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The Song Of Truth

Chapter SEVEN Belgium

Dadaji then posed the questions, "What is man What is !oman What is marriage"s man, he s !oman, she No, that is not #orre#t$ Ea#h of us has %een #reated %oth

he and she$ n fa#t all is She$ The &ni'erse is the feminine( gi'ing %irth to all )od*s

#reation$ )od is She$

"Wh+ this need for superstition and separation %ased on gender ll are the same, no

one %etter than the other$ No one seems to understand the Bha'agad )ita !hen it

spea-s of pra-riti and purush$ .ra-riti is the mind, or manifest !orld of a#tion and

rea#tion$ This is the female aspe#t$ .urush is the spirit !hi#h is #onstant, and is higher

and more relia%le$ This has nothing to do !ith man and !oman$ "/an has purposel+

mistranslated this, sa+ing !omen are of a lesser nature than man$ Therefore, !omenshould not %e gi'en s#holarl+ or religious training or positions in edu#ational,

politi#al, %usiness, or religious institutions$ This is all false, and is finall+ starting to

fall a!a+$

"n life e0perien#e !e see some !omen, !ho %eha'e 'er+ mu#h li-e men, or men li-e

!omen$ This is %e#ause one polarit+ is greater than the other$ " spea- of the true

-undalini, or tantra$ When the lo!er nature and the higher nature a!a-en to one

another and em%ra#e and greet one another, then !e ha'e marriage, merger, union, or

+oga$

"When the !ords of the mouth %e#ome the meditation of the heart, !hen the Di'ine

Name has risen to em%ra#e and fill the mind, the true marriage 'o! has %een ta-en

!ith the lmight+$ Confusion fades, mind and heart do not argue$ This is

Brinda'anlila$ When the man and !oman in +ou, dam and E'e or 1rishna and

2adha, are at pea#e !ith one another, the+ #ease to e0ist and %e#ome One residing in

the )arden of Eden$

"What am sa+ing is that first there should %e Di'ine union or marriage$ )od is +our

hus%and, +our !ife, +our lo'er$

Then +ou #an ha'e a !orldl+ mate and share this #ommunion of man and !oman in

)od$

" person #annot trul+ lo'e another person$ The mind atta#hed to the %od+

automati#all+ de'elops self 3 interest, attra#tions, and distra#tions$ 4rom these arise



restlessness, %oredom, anger, frustration, depression and differen#es$ &ntil +ou are

+o-ed !ith )od, !ho resides !ithin as the holder of the %od+ and the mind, until

then, +ou #annot relish the taste of #onstant %liss$

")od is mo'ed %+ our #onstant repetition of Name$ With )od*s tou#h onl+, #an +our

!orldl+ relationships sur'i'e and thri'e in 5o'e$ "Sadhus, +ogis, and mon-s !ant to

attain this state %+ den+ing their senses, %+ efforts, rituals, meditations, and austerities$

The+ #an ne'er feel )od*s 5o'e in a real jo+ful state or #on'e+ that to another$

"We onl+ e0perien#e #onstant %liss %+ the natural pro#ess of li'ing$ E'en the ones

!ho renoun#e !orldl+ and %odil+ pleasure and tr+ to e0perien#e %liss %+ austerities,

a#hie'e onl+ a dr+, tasteless superstition and #ounterfeit e0perien#e$" 6ou !ho ha'e

met Dadaji, see a natural lo'e in a !orldl+ atmosphere$ t on#e those !ho are read+,

#an %e opened %+ 7is tou#h, and !ill e0perien#e %liss$ 7e is the e0ample$ s a famil+

man, a householder, he sho!s us that this is thenatural !a+, the !a+ )od desires forus$

Dadaji left home at an earl+ age and !andered in the jungles, forests, and mountains$

7e found man+ so #alled +ogis, !ho !ere one hundred, one hundred and fift+, t!o

hundred +ears old, sitting and tr+ing to reali8e )od$ Dadaji told them that their )od

gi'en %odies !ere of no use, to gi'e them up$ 7e said the+ should %e re%orn as

householders and li'e in

Delhi, then the+ !ould e0perien#e something of )od$

"Onl+ !ith this life itself, !ith these appetites and desires that #ame !ith us at the

time of %irth, #an !e reali8e )od$ We must learn to dis#riminate and feed them

moderatel+ along !ith remem%ering )od #onstantl+$"

)OD*S SEC2ET /&SC, 42)2NCE, TO 4O55OW 2E WT7N 6O&2

7E2T$

When the lo'e of man or !oman is for the spirit !ithin ea#h other, it is %eautiful$ t is

not of the mind, !hi#h is e'er flu#tuating$ n Dadaji*s 5o'e there is no distin#tion

%et!een man and !oman$ 7e is !ithin ll as life itself$

What spea- of is a %lissful life$ Boudi, Dadaji*s !ife, is simple li-e a #hild$ She is

full of lo'e !ithin, for all around her$ She is %e+ond theaffli#tions of !ants and

demands$ This

%eaut+ of her %eing #annot %e understood unless one is deepl+ and in!ardl+ in tune

!ith her$ Who does a man or a !oman lo'e B+ lo'e, do not mean just ph+si#al

attra#tion, or getting one*s interests filled$ 5o'e !hi#h trans#ends these interests



al!a+s leads to %ene'olent thoughts$ 9When one person lo'es anotherfrom their heart,

unselfishl+, he or she stands against all odds to see that their %elo'ed is not harmed in

an+ !a+$ f one #an lo'e another person this !a+, it manifests )od*s 5o'e and the

fulfillment of the purpose of their %irth$ This is Truth$

f not this lo'e, all a person has are !orthless entanglements$ /arriage %e#omes a

%usiness, and one has to prote#t their finan#ial interests as !orldl+ !ealth is amassed

in %an-s$ rrangements are agreed upon at marriage, alread+ in anti#ipation of

di'or#e$ These are arrangements of the mind and senses and #an ne'er trul+ %e of the

heart$

On e ! h o #an :o ' e silentl+ %+ their a#tions, does not e'en need to let their %elo'ed

-no! it$ The+ #an remain silent and still the lo'e is #on'e+ed$ This silent lo'e is

penan#e and de'otion itself$

f 5o'e is demanded %+ another and must #onstantl+ %e affirmed, it %e#omes no

longer genuine, loses its integrit+, and %e#omes affe#ted$ 6et, !hen t!o %e#ome this is

the greatest it is " )od*s 5o'e One in )od*s Name, 5o'e of all, for manifesting !ithin

other$ and !ithout for ea#h "We must first find )od in order to find oursel'es$ ;nl+

after !e -no! )od, and -no! oursel'es #an !e find, -no!, and lo'e another$ D adaji

has not #o me li-e the !orldl+ )urus to tell +ou !ho 7e is$ 7e has #ome to tell and

remind +ou !ho +ou are$

"E'entuall+, all %e#ome fed up !ith %irth after %irth of entanglements, #onfusions of

the mind, and the %lo!s and #ounter%lo!s of life$ 6ou then see- )od$ *Sa'e me<* +ou

sa+$ *Oh, )od, sa'e me<* .ath and goal are the same in the final anal+sis$

Dadaji #annot tell +ou to sta+ !ith a !ife or hus%and or to lea'e them$ f there is

enough lo'e of )od and one another, enough feeling of responsi%ilit+ or dut+, +ou !ill

sta+$ nd it is %est to sta+, +ou #an do nothing %ut sta+, for +ou ha'e %een #hosen of

the One, and there is no question of #hoi#e or alienation$

"f +ou do not feel enough lo'e, to sta+ !ith +our hus%and or !ife, after +ou ha'e

alread+ left them intelle#tuall+, spirituall+, and emotionall+, to sta+ !ill #ause poison$There is no dou%t that this !as a marriage of minds and %odies for the purpose of

#on'enien#e, and !as ne'er founded in )od*s 5o'e$ t is not that things ha'e #hanged,

that t!o people ha'e turned a!a+ from lo'e, it is that lo'e ne'er a#tuall+ e0isted$

W7EN 6O& 2E/E/BE2 )OD, T7E 5VES O4 T7OSE 2O&ND 6O& W55

BE EN2C7ED ND /O2E =O64&5$



am spea-ing to +ou of a lo'e that is %oth personal and impersonal at the same time$

t is the lo'e and gratitude a mother feels for her #hild, if she is trul+ unselfish and

lo'ing$ 6es, she ma+ %e#ome tired at times, %ut she al!a+s lo'es$ The #hild ma+

lea'e, %ut she al!a+s lo'es$ So it is !ith )od*s 5o'e$

f !e #an lo'e one another !ith e'en a fra#tion of )od*s 5o'e, it !ill trul+ %e Di'ine$

n this Di'ine 5o'e, !e #an ne'er turn from one another in hate$ We !ill lo'e, e'en as

=esus did upon %eing nailed to a #ross$

"/an+ people #ome and tell me a%out pro%lems, a%out ailments, a%out *in#ura%le*

situations, and as- for a mira#le$ The onl+ mira#le Dadaji #an pres#ri%e is not from

this %od+, %ut from

)od$ When +ou ignore the pro%lems, !hen +ou ignore +ourself, !hen +ou repeat

)od*s Name, then +ou !ill ha'e forgotten to gi'e food to the pro%lems$ The+ !ill

shri'el up and die$ 6ou !ill #all this a mira#le, for the *in#ura%le* !as #ured$f +ou #an #hant )od*s Name amid st the distra#tions, #onfusions, in#ompati%le, and

*in#ura%le* situations of life, this is trul+ %eing *saintl+$* This #hanting must %e done

silentl+$ Sometimes it is possi%le, sometimes it is diffi#ult or impossi%le$

When the #hange o##urs in +ou, %+ the )ra#e of )od, and it manifests out!ardl+,

those around +ou !ho are threatened ma+ e0ert pressure on +ou to drop this !a+$ The

pressure the+ e0ert onl+ !idens the gro!ing separation$ "4amilies that are happ+ seem

not to %e happ+ %e#ause of things of pleasure, or of intelle#tuall+ #ommon ground, %ut

%e#ause the+ see )od !ithin one another$ The+ a##ept that the main purpose of this

life is not to gi'e things, %ut to taste and share )od*s 5o'e$ Then a>ll things are

pro'ided$ When it is time to part ph+si#all+, there is nothing to !orr+ a%out, no

mourning, as it is all )od*s 5o'e and Will$

"&nhapp+ families li'e in fear$ 4ear of the -no!n and fear of the un-no!n$ The+ are

%ound together not %+ the adhesi'e of )od*s 5o'e, %ut %+ the imprisoning and

possessi'e idea that another person*s %eha'ior is the determining fa#tor of their o!n

happiness or unhappiness$ Onl+ !ith )od*s 5o'e #an the+ sur'i'e$ When a man

-no!s his female nature, and a !oman -no!s her male nature, and !hen neither one

feels threatened or used, harmon+ e0ists %et!een them$"

Toda+ there is the question of homose0ualit+, or *ga+* relationships$ Sometimes, due to

an unnatural and e0tremel+ diffi#ult situation, often not in #ons#ious memor+, a

person ma-es an un#ons#ious, natural adjustment to the situation %+ an intensifi#ation

of either their m ale or female polarit+ 5ater, !hen t!o people of the same se0, !ho



ha'e #omplementar+ female3male polarities meet, the+ e0perien#e a #ounterfeit

relationship$

&pon meeting Dadaji, upon %eing tou#hed %+ )od*s )ra#e, and upon the

remem%eran#e of /ahanam, their )od3gi'en natural %alan#e of male3female

polarities is gentl+ restored$ ll areas of a person*s life are thus realigned and %alan#ed

in the 5ight of Truth$

Dadaji #an tell +ou man+ things, li-e Di'ine 5o'e is not fear, not dependen#e, or

jealous+$ t is not possessi'eness, domination or self3pit+$ B+ )od*s )ra#e, and %+

remem%ering )od*s Name, all these #an %e gentl+ !ashed a!a+$ natural feeling of

dut+ and responsi%ilit+ repla#es them, and +ou !ill ha'e a happ+ and %eautiful life

together$

When +ou are %lissful !ithin +ourself, !hen the male and female !ithin are One,

!hen the+ are getting along, !ith no arguments, +ou are in tune !ith )od$ When t!o

of +ou share +our %odies in this same state of %liss, this is sharing )od*s 5o'e as One$

t is so important, in a man and !oman relationship, that +ou %e open and honest$

T!o in #ommunion !ith )od, al!a+s ha'e an alter to go and to -neel %efore together$

