Special homework to experience the avyakt stage in this avyakt month
(31)The speciality of an angelic or avyakt life is to be ignorant of the knowledge of desire. There is no question of any desires in the deity life. When your life becomes a Brahmin life and so an angelic life, that is, when you have attained the karmateet stage, then you cannot be bound by any type of action, whether it is a pure action, a wasteful action, a sinful action or an action of the past.
अव्यक्त स्थिति का अनुभव करने के लिए विशेष होमवर्क
फरिश्ता वा अव्यक्त जीवन की विशेषता है इच्छा मात्रम् अविद्या । देवताई जीवन में तो इच्छा की बात ही नहीं । जब ब्राह्मण जीवन सो फरिश्ता जीवन बन जाती अर्थात् कर्मातीत रिथति को प्राप्त हो जाते तब किसी आई शुद्ध कर्म , व्यर्थ कर्म, विकर्म या पिछला कर्म, किसी भी कर्म के बन्धन में नहीं बंध सकते।
Synopsis: Sakar Murli January 31, 2015
1. The Father is the highest Authorityand then Brahma, the Father of Humanity, is also the highest authority. Everyone receives liberation and liberation-in-life (mukti, jeewan-mukti) from the Father. No one, other than the one Satguru, can grant salvation to all. There are many gurus who can teach you devotion. No human guru can grant salvation.
2. Always consider it to be Shiv Baba giving directions through this one. Have the faith that by following God’s directions your boat can go across. If you consider these directions to come from a human being, and not from God, you become confused. The Father says: Follow My directions and I am then responsible for you. I am responsible for whatever activity is performed through this one. I will make it right. Those whose remembrance is accurate are the ones who follow My directions. If you understand at every step that these are God’s directions and you follow them, you can never experience a loss. There is victory in having faith.
3. Those who remember the Father are the loveliest. When you don’t have remembrance, it is then that you perform wrong actions. You should stay in remembrance of the Father with happiness and in full bloom(khushi men prafullit).The Father says: Whilst walking and moving around, you should continue to remember the Father. There is no reason to have specially conducted meditation (neshttha). Baba always says: Stay in remembrance! Whilst sitting in yoga, some children go into trance (dhyaan). They are unable to remember knowledge or have yoga and they start dozing off.
4. The Father, the Gardener(Baagvaan), is now planting a garden of flowers. He continues to change you thorns into flowers. This is His task. At present, this is a jungle of thorns; it is not a garden.
Blessing: May you be a world benefactor (vishv kalyaankaari) who keeps the seed of thought filled with the good wishes of benevolence.
Just as the essence of a whole tree is in the seed, similarly, the seed of thought should be filled with good wishes for every soul and for nature. Every thought should be filled with the sweet essence of the intention of making everyone equal to the Father, of making weak ones strong (nirbal balwaan), of making unhappy and peaceless souls constantly happy and peaceful. No seed of thought should be empty of this essence, that is, it should not go to waste. When you are powerful with the intention of benevolence, you will be said to be a world benefactor soul, the same as the Father.
Points to churn from the blessing:
To give is to receive...we, the souls, ignorant of the knowledge of desire, fulfill the desires of others and make ourselves complete...we have benevolent feelings for the self and for the world simultaneously at every second and in every thought, and receive fruit for our service in the form of instant fruit ...by performing double tasks at the same time and making the last so fast effort, we become those who wear double crowns...we are children in whom there is hope, who transform the self and the world, who constantly maintain good wishes for world benefit like BapDada, and fulfill the responsibility of love with our companions all the time...we are the most elevated souls, the world servers and world benefactors, who use time and thoughts for world service...
Like the sun lighting up the whole world with its rays, we, the souls, the master suns of knowledge, give rays of all our powers to the whole world...we are world benefactors who constantly remain busy in this task in this Brahmin birth...we are the destroyers of obstacles, making ourselves and others free of obstacles...we stabilize ourselves on the pilgrimage of remembrance, have benevolent thoughts and feelings for all, and remain busy in the service of self and of others every second... with the attainment of blessings from the hearts of all souls, we transform ourselves and transform the world...
Essence of Murli (H&E): January 31, 2015:
Essence:Sweet children, continue to follow the directions of the one Father and the Father will be responsible for you. The Father’s direction is: Remember Me whilst walking and moving around.
