God’s Creation. God
has no religion but His invisible spirit resides in each one of us, across this
world/earth and many such other planets/earth. To appreciate the glamorous
creation of God, just at the vastness of
the Sky, Oceans. Mountains, Flora and Fiona in lush green Forests, billions of
twinkling Stars, the Moon, the Sun and Wind. All these are only a tiny part of
our universe (The Galaxy - Milky way). There are many known and unknown
galaxies. Watch the beautiful Fishes, Animals, Reptiles, Birds and even Insects.
They all are part of His creation and they all have a body, /mind and soul. like we all have. They too take birth, live a
limited life and die like us. God has created vegetation (Food), Water, Air, Rain
and Sunshine for all to live well.
God without Religion. God has
no religion or country. God loves His entire creation and wants all to live in
harmony and flourish. God loves us all without distinction of Colour, Cast, Creed,
Faith or Geographical Boundary. All of us take birth in a family of His choice
and not our choice. He neither negotiates with parents about the type of child they
want nor with the child as what type of parents the child wants. God decides the gender and
parents, palace and the time of birth for the child. He even stamps our life
span during which we ought to do good deeds, help the needy and live a
purposeful life. It is we the human
beings, who have created religions, faiths/sects, physical boundaries to fulfil our
desires. Unfortunately, man/woman has
become his/her own enemy because of five elements of falsehood – Lust, Anger,
Greed, Attachment and Haughtiness. Most
of us tend to drift from the righteous path and crave to become richer and more
powerful/influential. This is the cause of unrest in homes, villages, towns. states, counties and the
whole world.
God
the Giver to all.
God is the only giver to the entire universe while all others rich or poor, strong or weak, black or white, man or woman are waiting to receive from God, God keeps on giving, in plenty
to all throughout their life, while those who receive, often grow weary of
receiving. Throughout the ages, all living beings consume what they receive as
per their need. However, people continue
to beg and pray for more and more while there is never a shortage of resources
in God’s store. Our material offerings at His place of worship are
not from our store but a tiny part of what we had received from God
almighty. We all wonder what to offer to please him.
God meets Need not Greed. Our all prayers should be focused on thanking
and paying gratitude to God for all that He has done for us and all that He has
provided to meet our needs. God knows everything that each person needs or
wants. He knows when, where and how much is needed by each one of us. Therefore,
it is unnecessary to pray and place a long list of demands before God. We all know that need has a limit and can be
met but not the greed, which has no limits. At times, some of us want things which
others deserve more than us. Because of our greed, we even wish that all should
come to us and nothing should go to others /neighbours/ competitors. This is
against all religious teachings. All saints and religious gurus have stressed
that we must live in harmony and support the needy. You may live well and enjoy
your resources but not to snatch what others need.
Time
to meditate. As per teachings of our saints /
gurus, we must get up early (Amrit Vela), chant the True Name of God, and contemplate
His Glorious Greatness. .The Amrit Vela is the ambrosial hours before dawn say
3AM to 5 AM. However, most of us sleep late and get up late say at 6AM or 7AM and then get busy to get
ready and go to workplace. Most people
have an excuse that out of 24 hours they can’t spare even 20 minutes for meditation
or Prayer. Instead, we often waste valuable time on no-essential
activities and that habit needs correction. In reality, there is plenty of time for every essential activity, if time is managed
well. Remember that by just thinking or
imagining but not sincerely meditating takes us no further. God cannot be attained this way,, even if we
think a thousand times. Similarly, by remaining silent for many hours, inner
silence is not obtained,. One may think being very cunning but no clever tricks
will help in the court of almighty Lord (God).
Obey
His Command.
The only sure path to achieving happiness and success is to obey His
Command, and live as per His Will. By His Command, bodies are created; By His
Command, souls come into being and occupy the assigned body. By His Command, we get
glory and greatness. By His Command, some are high and some are low; by His
Written Command, pain and pleasure are obtained. Some, get blessed by His Command, and forgiven;
while, by His Command, many others wander aimlessly forever. Everyone is
subject to His Command; no one is beyond His Command. One, who understands His
Command, does not speak in ego.
Singing
His Glory. There are many who sing in praise of His Power. Some
sing thanking for His Gifts. Some sing of His Glorious Virtues, Greatness and
Beauty. Some sing the way He fashions the body, and then again reduces it to
dust. Some sing in praise that He takes life away for a moment, and then again after
some time He restores it into some other body. Some think that He is very far
away while some think that He is so near, ever-present and He watches our deeds.
There are many who preach and teach and offer hundreds of sermons and stories. What is important is to apply good principles
of our own life and live in righteous
way.
God
is the supreme Lord. God can’t be established, can’t be created and can’t be seen or shown.
He Himself is Immaculate Pure, Omnipotent, omnipresent and beyond the cycle of birth
or death. He can be attained only by His grace and only when we have full faith
and surrender fully to Him. Those who serve Him with total devotion are honoured in His court.
If you sing His praise and listen to noble words, your mind will be filled
with love and your all pains disappear,
and peace shall come to your home. Even if you could live throughout the four
ages, or even ten times more, and even if you were known throughout the nine
continents and followed by all, with a good name and reputation, with praise
and fame throughout the world—still, if the Lord does not bless you with His grace of Grace, then who cares? What is the use? You would be considered a
lowly worm, and even contemptible sinners who would be held in contempt.
Dr ( Brig Retd) Sarbjit Singh
Former
Principal Apeejay College of Engineering
Sohna
–Palwal Road, Haryana, 122103, India
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