THE SPEAKING TREE
Know One, Believe In One And Become
One
Nirankari Mata Sudiksha
What amounts to the essence of life is the knowledge that God, Nirankar, can, in fact, be
realised. We, unlike other animals, have enough insight to evaluate life and its purpose.
We can decide who we are, where we have come from, and where, after the demise of
this mortal coil, we are to go. We, as human beings, have the consciousness to analyse all
this.
We can look at this logically or through the aid of scriptures. For we, as the atma,
individual spirit, are part of what we call the Paramatma, omnipresent spirit. We can
recognise, while living our lives, the very form of the Formless Nirankar. This is exactly
what Arjuna realised on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Ravidas, Kabir, Tukka Ram, Meera
and many other saints here and abroad, also experienced the same Formless, which
elevated their lives above others.
The Nirankari Mission’s introduction to the Formless is akin to a candle that can
illuminate the darkest of rooms. Through it, we can fully realise Him. Though called by
different names all over the world, it is ultimately one and only One Nirankar. Although
He is one in essence, we cannot believe in Him if we do not know Him as one. Quite
naturally, just as we have to know someone before we believe in him, the One God also
has to be known before we can believe in Him.
It is important to realise that though different in diet and dress, we have all emanated
from the same one Source. It is, therefore, only by knowing God that we can believe in
Him and henceforth become Him.
If we were to look at the process of boiling water, we see that we require fire, water and a
vessel. We can pour the water into a vessel, which when placed on the fire eventually
boils. But if we were to pour the water directly on to the fire, not only is the fire doused,
but the water is never boiled. What is of the utmost importance in this process, is the
vessel – the medium through which the task can be accomplished.
In life similarly, we too need a medium – a true master, with whose help we can realise
the difference in the behaviour of the enlightened and the ignorant. In the absence of
such a medium, we cannot transform from one state to the other. With the advent of such
a medium the heart harbouring hatred can be transformed into a loving one.
Hence, sitting in sangat, at a oneness gathering, and being decent, attentive and
disciplined is not enough. The sangat’s import – significant learning and wisdom – has to
be firmly planted into the mind, so that not even a single trace of darkness remains. Justas the rising sun illuminates everything everywhere, the light of the congregation works
exactly the same way.
This light of God should positively touch everybody for the better. With it, we should
move towards the state of large-heartedness, leaving behind our narrowmindedness for
ever. We should be recognised by humility, perseverance and tolerance.
Looking like human beings is not enough. It is not human features but human values,
such as love, compassion and tolerance that make us humans. Such human values should
be cultivated and brought to the fore. For it is only in so doing that we can know One,
believe in One and become One.
The 33-year-old Nirankari Mata Sudiksha heads the Sant Nirankari Mission worldwide.
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Know One, Believe In One And Become
One
Nirankari Mata Sudiksha
What amounts to the essence of life is the knowledge that God, Nirankar, can, in fact, be
realised. We, unlike other animals, have enough insight to evaluate life and its purpose.
We can decide who we are, where we have come from, and where, after the demise of
this mortal coil, we are to go. We, as human beings, have the consciousness to analyse all
this.
We can look at this logically or through the aid of scriptures. For we, as the atma,
individual spirit, are part of what we call the Paramatma, omnipresent spirit. We can
recognise, while living our lives, the very form of the Formless Nirankar. This is exactly
what Arjuna realised on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Ravidas, Kabir, Tukka Ram, Meera
and many other saints here and abroad, also experienced the same Formless, which
elevated their lives above others.
The Nirankari Mission’s introduction to the Formless is akin to a candle that can
illuminate the darkest of rooms. Through it, we can fully realise Him. Though called by
different names all over the world, it is ultimately one and only One Nirankar. Although
He is one in essence, we cannot believe in Him if we do not know Him as one. Quite
naturally, just as we have to know someone before we believe in him, the One God also
has to be known before we can believe in Him.
It is important to realise that though different in diet and dress, we have all emanated
from the same one Source. It is, therefore, only by knowing God that we can believe in
Him and henceforth become Him.
If we were to look at the process of boiling water, we see that we require fire, water and a
vessel. We can pour the water into a vessel, which when placed on the fire eventually
boils. But if we were to pour the water directly on to the fire, not only is the fire doused,
but the water is never boiled. What is of the utmost importance in this process, is the
vessel – the medium through which the task can be accomplished.
In life similarly, we too need a medium – a true master, with whose help we can realise
the difference in the behaviour of the enlightened and the ignorant. In the absence of
such a medium, we cannot transform from one state to the other. With the advent of such
a medium the heart harbouring hatred can be transformed into a loving one.
Hence, sitting in sangat, at a oneness gathering, and being decent, attentive and
disciplined is not enough. The sangat’s import – significant learning and wisdom – has to
be firmly planted into the mind, so that not even a single trace of darkness remains. Justas the rising sun illuminates everything everywhere, the light of the congregation works
exactly the same way.
This light of God should positively touch everybody for the better. With it, we should
move towards the state of large-heartedness, leaving behind our narrowmindedness for
ever. We should be recognised by humility, perseverance and tolerance.
Looking like human beings is not enough. It is not human features but human values,
such as love, compassion and tolerance that make us humans. Such human values should
be cultivated and brought to the fore. For it is only in so doing that we can know One,
believe in One and become One.
The 33-year-old Nirankari Mata Sudiksha heads the Sant Nirankari Mission worldwide.
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