Espe#iall+, !hen the !hirl!ind of +our minds and emotions meet in #onfusion and

#onfli#t$ Do not tr+ to put one another in a #age, #onfined %+ possession and jealous+$

6ou #annot %+ +our a#tions %ind another to +ou$ =ust as +ou #annot %+ +our a#tions

%ind )od to +ou Together +ou are %ound in the freedom of )od*s 5o'e$

"When t!o people, !ho are destined to li'e in #ommunion !ith )od as One,

en#ounter diffi#ulties in their life together, it is not possi%le for one or %oth to runa!a+, sa+ing, * #an li'e !ithout +ou$* s it possi%le for +ou to run a!a+ from )od s

+ou ea#h remem%er )od*s Name, )od gentl+ guides +ou together again in 5o'e and

#ommunion$ 6ou lo'e one another as people !ho lo'e and de'oted to )od$

s )od responds to lo'ing loo-s, thoughts, and !ords, so +our !ords, * lo'e +ou,*

spo-en aloud, in gesture, and a#tions, !ill %e as nourishment to the Soul of one

another$ This Di'ine 5o'e is pra#ti#ed !ith one another? !e #annot get it or demand it

from ea#h other$

To %e *in lo'e* !ith ea#h other, in )od, is to lo'e the ad'enture of life$ t is to a##ept

ea#h situation !hate'er the Condition, not sear#hing for a *safe* 7a'en or *se#urit+*But, instead 'enturing out into the !orld !ith no fear, -no!ing the Comforter al!a+s

!al-s %efore +ou$

There is the possi%ilit+ of true, permanent human lo'e$ But, it #an ne'er #ome from

the point of as-ing, *What is in it for me* t is eas+ to see the a%undan#e of selfishness

around +ou$ /an+ people sa+ing, *)ra% all +ou@ #an, +ou onl+ li'e on#e$* So man+



"What a %ig differen#e there is in ha'ing a good time, and ha'ing a good life$ 6ou

must a##ept that tensions and #onfli#ts, %orn of the mind, !ill %e present at times$ But,

+ou #an no longer as-, *What am getting out of this* 2ather +ou !ill as-, *What am

putting into this*

Tea#h one another gentl+ of ea#h other strengths and !ea-nesses$ 2emem%ering )od

together, +ou !ill then share the jo+s of li'ing and laughing and lo'ing$ Onl+ !hen

+ou forget )od, do the anger and frustrations appear$ When these situations o##ur, +ou

#an sta+ or !al- a!a+, %ut most important is not rea#ting and a#ting !ith anger or

#ruelt+$ f these linger, the relationship !ill %e affe#ted$ The onl+ sa'ing )ra#e at

an+time, an+ pla#e, !ith an+ person or situation, is to ta-e )od*s Name$"

T1N) N/E S T7E ESEST W6 TO 5OVE ONE NOT7E2 ND TO

5OVE )OD$

On#e a man named 4rit8 .erls !rote a quotation, that !ound up on man+ posters

and !as !idel+ quoted> " do m+ thing$ 6ou do +our thing$ am not in this !orld

to li'e up to +our e0pe#tations, nor +ou to li'e up to mine$ 6ou are +ou, and am

$ f %+ #han#e !e find ea#h other, it is %eautiful$ f not, it #an*t %e helped$"

-no! .erls meant !ell, %ut he totall+ missed the point of lo'e$ 7o! #an do m+

thing !ithout affe#ting +ou nd, ho! #an +ou do +our thing !ithout affe#ting me

We are interrelated to one another$

n +our sear#h for happiness in a !orldl+ marriage, +ou must gi'e up +our ego*sdemand for independen#e$ nstead pra#ti#e inner3dependen#e and interdependen#e$

T!o must join as One, to #omplement, not oppose ea#h other$ Caring and !armth

shared !ith one another are so essential to lo'ing$ #annot do m+ thing, and +ou do

+our thing, that onl+ #reates a separation$

&nion of man and !oman in )od destro+s all separation$ Ea#h person is unique and

spe#ial, together ea#h is #omplemented$

6ou find ea#h other not %+ lu#-, or #oin#iden#e$ t is %+ )od*s Will and 5o'e +ou

rea#h out to one another$

f +ou are destined to %e together as man and !oman in a marriage %orn of

#ommunion !ith )od, it #annot %e undone$

6our onl+ responsi%ilit+ is !hether +ou !ill ma-e a jo+ or a jo-e of it$"

There is a 'er+ pointed stor+ a%out the differen#e %et!een Di'ine 5o'e and human

lo'e$ On#e upon a time, a +oung man fell in lo'e !ith the fairest maiden in the land$



She had man+ suitors and told him that she !anted proof of his great lo'e for her$ 7e

!as told to sla+ his mother and %ring her heart as proof of his lo'e$

7e performed the a#t and !hile running to!ards his %elo'ed, holding the heart inhis

hand, he tripped and fell do!n$ The heart rolled a little distan#e on the ground, and he

heard a !hisper #ome from it, as-ing, "Did +ou hurt +ourself, m+ son" So it is !ith

)od$ 6ou #an #laim )od dead, non3e0istent$ )od still lo'es +ou$

The highest goal in human life is as =esus said, *to lo'e one another as ha'e lo'ed

+ou$* The highest goal in human relationships is to lo'e ea#h other as )od

lo'es ea#h of us$"

W7EN TWO BECO/E ONE N )OD*S N/E$

T7S S T7E )2ETEST 5OVE O4 55$

Chapter E)7T /ilton 1e+nes, England

s usual, this da+ !as 'er+ o'er#ast !ith a hea'+ #loud #o'er$ So me people #ame to

film a 'ideotape of Dadaji$ The+ !ere disappointed that it #ould not %e done in the

outdoor garden$ D adaji told them to go ahead and set up the equipment in the garden,

that it !ould %e alright$

#hair !as pla#ed outside for 7im, and as 7e said that it !as alright to pro#eed, the

sun %ro-e through the #louds and remained %right for fort+3fi'e minutes$ Then, !hen

Dadaji said that !as enough filming, the #omplete #loud #o'er again #o'ered the sun$

This !as another, in the thousands of in#iden#es that s-epti#s #all "#oin#iden#e$"

+oung girl posed the question to Dadaji, "What is good and !hat is e'il

nd ho! #an !e -no! the differen#e" "There is no su#h thing as good and %ad, right

and !rong in the Spirit$ mean that in the Di'ine ntelligen#e or Di'ine nature, the

Supreme )od supplies all energ+ and materials for us to #reate an+ situation a##ording

to the le'el of our #ons#iousness or intelligen#e$ This fun#tion is #arried out %+ the

mind$ The mind is that !hi#h tal-s a %out good and e'il "What seemed right

+esterda+, ma+ no longer seem right toda+$ W ha,$t seems !rong toda+, ma+ seem

right tomorro!$ This is all mind fun#tion$ 7o!e'er the question is this$ f !e #an do

!hat ma-es us feel in tune !ith )od, there !ill %e no question of right or !rong$ We!ill al!a+s %e led in the proper !a+$

Dadaji is telling +ou to thin- of )od*s Name and do not listen to !hat the !orldl+

)urus

tell +ou is right or !rong, good or e'il$"



The sna-e !ill ne'er sa+ one thing, and then do another$

"E'er+one e'entuall+ e0perien#es the dar- night of the Soul, that passage %et!een

mental and Di'ine Cons#iousness$

t that moment, nothing reall+ #hanges, %ut e'er+thing is seen !ith ne! e+es, in ane! 5ight$"

7..NESS S .2T O4 T7E E)O$

BE6OND E)O, NO S&C7 T7N) EASTS$

"Doing things the *right* !a+, means doing it the !a+ someone !ants +ou to do it$

Ea#h of +ou thin- +our !a+ is the *right* !a+, the %est !a+$ The ref ore, %ased in the

dualit+ of the mind, an+ other !a+ %e#omes the *!rong* !a+$"

mother on#e told me she had t!o #hildren, !ho !ere spoiled %rats$ The+ ne'er did

an+thing right, or the !a+ she !anted$ 6et, if she !ould stop a#ting li-e a spoiled %rat,

her #hildren !ould too$ Ta-e #are of +our o!n mind and %eha'ior$ Be a model and an

e0ample for +our #hildren$ Spea- to them of )od, ta-e )od*s Name !ith them$

The parents of Buddha #omplained a%out 7is going a!a+ and not sta+ing !ith them,

!here 7e !ould li'e a ri#q and prin#el+ life$ =esus* mother #ried, "What are +ou doing

to me, #an*t +ou %e li-e e'er+one else" /ar+*s mother #ried, "7o! #ould +ou ha'e

done this to us 7o! !ill it loo- for our relati'es, friends, and neigh%ors" !hen she

found her daughter !as pregnant at not e'en fifteen +ears of age, !ith no hus%and$

4or that matter, Dadaji*s mother suffered greatl+, thin-ing 7e !as not doing right %+!andering in the jungles and mountains instead of attending s#hool$

"Ea#h #omes !ith a $ destin+ to fulfill$ f +ou !ill a##ept ea#h other and do not fight

+our o!n destin+ and the destin+ of others, ho! mu#h easier +our li'es !ould %e$ t is

not ne#essar+ for +ou to understand, %ut to a##ept, !ith patien#e and gratitude$

"When +ou li'e in #lose relationship !ith ea#h other, +ou automati#all+ ta-e on the

destin+ of ea#h other$ t is 'er+ important to %e a!are of this for +ou !ill not onl+

suffer the trials, %ut e0perien#e the jo+s of ea#h others a##umulated -arma$

"When +ou #ome in intimate #onta#t and relationship !ith Dadaji, 7e suffers !ith

+ou, !hen +ou suffer$ But +ou also automati#all+ ta-e on 7is )ra#e, !hi#h ma-es the

suffering mu#h more %eara%le$

"Who is right and !ho is !rong Being right is largel+ a rna tter of e0planation$



.arents e0plain to #hildren, #hildren to parents, tea#her to students, do#tors to patients,

nations to nations, hus%ands to !i'es, prea#her to sinner, and )uru to dis#iple$ /ost

e0planation goes in one ear and out the other$

"6ou must learn to distinguish Truth$ This #omes after +ou ha'e #leared the mind %+

ta-ing )od*s Name$ Then +ou %e#ome a *distinguished* person$

"*This is a good time to tal- a%out sin, e'il, and the de'il$ Sin is 'er+ %ig %usiness$ ll

o'er the !orld, people thin- the+ are sinners %e#ause so #alled *hol+* men told them

so$ The *hol+* men and their organi8ations then e0tra#t mone+ and mem%ership from

the *sinners* thus -eeping them in %ondage$ /an+ sa+ a sinner is a person !ho li'es

out the desires of the %odil+ senses$ ;ne %e#omes *hol+* %+ depri'ing themsel'es of

%odil+ #omforts$ 7o! #an going !ithout food, suffering the #old, feeling no human

tou#h or !armth result in a reali8ation of )od

"Dadaji is telling +ou that %et!een the e0tremes of the sensualist and the person

pra#ti#ing se'ere austerit+, lies the Truth$ But, e0a#tl+ !here then %e#omes the

question$ )reat suffering has %een #aused %+ people !ho %elie'e the+ ha'e dis#o'ered

!hat is *normal* and then #ompel others to a##ept their definition of !hat is right$

"Ea#h person is %orn in the %od+ !ith natural appetites and desires$ The+ must %e fed

a little or the+ !ill #r+ out and %e#ome +our great enemies$ Whate'er +ou do, it it is

done !ith remem%ran#e of the

Name of )od %eating !ithin ll, it !ill %e alright$

"We are %orn to undergo our indi'idual destin+$ One !ho ma-e that life splendor ed in

Di'ine #ons#iousness %e#omes a pilgrim to an inner !orld and #an happil+ sa+ good3

%+e to the outer !orld$

Within +ou is a pri#eless !ealth, +our #ompanion is Sat+anara+an Creator of Truth(,

the Supreme$ The !or- to !hi#h +ou are de'oted #ompletel+ !ill fill +our inner self

!ith that Di'ine splendor$"

;ne !ho is fortunate enough to a#hie'e it has to tolerate man+ humiliations and pain$

6ou #an see this some!hat from Dadaji*s life and the life of =esus$

These affli#tions are all superfi#ial dust fla-es that drop off, and do not tou#h one!ithin$

