The Voice of the Saints Mav 1985

Beyond Hell and Heaven PHOTO CREDITS Front and back covers, John Pianowski; p. 2, Charlie Boynton; drawing on p. 17, Jack Dokus; p. 27, Jonas Gerard FROM THE MASTERS As the Moonbird Loves the Moon 3 Sant Ajaib Singh Ji December 29, 1984 Beyond Hell and Heaven 25 Sant Ajaib Singh Ji December 30, 1984 The Best Use of Life 32 Baba Jaimal Singh Ji May 6, 1899

OTHER FEATURES With Sant Ji in Bombay 11 Christopher McMahon the 1985 program Suggestions for Holding Children's Satsang 13 Connie Brown with reading list The Sword 15 Jack Dokus a story Montreal Stop tour update Dates of 1985-86 India Groups 24 important notice

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As the Moonbird Loves the Moon Sant Ajaib Singh Ji

Radha Soami has taken up the hu- remember the Almighty Lord by repeat- man body in this world; ing the name Wahe Guru. But this crea- Becoming the Master, He awakens tion is not five hundred years old or four- the souls. teen hundred years old, or three ages old, it is as old as God Himself. And Saints HIS IS the bani of Sri Hazur Swami Ji and Mahatmas tell us that God cannot be TMaharaj. In this bani He tells us that remembered only by one language or by whenever God wants to liberate any soul, only one word. The Name of the Lord is or whenever He wants to unite any souls installed within us by the Saints. Saints with him, He puts His Skill or Power come into this world carrying the wealth within some human being, Who from of Naam or the Name of the Almighty outside looks like other humans beings. Lord, and They put that Naam within us. He lives among human beings and works And that Name is not written in any par- and does all things like other humans, but ticular language; it is not written in Hindi, from within He is connected with God, or English, or Punjabi. It is the unwrit- and He is different than the others. He ten law and the unspoken language, as old is above all other human beings. as the creation itself. Saints and Ma- An illiterate person and a learned per- hatmas, when They come into this world, son are both human beings, but in terms do not make us involved in the languages of their abilities, their qualities are differ- or outer names of the Lord, They tell us ent. In the same way, when God Al- that the Real Name of the Lord is within mighty puts His Power within some hu- you, and only the Master can connect you man being, that human being, a Saint, is with that Naam inside. different from others because within He Guru Arjan Dev Ji Maharaj says that is connected with the Almighty Lord. we are all the children of the same father, We can research the origin of all the and if we are fighting with each other it names which we call God according to means that we do not have affection for our language or our outer environment. the Lord and are not fond of realizing Three ages ago Lord Rama came and af- God. So when Saints come into this ter he left we started remembering God world, They do not make us involved in in the name of Rama; about fourteen fighting with each other and They do not hundred years ago Prophet Mohammed create barriers of language or religion. was born, and after He left we started They tell us that God is One and He is remembering the Lord by the name of Al- within all of us. The Name or Naam of lah. It has been five hundred years since the Lord is also within us. And Saints and Guru Nanak was born, and He made us Mahatmas come into this world to give us the real understanding about the Name This talk was given December 29, 1984, at Sant Bani Ashram, Village 16PS, of the Lord and about the existence of God. And They tell us, "He is within you. Rajasthan. He is not bound to any one religion or May 1985 3 language. He is universal and for every- Singh asked Sawan Singh how many one." And Saints come into this world to names Guru Gobind Singh had given to connect us with that Name of the Lord God Almighty in His book Jap Sahib. which is already within us. Baba Sawan Singh replied, "I don't know After taking us out from the disputes for sure but I think there are about four- of the world, Saints connect us with that teen hundred different names by which Anaami Naam (Nameless Name) within Guru Gobind Singh has called Almighty us. They tell us that only to repeat the Lord." Baba Jaimal Singh then said, "If name of something is not enough. We you don't have objections to all those have to go inside and meet that Power. fourteen hundred names of God written Kabir Sahib says, "Without seeing or by Guru Gobind Singh in His scripture, realizing something, what is the use of then why do you object to this one name repeating its name? Without working for which Hazur Swami Ji Maharaj has given wealth, just by remembering wealth, one to that Almighty Power?" Then Baba Jai- does not become wealthy." Maharaj Sa- ma1 Singh told Baba Sawan Singh to read wan Singh Ji used to say that if you have the book Sar Bachan in which it was writ- business with any officer buf without ten that Radha is the name of the primal meeting him personally you go on remem- soul and Soami is the name of the Al- bering him, and go on requesting him to mighty Lord. Both of them are one and do this thing or that thing for you -that the same thing, and you should under- will not work, because you have not met stand that both of these names are one that officer personally. Unless you go and and the same thing. see him personally and tell him about Guru Arjan Dev Ji Maharaj has called what you want, he won't be able to do the Almighty Lord as the highest, limit- your work. In the same way, unless we less, unfathomable Swami. Tulsi Sahib go within and see the Almighty Lord and also says that Swami or Almighty Lord talk to Him, He cannot do our work. Or is greatest of all. All the Mahatmas have unless we go to that human pole where called the Almighty Lord by the name God's Power is manifested, we cannot Swami. And Swami Ji Maharaj added the make God work for us. name of Radha; He meant that Swami of In His satsangs Baba Sawan Singh Ji our soul. used to say, "I searched for God for Kabir Sahib says that Saints have come twenty-two years, and finally when I met into this world in all the ages, and the Baba Jaimal Singh, I was all prepared to Path of the Saints never gets stopped be- get Initiation from Him but my mind cause if God would stop sending the doubted one little matter, and that was Saints to this world then nobody would that I didn't want Baba Jaimal Singh to remember God. Because Saints are the give me the name of Radha Soami. So I only ones who teach us the real Path, and told Him, 'I am ready for Initiation but who teach us the real way of devotion to don't give me the name of Radha Soami. the Almighty Lord. They are the only You can give me any other name.' " At ones who create the love for the Almighty that time Baba Jaimal Singh held him by Lord within the dear ones. his chin and said, "Tell me, dear son, do By seeing the pictures of the past Ma- you do any regular practices? Do you hatmas we come to know that They all read any holy scriptures?" were born in the human form, They also Baba Sawan Singh replied, "Yes, I read had the eyes, the nose and the human the sacred scriptures." Then Baba Jaimal form like we have, and They also used to

