From the mighty pen of Sanjay CONTENTS GREETINGS FROM GOD Greetings from God ...... 3 Inner Peace & Global Harmony (Editorial)...... 4 he festival of Dussehra symbolizes victory of good Celebrate the True Diwali by over evil. After Dussehra, follows the pious festival being always Happy ...... 7 Tof Diwali. All the ceremonies performed on or before At the Holy feet of God ...... 8 the day of Diwali, indicate the sacred faith that after the Deepawali– Celebration of darkness of ignorance has ended and complete purity has Perfection...... 9 been attained, Shri Lakshmi, the revered Goddess, visits Celebrate Diwali this sacred land of Bharat. in a Novel Way ...... 11 Just as the prayers offered on the day of Janmashtami for Thanks, My Gracious Lord ... 12 the reincarnation of God – Sermoniser of Gita at the present My Questions, His Answers . 14 time of irreligiousness are the proof that the God-Sermoniser The Easy Rajyoga taught by God ...... 15 actually incarnated, the invocation offered for Shri Lakshmi What attracted Me to Baba’s on the day of Diwali also are a sure proof that she actually Love ...... 16 ruled Bharat in the past and that, during her reign and Creativity–The Music of Life 17 afterwards, peace and prosperity actually prevailed because Sakash–God’s Unlimited Power the souls of the Deities who took bodies in that epoch, had filled with Blessings ...... 18 attained purity and enlightenment in their preceding life  A Road to Happiness...... 20 and got absoluteness on account of their past actions and Space Race–to the Soul ...... 22 had, therefore, taken new body (call it the dress of the soul). Mind your Studies...... 25 Call of God–the Sun of Knowledge The Power of Prayer ...... 28 God, the ever Lightful Being, says:–Dear Children! The God’s Descent on Earth – ..... 30 history, as it is available in the human hands today, throws The Real Dussehra ...... 31 no light as to how the Swarajya (sovereign) of Shri Lakshmi Mahatma Gandhi is Timeless 32 and Shri Narayan, thousands of whose images are I’m Here ...... 34 worshipped here, was established. Today, the biographies of Shri Sita and Shri Ram of Tretayuga are taught in Indian Rates of Subscription for schools but the books of Shri Lakshmi and Shri Narayan “THE WORLD RENEWAL” who preceded Shri Sita and Shri Ram, are not available. 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Contd. on page no. 33) The World Renewal, October 2013 EDITORIAL reverence for their love and commitment to world peace INNER PEACE & and the experience of inner GLOBAL HARMONY peace. This was evident when such divine leaders met at a Conclave at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on 21 September couple of weeks back builds the foundation for a 2013. This was under the the world was on calm mind, decisive intellect initiative of the Prajapita Acourse of a massive and pure sanskars (personality Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya head-on collision, however traits). The more peaceful the Vishwa Vidyalaya, well wiser counsel prevailed mind, the more powerful are known as a global organisation amongst the leaders of Russia, the thoughts created for the for education in Spiritual China, USA, England and self, and more positive Values, Meditation Practice France, who are key players in thoughts for souls around us. and the aim of bringing peace the UN Security Council. They This forms the basis for service to society at large. The all agreed to persuade Syria to on a subtle level as serene Conclave was hosted and withdraw and destroy any vibrations are dissipated which chaired by His Excellency, Mr missiles carrying chemical can influence the exclusive Pranab Mukherjee, President weapons. As Russia played a minds of those holding high of India. The following Press very pivotal role in these positions in governments all Release highlights the negotiations especially, Mr around the globe. This will prominent aspects of the Vladimir Putin is being definitely lead to global event: nominated for the Nobel Peace harmony which is the need of PRESS RELEASE Prize for 2014 for “actively the hour. “No Religion Teaches promoting settlement of all To speeden up the process Hatred & Violence. Bring conflicts arising on the of creating peace and harmony Back Sanity & Spread planet.” in the world, may humanity at Spiritual Values to Contain These are good signs that large be guided by God’s Violence” people have significant value wisdom. God’s wisdom is the – Mr Pranab Mukherjee. for peace in their most valuable available advice consciousness than one could at this time of the cycle when AHIMSA PARAMO imagine. At the present time, He descends to guide DHARMA CAMPAIGN the search for peace is so deep- humanity on the path of LAUNCHED FROM rooted and consistent across righteousness, peace and PRESIDENT’S HOUSE races, religions, genders and harmony. New Delhi, Sept. 21: Mr age groups, that it re-affirms Though we have a number Pranab Mukherjee, the innate need of human of brilliant scholars in all parts President of India said that beings to live by, interact with of the world, we hold the no religion had ever taught and share peace. This alone leaders of different faiths in hatred and violence. All

4 The World Renewal, October 2013 religious prophets had always Addressing an august platform for all concerned to practiced and preached love, gathering of about hundred make concerted efforts to curb compassion and selfless gentry and opinion leaders the menace of growing services. from diverse backgrounds of violence in society with the He said that “no civilization religion, spirituality, socio- ultimate objective of working is safe when the daughters, logy, jurisprudence, media and for a violence free society. mothers and sisters in family women organizations, Mr Enumerating its basic and society are not protected. Mukherjee said that tolerance objectives, she said that the We have to sit back, reset our of violence has beget more Campaign would organize compass and bring back sanity violence and it is time that all sensitization and training to our life and society to end religious, spiritual and programs for families, students the current spate of violence interfaith leaders along with and citizens to create violence in India.” other government and non- free and women friendly He said that not mere governmental organizations environment; to conduct enactment of law nor the force should join hands to work for comprehensive survey to get of governance can put an end ending the evils of violence. suggestions and support for the to violence but collectively Rajyogini Dadi Janki, campaign; to help implemen- cultivating and spreading the Chief of Brahma Kumaris tation of value education & spiritual values of peace, blessing the occasion with her character building programs; understanding, tolerance, self words of wisdom said that a to enlist the services of media, control, discipline and culture of peace, harmony and likeminded individuals & determination can contain non-violence can be created institutions for promoting non- violence. through cultivation of truth, violence and to support He said this while launching love, purity, patience and ‘Ahimsa Messenger’ Project the “All India Ahimsa Paramo perseverance. For attaining launched by Govt. of India. Dharma Awareness this, she called for consistent Dr Dominic Emanuel, Campaign” jointly being practice and promotion of Spokesman, Delhi Catholic started by the Brahma spiritual knowledge, human Archdiocess urged to Kumaris institution and values and raj-yoga overcome evils and violence various inter-faith groups, from meditation. through goodness & love Rastrapati Bhavan here today. Rajyogini Brahma Kumari while Mr. B. N. Das, Vice- He commended the efforts of Asha, Main Coordi-nator of President of ISKCON called the Brahma Kumaris and the Campaign Committee for cultivation of divine virtues various interfaith leaders for ascribing violence in any form like truth, peace and taking such noble initiative of as a threat to peace and compassion as antidotes to sensitizing people and progress of individuals and violence. mobilizing collective support society said that the Campaign Mr Mohd. Iqbal Mulla, against violence in all forms. aimed to provide a common Secretary, Jamaat-e-Islami

The World Renewal, October 2013 5 Hind said that killing and India pledged full support to interfaith leaders who also violence in any form this Campaign which he offered their greetings on the including female feticide described as a noble occasion were Dr A K were crimes against mankind initiative to spread the spirit Merchant from Bahai & God. and culture of peace, love Community and Mr E I Mr R. Sumiththananda, and non-violence in the Malekar, Priest & Secretary, Bhikkhu-in-Charge, country. Judah Hyam Synagogue, New Mahabodhi Society of Prominent among other Delhi. INNER PEACE & GLOBAL HARMONY The people of Bharat are There are some states like supremacy of goodness or delighted after the bountiful Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi, victory of truth over falsehood. monsoons which have been Haryana, UP, West Bengal, Very descriptive and engaging experienced for 3 months Maharashtra and even some mythological stories are continuously. Parts of Bharat South Indian states where not connected with Navratri and have been drenched, which is just the Gujarati community Dasshera, followed by a period a good sign for the cultivation but all members of the local of 20 days after which we have of a variety of crops and supply community enjoy their partici- the most auspicious festival of of drinking water alike. pation in these festivities. Deepawali, Festival of Lights As you read this, the festive From a wider angle, it’s a that is celebrated with season has begun with the festival of national integration, intoxication in every home of installation of Goddess or better yet, emotional India, and by Indians wherever Durga’s idols in almost all integration when families they may be in any part of parts of India for Sharad spend 10 days together in such world. Navratri, the most important a joyful atmosphere. It’s very Such sincere mark of of Navratris. It’s a festival of invigorating festival for all the respect for our ancient rejoicing in accompaniment to participants even from a health festivals will definitely pave music and dance, where point of view where the the way for newness, success children, grownups and even youngsters enjoy their time, and spiritual prosperity. We the elderly spend hours and especially dancing tirelessly wish all our readers, and their hours dancing in large groups. with elaborate, fashionable families and friends, a month In this age of commercia- attire and jewellery. of infinite serenity and joy, but lization, renowned artistes are In fact, Navratri marks the most importantly a time of engaged and booked out for beginning of the festive Indian sharing our inner treasures and the Garba Raas, so that season because, as is known, welcoming everyone into our everyone can dance to the Dasshera comes on the 10th hearts filled with love and rhythm of rich music and day with the symbolic togetherness! modernized garba songs. destruction of evil to mark –B.K. Nirwair

