It was the time when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru where traveling for some political work. India was an Independent country by then. Suddenly one person from crowd stopped him and questioned, “What we have got after freedom? What is the difference? Even today situation is as bad as it was before independence. What have u given us?” Pandit Ji stayed calm and then replied that this is the difference. Now you can talk to Prime Minister of your country in this manner. If you had tried this before probably some Britisher would had shot you or put you in jail. After listening this incident a thought came in my mind that probably this is the difference between freedom of Nation and soul. When a person gets independent by Nation he can speak to head of that Nation anytime and when person becomes independent by soul he can speak to head of this soul i.e. super soul at anytime.
True Master gives divine knowledge and frees non matter from bondages of matter. i.e. soul from the bondages of body. A soul is free to communicate with super soul at any time at any place.
But every freedom comes with a cost. Every game has its rules and regulations. When George Bush was president a reporter had thrown a shoe at him in a press conference. Few people even tried the same in India. Then a time had come when throwing shoes at Ministers had become a fashion. Although many of them were off target but all the offenders were sent behind the bars. Everyone is free to express themselves but the way later one’s expressed was not under the rules and regulations of the state. Babaji once narrated one experience of his school times. Babaji said
that, “ One day our P.T sir took us to school ground and said that children’s now you have freedom to play in this ground. A thought a came in my mind that although the ground is fenced from all sides; sir is saying that we are free to play here. What sort of freedom is this? Then I realized that if these bindings of fence are not there it may happen that I may get lost. So to enjoy freedom along with its bindings is for my benefit.” Few years back Babaji said that, “Ae mere khuda main utna hi azaad rahu jitna ki tere qaid main rahu.” When a train travels on railway track, the tracks are binding to the train but it is because of these bindings that train reaches the desired destination. It is nice to live a free, independent life but every sort of freedom is coupled with some bindings. One who enjoys freedom under these bindings is the one who excels in life.
On Mukti Parv Diwas I was blessed with the seva to receive the saint who was going to preside the congregation in our sector. As I stay on 11th floor we made our way towards the lift. I pressed one button and when we came out of the lift we saw that we had landed on some other floor. It was not my house. I just kept quiet and said that by mistake I pressed no.7. Then again we got in the lift and came on 11th floor. Saint asked me now have we reached. Embarrassingly I replied yes. A point to think upon here is that I knew my house, I was in lift but still I didn’t made it just because I pressed the wrong button. Babaji has blessed me with this ticket of divine knowledge, I know my house but still if I press the undesired buttons I may land up on some other place where I’m not supposed to be. Knowingly or unknowingly one presses the buttons of ego, hatred, selfishness, greed, competition which deviates one from the actual destination.
It is the case of same person who is having legitimate ticket, who has boarded the train on time but misbehaves with the passengers, makes life hell for those who accompany him in the journey. Then ticket master is forced to make the person alight off the train.
Divine knowledge is a ticket to salvation but one can achieve it only if one imbibes the teachings of True Master in one’s life. Babaji once said that, “Separate yourselves from all those things which separates you from others”. It is the process of removing impurities from the pure rather than putting purity into impure. Let all the bad qualities evaporate from us every passing breath because finally only pure will be allowed to enter the pure.
Even holy Bible says that, “Blessed are those pure in heart; for they shall see God.”
Let us live life in such a way that fellow passengers in the journey of life may yearn to have company like us. This formless almighty has no bindings but still lets us bind ourselves under the teachings of True Master and live a life full of bliss and happiness.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
My Family
All of you know that IPL fever has just rocked the nation as well as entire world is glued to it. Few days back prior to series there was lot of hush as Bangalore had made the costliest bid for English player Kevin Pieterson and Chennai for his colleague Flintoff.
City people were very happy. When few people on streets where interviewed they said they are very anxious to see how their teams perform. A year before English team had toured India and same people where cheering against these players. Now what is the reason that they have accepted them whole heartedly. Just because those people crossed their borders. Babaji says, “Waise toh yeh duniya hain par iss duniya main hum sab ne apni apni duniya banayi hain.” Meri apni duniya main wo log hotein hain jinhe main pyaar karta hoon ya vice versa, wahi cheeze jo main chahta hoon ya unn sapno ko jagah hoti hain jo main sakaar karna chahta hoon.Aur fir hum sweekar bhi uska karte hain jo apni duniya chodkar meri duniya main aata hain.