SANT BANI walk and talk and do things like we do. are, if we go in the company of the Per- How is it possible that in the past God fect Beings, in the company of the Saints, needed to send the Saints into this world we also can achieve liberation. So Guru and now He does not need to? Like a Arjan Dev Ji Maharaj says that Saints do child who was born two ages or two thou- not leave hold of Their disciple until They sand years ago needed its mother, now take him to Sach Khand, and make him also the children who are being born need stand in front of Almighty Lord, and tell their mother as much as the children born Him, "He is Your soul, and he has come two ages ago needed her. So in the same to ask for forgiveness, and You please way that God needed to send the Saints forgive him." No matter what the disci- to this world a few ages or a couple of ples do, Saints never leave them until thousand years back, now also He needs They take them to Sach Khand. to send the Saints into this world. Because He attaches those to Himself, the souls who are born now in this crea- Who believe in His words and under- tion need the presence of the Saints in this stand them. world as much as the souls who were born in this world in the past. Guru Nanak says Those people who came in the time of that in every age God incarnates Himself Guru Nanak and got Initiation from in this world. He says, "0 Lord, You have Him, who obeyed His commandments always been sending Your incarnations and lived according to His instructions, into this world for the sake of the souls." Guru Nanak made them as Guru Nanak Hazur Swami Ji Maharaj here says that and took them back to Sach Khand. In Radha Soami has assumed the human the same way, those who came in the time form and as a Master He is awakening the of Kabir Sahib, and got Initiation from souls. Only a human being can become Him, who molded their lives according to the teacher of the human beings, and we the teachings of Kabir Sahib and lived ac- can love only the human beings because cording to His instructions, Kabir made we ourselves are human beings. If God them His own form and took them to were to put His Power in the form of gods Sach Khand. In the same way, the Mas- and goddesses we would not have been ter Who has initiated us, if we will fol- able to communicate with them, or see low His teachings and obey His com- them. If God had put His Power in the mandments, He will also make us His bodies of animals or birds we would not own form and will take us to Sach Khand. have been able to understand their lan- Kabir Sahib says that there is a great guage. Since we are human beings, God difference between the Saint and the comes in the form of human beings. So philosopher's stone, because the philoso- here Swami Ji Maharaj says that God pher's stone turns iron into gold, where- comes in the form of human beings and as Saints make Their disciples Their own living among them He teaches them how form. to do the devotion. By doing Satsang, one gets the true Guru Arjan Dev Ji Maharaj says that nectar, Satguru is the name of the One Who has Drinking which he gets satisfied. realized Sat Purush, and by going in His company we can all get liberation. Just When the Mahatmas come into this world as millions of tons of iron get across the They start Their satsang. The satsang of river by going in the company of wood, the Perfect Master is like the in the same way, no matter how bad we philosopher's stone. Satsang is the highest May 1985 place of pilgimage and only that salsang Brother, listen to me. I am telling you the is successful, where God Almighty is praises of the satsang. In the conlpany of manifested. That satsang is not success- the Masters one gets rid of the dirt of ages ful where one religion fights with another and ages, and one becomes the purest of religion or where they talk about the sto- all. And such is the glory of the company ries of the old kings and emperors. Only of the Saints, that by going in the satsang that satsang of that Perfect Master, of the Master, one becomes so powerful within Whom God Almighty is rnani- that even if he is as small as an ant, still fested, is successful. he can defeat the mighty elephant." Mahatma Brahmanand Ji said, "0 He loved the Master as the moonbird Sadhu, Satsang is the most important loves the moon. thing. No matter if you go and bat he in the waters of Kashi or Mathura, and no When we fall in love with the satsang, we matter if you go around all the four places begin to understand it and the apprecia- of pilgrimage, unless you come to the sat- tion for the Master comes within us. We sang of the Perfect Master, you cannot become free from lust, anger, greed, at- achieve liberation. Satsang is very impor- tachment and egoism, and our soul starts tant. Even if you go in the forest and give drinking that nectar which was being con- your body a lot of suffering, and even if sumed by all these passions, and becomes you go in the temples and keep yourself stronger and stronger. And then the very pure, unless you appreciate the Mas- respectful love for the Master Whose sat- ter, go in His company, and do His sat- sang we are attending is manifested within sang, you cannot realize the creator." us. And such a love and affection is History tells us how the bad people like created within. As Swami Ji Maharaj Koray Rakshas, when they came in the says, the moonbird has love for the moon company of Guru Nanak, became good, and when the moon comes out it starts and how people like Bidi Chand came in looking at it without winking his eye even the company of Guru Har Gobind and for a moment. And he does not want to also became a good devotee. In the same look here and there, he always wants to way a dacoit named Gungu came in the go on looking at the moon. And he is company of Baba Sawan and became a even ready to sacrifice his own life just good person. In our area there was also to have the sight of his beloved moon. So a person who had murdered many peo- in the same way when we begin to under- ple, but when he came to Master Kirpal stand the satsang, when we fall in love Singh, he told Him, "Now this is it; I am with the satsang, and when the love for not going to do that anymore. Now I will the Master is created within us, then we do what You will tell me." Afterwards he also start behaving like the moonbird who also became a good person. sacrifices himself for the moon. Only after going to satsang will a Masters do not need our love, because drunkard give up drinking. Only after go- They are already intoxicated in the love ing to the satsang a gambler gives up his of Their Master. But unless the disciple gambling, and a thief gives up his steal- loves the Master completely, unless the ing. A11 those who have improved them- disciple surrenders himself and loves Him selves have done so only after going to the with all his being, his work cannot be satsang. But only the satsang of the Per- done. Master Sawan Singh Ji used to say fect Master is successful. that if you cannot meditate enough at Guru Arjan Dev Ji Maharaj says, "0 least have love for the Master. When you 6 SANT BANI will maintain your love for the Master, for Baba Jaimal Singh. All the Saints what will happen? You will go to the have so much love for Their Masters. place from where the Master has come. Whenever Supreme Father Kirpal He used to say that no matter how much would come to visit me, within me I we love the Master who has come from would always go on repeating this prayer: Sach Khand, even then it is not enough; "Ever since my childhood I have been sit- we should always go on loving the Mas- ting in Your remembrance; while You are ter with all our being. Because if we will passing through this place, come and fill maintain our love for the Master then we the cup of my two eyes. You will not have will go to the place where the Master goes, to spend anything, but You will liberate and He goes to Sach Khand. my soul. 0 Dearly Beloved Kirpal, come You know that the side of the balance and quench my thirst." which has more weight goes downward. Guru Nanak touched a stone and from In the same way, if we have more love for that a spring of water came out. And the Master we will definitely go towards many other places where Guru Nanak the Master. Masters do not need our love, had stepped, at those places sweet water but unless we have love for Them we can- came out. In the same way, the place not go to our Real Home. And if we have where Supreme Father Kirpal put His maintained our love for the Master, Mas- feet, at that place we made a well and very ter will take us when He goes and absorbs sweet, nectar-like water has come out. So Himself in His Master. So by maintain- this is all the grace of His blessed feet. ing our love for the Master we finally go Once Baba Sawan Singh went to a to our real place. place where they had a problem of wa- Maharaj Kirpal Singh Ji used to talk ter. The wells would dry up in the sum- about the love which Master Sawan Singh mer. So the dear ones were worried think- had for his Master. He used to tell in his ing, "We have asked for the satsang and satsangs that once when Baba Sawan Master is here, but how are we going to Singh went to the village Ghuman where bring the water for all the sangat?" So Baba Jaimal Singh was born and lived in when they requested Baba Sawan Singh, his childhood, when they approached the He replied, "This is the job of the sangat; boundary of that village Baba Sawan at least go and see how much water there Singh got down on the ground and bowed is in the well." And when they went there, down to that place. And He said, "1 sac- they saw that the well was full of water. rifice myself for this place; this is a very So this is all the grace of the Masters. The holy place because my Master was born places where the Masters put Their feet here." And afterwards when he was do- become worth worshiping. Guru Nanak ing the satsang, he started crying in the says that the place where the Masters put remembrance of his Master. Master Kir- Their feet is more valuable than the sixty- pal Singh asked him, if that was his con- eight places of pilgrimage. dition, what was the hope for the other Without the Master he does not feel dear ones? Baba Sawan Singh then re- plied, "If Baba Jaimal Singh would come at rest even for a moment. Moment after moment he becomes in front of me, in the body of five ele- anxious. ments, I am ready to sacrifice everything which I have for Him. Because just to The love of the disciples for their Master have His darshan will be enough for me." becomes like the love of the moonbird for Such was the love of Baba Sawan Singh the moon. And they understand the life May 1985 only in the darshan of their Master. They Ji was singing this new bhajan: "I do not understand that when they don't have the get satiated by having a lot of darshan, opportunity of having the darshan of the and the pain of separation from my Be- Master they are like dead ones. Guru Ar- loved is not going away." jan Dev Ji Maharaj also says, "I wish to The Gurumukhs, who have this kind have the darshan of my beloved's form of love for the Master, for all twenty-four hours of the day. Be- Are accepted by Him. cause whenever I see Him I feel at peace; when I don't see Him I feel like I am a Those who develop such love and affec- madman." So such dear ones who develop tion, like the moonbird has for the moon, such love for the Master, they feel life or the calf has for the cow, such disciples only when they see the Master and when do not have to do anything else because they don't have the opportunity to see their love is very strong and love has its Him, they feel that they are not more than attraction. Their love takes them inside. dead bodies. Guru Gobind Singh Ji says, "Listen every- People believe in religious rites and one, I am telling you this truth: those who fasting and things like that, but Guru Ar- have loved have realized God." jan Dev Ji Maharaj says that fasting and In a moment all the attachments of outer rituals are nowhere counted in the the body and the pleasures of the court of God: only the devotion of those senses are forgotten. who have had the opportunity of having the darshan of the Master is counted. Now the thing is that unless we develop that real love for the Master, we are like Whenfortunately he gets the dhrshan a toy in the hands of all these five dacoits. of the Master, Sometimes lust is bothering us, sometimes He becomes intoxicated as the calf we are bothered by anger, egoism, greed, when he meets the cow. and attachment. Unless we develop that If such disciples, who have real love for real love and yearning for the Master, all the Master, and who have real yearning these things keep bothering us. But when for the Master get the opportunity of see- the love for the Master is manifested ing the Master once again, even if they within us, then all these things fly out have seen the Master just a while ago, from our within us and do not bother us they become so intoxicated that they feel anymore. When the eagle of love comes happiness just like the calf feels when it in our within, the small birds of passions is allowed to go near the cow. You know fly away because they cannot stand that that the calf has a lot of love for the cow, real love for the Master. and it is an unbreakable love. When it is We do not want to displease our allowed to come near the cow to drink her worldly friends, and so we always try to milk, it feels a lot of happiness. In the do things which please them. Those who same way, the disciples who have real have real love for the Master know that yearning and love for the Master, when their friend, their Master, is always within they are allowed to see the Master once them and they should not displease Him. again, even though they might have seen That is why they never do anything which Him just a while ago, but still they take could displease the Master. it as the greatest boon and they feel very I often say that when the Master gives happy. us Initiation, He sits within us in the form Yesterday in the bhajan practice Pathi of the Shabd. On our right hand side is