6 The World Renewal, October 2013 CELEBRATE THE TRUE DIWALI BY BEING ALWAYS HAPPY

– Dadi Janki, Chief of Brahma Kumaris

and taking sorrow are stuck in remembered that God Shiva the soul. Now check: ‘Am I (Shiv Baba) has told me to aving travelled on this taking sorrow from anyone?’ remain detached and to keep highest spiritual path, If I take sorrow, I will need to Him as my companion. We Hwe should be think a lot. As a result, both need to remain beyond proficient in using the my body and mind will negativity, immune to knowledge to dispel darkness suffer. We have promised to whatever happens; an observer and bring light in our life and Baba that our body, mind and of the drama and of all the speaking with that authority of wealth belong to Him. If I take souls playing their parts in it. experience. It is when sorrow, I will definitely want If I become influenced or knowledge is spoken on the to give it back to someone. fluctuate, I will not be able to basis of experience that others When I speak about what has remain a detached observer. If understand the truth. We must happened, there will be I need to call out to God Shiva, ask ourselves: is there still the bitterness rather than it is because I have not paid darkness of worry and sweetness in my voice. Once I attention. confusion in our lives? open and walk through the Surrender to Shiv Baba at Actually, what can I possibly door of taking sorrow, it is Diwali be worried or confused about difficult to go back. This is the festival of light… now? The method to remove Celebration of True the time to dispel all darkness. worry is to become a well- Diwali There will be no sorrow in the wisher for all and thus stop Now, celebrate the true Golden Age. Am I with God using the mind and wasting Diwali by finishing sorrow Shiva in establishing that age our time thinking about things and pledging to remain happy. of truth? If not, I need to learn in the wrong way. Check that there is no trace of to take pride in being the one The cause of all sort of sorrow lurking anywhere who does not take or give negative and waste thinking is inside me. If we keep sorrow. Whoever comes near that sorrow is hidden deep allowing sorrow in our lives, me should feel the vibrations inside and it emerges in the it is as if we get flooded with of my Godly remembrance. form of wrong thoughts. It is better memories and the lights For this it is not a matter of not a big thing to let go of go out. Things will come; asking God to stay in my harmful food and drinking there will be storms—ups and company, but from my side habits but the habit of giving downs but it must be there should be interest to be

The World Renewal, October 2013 7 in His Company. If I don’t have interest, what can He do? AT THE HOLY FEET OF We also need to keep checking our drishti (vision) and attitude. God has GOD.... shown us the contrast between having – Chitra Rola, Mumbai a degraded intellect and pure and clean intellect—one which does not think Father of all souls, dear God, be my guide wastefully. So, I must deeply Under your loving care alone, let me pride understand every aspect of the Eternal Enlighten and grace me, broaden my vision World Drama and in this way I need to keep my line clear. I need to Let me embrace love, surpassing each division. accumulate so much power that I am able to silence the minds of others. I find in Your eyes, all stars, Sun and Moon People could not speak of anything And gift to all—solidarity, purity and boon negative in front of Brahma Baba. If I Radiating beams of peace, happiness and bliss keep my mind pure, I will surely feel In Thy warm glow of love, nothing is amiss. God’s power. There needs to be a lot of discipline within the self to control “Search beauty within”—You command, all the while the senses and to become victorious over them. Bring cheer to sullen minds, gift them smile None wants to miss out on the Your face reflects my qualities, and smile broad opportunity to create his or her fortune. And looking at you they see, smiling face of God. Therefore, great care must be taken that we do not lose out in any way My child, you’ll feel happiness and bliss untold through our own carelessness. I must Burning all impurities, changing you to real gold remain aware, for it is in my own Enchanting your heart, rejoicing you—the soul hands to create my fortune. One may Then certainly you’ll achieve each noble goal. be sweeping the floor but one needs to ask oneself: who am I doing this for? However, one may be doing great If you want to live in harmony, bliss and chord service but if one thinks about people In silence, listen to the tranquil voice of Lord in the wrong way or speaks harshly to To a different plane you’ll find yourself transferred them, one loses everything. Our main Reposing and rejuvenating, in each placid word. duty is to smile and be present for service. It is the power of love and If you want Him to nudge you and lead your way co-operation that brings success in Surrender unto Him, your swagger and sway service. This is a family; all are my Then one shall find you in God’s arms curled soul brothers and sisters; this must be the vision. The light of our awareness His warm touch of blessings will change your World. must be fully lit this Diwali.

8 The World Renewal, October 2013 DEEPAWALI - CELEBRATION spiritual knowledge, prescribed by the Ultimate OF PERFECTION…. Doctor, i.e., God, we can cure both mind and body. The second day is cel- – B. K. Jabeen Dodani Mahtani, ebrated as Nark-Chaturdashi. Kualalumpur, Malaysia. Spiritual Knowledge about eepavali or Diwali, of goodness or light. Self-realisation, God- popularly known as Knowledge, power and all that realisation etc. can only be Dthe “festival of is pure–are our very real taught by The Supreme. lights,” is a five- characteristics, since they are Diwali, the tradition of light- day Hindu festival which part of us, perhaps dormant yet ing diyas, actually describes starts on Dhanteras, celebrated existing. The Festival of how the Supreme Light comes on the thirteenth lunar day of Lights, incidentally seen in to re-ignite our awareness of Krishna paksha (dark every culture, is the fight being points of energy or souls. fortnight) of the Hindu against evil forces and creation This knowledge is used to Calendar month Ashwin and of peace and happiness. overcome the foreign elements ends on Bhaidooj, celebrated Diwali conjures up a number of vices. In memorial of these on second lunar day of Shukla of things in the mind’s eye-– efforts, we have the story of paksha of the Hindu calendar sweets, new clothes, new Narkasur , the destroying evil. month Kartik. Dhanteras usually accounts books, Goddess The third day is spent in falls eighteen days Lakshmi, earthen lamps, invoking Goddess Lakshmi. after Dussehra. fireworks etc. Today, we have unfortunately No other festival unites the We begin with Dhanamyo- lowered the status of Lakshmi Indians around the world, as dashi, where families worship Devi to that of a banker. In does Deepavali. A single diya Dhanvantari, a special reality, her name stems from or earthen lamp holds infinite ayurvedic herb said to cure a the word, ‘Lakshya’ meaning beauty and hope. While we person of all illnesses. As ‘the goal’, implying that she celebrate these auspicious science also proves, about stands for the ultimate goal of days with the same grandeur 98% of all diseases are perfection that the human as seen in the past, the pure psychosomatic, meaning their beings can reach. The ‘wealth’ beliefs held by our ancestors problem lies in the mind. With that she has to offer is of were more enlightening. time and circumstances, knowledge and virtues; a Deepavali or Diwali is a human beings have lost a great divine character alone can celebration of victory of good degree of their inner power, attain prosperity (material and over evil and the coming of a thus making them vulnerable otherwise) and peace. Homes New Year. But if we probe to attacks from the vices (lust, are cleaned thoroughly in her further, what is this darkness anger, greed, attachment and honour, but we forget that a we want to remove? In reality, ego). The weak mind has clean mind and intellect are evil or darkness has no identity affected the body also but the easiest way to attract her. of its own – it exists due to lack when we take the medicine of On this festival, we light a

The World Renewal, October 2013 9 lamp that shouldn’t go off. It relationships with others will undergoes (Golden, Silver, should be lit throughout the also get transformed for the Copper and Iron), i.e., Satyug, night, likewise knowledge/ better. When relationships Tretayug, Dwapuryug and awakening that we receive become better, it means by Kaliyug. Swa means ‘my about who we are, should enlightening my inner light, I own’; Sthiti means stage. Our always be lit. We are beings of have ignited the light of others stage at this time is depleted light (Atma). In order to keep too. because we are at the end of this light burning, we keep Goddess Lakshmi is known Kaliyug or Iron Age. The adding oil, that is, the as the goddess of wealth. Swastika is also a sign of the knowledge we receive from Wealth of knowledge brings destroyer of obstacles. We can the Supreme. On our journey physical wealth also. If we fill become once again what we of life, we come in contact ourselves with knowledge, we were because when you are in with others and perform our will attain success. We will the awareness of your true self, roles which bring us into body- become contended, satisfied. no obstacles can come in your consciousness. By listening to Our relationships with others way. spiritual knowledge every day, will be good and this way we During this festival, we also we once again remind will be successful in our exchange gifts. The best gift ourselves of our true identity careers also. we can give is to share the so that we remain on right Cleaning up our homes in knowledge we have attained path. order to invoke Goddess today. All other materialistic The houses that we live in Lakshmi is to clear our minds gifts get perished or forgotten are the same old houses, but and intellects so that the but knowledge, when shared people tend to renovate or knowledge of wealth with others, helps to transform paint them just before automatically comes in and the and that is the most precious Deepavali. They buy new world becomes a perfect place. gift one can give. clothes, crockery etc. This is a Whilst performing rituals Families get together and symbol of the new age that is during this auspicious celebrate this occasion. They about to come where nothing occasion, we should keep our harmonize their relationships. of this old world-order will mind and intellect clean and They forgive and forget. There remain; everything will be pure. Remain in connection is excitement and enthusiasm new. with the Supreme Being. By of newness. The world will be new, being connected to the Ocean Moving to the fourth day of nature will be pure, and our of Purity, it becomes easier for Balipratipada, we see success body will be perfect. us to be pure. at every step when we As soon as I light the light We always draw the maintain connection with the within me, there will be Swastika symbol when we are Supreme Soul. In spirituality, cleanliness, there will be about to do our prayers. It is this is symbolic of yoga or transformation within us of always divided into four equal union. When I visualise myself our sanskars and then parts which symbolize the four as a point of light, and then automatically, our ages that the world cycle direct my intellect and

