Re: [Divine Souls:4790] "Mahpursho ji"

Tina Ji,   "Mah-purush" means a great soul. This salutation was bestowed upon me after the divine knowledge in recognition of the fact that we all are part of the "super soul", omnipresent, omnipotent nirankar. There is same spec of nirankar in all of us, so as to acknowledge the fact we use this salutation for every believer in the almighty nirankar.   Human nature is such that if I do something on a regular basis, I become comfortable in carrying out a task and that eventually leads to over confidence, resulting in failure. A classic story of a kid riding a bicycle on a road, pedalling hard for few minutes. He gets comfortable with the ride, removes hands from the handle and is able to maintain the balance. After some more time, he becomes over confident about the speed/balance and removes his legs which leads to a nasty fall with injuries to hands and legs.   As a doctor, it is not enough to get a degree. It is necessary to implement the teachings in action. It is also imperative to enrol in a Continuing Medical Education (CME) course so that the updates are always flowing. Till the time i am fulfilling these requirements, the salutation of the doctor will stay with me.   I use "Mr." as my salutation. This remains constant for every male and "Ms."can not be used as my salutation. For this title to hold true, i have to behave like a male, i can not be acting like a female and using a male salutation. As a gursikh, I have to be always connected to nirankar to be a mahpurush. As long as that connection stays, the user rights of the salutation will remain with me and the correct emotion will remain intact whenever I will use it to address somebody else. The moment there is no connection, it will sound more like a name and not a salutation, a ritual without any essence attached.    Love, Vivek   --- On Tue, 6/1/10, Tina Sanghera <tinasanghera@gmail.com> wrote: From: Tina Sanghera <tinasanghera@gmail.com> Subject: [Divine Souls:4780] "Mahpursho ji" To: Divine_Souls@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 4:16 PM Dhan Nirankar Ji All Beloved Saints, I would like to respectfully share a profound interaction I had recently with someone who had visited many Nirankari congregations across the globe. She is a dear friend of one of my Aunt's. She loves the message of the Mission, but she is stuck on something I never took time to seriously reflect upon. She shared that she is not prepared to become a "Mahpursh." She shared emphatically that, "Tina beta, it's hard enough being a pursh, let alone a Maha- pursh. Do you even know what that means? You guys use it so lightly and easily, but it's a huge responsibility!"  Saints, I was embarrassed and forced to reflect upon what she shared. Now I share this with all of you. Growing up in the Mission, all I know is that as soon as gyan is received, that blessed person is referred to as "Mahpursh." As well, "Mahpursho ji" is also a common and respectful term used in addressing one another in congregation.  We also use this term loosely to address saints whose names we are not familiar with.  In my observation, it is used in the same way in sangat as we respectfully use  in society to address elders we know or don't know as "Aunty ji" or "Uncle ji."   In other words, it has become a generic term to address or identify a Nirankari devotee who has received gyan. My deeper question is: Have we taken the time to seriously reflect on what it means to be a Mahpursh? I have come to understand that  whenever a saint refers to another as "Mahpursho ji," they are also giving that blessing to become just that. But what is it that we are being blessed to become?   I humbly look forward to your wisdom. With respect, Tina -- VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION ********************** 1. Hope all are aware of Nirankari forum on http://www.nirankari.org 2. Proper English Recommended. Avoid Hinglish, Pinglish or English Transliteration. 3. No Personal Communication. 4. Spiritual Content needed in Messages. 5. Archive available on http://divineexpressionblog.blogspot.com 6. Follow us on Facebook http://bit.ly/1wWK5i and twitter @divinesouls 7. Moderators / The Nirankari Mission may not concur with the views expressed by the authors.   ******************** To post to this group, send email to <Divine_Souls@googlegroups.com> To unsubscribe from the group, send email to <Divine_Souls-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com>

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VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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1. Hope all are aware of Nirankari forum on http://www.nirankari.org
2. Proper English Recommended. Avoid Hinglish, Pinglish or English Transliteration.
3. No Personal Communication.
4. Spiritual Content needed in Messages.
5. Archive available on http://divineexpressionblog.blogspot.com
6. Follow us on Facebook http://bit.ly/1wWK5i and twitter @divinesouls
7. Moderators / The Nirankari Mission may not concur with the views expressed by the authors.
 
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