SANT BANI the Master, and on our left hand side is Those who complete the Guru Bhakti the Negative Power. So whenever the dis- like this ciple who has been initiated by the Per- Get absorbed in Naam. fect Master does any bad deed, or does This is the path of the lovers. Those who anything wrong, the Negative Power at have done the devotion of the Lord once points it out to the Master, and tells honestly and with hard work, they are ab- Him, "Look here, was he worthy of Your sorbed in the Master. All this world is full initiation? You have given him initiation of self-interest; whether it is your father, but he is involved in these dirty things, all mother or anyone else, they love you only these bad karmas." And at that time ei- because they have some interest. If there ther the disciple has to pay off the conse- is anyone who loves you without an in- quences of that karma or the Master has terest that is the Master. Only the love of to share the karmas with the disciple. the Master is free of any kind of interest. The Form of the Master is dwelling Kabir Sahib says, "Except for the Master in the heart; I did not find anyone who knew about my Twenty-four hours a day the Master heart. All those whom I met loved me be- lives with the discide. cause of their own interests." When Supreme Father Kirpal came to We do bad deeds only if we do not have my ashram for the first time He asked me real love and yearning for the Master. But about meditation. I was doing meditation when that real love is developed within us, strictly on the first two words and it was that attractive Form of the Master always the first time that someone had asked me remains in our sight. No matter if one about meditation. So when He asked me goes to America or anywhere else, he al- how 1 was doing, and what was my con- ways has the form of his Beloved in front dition, I told Him, "Up until now many of him. Even though he is sitting in the guests have come to me and they all closed room and it is a dark night, and talked about their own selves, they all there is a storm or it is raining, and no tried to impose their own teachings on one can come from any side, if he remem- me, but nobody asked me about medita- bers the Master with his full love and tion and nobody made me do meditation. yearning, Master appears there. Because But today I am feeling as the most for- he has so much love for the Master, and tunate one, because I got such a guest where there is love Master does not dis- Who has asked me about meditation, appear even for a moment. Who has come to make me meditate This is my personal experience, that if more." a disciple has real love for the Master, the Master cannot even tolerate seeing the dis- As the rainbird longs for the rain- ciple perspiring. If the disciple is in any drop, kind of trouble, Master at once goes there The disciple longs for the Naam. and He is even ready to shed His blood to save the disciple from perspiring or any The papiya is the rainbird who always kind of difficulty. And He does not un- longs for that raindrop and always goes derstand it as a burden. He takes the bur- on remembering it day and night. He den of His disciples lovingly, if the disci- says, "I will not drink the water from any ple has real love for the Master. Paltu other source- from a pond, or river - Sahib says, "lf the disciple has to perspire because it will bring disgrace to my fam- I will shed my blood for him." ily." And he only lives for that raindrop.

May 1985 9 In the same way those who manifest that I can say nothing beyond this. real love for their Master, day and night Saints and Mahatmas come into this they wait for their Master, they long for world because They are sent by God and the darshan of the Master. And whenever They are the form of the Shabd. They as- they open their mouth they always speak sume this body which is full of dirt and things in praise of their Master. They al- suffering only for the sake of the souls. ways talk about the respectful love for They live in that body as long as it is in their Master. the Will of God, but when the Will of With the glory of Naam the soul has God wants Them to withdraw from that awakened now; body, They leave this world and go back Within, the Shabd has become au- and absorb Themselves in the Shabd from dible. where They came. Guru Nanak says, "The Masters are not involved in births When the love and affection is created and deaths; They come into this world for within us, the Naam gets manifested the benefit of others. Giving Their own within us and then our soul starts sleep- life impulse, They make us unite with Al- ing in respect to the world, and in respect mighty Lord." to God it is awakened. Then the Shabd Master Kirpal Singh Ji used to explain also gets manifested within us and rules it this way: It is like a doctor -going - to the there. prison, who is not one of the prisoners al- By getting the Shabd one gets ab- though he may look like them. In the sorbed in the Master's Shabd. same way, the Saints come in this world By hearing the Shabd one meets the to remove the disease of the souls of the Shabd. people. Master Sawan Singh Ji used to say that the Saints are like that fly who When we are in the physical body we see comes and sits on the edge of the bowl, our Master in his physical form doing Sat- and eats the honey while sitting on the sang and answering our questions. But edge. She does not get caught in the honey when we rise above the physical body and and after eating whatever she wants to work through our astral body, we see our eat, she flies out with dry wings. The Master in the astral form. Furthermore Saints live in this world but They do not when we rise above the physical and as- get attached to it or involved in it so much tral bodies and go in the causal plane and that They cannot leave it easily. But the start working through the causal body flies who go and land in the middle of the then we see the Master in His causal form. bowl are not able to eat the honey nor fly But when we rise above all these three out from the bowl. In the same way the different vestures: physical, astral and worldly people are involved so much in causal, and go to Par Brahm then we see the world, that they neither enjoy the our Master in the form of pure Shabd. world nor are thev able to -get rid of it Radha Soami came from His own when it starts giving them sufferings. Home, Master Sawan Singh Ji used to say that Bringing Alakh Shabd and Agam this world is not bad; it is a good place. Shabd with Him. But don't make this world your very own; I have the Complete Home and Com- remain detached from it. plete Liberation;

10 SANT BANI With Sant Ji in Bombay CHRISTOPHER McMAHON

CANNOT think of a better way to share "Now Baba Somanath, Master Kirpal, I the impact of this year's Bombay pro- Master Sawan have gone in Their Real gram than with Sant Ji's own words. Form and all of Them have become One, These are the Bombay sevadar interviews: and They are now united, They have be- come One and They taught us about the 'We are very fortunate ones because we unity and Their message was also of know that when we started this program, Unity; so like that we should also remain it was a very little thing-a very small united and we should always get along thing when we started but it was all the with each other and do the seva. grace of the Masters and Baba Somanath "Baba Somanath Ji had a lot of respect that now so many people come in this and appreciation for Supreme Father Kir- Bhandara and so many people do the pal. One very dear satsangi told me that seva and take advantage. And many peo- Baba Somanath had so much respect and ple get the benefit from this program. appreciation for Master Kirpal that He 'This is all Their Grace and we are very would not sit with Him on the dais, He fortunate ones that they have chosen us would always sit on the floor in front of for doing this seva. Master Kirpal. He had so much love, re- "I hope that like you have done the spect and appreciation for Him. seva in the past Bhandaras, in this pro- "During Master Kirpal's first tour to gram also you will do the seva with an Bombay, when Master Kirpal came, open heart with all your love, faith and Baba Somanath had welcomed Master keeping your mind quiet and peaceful, Kirpal and had taken care of Him and so that the other people may learn from His langar with all His heart. your seva and they will also get the bene- "Master Kirpal had Himself told me fit from it." that even while living at the feet of Mas- FIRST INTERVIEW ter Sawan They had a great amount of love for each other and after that also it "First of all I thank all of you for co- continued. operating in the Bhandara of Baba Ji that "I am very pleased to celebrate the all of you worked with your body, mind Bhandara of Baba Ji and the dates do not and wealth you did the seva here. make any difference. Saints are not at- 'You know that in the name of Baba Ji tached to any dates because the Saints the sangat is increasing here every year never die. They never take birth. They and all of you who are doing the seva withdraw from the body and go back in should realize this and considering the the Shabd so the dates do not make any increase in the numbers of the sangat you difference. We should not pay any atten- should do the seva. And you should tion to when He was born or when He know in what way you have to make left the body, thinking that we should your seva better or in what way you are make the Bhandara only on that day. Be- to do the seva so that you can serve all cause Saints come for the benefit of the the dear ones, and get their pleasure. other people. They are not involved in

May 1985 birth and death. They come for the ben- would be safe to hold it or not. But with efit of other people. The dates do not His grace, everything was quiet and make any difference. All of us get to- peaceful when we arrived in India for gether in the remembrance of Baba Ji and Group IV and that calm was maintained in His Name we celebrate His coming throughout our stay. into the world. The Bombay program as most people "Hindus celebrate the Janmaashmi as know is a wonderful blending of East and the birthday of Lord Krishna and that is West. It is a place where many of us from the most celebrated day for the Hindus, the West can experience and participate but when Guru Nanak went to Kuruk- in the deep and profound devotion of the shetra He talked with the people there Indian people for the Sant Satguru. One and He told them, 7s the Janmaashmi the cannot help but feel the blessings of be- only auspicious day of the whole year? ing in the company of souls who have a What about the other days? The other simple, direct and heartfelt love for the days are also made by the same God. It Master. It is a wonderful experience that is good that whenever God decided to fills ones heart with gladness because it come into this world, that day becomes is apparent that as we slowly mould our auspicious, but the other days are also lives upon moral and ethical principles as made by Him and they all have the same the Indian people have done for centuries, value. Whatever day or whatever time we we too will acquire that humility and have spent in meditation of God, in sweetness which makes it easy for the remembering God, for us that day is Master to fill our souls with His love. auspicious.' One thing that really struck me this "Seva is very important. Master Sawan time was the wonderful unity which the Singh Ji used to say, We can easily do Bhajans create among us. There were the seva by watching other people doing people from many countries attending the seva, but meditation is very difficult'; program and we all had the happiness and and 1have also said that in this Iron Age peace of singing together the sacred Bha- it is very difficult to meditate on Naam jans of the Masters. These spiritual songs but it is easier to take refuge in the have become a universal language that Master. unites us all in His love. It is such a won- "So we all have to pray with humility derful thing for us all to share for it truly and with this feeling in our heart to Al- allows us to rise beyond all our outer mighty Lord. Kabir Sahib and all other differences and fix our attention in a love Mahatmas have said that our prestige that is one and the same for all. will be maintained, our reputation will Sant Ji was beautiful, strong and radi- be maintained, only if we can maintain ant. This was a relief and joy to us all as our relationship with the Master." we had heard so much about His illness SECOND INTERVIEW during the time following Indira Gandhi's assassination. He held a full program of The 1985 Bombay program was a satsangs, interviews, darshans, etc. and happy and joyous occasion. We were so was involved in uplifting and inspiring grateful and thankful that Sant Ji held it, souls from morning till night. He was full because there had been political d~fficul- of mirth and joy and I'm sure that one ties in India for a couple of months prior of the most beautiful things to see in this to the Bombay program and there had world is the Master laughing and smiling been a natural concern as to whether it as we so often did.

