils the whole pond. This is wrong. Generally
business men are the same. It is a shame. If they become moral then there is
some hope. They make business the only aim of life. business is not bad, but
the way it is handled is shameful. [Explains to someone] He ordered two and is
now being charged for four. This is wrong. Master, in the
case of this clothing would it now be better if I took it and paid for it
because otherwise he may talk against you? I don’t want him to talk against
you. Those who speak
without seeing, what is that? Don’t believe when you hear anything about
anybody unless you see for your own self. Whatever we hear from others we take
as Bible truth and go on dancing like anything. what is good is good and cannot
be mad worse by any uttering. So many people mocked Jesus, did they not? “Oh,
see the garment thing.” This is mocking Him. But that could not bring Him low,
you see. He is what He is. God is gold, after all. Even throw it in mud, it is
still gold. Master, when some man has ill felling for you, or for anyone, either for good reason or for no reason, and he is quite focusing on you with his thoughts, looking with very ill feeling towards you, what you do to not feel that? You see, you
cannot wash away blood by blood – only by waters. If anybody sends, such
thoughts, don’t accept them. Send love to him, that’s the only way. Once, I so
happened, one man came form Rishikesh to where I stayed, at four, five O’clock,
and abused me. from morn till night he was abusing me like anything. perhaps he
was being paid for that regularly, day to day. Maam hardevi was there. She
said. “ I cannot hear all that, I will kill him.” You simply close your ears
and eyes and go on doing your meditations. Don’t accept, that’s all. Turn your
attention on the other way. If dogs are
barking at some far off place, do you hear them? If somebody is
calling you names and you feel anger arise in you, just think it is not for
you. Or you may examine yourself to see
whether that failure is within you or not. If it is so, be thankful to him. If
not, well pray that God give him sense, that’s all. Once a man came
to Lord Buddha, and began calling names for an hour or two or three. He went
round like anything. then it got dark, so he was just going away when Buddha
said, “ Friend, wait. If a man brings some present remain?” “Of course, with
him who has brought it.” “All right dear friends, what you have brought, I
don’t accept.” That’s all. Isn't that what Christ says, “turn the order cheek,” and it seems there's a great Power in doing that. That all right,
but you must not have aversion within you. If you have aversion and you turn
your cheek, then . . . . . It seems that if you do not cooperate, no one can hurt you. if you yourself do nor cooperate. So long as you
have not a got a seed [ of aversion] within you, nothing can hurt you. if he
waters wave comes, you see, and there's a rock against which it dashes, that
will go back with the same force. If there is sand there, then, that will seep
through. In other words, if you are strong like a
rock, then nothing can hurt it. But
that rock, what is it? what is that rock? The rock is the good thoughts within you, to have excuses for everybody. Yes, all right,
this is the outer thing. To find reasons for everything, even as you said the other day, you must have respect for negative power. Negative power has got a job to do. Yes, the angle
of vision must be changed. One thing more, if you just hear the Sound Principle
reverberating, hear without closing your ears, that will work as a sheet anchor
against all these things. Without closing your ears you can hear it? Yes, that will
work as a sheet of anchor. Nothing will affect you within. When that sound is
going on it keeps your attention engaged always. Nothing outside can affect
you. Like - - was saying that if somebody has hard feeling against you, what can you do? I think if you say Simran, it's a great power. The sound
principle is always there, or if it is not there then repeat the Names, Put
your attention into the sweet remembrance of Master, or God. That will help. Use it as a shield. If you think of the Master nothing can happen to you but good thing, and even what happens and seems bad, It isn't bad. You can become
a good preacher. [chuckles. . . pause]
when man become man then there is no difficulty in you. have you gone into the
city? Would you like to enjoy the City today? Yes. You’ll see a very good scene
there today, up to one or two. This day you see, reminds us of an event in the
past, where Truth had a victory over vice. This is the sweet remembrance of
that event. There was one Prehlad, who was a Prince. His Father was a despotic
King, who wanted everybody to worship him as God. He said, “I am God.” He got
everybody to worship him. But Prehlad, his son did not do it. He said, “ God is
to be worshipped, not you. I worship that God which is within you and within
everybody.” So, he was put through great adversities, you see. His Father had
him thrown from the top of a hill, so that he would die, but he did not die.
