Message:
The Lord, Paramatma, the Supreme Soul is one and all pervading, obtained only with the blessings of a Guru. With Paramatma’s grace allow yourself to be humble as if only the dust of Saints who yearn in Paramatma’s love.
Through Sat Sangat and the meeting with Paramatma’s Saints, one obtains supreme status and connects with Paramatma. A true Guru is met, sins and pain of lifetimes are taken away. The blessings of the Guru invoke a state of ultimate tranquility and the soul radiates with divine light. One is able to see the presence of Paramatma in all and everything.
By great and good fortune, one obtains Sat Sangat and fills the heart with the nectar of Paramatma’s love. In Sat Sangat one bathes in the dust of the congregation and gains the benefits as if taking the cleansing bath of sacred shrines of pilgrimage. Without casting Paramatma’s love in the heart, through Sat Sangat, the mind remains evil, corrupt, and attached to enticement and falsehood. Blessed are those who find and attend Sat Sangat.
Reflection:
We are able to change the course of our life through Sat Sangat. With our Guru’s guidance we can make better and more positive choices that help us break our bad habits and vices. In the same way as the burglar who went to the dera of Hazrat Abdul Kadir Gilani to steal. He went with the intent to burgle but was able to turn his life around with the blessings of Hazrat Abdul Kadir Gilani Ji.
If our actions follow what we learn in Sat Sangat, we are able to gain from this experience, spread the teachings to others, and affect their lives positively too. Essentially in the same way that the Chief of the thieves was able to do by becoming an officer in a great kingdom and extending the King’s job offer to all in his Village. The Chief had once met with a Sadhu and decided to follow his teachings henceforth. The Sadhu had told him to never steal from those in need and to always remember that one becomes indebted to those who’s salt one eats. By following the Sadhu’s guidance ultimately, the entire village was able to give up stealing, a generational tradition in their village.
Our Guru will take upon our pain in order to bless us. But we often forget our Guru’s grace. We should always remain grateful and humble.