SANT BANI Over the years He has stressed the such situations go a long way in helping necessity of helping and serving each us understand the message of unity and other with love, humility and respect; and oneness that is a central part of the teach- each year He has helped us to understand ings of the Saints. the meaning of His words a bit more. How can we ever properly express our Bombay provides an excellent setting for gratitude for the grace-filled days we us to do this because there is a consider- spend in His physical presence? It is im- able amount of seva to be done and ev- possible to comprehend how He is help- ery one who wants to help can do so. It ing us and molding our lives into what He is always a relief and comfort and bless- knows they can be. All we can do is hope ing to work together to make the program that we shall always remember that it is flow smoothly and realize that the feel- all His grace and that He loves each and ings of fellowship and caring that arise in every one of us totally and completely.

Suggestions for Holding Children's Satsang CONNIE BROWN

E HAVE been holding Children's Sat- 11 :45 READING AND/OR DISCUSSION Wsang at Sant Bani Ashram in New 12: 10 BHAJANS Hampshire for almost two years now. It 12:25 ONE MINUTE OF SILENCE AND FINAL has been my privilege to lead it and I PRAYER would like to share with you my ex- periences and some guidelines I have I asked Sant Ji if the children with received from Sant Ji. Sound Initiation should have a time to When we first started the Children's meditate at the beginning of satsang. He Satsang many people thought that one said that I should encourage them to and a half hours was too long for the chil- meditate at home, but because not all of dren. My experience has been that with the children are initiated, we should not loving encouragement, they are able to do have them sit at satsang time. it and have on some occasions seemed The Children's Satsang is open to First ready to stay even longer! When they through Sixth graders who are able to sit seem restless I talk about how pleased the quietly. We hold our Children's Satsang Master is that they are coming to satsang. at the same time as the regular Sunday I tell them that I know it is hard to sit for satsang at the ashram. In May of 1984, so long, but when you think about how Sant Ji told me that it was best to have many hours there are in a week (168), giv- it at the same time as the parents' satsang ing 1?h hours to God doesn't seem like so that transportation would not be a much. problem for those who come some dis- tance. This is how we spend our satsang time: If possible, I think that having one per- 11 :00 BHAJANS son lead the Children's Satsang is best. 11 :20 READINGS AND/OR DISCUSSION The children get familiar with that per- 11:40 FIVE MINUTE BREAK (a snack at son and are more comfortable knowing this time was very distracting and what to expect each week. Because I miss I have found it unnecessary) regular Sunday satsang, I get a tape of it May 1985 each week. I think that if possible, every Behold That Star, A Christmas Anthol- leader of Children's Satsang should get a ogy, edited by the Society of Brothers, tape of their regular satsang. Plough Publishing House, Rifton, NY When I first started doing the Chil- The Beggar's Christmas, by John Aurelio, dren's Satsang I was unsure of myself and published by Paulist Press, 545 Island just how it would work out. When I told Rd., Ramsey, NJ 07446 Sant Ji this He said, "If you will medi- Christmas and the Saints, by Hertha tate before you do the Satsang, Master Pauli, Vision Books, Farrar, Straus will take care of all your needs." and Cudahy, New York What I have learned in the past two years is that children need to learn dis- The following books are available from cipline but at the same time they need a Sant Bani Ashram, Franklin? N.H.: lot of love and encouragement. After all, Alison's Shadow, by Tracy Leddy we are expecting them to do what many adults have trouble doing! I encourage Servants of God: Lives of the Sikh Gurus, them to sit up throughout the satsang, but by Jon Engle during the readings I allow thern to lie Prayer, by Kirpal Singh down if they need to. Baba Jaimal Singh: the story of a great When I first started I think I was rnuch Saint, by Kirpal Singh too serious. When I lightened up the chil- Streams in the Desert, by Ajaib Singh dren relaxed and since then they have The Jewel of Happiness: The Sukhmani asked many interesting questions that of Guru Arjan, by Ajaib Singh have led to some great discussions. (Throughout these books Master tells It's hard to find reading material ap- many stories that children would enjoy. propriate for both first and sixth graders, The last paragraph, pg. 431, of The Jewel so I make sure to explain and expand on of Happiness is a good example.) things that are difficult to understand. The following are books that I have used or in- Sant Bani Magazine: many, many stories, tend to use for the Children's Satsang. by the Masters and others, are loved by the children. READING MATERIAL FOR CHILDREN'S SATSANG Coming soon from Sant Bani Ashram: The Friendly Story Caravan, compiled Sant Ji: A Child's Biography of Sant Ajaib and edited by Anna Pettit Broomell, Singh, by Paul Weiss Pendle Hill Publications, Wallingford, A Child's Eye View of the Path, by Al- Penn. berto Pardo and Christine Gerard

SANT BANI The Sword JACK DOKUS

HE GENTLE voice blended with the consider it to be your home." Tnatural sounds of the forest, yet was "But father, why must I go alone? Can undeniably clear. Regina tried listening to you not take me?" all that her father was saying, while she "1 am taking you, daughter, but in my formed her rebuttals. own way. Think of having my company "Daughter, not many get to undertake in the form of this sword." such a journey, and fewer still are given He had been trying to get her to take such a sword." Regina took pride in how the sword while he talked. Regina avoid- well she obeyed her father. He was truly ed that by any distraction that she could her adoptive father. think of. She put more wood on the fire, Adam Freeman appeared in the little rearranged the bed rolls, stirred the stew village at the time of Regina's birth. Only pot and shifted her cloak this way and Regina survived that birth. Her mother that. Finally, with resignation to her joined her father, who had passed on father's wishes, she extended two up- months before, his frail heart finally giv- turned palms and took the sword. She ing way to the weight of this world. Re- knew that accepting the sword was tan- gina, both parentless and homeless, tamount to accepting the journey. would have become a burden on the small For the first time she really looked at community. Adam's offer to adopt her the metal object. It was strangely light in was greeted with relief. There was little weight for its size, which was of the hand enough food to go around as it was. The and a half variety. Its grip fit into her two entire village felt sympathy for the new hands perfectly from pommel to guard. born child, but no one was quick to step The entire hilt was handsomely designed, forward to claim another mouth to feed. but the fine finish ended there. The blade So Adam took her from the world, and itself was incomplete. There were runes he provided well for her. along its entire length, and it wasn't as She was always warm, and never hun- sharp as it might have been. The rough gry. She loved her nomadic life. Her metal, with only a hint of polish, was father had a deep knowledge of the land, rather dull as well. and he shared it with her whenever he was Why in the world would her father ad- able. She had learned a great deal from mit to any connection with such an in- him, and was looking forward to learn- complete thing as this? Although a man ing more. So it was difficult for her to of few words, Adam Freeman was quite obey his orders to leave him. His orders! articulate, and there was high craftsman- Her father wasn't making a request, nor ship to everything which he touched. He was he giving her protests any quarter. couldn't have made this sword, or if he "It is no coincidence that we have come did, surely he would want to complete it to the foot of this mountain, Regina. All before giving it away. Her expression that I have taught you about these lower clearly mirrored her thoughts. lands was to prepare you for this journey. Adam had been regarding Regina's per- From its summit have I come, and if you plexed features while she inspected the take yourself to be my daughter, you will sword. May 1985 "It will be perfected as you ascend the necessary were completed. Traveling mountain, and its completion and true cloak, provisions, and the sword, were all value will be gained at the high peak." securely packed. They stood facing each "Is its purpose to protect me, father?" other, hand in hand. Neither said good- "Most certainly it will protect you from bye, but each communicated it none the dangers known and unknown. It can be less. He looked at her with his eyes, blue pressed into service in many ways, but and all encompassing. Their deep com- you will find it most useful as a sword of passion bid her enter and bathe in their passing." love. Yet this was difficult, for the power- Again Regina's face showed her con- ful outpouring of affection seemed too fusion. strong to swim upstream against. Regina "Dear child, if everything could be ex- gave up clutching, finding it easier to re- plained to your satisfaction now, there lax and receive her father's love. would be no need to brave the mountain. She only withdrew her hands when he Some things can only be realized by ex- did. As her hands slid from his, she won- perience as you ascend. As I told you, I dered at their smoothness, their gentle- have come from the mountain's higher ness. She thought, "How can such hands regions, but I am not entirely unknown be so soft when they work so hard?" to those who bide at various levels along In one motion she turned and picked the way. There are some who jealously up the sword. As she started walking hold court over their subjects, and are not toward the mountain, she looked back happy to see anyone pass out of their do- over her shoulder. Her father waved in main into the beautiful lands above. Each response, but not in farewell. It was the is a powerful monarch, yet will yield to wave a parent might give his child, when one bearing the sword. Moreover, he will she is merely crossing the road to play grant all knowledge of his kingdom, and with a neighbor. contribute to the sword's completion, ac- As Regina walked along, she had to ad- cording to the limits of his power. mit that this was a beautiful landscape Without this protection, which carries my through which she traveled. The country- name, it is impossible to ascend very far." side rolled on like a natural garden. There "But why a sword? Couldn't you give was beauty wherever she looked. A vari- me a letter of passing which carries your ety of flowers made a multi-colored car- name?" pet, from which grew old and beautiful Adam placed his hand on Regina's trees, with trunks of rich sculptural de- shoulder. His eyes radiated with fatherly signs. Soft mossy patches shared space love and concern. with the grass and plants. Strawberry "Dear daughter, I said that the sword plants! can be used in many ways. Should a hun- "This is definitely the place for a rest," gry bear invite himself to your campfire, she thought, and made camp. he may not be convinced to leave by read- She quenched her thirst from a nearby ing my letter." stream, and ate berries to her complete Regina smiled along with her father. satisfaction. Opening her pack, she She finally accepted that she must take produced a few small rounds of cheese, some things upon faith, and that these and a tightly woven bag which contained may be in her best interests, even though salted seeds and nuts. Completing her she may not fully understand them. traveler's meal, she settled down on the Whatever preparations she thought soft moss under the shade of a gnarled

