What Makes Human Life Glorious?

Reposing in the Absolute Truth (God), is surrender to God or Guru. Surrendering to God, taking refuge in the Guru or accomplishing one’s Supreme good-whatever you may call, it is one and the same thing. It leads to divine blessedness. The first attribute that make human life glorious is wisdom-giver. The second such attribute is the knack for valiant efforts free from doubt and cowardice. The third things that gives glory to man’s life is humility. Even though one possess strength to punish, one should forgive the weak. The fourth attribute conducive to glory is making your heart free from ego. It makes taking refuge in God easy. The egoistic one is deprived of the joy of taking refuge in God; he does not take refuge in God. The pride of wealth, power, learning, caste or beauty, is transient. ‘I belong to the Lord; the Lord is mine; He is my darling, my well-wisher, my benefactor, the enjoyer of all that I consume with my senses, mind and intellect’ – this ego is true and harmless. Charity – giving away of wealth to deserving people and to those taking the path of God-realization – this is the fifth glorifying attribute of human life. Using power selflessly in the service of others lends glory to power. Power and opulence are not to be used for sense-enjoyments; they are means to render devotional service to the Lord-this should be your attitude to power and opulence. Working for Lord’s love and taking refuge in Him gives glory to wealth and power and also to human life. Attaining to Truth, knowledge and Divine Love is the highest achievement of human life. Imbibing eternal undying divine joy through listening to the narration of Lord’s glory, attaining knowledge of Ultimate Truth, remembering the Lord and meditating on Him is the glory of human life, the fruit thereof. Ignoring others’ vices and not hiding one’s own – gives glory to the intellect. Be sattvic and pure in your actions but don’t publicise them. Do good and forget. Cultivate the sublime virtue of compassion in your heart; this is the glory of heart. Humility, charity, compassion and guilelessness are virtues that enable you to repose in God, in Divine Bliss, in divine Peace. It will strengthen you with divine Power. Have compassion for the suffering and a non-violent attitude towards all beings. Love even them who hate you. Conquer untruth by truth and weakness by spiritual force. Overcome wickedness by a saintly nature, the covetousness for sense enjoyments by yoga and worldly attractions by thoughts of self-restraint. Your life will become an offering to the Divine and in due course of time, your life will become divine. If you are happy and prosperous, employ your wealth in serving others and if you suffer from want and misery, don't’ be greedy for wealth and covetous of happiness; and you will have no difficulty reposing in God. If you are wealthy, be altruistic and if you are poor, be austere and ascetic. If you are in happy circumstances, help others and if in unfortunate ones, relinquish your desires any yearnings. This will give you shelter of God and divine joy. Japa of Lord’s name, carrying out Lord’s behests (as revealed in scriptures) and listening to the narration of Lord’s divine play and the praises of Lord’s glory-are measures that enhance your love for the Lord. If one is not learned, one should speak less and if intelligent, one should speak pith and substance rather than trivia. If one is weak, one should be forbearing and if strong, one should be forgiving and if strong, one should be forgiving. This will lead to Self-Bliss and add glitter to the golden human life. The Guru, in whose hearts the Supreme Lord, is revealed as His Real Self, free from darkness of ignorance, tells us that reposing in God is the ultimate purpose of taking refuge with the Guru.

Bravo, O Voliant One! Bravo! Be it man or a woman, boy or a girl – all can attain blessedness and lead a blissful life by developing a divine intellect, reposing in God and experiencing divine love. Our Divine Self, the immutable witness to the changing world, body and circumstances, is neither far nor difficult to attain. Then why not love and repose in it, and imbibe and distribute the joy of being in its refuge? Those who receive it, will be happy, you too will be happy and the Truth consciousness-Bliss Absolute Lord, who dwells in you, me and all, will be pleased as well! Why do you hesitate? Why are you procrastinating? Whom are you waiting for? Courage… industriousness…OM OM My Lord OM… My Beloved OM…OM…OM My OM… Chant for sometime and then be silent within. We take refuge in God, the Absolute Truth. ‘Buddham Sharanm Gachchhami’… We surrender to the Absolute Consciousness, the Knowledge personified, the Supreme witness, Delve within sincerely in this way. OM OM OM Peace…OM Peace…