Question: What are the main signs of the children who are good and virtuous (gunvaan)?
Answer: They do very good service of changing thorns into flowers. They do not prick anyone like thorns do. They never fight amongst themselves. They do not cause sorrow for anyone. To cause sorrow means to prick them like thorns.
Song: This time is passing by... Yah waqt ja raha hai... यह वक्त जा रहा है...
Essence for Dharna:
1. Become most lovely by having remembrance of the one Father. Whilst walking, moving around and performing actions practise remaining in remembrance. Stay in remembrance of the Father and remain happy and in full bloom(khushi men prafullit)..
2. Follow God’s directions at every step whilst performing every action. Do not become arrogant (intoxication of body consciousness). Do not perform any bad action. Do not become confused.
Blessing: May you be a world benefactor (vishv kalyaankaari) who keeps the seed of thought filled with the good wishes of benevolence.
Slogan: Instead of being afraid of any jhamela of Maya, continue to celebrate the pleasure of a Godly mela.
सार:- “मीठे बच्चे- तुम एक बाप के डायरेक्शन पर चलते चलो तो बाप तुम्हारा रेस्पॉन्सिबुल है, बाप का डायरेक्शन है चलते-फिरते मुझे याद करो”
प्रश्न:- जो अच्छे गुणवान बच्चे हैं उनकी मुख्य निशानियां क्या होंगी?
उत्तर:- वह काँटों को फूल बनाने की अच्छी सेवा करेंगे । किसी को भी कांटा नहीं लगायेंगे, कभी भी आपस में लड़ेंगे नहीं । किसी को भी दु:ख नहीं देंगे । दु:ख देना भी कांटा लगाना है ।
गीत:- यह वक्त जा रहा है..
धारणा के लिए मुख्य सार:-
1. एक बाप की याद से मोस्ट लवली बनना है । चलते फिरते कर्म करते याद में रहने की प्रैक्टिस करनी है । बाप की याद और खुशी में प्रफुल्लित रहना है ।
2. कदम-कदम ईश्वरीय डायरेक्शन पर चल हर कार्य करना है । अपनी मगरूरी (देह- अभिमान का नशा) नहीं दिखाना है । कोई भी उल्टा-सुल्टा काम नहीं करना है । मूंझना नहीं है ।
वरदान:- संकल्प रूपी बीज को कल्याण की शुभ भावना से भरपूर रखने वाले विश्व कल्याणकारी भव !
जैसे सारे वृक्ष का सार बीज में होता है ऐसे संकल्प रूपी बीज हर आत्मा के प्रति, प्रकृति के प्रति शुभ भावना वाला हो । सर्व को बाप समान बनाने की भावना, निर्बल को बलवान बनाने की, दुखी अशान्त आत्मा को सदा सुखी शान्त बनाने की भावना का रस वा सार हर संकल्प में भरा हुआ हो, कोई भी संकल्प रूपी बीज इस सार से खाली अर्थात् व्यर्थ न हो, कल्याण की भावना से समर्थ हो तब कहेंगे बाप समान विश्व कल्याणकारी आत्मा ।
स्लोगन:- माया के झमेलों से घबराने के बजाए परमात्म मेले की मौज मनाते रहो ।
Om Shanti
You sweetest, long-lost and now-found, spiritual children understand the meaning of this song, numberwise, according to the effort you make. “Numberwise” is said because some have first-grade understanding, some second grade and others third grade. Each one understands in his own way. Each of you has your own individual faith in the intellect. The Father continues to explain. Always consider it to be Shiv Baba giving directions through this one. You have been following devilish directions for half a cycle. Now have the faith that by following God’s directions your boat can go across. If you consider these directions to come from a human being, and not from God, you become confused. The Father says: Follow My directions and I am then responsible for you. I am responsible for whatever activity is performed through this one. I will make it right. Simply continue to follow My directions. Those whose remembrance is accurate are the ones who follow My directions. If you understand at every step that these are God’s directions and you follow them, you can never experience a loss. There is victory in having faith. There are many children who do