SANT BANI but handsome tree, and took a content- entered, deftly plucking a strawberry in ed look around. the process. She noticed details now that she had Regina followed her father's instruc- missed before. There was a variety of fruit tions, and used the stream as a guide. It trees in the distance. She thought that she was the most efficient way to safely trav- detected some wild vegetables also. Be- el, for she knew it was the water's source cause she was a little way up the moun- which Adam Freeman called home. Flow- tain, she had a beautiful view of the lands ing down, it formed the rivers, streams below. Even the clouds seemed closer, as and brooks which were to be her guide, indeed they were, and she almost felt the like the brook which she now followed. urge to try to reach up and touch them. After slow progress through the thick "I could stay here forever," was her growth, the woods yielded a narrow path, subconscious response to this wonderful which followed the East side of the little world. "I would stay here, if I didn't brook, with its interesting ledges and cas- have farther to travel," she thought. "I cades. She loved the sounds which the should stay here,'' she said aloud. "After moving water made as it moved over rock all, there is food enough, and everything and earth, and carried a bit of each with that I can see is wonderful and inviting." it. She noted how the water changed all Regina had no desire to go any higher that it couched, moving the smaller stones than this spot. If she were to stay, then in its path, and carving away the larger she knew preparations must be made. rocks. It sculpted the very bed through She unsheathed her sword, thinking it which it flowed, and it sustained all life would be useful to cut wood for a shelter. which it touched. Yet for all of this, the "I remember how he taught me to build water itself seemed changeless. The flow one," she thought as she walked towards behind followed the ripples and currents the woods. "I remember how father shaped by the flow ahead, producing a taught me." She had both hands on the kind of stillness in motion. sword now, as she reached the edge of the As Regina looked upstream, she no- forest. "Father!" ticed some bends and twists in the flow Slowly Regina had forgotten him, but of the stream bed. Thinking that she quickly she remembered. Her father made might progress more quickly, she left the her remember. Indeed, the daughter did path, and entered the woods again. A have the father's company in the form of flight of crows called overhead. Looking the sword. She expected everything to be up, she noticed that it was getting dark. different, as she looked back, shaking off She still felt, however, that she could the strong allure of this region. But noth- maintain a quicker progress this way. ing had changed. The flowers were color- Moving along rather quickly, Regina was ful, the moss soft, the trees grand. If there feeling pleased with herself as she raced was any change, it was in Regina, who along. The forest looked as though it realized that things are what they are. It might be thinning ahead, when suddenly was losing sight of her goal that made she broke into a clearing. The forest end- things distracting, and losing thought of ed at a cliff edge. Regina rushed through her father that made the distraction about a half step too far, and desperate- powerful. ly grabbed a tree branch as she began to "A lesson learned." So saying, she fall. Her momentum swung her around, packed up her camp. Walking to the edge and she caught hold of roots which were of the woods, she took a deep breath and protruding above ground. Climbing up,

I8 SANT BANI she looked down at the rocks and stones a relief to touch solid ground on the other which bounced down the cliff walls, and side. Walking a short distance, Regina settled at the bottom, some twenty feet reached the brook. She was so tired that below. she hardly had the strength to remove her It took very little to realize the mistake boots. The water felt cool and soothing she made. to her feet. In fact, it refreshed her entire "Whatever made me think that I was being. The young traveler laid down to clever enough to improve upon father's rest, looking up at the night sky. The instructions? Even if the water doesn't calming effect of both the water and stars flow as straight as I would like, its twists produced a restful and contented sleep. and turns will surely avoid pitfalls such It was dawn when Regina awoke. She as these." wanted to make up for lost time, so she Regina climbed up and sat down, rest- decided to get under way before break- ing her back against a large pine. It would fast. It wasn't very long before she came soon be night, and in the fading light it to a hill which overlooked a large clear- would be difficult to return to the path ing. In the middle of the clearing stood by the brook without getting lost. In the a large house. It was whitewashed, and silence, the sound of the rushing water had dark window trims. An abundance could be heard just ahead, beyond the of windows suggested several rooms. other side of the small, narrow gorge. The There was a barn to one side, and encir- sound made clear which direction to go, cling them both was a low rough wood but she had to find a way to bridge the fence. gap. It was easy to see that the trees were Although it looked harmless enough, higher than the gap was wide. She came Regina wanted to avoid the place, and to a simple conclusion. any more distractions in her progress. She "If I fell a tree at this end, and cut it realized however, that the stream ran to fall to rest on the other side, I could directly in front of the gate, almost crawl across and reach the water before demanding one to stop and enter. She it gets completely dark." could circle around, but after last night's With sword in hand, she made what adventure, she wanted to follow the water seemed the most likely choice to serve as as closely as the geography would allow. her causeway. Wielding the sword like an While considering what to do, she be- ax, she began chopping. It was tiring came aware of a noise behind her. She labor, so she stopped to rest. slowly turned to face a creature about her "I thought the sword would grant me own size, a few yards away. She had never passage, I didn't realize that I'd have to seen anything like it before. Mankind it make it work!" She wiped the sweat from was not. Neither was it one of the forest her face and returned to work. Making creatures that she enjoyed watching some- the last strategic cuts, she stood and times. It stood upright on reptilian legs, watched the tree top make it4 calculated with leathery wings folded close to its arc over the gorge, and hit its target on body. the other side. It landed, bowed down a Instinctively, Regina drew the sword. bit, shook, then lay still. The creature startled, and part ran, part Mounting the trunk like a horse, she flew back into the woods. When it was slid across, inch by inch. The pack made out of sight, she descended the hill, sword balance difficult, and she negotiated the in hand, and approached the house. tree's length with some difficulty. It was A figure walked out of the barn, and May 1985 was crossing the short distance between "No? Well, if you were instructed to the barn and house. He carried a bucket follow the water's flow, you couldn't miss in each hand, and was humming merrily the inn, could you?" when he looked up and saw Regina. His "That's true," Regina said as she ate her slightly rotund form shook as he laughed breakfast. "You seem to know a lot about and hailed Regina with a loud, "Good me, but I know nothing of you, sir." morning". "Call me Hospice, and this place in She was hoping to simply continue on which we're sitting is for those making the with a wave, but the fellow plopped down journey both up and down." his pails, spilling a little milk, and walked Hospice walked to the nearest window, toward her. and looking out upon the road and "It's still early, aren't you coming in for stream, he continued. "Some rest here, breakfast?" gathering their strength to rise as high as "Well, I feel like I could do with a lit- their abilities will take them. Then there's tle something," agreeing that a meal did a soul or two stuck in the upper regions, seem to make sense. and they descend with the hope of find- They both passed through the gate. ing a better approach to the top. It seems Without missing a step, the fellow everyone passes here sooner or later. scooped up the pails, and they entered the Some none the worse for wear, others all house. worn from being the worst." The door opened to show a row of ta- "So you do a good business then," Re- bles and benches. There was a large fire- gina replied over a hot mug. place with a few benches facing it. The "Travel hasn't been so brisk in ages," beams were rough and dark, and held he laughed. "But the inn is not a place of several candelabrum. On the far side of trade; it's a rest stop, provided by the the room there was a staircase with an king. My position is an appointed one. archway underneath. All the windows When my length of service is completed, gave the large room a bright cheery I too will seek to gain the summit." He feeling. turned from the window and walked back "The coffee's fresh, and so's the milk," to the table. "But enough of me. If you the innkeeper said, as he passed under the would not feel put upon, tell me some- stairs and into the kitchen. thing of what you've learned, having ris- Regina sheathed the sword and sat en this far." down. She noticed how smooth and worn "I had great trouble in leaving the the benches were. The other furniture world I knew, behind," Regina said pen- seemed to suggest the great age and use sively. "I was very attached to what I of the inn. knew of the world, and of myself. I didn't "I think this will restore your strength," want any of that changed. If nothing else, he said as he approached with a tray of perhaps I'm more willing to give up my food. "The summit is a long way yet." old world, my old ways, and accept what "What makes you think that I'm going my father has in store for me." to the mountain top?" "Well, my dear, the burden which you "You have the look, it's in the eyes you carry has lessened. The upward journey know. And of course, there's the sword shall certainly quicken." which your father gave you." "I would like to know something of "You know my father? He never men- the creature that I saw on the hill tioned you, or this place." top, before I journey beyond that door.

