The one who imparts the teaching is a king The one who receives the teaching is a prince, is a warrior And the Brahman-Vidya (knowledge of the real Self) embedded in Bhagvada Gita is being imparted Okay, remember that when Arjuna was overcome by attachment and delusion At that time, he wanted to renounce everything and become a sannyasi And Krishna said, 'No, you cannot become a sannyasi' By nature, you possess the essence of a warrior And at this moment, you are standing on the battlefield And being here, you should think of engaging in this battle, not fleeing from it You are doing the wrong thing Bhagwan didn't say this even once that yes, it's a good thing So many people will get killed by your hands, violence will be created So go and become a celibate, sit by the banks of the Ganges No, he is saying to pick up the sword Pick up the sword and fight Adharma has to be destroyed, Dharma has to be established You cannot step back from your duty Some people feel scared after listening to Gyana, Gita, Satsang They say, 'Will they make all of us leave our homes?' 'We don't want that to happen, our lives are running quite smoothly' A wealthy man told me once - See, I have a flourishing business I have a turnover of 10,000 crores My children are quite good, my daughter-in-law is nice, my son-in-law is a nice person My wife is very obedient My house is very beautiful And when I come to listen to your satsang, you begin to say - 'Nothing will remain in the world, everything will come to an end' Why are you disturbing us? He literally said this to me Why are you disturbing us by saying this That your wife's youthfulness is not going to last forever Your son is not going to live forever, you are also not going to live forever He said, 'Why are you scaring us?' He said - I am unable to understand this thing Therefore, I feel really uncomfortable So, you promise me that the next time I come, you won't mention such things at all I said - Sir, then you should stay at home because I shall continue to talk like this only Listening to such a thing will make you more uncomfortable Perhaps, you haven't become as uncomfortable yet What I truly want is when you sleep, there also you see me in your dreams And even in that dream, I am saying - 'Nothing will remain in the world' 'Nothing will remain' I wish that you don't experience a peaceful sleep I wish that your mind becomes contemplative And if you feel greatly troubled Well, in that case, you may please go And then do not return to us ever But then, remember this also You may go far away, but you won't be able to forget me; I shall keep haunting you How will you be able to forget? Even today, that person comes Even today, he comes. He has been coming for fifteen years But, he gets afraid of this thing Because that thing in which one holds immense pride, when it becomes known that it isn't going to stay forever It is temporary, it is fleeting in nature So, your mind neither wants to accept this thing Because, when does the mind feel that we are going to die? Do you feel it? People would approach some Pandit Ji O Pandit Ji, please read my palm If he is a palmist then they would show their palms If he is an astrologer then they would show their horoscope Please tell, when will I get married Please tell, when will I set up my industry Please tell if I will get this license or not Please tell, will I find a good daughter-in-law, son-in-law; Will everything remain good Okay, tell me how much more money will we earn Did anyone ever ask an astrologer - when will I die? Speak? Tell! Did you ever ask? Nobody asks And everybody thinks this For instance, at some place a person died So, everybody gathered to pay their condolences As they gathered, the daughters and sons, everybody is there in front of them Then they say - Tell us, how much money did your father leave behind? How much are you getting? There were three daughters-in-law, so that group of three ladies was seated together So, they were asking - How much did you get? How much did you get? Your mother-in-law must have around a hundred paithani sarees; How many did you get? The dead body is lying right in front of them and they are engaged in trivial matters concerning sharing and distribution of resources How much did you get? How much did you get? A person said - It couldn't be known It wasn't revealed who all received the father's wealth and possessions Those to whom he owed money, all those people have appeared to claim their money And those who owed him money, such people aren't appearing to say that even they had to fulfill their obligation by repaying So, we are really worried about this thing So, the sons are cursing their father, saying - Oh! such a worthless father, may no one have a father like him Such a worthless father, he didn't give us anything We were thinking, we might get something when he dies Amidst this, the younger son said - 'Brother, father's insurance...?' He didn't get even the insurance done So, there isn't any life insurance Nothing's known about the wealth Where