10 The World Renewal, October 2013 thoughts to the Supreme Parent, I experience God’s power and love. CELEBRATE DIWALI IN A This power helps me fight NOVEL WAY weaknesses and inculcate virtues. – B.K. Rashmi, Simdega (Jharkhand) The beautiful process of gaining knowledge, overcoming vices, Celebrate this Diwali in a novel way Evoking the soul-consciousness lamp cleaning the intellect and Prosperity and blessings shower everyday remembering the Supreme Being No eye gets cloudy or damp. leads us to appreciate the fifth day, Diwali is the festival of zest and zeal Bhaiyadooj or Bhaidooj. The Happiness, Light, Joy and positive feel! knowledge of the ‘soul’ frees us from But today soul-lamps of all are now blown out stereotypes and prejudices based on Once Golden Sparrow, Bharat a pauper no doubt religion, caste, colour, gender and Even in daytime, millions of lives today are gloomy age. We then see every individual as Unemployment, Ignorance, have made them rheumy. being a child of God and so part of my spiritual family– the ultimate Shri Lakshmi on Lotus-seat, sulks with us today Worship remains a mere symbol, its soul cast away. truth. Sweets (maintaining loving Human ego has touched a new peak Who’s there to redeem us, whom do we seek? relationships), new clothes (discarding everything old, as old New calamities are approaching on daily basis sanskars etc.), new accounts books Sorrowful souls, everywhere, thirsty of an oasis. (settling karmic accounts), fireworks When all need to sweep plains of their own mind (burning the evil off) and other Then descends God Shiva—‘star most brilliant’, kind. interesting rituals prepare us He removes darkness and gloom, brightens each spiritually for the New Year or Age. direction The darkness of ignorance cannot By lighting the lamp of souls, fills purity and perfection stay for long; our deep desire to Thus with an enlightened state, celebrate Diwali create a world of happiness will everyday Hail the kingdom of Shri Lakshmi-Shri Narain all the way become a reality. The key lies in lighting a single ‘diya’–my own Every mind will be clean; healthy will be body spiritual awareness–and then…. Each dwelling will be full—abundant and plenty ‘Jyot se Jyot Jagaate chalo, Prem Love-flame not to flicker, shine ever brightly ki Ganga Bahaate chalo…’ One light Light of mind will twinkle, merrily and sprightly enlightens many others and then the Let’s celebrate Diwali in a novel way river of love starts flowing. Evoking the soul-consciousness lamp So, on this Deepavali, let us be Prosperity and blessings shower everyday No eye gets cloudy or damp. ‘LIGHT’.

The World Renewal, October 2013 11 the time, who was watching THANKS, me, guiding me, even before I started following the Brahma MY GRACIOUS LORD! Kumaris. In the midst of a difficult career path and during death of family members, – B.K.Vithal Pingali, C.S.,Visakhapatnam. situations cropped up which I aba is the ocean of perception or realisation! As could neither understand nor bliss and knowledge. we play the game of life handle … there was a silent BAs this soul attempts through our mind and intellect, hand around my shoulders, a to share his beautiful we go through many stages– calming presence making experiences in the Company of Imagination, Visualisation and itself present whenever I was the Lord, he finds himself Realisation. Imagination is alone. Now I know it was my incapable of uttering even a where we create something Baba, who was always with single word. One sits, fictitious, which does not me and was smiling at this wondering how the great poets exist; Visualisation is one step long lost child who was and writers could so fluently further, where we bring wandering in ignorance. sing His glory in the throes of something before our eyes, a It was in 2008, when I was devotion. I remember God’s deeper stage of experience; working for a software infinite grace and a tiny tear Realisation is where we Company in Hyderabad, drop silently leaves my eyes, become fully aware of Andhra Pradesh, India, away to join the waves of joy in His something as a fact, live it. I from my family which was in lap. have come to understand that Visakhapatnam (or Vizag). I Thank You, Thank You, Rajyoga is the only way one stayed in an Executive Hostel Thank You! This is one phrase can see and realise God, the with other forced Bachelors that I can confidently and Truth and oneself. and visited home once every continuously express. I had lived a large part of my month. But due to problems at It is said that if you believe life searching for God in work and being away from my with determination, then the temples and scriptures, family, I used to be somewhat Belief turns to Trust; as one chanting mantras and quiet. One morning, as I was trusts the almighty, then he performing elaborate rituals in doing some yog-asanas, a co- opens himself to Experience; the hope that one day his grace hosteller, Devanand suggested once a soul has experience, would shower on me. I that I learn Rajyoga at a nearby then he knows. He no longer travelled to several pilgrimage Centre and gave me directions, needs to believe, but becomes places, waiting in long queues mentioning that I would Knowledgeful. The only way for a darshan of the temple benefit from it. That evening, you can share my experience deity. Somehow, there was I walked into the Nagarjuna of Baba is to experience it always this feeling, as I went Management Centre, yourself. There is a lovely through the ups and downs of Panjagutta, Hyderabad and word in Hindi, ‘Anubhuti’, life, that there was someone registered myself for a life which means cognition, who was taking care of me all changing experience! After

12 The World Renewal, October 2013 completing the Seven-Day and wife both follow this porting to Baba and no one course, I used to spend a lot of knowledge, if they wish to else. time meditating. Soon, I have perfect harmony in the I have illustrated above a started visiting the centre, both family. Otherwise they face few instances where Baba has in the morning and evening. certain challenges, if one of helped me, in organizing my One evening, it was raining them continues to be in loukik personal, domestic and heavily and I was waiting at way of life. Baba had blessed professional life in an effective my hostel gate to go to the us to take up the Rajyoga path manner. But, once a soul Centre. In a lighter vein, I together and benefit from it. becomes Baba’s adopted thought that if Baba wanted Moreover, our two sons also child, a Brahma Kumar or a me to come to Him, He would started taking keen interest in Brahma Kumari, the benefits make the necessary arrange- spiritual study. which it reaps are multimillion ments. Within a minute or so, After another few months, I fold and cannot be expressed another co-hosteller who took was at a crossroads in my ca- or explained in detail. Every Gyan a few days ago, came reer and had to take a decision moment of the day, there are down with an umbrella and regarding my employment. (I subtle signs, gentle hints and asked me if I would am a Company Secretary, a caring nudges from Baba, accompany him to the Centre. professional qualification, spe- guiding us, directing us and I was astounded and walked all cializing in Corporate Laws, supporting us in our journey to the way singing praises of which can be used to take up make ourselves perfect. When Baba and His unfathomable either employment or prac- we become his children, then love for His children. tice). As I placed my problem along with Baba, even drama Another day, at home in before Baba and sat in medi- becomes our friend and helps Vizag, I mentioned about the tation, I felt a direction to quit us. Favourable situations start Brahma Kumaris organisation my job and take up indepen- developing around us, the vast to my better half and started dent practice. I immediately Brahmin family starts giving giving her the introduction of resigned from my job and re- us blessings and co-operation, Paramdham, our sweet home turned to my loukik family in life becomes simpler and and Baba. Strangely, as I was Visakhapatnam. My parents, easier. We slow down, speaking, she closed her eyes wife and children were pleased become quiet and relax into and went into a deep trance. to see me back with them. By the silence that is our original She later said that she could Baba’s grace, I have been ren- state of being. Our natural actually feel that she was there dering consultancy services to stage emerges, just like water and experienced a sense of Corporate Clients for more settles down at the bottom of tranquility. Shortly thereafter, than four years and have al- the mountain, we stop running she took the course in the ways been contented in every and become restful, we come Maharanipeta Centre, Vizag. possible way. I also find time home to our beloved Father, and became Baba’s child. This to do spiritual service, since we start transforming into was a great boon for me, as it my timings are flexible, being divine deities, creating heaven is very necessary that husband in independent practice, re- on earth … Om Shanti.

The World Renewal, October 2013 13 MY QUESTIONS, HIS when I did not wish to attend the classes, some energy would ANSWERS pull me to drive to the centre to listen to Godly versions, called murli (Flute of Knowledge). I – B. K. Reena, Chembur, Mumbai never missed the murli and also t was the end of the year we are like children who have got engaged with some small 2007 as I faced a come to play our roles in this Godly service and attended Ichallenging period on my drama of life. Initially, we enjoy various BK programmes. personal front. The world was it as a game but as the day Slowly, I started getting my awaiting a New Year but my progresses, we get tired, hurt specific answers in murlis and world had almost come down and become dirty (vicious). got to know the deepest secrets crashing. My dreams, Then we go back home to our of life. aspirations and hard work had Supreme Parent, who love us, The turning point came when all gone down the drain. Some clean us up and again in the I visited Mt. Abu, the of my so-called dear ones had morning we are back in the International Headquarters of left me stranded in the middle game. The child here is the Brahma Kumaris. I was amidst of my life. I was inconsolable soul whose original home is the ocean of knowledge and so I visited Siddi Vinayak Soul World and whose eternal love. Everyone had only one temple in Mumbai on my parent is GOD. I could word in their heart and on their birthday, which I had been immediately relate to the story lips – BABA (God Shiva). doing every year. I had not lost and this instilled in me some Somewhere I knew I belong to faith in God but I was not happy strength to move on. this divine family. My life has with Him either. I started the Seven-Day started blossoming as I have During those days, I kept Rajyoga course at Brahma found a gateway to the new calling Him and questioned: Kumaris centre in March 2008 world, instead of exit. Why did you do this to me? and completed it on the Holi My friends, are you aware of Why is this world so full of festival celebrations. Thereafter, Godly Knowledge being sorrow? Why are we happy only I began watching the programme imparted by God Himself? This sometimes? In my prayers, I regularly on television, though I is the time when God Shiva even told Him with full could not attend regular sessions comes to give us divine wisdom authority that this is not the at the centre. Fortunately, in May and gives answers to the most world that I want to progress in; 2010, I was transferred to a place intricate questions of life. He is you either make a better world near my home which is also very there to show you the right path or show me an exit door from close to the Brahma Kumaris in the bewilderment of life. He this planet. centre in Chembur. There I is ready with open arms at the Believe me, He came!! started visiting them regularly nearest centre to accept you the During that period, I came while returning from my office. way you are! God is here to across a programme Earlier, I did not understand cleanse all our dirt and dust of ‘Awakening with Brahma much, but soon I found peace sins and evils accumulated over Kumaris’ on Television. I heard, and stability returning in my several births. Are you ready? in the programme, a story that life. I experienced that even