SANT BANI Do you know what it was?" Regina traveled throughout the day, "A dragon perhaps," replied Hospice. stopping only briefly for a mid-day "Was it a scaley affair, with wings?" repast. As the day wore on, she came to "Yes, that's the beastie! I thought 1 had a spot where the water bordered a wide a fight on my hands." road. She stepped a moment, and heard "Oh, that would be difficult, my dear. loud rushing water in the distance. Look- It's easier to make friends with one. You ing down the road, she saw the river bed can talk to it, dance with it, even invite widen considerably, and seemed to end, it to dinner. But if you fight, don't expect along with the road, at the base of a an easy victory." castle. "Invite it to dinner?" she said. "I Approaching the huge structure, she wonder what it eats?" The innkeeper was saw the water rushed from openings in its silent a moment, then said, "Thank you base. Behind the castle on the far shore for your insight. Hearing what travelers was a high stone wall. Although there will share, is one of the benefits of this were windows, Regina noticed no door. work." Looking again through the win- She looked from base to battlements, but dow, he added; "I can always tell when could find no way to enter. a sword bearer is coming. The inn tends "This must be the home of the king!" to empty out. That makes things less dis- Regina thought. "This is the sword of tracting for you, I think, and I find it con- passing," she said as she raised it high. venient in fulfilling my duties." "Perhaps this will gain me audience with "Thank you for your hospitality and the king." Holding the blade high, she fine service, but now I must be on my hoped to gain attention from someone way." within. "Please don't leave before my service "Hello there castle!" Regina shouted, is complete. There is more you must but the water drowned out her words. She know." Facing her he continued. "Less drove the top of the sword into the than a day's journey from here, resides ground, so that it might be easily seen, the king of this region. It is he who pos- standing there, and sat down beside it to sesses and is empowered to grant the consider her next move. knowledge of this realm. He is duty The ground beneath her rumbled and bound to honor both sword and bearer, shook. The earth split open about twenty and to aid in the sword's completion." feet away, and a crack inched it's way to So saying, Hospice handed Regina a where the sword stood. When all was still, small sack of provisions, then walked into she withdrew the blade, and walked to the the kitchen, humming the same tune he edge of the hole and looked into it. To had when they met. her surprise, there was a soft light within, Regina walked outside, and as she revealing steps. They seemed to run un- closed the door behind her, she saw five der the river bed and into the castle! crows sitting on the gate. One seemed to Regina entered the tunnel. As her vi- look directly at her, and slightly bowed sion adjusted, she saw the source of the it's head. The bird then flew back down soft glow. Within the walls were imbed- the stream, in the direction he had come. ed points of light. Each crystal glowed She walked through the gate shooing like a star in the heavens. The effect was the other crows as she passed. Before long like walking through the Milky Way. She she entered the woods, following the could hear the water and feel its power flowing water. all around her. May 1985 2 1 A brighter light revealed an opening carved, painted, inlaid or polished. On ahead. Walking through the opening, Re- closer examination, the poor quality of gina entered a spacious room with a vault- the materials became obvious. The deco- ed ceiling. Before her, on an ornately ration did not improve the quality of the carved throne sat the king. woods, metals, and fabrics. "Greetings in the name of my father. "What a poor effort to disguise these I am Regina." base impure materials," Regina thought, "Indeed you are," he said. "It is my as she crossed the hall to her room. Lay- duty to welcome you, my dear." ing in the soft bed, the traveler thought "Thank you, sir." of her close calls with the beautiful "Come Regina, all preparations have meadow, the near fall, and the sneaking been made. You can refresh yourself in beastie. The tired soul resolved to pass up our fine hall." the king's invitation to stay very long. The king gestured toward a large The next morning Regina awoke and arched doorway, which sported carvings found breakfast waiting on the dining hall from top to bottom. He walked through, table. After a short breakfast, she polite- and Regina followed. They seated them- ly tapped the floor, which produced the selves at a table covered with food. Regi- king. na politely began eating an apple, and had "I should like to honor my father's her eye on some wonderful smelling wishes, and gain whatever knowledge he baked goods, when the king spoke again. wanted me to gather here." "I must tell you that you have complete "Most certainly," he said, and led her access to my archives. When you like, I to a staircase which spiraled up a tower. will begin work upon the portion of the Climbing to the top, the young woman sword that is my responsibility." entered a tiny solarium. "Thank you very much sir. How may Expecting to see rows of books, she I call you? What is your name?" was surprised to see only one. On a stand "That is on the sword. You need not before a bench, stood a single volume. speak it. Many know it, but few under- The volume. She opened it, and read the stand its power and meaning. Your father history of this kingdom. Here were all the requires of me to impart such knowledge. names, places and actions which had an When you complete your meal, you may consequence at all. Moreover, the lowest rest in the guest chamber, beyond that regions were chronicled. The actions of door." the souls below the mountain appeared Regina looked toward the door to herein. which he nodded. Pouring over the pages, time wore on. "Take whatever time you need. You are Finally, when she thought her head would welcome to stay indefinitely. In fact, 1 burst, she reached the last entry. It was would love to keep you as my guest getting dark when she closed the book, forever. Should you wish my assistance, and descended the stairs. She passed the tap the sword upon the stone floor, it will table on which dinner waited, and went surely get my attention." Excusing him- straight to bed. Absorbing so much was self, he left the room. burdensome and exhilarating. She better Regina sampled several varieties of understood her father and herself, and the food. They all tasted wonderful. After consequence of all they did. eating, she walked about the hall, taking Nothing more could be accomplished a look around. The furnishings were all here, save perfecting the sword. Whatever 22 SANT BANI the king had to offer in that regard would sword bearer rallied her faith. The metal be sought tomorrow. Regina slept. glowed brightly, but there was no sear- The chamber windows faced the bed. ing heat. The flame didn't consume, it The light from beyond awakened the strengthened. When the sword was at its sleeping soul. She was up at once, and brightest, the king gave the final in- took a small breakfast. The king an- structions. swered the sword as before. "Quench it now in the fountain, and to "I wish to continue on," the guest in- this level will it quicken!" There was no formed her host. "I understand I am to hiss or splash, but rather a gentle hum, work on my father's gift." as the sword vibrated in unison with the "If that is your wish," the king said with water. The withdrawn end was bright and resignation, "follow me." They walked sharp, with the runes engraved more down a curving stairway, and it began to clearly. The king stood near a wall. grow dark. The water could be heard "Strike here," he said, pointing to the through the walls. At the bottom, they en- crystaline lights in the wall. tered a domed room, which had the as- Regina crossed the floor, the water tin- tral character present in the tunnel which gling about her feet. She reached the gave entrance to the castle. At the room's heavenly design, and focused on the center was a fountain, from which the moon, splitting it in two. In a watery rush water cascaded onto the floor. The flow she was drawn into the opening. Her head sought unseen outlets, which evidently fed broke the water's surface, and she found the streams and waterways which she fol- herself near a riverbank. Walking ashore lowed. Over the center of the fountain she looked back over the water. Above hovered a large bright flame. It somehow the wall in the distance stood the castle seemed fueled by the fountain. turrets. Side by side they faced it. "Place the tip Regina was on the other side of the into the light," instructed the king. There wall, in the next king's domain. was some fear of being burned, but the TO BE CONTINUED

MONTREAL STOP

There has been a change in the dates of the West Coast program. Sant Ji will now leave the Surrey ashram Sunday, May 19, and will spend one day - Monday, May 20-in Montreal, Quebec. There will be a meditation for in- itiates in the morning, and Satsang in the afternoon. This program is open to all those who were NOTable to see Sant Ji anywhere on the West Coast. It is Sant Ji's request that those who have seen Him on the West Coast, or anywhere else, please not try to attend the Montreal program.

For the time and place of these events, please contact David Copeland, 376 Clark Ave., Westmount, Quebec H3Z 2E6, Canada. Information sheets will also be sent to the Satsang group leaders in New England and the surround- ing areas.

May 1985 Rajasthan Trips 1985-86

Following are the dates of next year's Rajasthan trips: Leave Leave Delhi Leave Arrive Group New York for Rajasthan Rajasthan New York

I Sept. 23 Sept. 26 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 I I Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Nov. 4 Nov. 6 (Reserved for those who speak only Spanish- ''' dates arranged by Colombians) I V Dec. 23 Dec. 26 Jan. 6 Jan. 8 V Jan. 20 Jan. 23 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 VI Feb. 17 Feb. 20 Mar. 3 Mar. 5 VII Mar. 24 Mar. 27 Apr. 7 Apr. 9

The Bombay program will be January 11-20. Those who go to Rajasthan in Group IV may also stay for the Bombay program afterward; and those who go in Group V may also go to the Bombay program beforehand. As in previous years, Group IV will be reserved for those who cannot go at any other time. This year, one-half of Group I1 will be given over to those who speak only Spanish-in addition to Group 111. There will be spontaneous translation. If any English-speaking dear ones who are signed up for Group I1 could go in another group (Groups I, VI, and VII still have space), it would be much appreciated. Initiates wishing to sign up for any of the English-speaking groups should contact Judith Perkins, Sant Bani Ashram, Franklin, N.H. 03235, U.S.A. Those wishing to sign up for the Spanish-speaking groups should contact Ignacio Gutierrez, Apto. Aereo 101510, Bogota, Colombia. Those wishing to sign up for the Bombay program should contact Daryl Rubin, 1786-26th St., Ogden, Utah 84401. Beyond Hell and Heaven Sant Ajaib Singh Ji