all bank accounts were opened, that is also not known Because, often, it is not the custom in our society for husbands to disclose everything to their wives Or for the father to disclose everything to his sons They believe that they should handle the wealth carefully This is an incident of Punjab, whenever this gentleman would enter his house, he would always have an angry face Then he met me and started listening to me So, his family members said - He is different in front of you He behaves differently behind you I asked, 'What do you mean?' They replied, 'He keeps staring or scolding, he doesn't talk to anyone' Okay! So, I did say it. I said, 'Please tell me, sir, why do you enter the house being such a demon?' Why do you keep scaring others behaving like Ravana? They are your children, she's your wife He said that the problem is this, the moment you smilingly talk to somebody, that person would immediately say, 'Father, get me a car' Wife would say - I want to buy a diamond set, give me money If I talk to mother, she would also begin to say - Take me on a tour of four sacred pilgrimage sites by helicopter 'Okay, we can go there by car' 'No, no, we will go there by helicopter' He said that the only way to escape from all this is to maintain a stern expression Keep a sulky face, maintain an expression of anger Nobody will say anything, everyone will be afraid of you And I do not earn money by working hard just so that these people can ruin it It's as if there are holes in my wife's hands I do not disclose to her all that I have But unfortunately, the regret is about this fact The wealth and belongings which you cherish so dearly and keep them hidden from your family members It turns into anxiety and coils around your chest like a serpent It doesn't bring you peace It doesn't! So, till the attachment with the body doesn't go away Till the realisation of Atman (the true Self) is firmly established Till then, dear Jyoti, you will have to listen to me repeatedly And you will have to repeatedly meet also Because, see for 24 hours, 24x7, 365 days of the year Through television, people, friends, relatives, neighbours, from your city The entire world is in front of your eyes like a marketplace And what kind of training is your mind receiving from this That of indulgence One already has a car But, after coming across a billboard advertising the new car, one thinks - Wow! It's beautiful Ghanshyam Das reached the showroom He asked - That car which has been shown on the billboard... 'Yes sir, it's a newly launched car' It comes with six airbags, its torque is this much...they are explaining everything That's all fine, but I want that car Certainly, yes you can take it No, but I want it this very moment Should I pay by cash or cheque, I have come here prepared with it 'Take it'; And the settlement was done through the cheque So, payment was made He said, 'Everything else is fine, but hey dealer, one shortcoming remains' 'What shortcoming remains? We have got the insurance also done, what other thing is there now?' He said - That girl who was standing there Who was shown on that billboard Where is she? He said, 'What do you mean?' What do you think? I already own 10 cars But I want the one who was shown standing on that billboard; She won't come along with me? They said, 'She's a model, she's doing modelling' You are lying to me; Go, I don't need your car A seventy-year-old man is desiring a young woman He sees the billboard, watches television, reads the newspaper or the magazine Everywhere, beauty is being sold, youthfulness is being sold, and objects of indulgence are being sold Everyone is saying - 'Come', someone is saying, 'Eat this chocolate and you'll experience bliss - It's heaven!' And everybody wants to be in heaven while being alive So, they go and buy a chocolate So, a chocolate can give you heaven A deodorant can give you heaven A boy went and bought a deodorant He applied the deodorant on his entire body Then that boy went out to the park But not even a single girl came Coming is far from reality; nobody even looked at him Then he entered a cafe, thinking - Perhaps, they are far away from me, so I might get a bit closer Then he sat down He's wearing a nice pair of sunglasses, a nice jeans, has applied deodorant on his entire body Girls are here on this side, girls are there on that side also Nobody is noticing him He called the company and said, 'You have lied, your advertisement said - apply this deodorant, and the girls will come flocking to you' And here, not even a single girl came So, for you Objects of indulgence are being advertised You are being encouraged to partake in indulgence To encourage you towards Yoga, only I am there like I am coming here after four years I am alone here on one side And the entire world on other side The entire world is offering and selling beautiful but unrealistic dreams to you And I am telling you it is a dream No matter how beautiful it is, but in reality it is a.... It is a... Speak up! It is a... It is a dream and why are you running