14 The World Renewal, October 2013 stay with Him; there is a THE EASY RAJYOGA feeling of His closeness and proximity. His company TAUGHT BY GOD influences us, as we are able to experience His qualities. When we meditate, we simply – B.K. Surendran, Bangalore sit in the awareness of God as emembrance is one of heart. a being of light who resides in the natural attributes The sermons of the Lord the world of eternal silence. As Rof mind. The devotees and their impact we focus our attention on the who are in search of God When we listen to Him, Supreme Being, we are filled remember Him constantly. meditate on Him and spend with the purest love and peace. Even as people of the world time in His remembrance, a Therefore, yoga means are searching for Him, the series of unprecedented remembering the original self good news is that He Himself changes take place in our life. and the original relationship is teaching the souls Easy We are naturally overtaken by with the Supreme Being. Rajyoga, i.e., the method to an inner urge to surrender Normally people try to remember Him, revealing also ourselves to God and give all practise yoga by concentrating the truth that He is the Father our burdens to Him. It is said mind on an object. But here of all souls. His teachings that remembrance begets the yoga is taking place convey the intrinsic remembrance. His directions between two conscient entities knowledge that the soul is a that we should remember – the soul which is a star of micro star of consciousness Him alone, remind us very consciousness and God who is which consists of mind, often to think of His also a point of Supreme intellect, and resolves. By revelations consistently. consciousness – the child and remembering God in His Self-Empowerment the Father coming together in original form, the soul remains through Godly Knowledge loving countenance on the connected to Him in a natural Meditation fills the basis of natural, perennial and way. practitioners with His powers eternal relationship. This God communicates with us and light; they feel His allows peace to flow within when we connect with Him presence. He guides, directs our being, energizing us and with purity of heart. In the light and encourages them to leading us to stability of mind. of the spiritual knowledge that perform tasks diligently. His Self-Sovereignty through He reveals, we understand His love transforms obstacles into Rajyoga real personality and also what blessings. Thereby, we Stable mind is always under He expects from us. We unburden ourselves and the the command of the master – experience His blessings and joy of complete Fulfillment, the self or soul. Therefore, His love. He is called Happiness, Peace and yoga with God equips us to Bholanath, the Innocent Lord– Contentment becomes the confidently be in the world of the one who is easily pleased essence of our being. The mind action–active, busy outside, with an honest and truthful and the intellect always like to (Contd. on page no. 32)

The World Renewal, October 2013 15 friend laughed and told me that WHAT ATTRACTED ME I would not be able to come to heaven. This disturbed me a TO BABA’S LOVE! lot and made me think what sin I had committed for not becoming eligible for heaven. Her mother later explained – Silpa, Bangalore that if we followed what Shiv Baba tells us, we would all be ince my early childhood However, I was not sure how able to come to heaven. This days, I have always been to do it. But so it happened that had a lasting impression on my surrounded by Brah- the mother of one of my S young mind. mins. Our neighbours and friends was an ardent follower Since I was very close to friends were all from Brahmin of Shiv Baba and His Shrimat them, sometimes I would stay families. So, naturally I had a in spite of all the hardships in overnight with them. Her very strong inclination to- their family. Since I was very mother would wake up for wards their rituals and cus- close to her daughter, most of Amritvela, sit in Baba’s room toms. As a child, I liked learn- the time I was at their home. and do Yoga while all others ing shlokas and worshipping One day, her mother would be asleep. I would also deities; lord Ganesh was my introduced me to the true sneak into the Meditation favourite deity. I loved every- knowledge of God Shiva, i.e. room and sit for yoga along thing about Brahmin priests Shiv Baba and told me the with her. While meditating, I (Purohits)–the way they truth about my true self – ‘I am would always feel as if I was dressed, their hair, their tilak a soul, not this costume called in the cradle of Almighty. I and the way they chanted the body’. She spoke of how the would chat with Him about mantras. I secretly yearned to soul leaves the body after anything and everything, just become like them but would death and it is eternal. This like one speaks to a friend. be disappointed, realising that struck a chord with me From then on, He has been my I was a girl, though I never instantly. dearest and most beloved and spoke about it in the open as I I earnestly undertook the most trusted Friend and thought everybody would formal study of the divine Companion from whom I hide make fun of me. Knowledge. My friend nothing. My family wanted me to be showed me the book ‘One- Whenever I sit with Baba, I a doctor as my father was a Week Course’; therein was a forget about this world and its doctor. I fulfilled their wishes picture of Sri Krishna sailing pain, agony and distress. I find and became a dentist. But that with people in one boat and myself in a world of divine dream of being with Almighty Brahma Baba with a few peace, serenity, innocent love always remained with me. The others in white dress in another and happiness— a feeling stories of Meerabai and boat. She asked me to pick up which cannot be explained in Akkamaha Devi would inspire one. As I thought Krishna to words. One needs to me to be like one of them. be the Lord, I picked him. My experience it. The visits to the

16 The World Renewal, October 2013 Brahma Kumaris centre, its vibrations, the Brahma Bhojan– CREATIVITY – THE MUSIC everything has been an enriching experience and has made me come OF LIFE closer to Baba. – Poonam Singh, Delhi One thing more that attracted me towards Baba was the At times when we feel crest-fallen, all alone realization that He loves me as a As if in an infinite abyss fiercely thrown soul, my true self, not as a physical One spark of creativity in our heart as it crops body. My tryst with Baba continues, along with all other Can take our mood to the highest mountain tops. physical karmic accounts. The dream that I nurtured since my The regime of Creativity is very broad childhood–of being with God–is It can take us wherever we want to plod now a reality. I am thankful to Shiv You are welcomed here with an open mind Baba for selecting me as His child. Freely express yourself without grind. Being Baba’s child means following His Shrimat – at all It’s a blessing when you are feeling down times and in all circumstances. A companion when nobody is around That, of course, is my aim which I It can make you sing, dance or paint would achieve with my determination. It will not let music of your life to faint. The reminiscence always rekindles in me a new zeal to strive Without it Life becomes colourless and bland harder to attain the ultimate goal It remains stagnant unable to expand of being COMPLETE AND Only Creativity gives you strength PERFECT BRAHMIN OF THE It takes you to greater breadth and length. CONFLUENCE AGE. As a true friend it never leaves Seven dangers to Human Most subtle mysteries it perceives Virtue; Wealth without work; Pleasure without It gives you confidence, adds new gems conscience; Knowledge And gives your life, fruits and stems. without character; Business without ethics; It’s the best way of approaching your Lord Science without humanity; Religion By doing your duties, unwinding twisted cords without sacrifice; Politics Creativity never binds you in any trap without principle. But always puts something fruitful in your lap…. – GANDHI

The World Renewal, October 2013 17 fore a ‘disquiet soul’ on receiv- SAKASH – GOD’S UNLIMITED ing Sakash directly from God POWER FILLED WITH or even through a powerful yogi is able to transform itself BLESSINGS and experience peace and con- tentment. In other words, the vilest sinner on receiving – B. K. Khem Jokhoo, Trinidad Sakash can be transformed akash can be described peace, love, happiness, truth, into a divine person. Sakash as a subtle powerful cur bliss and power. The eight can change anything bad into Srent of light and might main powers are the power to something good. that contains all powers and pack up waste thoughts, to How to get Sakash and virtues to refresh the soul to its tolerate, to accommodate, attain Self-Sovereignty? original powerful state. It is discriminate, judge, face, One must first have self- God’s divine, unconditional cooperate, and to withdraw. realization through the pure feelings of power-filled The Power of Sakash is such knowledge of the soul, the spiritual love in the form of that it can change the attitudes history of the Eternal World rays of spiritual energy that and transform the depressed, Drama and the awareness of emanates from Him as bless- degraded or lonely souls, giv- God. Using this knowledge, ings for His children. Sakash ing them instant love, power transformation can take place contains God’s special power- and purity. The one who is by making effort to do ful vibrations that can heal all able to access and receive everything in soul- the wounds, mend broken Sakash can attain an instant consciousness and in the hearts and refresh distressed spiritual lift and become remembrance of God. This is souls provided there is uncon- peaceful and contented. It is the practice of a karma yogi. ditional faith, honesty and obe- also possible for the lost or Constant effort is required to dience to God. Sakash is your searching souls to get self-re- practise purity in thoughts, own personal canopy of spiri- alization as well as God’s re- words and actions. To achieve tual protection from the evil alization in a second. With purity in thoughts, the soul forces of the world. Sakash, a soul can be liberated must aim to have complete Characteristics and from having to labour to control of the mind, intellect Powers of Sakash achieve constant success. Dif- and sanskars or resolves. Only The source of all Sakash is ficult things become easy and a self-sovereign soul can God. Sakash is pure powerful impossible things become pos- receive or give Sakash to energy that is transmitted sible. Success is certain and others. through pure thoughts in the becomes your birthright. Just How to Purify and have form of vibrations or pure as the sun rays have seven in- Control of the Sanskars feelings (Shubh Bhavna) cognito colours as displayed The soul should also have either through the intellect or by the rainbow, so too Sakash complete control of the the eyes. These pure vibrations has all the powers, virtues and sanskaras or resolves both contain all the innate virtues as nutrients necessary to restore while awake or asleep. Pure well as the powers of the soul. the soul’s original qualities incorporeal thoughts, egoless The main virtues are purity, and original strength. There- words, vice-less actions as