"Sometimes those !ith !hom !e are so upset, are a#tuall+ our !ell3 !ishers$ t is not

proper to assess a person %+ their one momentar+ a#tion$ E'en if one %e#omes harsh

at times !ith +ou, after +ears of de'otion and affe#tion, do not misunderstand them$



The )ita #ontinues to sa+> "Ostentation, arrogan#e, #on#eit, anger, as also harshness

and ignoran#e, are the endo!ments of the one possessed !ith a demoni# nature$ This

one -no!s neither right a#ti'it+ nor a%stention, nor purit+, nor are the+ a!are of Truth

in them$ The+ are self3glorified, o%stinate, filled !ith pride and into0i#ation of !ealth,

the+

perform lip sa#rifi#e for the purpose of sho!$ The+ are hateful and greed+$

"Dadaji sa+s the little people sa+, ha'e !on$ shall gain$ This !ealth is mine, and

shall %e in the future$ ha'e slain this enem+, shall sla+ others$ am the enjo+er,

am perfe#t, am po!erful, am happ+, am high %orn$ !ill gi'e #harit+$ !ill

rejoi#e$ This is the !orld of the mind, the !orld of illusion and delusion$

"What good is !riting do!n rules or #ommandments, !hen the+ ha'e no effe#t on

ho! people %eha'e The rules are per'erted, a'oided, misunderstood, and on#e againused to e0ploit and #ause guilt$

"So ho! do +ou sol'e this question of good and e'il The mind is not #apa%le of

dis#erning this, %ut Di'ine /ind or Di'ine ntelligen#e Buddhi( is #apa%le$"

T7E .2OB5E/S C2ETED B6 T7E /ND CNNOT BE SO5VED B6 T7E

/ND$

"nto +our #ons#iousness must arise the light of Buddhi$ s long as +ou arefun#tioning in the mind on the plane of dualit+, ho! #an +ou -no! Oneness We must

go %e+ond the mind$ This is trul+ the mira#le$

T2&T7 2EVE5S T72O&)7 5OVE

"Can a ps+#hologist, ps+#hiatrist, or !orldl+ )uru, %ring us )od a!areness No, !e

#an %ring it to oursel'es !hen )od is read+ for us$ Dadaji is telling +ou that +ou

alread+ -no! !hat is right, !hat is !rong, at e'er+ moment$ l!a+s +ou #an still

+our mind for a time and hear the instru#tions singing #learl+, %e+ond the mind, and

then follo! them$

"The instru#tions thus re'ealed ma+ seem unreasona%le, irrational, e'en irresponsi%le$

But !hen the mind and heart are in #onfli#t, al!a+s follo! the first intuition of +our

heart$ 6ou !ill ne'er then loo- %a#- and #onsider !hether +ou made a mista-e or not$

f +ou need a guide to right a#tion, +ou #an loo- to the li'es of Dadaji, =esus, Buddha,

and 1rishna$"



Chapter NNE 5ondon, England

n 5ondon, there !ere so man+ people !ho #ame to see Dadaji$ The head of the

.s+#holog+ Department of the &ni'ersit+ of .aris, told me he had e0perien#ed

Dadaji*s fragran#e three !ee-s prior to meeting him, !hile ta-ing %rea-fast !ith

the /inister of Edu#ation of 4ran#e$ 7e #ame as a s-epti#, and left Dadaji*s

presen#e as a de'otee of Truth$

The head of the .araps+#holog+ Department of O0ford &ni'ersit+, #ame !ith

s#ientifi# de'i#es to test Dadaji$ Clear !ater in a sealed flas- turned #loud+ and

fragrant at Dadaji*s tou#h$ 7e #ame as a s#ientist and %e#ame a lo'er of the Di'ine$

/an+ more s#holars #ame from the &ni'ersit+ of 5ondon$

The offi#ial %iographer to the Cro!n of England, #ame !ith a journalist from the

5ondon Times$ !at#hed him go up to Dadaji*s room, after our #on'ersation$ 7e

!as trou%led and tense, +et at the same time a %rilliant !riter and historian$

When he #ame do!n the stairs he !as fragrant, smiling and sa+ing !hat a

hea'enl+ e0perien#e he had$ /an+ people !ere gathered this parti#ular night, and

some related mira#ulous e0perien#es !hi#h the+ attri%uted to Dadaji$ 7e said on#e

again that, " #an do nothing$ These *mi rae : es* onl+ happen %e#ause it is )od*s

Will$

These healings are Truth healings$"

n so man+ #ases, Dadaji is in front of

a group and at the same time, 7e tra'els to a distant pla#e !here the healing ta-es

pla#e$ This is %e+ond mind, e0planation,

and understanding$

Dadaji !as as-ed this e'ening to spea- of mind and Spirit$ 7e responded, "When

!e are %orn !ith the %od+, mind automati#all+ #omes along !ith it$

ne'ita%l+ it %rings 'arious t+pes of destined sufferings$ We aggra'ate them further

%+ our mental game pla+ing, intelle#t, thoughts, a#tions and rea#tions$

"t is 'er+ diffi#ult to anal+8e our misfortunes$ n order to do this !e !ould ha'e to

mentall+ step out of the situation to see it impartiall+$$ The question that naturall+

#omes to our mind, is to as- !hether an+ !a+ e0ists to a'ert or to get rid of these

sufferings$ The onl+ ans!er is that through all the affli#tions, the onl+ one !ho #an

li'e in pea#e and happiness is the one !ho #an surrender all fear, thought, desires,

and e0pe#tations of loss or gain to the Will of the Supreme 5ord$



"t it al!a+s a great mista-e to %lame an+ parti#ular person or to ma-e an+%od+

responsi%l for the unhapp+ or happ+ situations in !hi#h +ou find +ourself$

ll these are destined$ What has to happen must happen and none #an a'ert it$

"7o!e'er, the 5ord is ta-ing +ou through all these pro%lems for +our future

!elfare, so that +ou !ill %e stronger$ 6ou !ill %e a%le to fa#e e'en greatermisfortunes in the future, should the+ arise$ One must a##ept this #hallenge,

-no!ing that the onl+ #ontrol is o'er the qualit+ !e lend #ons#iousl+ to the

e0perien#e, rather than #ontrol o'er the situation itself$ B+ seeing it through, !ith

)od*s Name in +our heart and on +our lips, +ou !ill ha'e undone it and %e freed

from it$

"The !ise ones throughout histor+ ha'e told +ou that as +ou thin-, so !ill it %e

done$ Or as +ou so! the seeds toda+, so shall +ou reap tomorro!$ This is onl+

half of it$ 4or !hat +ou planted +ou !ill surel+ har'est$ nd all that +ou !ill ha'eto plant again is the same seeds, o'er and o'er again$ This is !hat is #alled

Vi-arma or !rog a#tion, %etter to #all it rea#tion$ 6ou pa'e %e#ome rea#tors rather

than a#tors i this pla+ of life$ 6ou are not respondirtg to the present in

the present, %ut a : !a+s rea#t from the past$ l!a+s, rea#tion is !hat %inds +ou

to an e0perien#e$ #tion, pure a#tion %ased on right per#eption, in )od*s Name,

ne'er %inds it al!a+s frees +ou$

"n essen#e +ou had a past, are li'ing in the past, and ha'e onl+ to loo- for!ard

to the past if +ou #ontinue !ithout a!areness of )od*s Name %eing #hanted !ithin+ou$ f +ou li'e onl+ in +our mind, and not %e+ond, +our suffering !ill trul+ %e

great and %e al!a+s misunderstood$ 6ou !ill al!a+s %lame someone or something

else for +our suffering$

"When all rea#tions ha'e dropped a!a+, this is true a#tion or ina#tion, #alled

-arma$ Then the #hain of a#tion and rea#tion is %ro-en$ The mind !ill not a##ept

#o3e0isten#e of opposites$ T!o things #annot o##up+ the same spa#e at the same

time$

"When +ou trans#end the %eha'ior of the mind, al!a+s d!elling on )od, this is the

Supreme S#ien#e of the Self$ This must %e done ea#h time +ou %e#ome a!are +ou

are repla+ing the same s#ene of suffering$

Then the a#tion of +our life !ill %e in Truth and free from all #ontamination of

the past$"



2E/OVE NTE55ECT&5 OBSTC5ES TO T2&T7$

T7E &ESTON S 5W6S N E22O2$

T7E NSWE2 S 5W6S N E22O2$

"6ou sa+ +ou do not thin- of past, present, and future$ t is a most diffi#ult tas-$Whoe'er #an get rid of

this thought #annot %e pulled do!n %+ punishments and %lo!s$ .eople #ontemplate

re#olle#tions of the past, design plans of future se#urit+, %ut do not ta-e #are of

the present$ n this !a+, all gifts are not seen or appre#iated$

"The one !ho #an full+ relish and utili8e their present, !ithout !orr+ing a%out the

present, past, or future, #an trul+ enjo+ the state of Vraja, )od*s 5o'e$

"7o! man+ da+s +ou #an or do li'e is not important$ 7o! +ou li'e is important$1eep in mind, that !hene'er +ou attempt to uproot the age old sans-aras, or

superstitions, there !ill al!a+s %e great resistan#e against the #hange %+ +our past

tenden#ies and ha%its$

"n the !orld toda+, there are so man+ #ases against the mo'ement of Truth$ ll

true saints ha'e al!a+s %een imprisoned, falsel+ a##used, and tortured$ This pro'es

that so man+ minds in the !orld suffer from mental derangement$ These minds li'e

in the prote#tion of dar-ness and !hen light #omes to e0pose them, the+ either flee

or tr+ to destro+ the light$

"7o!e'er, there is nothing to !orr+ a%out, as )od #reates the dangers, )od

also puts %efore us the path of .ea#e$ Our dut+ is to !at#h this leela, or pla+, as

passi'e !itnesses$ "

2TON5TON S /ENT5 TEC7N&E

W7C7 55OWS 6O& TO 5E O2 C7ET O2 155

WT7O&T 4EE5N) )&5T6

"2emem%er that +ou #annot shut off the mind %+ going off to li'e in a #a'e$ True,

+ou !ill %e shutting out some of the outer stimulus, %ut +ou !ill still %e dealing

!ith the inner stimulus$ No s#ientist reall+ -no!s !hat is the mind$

The+ -no! a little something a%out dreams, and nothing a%out !here the mind

goes in deep sleep$ ll these fun#tions of the mind are pra-ri ti nature, the+ are all

in'ol'ed !ith a#tion and rea#tion$



"6ou ha'e !ithin +ou a seed of lo'e$ Start to #are for it$ Tal- a%out it to +ourself$

Wat#h it gro! !ithin +ou and gentl+ tear do!n all the superstitions$ This is

/ahanam$

"t is not a question of purif+ing one*s %od+ and mind %+ %eing !hat +ou #all

more *hol+* or religious$ 6ou must go %e+ond the three gunas of goodness satt'a(,

passion rajas(, and dullness tamas(, to reali8e )od$ n+thing else is the ego

sa+ing, * am doing$* These three #an %e trans#ended, %ut the imperisha%le One that

d!ells !ithin +ou #an ne'er %e trans#ended$

"The )ita sa+s> *4or those !ho ha'e li'ed righteous and spiritual life, the re!ard is

re%irth$ 4or those !ho ha'e li'ed e'il and unspiritual life, the punishment is

re%irth$*"

"The mind #an %e trained to possess #ertain po!ers of #on#entration and h+pnosis$

There is !hite or %la#- magi#$ These po!ers #an influen#e +ou and others,

temporaril+, %ut e'entuall+ the+ !ill destro+ themsel'es$

"Some !orldl+ )urus toda+ possess mental po!ers and use these to #ontrol

people$ &sing these po!ers, the+ there%+ #olle#t mone+, and %uild organi8ations

in the Name of )od and Truth$ This is false, and there is no #onne#tion here !ith

)od$

"7itler used these same po!ers, and greater po!ers to #ontrol the masses

and ma-e them go to !ar for him$ These !orldl+ )urus are !orse than an+

di#tators that e'er e0isted$ am not spea-ing personall+ against them, for the+ are

m+ %rothers, %ut am spea-ing against !hat the+ are doing and representing in the

Name of )od$

"The ones !ho #an passi'el+ !at#h the mind, !hile standing apart, !ithout

!a'ering and -no!ing that it is the mind a#ting, the+ are the ones !ho ha'e

#rossed o'er the qualities of the mind$ The+ are the same !hen honored or #ursed,the same to friend or to foe$"

