Easy Life is Unlawful – ARAAM IS HARAAM

3 Apr 05

Satnaam sada satnaam

"I am a great sinner and hypocrite, a slanderer full of jealousy , complaints and gossip. Satguru ji please forgive me and bless me with naam, seva and bhagati."

Spoke to Baba Ji yesterday while they were doing Gursangat. At the beginning of the call they were having a picnic and socialising. By the end I could feel amrit in my chest area, and Baba Ji said that the sangat around him had all gone into deep smadhis!

Dhan dhan dhan jan aayaa jis prasad sabh jagat taraaya.
Blessed blessed blessed is that devotee

by who’s grace the whole world is ferried across.

Guru Arjun Dev Ji

Here are the key points I remember :-

1) ARAAM is HARAAM - wanting to take it easy is unlawful. Just before i called I was thinking I'll just have an afternnon nap, then I thought but I could do some seva around the house or edit some of the kirtan. Then I had a feeling to call Baba Ji, and without telling him that I was thinking of resting (araam), he said ARAAM is HARAAM. And we need to keep the body in seva, in service. ... and quoted the following gurbani SGGS 286

saevaa karath hoe nihakaamee ||

this ko hoth paraapath suaamee ||

One who performs selfless service, without thought of reward,
shall attain his Lord and Master.

Keep the body in selfless service, dont let it get lazy and you will attain the Supreme.


2) HUMILITY IS THE FOUNDATION STONE. Baba ji said that humilty is the foundation stone upon which your bhagati is built. Always put humilty first before doing anything.

3) CHANGE THE WORD ARGUMENT TO FORGIVENESS. When people argue with you and you get offended, then the length of time it takes you to forgive them is how thick your ego is. If you find yourself in an argument then stay humble. See it as seva of the other person. By listening to their verbal hits and not arguing back, you are letting them unwind. They may shout, but dont respond with shouting. Better to stay silent and contented in Truth (SAT SANTOKH) and keep washing their feet (in your mind). If you find youself getting angry, just leave and go for a long walk. One day they will realise that they are the one who is always angry and shouting and you are the saintly one always returning love and peace. The day they realise inside themselves they have acted in an ungodly way, that is the day their inner cleansing will begin. Until then, no matter how much you argue back with them they will not change to accept you. And especially if you are just as bad as them shouting and arrogant and hateful and hurtful to them also, then they will see you as ungodly too. "Just as bad as them".

In the beginning you may take months or years to forgive someone, or even many lifetimes. Over time you notice you are getting angry, then leave the argument right away and go for a walk. It may take you an hour to cool down and forgive them. But ultimately get to the point where as soon as the argument begins you forgive them instantly. Then you have no ego, their words only offend your ego, and makes you angry. Forgive means no ego means no anger, means your satnaam simran carries on inside without getting disturbed.

Also remember we have done the same bad actions to the other person in the past (or past lives) and now we are receivng back the same. Worst thing to do is to take an eye for an eye. Better to give your eye and keep doing satnaam simran in humility. Baba Ji said so instead of your revengeful nature trying to attack them back for what they did, have faith that your naam simran balances out your dues.

At other times when you are innocently being attacked , when there is no past karma being worked out, but a new attack happening, then Naam simran will not allow even one hair of yours to be touched...."vich karta purakh kholooya, vaal na vinga hoia"...Where the Creator stands not a single hair can be touched. This happened when Baba Ji was attacked at his house, he went into deep smadhi and was not touched at all. He said the others in the sanga who were attacked kept doing naam simran too in humility and were just blanacing out what they had done to the attackers in past lives.

4) KEEP GOING. DONT LOOK BACK. Baba ji said avoid confrontations. Keep doing sangat and simran. He was very happy that we were all progressing so well and sent his love and blessings to everyone. The whole sangat with him sent their blessings to the sangat here.

5) PRAY BEFORE DOING A JOB YOU DONT LIKE. If you hate your job, then its only the illusary part i.e. the sense of  I is not accepting I am working here only because of law of karma. Only because this company owes me some money, and I owe them some work. That I have interations with the people in that workplace to be played out. Accept that God is doing everyinth, has placed me here for a reason. And go with the flow of where life (God) takes you. So to get rid of the one who is complaing and hating, the illusory sense of self pray "O True King, Sachay Patshah, I am a fool (moorakh) come here to serve you."