after a dream But, sleep is very dear to everyone This is why they say - Don't talk about such things Don't talk like that Why shouldn't we talk like that? Who will wake you up? Who will speak this truth? It might be bitter, but I try a lot to make it sound sweeter Hence, I sing, I make you listen to bhajans, I sing kirtans So that, your mind, even if it's with music... I am not someone trained like Lata Mangeshkar who would sing alongside musicians I am not; I know it Behind this stage is a picture of Lata Mangeshkar When I came here yesterday, I paid my respects to the Goddess with folded hands Further ahead is a picture of M.S.Subbulakshmi, I also paid my respects to her Then, behind is a picture of Ravi Shankar Ji, a very beautiful one Then I paid my respects there as well for this stage is dedicated to the arts of music and dance And, being seated on such a stage I am speaking but I do know that I am not a trained singer but I still sing Because I feel at times, due to that pleasant presence of love and melodies If because of that, in your mind... Be it that of Namdev Maharaj or Sant Chokha Mela, if any of the profound devotional abhanga begins to deeply resonate in your heart Who knows that one spark might burn the darkness of your mind Who knows if that small spark can illuminate your darkened mind. Who knows! Therefore, it is important to make that effort It is also necessary This is why, listening is very important Umm... I am taking the next question Chandni asks - Upon the fulfillment of desires, greed arises; and upon unfulfillment, anger arises But the mind, which is like a genie, should be made to climb on the pillar of breath; I have also understood this But, those people around us who are envious and quarrelsome in nature, how do we deal with them? Often, we lose our mind's balance because of them Dear Chandni Don't become like the night of Amavasya And if it's about those people around you who are envious and quarrelsome in nature It is a grace of Ishwara that there are such people present around you Had everybody been nice, then you wouldn't have been sitting here So today go and gift a flower to all those quarrelsome, envious, neighbours, relatives, to everybody It's by your grace only that my mind slightly became unsettled When the mind became unsettled, then I started seeking satsang Since I looked for satsang, therefore I could meet Gurumaa It is something to be thankful to all those people around you Mind is so foolish Mind is so foolish Like I told you, in times of happiness, one forgets Ishwara In times of happiness, the dazzle of the world blinds you Hence, may Ishwara increase the number of those who are quarrelsome by nature But, you shouldn't become angry because of them Remember, had Hiranyakashyap not tormented Then, how would Bhakt Prahlad become a bhakta? Hiranyakashyap torments; He is the father, still he torments He tries to kill him And Prahlad is saved everytime At times, thrown down from the top of a mountain At times, locked in a room full of snakes And at times, setting fire in Holika's lap, his own father uses all sorts of tricks to kill him Prahlad never holds any resentment towards his father, Hiranyakashyap He doesn't get angry Because he understands this - For knowing the essence of Bhagwan For devotion to arise in the heart Only when there is the grace of Sadguru, only when there is the grace of Ishwara, does this happen Otherwise, a person remains immersed in his arrogance, in his pride Prahlad didn't hold any aversion He didn't hold any aversion towards the father who was trying to kill him I don't think that your family members must be like Hiranyakashyap Or that they can torment you to such an extent Or they could throw you down from the top of some building They fight, they quarrel The truth is that as long as love isn't there in one's life, then what else remains apart from anger One who doesn't have the nectar of Lord's love within He keeps running after possessions like gold, silver, jewellery, clothes And he wants that this should come to me, and that too should come to me He wants to snatch it from others owing to his greed You should feel compassionate seeing the state of their intellect And your hands should rise in prayer that May Ishwara grant them wisdom and may the Lord's grace also shine upon them Somewhere, in a single moment, in a single instant, may a drop of such grace shower down Then, O brother, even a bandit becomes a sage A courtesan becomes a sant A cruel man also becomes a mahatma This is possible It is indeed possible Secondly Our environment gets shaped from our Prarabdha (karma to be experienced in the present lifetime) How will the people in our family be? Will we be surrounded by enemies? By those who tend to fight Will we keep clashing with them? Will there be shortage of money? What will happen? All this is a fruit of your previously accumulated sanchit karma Our surroundings and circumstances are shaped according to our prarabdha and karma
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