not understand these things. By having a little knowledge, they become body conscious and they have very little yoga. Knowledge means to know the history and geography. This is very easy. People here study so much science. This study is very easy; it is yoga that requires effort. If someone says to Baba that he remains very intoxicated in yoga, Baba would not believe him. Baba sees each one’s acts. Those who remember the Father must be the most lovely. However, when you don’t have remembrance, it is then that you perform wrong actions; there is the difference of day and night. Now, you can explain the picture of the ladder very well. At present, this is a jungle of thorns; it is not a garden. You should explain clearly that Bharat used to be a garden of flowers. Do wild animals ever live in a garden? Only deities live there. The Father is the highest Authority and then Brahma, the Father of Humanity, is also the highest authority. This Dada is also the highest authority. There is Shiva and there is Brahma, the Father of Humanity. You souls are the children of Shiv Baba, and, in your corporeal forms, you are brothers and sisters, children of Brahma, the Father of Humanity. He is the great, great grandfather of everyone. A building is needed for such a highest Authority. Write this and see if it touches anyone’s intellect. There is Shiv Baba and there is Brahma, the Father of Humanity; the Father of all souls and the father of all human beings. This is a very good point to explain to others. However, you children do not explain it fully. You forget it because you develop the arrogance of having knowledge. It is as though you even try to gain victory over BapDada. This Dada says: OK, if you don’t listen to me, always think that it is Shiv Baba who is explaining and that you must follow His directions. It is God who is directly giving you directions to do this and that. He is responsible. Follow the directions given by God. This one is not God. You have to study with God. Always think that it is God who is giving you directions. Lakshmi and Narayan were also human beings of Bharat. All are human beings, but they were all residents of Shivalaya; that is why everyone says namaste to them. However, some children don’t explain fully. Many develop arrogance of their knowledge. Many have defects. It is only when you have full yoga that your sins can be absolved. To become a master of the world is not like going to your aunty’s home. Baba sees how Maya catches hold of some children by their nose and throws them into the gutter. You should stay in remembrance of the Father with happiness and in full bloom (khushi men prafullit). Your aim and objective is in front of you. You have to become like Lakshmi and Narayan. By forgetting this, your degree of happiness does not rise. Some say that they want to have conducted meditation because they are unable to remember Him when they are outside. Because you don’t stay in remembrance, Baba sometimes sends you a programme to follow, but, in spite of that, you don’t sit in remembrance. Their intellects continue to wander here and there. Baba gives his own example. He was such a strong devotee of Narayan that he always kept a picture of Narayan with him wherever he went. Nevertheless, his intellect would still wander around at the time of worshipping. The same happens here. The Father says: Whilst walking and moving around, you should continue to remember the Father, but many of you want to have a sister especially conduct meditation for you. There is