LL RIGHT, now you can ask your sangis came to Her and they said, "Well, A questions. tell us something about the will of God." Rabia Basri said, "Since you have brought When we sit with pain in meditation, is up this subject, it is better if you say that a way of burning off karma? something about it." One of them said, When we have pain in meditation it "Whatever pain God gives to you, you means that we are getting the key to suc- should accept that, and patiently bear it." cess in meditation. And when we become Rabia said, "Well, that is not the correct successful in doing meditation, when we attitude for the lover satsangis, because rise above the physical, astral, and causal in this statement there is still some smell bodies, and after removing these covers of egoism. In this statement it seems that we reach Par Brahm, then we start pay- you are saying, 'I am bearing' or 'I am suf- ing off our karmas in the real sense. fering the pain which God has given to me.' " People have asked me recently to pray for Then the other dear one said, "It is bet- them. Even an initiate who is a very ter to accept the pain given by God with- strong meditator and is having a hard out any complaints or feeling bad about time asked me to pray for her. I'm con- it." Rabia said, "Even in this statement fused because I don't know how to do there is some smell of egoism. So you that or if that's the right thing to do - to should say something else." But those pray for someone else, even if they ask. people did not have anything else to say In Sant Mat every satsangi is taught how so they requested Rabia Basri to say to first make his own mind still, first something about the will of God. She re- make his own mind reach the destination, plied, "A dear satsangi, a lover satsangi, and then think about others. First he should not even know when the pain should become successful in carrying his came-in the will of God-and when it own burden and then he should start shar- went away. He should always remain ing the burden of others. First you should happy in whatever is given to him and he pray for your own self and when your should never be aware of what is happen- prayer becomes successful, only then ing with him and what God is sending to should you try to pray for others. him." Further, She made a request to Al- That satsangi whom you have men- mighty God, saying, "0 Lord, if it were tioned, if she is a strong meditator, why in my hands, I would have burned all doesn't she pray for herself? Why is she Your hells so that nobody would do Your telling you to pray? devotion because of fear of hell; and I Rabia Basri was a very famous Saint would have drowned all Your heavens so among the Muslims and once some sat- that nobody would do Your devotion be- Questions and answers from December cause of wanting to go to heaven." Saints never tell Their disciples, "You should do 30, 1984, at Sant Bani Ashram, Rajasthan the devotion to save yourself from hell," May 1985 and They never tempt Their disciples to pay any attention to him. go to the heavens. Kabir Sahib says that If you have a friend who is having Saints condemn both hells and heavens. problems, if he is a satsangi you should And we do not pay any attention to any bring his attention towards Simran, you of these hells and heavens because by the should remind him of the love of the Mas- grace of the Master we have to go further ter and inspire him to do Simran. If he ahead of them. Saints never tell Their dis- is a non-satsangi then you should tell him ciples that they have to get involved in to accept the will of God, and if you will hells and heavens, They say, "You have sit near him and do simran he will defi- to go beyond hell and heaven, you have nitely get some benefit, and he will get the to go to Sach Khand where there is no help to accept the will of God. pain nor happiness." That is why Kabir Talking about Simran, Master, in our Sahib says, "Saints condemn both hells area, sometimes we practice standing up, and heavens. With the grace of the Mas- instead of sitting down, in the night time. ter we have to go beyond; and we know And I've found that a very good help to about the highest place." get the Simran going. Can you say some- My reply does not mean that you thing about that? Is that a good practice? should not have sympathy for anyone. You have said that Sawan stood up, and You should have sympathy for the dear that Kirpal would meditate in water up ones who have difficulties and problems. to His neck. but up to a certain limit. And you should lovingly inspire them to do Simran, be- You see, the correct posture for sitting for cause Simran is like a prayer. If he will meditation is the one which you were told do Simran, he will definitely become free at the time of Initiation. And that is sit- from bad karma. Simran is not less than ting cross-legged. That is the easiest pos- a prayer. ture, and you should try to sit in that way. It is a matter of great understanding. But if you have sat in that position for If someone has arranged for water before five or six hours and if you want to medi- he is going to feel thirsty, only then will tate more, and if you have gotten tired or he become successful. If he has not ar- are feeling sleepy, then you can stand up ranged for water, and instead he thinks and continue your meditation. And if you that when he feels thirsty he will dig out want you can even tie your hair to a nail a well and get water, that is not going to and you can meditate in any way you work. In the same way, if someone says want. But the best posture for sitting for that he will learn to fight only when the meditation is the cross-legged one. enemy comes to his door, it is not possi- If people have not yet become tired ble. The same principle applies in Sant while sitting in the cross-legged position, Mat also. If we have not done Simran but stand up anyway and continue their while we had happier moments, then our meditation like that, sleep bothers them Simran is not going to work when we even in that position, and they fall down. have pain. Kabir Sahib says, "If the dis- I have seen many dear ones who, when ciple has not done Simran when he was they fell down on the other people medi- living happily and if he remembers the tating there, hurt them also. Lord only in the moments of his pain, Master Sawan Singh and Supreme Fa- which Master is going to listen to the plea ther Kirpal had met God, They were one of that disciple?" He who remembers God with God, and in fact They were sent into only when he is in pain, Master does not this world by God Himself, and the prin-

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ciple of Their life was meditation and turning off the lights or why they are nothing else. How can we imitate Them? turning on the lights. Swami Ji Maharaj Guru Nanak Sahib says, "We try to imi- had meditated for seventeen years con- tate those who have reached the door of tinuously sitting in a dark room. the Lord but we do not look at our bad I have a couple of questions. Today be- deeds." fore lunch my heart was longing to sing You can read many stories about Sun- a bhajan to You, but I was afraid, be- der Das, an initiate of Baba Sawan Singh, cause it is so silent, that it would displease because many of his stories are written in You ifIsang to You. The other question Mr. Oberoi's book. And he was number is that a couple of nights ago when we one among the meditators, he used to were singing the bhajans to You, You meditate a lot. Once Master Sawan Singh looked so sad and I just was wondering was talking about how Guru Ramdas about that. would meditate tying his hair up, and meditate for many hours. At that time Well, we have set aside the time for sing- Sunder Das, who used to meditate for ing the bhajans which is in this session eight hours at a stretch, said laughing, and once every three days we sing the bha- "Master, Guru Ramdas had to liberate the jans and you should take advantage of whole world, why do we have to meditate that opportunity. Or you can join the for so long? Because we know that we are other people singing after the morning going to get liberation from You. So we meditation. At the time of lunch it is very do not need to meditate all that long." So important to maintain silence. It is re- it means that those who have taken ref- quired very much, so you should try to uge at the Master's feet never try to imi- be quiet and silent at that time. And you tate their Master, they just obey the com- should sing the bhajans at the other times. mandments of their Master. I try my best to remain happy and go jolly as much as I can do. But some dear Master, sometimes people go to a lot of ones know that in the past month I be- trouble to make a room dark to meditate came sick and maybe my body is looking in, and they close it aN up and wear hats a little bit weaker. But the happiness down over their eyes. And other times which I have cannot be described in people go to a lot of trouble to make a words; it is beyond any kind of descrip- room light and they turn lights on; they tion. When I was returning from Sirsa af- want to meditate where it's bright. Does ter seeing Group Two off, I wrote this it matter whether it's light or dark where bhajan which says that the happiness has you are meditating? gone away and thepains have come, who Well, only those who have some problems else can listen to my plea, come and lis- with either light or darkness know about ten to my plea, 0 Beloved Kirpal. I did this and they can answer your question. not write this bhajan in sadness; I was Usually it happens that some people have very happy because I was feeling like a difficulty in closing their eyes so that is very fortunate one, because He gave me an accommodation for them to use a the human body, and He Himself came blindfold or to turn off the lights and sit in a human body to meet me. And He in the dark. chose me for His devotion, and He has But the meditator should only pay at- given me so much grace, so I was feeling tention to his own meditation. We should very fortunate and very happy. And the not pay any attention to why they are happiness which I have because of His