6O& CNNOT 2E5E )OD NTE55ECT&556

&NT5 6O& 2E5E )OD O4 T7E S.2T$



"4inall+, a%out the mind, remem%er that !hat +ou atta#h to * am F* +ou !ill

%e#ome$ f +ou are al!a+s sa+ing, * am si#-,* or * am a sinner,* that +ou !ill

%e#ome$ f +ou sa+, * am One !ith )od,* then +ou !ill feel )od*s 5o'e$ Do not

fear %eing misunderstood, and do not !aste time thin-ing of those !ho sa+ the+

are +our enem+$

"Thin- of !hat +ou !ould li-e to do, that !ill %ring jo+ to +ou and to others$ )o

ahead and do it$ That is more than enough$ 7a'e a pi#ture of !ho +ou !ould

li-e to %e, for !hen +our mind is fi0ed upon it, +ou !ill %e#ome that$

"2emem%er that the present and future ha'e alread+ %een #reated and

programmed, so +ou !ill not %e off these e0perien#es through mind #ontrol$ 6ou

!ill %e finished !ith them !hen the+ are e0perien#ed in )od*s Name and in )od*s

5o'e$

"The sour#e of the Self is the S#ien#e

of the Supreme$ We loo- for ans!ers to .ea#e and Truth in the material realm,

%ut the ans!ers are not found there unless the+ are first reali8ed in the Spirit$

Then all #an %e reali8ed as One$ No earth, no 7ea'en, the+ are no longer opposites,

%ut instead ne#essar+ parts and #omplements of the !hole$

"The person !ho has had a glimpse of Truth, !ho has had a real e0perien#e

of )od*s 5o'e and Oneness, #an ne'er return !ithout a ne! qualit+ %eing added to

their %eing$ The+ ha'e gone to the pla#e that gi'es e0isten#e to a :: Name and all

form and no! -no! that Di'ine 4ragran#e as the li'ing Spirit itself$

"6ou #an struggle as long as +ou li-e !ith mental and ph+si#al e0er#ise$ 6ou #an

ta-e titles, put on ro%es, or %e#omes dis#iples of )urus$ Through these struggles

+ou ma+ get some -ind of satisfa#tion, %ut +ou #an ne'er #ome to the 'ision of the

Di'ine$

"What is required is not effort or struggle$ =ust surrender e'er+thing to )od$ Step

aside and just do +our dut+$ )od digests +our food, ena%les +ou to !al-, tal-, see,hear, taste, and smell$"

YOU CAN DO NOTHING.



"Spirit is that !hi#h is perfe#t, ne'er #hanging$ t is 5o'e, it is /ahanam, it is )od

itself !ithin +ou$

"The e'ents !hi#h upset +ou, should %e #onsidered )od*s %lessings$ .arents !ith

strong hands #ontrol and #ommand their #hildren for their !elfare, +et the#hildren #onsider the parents to %e harsh$

These same #hildren, !hen the+ gro! up, feel that the parental #ontrol that

guided and prote#ted them !as a %lessing in disguise$

*)od*s 5o'e and affe#tion are a million and a %illion times more superior than

the lo'e of the !orldl+ parents$ n it there is no mind, no e0pe#tation, no

judgement, and no narro!ness of a relationship of gi'e and ta-e$ So in fa#ing the

trials of life, !hate'er the+ ma+ %e, !hate'er form the+ ma+ ta-e, %e #ertain that it

is onl+ )od*s Supreme Will in operation, and +ou are merel+ an instrument$

"Being %orn in this !orld, +ou forget the e0isten#e of +our real %est friend, the

5ord, !ho is +our o!n$ 6ou pla#e #onfiden#e in others, thus in'iting +our

sufferings, griefs, and restlessness$

Nearest and dearest is )od, !ho is Truth, %e+ond a#tion and rea#tion, %e+ond

death, eternal lo'e, omnipotent$

"When +ou are %orn !ith %od+, the mind #omes !ith all the senses and dri'es +ou

for#i%l+$ Vision is %linded and +ou fail to see things in their proper perspe#ti'e$

When +ou underta-e all a#ti'ities, !hile remem%ering )od, +ou !ill %e a%le

to tolerate !hate'er situation o##urs$ 6ou !ill find that +our senses and desire

%e#ome +our friends -no!ing the+ are all %enefi#ial$ 6ou !ill feel that +ou !ould

%e helpless and in grief and madness !ithout them$

"We are po!erless to -no! !hat is in store for us at ea#h moment$ t is %etter to

put all #onfiden#e in )od, !ho is mer#iful$

"Sadhu, 6ogi, /uni, an$d$$ 2ishi doing hard penan#e for ages #annot restrain

the mind$ 5et the mind %e +our friend, to ta-e +ou to the natural a#ti'ities of life$

Then +ou !ill feel life is so jo+ful$

"Truth is )od*s Name$ 2epeat it long enough +ou !ill %e #leaned$ 6ou !ill

#onstantl+ %athe in )od*s 5o'e$



"Does +our life still hurt, e'en after +ou ha'e +oga*d, ashramed, guru*d, s!ami*d,

meditated, satsanged, 'egied, fasted, 5ifespringed, and mantra*d

2emem%er, e'en %efore that, +ou left drugs, al#ohol, the material !orld, and

traditional religion$ ll these pursuits !ere great mental es#ape plans$

"Dadaji is telling +ou, there is nothing to es#ape from$ There is nothing to gi'e up$

What +ou no longer require !ill %e remo'ed$ lso, there is nothing to a#quire,

!hate'er is #oming to +ou !ill %e gi'en to +ou in the due #ourse of time$

1eep +our prin#iples, suffer if +ou must, go through the hard times, do not

#ompromise, for if +ou do +ou !ill lose e'er+thing$"

TRUST N GOD,

WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND MIND.

Chapter TEN Ne! 6or- Cit+

Dadaji arri'ed at the =ohn 4$ 1enned+ irport in Ne! 6or-, !oman !ho !as at the

irport to greet Dadaji, #ommented that 7e seemed so fit, health+, and +oung$ She

as-ed his age, sa+ing she #ould not %elie'e it, that he loo-s thirt+ +ears +ounger than

7is a#tual, #hronologi#al age$

That e'ening in an apartment high a%o'e /anhattan, someone as-ed !hat diet and

e0er#ise had to do !ith finding )od$Dadaji, !ho !as dressed in a plain lungi, !hi#h is a floor length tu%e of #loth tied at

the !aist, and a T3shirt, lit a #igarette and sipped 7is tea$ 7is appearan#e is not the

usual #ostume or pi#ture of the "ndian 7ol+ /an$" &suall+ the+ !ear orange #loth,

%eads, ash and paint on their fa#es and %odies$ The+ do not ta-e tea, ha'e stri#t dietar+

restri#tions, and ne'er loo- at, mi0 !ith, or tou#h !omen$

Dadaji responded, "4unn+ it is$ 4reeman here, ta-es onl+ fruits, 'egeta%les, and some

ri#e and grains$ 7e does not smo-e$ Dadaji has no restri#tions no!, although for man+

+ears he too- 'egeta%les and fruits onl+$

"5imitations in diet are all mind fun#tion$ Diet has no #onne#tion !ith )od or Spirit$

The spirit ne'er gets hungr+, nor #an it e'er fast$ n e'er+ t+pe of food, there is !hat is

#alled ji' or life for#e$ So Dadaji tells +ou !hate'er +ou eat, it is ali'e, it is of )od$

When +ou %reathe, !hen +ou s#rat#h +our arm, +ou are -illing so man+ small %eings$

Do not %e a 'egetarian %e#ause some )uru tells +ou to, or %e#ause +ou thin- it !ill

ma-e +ou holier or #loser to )od$ This is a%surd, it is a -ind of ego$ f it is +our taste

or preferen#e, to ta-e #ertain t+pes of foods, this is alright, %ut remem%er it has no

#onne#tion !ith )od$



While +ou are here in this %od+, it is +our temple to li'e in$ 6ou must learn ho! to

#are for it properl+$ Certain foods are healthier for the %od+ than others$ f +ou ha'e an

automo%ile, +ou find !hi#h are proper produ#ts to ma-e it run smoothl+$ 6ou do not

put mil- into the gas tan-$ So it is !ith the %od+$ 6ou #annot eat sugar, salt, #hemi#als,

s!eets, !his-e+ all da+, e'er+da+ and %e heal th+$ &se #ommon sense, and listen to

+our %od+$ t !ill tell +ou !hi#h foods help +ou to -eep a health+ %od+$

%out fasting, this also has nothing to do !ith )od$ This is onl+ for the purpose of

health$ One should ha'e proper guidan#e in fasting, for this #an %e dangerous to the

health$ t also, #an %e 'er+ %enefi#ial in #leansing and healing the %od+$

2emem%er that the Supreme is feeding +ou !hat +ou reall+ li'e on, t!ent+3four hours

ea#h da+$ 6ou sa+ !hen +ou eat onl+ 'egeta%les and fast, +our mind is #learer to

per#ei'e Truth$ 7o! #an this %e so, for +ou #annot fast +our !hole life This is a

%elief of the mind, !hi#h is false$"When +ou ta-e )od*s Name, listen #onstantl+ to it !ithin,, automati#all+ +our %od+

and mind !ill %e led to the diet !hi#h !or-s %est for +ou$

The )ita sa+s> *6oga is not meant for the one !ho eats too mu#h, nor !ho eats too

little, nor !ho is too addi#ted to sleep, nor e'en to !a-efulness$ 4or the one !ho is

temperate in food and re#reation, !ho is restrained in a#tions, !hose sleep and

!a-ing are regulated, there ensues for that one +oga, !hi#h destro+s all sorro!s$*

Not 1rishna, nor Buddha, nor =esus e'er spo-e a%out diet other than sa+ing one

should pra#ti#e right diet$ This differs in different parts of the !orld$ t is a part of

a#tion and rea#tion$

Dadaji !ill tell +ou that fresh fruits and 'egeta%les are the natural 'itamins and should

%e used as mu#h as possi%le in the diet$ 2ed meat is hard for the %od+ to digest$

l#ohol irritates the organs of the %od+ and gi'es trou%le to the mind$"

Tea ha%its, light and #igarettes are not heal th+ although Dadaji ta-es t!o #ups of tea

ea#h da+, and a fe! mild #igarettes$ This !as not started until 7e !as se'ent+ +ears of

age, so it is alright$

When +ou ha'e #ontrolled appetite and diet and ha'e made friends !ith these senses,the+ too !ill help +ou to lo'e and to enjo+ this life and %od+ that )od has

gi'en to +ou$

%out e0er#ise, again %e #areful$ 4irst of all, e0er#ise is a ph+si#al thing and has no

#onne#tion !ith the Spirit$



These are mind and %odil+ fun#tions$ 6oga postures, or asanas, ha'e no #onne#tion to

a!areness of )od$ This is true, e'en though some sa+ the *in tune* %od+ #an more

reali8e )od, than the one that is not tuned properl+$ This too, is a%surd$ )od is !ith

+ou$ What is there to reali8e The onl+ thing to tune in to is the lo'e )od is gi'ing

+ou t!ent+3four hours ea#h da+$

7o!e'er, e0er#ise is important for the %od+ to help +ou do +our !or- and ta-e #are of

+our responsi%ilities$ .ra#ti#ing +oga, must %e done !ith a !ell3informed tea#her$

/an+ people e0perien#e trou%le from doing +oga e0er#ises that are not proper for

their ph+si#al #ondition$

Dadaji %ris-l+ !al-s si0 miles ea#h morning$ Bi#+#ling and s!imming are also 'er+

natural e0er#ises !hi#h !ill not hurt +ou, and !ill %e %enefi#ial to +our health$ There

are #ertain life jui#es, !hi#h must %e stirred up ea#h da+ %+ +our dail+ a#ti'it+$ These

natural e0er#ises, done regularl+ -eep +our %od+ fun#tioning naturall+$ "Dadaji fee:sthat jogging is not good for most people$ t is not natural,

unless +ou are trained as a runner$

.roper foot!ear, proper surfa#e, and proper te#hnique are ne#essar+$ The immediate

result of jogging ma+ %e satisfa#tor+, %ut after some +ears, +our heart !ill %e put into

trou%le$ /an+ Do#tor*s toda+ are treating onl+ jogging injuries and it has %e#ome a

spe#iali8ed area in the health #are industr+$"