no reason to have specially conducted meditation (neshttha). Baba always says: Stay in remembrance! Whilst sitting in yoga, some children go into trance (dhyaan). They are unable to remember knowledge or have yoga and they start dozing off. Many have the habit of doing that. That peace is only temporary, and it means that they are peaceless throughout the day. If you do not remember the Father whilst walking and moving around, how would your burden of sins be removed? This is the burden of half a cycle. It is considering yourself to be a soul and remembering the Father that takes a lot of effort. Although many children write to Baba telling Him that they stayed in remembrance for such-and-such a time, they are not really able to stay in remembrance for that long; they don’t really understand the chart. Baba is the unlimited Father. He is the Purifier, and so you should remain in happiness. You should not think that you belong to Shiv Baba anyway. There are many children like this who think that they belong to Baba anyway, and they do not remember Him at all. If they did remember Him, they would become number one. You need a very good intellect in order to explain to others. We are praising Bharat. In the new world there was the kingdom of deities. It is now the old world, the iron age. That is the land of happiness and this is the land of sorrow. When Bharat was golden aged, it was the kingdom of deities. People ask you: How can we believe that it was their kingdom? This knowledge is so wonderful. Whatever is in each one’s fortune and whatever effort each of you makes is clearly visible. You can tell from their activity. After all, you are human beings, both in the golden age and in the iron age. So, why do people go and bow their heads in front of those idols? They are called the masters of heaven. When someone dies, they say that so-and-so has become a resident of heaven. They don’t even understand that. At this time, all are residents of hell. Everyone will surely take rebirth here. Baba continues to observe everyone’s behaviour. Baba has to talk in such an ordinary way to some of you. He has to look after you. The Father explains everything very clearly. You understand that this is correct, so why do you still become big thorns? By causing sorrow for one another you become thorns. You do not let go that habit. The Father, the Gardener, is now planting a garden of flowers. He continues to change you thorns into flowers. This is His task. How could anyone who is a thorn change others into flowers? You still have to be cautious about whom you send to the exhibitions. Good and virtuous children are those who do the good service of changing thorns into flowers. They do not prick anyone like thorns do, that is, they do not cause sorrow for anyone. They never fight amongst themselves. You children have to explain very accurately. There is no question of insulting anyone in this. Shiv Jayanti is now coming and so you should hold many exhibitions. You can also hold small exhibitions and explain: Become residents of heaven in a second, that is, from being impure, corrupt ones, become pure and elevated. Attain liberation-in-life in a second. They don’t even understand the meaning of liberation-in-life. It is now that you also understand. Everyone receives liberation and liberation-in-life from the Father. However, you also have to understand the drama. Those in the other religions will not come to heaven. Everyone will return to their own section. Then, they will come down at their own times to establish their religions. This is clearly shown in the picture of the tree. No one, other than the one Satguru, can grant salvation to all. However, there are many gurus who can teach you devotion. No human guru can grant salvation. You simply need the wisdom to explain. You have to use your intellect in this. This drama is played out so wonderfully. There are very few of you who remain intoxicated by this. Achcha.
