Saints are never arrogant and vain. They are always humble and modest. They know: 'Nothing is mine, everything is Yours. I lose nothing by giving away, what is not mine.' They lead a life of dedication and devotion, that is why they have no ups and downs in their life. They are peaceful, blissful and contented. Saints are never proud, if ever they are proud of anything it is the Master, because he is the bestower of everything. Once a saint was to see somebody. He was late. The man asked him as to why he was late. The saint told him that some people were quarreling. They were shouting Me-Me. If they had been saying to each other 'you are very nice', there won't have been any quarrel. When one gets some honour, his deeds become great. When he does something wrong, he becomes miserable. If a man falls from the first step he does not get hurt so much, but when he falls from the top, you know very well what will happen to him. So if a saint's behaviour becomes malignant, we can well imagine, what will be his situation. That is why saints always pray to be blessed, so that nothing untoward is done by them. An arrow made from bamboo tree can hurt, a flute made from the same bamboo tree can sing melodies, but the condition is that it must be prepared to be hold through. This is the same with man. If he wants to sing nice melodies he will have to be modest and humble through and through. Devotion means submission, shedding ego, submitting to the Lord. Arrogance is the greatest hindrance in the path of a man. This is the real cause of unhappiness. If we have renounced wealth and kept ego we renounced nothing. By renouncing temptation and allurements we can enjoy the bliss of real devotion.
Once the dogs decided not to quarrel among themselves. When a piece of meat fell among them, they forgot their decision and resolution and pounced upon each other. Saints don’t put much faith in such resolutions. They think well, and once they have decided, they stick to it whatever may happen. To love, to be humble and honest are our decisions and principles. We are to stick to them, whatever happens. The dire necessity of the time is to follow the principles of Prophets and Gurus. It is no use simply learning them by heart and repeating. They must be put into practice. If we do not do that, we cannot march ahead. If we are not integrated into the company of saints, our mind will wander. It does not behave saints to talk ill of others, to be jealous. The world can only be saved by our dedication; nobody else has the courage and determination to do it. Renunciation of worldly wealth is not a real renunciation. The real renunciation is the renunciation of ego, hatred, violence, and arrogance. We are to pay homage to the sacrifice of the saints, and mould our lives according to their teachings. To serve and save ourselves from ego and arrogance, we are to join the humanity with the Lord. I have just remembered an incident of 5/6 years ago. A sister could not bear the insult from another sister saint. She cursed her. Within a few days the same curse fell on her self. She was in great pain. The one, who has not moulded his/her life according to the teachings of the Guru, utters only such like words. The devoted one is always humble, does not utter acrimonious words.
You will know countless, who will utter lofty words, but keep the villainous and acrimonious feelings in their hearts. In this way we cannot raise ourselves higher. The eagle flies high in the sky but keeps her eyes on the ground, so that she could pounce on a piece of meat if sighted. So the one who does not understand the reality of religion, will talk aloft about the teachings of saints and seers, will refer and quote great leaders. The people will also take him to be a great speaker and preacher, but his lust for worldly pleasures will denigrade him to the lowest ebb. People are coming nearer to your Mission by the examplary deeds and extraordinary sacrifices the Nirankari saints have made. To keep that image you are to rise higher and higher in the eyes of the world. You are to keep steadfast on the path of truthfulness. So if you live up to the great ideals, you will keep alive the feelings and sentiments of Godliness in the hearts of the people. If you discard these Godly sentiments from your heart, then these who have already gone astray will continue to move away from us. For the sake of Eternal Truth many Nirankari saints have sacrificed their lives. It is our duty to make their sacrifice sublime. Our words and manners should be courteous; our actions should be modest. We should not hurt anybody. We should love every single person in the world. We should be modest to the last. When our words, our deeds, our actions become such, then everybody will be attracted towards us.
Once the dogs decided not to quarrel among themselves. When a piece of meat fell among them, they forgot their decision and resolution and pounced upon each other. Saints don’t put much faith in such resolutions. They think well, and once they have decided, they stick to it whatever may happen. To love, to be humble and honest are our decisions and principles. We are to stick to them, whatever happens. The dire necessity of the time is to follow the principles of Prophets and Gurus. It is no use simply learning them by heart and repeating. They must be put into practice. If we do not do that, we cannot march ahead. If we are not integrated into the company of saints, our mind will wander. It does not behave saints to talk ill of others, to be jealous. The world can only be saved by our dedication; nobody else has the courage and determination to do it. Renunciation of worldly wealth is not a real renunciation. The real renunciation is the renunciation of ego, hatred, violence, and arrogance. We are to pay homage to the sacrifice of the saints, and mould our lives according to their teachings. To serve and save ourselves from ego and arrogance, we are to join the humanity with the Lord. I have just remembered an incident of 5/6 years ago. A sister could not bear the insult from another sister saint. She cursed her. Within a few days the same curse fell on her self. She was in great pain. The one, who has not moulded his/her life according to the teachings of the Guru, utters only such like words. The devoted one is always humble, does not utter acrimonious words.
You will know countless, who will utter lofty words, but keep the villainous and acrimonious feelings in their hearts. In this way we cannot raise ourselves higher. The eagle flies high in the sky but keeps her eyes on the ground, so that she could pounce on a piece of meat if sighted. So the one who does not understand the reality of religion, will talk aloft about the teachings of saints and seers, will refer and quote great leaders. The people will also take him to be a great speaker and preacher, but his lust for worldly pleasures will denigrade him to the lowest ebb. People are coming nearer to your Mission by the examplary deeds and extraordinary sacrifices the Nirankari saints have made. To keep that image you are to rise higher and higher in the eyes of the world. You are to keep steadfast on the path of truthfulness. So if you live up to the great ideals, you will keep alive the feelings and sentiments of Godliness in the hearts of the people. If you discard these Godly sentiments from your heart, then these who have already gone astray will continue to move away from us. For the sake of Eternal Truth many Nirankari saints have sacrificed their lives. It is our duty to make their sacrifice sublime. Our words and manners should be courteous; our actions should be modest. We should not hurt anybody. We should love every single person in the world. We should be modest to the last. When our words, our deeds, our actions become such, then everybody will be attracted towards us.
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