God was with him and saved him. Then, what did
he do? Holka; Holka was his fathers sister, his aunt, who had a blessing from
the God she was worshipping, that fire wouldn’t burn her. So she asked the king
to keep prehlad in her lap and sat in a bonfire, and in that Holka sat with
Prehlad in her lap. Now those followers of the king, all enjoyed; for three
days they enjoyed. They enjoyed by dancing – this and that thing. “Prehlad is
going to be finished then.” Now it so happened that Holka was consumed in fire
and Prehlad was saved. So today those followers of the king are now beating,
putting on dust and dirt and black things: you go and see. In other words, these here that throw the chalk represent the kings followers? Yes. Oh, I get the picture now. Yes, after
this, the Sikhs enjoy the triumphant success of Truth over vice. They make a
big procession to celebrate – and to know that Truth has had victory over the
vice. Today after two O’clock you'll find the Sikhs carrying a big procession,
this and that thing. Costumes, etc. Do you advise us to see that? We are all
followers of the vice: mammon. There are courts full of all these things. There
are people hanged, the others are killing. What is going on? This is because we
are worshippers of mammon, not of God. You see, a living Theater, theatrical
performance is going on. All the police
stations are full of these reports. Courts are full of all these discussions
and debates and cases going on. Why is this? This shows that we are the
worshippers of mammon. It so happened
at Peshawar, in 1909, that one law was passed by the British government. The
people revolted and that whole town was put under siege orders. Siege orders
mean that all doors are closed. Cannons were brought in and aero planes were
taking bombs all over the town. It so happened that for three days we didn’t
get a grain to eat from outside. The dead bodies could not be taken out of the
town. No food came from outside the city to feed the people. I was there too.
What happened? When trouble comes, men unite. They united: when one of the sons
of one class (Hindu) fell down and hurt himself, a man of the other class
(Mohammedan) would take it, “It is my child, I will serve him.” They looked
after each other like that. They were all one. Cases involving thousands of
rupees were decided between themselves, without reporting to the police
stations or the court. It so happened like that. Siege orders are very strong,
you see. Nothing can go out of that area, nothing can enter. And we had to eat
raw barley. This all a scene of worshippers of mammon, is it not so? So negative
Power is there only to punish such people and set them right, that’s all.
That’s his job. So the negative power has it's
usefulness. It's very important He
is very just, you see. Be thankful this
is with you. Yes. It acts as a power-line, it shows danger, if you go any further, it will be even worse. Go back. You cannot
serve two Master's, you see. God or mammon. Is it not so? Anything else, any
questions? Master, are ego and vice under the jurisdiction of the negative power? Surely, it is
the law of as you sow, so shall you reap. No exception. He tempts you and judges you at the same time. No, no. You
must be wide awake, yourself. When I go to United states, I must observe the
laws there; go by those laws not the Indian laws. I must live according to
those laws, must I not? Similarly, those who are on earth, must obey the laws
of Nature. I think the negative power induces, “Look this beautiful” and you fall for it, and then you have to pay the price for it. He comes like a
good gentleman, like a good friends, and his work is only to keep you in the
world, that’s all. Give and take. Unless you become a Conscious co-worker of
the Divine plan, you cannot lose ego, and so long as there's ego, whatever you
sow, so shall you reap. Master, is it not good analogy, when Christ fasted for 40 days, and then the negative power says, “I will give you all the world, and any food.” But Christ answered, “No, you don’t live only from food you eat with your mouth, but from the Word of God.” and Christ was strong enough to fight the negative power. Any how he's
friendly with me. [He says.] “You carry on that work, that’s all. Is it not
right? We go friends. it is also good he should punish; it is to forgive and
get them back. He warns them not to do more. “Do no more, of course.” So God
made both [positive and negative power], otherwise the world affairs could not go on. |