Hari Om.
Everybody talks about spirituality and many talk about it as
being ‘an experience’. They say spirituality is an experience. Actually
spirituality is a way of life. As Hindus we should live that as a way of life,
continuously. Spirituality doesn’t mean going to temple or sitting in
meditation. Spirituality means more than that. It is a way of life, a way we
live. Namaste, vanakam, namaskar,
good morning – these greetings are all part of being spiritual. But many of us
have a new way of greeting. I went to a school not so long ago not far from
where I live. My children used to go to this school. When I went to the school
I greeted the principal, “Good morning Mrs so-in-so”, and she shook her fist at
me (fist-bump) – this is the new way of greeting. This in my eyes means
violence but it is how everyone is greeting now. Palms together and handshake
are over now. They say, “Howzit?” How’s what?
That is why we are having so many problems in our lives. As
we sit here every one of you is having problems you never thought you would
encounter but they are coming your way. You might have been a successful
businessman for many years and all of a sudden you’re having financial problems
and the first thing you blame is the dollar. We always blame something else for
our failure. Once you start to live in God, evey nadi, every molecule, every atom
in your body resonates in God. Whatever you call God – Namashivaya, Jesus
Christ, Allah – if it resonates in that then you’ll live a very successful
life. Believe me.
We need God in our lives every day. We don’t need God only
when we’re sick or have financial or other problems. God is always there and
answers you in very subtle ways. And the God that we want is accessed through
our gurus. Our gurus are great masters and through them – Kriya Babaji,
Sivabalayogi, Murugesu Swami, Yogi Ramaiah – these are our gurus and through
them anything is possible.
I’m going to give you an example of how God and the masters
work. Seelan and Bhavta, after they were married could not find Seelan’s
passport. My room was literally taken to pieces and we could not find it. We took
everything out of Seelan’s room and we could still not find it. Mentally I said,
“Babaji, today’s Monday we need to find this passport to send these children
off”. We looked all over and everyone was blaming everybody. Seelan was blaming
Ma, Ma was blaming me and I was blaming the masters. Then within 5 minutes of
asking we found it – after searching for 7 days – just because I said “Babaji,
I want it from you”. This is how they work, very subtly. And after I found it I
was blamed because I locked it in the safe! Normally I don’t put things there.
This is how the masters work. I’ve had this experience all my life, somehow the
masters play their part in whatever I want.
So I’m asking all of you, that every nadi, every molecule,
every atom, every vessel in your body resonate in God’s vibration. And to
resonate in God’s vibration you have to say His name, not just in times of
difficulty – say it continuously. You don’t have to go outside and shout it to
everyone, but say it mentally, say His name. Dean will tell you how, just by saying the masters names,
how things have happened in his life. Suren will tell you as well. And there
are many others here who will say the same.
Spirituality is not an experience; it’s a way of life. Make
it your way of life and, believe me, everything will happen for you. The
masters have made everything possible. They can make anything possible. Somebody
said to me, “Guru, if you could change Donovan Nair, you can change the whole
world”. I said, “Who’s this chap?” They said they would bring him to me. There’s
Donovan over there, he never used to come to service and now he never misses
service. That is how it works. I went to buy a car once and the salesperson looked at me
like I couldn’t even afford a pair of sandals. And there he is sitting over
there. This is how it happens. And it’s all because of God and by the wisdom of
His masters.
I met Dean by chance. I thought he was an albino Indian. Dean has
been with me for 15 years. But he’ll tell you it’s all by the masters’ grace.
Dean had the opportunity of sitting at the master’s feet on 2 occasions. Suganiya
grew up in front of Swami Murugesu. This is what I’m saying: you’ll get what
you want. Pingla here has finished her honours in pharmacy. Everyone wrote her
off saying she would never make it. She believed in Babaji daily, in Babaji’s
grace. In her matric year she did abishekam for Babaji every Thursday. She has
recently started again. Spirituality is not an experience. It should be a way
of life. Whether you are writing your Masters, MBA or PhD, without God you are
nothing and you won’t get anything. Only God and the masters make it possible.
Who are the masters? They are those who give you God’s energy. So make
spirituality your way of life.