Dadaji at his ad'an#ed age, eats simple foods, !al-s ea#h da+, and has an e0#ess of

energ+$ 7e tra'els around the !orld, seeing man+ people ea#h da+$

Dadaji*s dail+ diet and e0er#ise s#hedule is li-e this>

G>H;/3 a!a-en, go !al-ing for I hours, return and %athe

J>;;/ 3 %rea-fast of fresh fruits, dr+ !heat %read, and mil-

:>;; ./ 3 lun#h of 'egeta%les, ri#e, and #urd +ogurt(

2est for I or H hours$

K>;; ./ 3 sna#- of homemade #ottage #heese

:I >;; midnight 3 dinner of fish, ri#e, and 'egeta%les

2etire for the night$

We ha'e no permanent %usiness here in this %od+, on this earth$ We are pilgrims, !ho

are in'ited for a little !hile$ We ha'e not #ome to den+ the %od+ of it*s food, or the

senses of their pleasures, or the mind of it*s thought, or the %od+ of it*s !or-$ We ha'e

#ome to taste )od*s 5o'e and .ea#e$ We ha'e #ome to ma-e the %od+, senses, and



mind our ser'ants to help us to lo'e the Supreme : might+$ Be #areful that the+ do

no %e#ome +our /asters, instead$

BEN) SNT O2 /ON1 7S NOT7N) TO DO WT7 )OD,

B&T WT7 CCE.TNCE B6 T2DTON

The mon-, !ho lo#-s himself a!a+ to pra+ to )od and to fast, is not doing this

%e#ause the+ !ant )od$ The+ do this %e#ause the+ ha'e not learned to %e *in tune* !ith

their %od+ naturall+$

n the name of see-ing )od, !hen people imagine themsel'es to %e see-ers, the+ are

usuall+ loo-ing for an easier solution to some situation in their life$

The+ !ill find trou%le after trou%le and go from pla#e to pla#e and ne'er find

satisfa#tion or pea#e$ ##ept +our destin+, +our %od+ itself is destin+$

Ta-e #are of it properl+$"

=&ST TO 7VE 7&/N 4O2/ S 52ED6 )2ET =O6$

TO 1NOW T7E2E S ON56 )OD S NCO/.2B5E =O6$

There is !ith +ou a -no!er, a #ons#iousness that reall+ #an tell +ou !hat is proper and

improper$ f +ou #an %e quiet, or quiet +our mind for a fe! minutes, +ou !ill hear this

%est friend dire#ting the s+mphon+ of +our life$ This Di'ine #ons#iousness #omes

naturall+, !hen +ou are no longer the thin-er or the doer$

5earning to enjo+ )od*s food and senses, and putting the mind to proper, jo+ful !or-,

is another !a+ of lo'ing the Di'ine$ /an+ so #alled *hol+* persons ha'e #ounted the

+ears of *religious* life, of austerities, !orship, and penan#e$ 6et the+ ha'e not spent

e'en one da+ in the life and !orld of )od$

!ill tell +ou something a%out the Bhaga'ad )ita$ This is a stor+ a%out a !ar and

!arriors, %ut no one has understood !hat the !ar is and !ho the !arriors are$ This

)ita ta-es pla#e on a %attlefield !hi#h represents the #ontinual %attle going on !ithinea#h person, e'er+ hour of e'er+ da+$ The !arriors represent the senses and desires in

%attle !ith the Di'ine$

The stor+ is told to a %lind 1ing$ /ost of us are li-e the %lind 1ing, !e are #onfused

and una%le to see !hat is happening on the %attlefield of our life, %e#ause !e are so



#aught up in its dail+ s-irmishes$ The %lind 1ing !ould li-e the !ar to end, just as !e

!ould$

The narrator of the stor+ is Sanja+a, !ho represents per#eption$ This per#eption is

impersonal and #an in Truth, tell the stor+ as it a#tuall+ is happening$ Sanja+a is not

distorted %+ dualities and prejudi#es$

Dadaji is telling +ou to dis#o'er that Sanja+a or per#eption is !ithin +ou$

When +ou a##ept this, the real meaning of life and dut+ !ill %e re'ealed to +ou$

The %lind 1ing is not impartial, he !ants to -no! !hat *his* people and others are

doing$ This sense of *mine* is +our sense of not !anting to gi'e up e'en those ha%its

and superstitions that are #ausing the %attle and suffering to #ontinue$

n this da+ of modern s#ien#e, the minds de'elop ne! te#hnologies !hi#h are

a##ompanied %+ ne! #omple0ities$ Ne! tensions and #onfli#ts, ne! !arriors appearon the %attlefield$ So this tea#hing is needed more than e'er toda+$

The !hole dialogue in the stor+ ta-es pla#e in a #hariot in the middle of the

%attlefield, !hile %oth armies !ait$

rjuna represents not a person, %ut the human mind that is a#ti'e, alert, -no!ing

it*s #apa%ilities and limitations$ 1rishna represents Di'ine /ind$

rjuna hears the #on#hes and trumpets and these #all his attention to !hat is going on$

So toda+ !e ha'e all the trumpets of modern #i'ili8ation #alling and demanding ourattention$ /ost of +ou are #onfused, +et e'en the #onfusion is 'ague until +ou are

dra!n up into the middle of the %attlefield and as-ed to #hoose sides$

The de#ision is diffi#ult, sin#e in %oth armies !e find those !ho are near and dear to

us$ We #an #learl+ see %oth sides, %oth !a+s$

t this point, the %o! and arro!s slip from rjuna*s hand$ Not %e#ause he is a #o!ard,

he has %ra'el+ fought man+ %attles %efore$ So it is !ith +our mind, it is not a #o!ard,

it too has fought man+ %attles, losing some and !inning some$ But no!, seeing

something %e+ond, rjuna thro!s a!a+ his instruments of !ar$ =ust

as +ou thro! a!a+ +our mind and as-, *Oh, 5ord, let th+ Will %e done$ 5et thine and

mine %e One Will$*

Sometimes +ou loo- for the solution, %ut are not prepared to pa+ the pri#e$ To !in

+our !ar !ith the Di'ine /ind, !ith Truth, against Truth, the pri#e is total,



&n#onditional surrender$ We usuall+ loo- for a solution that !ill not %e so life

sha-ing, that !ill permit some #ontinuit+ of the old !a+s$ rjuna is read+ not just to

modif+ his !a+s %ut to surrender to the Supreme Di'ine Will$ 7e !ants to do %attle

no more$ 7e has a !illingness to a##ept .ea#e$

Then, the pro%lems sometimes #ome for +ou$ When +ou see in the Di'ine Will the

fulfillment of +our o!n desires, +ou go along !illingl+$ f +ou do not see !hat +ou

!ant in this !a+, +ou resist, renoun#e, and tr+ to flee from the ine'ita%le$ Then things

!ill %e#ome magnified, and +ou !ill %e left onl+ !ith those remnants of the past +ou

#ling to, justif+ing +our a#tions %+ rationali8ation$

rjuna sa+s he is #onfused and as-s 1rishna for the %est !a+ to see- refuge in the

5ord$ rjuna !ants 1rishna to ma-e the de#ision, for he himself is inde#isi'e$ /ost

toda+ do not -no! !hat to #hoose$ So +ou tr+ to es#ape the de#ision %+ +our

in'ol'ement in sensual distra#tions$ But the more +ou tr+ to hide in distra#tions, themore +ou are for#ed to finall+ ma-e a #hoi#e$

To %etter -no! +ourself, is to %etter -no! )od$ To %etter -no! )od, is to -no! that

)od is not to %e understood, as this !ould redu#e the unlimited to the limited$

This !ould simpl+ ma-e )od a mental #on#ept a%out food, e0er#ise, or some other

te#hniques and methods used to %e#ome *)od3reali8ed$*

"4reeman tells a stor+ a%out someone standing up in a #hur#h and testif+ing that a !ar

!as going on inside them$ !hite dog and a %la#- dog !ere doing %attle$ 7e #learl+

stated the !hite dog !ould !in$ When as-ed ho! he -ne! this dog !ould !in, the

person stated, * ha'e %een feeding the !hite dog$*

)od is feeding +ou !ith /ahanam$ l!a+s in turn +ou feed )od %+ remem%ering and

ta-ing )od*s Di'ine Name$

)OD DOES NOT 455, B&T NSTED T1ES W6 C2VN) 4O2

/TE25 ND SENS&5 NEEDS$

Chapter E5EVEN Ne! =erse+

/an+ people #ame to see Dadaji at the lo'el+ house near the tlanti# O#ean$

The+ #ame from man+ surrounding states and from all !al-s of life !ith no regard to

ra#e, religion, or nationalit+$ Senior professional people, in their fields of %usiness,

edu#ation, or s#ien#e #ame$ Both !hite and %lue3#ollar !or-ers #ame$ /others and

fathers, #hildren #ame$



7o! dis#erning is Dadaji$ The people !ho #ome as spiritual see-ers, !ho -no! all

a%out )urus, meditation, methods, te#hniques to *)od3reali8ation,* 7e shuns, sa+ing

their minds are filled !ith nonsense$ That the+ are l+ing to themsel'es and are onl+

*reali8ing* their o!n egos$ The+ are dropouts from life itself$ Dadaji as-s, Where else

#an !e reali8e Truth other than in life, in oursel'es Surel+ it is not in

ashrams,#hur#hes, temples, methods, and te#hniques$

.eople !ho #ome as s-epti#s, -no!ing the+ !ant to %eli'e in some Truth, other

than religious organi8ations and religious superstitions, are the people !hose hearts

and minds are made open and free %+ Dadaji*s presen#e, tou#h, and fragran#e$

6et, Dadaji al!a+s sa+s, " #an gi'e +ou nothing, it is alread+ +ours$ 6ou #ame

!ith Truth$ 6ou #ame !ith )od*s 5o'e at the time of +our %irth$"

!oman !as ha'ing a diffi#ult time finding and holding on to a proper position of

emplo+ment$ She as-ed Dadajia%out !or-$

great poet on#e !rote, "5o'e is !or- made 'isi%le$" Dadaji said, "Wor-, !hen done

for )od, is 5o'e made 'isi%le$ )o through +our dail+ a#ti'ities, !hate'er +ou do is-arma$ #tions and rea#tions of the mind, lead to +our a#ti'ities$ 5et the fruit of +our

a#tion %e de#ided and %esto!ed %+ lmight+ )od, %e#ause the result al!a+s #omes

from )od$ We ha'e no e0isten#e of our o!n, independent of )od$

DO NOT WO226,

4O2 WO226 /1ES 6O& T7E DOE2$

The question most people as- is, *What is m+ right !or-* The+ sa+, * do not

ha'e a jo%$ do not li-e m+ jo%$ /+ Boss, does not appre#iate me$ do not ma-e

enough mone+$ Someone else, !ho did not deser'e it, !as promoted ahead of me$*Dadaji is telling +ou no! a%out +our true !or-$ "l!a+s remem%er )od$ Then +ou

!ill see !hat +ou #all a mira#le !ill ta-e pla#e$ 6ou !ill %e gi'en +our proper duties

to ta-e #are of +our finan#ial o%ligations and responsi%ilities$

Dadaji -no!s that first +ou !ant it done, then +ou !ill gi'e than-s$ Trou%le is, it does

not !or- that !a+$ 6ou !or- that !a+, not the Di'ine$ 5o'e )od, and do !hate'er

+ou !ant, not the other !a+ around$

guarantee +ou, if +ou ta-e a position as a #ler- or la%orer, and ha'e the sense of

lo+alt+ and de'otion to )od, +ou !ill %e #ontent$ f +ou are a .ostal !or-er, +ou !ill

no longer %e doing this %e#ause +ou need the mone+$ 6ou !ill feel that a ser'i#e is

%eing performed for +our %rothers and sisters$ 6ou !ill not ha'e to go on stri-e to as-

for raises or to redress +our #omplaints$ This lo+alt+ and proper !or-, !ill %e more

than enough to ensure that +ou get +our due re!ard$



6ou must plunge into the !orld and learn the se#ret of !or-$ Do not fl+ a!a+

from it, %ut immerse +ourself in it$ /ost people dream a%out the da+ !hen the+ !ill

not ha'e to !or-$ This is a dream to get out of the !orld, !hether the+ -no! it or not$

There is nothing to es#ape from, e0#ept the illusions and superstitions of the mind$