To the sweetest, beloved, long-lost and now-found children, love, remembrance and good morning from the Mother, the Father, BapDada. The spiritual Father says namaste to the spiritual children.
The spiritual children say namaste to the spiritual Father.
ओम् शान्ति |
मीठे-मीठे सिकीलधे रूहानी बच्चों ने नम्बरवार पुरूषार्थ अनुसार इस गीत का अर्थ समझा । नम्बरवार इसलिए कहते हैं क्योंकि कोई तो फर्स्ट ग्रेड में समझते हैं, कोई सेकण्ड ग्रेड में, कोई-कोई थर्ड ग्रेड में । समझ भी हर एक की अपनी- अपनी है । निश्चयबुद्धि भी हर एक की अपनी है । बाप तो समझाते रहते हैं, ऐसा ही हमेशा समझो कि शिवबाबा इन द्वारा डायरेक्शन देते हैं । तुम आधाकल्प आसुरी डायरेक्शन पर चलते आये हो, अब ऐसे निश्चय करो कि हम ईश्वरीय डायरेक्शन पर चलते हैं तो बेड़ा पार हो सकता है । अगर ईश्वरीय डायरेक्शन न समझ मनुष्य का डायरेक्शन समझा तो मूंझ पड़ेंगे । बाप कहते हैं-मेरे डायरेक्शन पर चलने से फिर मैं रेसपॉन्सिबुल हूँ ना । इन द्वारा जो कुछ होता है, उनकी एक्टिविटी का मैं ही रेसपॉन्सिबुल हूँ, उसको हम राइट करेंगे । तुम सिर्फ हमारे डायरेक्शन पर चलो । जो अच्छी रीति याद करेंगे वही डायरेक्शन पर चलेंगे । कदम- कदम ईश्वरीय डायरेक्शन समझ चलेंगे तो कभी घाटा नहीं होगा । निश्चय में ही विजय है । बहुत बच्चे इन बातों को समझते नहीं हैं । थोड़ा ज्ञान आने से देह- अभिमान आ जाता है । योग बहुत ही कम है । ज्ञान तो है हिस्ट्री-जॉग्राफी को जानना, यह तो सहज है । यहॉ भी मनुष्य कितनी साइंस आदि पढ़ते हैं । यह पढ़ाई तो इजी है, बाकी मेहनत है योग की ।
कोई कहे बाबा हम योग में बहुत मस्त रहते हैं, बाबा मानेगा नहीं । बाबा हर एक की एक्ट को देखते हैं । बाप को याद करने वाला तो मोस्ट लवली होगा । याद नहीं करते इसलिए ही उल्टा-सुल्टा काम होता है । बहुत रात- दिन का फर्क है । अभी तुम इस सीढ़ी के चित्र पर भी अच्छी रीति समझा सकते हो । इस समय है कांटों का जंगल । यह बगीचा नहीं है । यह तो क्लीयर समझाना चाहिए कि भारत फूलों का बगीचा था । बगीचे में कभी जंगली जानवर रहते हैं क्या? वहाँ तो देवी-देवता रहते हैं । बाप तो है ही हाइएस्ट अथॉरिटी और फिर यह प्रजापिता ब्रह्मा भी हाइएस्ट अथॉरिटी ठहरे । यह दादा है सबसे बड़ी अथॉरिटी । शिव और प्रजापिता ब्रह्मा । आत्मायें हैं शिव बाबा के बच्चे और फिर साकार में हम भाई-बहन सब हैं प्रजापिता ब्रह्मा के बच्चे । यह है सबका ग्रेट-ग्रेट ग्रैंड फादर । ऐसे हाइएस्ट अथॉरिटी के लिए हमको मकान चाहिए । ऐसे तुम लिखो फिर देखो बुद्धि में कुछ आता है ।
शिवबाबा और प्रजापिता ब्रह्मा, आत्माओं का बाप और सब मनुष्य मात्र का बाप । यह प्वाइंट बहुत अच्छी है समझाने की । परन्तु बच्चे पूरी रीति समझाते नहीं हैं, भूल जाते हैं, ज्ञान की मगरूरी चढ़ जाती है । जैसेकि बापदादा पर भी जीत पा लेते हैं । यह दादा कहते हैं, मेरी भल न सुनो । हमेशा समझो शिवबाबा समझाते हैं, उनकी मत पर चलो | डायरेक्ट ईश्वर मत देते हैं कि यह-यह करो, रेसपॉन्सिबुल हम हैं । ईश्वरीय मत पर चलो । यह ईश्वर थोड़ेही है, तुमको ईश्वर से पढ़ना है ना । हमेशा समझो यह डायरेक्शन ईश्वर देते हैं । यह लक्ष्मी-नारायण भी भारत के ही मनुष्य थे । यह भी सब मनुष्य हैं । परन्तु यह शिवालय के रहने वाले हैं इसलिए सब नमस्ते करते हैं । परन्तु बच्चे पूरा समझाते नहीं हैं, अपना नशा चढ़ जाता है । डिफेक्ट तो बहुतो में हैं ना । जब पूरा योग हो तब विकर्म विनाश हों । विश्व का मालिक बनना कोई मासी का घर थोड़ेही है । बाबा देखते हैं, माया एकदम नाक से पकड़कर गटर में गिरा देती है । बाप की याद में तो बड़ी खुशी में प्रफुल्लित रहना चाहिए । सामने एम