18 The World Renewal, October 2013 well as service with selfless in His love. This is the into thoughts of elevated motivation burn and remove condition when the soul can Godly directions or Shrimat. negative karmas accumulated receive pure Sakash to There are not many thoughts in this lifetime. Deep intense improve its own stage, to to confuse you. If there were meditation, yoga or penance remove obstacles or to help weaknesses that you are trying removes and settles negative other souls in bondage of to remove without success, karmas accumulated from Maya or matter. God gives that additional previous births. When the Description of Sakash power to burn those sanskars are made pure Sakash has unlimited subtle weaknesses making you through constant self-effort properties, powers and healing lighter in spirits. However the and with the help of God’s attributes. Sakash cannot be soul must always be honest in divine energy, there can be no seen with the physical eyes but all relationships with God and influence of any past it can be felt and experienced. must be obedient in following weaknesses to the mind or It is a subtle energy. There is His Shrimat. intellect even in dreams. an aura of calm that pervades An Analogy of Sakash Preparing the Intellect to the atmosphere and creates a The one who receives receive Sakash ‘sobering assuring silence’ as Sakash has the same feeling as The intellect must always be though a guardian angel is when a child is lovingly pure, divine, pristine clean and spreading an invisible canopy embraced by a mother. It clear to receive the touching of protection over you. The amounts to pure unconditional or to catch powerful energy of feeling is refreshing and the love. The child feels a special God’s Sakash. To be clear soul feels powerful and free canopy of protection and all means never to have the from bondage. fears disappear immediately. slightest trace of waste, idle, How one receives Sakash This is the same feeling you negative or even ordinary from God get when God embraces you thoughts. To prepare and Sakash is received when and is your constant maintain a clear and clean one is in deep yoga and there companion. There is a feeling intellect, one must always be is no influence, attraction or of assurance that someone is in soul-consciousness awareness of the body, bodily near you, sitting and watching maintaining an angelic stage relations, nature or physical over you. There is also a sense and an angelic form even when mundane matters, where the of security that nothing can performing actions. The mind, intellect is still and totally harm or hurt you. There is that intellect and resolves must be surrendered in all loving feeling of loving comfort. Just in complete harmony. relationships with God. The as the child ‘smells’ the Slowing down of thoughts soul becomes merged in love mother’s natural loving and to receive Sakash with the Father. It is as though caring fragrance, similarly, The soul must experience a God, the Eternal Surgeon, is when you make that deep inner silence. This means examining the intellect and connection with God, you feel that the speed of thoughts must attending to the needs of the completely carefree as all the be reduced to a single soul by removing even the troubles of the world have powerful thought linked with subtle traces of impurity. The gone. the Supreme Soul and merged Sakash received is discerned (Contd. on next issue)

The World Renewal, October 2013 19 but we find it far more difficult THE PRACTICE OF LOVE to feel compassion for people we find unpleasant or for the AND COMPASSION – strangers. A ROAD TO HAPPINESS The two primary emotions Love and Compassion are – BK Dr. Pran Rangan, Kanpur interlinked with each other. Love always carries OVE–a primary return. If you cannot love compassion with it and emotion–has been another person without compassion finds expression Lvariously defined by attaching conditions this when someone you love many. A small child, when it amounts to “emotional undergoes a suffering. They develops some understanding, bribery.” You are not talking are basically inherent in our often hears this word. So, we about love at all; you’re nature but we find it difficult all use the word ‘love’ with talking about a transaction. to practice them in life. If you different connotations COMPASSION–another have love and compassion whenever we use it. primary emotion has also been towards all sentient beings, It is quite difficult to define understood differently and, particularly towards your love clearly. Some confuse it therefore, defined differently. enemy, this is true love and with infatuation or lust. Compassion involves feeling compassion. Philosophers have expressed moved by others’ suffering so To practice love and love as an action or that your heart responds to compassion we can follow experienced it as a feeling. their pain. The word the following tips – Love encompasses Kindness, compassion literally means to  First of all, try to cultivate respect tolerance, endurance “suffer with”. When this good thoughts for others, and understanding. But most occurs, you feel warmth, especially for those whom of us love others because we caring, and the desire to help we dislike. Fill the heart expect something in return the suffering person in some with the warmth of Good from them. Today, most of the way. feeling, that of Mercy and relationships are based on this According to Buddhist Forgiveness, and let go all interpretation of love. This is concept, compassion is a state the past bitterness, we can conditional love, which says of mind that is motivated by also connect to God, the that our expectations are not valuing other human beings Almighty Power, who is an fulfilled or reciprocated and and wishing to release them inexhaustible source of then we will stop loving. from their sufferings. divine energy. During our However, true love is Although we already have daily meditation, we can tap unconditional. True love is some degree of compassion, at into His source of love and something from which you do present it is very biased and compassion. The Almighty not expect anything in return. limited. When our family and Power will be readily It is when you give without any friends are suffering, we easily willing to feel us with His intention of receiving in develop compassion for them powers and virtues.

20 The World Renewal, October 2013  When others hurt you, just are able to appreciate the It means that we can sit in a remind yourself that they are hidden and the dazzling place of utter chaos, with the just like me. They have their inner beauty of the soul. We whole drama revolving around own imperfections and see others as God sees them us, and yet not lose our peace insecurities and hence, they – beautiful tiny beings of and happiness. We create love feel the need to defend and lights obscured by their through our thoughts, words protect them. By repeatedly physical forms. To maintain and actions. reminding this to ourselves, this gift of unconditional If we limit the expression of we will be able to empathise love, we should connect the love and goodness, we limit and understand them rather self to a source of higher the happiness and joy in our than being critical about power, God, to replenish the life. Being aware that we them. Gradually, we will mind and heart with feelings create our feelings and begin to commit to the of love and compassion. thoughts bring is a big shift in feelings of unconditional Always remember that The our lives as it helps us to love and compassion for self Almighty God never ceases achieve a natural state of self- and others. to offer us His love His mastery. There are no We should remember that mercy His compassion and unnecessary thoughts – only all souls are trying to play so we should follow Him. thoughts of love, peace and their best in this drama of Creating happiness compassion. life. Everyone is accurately through love and playing out their parts and compassion – it is up to us how we respond The practice of love and FOCUS ON YOUR to them as ‘hurdles’ or as compassion is a road to OWN PART ‘teachers’. With this happiness. If one gives love Despite appearances, attitude, we will not label and compassion to a person, people may be doing the them with unfairness but one gets it back manifold. best they can. Think that will instead accept them. When we share feelings of no one should be blamed, Have love for the eternal love and compassion, first of and humility in your soul. As a family of human all we create happiness and joy attitude will enable souls, we are children of one within us. everyone to move forward. God. By considering others When we develop the self- Judge whether your to be our brothers and awareness we are able to thoughts, words and sisters, we can maintain our cultivate self-responsibility, vision of love and respect i.e., we have the choice to actions are beneficial to for others. choose the emotion that we the scene in which you find When we maintain our state express in each moment of our yourself. Focusing on your of soul consciousness, we lives. When we have this level own part is more useful are able to overlook the of self-awareness, the obvious than passing judgment on weaknesses and choice is to express love others. deficiencies of others and because it is our basic nature.

The World Renewal, October 2013 21 SPACE RACE - TO THE SOUL (Are you a wall or a ball? Are you the carpenter or block of wood? Do you ever try and sail uphill in a glass boat? Are you a rocket man with a golden key around your neck? Can you think before you speak? Do you always think before you act? Are you as big and as bright as the sun? Is your world flat with many banks and shops? Are you sitting at God’s table? Or are you starving to death? Are you such a good soldier that God salutes you?)

–B. K. David, Paignton, England

ow it’s the space race approaching new world. We you have, the closer you – but the inner space live in a world of darkness so become to winning this, the Nrace, is different from how can we ever find anything most important race of your man’s normal space race of importance. We have life. It is a race as God has the which has only ever found become blind to truth and can stopwatch and is timing you. rocks and dust. For those who only see falsehood, and He knows in His wisdom that are curious as to the meaning believe that to be true. God soon this space race and all of life or are searching for who comes to restore your sight so other races are to finish. Yet they really are and what they you can see truth easily. Many it’s this incognito Godly race’s are doing here on earth, where can only see people and rocks, finish which is of the utmost have they come from and but there are some who can see importance as this will also where are they going, then this truth, spirituality and souls. signal the end of our human inner space race is one they Some can only see the wall life of suffering and the start just have to win. In God’s race, (body) and some can see the of a future divinity on earth. there is no prize for coming ball (soul). Are you a wall or a Are you running behind second. If you wish to win living ball? Are you the body God? God’s race, you will need to or soul? Are you the thinking When this race finally become very fit. At the being or just the body that can finishes, it will only be those moment, man is only capable follow orders and fall over? who have crossed the finishing of winning moon dust and Are you the carpenter who can line in style and with a good collecting rocks. sculpt and make a face out of time who will win the prize What can you see? wood or are you the block of and be classed a winner by Darkness? Or truth and wood? Are you the plank or God. It is God who has all the light? Do you see wood? the one who walks upon it? medals and prizes in His There is a whole new world God only has one prize to pockets, so it is good to please beyond the world of rocks and give away - heaven Him and keep Him in mind dust and up until now, man has This inner race and journey and sight when running this been blind to it. God shines a is one in which you race to see unlimited space race in which pure light into the vast how wonderful a person you you can win the world - a darkness of our world so we can become. It is a race where perfect world without a single can understand and see this the more virtues and qualities problem. Everyone and

