Mar 2, 2023
Kabir says: "Put all imaginations
away, and stand fast in that which you are." Some find themselves
on a rare spiritual path, and without much positive feedback or
support from friends and family. And Sant Mat advocates an
intoxicant free, tea-totaling, straightedge, vegetarian or vegan
low-karma lifestyle also at odds with the mainstream. We are
attempting to navigate our way through society while following the
path, and doing the meditation practice, remaining faithful to it,
living a spiritual way of life. The Masters say, "Be free of fear.
Be free of anxiety. Follow the path no matter what. Perform
Bhakti!"
Studies in the Sar Bachan: With the
teachings of Swami Ji Maharaj in his spiritual classic, the Sar
Bachan Radhaswami Poetry, "performing Bhakti" means... to follow
the path, stay faithful to, and mindful of, the teachings of the
masters with love and devotion, doing the meditation practice, and
not giving in to the negative influences that we will always be
guaranteed to encounter: the adverse belief-systems, opinions and
pressures from friends, family, co-workers, and society to not
value the path and to not remain faithful to meditation practice.
Everyone we meet seeks to pull us towards their beliefs, their
state of consciousness, whatever that may be.
"Give up the fear and regard for the
world. Fear not friend or foe. Heed what I say, perform Bhakti. It
does not matter if your Bhakti is imperfect. Perform Bhakti.
Radhasoami graciously declares that you should perform Bhakti in
whichever way you can." (Soami Ji Maharaj, Sar Bachan Radhasoami
Poetry)
"Resting in the protection of
Radhasoami Dayal [the Merciful Lord of the Soul], one should give
up all fears, worries, doubts and reveries. Relying on His mercy,
one should become free from care and anxiety. It is only when one
becomes care-free in respect of this region, that one will be able
to perform Arti [meditation]. This is what the cushion of a
care-free state means." (Discourses of Babuji Maharaj)
In Divine Love (Bhakti), Light, and
Sound, At the Feet of the Masters, Radhaswami,
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