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A discourse given by Guru at Fideris
Switzerland
July 2006
One of the most difficult things is for me to keep quiet. When
you have a job to do and you are serving the highest embodiment
of goodness you never think twice about any inconvenience that
the body is put through; yes the body is put through a lot of
pain. Come on lets look back at some of the great teachers,
masters and saints. Do you think that they suddenly sprouted
wings and flew up to heaven? No from Christ to every avatar,
every master, they all have had to go through a lot of suffering
to show the world the purpose of their birth and to fulfil the
scriptures. People get frightened when they see such a person
suffering, except those who are close to you, who realise there
is a reason for every single thing that happens. Every single
thing! When Christ was challenged in the garden of Gethsemane,
by the Roman soldiers who came to arrest him, Christ’s disciples
went forward to stop them and even cut off one of the soldier’s
ears. Christ placed the ear back on the soldier and healed him,
saying,” If I were to call my Father in heaven he would send me
a legion, not just a few soldiers, a legion of angels to protect
me, but then I would not fulfil the scriptures.”
If any human being has undertaken on behalf of Almighty God a
job to do, they must fulfil that job. There are two people in a
human being, your karma and your divinity, if your divinity has
linked with almighty God you never think of yourself. Whatever
anyone has said about Sai Baba, or any other saints living today
they know their divinity, they know their inheritance and
background, so they carry on regardless. Sai Baba now has to
give darshan from a wheelchair, but that has not diminished his
divinity, in my mind it has enhanced his divinity. Saint Francis
of Assisi, when you think of him and the suffering he went
through, that suffering was the final test, it is through that
suffering he fulfilled the reason of his birth, serving God in
humanity. Cynics are very quick to criticise that which they do
not understand - the live’s of people who are dedicated to God,
those people who criticise great saints and masters, they must
be very special people, they must be better than better. Be
human not inhuman. Be who you really are, but carry with you a
lot of grace and love.
One of the most wonderful times I’ve had, (and you must think I
am mad), has been over this last month, entertained by the
nurses of Carmarthen general hospital. I had a wonderful time; I
was very ill. One of the greatest things when you go to such a
place is not to let your divinity to be diminished. It depends
on how you go in and how you come out, how you conduct yourself.
I see the funny side of every single thing they do to me, for I
know Mother and I know the Lord. Everywhere people in the world
are experiencing difficulties then why should I not experience
difficulties. I represent the Lord. If you are a representative
of the Lord you can’t be a fancy pants. I remember very clearly,
one day when I was in London after being there about ten years,
I saw the Lord and said, “My Lord this is a load of rubbish, you
sent me to London, but I want to come back to the Himalayas,”
and he said, “No, no, no you are not coming back”, (you know why
he did not want me back in the Himalayas, all the angels were
complaining of bruised bottoms, because I was pinching all of
them)! Instead the Lord gave me instructions to identify myself
with humanity. Relate to people on a day to day basis, so that
they in turn can identify and relate to you and in doing so come
to know God. With that mandate who can complain. Divine friends
don’t make life more than it is, there is not a human being who
hasn’t got to suffer, particularly those who are the
representative of Almighty God. If you know you are the lord’s
representative, you will convey that message from God to
humanity. You have to learn to pay your karma, the karma that
you have to pay is not someone else’s, it is your karma! Until
such time when you are able to take somebody else’s karma and
give them grace.
I remember just before I went to Hospital, we had just finished
the pooja to Mother in the yagasala, hundreds of people were
present, and you may wonder what I’m doing in the sanctuary all
tarted up, it’s a role, performing the duty of the Guru. People
were coming forward to take aarthi, then suddenly Mother said,
go right to the back of the yagasala, there is an old lady, she
can’t walk, she is feeble. I don’t do anything except what
Mother has asked me to do. So I collected some vibuthi, I don’t
ask questions why? when?
where? I gave the old lady vibuthi and she was thrilled that I
had given her vibuthi and blessed her. She did not realise I
knew, (because Mother had told me,) that it was her birthday.
She was saying, “I don’t know what is going to happen to me; I
feel I’m going to die soon”. I said, “Darling remember this, we
all have to die”. Then immediately Mother said to me, “take your
shawl and put it on her”, so I took my shawl and wrapped it
around her, you’ve no idea, she was over the moon. That is what
love is, that is what obedience is, giving of yourself
selflessly and that is what you are all learning - to obey the
will of God. When you are given a command or you are fulfilling
a duty then you have to fulfil it, there is no going back. The
old lady held her hands high in the air and was so full of joy,
so full of love, and I said, “Now go and don’t be afraid, I am
with you.”
If I have to undergo one fraction of her problems, so be it, I
have given her great joy, for very soon she is going to die.
That is the purpose of your birth, to learn total obedience to
God. It won’t come easy, you have to fulfil the scriptures, they
are the stepping stones to the summit and union with almighty
God.
For all those around me in this last month, I had a duty to
perform, I had to bless and give darshan to those who were
suffering. Through my own discomfort Mother found a way to go to
those who were very ill and lonely and She made them feel O so
good.
Divine friends, everyone has to come to know God in their own
way, there is not one way, you have a limited concept of God,
God is vast, vast as the oceans, high as the heavens.
Guru chants
Om S’uklambara-Dharam Vishnum
Shashi Varnam Chatur-Bhujam
Prasanna-Vadanam Dhyayeth Sarva-Vignopashantaye
Shanta karam Bhujaga Shayanam Padmanabham Suresham
Vishwadharam Gaganasdresham Megavarnam Shubangam
Lakshmikaantam kamalanayanam Yogi Bhir Dhyana Gamyam
Vande Vishnum Bhava Bhaya Haram Sarva Lokaika Naatham
Sasamukha Cakram Sakirita Kundalam
Sapita Vastram Sarasiruh’eksanam
Sahara Vaksahsthala Kaustuba Sriyam
Namami Vishnum Sirisa Chatur-Bhujam
Vishnum Vishnum Maha Vishnum Vaikunta Vasaye
Om Namo Narayana Namah
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