22 The World Renewal, October 2013 everything in this Godly prize then you cannot win the race just as sure they are very is perfect. The ones with the and claim your prize as you’ll unhappy. most virtues and qualities win be a million miles away from If your life is an uphill this race’s highest prize - hitting the target of truth. You struggle……………. heaven, plus a royal gift as shall not be worthy of To think you can be truly well. God walks round with receiving your gold medal successful and accomplished just the one prize in His pocket from the race organiser. in life whilst still not knowing – that of heaven. Man walks Strangely, the organiser has no your true origin or the true self round with a billion plastic organs. (the soul), is like being a prizes of hell weighing him Few in life can hit the person in a boat who expects down which you can win target of truth. Are you he can travel in water that can everyday. People become one of them who can? go uphill. What would you say happy today on winning In life there are two kinds to the sailor sitting in his boat plastic prizes. If only they of people; those who can see complaining that his boat knew God was giving away and hit truth and those who can cannot sail up hills? Most heaven, happiness, virtue and only hit and bang their head would walk away laughing; peace in a world full of love against the wall. Those who some would say: If you can sail every morning, His phone have truth and aim for truth, in water that can run uphill, I would never stop ringing and have a smile on their faces and will give you a million pound. His email box would be look happy whilst those who If a person does not know who forever full. are living a life of lies look is steering his boat, then he is In which competition have unhappy and seldom smile. also expecting to sail up a hill. you entered? To win a The only truth most seem to If someone does not know he holiday to Spain or to go know and understand is the is the soul sitting in his boat to heaven? price of a loaf of bread, beer steering it, that he is the Has there ever been and the cost of petrol. How captain sailing and operating throughout history such a prize many people do you meet who their body, then they really are as heaven that can be won? know the truth of who they trying to sail uphill. One day The most that can normally be really are and from where they they may hopefully discover won in life is £100.00, a car originally came? Most answer the error to their beliefs and or holiday to Spain for two – I am from India, Africa, thinking. Yet the world is full weeks. But in order to win this America; I am Hindu, of those who think they can Godly prize, you’ll need to Christian, European, English, sail uphill, just as long ago know clearly from where this tall, fat, thin, black, rich, poor there were those who thought space race initially started. If or American. This is the the world was flat. This is to you do not know the race’s outlook of most people on the live and act in ignorance. origins (from the world of planet and the planet is Today, due to most trying to light from where you came - inhabited by very unhappy sail (live) up hill, they find soul world) and why you are people. As I am sure as to what themselves surrounded by running it (meaning to life), people think they are, I am also stormy waters.

The World Renewal, October 2013 23 Journey to the stars. includes everything you have Are you corrosive – and You’ll need to become a ever owned, and that includes explosive? rocket (soul) man. children, spouse, your body Most people simply do not Some have decided to and of course, your wallet have the wisdom, foresight, accept their invitation to the which out of everything should insight or courage to fly into stars and undertake that be the easiest possession to space and so find it much incredible journey by being the forget and leave behind yet for easier to run away from soul-conscious rocket and most is one of the hardest. boarding the ship with one follow God home. Only a Leaving your body, your excuse or another. As is often special few who have a deep habits, your family, your the reason, they cannot let go longing and special yearning desires and old ways behind of their worldly baggage and and aim in their heart will have you is proving very unpopular feel they have to cling on to it. the courage and insight to want and an impossible task as it’s They feel secure with the old to go into ‘this space’ of the far too demanding for most at hand but do not realise it’s soul. It’s because truth and souls as they have had them for this old baggage that is leading peace once flowed freely so long and have grown much them further down hell’s within them that they feel they attached to them. driveway. The truth is, they do must now find its source. The majority prefer a short not have the spirituality These few will realise that this journey down to the local needed to fuel such a vast and mission is a one-off chance supermarket and bank every lengthy trip into space where that will never come their way day. They have a limited anything can happen. You again. Few will in reality take vision of life and so live in a need to have trust in the Pilot up this journey as it soon limited world. God has made of this spacecraft and in His becomes apparent to those a rocket for them and it is on maps and wisdom. Without who do, how difficult and the launch pad and is ticking seeing Him or their demanding it is. The drop-out down to blast off with the destination or having a clear rate is immense as the door open and ladder down picture or under-standing of qualifications and dedication for them to climb onboard the where actually they are needed to complete the ship. Yet most are too busy or going, for most it is a case of mission is also immense. just not bothered to make the sticking to the familiar and Few have enough truth and effort to climb up and step what they know and can see courage within themselves that onboard. For many it’s – that is this world. They can enables them to put down all proving to be either too big a only live by their two eyes their baggage and climb up step into the unknown and are and do not have the bravery God’s ladder and claim a seat lacking the ability and truth or the love for truth to allow on His rocket to the stars - to let go of falsehood or they their third eye to open and which later lands in heaven. do not have the spirituality guide them on an unknown It’s not an easy task to fly to necessary to enter God‘s journey into the stars of the these stars as you have to leave rocket and take a seat to the future. all your baggage behind which stars. (Contd. on next issue)

24 The World Renewal, October 2013 MIND YOUR STUDIES! God Shiva is the Ocean of knowledge. He is Truth and whatever he says is true. Nevertheless he asks us – B.K. Kavitha, Bangalore children to churn the knowledge. It’s because, if we ften God Shiva, i.e. attention means doing any just simply listen to Shiv Baba says that homework given by Shiv Baba knowledge we won’t be able O“You become a King immediately. It may be noted to inculcate the knowledge. It when you pay complete that Godly Studies as taught by is only when we churn Godly attention towards your studies. the Supreme Soul, God Father Knowledge; we can realize it The one who does not pay Shiva comprises of four to be true. It is only when we attention towards studies subjects, viz. Knowledge, churn His Knowledge that we cannot become a king in the Meditation (Godly Remem- get convinced with whatever Golden Age even if one shares brance), Inculcation of Divine He says. And that is when it is God’s knowledge, does Virtues and Godly Service. It possible to inculcate the service through wealth and also includes churning the knowledge. Say for example, body; he may become a knowledge imported by Him Shiv Baba advises us to do member of a royal family, but because it is only by churning early morning meditation. never a king!” that the knowledge can be When I introspect on this then In the laukik life, the one inculcated by us. only I understand the benefits who pays complete attention It may be mentioned here of amritvela, i.e. Nectar Time towards studies is the one who that Mateshwari Jagdamba is the time when there is no can obtain a high rank and only Saraswati, who is called disturbance, when the then his career can advance. Goddess of Knowledge, and atmosphere is completely Such students make sure that lovingly called Mamma by peaceful; hence connecting to they study regularly and Brahma Kumars and Brahma Baba becomes easy. Once without any delay. They don’t Kumaris, used to wait eagerly when we get convinced with create thoughts such as “let’s to listen to the Godly versions this, we start making effort to study from tomorrow”, “let’s called Murlis (Flute of get up in the morning and see when the exams Knowledge), spoken by God make complete use of the time. approach”, and so on. They Shiva through the Corporeal In the laukik life also, we neither sleep lazily nor spend Medium of Prajapita Brahma cannot obtain 1st rank just by time leisurely. Baba. And, when Baba was studying for a few hours. Similarly, in the alaukik life giving the knowledge, merely Similarly, if just by doing as well, the one who pays by listening, she would purusharth or making efforts complete attention towards inculcate it and become towards the end, we can Godly studies, can only embodiment of that. become a king then why the become a king in the future Therefore, she came first and life span of the Confluence i.e., in the new world. Paying became a pioneer. Age is of 100 years? Mamma

The World Renewal, October 2013 25 and Baba also made efforts those qualities. The following their weaknesses; instead of consciously and continuously are the qualities of a king: seeing the new world and for a long time and became 1. An ideal King is the one the sweet home (Incorporeal complete. Mamma would who is always seated on the World or Soul World, which always think, “this is my last throne. As long as he is set is beyond sun, moon and moment for making effort’. on the throne, He is stars, where God and we Sometimes, we think that we considered very powerful; souls reside as point of will be able to go fast at the hence his order is listened light), we look at the old last moment. But God Shiva to and brought into action. world; then aren’t we the says that only those who are Just like when a Minister slaves of our physical sense engaged in making effort to has the power, any order that organs. Am I the master of became perfect over a long is given is listened to and the self and the master of my period of time claim the right brought into action. mind, intellect and sub- to a kingdom for the full time. However, when the same conscious mind do or I get In the loukik life, the one Minister loses his power, influenced by all these sense who pays complete attention nobody even listens to him; organs? We instruct our towards studies is always bringing that into action is mind to be in remembrance ready to take up the test far-off. Similarly, the one of one God Father, but for papers. They are not scared of who is set on the throne of how long is it in tests or exams and are self-sovereignty can only remembrance of the one confident. Similarly, in the become a king in the future. God Father? aloukik life also, the one who When an instruction is given 3. An ideal King is the one pays attention towards studies to the sense organs in the who has a strong intellect. will never be scared of facing soul conscious state, they The one with a weak the papers, be it any type of listen to and obey the order. intellect will not be able to paper, even if it comes in the 2. An ideal King is the one take right decisions and will form of old karmic account. who is always a master and not be able to discriminate In the worldly studies, the never a slave. The one who accurately between right one who pays attention is a slave to the sense and wrong, true and false. towards them is able to organs, to the five vices of One wrong decision taken identify the questions that are lust, anger, greed, by a king can spoil the entire expected in the test paper and attachment and ego, can kingdom. The Kings of the hence pay more attention never become a king. Say Golden Age and the Silver towards those questions. for example, God asks us to Age had great wisdom, Similarly, in the aloukik life realize ourselves as soul and strong decision and also the one who studies see others as souls too; discrimination power, hence regularly is able to identify the however, instead of seeing they never had the need to qualities that are required to a soul, we see the body; have a minister. In the become a king and pay more instead of looking at the copper age, due to body attention towards inculcating virtues of others, we look at consciousness, intellect

