God connection through Truth, Love, Honesty and Prayer
God is the only 1 Creator of all beings in the entire universe, whether living on land, in water, or in air. For God, there are no boundaries of galaxies., planets, countries, religions, casts, colours, creeds or nationalities. He loves His whole creation without discrimination of status – social, financial, education or political. His Naam is Truth. He has no fear, no hatred and He is personified by Love. He is Self-Creator, Self-Existent and not in the cycle of Birth and Death. God has been true in the past, True in the present and will be True forever. Different people born in different parts of the world, in families practising different religions and languages, must respect they're being born there. Our birth family, place, date, time and gender are negotiated with God by us or by our parents. It is the decision of supreme power Lord (God). Therefore we all should follow our local belief, family traditions and way of prayer. Ultimately it is 1 God who cares for all of us and provides all needed resources, protection and guidance so that we all live happily and in harmony.
God cannot
be seen through our bodily five senses but can be always felt around us in
various forms. Infect, very tiny part of
God resides within each living being and that is how He watches us and cares
for us on 24x7 bases and for life long. He is always aware of our deeds and we
are accountable for those in the court of God.
God cannot
be realised by simple thinking, reading, listening, lecturing or discussing. Likewise, by remaining silent for long period,
fasting for many days, bathing in cold winter with say 100 pitchers of cold
water or walking bare feet on hot charcoal you cannot get closer to God. Renouncing family and wandering in jungles /
mountains or sitting in penance around
lakes or in caves and creating pains to your body. However, one can get in
contact with God only through His blessings, love, truth, and sincere
meditation on His NAAM(Name). NAAM could
be any easily pronounceable name like Rama, Krishna, Shiva, Ganesh, Durga, Christ
, God, Allah, Buddha or Waheguru ( Sikhs).
We are born
with nothing and depart with nothing. Remember
all that we have got or earned during whole life is by the grace and blessings
of God almighty. Indeed, each one of us
is just like a traveller /guest who has halted for a while and may stay for a
short period with a friend/relative. After a short stay, he/she departs as per the pre-programmed schedule and without taking anything with him/her. During our
stay as a guest, our behaviour/ conduct is remembered by the host. Likewise, our
stay on this earth is cyclic. We take birth at His will and depart at his will.
Our family members, relatives, friends, house or property are left behind and
we depart empty hands. In the court of God, we are held accountable for our
deeds and our future destiny/ rebirth is decided accordingly.
Unfortunately, most of us often live-in duality and keep wandering in many directions, without reaching our main destination. For our own convenience and short-sightedness, some of us even change our religion, faith, appearance and even gender. We can give up duality, ego, anger, lust, greed only if God is pleased with us and gives His blessings. To please Him and get His blessing, one must obey His Command and pay gratitude for so many gifts given by Him. As per our position. location and assigned task/job, we must be fully committed to the organisation, to our job and carry on all tasks most faithfully. We must always pay gratitude to God who provides the opportunity for us to earn well, live well and help the needy. Remember it is only by His Command, that all living beings are created, by His Command, souls come into being and adopt assigned bodies, by His Command, glory and greatness are achieved. By God's Command, some rise high and some remain low; by His Command, pain and pleasure are obtained and some of these are linked to our karmas (deeds) of the previous life. By His Command, some are blessed and forgiven; others, by His Command, wander aimlessly forever. Everyone is subject to His Command and no one is beyond His Command. He is the Commander and by His Command, He leads us to walk on the right path. However, His Command cannot be described. The Truth is that one who understands His Command does not have ego, lust, anger, greed, fear or enmity with anyone.
There are numerous men, women, saints, gurus, prophets, who are singing songs of the glory of God to seek contact with God for inner peace.
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Some sing of His supreme Power which
He only knows as omnipotent.
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Some sing of His Gifts and praise His
magnanimity as the great giver.
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Some sing of His Glorious Virtues,
Greatness, vastness and Beauty.
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Some sing that He designs the body of each living being so beautiful, and then again reduces that to dust.
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Some sing that He takes life away, and
then again restores it to give us yet another chance to purify ourselves and
live a more purposeful life.
· Some say that God is very near to them while to some God seems so very far away. Some say that God is within us, watches over us and our deeds get recorded. There is no shortage of those who preach and teach about God and His existence. Millions upon millions offer millions of sermons and stories but Hid greatness can never be explained in words. The Great Giver keeps on giving in plenty to all, while those who receive grow weary of receiving. True is the Master, True is His Name.
We all keep thinking and asking as what offering can we place before Him, by which we might please Him. Or what words should we speak to get His Love and blessings? As per Sikh Religion teachings, simple way to get closer to God is to get up in Amrit Vaylaa ( say 3AM to 5AM) , the ambrosial hours before dawn, chant the True Name, and contemplate His Glorious Greatness. We may either sing or listen to the songs of god’s Glory with eyes closed and complete surrender of self to the God almighty.
By the karmas (deeds) of our past
actions, the new robe of our physical body is obtained. By His Grace, the gate of
Liberation is found. He cannot be established in any place of worship. He
cannot be created and can never be destroyed. He Himself is Immaculate and
Pure. Those who serve Him with
devotion and love are honoured. Those
who sing, and listen to holy songs of devotion to God, and get their mind be
filled with love. Their all pains and sorrows will disappear and peace and joy shall come to their home. Even their
many nears and dears, family members or friends will also be benefitted.
The Guru is a
noble / Saint or Prophet or Rishi whose Word ( saying) is the wisdom
of the Vedas, Puranas, Ramayan, Gita, Bible, Quran and Granths. The Guru's Word
is all-pervading. The Guru is Shiva, the Guru is Vishnu and Brahma; the Guru is
Parvati, Lakshmi and Durga. Guru is
Rama, Krishna, Christ, Mohamed, Buddha, Gur Nanak Dev. However, all of them know a lot about God but cannot describe Him in simple words. Every
Guru has given us one understanding that there is only One God, the Giver of
all souls. May I never forget Him!
Brig( Retd) Dr Sarbjit Singh
Former Exec Director Apeejay College
of Engineering,
Gurgaon, Haryana, India. 122003
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