Wor- is ine'ita%le and +ou should !or- to the highest purpose$

WSDO/ S 1NOWN) 6O& 2E ON56 N CTO2$

)NO2NCE S W7EN 6O& T7N1 6O& 2E NOT$

Wor-, %ut gi'e up the thought of the sear#h for +our proper !or-$ 1no! that all

%eginnings of ne! jo%s and %usinesses and families are diffi#ult$ Espe#iall+ the

%eginnings that are made !ithout the a!areness of )od$

The sal'ation and reali8ation +ou spea- a%out and sear#h for, #omes at the le'el of the

#ommon, ordinar+, da+ to da+ e0perien#e$ t does not #ome %+ %e#oming /on-s, or %+ running a!a+ from +our famil+ and +our !or-$ 2emem%er that !hen +ou are

unhapp+, it is %e#ause +ou are l+ing$ 6ou are unplugged from )od mentall+$ 2eali8e

that this unhappiness #an !a-e +ou up and lead +ou into the 5ight, or it #an ta-e +ou

further into the dar-ness$

The means are the same as the end$ 5o'e produ#es lo'e$

6our !or-, !hether #aring for #hildren, !or-ing in the offi#e or shop, is 5o'e itself$

This is doing +our dut+ in the highest form of meditation and de'otion$ We are here tosimpl+ !or- at )od*s Will, and it has nothing to do !ith re!ards and punishment$

"The onl+ !a+ to a'oid punishment is to gi'e up re!ard$ The onl+ !a+ to gi'e up

miser+ is to dualities of insepara%le the !orld of gi'e up happiness$ These are the

mind, the+ are lin-ed and The+ are mental #on#epts in a#tion and rea#tion$

"Nature itself shrin-s from name, fame, and esta%lishing different s+stems of thin-ing$

4lo!ers and animals are not measured %+ #ontests, and %lue ri%%on a!ards$ )od does

not sa+ this !or- is %etter than that !or-$ Or this pig is %etter than that pig$ Or if this

rose is first pri8e, the other rose is not$ The animals and roses do not re#ei'e the

a!ards or the disappointments$ 6our minds and egos re#ei'e the a!ards$ This#ompetition is another -ind of !ar +ou ma-e on ea#h other$

"There is no s!eetness, no faith in life and !or-, other than that of %elie'ing !ithout

ha'ing seen trusting in )od, in Truth, and in 5o'e$

.erhaps no! +ou #an see something$ 6ou !ant a glamorous and prosperous position

!here +our talents are re#ogni8ed and appre#iated$ This is nonsense$ f +ou ha'e not

re#ogni8ed an+ of +our )od gi'en talents, then it is merel+ a question of doing some



!or- that !ill feed +ourself, +our famil+, and perhaps ha'e a little left o'er to help

those less fortunate$

E'en then remem%er that this !or- is of and from )od$ 2ight li'elihood means doing

!hat is natural to +ou$ f +ou are a 'egetarian, do not %e#ome a %ut#her$ f +ou %elie'e

in Truth, do not %e#ome a priest$

f +ou thin- on )od, hear, feel that /ahanam #hanting in the 'i#init+ of +our heart,

+ou !ill al!a+s ha'e enough for +our needs$ 4or +our greedLs, +ou #an ne'er ha'e

enough$ Dadaji !al-ed in the jungle, eating fruits and 'egeta%les as the+ gre! !ild$

7e !as #ontent, se#ure, more so than man+ Corporate %usinesspeople, !ho are afraid

of losing their se#urit+$

Be #alm and pea#eful in +our dut+, in +our !or-$ Do not run a!a+ from it, sa+ing, if

onl+ had this or that$ When +ou ha'e this or that, +ou !ill %e loo-ing for something

else$

Wh+ should +ou e'er get angr+ a%out !hat +ou %elie'e There is e'en a #almness

a%out )od*s seeming !rath of a tornado, earthqua-e, or hurri#ane$ 6ou get angr+, for

+ou do not +et %elie'e in Truth$ 6ou are al!a+s defending +our ego$

Truth needs no defense$ Truth does not sa+, * %elie'e, %ut F ,* or * !ould do it, %ut $$$

* Nor does Truth sa+, * lo'e +ou, %ut F ,* or * !ould li-e to %ut $$$ * There are no %uts

a%out it in )od$ Truth is ne'er partial$

E'er+one has their o!n -armi# !or- to do$ When +ou see it, hear it, and den+ it, the

!orst -ind of mental pains !ill #ome upon +ou$ 2emem%er, +our suffering #omes

from +our o!n !a'+ %elief, and +our dislo+alt+ to +our dut+ and to )od$

T7S T/E O4 T7E BOD6 S TE/.O226 WE 2E CTO2S ND 2E .D

CCO2DN) TO O&2 .E24O2/NCE$

!ill tell +ou something a%out the #reati'e pro#ess or )ra#e$ n ea#h person is

#reati'e a%ilit+$ The mind starts the !or- #ons#iousl+, soon !e are a%sor%ed in the

!or-, and do not e'en reali8e !e are !or-ing$ Then #omes a point !here !e #an

dis#o'er, for e0ample, an error in a##ounting to %alan#e the %oo-s, or find an easiermethod to a##omplish something that has ne'er %een dis#o'ered %efore$ This is #alled

)ra#e$

Some people ha'e natural #reati'e a%ilities in musi#, art, !riting, or %usiness$ The+

#reate !ith the help of of )od, great !or-s that %ring %enefit and jo+ to millions$



These naturall+ gifted people, start in the mind and then go out of their minds to the

%e+ond$ The+ are #reating, %ut are una!are of themsel'es$

Their #on#entrated fo#us is on the pro#ess, !hen the result #omes, the+ a##ept it as

gift !ith gratitude$

/i#haelangelo said, Da'id is in that %lo#- of mar%le tr+ing to get out$ The #hisel is

led in the proper !a+$ To den+ these gifts of #reati'it+ is to den+ )od, to den+ the

!orld of some %eaut+$

"t seems that in life some must suffer for !hat the+ %elie'e$ f +our art is Truth, there

!ill %e no question of should do it or not$ t is destined, tr+ it, if this is so, +ou !ill

ne'er %e a%le to a%andon it, nor !ill Truth e'er a%andon +ou$ Be #areful to -no!

!hether it is just a ho%%+ or something +ou li-e to pla+ !ith$ Do not mista-e this for

+our life*s !or-, %ut also e0press this in 5o'e$

Be #areful !ith others, %e gentle !ith those +ou #are for that +our #riti#ism is#onstru#ti'e, not destru#ti'e$ 6ou are #reated in )od*s image, and often +ou #reate in

+our o!n image, !hi#h is onl+ a mind fun#tion$

There are man+ professional !riters, artists, musi#ians, and engineers !ho are ne'er

tou#hed %+ )od$ The+ #arr+ out their !or- automati#all+ and are ne'er a!are of

)od*s )ra#e$ The+ are happ+ to do as the+ are told$ But the 'er+ fa#t that +ou are here

listening to me is proof that something in +ou !ants to e0press the realit+ of Truth in

all areas of +our life$

Truth is that +ou #an do nothing$ 6ou #an onl+ lo'e and remem%er )od$ 6ou #an onl+

in trust and gratitude let )od do !ith +ou !hat 7e !ill$

".eople al!a+s tr+ to put do!n one another out of jealous+, #ontempt, and anger$

Those !ho depend upon )od, !ith full faith, none #an ma-e them feel small or harm

them$ =ust go ahead !ith this Truth in firm faith$

So man+ 'aried pro%lems, and hindran#es must #ome$ Other!ise +ou !ill ne'er -no!

!h+ and ho! )od is our %est friend and dearest One, !ho al!a+s prote#ts us in time

of #alamit+$ )od is !ith +ou to guide +ou to the right path, the right !or-$ 5ea'e it all

to )od$

Some people are destined to %e #ler-s and are happ+, some are destined to %e )enerals

or .residents$ Some !ill %e #ontent !ith their lot in life, others !ill al!a+s %e

dissatisfied and #omplaining$ Some !ill, %+ mind, for#e themsel'es to more

responsi%le positions and %e#ause of pressure, the+ !ill fail or retreat to al#ohol or

mental institutions$



6ou are in +our right pla#e$ Do not run from it$ Do not for#e, push, or #omplain$

nstead ta-e )od*s Name$ With )od an+thing #an !or-$ See +our famil+ as

)od$ See +our !or- as )od$ See e'er+thing and e'er+one as )od$

f +our !or- is missionar+ or philanthropi# ser'i#e, this too must %e natural !ith nothought of, * am doing$ am gi'ing$ e0pe#t some re!ard or re#ognition from people

and from )od$* 6ou do not a#quire applause or pri8es !hen +ou -no! it is all %+

)od*s )ra#e and mer#+$

.eople are #rippled in life %+ so man+ ups and do!ns, sho#-s and jolts$ E'en so, the+

do not #are to remem%er )od, e'en up the the death of the %od+$ Thus the+ #arr+ o'er

the %urdens and miseries, ne'er finding their right pla#e or their right !or- from %irth

to %irth, re#reating an una'oida%le destin+$

On#e +ou ha'e finall+ done the !or- properl+, +ou !ill %e freed from the !or-$ Then,an+ !or- !ill %e proper$ 4or +ou ha'e #ome to this life to !or-, not to goof off or

drop out$

The entire !orld is insepara%l+ +o-ed !ith )od for eternit+$ But, due to #ompulsion to

'aried !orldl+ a#ti'ities of the mind, +ou forget +our tie or +o-e !ith )od$ The

Supreme, lmight+ )od, !ho is %e+ond all %ondage and mind, is !at#hing out for

+ou$ 6ou !ill %e guided from !ithin and !ithout$ So go ahead fearlessl+ in all

a#ti'ities and !or- of +our life$ Destin+ is Sat+anara+an$ Do not !orr+$

When that !hi#h is !ithin and that !hi#h is !ithout are the same, then there !ill %e

onl+ One$ Then this question of !or- or dut+ !ill no longer arise$

The )ita tells us> *Whosoe'er at the end a%andoneth the %od+, thin-ing upon an+

%eing or thing, to that thought or %eing the+ goeth, %eing e'er a%sor%ed in the thought

thereof$ That one !ho is #asting off the %od+, goeth forth thin-ing upon /e onl+ at

the time of the end, the+ entereth into m+ %eing, of that the$re is no dou%t$ *

One time Dadaji and 4reeman !ere seated in a room !here man+ top intelle#tuals and

s#holars from &ni'ersities had #ome to dis#uss Truth$ One as-ed ho! !e earned our

mone+$ Dadaji replied that he had a to+ shop in Cal#utta, and 4reeman had a pi88a parlor in .ortland$ "4unn+," Dadaji said, "that +ou great people !ith man+ degrees

and #redentials should tra'el all this !a+ to dis#uss Truth !ith a to+ store man

T DOES NOT /1E N6 D44E2ENCE W7ET7E2 6O& &NDE2STND O2

NOT /OST 2E NC.B5E O4 &NDE2STNDN)$

7VE B5ND 4T7 N )OD*S N/E



Chapter TWE5VE Dela!are, &$S$$

This e'ening, man+ people gathered for a meeting !ith Dadaji, most for the firsttime$ !oman present had re#entl+ had a lo'ed one pass on$ She !as grie'ing

so mu#h that it !as effe#ting man+ of those present$

Dadaji then started to spea- of life, death, rein#arnation and destin+$ While the

grie'ing !oman so%%ed, Dadaji smiled and e'en laughed, as-ing, "Who has died

s it possi%le to die 5et us tr+ to understand$ The )ita sa+s> *Certain is death for

the %orn, and #ertain is %irth for the dead, therefore o'er the ine'ita%le thou should

not grie'e$*

6ou are grie'ing not for +our lo'ed one, %ut for +our personal loss$ 6ou are

thin-ing onl+ of +ourself$ f +ou !ere thin-ing of the lo'ed one, +ou !ould %e

sending thoughts of lo'e and good #heer$

The departed one, !hose %od+ is off, is still !ith +ou in spirit, and the+ are telling

+ou to stop #r+ing and go on li'ing$

The !ise grie'e neither for the dead, nor for the li'ing$ The main questions people

as- is, *Do the dead #ontinue to e0ist What happens after death of the %od+



The suffering and grie'ing #ome from the separation e0perien#ed %+ those left

%ehind$ E'en though the+ are assured that the lo'ed one is fine$ The+ mentall+

feel the pain of loss$ This is a normal #ondition of the mind$ Those !ho are !ise

and see !ith a total e+e, are #ompletel+ free from grief$ f the mind #ould#omprehend the #ontinuit+ of the mind and spirit, and the dis#ontinuit+ of the