SANT BANI grace cannot be described in any words. no body could live on that, but I have As Kabir has said, "If you make a dumb something else within me, some other person eat rock candy and then ask him Power within me which is keeping me about the sweetness, he cannot describe alive. So I was telling Pappu that I did it in words because he cannot speak. He not feel old and that I would never be- can only dance and show his happiness." come old because I had never become In the same way, the happiness which He sick, I had remained active. But after all has given to me, I cannot describe that this happened I became weak, and now outwardly in any words. I feel that maybe I am getting older. So Before 1947, Master Sawan Singh used maybe because of that weakness you to say, "I do not feel old, and from within would have seen me sad, but I am not at I am very active and I am very young." all sad. The happiness which I have Even though he was very old at that time. received is beyond any description. I con- But in 1947 when India and Pakistan were sider myself as the most fortunate one. formed during the partition, people I have very great fortune that Master Kir- played the game of blood in the name of pal chose me; He used to make me sleep God, and they killed many people. Every- in the same room with Him; He used to body was killing the other people and a feed me with his own hands. And He did lot of blood was shed. At that time what- every possible thing for me; He gave me ever account of Kal the Master had to so much love that I can not forget that pay, to settle, Master Sawan Singh did happiness. And even now He is taking that. In many places He appeared in His care of me and the happiness which He physical form to save souls, to save peo- is giving me from within is not something ple's lives. And at many places He ap- which I can describe in words. peared in the form of the Shabd. He I thank all the dear ones who were con- saved many people. And people know cerned for my health. During that time about this: how He went to many differ- when Paul Young heard about that, he ent places and saved the lives of the peo- sent me some medicines and some pome- ple. And in that process He had to give granates which I returned lovingly, say- a lot of His blood from His body which ing, "I do not need any medicine, because made Him very weak. And You know this is not the sickness which can be cured that only after 1947 He became chroni- by the medicines." This was something cally sick and very old, right after that, else. And I requested all the dear ones and He lost a lot of blood from His body. here who were trying to give me medicine, Whatever has happened in Delhi in the I told them, "Don't call me, let me just past months, it is not hidden from any- remain like I am. It will be better for you. one in the world. Everyone knows how Just leave me alone." During that time, in the name of God people were killed. the Bagga family who were in Canada This time also, this body had to pay to had many experiences, ten days before all the Negative Power; because it is up to these things happened, and they wrote me the Negative Power how he wants the several letters. In one of the letters they karma to be settled. So this body also had wrote that they had seen me sick and they to suffer a lot. Before this happened I had had seen how I was paying off the karmas told Pappu, "I don't feel that I am becom- of the dear ones and how I was giving the ing older, I feel that my body is like a blood of my body. And they also wished spring, it is very active." Because the that it might not become true. They had amount of food that I eat is so small, that this experience on the twentieth, and the May 1985 29 incidents happened ten days after that. Master has said that without leading a And there is one lady in Delhi who once righteous life, we can't go within in medi- was sitting in meditation, and she also had tation. And sometimes because my life this experience that the Master was car- isn't very righteous I get discouraged rying the dead bodies to one place, and about working hard in meditation be- she told her son, and he came here, and cause Master said that your life has to be he told me about his mother's experience. righteous to be able to see in meditation. This is the only reason why Hira Lal, I was wondering if You would comment Pappu's father, has come from Canada. on that. Because of all the experiences which they Nothing is impossible. One can become were having, he was worried, so that is righteous if he works hard for it; he has why he came here to see how I was do- to be determined. And if one is deter- ing. A few years back, when I was on one mined, he can do it. I also said that no of my tours, when I became sick in matter that all these five dacoits are chas- America, Bibi Prakash, Pappu's mother, ing every disciple, the disciple is not had this experience while she was in Delhi, alone; he has the Shabd, he has the Mas- that I was sick, and she wrote me about ter on his back, and with every single that and she was worried. But since I was breath he is getting the protection from across the seven seas in a far country, I the Master. So why not take advantage did not want to make them worry so I of the protection and the help of the Mas- wrote them a lie, "Don't worry, I am not ter and become successful in this lifetime? sick; I am well." But that was not true. I passed many difficult tests of the When we came back from the tour, then wireless radio in the army, and even the I told her, "Whatever experience that you test which they used to give in the place had was true." So I mean to say that if called Poona which was the most diffi- you people also would meditate, and if cult one at that time. I passed even that you have your attention toward the Mas- one. But I was never afraid or worried ter, you can also know in your medita- whether I would pass the examination or tion what the Master is doing, how the not; I would just do my job. Since I was Master is functioning in the inner planes, confident and I had worked hard then I and how He is taking care of the souls. knew that whatever I had done was cor- You know we hear all these different rect and I would definitely pass the exami- things and someone said to me that he'd nation. Always after appearing in the ex- heard that we pay off the good karmas aminations I would write, "R" which first after we get initiated, and then after meant "Right." Now also when I see some we enjoy the fruits of our good karmas, students who have appeared in the exami- then wepay off all our bad karmas. And nations, and when they come out, and I I wonder if You could say if that's true. ask them how they have done in their test, they say, "Well, we will know when the Regarding this, Master Sawan Singh used results are posted." But I said, "No. That to say that it would be better if you went is not the correct attitude. You should within and asked him who is making you know what you have done. If you have pay the karmas. Because he knows done right, they you should know that whether he has to give you the prize of you have done right and that you will de- your good karmas first or whether he has finitely pass that test." to give you the punishment of your bad If a wrestler goes into the ring think- karmas first.

SANT BANI ing that he is going to get defeated, he will ways remain happy in the Will of God. definitely get defeated. He will not be suc- Whatever is going to happen, will hap- cessful. If the wrestler goes there with pen, and we should always accept the Will confidence that he will defeat the other of God. Many people have seen Shanti person, only then can he defeat him. In Chopra, an initiate of Master Sawan the same way, the disciple should never Singh who used to live in the ashram. He lose his confidence. He should always became very sick towards his end. His have the love and faith in the Master, and stomach got inflated and became very confidence in his own self that he will de- big. He was about to leave the body and finitely pass his test. it was his desire that I should come to see Supreme Father Kirpal used to say that him before he left. When I was going to there is hope for everyone. A satsangi America, I had planned to leave Rajas- should never become hopeless. I have al- than the same day we were going to fly ways said that meditation is the struggle, out from Delhi. But because of Shanti I and you should continue struggling with went to Delhi a day earlier, and when I your mind. Never listen to your mind; went to see him, at that time he wanted never obey your mind. Always go on to talk with me, but his children wanted fighting with your mind. Whatever the to tell me how they could arrange a very Master is telling you in the satsang, do good doctor and bring the medicines and that; obey His commandments; you do things like that. He was not pleased with according to His instructions. If you have all that and he told his children, "I don't love for the Master, if you have faith in want any kind of medicine, because it is the Master, always go on doing what your up to the Master. It is up to Master Sa- Master is telling you. If you have love for wan. If the amount of meditation which the Master, and if you are listening to I was supposed to do in this world has Him and not to your mind, then you will been done, then He will take me now. If definitely become successful in this He wants me to do more, then He will struggle. keep me here. Whether you bring the doc- Many people who try to continue the tors or not will not make any difference." struggle with their mind become success- But the children did not believe in that, ful and they come to me and tell me in and they always tried to bring some medi- their interview that they have got rid of cines and things like that which he was lust or of anger and the other passions are not pleased with. When I went to see him also going away. I tell them, "One day all he was very sick and he told me about his these passions will leave you and you will desire. When I left for America I gave the see that the Shabd is ruling everywhere duty to Mr. Oberoi to see him every day within you." until he left the body. Mr. Oberoi did go to see him every I would just like to ask if Sant Ji thinks day, and on the final day when he was that things in Delhi are over - has that about to leave the body, since he was debt been paid? - and whether He thinks from the Sanatan dharma, (the Hindu we will always be able to come here, re- gardless of political conditions in this part religion) his wife said, "Since we are Sanatanis, let us take your body down off of the world. the bed." Because in the Hindu religion Well, you see the thing is that Saints never they do not let the person leave the body make prophecies. They never play the while lying on the bed, and they also take game of the astrologers. We should al- the body out of the home. So he said, May 1985 3 1 "Well, whatever you want, you can do." it says that Ajaib dukhia hoja razi, he His wife said, "Let me make some light sang Shanti dukhia hoja razi, and that for you so you can put your attention into was the moment when Master Sawan the light." To which he said, "It is up took his soul up. He removed the sickness to you. You can do whatever you want, of his soul, and he became his soul, but I don't want all these things, and healthy forever. I don't need all these things." And then So we should have faith in the Master. he started singing the bhajan, Sawan I am sure that Supreme Father Kirpal Kheria Ranga Vich Razi. He sang the will continue showering His grace. He is whole bhajan and in the last line where showering a lot of grace on us.

The Best Use of Life Baba Jaimal Singh Ji

a letter to Ganga Singh, May 6, 1899

HAVE READ the contents of your post ever, the practice of Bhajan and Simran I card. Bhajan with every breath means bestows everything on us and this spiritual that the soul remains constantly engaged practice is the very purpose for which the in listening to the Shabd Dhun, and the human form has been given to us. The mind also remains concentrated. What- human body is really the temple of God ever time is spent thus is all meditation. and He can be realized only within it. Repetition of the Holy Names should Why then waste such an invaluable gift? always be done with the mind, for this pu- You say also that your job necessitates rifies it. It also saves the mind from be- hard work for long hours and that it is ing polluted. Only when the mind is pure difficult for you to arrange time for Bha- will it contact that Shabd Dhun. jan and Simran. You know that even in Violating Satguru's orders and follow- villages ploughing is done, wells are run ing the dictates of the mind constitute bad and cane crushers are worked throughout deeds. Bad deeds are also termed bad at- the night. Likewise, whatever duties there tributes, for when one follows the mind, are and the tasks one has to accomplish the latter invariably leads one into evil can also be effected in the night. You ways. Good deeds are performed by keep- have to make the best use of life because ing the mind within the commandments you have a perfect Master, who has In- of the Satguru and having implicit faith itiated you and explained the True Path in Him. to you. The time now wasted in com- You write that you are not able to do plaints, excuses and worries should, there- Bhajan and that the effort is beyond you. fore, be devoted to Bhajan and Simran, Such an attitude is laziness and indiffer- so that it may be spent usefully. ence. You mentally crave good and tasty Please read this letter over and over food, and you have it twice daily. How- again.

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