ऑब्जेक्ट खड़ी है, हम यह लक्ष्मी-नारायण बन रहे हैं । भूल जाने से खुशी का पारा नहीं चढ़ता है । कहते हैं हमको नेष्ठा में बिठाओ, बाहर में हम याद नहीं कर सकते हैं । याद में नहीं रहते हैं इसलिए कभी-कभी बाबा भी प्रोगाम भेज देते हैं परन्तु याद में बैठते थोड़ेही हैं, बुद्धि इधर-उधर भटकती रहती है । बाबा अपना मिसाल बताते हैं-नारायण का कितना पक्का भक्त था, जहाँ-तहाँ साथ में नारायण का चित्र रहता था । फिर भी पूजा के समय बुद्धि इधर- उधर भागती थी । इसमें भी ऐसा होता है । बाप कहते हैं चलते-फिरते बाप को याद करो परन्तु कई कहते हैं - बहन नेष्ठा करावे । नेष्ठा का तो कोई अर्थ ही नहीं है । बाबा हमेशा कहते हैं याद में रहो, कई बच्चे नेष्ठा में बैठे-बैठे ध्यान में चले जाते हैं । न ज्ञान,न याद रहती । या तो फिर झुटके खाने लग पड़ते हैं, बहुतों को आदत पड़ गई है । यह तो अल्पकाल की शान्ति हो गई । गोया बाकी सारा दिन अशान्ति रहती है । चलते-फिरते बाप को याद नहीं करेंगे तो पापों का बोझा कैसे उतरेगा? आधाकल्प का बोझा है । इसमें ही बड़ी मेहनत है । अपने को आत्मा समझो और बाप को याद करो । भल बाबा को बहुत बच्चे लिख भेजते हैं-इतना समय याद में रहा परन्तु याद रहती नहीं है । चार्ट को समझते ही नहीं हैं | बाबा बेहद का बाप है । पतित-पावन है तो खुशी में रहना चाहिए । ऐसे नहीं, हम तो शिवबाबा के हैं ना । ऐसे भी बहुत हैं, समझते हैं हम तो बाबा के हैं लेकिन याद बिल्कुल करते नहीं । अगर याद करते होते तो फिर पहले नम्बर में जाना चाहिए । किसको समझाने की भी बड़ी अच्छी बुद्धि चाहिए । हम तो भारत की महिमा करते हैं । नई दुनिया में आदि सनातन देवी-देवताओं का राज्य था । अभी है पुरानी दुनिया, आइरन एज । वह सुखधाम, यह दु :खधाम । भारत गोल्डन एज था तो इन देवताओं का राज्य था । कहते हैं हम कैसे समझें कि इनका राज्य था? यह नॉलेज बड़ी वन्डरफुल है । जिसकी तकदीर में जो है, जो जितना पुरूषार्थ करते हैं वह देखने में तो आता है । तुम एक्टिविटी से जानते हो, हैं तो कलियुगी भी मनुष्य,तो सतयुगी भी मनुष्य । फिर उन्हों के आगे माथा जाकर क्यों टेकते हो? इन्हों को स्वर्ग का मालिक कहते हैं ना । कोई मरता है तो कहते हैं फलाना स्वर्गवासी हुआ, यह भी नहीं समझते । इस समय तो नर्कवासी सब हैं । जरूर पुनर्जन्म भी यहाँ ही लेंगे । बाबा हर एक की चलन से देखते रहते हैं । बाबा को कितना साधारण रीति से किस-किस से बात करनी पड़ती है । सम्भालना पड़ता है । बाप कितना क्लीयर कर समझाते हैं । समझते भी हैं तो बात बड़ी ठीक है । फिर भी क्यों बड़े-बड़े काँटे बन जाते हैं । एक-दो को दु :ख देने से काँटे बन जाते हैं । आदत छोड़ते ही नहीं । अभी बागवान बाप फूलों का बगीचा लगाते हैं । काँटों को फूल बनाते रहते हैं । उनका धन्धा ही यह है । जो खुद ही काँटा होगा तो फूल कैसे बनायेगा? प्रदर्शनी में भी बड़ी खबरदारी से किसको भेजना होता है ।
अच्छे गुणवान बच्चे वह जो काँटों को फूल बनाने की अच्छी सेवा करते हैं । किसी को भी कांटा नहीं लगाते हैं अर्थात् किसी को दु :ख नहीं देते हैं । कभी भी आपस में लड़ते नहीं हैं । तुम बच्चे बहुत एक्यूरेट समझाते हो । इसमें किसी की इनसल्ट की तो बात ही नहीं । अभी शिव जयन्ती भी आती है । तुम प्रदर्शनी जास्ती करते रहो । छोटी-छोटी प्रदर्शनी पर भी समझा सकते हो । एक सेकेण्ड में स्वर्गवासी बनो अथवा पतित भ्रष्टाचारी से पावन श्रेष्ठाचारी बनो । एक सेकण्ड में जीवनमुक्ति प्राप्त करो । जीवनमुक्ति का भी अर्थ समझते नहीं हैं । तुम भी अभी समझते हो । बाप द्वारा सबको मुक्ति जीवनमुक्ति मिलती है । परन्तु ड्रामा को भी जानना है । सब धर्म स्वर्ग में नहीं आयेंगे । वह फिर अपने- अपने सेक्शन में चले जायेंगे । फिर अपने- अपने समय पर आकर स्थापना करेंगे । झाड़ में कितना क्लीयर है । एक सतगुरु के सिवाए सद्गति दाता और कोई हो नहीं सकता । बाकी भक्ति सिखलाने वाले तो ढेर गुरू हैं । सद्गति के लिए मनुष्य गुरू हो नहीं सकता । परन्तु समझाने का भी अक्ल चाहिए, इसमें बुद्धि से काम लेना होता है । ड्रामा का कैसा वन्डरफुल खेल है । तुम्हारे में भी बहुत थोड़े हैं जो इस नशे में रहते हैं । अच्छा!
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