Message:
Paramatma is our refuge. If we turn our back to this refuge, the fire of desires within us will never cease regardless of what we try and where we go. By following the teachings of our Guru and implementing them in our daily lives through Satsang, Seva, Simran we can get rid of our vices and ego, thus extinguishing this fire within. In doing so we find ourselves in a constant state of remembrance and love for Paramatma, leading us to our ultimate goal of Moksh, liberation and release from the cycle of birth and death.
Reflection:
A person with patience will live peacefully through their hard work, even though they may not have much material wealth, because Paramatma has bestowed them with tolerance and restraint. On the other hand, a person with wealth and many material possessions, but without the virtue of patience will struggle for peace and live a life of pain and agony. The only way to obtain the virtue of patience from Paramatma is by following the teachings of your Guru and thus extinguishing the fire of desires and vices within.
From the katha of a Bheelani (Subari) we see that the Brahmans, although seemingly living a spiritual life, were not able to implement the teachings of their Guru as they had not dispelled their ego and felt they were of a higher caste than Bheelani and therefore more worthy of being Ram Bhagwan’s true devotees. As per their daily rituals they would bathe in the lake to rid themselves of external filth but did not purify themselves from within.
Bheelani however, after meeting a Sage and accepting him as her Guru, served him with sincere devotion and implemented his teachings of inner purity. As a result of her Satsang, Seva, Simran Ram Bhagwan went only to Bheelani’s ashram, happily accepted the berries she had collected and already tasted and even used the water from her feet to purify the lake that had gotten filthy by the vices of the Brahmans. As a result, the Brahmans realized that with Ram Bhagwan’s blessings the same Bheelani, who they felt was not worthy, helped purify the lake attributable to her virtues.