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The Master’s 1964 Christmas Message Dear ones: The
whole creation came into being by the “Word” or Naam –the God into expression
Power. The Whole
Creation is the temple of God. There is not place where he is not. In mineral,
life is sleeping in plants, life is dreaming; in birds and animals, life is
awakening; and in man, life is awake. As such, we are brothers of all
creatures! –of plants, of birds and animals. So the flowers and trees, sparrows
and doves are as members of our own order. How simple, pure, loving, a
beautiful they are! We should learn lessons in leading lives of purity, holy
simplicity and divine love form them. We should
love all, even the sinners and robbers. We should not chop off the whole tree,
but give it a chance to grow again, we breathe the same air; we drink the same
water; we bask in the same sun; and live on the same Mother earth. Day and
night are two servants who are bringing up. Man is the
highest in all creation. Those who love God should love all. He is immanent in
every form. There are sermons in stones and books in rituals. We should live in
fellowship with all creatures, with all life. Creation is one family in God.
All Rishis and saints had the vision of cosmic unity and loved Dame nature. “The whole
creation is the house of God and he resideth in it.” NANAK The Rishis
sang: ishavasyam idam servam –“All that is, is a vesture of the Lord.” Nature
is beautiful except when tormented by the hand of man. Man is a
social being and has to live in some society. Numbers are no index to wisdom,
yet holy places of worship are crowded with them. we need these to be the
purest and wisest men of life. The society should live by the law, of love, be
ruled by guardians of the moral law, and live a simple frugal life. I am not
after founding a sect, but after gathering holy men of life, of purity, of
simplicity and loving devotion to God in all and all in God. It is no good to
renounce one religion or the other, but to have inner renunciation, like St.
Francis and other saints who renounced everything at heart but were Christ
possessed or God possessed. With these
words, I send you, one and all, my best wishes on this Christmas day to mould
your lives accordingly. Yours
affectionately, KIRPAL SINGH |