26 The World Renewal, October 2013 became weak and hence the Kings of that time felt the need to have a minister in order to take right LET THE DRAMA OF decisions. In the Iron Age, there’s LET THE DRAMA OF no question of kings. It is now the LIFE UNFOLD ITSELF rule of people over the people. Being a good organiser, I have planned my Where the collective decision- day. I’ve listed all the activities and making body is in tatters. schedules for the next 24 hours. I have a Therefore, the one who desires to lot to accomplish. I am not the one to be become a king in the Golden Age caught up in trivial matters. I am methodical needs to have a strong intellect. and efficient with my time. After all, time is This is why the One who is the valuable and should be utilised wisely. So, I have made my plans for the day. Ocean of Knowledge comes and And what a day! From early morning, makes our intellect divine through everything seems to be conspiring to make knowledge and Rajyoga a mockery of my plan, of my efficiency. I meditation. The more we renounce have been confronted with many the waste and negative thoughts, unexpected circumstances, demanding my time and energy, keeping me away from the more our discrimination power the “real”, or so I think, things that concern and decision making power me. Yes, life is full of its uncertainties and become strong. That is when we my best made plans are sometimes made will be able to identify different useless and ineffective. forms of Maya and be able to The best way to maintain a state of protect ourselves. equilibrium and always remain calm is to become an observer. Step aside a little and 4. King is the one who has love, watch the scenes of the drama. Even friendship and compassion though I am an actor in the scene and even towards all the people in his though I have to enact my role in these kingdom. One without these events, I can develop a state of conscious qualities will not be able to detachment that helps me to deal with the understand and solve the problems situation more effectively. If I become too involved, I take my role in the drama for of the people or subjects of the the real thing. I become confused, kingdom. That is the reason why intimidated and, worst of all, lose my cool – Baba asks us to have compassion my equilibrium. So, from today, I shall be a and good wishes and spread ‘Detached Observer’. I will not judge or vibrations of peace towards all the criticize. But I will be willing to understand, souls. appreciate and accept that each situation reveals a hidden gift, for me to discover. From tomorrow, make the practice of studying Godly knowledge (From the book “Just a Moment” published by Brahma Kumaris) diligently and with vigour trying to imbibe as much as you can.

The World Renewal, October 2013 27 within us or in the world. We THE POWER OF lose the ability to see love, compassion, justice in the PRAYER world and become filled with pain that is caused by our internal impurities. Harvey Fierstein believed – Dr. Awdhesh Singh, Chennai that prayer connects us back to ental communion of needs to be praised by His the world: I do believe that human beings with devotees. There is nothing that we’re all connected. I do MGod is the essence man can give to God as man believe in positive energy. I do of every religion. We connect himself is the creation of God. believe in the power of prayer. to God through our prayer. It We are like rivers, while God I do believe in putting up good does not matter how we pray is like the Sea. When into the world. And I believe or what we say in our prayer everything is a gift of God, in taking care of each other. as the mere act of prayer what can anyone offer to God? Prayer thus connects us with transforms us and our world. Yet, there is something very everyone by connecting us Soren Kierkegaard said significant about prayer which with God. correctly, “Prayer does not works in a mysterious manner. We in India particularly change God, but it changes It is important to know that have the exalted tradition of him who prays.” mystery. Gandhi said, “Prayer prayer which is aimed at the People often doubt the is not asking. It is a longing of welfare of the entire mankind: efficacy of prayer. How can the soul. It is daily admission – “Sarve bhavantuh sukhinah, God answer the prayers of all of one’s weakness. It is better sarve santu naramayah, His devotees? They reason: ‘if in prayer to have a heart Sarve bhadrani pashyantu, prayer had power, then the without words than words ma kashchit dukh-bhag people who pray must be the without a heart.” bhavet! richest and most powerful in It is generally said that God It is prayed that all souls be the world, while those who resides within the heart of happy, all stay healthy, all be pray less or do not pray at all every person; yet in reality, our prosperous and no one suffer should be the most unhappy heart is filled with worldly from any affliction. and miserable’. However, we love, lust, desires, passion and Thus, the greatest advantage see many people unhappy hatred. The result is that we of prayer is the feeling of despite daily prayer and many lose connection with God due oneness. You are never alone people happy even though they to these impurities of worldly if you pray regularly to God. never pray. Friedrich desires. We lose connection Everyone else can leave you Nietzsche, one of the greatest with God in the same way as a but God cannot since He is philosophers of the world aptly computer loses its connection always with you. Once you are said, “I cannot believe in a with the Global Network if the connected with Him, you God who wants to be praised Internet connection is gradually start developing His all the time.” snapped. Suddenly we do not attributes. You become good, It is absurd to think that God know what is happening just and compassionate as you

28 The World Renewal, October 2013 start seeing divinity in God is under no obligation to just as a man who swims with everyone. You lose the answer all our prayers. He also the flow arrives at his goal very distinction of friend and foe as does not fulfill all our wishes fast. We are blessed with the everyone becomes your as most of our wishes are power of Divine and nothing friend. When you have friends based on our limited can be impossible for us. Dr. all around and no enemy is left understanding of the world. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has rightly in the world, you are always We often ask things that if said, “God, our Creator, has filled with joy and peace. You granted, can make our life stored within our minds and become a true lover of God, even more miserable. God personalities, great potential who wishes to understand the chooses to fulfill a wish only strength and ability. Prayer voice of his inner self and if it is indeed good for us and helps us tap and develop these follows His direction. not otherwise. powers.” During the early period of When we pray to God, our The Brahma Kumaris Civil War, a minister exhorted ego is dissolved as we believe that God is the Lincoln, “Let us have faith Mr. understand our smallness. You Supreme Father of all souls; President that the Lord is on start hearing the voice of God hence we are all brothers and our side in the great struggle.” more clearly from within. We sisters–members of a great To this Lincoln quietly transform as our thoughts human family. Since we are replied, “I am not at all resonate the thoughts of God. God’s spiritual progeny, we concerned about that, for I We are completely can claim all His attributes as know that the Lord is always transformed as our wishes our God Fatherly birth right on the side of the right; but it become one with His wishes. through the power of is my constant anxiety and Thereafter, we ourselves meditation. prayer that this nation and I realize that our prayers are Let us therefore pray and may be on the Lord’s side.” answered very quickly and we experience the power of It is to be understood that achieve everything very fast, prayer.

Rajyogini Dadi Brij Pushpa, who was a prime jewel of Prajapita A TRIBUTE Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya (PBKIVV), left her mortal coil on 20th September 2013, after a prolonged illness at Global Hospital and Research Centre, Mount Abu. She was 84 year old. She managed spiritual services at Karnal and sustained the divine family selflessly, after Rajyogini Dadi Manohar Indra came to Mount Abu on Godly services. She had a great balance of humour, love and power through constant practice of Rajyoga. They were six sisters in the family and all of them chose to tread the spiritual path and got surrendered in the erstwhile Om Mandali (Now PBKIVV) since its inception. They got divine sustenance from the most revered Pita Shri Brahma Baba and Jagadamba Saraswati. Brahma Baba used to call them ‘Six Lucky Sisters’ with divine love. The only surviving sister now in their family is Dadi Kamalmani, who is in-charge of Krishna Nagar Centre, Delhi. The World Renewal team pays heartiest tributes to the divine soul!

The World Renewal, October 2013 29 Life definitely became GOD’S DESCENT ON comfortable but also more and more miserable because the EARTH- misuse of these things brought more discontentment and The most wonderful and sorrow. Thus man lost both his mysterious phenomena mental and physical health. Life started getting more complex, chaotic and complicated. Then is the time – B.K. Snigdha Chakraborti, Kolkata when God descends on this earth to liberate all the souls rom time immemorial, We started believing that from this misery and to human beings have been God is omnipresent and is in transform this old and misused Fsearching and calling everything and everyone. We world into a new and beautiful out for God. Man has not left thought that HE is the one who one. a place unsearched on this controls our life and gives us According to His promise in earth in His pursuit, but has happiness and sorrow; thus we the Holy Scripture, the failed to find Him. Certain started blaming Him for our Shrimat Bhagawat Gita which misconceptions started sorrows and started praying to says “Yada yada hi creeping about Him in the Him to take away our sorrows. dharmasya, glanirbhawati society. The messengers who These misconceptions moved bharata, abhyuthanam came to share His message us further away from Him. adharmasya tadatmanam with us were started being Instead of loving God, we srijamyaham. Paritranya worshipped as God and thus became God-fearing people. sadhuna vinashayascha several religions evolved. He had become more of a dushkrita. Dharmas Each religion had a God of its villain who was responsible ansthapanashchaya own and thus humanity got for everything bad that sambhavami yuge yuge”. It divided into several religions, happened in our life. Some of means that whenever there is castes, creeds, dogmas and us got too much confused and height of evil and unrighteous- faiths. Great souls, elevated tired of finding God and ness, God will descend on this souls, father of religions, started believing that He earth to bring about an end to deities—all were seen as doesn’t exist. evil and will restore a world forms of God. We were so Soon, another power known of good and righteousness. desperate that we then shifted as science evolved which Today, the humans have our focus from human beings made people shift their focus reached the lowest level of and started worshipping non- from the search of God to humanity as we see the world living objects like the five developing objects which being torn apart by injustice, elements of nature, planets, could provide us material corruption and war. At this sun and even the plants and comforts and everyone started time of darkness, God the animals. running after material gains. Highest Being has already