%od+, +ou !ould #omprehend the meaning of life itself$

"E'en though +ou %elie'e in rein#arnation, still it does not #ompletel+ satisf+ the

emotions$ 6ou should spend some period of time adjusting +our life to the fa#t that

the person*s %od+ !ill no longer %e seen$ Ta-e )od*s Name, and +ou !ill %e

#onsoled$ )od is !ith +ou %efore the %irth of this %od+, during it*s life, and after it*s

death$ Nor , nor thou, nor an+one of these, E'er !as not, nor e'er !ill not %e, 4or

e'er and for e'er after!ards$ Na+, %ut as !hen one la+eth 7is !orn out ro%esa!a+, nd ta-ing ne! ones sa+eth, These !ill !ear toda+< So putteth %+ the

Spirit 5ightl+ it*s gar% of flesh, nd passeth to inherit residen#e afresh$

"On#e )od stops #hanting !ithin the %od+, )od goes off, #at#hes the mind or

destin+ stored up and together the+ enter a ne! %irth, a ne! %od+ to start again$



Do not %other +ourself to -no! e0a#tl+ !hat happens, or !here +ou go$ There is

no pla#e to go$

7alf of the people do not !ant to e0perien#e %irth again, for the+ ha'e onl+

e0perien#ed suffering and not )od*s 5o'e$ The other half !ant to #ome %a#- in a %od+ o'er and o'er again to e0perien#e )od*s 5o'e and .ea#e and to enjo+

)od*s #reation$

am telling +ou, do not %e #on#erned either !a+$ Ta-e #are of toda+ properl+ and

tomorro! !ill surel+ %e more than alright$

"When it is time, let the %od+ go pea#efull+, #hanting )od*s Name$ s +ou lea'e,

so !ill +ou return$ f +ou lea'e frightened, #r+ing, and fighting, so +ou !ill %e

%orn$"

DEATH OF THE BODY IS NATURAL.

DO NOT INTERFERE, FIND COMFORT N T$

There is a part of us that !e #all the Spirit, ne'er !as it %orn, ne'er shall it #ease to %e$ Ne'er

!as the time it !as not$ End and %eginning are dreams< Birth less and deathless and #hangeless

remaineth the Spirit fore'er$ Death had not tou#hed it at all, dead though the house of it seems$

So man+ are %uried ali'e in their %odies, and are e0perien#ing a li'ing death$ Onl+ !ith the

Supreme #an +ou feel ali'e$ The one !ho feels this #hanting !ithin is ne'er %ored, life is a#onstant ad'enture for

!hi#h to gi'e than-s$

"t is sad to lea'e this %od+ dissatisfied, for then in the ne0t %irth !e !ill %e dra!n

%oa#- to our old human #onditions$ Those !ho ha'e nothing to sa+ are al!a+s

shouting at death$ 6our %od+ is al!a+s in the hands of the One !ho lo'es +ou more

than +ou #ould e'er lo'e +ourself$

"The mind sees life and death onl+ in part, ne'er as a !hole$ f +ou #ould see the!hole, +ou !ould see !here +our responsi%ilit+ lies$ The mind should %e edu#ated

to the !orld of a#tion and rea#tion$ Do not %e a fool and thin- +ou #an s!allo!

poison and not %e poisoned$ Do not spend +our life training the mind and %od+ to

do tri#-s$ Ta-e )od*s Name$"

SO MANY ARE UNHAPPY



AND IN MOURNING FOR THEIR LIVES

2emem%er that the plan +ou ha'e for +our life #an %e re'ised, )od*s plan #annot$ f+ou #annot #hange +our destin+, at least +ou #an #hange +our attitude$

"6ou ha'e #ome here to do #ertain things, to ha'e #ertain e0perien#es, no question

of good or %ad$ One is %orn in the gutter and !inds up in a pala#e, another is %orn

in a pla#e !inds up in the gutter$ Whate'er +ou do, do it !ith )od in +our mind$

This !ill lend a Di'ine dignit+ to all +our e0perien#es$ E'en in prison, +our fello!

prisoners, guards, and #aptors !ill feel this dignit+ and po!er$

"To surrender +our %od+ in 5o'e and !ith an alert mind is the highest$ Tosurrender +our superstitions, false %eliefs in 5o'e and alertness, is the highest$ Not

struggling, fighting to hold on to that !hi#h must ine'ita%l+ perish$

"7o! to die depends on ho! to li'e$ t is said that the last thought the mind has on

lea'ing the %od+ !ill determine its future %irth$ This thought !ill %e !hat +ou ha'e

thought #onstantl+$ What +ou #ling to, +ou !ill %e#ome$ f the pro#ess of #linging



is #arried on into death of the %od+, the thought !ill #ontinue, and death !ill not %e

-no!n$

When thought is negated and the mind is at pea#e, then there is no sting, for the

one !ho dies from moment to moment, !ill al!a+s %e read+ for an+ e'ent$Then +ou ha'e %e#ome trul+ deathless$ Those !ho ha'e spent their li'es trul+

reali8ing )od, !ill not %e su%je#ted to %eing -ept ali'e in a #oma$ The+ !ill pass

on alert and in lo'e, #ompletel+ a!are of !hat is going on$

This is the person, !ho in the midst of their dail+ a#ti'ities, felt alert and in lo'e$

t the moment of true death, all %e#omes a #lear total pi#ture$ The person !ho is

#onstantl+ a!are of the lmight+ )od, thin-ing al!a+s on none else, %+ this one,

am easil+ rea#hed$ The Bi%le sa+s, * am a jealous )od, thou shalt ha'e no other

)od*s %efore me$ Worship no idols$

5o'e me and m+ #ountenan#e shall shine upon +ou, and +ou !ill li'e in the house

of the 5ord fore'er and e'er$

BE OF GOOD CHEER, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE,

NOTHING TO GET. EVERYTHING THAT IS, IS WITHIN.



There is no point in arguing a%out Truth, )od, rein#arnation$ This is for fools$ 6ou

sa+ )od is good, and a flood has just #ome and ta-en the li'es of thousands$ 6ou

then reason, !ell, it s!ept a!a+ the un#leanness and restored the earth$ The

question #omes, #ould )od not ha'e done this !ithout ta-ing the li'es of inno#entmen, !omen, and #hildren$ Then !e ought to %elie'e )od is #ruel and unjust$

Confusion results "4irstl+, +ou should sa+, *Oh, )od, am too fee%le to understand

Th+ nature and Th+ deeds$ Enlighten me if +ou see fit and if not !ill tr+ to

understand and a##ept m+ ignoran#e$*"

There is a stor+ a%out a Saint !ho !as 'isited %+ an ngel out doing some

#hores for )od$ The Saint requested permission to #ome along on the ngel*s

rounds$ The ngel refused, sa+ing that e'en one so saintl+ #ould not understand

the m+ster+ of ho! )od !or-s in Truth$ The Saint 'o!ed silen#e if permitted to

#ome a long$ So the+ set out together$

Coming to a large ri'er, a %oatman seeing the+ !ere hol+ men #arried them do!n

the ri'er free of #harge$ n the midst of the journe+, the ngel started tearing plan-s

from the side of the %oat, thro!ing them into the ri'er$ The Saint tried to stop him

sa+ing that the ngel !as %eing #ruel to the %oatman !ho sho!ed them -indness$

The ngel said, "6ou ha'e %ro-en +our 'o! of silen#e and !ill ha'e to depart$"

The Saint %egged one more #han#e and it !as gi'en$ Coming to their destination,



the ngel sle! an ele'en +ear old %o+, !ho !as pla+ing on the shore$ The Saint

%e#ame 'er+ distur%ed and spo-e again$ The ngel granted him one last #han#e to

a##ompan+ him, silentl+$ When the+ #ame to a 'illage and tried to %eg some food,

the+ !ere stoned, #ursed and dri'en from the 'illage$

n old %ro-en do!n stone !all had on#e prote#ted the 'illage$ The ngel told theSaint that the+ !ould spend three da+s #arr+ing stones and repairing the !all, t

this point, the Saint spo-e up again, and requested he %e permitted to lea'e$ The

ngel then told him the reason for ea#h a#tion$

" pirate !as on the ri'er, stealing all ne! and fit %oats$ sa'ed the %oatman his

%oat %+ altering it a little to ma-e it loo- unfit$ The %o+*s parents !ere 'er+ )od

#ons#ious people and the %o+ !as fated to a life of #rime and destru#tion$ So,

sa'ed the parents man+ +ears of grief$ Buried under the !all !as an inheritan#e,

left to his #hildren %+ a 'er+ pious man of the 'illage$ With the !all in disrepair,

the un-ind 'illagers !ould soon ha'e dis#o'ered and stolen it$"

The Saint #on#eded that it !as ne'er possi%le for a human %eing to understand the

!or-ings of )od$

Bliss onl+ #omes !hen there is no dou%t at all, %ut dualit+ al!a+s e0ists$ 6ou

#annot do a!a+ !ith it$ But soon, !hen +ou are remem%ering )od, it does not

matter$

Toda+ the mind has %e#ome the ne! golden #alf So man+ are tea#hing ho! to #ontrol the mind,

to meditate$ So man+ are !orshiping the mind rather than the Spirit$ s ha'e said man+

times, it is important to #are for the mind and %od+, %ut understand their natures$

The nature of the mind is restless, no matter ho! +ou meditate, the result +ou get is

ne'er permanent$ The %od+ itself is not permanent, an+ si#-ness or an+ healing is

also of a temporar+ nature$

Some sa+ that all their hopes and aspirations in life ha'e ended$ Dadaji sa+s that this thought also

is not in a person*s hands$ There is a stor+ in ndia of the %lind Bharat /uni, !ho ha'ing done all

sorts of penan#es, read+ to lea'e the %od+, had to undergo in his old age all sorts

of %e!ilderment*s 7e %e#ame infatuated !ith an a%andoned infant deer$ n a moment, all his

a#quired merit of austerit+ and non3atta#hment 'anished$

No%od+ -no!s ho! their destin+ !ill !or- until the end of their life$ So tr+ to li'e

e'er+da+ in su#h a !a+ that at the end +ou !ill ha'e the #onsolation that +ou ha'e

su##essfull+ used all the da+s and +ears$ That +ou ha'e used the gift of the



%od+, mind, and life )od has %esto!ed upon +ou$

Numerous thoughts, pro%lems, fears, an0ieties, and !orries, are all around, all the

time to dislodge us from that goal of %eing !ith )od$ Three3fourths of our life

seems to %e spent !ith these !orries$ So /ahanam is the safet+ shield !hi#h notonl+ leads us to the primar+ goal, %ut is the goal itself$ Ne#tar does the jo% of

ne#tar, poison does the jo% of poison$ So depend upon the ne#tar of )od lmight+,

espe#iall+ !hen it has %een +our good fortune to ha'e on#e tasted that ne#tar$

.eople ha'e the ha%it to #riti#i8e and gossip$ Do not %other !ith this$ Do not

indulge +our mind$ f +ou do, +our mind !ill %e#ome more restless and #onfused$

.atien#e and Name are the onl+ solution$

FIND GOD'S NAME WITHIN, AND REPEAT IT CONSTANTLY.

Do not #onsole +ourself %+ the suffering of others$ Sa+ing m+ fate #ould ha'e %een

!orse, loo- at those people$ Truth -no!s no dis#rimination$ We all get !hat !e

deser'e, not !hat !e thin- !e deser'e$ What !e do !ith it, is !hat #ounts$ .eople

ta-e #redit for their su##esses and usuall+ %lame others for their failures$



The politi#al leader of ndia, /rs$ ndira )andhi, !as a great su##ess and !as

lo'ed %+ the people$ She !as #arried on this !a'e and then it #rashed$ The people

left her, she !as defeated and %rought to trial$ t no time did she %lame others$

fter a period of some +ears, she !as 'indi#ated, re3ele#ted, and on#e again lo'ed %+ the people$ 7er philosoph+ is of the Bhaga'ad )ita$ Do not %e so elated !ith

+our su##ess or so depressed %+ +our defeats$ t is all )od*s Will$

The grie'ing !oman, !ho had #ome to see Dadaji, had stopped #r+ing$ She !ent

to 7im, 7e em%ra#ed her in 7is lo'ing, pla+ful !a+$ 4or the first time that

e'ening, she smiled$

WEEP NOT FOR THE DEAD BUT CONSIDER THE LIVING.