How sad I’m when something unexpected happens in my house. There are so many patients in hospital but my pain is limited to that bed where my family member is admitted. Conversely, How happy I’m when something good happens in my family. Whether my brothers gets admission in good college or my father gets a promotion or any thing. Today Babaji says that if reason of your happiness is happiness of your family members then consider whole world as your family. Then smile on face of any person will be reason of your smile. Babaji has just changed the definition of my family. Till yesterday it was bounded to limited circle of few people now it is extended to entire world.
I stay in Bhandup in Mumbai. When I travel in Mumbai I claim that I stay in Bhandup. When I leave the city and travel to Pune or so then I claim that I’m from Mumbai. When I leave the state and go to Delhi or so I claim that I’m from Maharashtra. When I travel out of India I say that I’m from India. When I leave a city such broadness comes in me that entire city finds place in my heart. Thus when physical movement takes place then such broad mindedness is infused in me but more important is to erase these borders without physical movement. Every time I heard that frog which yelled that his well is the biggest died saying so as he never saw the world outside. He never knew what sea is. Someone has said very nicely that life is too short to learn from our own experiences. Common let us erase this borders of caste, creed, race from our minds and hearts and accept each and every person as a child of god. Let us come out of our wells and enjoy the bliss of this sea. Let us come out of our world and accept each and every person as it is. Fir hum apni duniya se jyaada hare ek insaan ko preference de paayenge
City people were very happy. When few people on streets where interviewed they said they are very anxious to see how their teams perform. A year before English team had toured India and same people where cheering against these players. Now what is the reason that they have accepted them whole heartedly. Just because those people crossed their borders. Babaji says, “Waise toh yeh duniya hain par iss duniya main hum sab ne apni apni duniya banayi hain.” Meri apni duniya main wo log hotein hain jinhe main pyaar karta hoon ya vice versa, wahi cheeze jo main chahta hoon ya unn sapno ko jagah hoti hain jo main sakaar karna chahta hoon.Aur fir hum sweekar bhi uska karte hain jo apni duniya chodkar meri duniya main aata hain.
How sad I’m when something unexpected happens in my house. There are so many patients in hospital but my pain is limited to that bed where my family member is admitted. Conversely, How happy I’m when something good happens in my family. Whether my brothers gets admission in good college or my father gets a promotion or any thing. Today Babaji says that if reason of your happiness is happiness of your family members then consider whole world as your family. Then smile on face of any person will be reason of your smile. Babaji has just changed the definition of my family. Till yesterday it was bounded to limited circle of few people now it is extended to entire world.
I stay in Bhandup in Mumbai. When I travel in Mumbai I claim that I stay in Bhandup. When I leave the city and travel to Pune or so then I claim that I’m from Mumbai. When I leave the state and go to Delhi or so I claim that I’m from Maharashtra. When I travel out of India I say that I’m from India. When I leave a city such broadness comes in me that entire city finds place in my heart. Thus when physical movement takes place then such broad mindedness is infused in me but more important is to erase these borders without physical movement. Every time I heard that frog which yelled that his well is the biggest died saying so as he never saw the world outside. He never knew what sea is. Someone has said very nicely that life is too short to learn from our own experiences. Common let us erase this borders of caste, creed, race from our minds and hearts and accept each and every person as a child of god. Let us come out of our wells and enjoy the bliss of this sea. Let us come out of our world and accept each and every person as it is. Fir hum apni duniya se jyaada hare ek insaan ko preference de paayenge
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Just Because of him
It was Wednesday night and phone bell rang. One saint had called me and said, “Tushar Ji, are you watching television. I said no and questioned him that what has happened. He said some terrorist attacked at C.S.T.” I switched to news channel and to my horror I saw that it was C.S.T station where terrorists had opened fire. They where counting every single bullet they had and mercilessly killing innocent people. After some time ATS chief Hemant Karkare came to the spot and looking at him I thought that now things will be under control as top cop has taken things in his hand. I was feeling sleepy and rest assured that things will be under control I slept. Next morning my Manager called me and informed that office will be closed today. I switched on the T.V and was shocked to see the first news that ATS chief Hemant Karkare Shaheed, another top cop Vijay Salaskar and Ashok Kamte lost their lives. Then I realized the volume of attack. Terrorists had taken over Hotel Taj and Oberoi Sheraton. From their on I was in a state of depression. It was very frustrating to see innocent people die and that too so ruthlessly.
