Satsang - Spiritual Discourse
Accept Humanity
Messengers of God have continually stressed the importance of Naam and the need of a Master, through which all your aspirations and needs can be fulfilled. This body has been suffering the consequences of bad deeds committed over many births and as a result of being separated from God. Union with God is only possible through good deeds.
You are quite content to wallow in worldly attachments, which are of no benefit to you here or in the hereafter. Rather than travelling inwards you seek Him outside yourselves.
True peace that you all yearn for is acceptance of God’s will. The essence of suffering and joy is contented happiness. That which you are truly looking for is a personal and true confidant. Yet there are a number of things that hold you back. Some of you do not wish to rise up and realise your potential. You are therefore committing a crime against yourselves.
This lifeline, which has deluded past and present seekers for truth, in fact lies with a true Spiritual Master, who will deliver you. Everything in this world is directed in accordance with Gods will. God doesn’t change, but you change at a whim to suit yourselves and the prevailing times.
God will forever bless, forgive and show mercy no matter how good or bad you may be. Instead of shunning sinners and those not accepted by society, God chooses to embrace them.
Yet God is not touched by emotional turmoil. He is beyond all aspects of human predicament, nor can He be so easily explained. He is so small that He can manifest himself in a grain and at the same time swallow the whole universe. He is formless and yet He has revealed himself to man in numerous forms.
His glory, praise and commendations cannot be yours until you give up pursuit of your personal glory, praise and commendations. Accept the will of your Master and you will be transformed. God is not shown or revealed. He is made.
CLEANSE THIS TEMPLE
My message to you is that the deeds, which separate you from God, should now be given up. Because you have not really recognised the true potential of your human life, you are suffering the consequences.
You must first recognise the fact that God is the creator of the universe and you will one day have to return to Him. The method that you require for returning to God is that you should wake up. Stand up. Make sacrifices to cleanse this temple of the living God. The present time has need of you.
There is nothing higher than promise. No other living creature has achieved the bliss or peace, which only this human body is given. The honour and exaltation that this body has been granted, is not extended to any other form.
Today you are only to ready to kill or to die for your interpretation of the honour of your religion. Man is the only created being who does this. If you look at God’s messengers, you will see that they did not sacrifice themselves for any faith or religion. On the contrary, they sacrificed themselves for man’s suffering. When man is suffering, God answers his plight and comes to earth in the form of a human being. History reveals this.
Although you are taught that you must accept your particular faith or religion, your acceptance of humanity is more important. Love, service and sharing with your fellow human beings is the true religion.
All messengers of God come to give you something and not take anything away. Their message is one of love, and peace. It is for the benefit of this human life. Scriptures were revealed by the Masters for mankind, to impart true knowledge to man. They were not revealed to create friction or strife in the name of religion. Do not follow any faith, leader or Master, or go to any place of worship, which teaches you to hate and despise others, or to break your unity.
The God, who you are seeking outside yourselves, is in fact there within you. If you can imagine there are 77,000 pores on your body. If you have accepted Naam from a perfect Master then one repetition of Naam is reverberated through each and one of these pores.
Mere faith not only teaches you how to make a promise, but how to fulfil that promise. This is its true meaning.
You should now endeavour to put right your suffering. If you do not know the way, then you should ask somebody. Asking is no crime, but forgetfulness is. Love is fathomless. Repeating and knowing Naam is also fathomless.
The message of Sachkhand Nanak Dham is that you should stand up against anyone who creates friction, strife and wars amongst you. Tear down the walls of division and accept humanity. Followers of Sachkhand Nanak Dham should become examples for other people to see. Death will come but once. Only die for truth.
* The main points of the satsang delivered by Mahraz Darshan Das at Handsworth Leisure Centre, Birmingham on 8th December 1984