Chapter T72TEEN Cin#innatti, Ohio



Dadaji, tra'elling 6or- Cit+ the pilot %hi, 2oma, and 7ar'e+ !ere 'ia meri#an

irlines from Ne! to Cin#innati$ ; 'er Cin#innati announ#ed that the airport

!as so#-ed in !ith a 'er+ lo! 'isi%ilit+$ 7e said that !e !ould #ir#le for an hour,

and if the #ondition remained, then !e !ould land in a different #it+$Dadaji loo-ed o'er at me, smiled and said it !ould %e more than alright$ 7e put his

forehead against the !indo!, shoo- 7is hand slightl+ and #losed 7is e+es$ n !hat

seemed an instant, the #louds parted and the ground !as 'isi%le$ The pilot

immediatel+ announ#ed that there !as an une0pe#ted #learing and that !e !ere

going in for a landing$ fter !e landed, the pre'ious !eather #ondition resumed$

We then !ent to the %eautiful home of an e0e#uti'e of )eneral Ele#tri#$ 7e !as of

ndian heritage and !as married to a lo'el+ meri#an lad+ !ho em%ra#ed

the Christian Baptist faith$ She felt un#omforta%le to %e present during Dadaji* s

sta+, so had arranged to ta-e the #hildren on a holida+ the ne0t morning$

She greeted Dadaji and told 7im she !ould %e lea'ing at M a$m$ the ne0t morning$

7e replied that she !ould not lea'e until J a$m$ and 7e !ent up to his room$ She

%e#ame some!hat ruffled that a stranger, !hom she had just met, !ould %e issuing

orders to her a%out #hanging her s#hedule$ She turned to me and as-ed, "What is

this all a%out" told her that 7e sees and feels things for our good, %e+ond !hat

!e #an reali8e$ nd, that if she !ere m+ !ife, !ould do e'er+thing in m+ po!er

to dela+ her departure until eight o*#lo#- the ne0t morning



s it turned out, man+ unforeseen happenings of the morning #aused her to depart

at e0a#tl+ J a$m$ t G>G; p$m$, that same da+, she phoned to tell her hus%and that

although she left three hours later than usual, %+ some mira#le, she arri'ed at the

same time she normall+ !ould ha'e, had she left at M a$m$ She is no! 'er+

#omforta%le in Dadaji*s presen#e and feels no need to lea'e !hen 7e sta+s in her

home$ That e'ening as !e !ere gathered to sit !ith Dadaji, and !ere !aiting for

him to spea-, someone as-ed a %lunt question$

"s mone+ the root of all e'il" t all these informal gatherings, nothing is

prepared$ Dadaji does not deli'er le#tures, or tea#h #lasses$ ll that happens is

spontaneous$ Dadaji spo-e in response to the question sa+ing, "No question of

mone+ or e'i5$ That is a mind fun#tion$ /one+ #an ne'er %ring pea#e or lo'e$

/one+ is a part of the life !e li'e$ t is not good, it is not e'il$

"Some ha'e little and feel #ontent, some ha'e so mu#h and are misera%le$ Some

ha'e little mone+ and feel misera%le, some ha'e so mu#h and feel #ontent$ t is a

question of !hether +ou ha'e the mone+ or the mone+ has +ou$ Be+ond this +ou

must understand that nothing %elongs to +ou$ 6ou #an enjo+ and #areta-e and share

!hat +ou are gi'en %+ )od$ Or +ou #an hoard it, thin-ing that it is some t+pe of

se#urit+$

"There is no su#h thing as lu0ur+$ One person is %orn !ith the destin+ to ha'e a

great deal of rna terial things and mone+$ This should not alter their faith in )od$

nother person is %orn !ith the destin+ to ha'e fe! material things and little

mone+$ gain, this should not alter their a faith and lo'e for )od$ )od has #reatedus to learn to %e faithful, not su##essful$

HANKER ONLY AFTER GOD.

/ore #an ne'er %e enough$ Enough !ill a!a+s %e more$ =esus said, "*see- +e

first the -ingdom of Truth and all else !ill %e added unto +ou$* This is the !a+ it

!or-s$ 6ou #annot han-er after things and reali8e )od$

"t is possi%le to ha'e so mu#h mone+, and not %e #aught up in it, and it is e'en possi%le to !al- a!a+ from it$ /ost people toda+ !ant to do as little !or- as

possi%le, for as mu#h mone+ as possi%le$ l!a+s the ones !ho -no! )od !ant to

do as mu#h ser'i#e as possi%le, !ith personal gain unimportant$"

Dadaji tra'els around the !orld, at 'er+ great personal e0pense$ 7e has no thought

of personal gain$ 7e a##epts no mone+ or gifts in e0#hange or gratitude for his



'isits$ 7e a##epts nothing for an+thing that o##urs during these gatherings or later

in the li'es of those people !ho are tou#hed %+ 7is )ra#e$

"6ou thin- +ou !ill %e#ome happ+ %+ re#ei'ing so man+ material things of life$

5ater +ou find it does not %ring real happiness as +ou e0pe#ted$ To safeguardagainst su#h re#urren#es of unhapp+ situations in life, the all mer#iful 5ord helps

+ou !ithstand the unforeseen jolts, !hen +ou #ontinue repeating /ahanam !ith

full de'otion$ 6ou #an do nothing, +ou ha'e no po!er of +our o!n and #annot

al!a+s get things a##ording to +our e0pe#tations$

"Cal#utta is 'er+ hot$ But it does not matter, one %e#omes a##ustomed to it$ There

is no question of toleran#e or for%earan#e$ 6ou a#tuall+ %e#ome seasoned !hen

+ou reali8e that One Supreme Truth permeates the &ni'erse, manifesting different

#olors, forms, tastes, and e'en !eather #onditions$"

"True se#urit+ #an onl+ #ome !hen +ou gi'e up all thought of se#urit+$ .eople feel

inse#ure %e#ause of the fear that !hat the+ ha'e !ill %e ta-en a!a+$ But the+ also

feel inse#ure for fear the+ ma+ not get !hat the+ desire to ha'e$ am telling +ou

this is not possi%le$ 6ou !ill get e'er+thing that is #oming to +ou, do not !orr+$

lso e'er+thing that is to %e gi'en up, !ill fall a!a+ naturall+$"

WANT NOTHING, GET EVERYTHING. HAVE GOD, HAVE

EVERYTHING. HAVE EVERYTHING AND NOT GOD, YOU HAVE

NOTHING

6ou do not ha'e to !orr+ a%out material or spiritual progress$ )od is !illing to

pro'ide all that is ne#essar+ !hen +ou onl+ thin- on )od$ When +ou let go of all

mental thought of se#urit+ and a#tuall+ die to it, that is the moment of Di'ine

)ra#e$

Be #areful of an+ !orldl+ )urus !ho tell +ou to sell +our !orldl+ possessions andgi'e them the mone+$ 6ou must learn to li'e properl+, to #are for +our material

en'ironment$

"Be #areful +ou are not sa+ing, * lo'e m+ #ar, lo'e m+ tele'ision, lo'e m+ ne!

#areer, lo'e m+ #hildren$* This #ategori8es them all as things$ Thins are made to



"6ou must not #o'et !hat +our neigh%or has$ When +ou are free of this, +ou

!ill la#- for nothing, and %e the ri#hest person in the !orld$ The greatest treasure,

the pearl of great pri#e, !here is it great poet on#e !rote>

laugh !hen hear the fish in the !ater is thirst+$6ou !ander restlessl+ from forest to forest, !hile the 2ealit+ is !ithin +our o!n

d!ellrng$ The Truth is here< )o !here +ou !ill to Benares or to /athura? until +ou

ha'e found )od in +our Soul, the !hole !orld !ill seem meaningless to +ou$

6our !ealth lies !ithin$ When +ou a##ept this, +ou ma+ %e the poorest in the !orld

!ith respe#t to mone+, %ut the ri#hest still$

.eople are #onstantl+ led into frustration %+ their #onstant !ants$ 6ou need not %e

o'ere0#ited in profit, nor %e depressed in loss, %oth are )od*s gifts$

7uman %eings are %orn in the %od+, !ith )od, to e0perien#e e#stas+ %+ the taste of

)od*s 5o'e, in this material, mortal !orld$ 6our superstitions, human in'ol'ements

and +our irresponsi%le attitude to!ards )od, in +our ignoran#e do not allo! +ou to

#ome near )od$

6ou !aste these pre#ious human %irths gi'en to +ou$ E'en !hen )od #omes near,

+ou ignore 7im in pursuit of !orldl+ pleasures and profits, !hi#h gi'e +ou

pleasure one moment and pain the ne0t$

WT7 DEVOTON, 6O& CN 7VE N6TN) 6O&

WNT S 5ON) S )OD WNTS 6O& TO 7VE T>

T7S S )2CE$

WT7O&T DEVOTON, 6O& CN 7VE N6T7N) 6O& WNT,

W7ET7E2 T S )OOD 4O2 6O& O2 NOT



Some people these da+s are tea#hing that +ou #an use )od to get !hate'er +ou

!ant$ The+ sa+ that mone+ is )od in a#tion$ This is foolishness$ Can*t +ou see the

Truth that !e !ere #reated to %e used %+ )od 6ou pra+ to )od, to some e0ternal

o%je#t or image #reated of the mind$ 6ou %ring flo!ers, mone+ and as- for onl+one more small fa'or or %lessing, sa+ing +ou !ill not %other )od an+more if onl+

+our pra+er is ans!ered$

Well, )od is all -no!ing$ 6ou get !hat +ou paid for, there is no #heating !ith )od$

There is a stor+ a%out as-ing for just one more fa'or$ When +ou laugh at it, +ou

are laughing at +ourself, at the foolishness of +our !a+s$

mother !as #aring for her t!o +ear old #hild at the edge of the seashore$

The #hild !as pla+ing !ith her pail and sho'el %+ the edge of the !ater, !hena %ig !a'e #ame and s!ept th*e #hild, pail, and sho'el, all out to sea$ The

mother started s#reaming and loo-ing up to the s-+, sa+ing, ")od, please %ring m+

#hild %a#-<" No sooner than the !ords fell from her mouth, than another !a'e

deposited the #hild, inta#t at her feet$ She loo-ed do!n and then loo-ed up again

and as-ed, "What a%out the pail and sho'el"



Wh+ tr+ to #ompli#ate +our li'es !ith so man+ things Do +our !or-,

2emem%er )od, #hant *2am, 2am,* !hen +ou feel a hunger that needs to %e fed,

Dadaji !ill ne'er sa+ not to enjo+ +our li'es, or not to ma-e mone+, or not to %e

su##essful$ =ust do it !ith remem%ran#e and +ou !ill %e satisfied, %e+ond

satisfa#tion$ =ust -no!ing )od lmight+ is !ith +ou is alread+ more than enough$

6ou ha'e an inner po!er mu#h greater than an+ po!er that e0ternal, material

things ma+ %ring +ou$

The relationship +ou should ha'e !ith )od is Oneness not %ased on fear or re!ard

and punishment$ )od is +our %est, nearest, and dearest friend$ The lmight+ is just,

mer#iful, and lo'ing$ )od #reated e'er+thing$ When this relationship is reali8ed,

+ou !ill ne'er ha'e to as- for an+thing, no matter !hat

the #ir#umstan#es, +ou @ !ill al!a+s ha'e pea#e of mind$

No need to store up things$ Were Buddha, =esus, and 1rishna liars and fools The+

dire#ted us to li'e simple li'es and not suffer in the pursuit of !orldl+ goods$

Be!are of an+one !ho tells +ou that +ou must gi'e up e'er+thing, or that +ou must

a#quire an+thing to find )od$ n Truth, there is neither 'i#e nor 'irtue$

"We ha'e #ome to measure the !orth of one another %+ out!ard su##ess$ So#iet+

judges not %+ the lo'e one shares, %ut %+ mone+ and po!er$ *B+ their fruits +e

shall -no! them,* does not mean things$ person*s real !orth #an onl+ %edetermined %+ the inner !orth$ When )od #reated +ou and %reathed Spirit into

+ou, +ou !ere entrusted !ith the greatest of all inner !ealth$ 6ou must honor this

ea#h da+ %+ assessing +our true treasure, /ahanam #hanting !ithin +ou$ nd

remem%er ea#h da+, +our life, +our e0isten#e is a gift from )od$"

BETTER THAN PRAISING THE GOOD

AND CONDEMNING THE EVIL, IS TO SEEK GOD.

the song of truth-1

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