Tell me how you will feel when someone enters your house and starts shooting the people living in it. Even I felt that if I get opportunity then even I’ll shoot their people. Why every time one country is in question when terror strikes? Why every time only one religion is in question when terror strikes? I don’t care if an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind but life will be compensated by life was the only thing which was going in my mind at that time.
But again I started convincing myself. There is one story known as blind man story.
There was one blind man who was pushed by a person in a train. When the blind man shouted at the person in return the person abused. The blind man was so enraged that he pulled out the gun from his bag and fired six shots. Six people died on the spot but not a single one was the one who had pushed and abused him. This is known as blind revenge. In Hindi we call it Andha Kanoon. Even if I pull out the gun and start shooting people across the border it will be blind revenge as no one will be culprit among them.
Actually it is my misconception as this terrorist’s not even belong to any country or any religion. Few days back I was reading newspaper, I read that one South African person had kept his son in a garage for 4 years as a captive. When a child welfare organization managed to free that child the child was shouting that run run, world war is going on. The child was brain washed by his father that world war is going on and that is the reason he has hidden him in Garage. The child also trusted his father. Similarly this Terrorist’s are misguided youth’s/children’s who are brain washed in the name of religion.
I appeal all of you especially those who have witnessed this mayhem that an eye for an eye may be correct for a worldly person but not for me. There are so many reasons for me to think negative, there are so many reasons for me to abuse this people, there are so many reasons to abuse a particular Religion/Sect/Country but I’m refraining from it just because of one reason that few days back my True Master told that, “Har Bhaasha Har Desh ke Maanav apne hi toh saarein hain”. It is just because of him that I’m positive and optimistic. It is his wisdom that has not allowed the negativity to take over me.
People say that it is not war on Mumbai but it is war on our Country. But I’ll say that it is war on Humanity. People look at each other with suspicion. It seems as if they have forgotten to smile. The feeling of love has ceased. Such is the impact of terror that as soon as person boards a bus or local train he starts looking everywhere to check if there is any suspicious person or explosive around. Now the time has come to spread Babaji’s teachings as much as possible. Even we are on a mission, to make feel comfortable each and every person we meet, to see that smile is regained on their faces and happiness is restored.
Tell me how you will feel when someone enters your house and starts shooting the people living in it. Even I felt that if I get opportunity then even I’ll shoot their people. Why every time one country is in question when terror strikes? Why every time only one religion is in question when terror strikes? I don’t care if an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind but life will be compensated by life was the only thing which was going in my mind at that time.
But again I started convincing myself. There is one story known as blind man story.
There was one blind man who was pushed by a person in a train. When the blind man shouted at the person in return the person abused. The blind man was so enraged that he pulled out the gun from his bag and fired six shots. Six people died on the spot but not a single one was the one who had pushed and abused him. This is known as blind revenge. In Hindi we call it Andha Kanoon. Even if I pull out the gun and start shooting people across the border it will be blind revenge as no one will be culprit among them.
Actually it is my misconception as this terrorist’s not even belong to any country or any religion. Few days back I was reading newspaper, I read that one South African person had kept his son in a garage for 4 years as a captive. When a child welfare organization managed to free that child the child was shouting that run run, world war is going on. The child was brain washed by his father that world war is going on and that is the reason he has hidden him in Garage. The child also trusted his father. Similarly this Terrorist’s are misguided youth’s/children’s who are brain washed in the name of religion.
I appeal all of you especially those who have witnessed this mayhem that an eye for an eye may be correct for a worldly person but not for me. There are so many reasons for me to think negative, there are so many reasons for me to abuse this people, there are so many reasons to abuse a particular Religion/Sect/Country but I’m refraining from it just because of one reason that few days back my True Master told that, “Har Bhaasha Har Desh ke Maanav apne hi toh saarein hain”. It is just because of him that I’m positive and optimistic. It is his wisdom that has not allowed the negativity to take over me.
People say that it is not war on Mumbai but it is war on our Country. But I’ll say that it is war on Humanity. People look at each other with suspicion. It seems as if they have forgotten to smile. The feeling of love has ceased. Such is the impact of terror that as soon as person boards a bus or local train he starts looking everywhere to check if there is any suspicious person or explosive around. Now the time has come to spread Babaji’s teachings as much as possible. Even we are on a mission, to make feel comfortable each and every person we meet, to see that smile is regained on their faces and happiness is restored.
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