30 The World Renewal, October 2013 descended on this earth to take has to say to us lest we should temples, in mosques, in us towards light. keep on repenting later on gurudwaras and other holy He has come to give us the when the time to meet Him seats but could not find Him. total knowledge of who we gets over. There is a saying in We looked for Him in holy are, who He is, what we are Hindi, “Shubh kaam ke liye men, saints, prophets and in doing here and what our real deri kyon?” which means why religious founders but could destination is. He has already should we be late in doing not experience His love, descended on this earth 77 something good? So often we power and purity. However, years ago and is carrying out crave to meet superstars or this is the moment when we the task of world celebrities but He is the receive true knowledge about transformation. This is the superstar of superstars because His form and His true identity time when God, the Supreme even superstars crave to meet directly from the source, the Being directly meets His Him. So, shouldn’t we make Supreme Soul, God Shiva. It children and imparts divine use of this auspicious time is up to us to either spend our knowledge. Therefore, we when He Himself is offering life searching for Him or hold mustn’t be late in recognizing all His treasures to us? His hand and experience true Him and listening to what He We searched for Him in bliss.

Ever True, Almighty, Beautiful and Auspicious THE REAL DUSSEHRA Helps us take on Maya—fearsome and pernicious – BK Yogesh Kumar, His teachings transform monkey to worship- B.K. Colony, Shantivan worthy Bharat – the greatest land where God And we become ever-happy, healthy and incarnates wealthy Each festival with great splendour we celebrate Dussehra or Vijay Dashmi – a wonderful fest In October it does bring fervour and zest

Symbolizing the victory of good over evil Burning the effigies of Ravana – the devil Ten heads symbolize five vices–in men and women Omnipresent and mighty Maya portending bad omen

The size of the effigies reflects the malaise Being the true Sitas, let’s remember only Ram Now God Shiva cautions children of the evil Burn the Maya—Ravana, following His Gita- space Gyan From Paramdham to liberate from Ravan’s True celebration will be if we’re perfect and shackle complete He comes to make His children loving and special The soul, nature and everything—so pure and sweet

The World Renewal, October 2013 31 experience it physically also. MAHATMA GANDHI IS He made loin-cloth his TIMELESS complete dress, which eventually became the identity and code of his life. Reacting – B.K. Raghbir Singh, New Delhi to this dress code of Gandhiji, ad Mahatma Gandhi philosophy of non-violence, Churchill had called him a been confined to all the more relevant. It is ‘Naked Fakir’ and this is how Hboundaries of time, a unthinkable to discuss whether Gandhiji wrote to Churchill: nation of then more than thirty Gandhi continues to be Dear Prime Minister, crore people would not have relevant or not. Time has made You are reported to have a called him ‘Bapu’ and adopted Gandhi timeless and times to desire to crush the simple him as The Father of the come shall make him all the ‘Naked Fakir’ as you are said Nation. All his life, he kept more timeless. to have described me. I have experimenting with truth and Nobel Committee’s public long been trying to be a Fakir non-violence. His lifelong declaration of regret over not and that naked – a more experiments with truth have being able to confer Nobel difficult task; I therefore, made him as timeless and as Peace Prize upon Gandhiji regard the expression as a eternal as truth. bears testimony to world’s compliment, though Gandhiji’s philosophy of understanding of the unintended. “Trying to be a Fakir and truth and non-violence has performance of Gandhiji’s that naked” – these few words permanence ingrained, not just principles. are the story of one of the most in its nature and spirit, but in Gandhiji’s devotion to the eventful lives lived upon earth. its each and every word. Truth cause of the liberation of the and non-violence can never be Trying to be a Fakir is a hungry and spiritually starving Himalayan task, and to be that outdated. Violence is a threat millions was so intense that naked, that true, that simple, to the very existence of after feeling the agony of their that straightforward is a task, mankind and the existence of poverty in him, he wore their more difficult than the first all other species. The United poverty on his body to one. Gandhi did both the tasks. Nations was formed by man after the World War posed (Contd. from page no. 15) threat to his life and existence. and easy within. This helps us to successfully adapt to The Security Council also situations and changes taking place in the world and deal came to be formed for the with crisis with poise and ease. Meditation also improves purpose of providing security the power of discrimination, decision-making and owning to man against threats of responsibility. Therefore, instead of getting lost in the hustle violence. and bustle of modern world and being consumed by the The deadly proportions that world’s actions, we need to make a conscious attempt to remember the Divine even while performing actions. Bring violence has assumed today Him back into your life and divinize each part of your life. make Gandhi and his

32 The World Renewal, October 2013 – ( ... Contd. from page no. 3) – human world of that epoch is has altogether changed. Where During their sovereignty, every called ‘Vaikunth’ or Heavenly are the deities today? Now human soul was completely Abode or Satyuga, Krit-Yuga only the temples and not the pure, and peace and prosperity or Golden Age. deities themselves, remain. also were at their almost peak. If Indian people light up, Today, the character and life of The most memorable thing of now-a-days, earthen lamps on the masses of Bharat bear no the days of Shri Laskhmi- the occasion of the comparison with that of Narayan and Shri Sita-Ram is celebrations of Diwali (which ancient times wherefore that that lust, which is the greatest is only nominal), it can be period was called Satyuga, enemy of man, and other vices imagined how gloriously and whereas the present period is were also absent and there was joyously the people of the called Kaliyuga. Now-a-days, complete divinity. epoch of Satyuga celebrated deities are only tattooed on Even today, when people of the ceremony of anointment of arms or tabooed by Pay Bharat go before the images of Shri Narayan. The very Commissions and merely these deities in temples, they tradition of celebrating the day outward cleanliness is put on clean clothes and take of coronation has its origin in observed and that also for a caution that no vicious thought the times of Shri Narayan and day or two on occasions like crosses their minds and no evil the celebration of the Diwali, etc. All this shows that word slips from their mouths. enthronement ceremony of people, otherwise negligent Chaste devotees do not take Shri Ram also was just about maintaining cleanliness, any Tamsic food before their according to the aforesaid are particular about inward entry into the temples and in tradition. purity and virtue on these the prayers that they offer to Great contrast between occasions. What a wonderful the deities; they say – ‘My Diwali then and Diwali now abode of excellent purity, revered deity! You possess all But there is a huge contrast peace and prosperity Bharat divine virtues and are between Diwali as celebrated was during that age, of which completely viceless and non- then and now. At that time, it is said in allegorical form violent’. This prayer which has Shri Lakshmi and Shri that rivers then brimmed with been passed on to the present Narayan and Shri Sita and Shri milk and ghee. generation from their Ram were personally living Therefore, a brief and ancestors, shows that during and their respective Sun and retrospective review of the the holy sovereignty called Moon Deity Dynasties also history should show that if the ‘Shukla-Paksha’ (The Light were in existence. Today, people of a country are Phase) or Brahma’s day, the however, the face of Bharat righteous and if their habits of

The World Renewal, October 2013 33 living are good and divine and their ‘selves’ are of their virtuous actions in the light enlightened with Godly knowledge, then disquiet, misery, of the knowledge and Yoga being poverty and slavery cannot stay there at all. And, if India taught by Me, and shall, thereafter, is disquiet today, the single main cause of this is that its enjoy Diwali in the Heavenly Abode.” people are Tamsic and impious and the men running the government are also irreligious and Bhogis (vicious) – I’M HERE not Yogis. Thus, getting a proper understanding of the – Precious Pearl significance and origin of Diwali, one should think Come, sit with me, tell me all you seriously over the problem: ‘How can purity, be it feel outward or inward, and peace and prosperity be brought I see the tears you hide so well about and how can the poverty, misery and corruption The pain you carry, come, share be ousted? How can the self (soul) residing in the human with me temples (body) be lighted by means of Godly knowledge I want to know and hear you tell. so that the Dark Phase (Krishna Paksha) may end and Satyuga, the Light Phase (Shukla Paksha) may ensue. How much you wish they’d How was the Sovereignty of Shri Lakshmi and Shri understand Narayan established? The question now is that the Just ask you once and hold your sufferings, the disquiet, the corruption and pseudo- hand religions which exist in the present Kaliyuga must have To them you look who are bereft Lost and empty, with hearts long existed Kalpa (5000 years) ago also; then, who slept. destroyed that vicious world and, in its place, who re- established the Golden-aged, religious, righteous, Now give us some time, just you lawful, peaceful and prosperous world? It is none other and me than the Supreme Soul, God Shiva who re-establishes Let me shine some love on the the Heavenly Abode of the deities through Adi Deva struggles you see Brahma and Saraswati. Allow me to help and you won’t On the auspicious occasion of Diwali, God need much Shiva tells us: No straws for support, no emotional crutch. “Children! You should, tell the people at large that this period of ‘Confluence of the end of Iron Age and As you wonder which way at the the beginning of Golden Age’ is very auspicious. It is crossroad and pray the most appropriate time for you children to greet Remember I’m here, helping you each other because it is within this short period that work your way the Godly work of re-establishment of the New, Ever- You’re never alone, be it your dusk happy, Ever healthy, Ever-peaceful and Ever- or dawn prosperous Golden-aged world shall be accomplished Come I’ll help you fly, don’t give up and the souls shall close their old account of past yet, hang on! vicious actions and open ‘New Account’, so as to say

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