Discourses of His Holiness Satguru Baba Hardev Singh Ji Maharaj- STREAM OF THOUGHTS –Part III
Once Baba Avtar Singh Ji asked, "Who is your friend, the greatest friend? Who is your worst enemy?". Everybody expressed his own opinion. Somebody said that a friend in need is friend in deed. He helps us whenever he finds us in trouble. On the other hand, a person who creates hurdles in our way, tires to cause our downfall and spoils our image in the eyes of the world is our worst enemy. Baba Ji did not agree. He said, "Your best friend is the person who introduces you to Satguru, the True Master and he who shakes your faith in God is you worst enemy."
Saints! A saint (Gurmukh) is known by the fact that he becomes our true friend. He always strengthens our faith in God. He has praise for fellow saints. He always tells us that man is never perfect; only God, Nirankar is perfect. But what do we do? We treat others as inferior. We point out their shortcomings. On the other hand, we think we are complete, we are perfect. As soon as we believe this, we start criticising others. Contrary to this, when we go to the company of saints, we become modest. We start realising our shortcomings. We learn that we are not perfect because we have greed, we have anger, we tend to defame others. But in action we are perfect since we do not withhold somebody's payment; our dealings in business are neat and clean. However, we also learn that even this perfection of behaviour ends, if we do not give up criticising or defaming others, insulting others. A person who makes us realise these things is our real well-wisher; he is our favourite.
Who is called a saint (Gurmukh)? Who can be called a saint? In fact Gurmukh is a composite of two simple words Gur (the Master) and Mukh (face). The man who keeps his face towards his True Master or looks forward to Satguru for guidance in life is Gurmukh. And the person who goes by what his own mind (Mana) wants or says, is Manmukh. Not to cheat others, not to deceive others, not to usurp what rightfully belongs to others, not to indulge in telling lies- these are the signs to recognise a saint, a Gurmukh.
In fact, it is man's own attitude or behaviour that makes him Gurmukh or Manmukh i.e. saintly or unsaintly. For example, we use fire for cooking. We prepare tasty and sumptuous dishes. This is its right use. But the same fire is used to burn Somebody's house also. Similarly, wind blows, drives the clouds away from us and we suffer in the heat of the sun. But the same wind may bring the clouds over us and it may rain and make us happy. Similarly, the company of the non-believers of God takes us away from happiness. But when we start believing in Truth, we get peace.
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Source: Stream of thoughts- www.nirankari.org
Das, Vishal
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