Message For the New Millennium

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Sat Sandesh

 

Message for the New Millennium

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

 

This is an English translation of a talk given by Sant Rajinder Singh

Ji on May 30, 1999, in Delhi, India, which was the tenth bhandara of

Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj.

 

It is a great joy that this is the first

issue of Sat Sandesh in the new millennium. Sat Sandesh is a sacred publication

begun by the great Master, Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj in Hindi and

Urdu in 1954 and in English in 1968 as a vehicle to bring out the message

of truth. As we enter January 2000, this is the forty-seventh year of

Sat Sandesh in Hindi and Urdu and the thirty-third year in English. It

is heartwarming that this magazine begun by Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj

and continued by Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj is shedding its rays of

spiritual light on the generations who are living in the new millennium.

 

The beauty of the Sat Sandesh is that its message is eternal. As Sant

Kirpal Singh Ji wrote in the first message published in the January 1968

English Sat Sandesh, " I am sending Sat Sandesh, the message of the Lord

that all saints and prophets have been bringing from time to time.... "

 

The sun shines day after day, year after year, on our planet. Its rays

are necessary for the growth of the plants and flowers on our earth.

Although its rays are the same, the flowers and trees that grow due to

those rays come in a variety of different colors, shapes, and sizes.

Although there are multicolored flowers and fruits, the sunlight that

gives them life is one and the same.

 

Similarly, the message of truth shines as steadily as the sun does, but

the variety of ways in which that message is presented is always new

and different. Whether that message came through a satsang on verses

from the scriptures as Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj used to give, or

whether it came through a poetic talk based on an analogy to a real life

circumstance as Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj used to give, or whether

it comes through a talk based on the verses of one of the great saints

and Masters of the past, the message of truth in the various satsangs

is one and the same. That message is that there is God, we are soul—a

drop of God, and the highest aim of life is to reunite our soul with

its Creator through meditation, ethical living, and love for all living

beings.

 

The message of the saints is simple, but it can be sung in so many different

songs. The beauty of Sat Sandesh is that it always has a new, evergreen

song in which to bring out the same message. The Singer is eternal, and

the songs are infinite.

 

As we enter the new millennium, we find many changes in the outer world

since the magazine began. In the 1950’s and 1960’s the world was run

on electrical and mechanical appliances and devices; today it is run

by computers. Computer technology has brought about many advances that

are changing the way people in the world live and interact. We live in

a world of space exploration, of the Internet and e-mail in which information

from any part of the world can be accessed within seconds. We are witnessing

new medical technologies that are on the verge of curing many life-threatening

diseases. Modern medicine is finding ways to replace damaged and diseased

body organs. We have gained more knowledge about health and nutrition

that can improve the quality of our lives. We have many modern conveniences

to make our daily life easier. In the new millennium we will see changes

that people today have not even begun to dream of. While outer life has

changed dramatically, the inner life is eternal. God is eternal, our

soul is eternal, and the inner journey is eternal.

 

The spiritual life is, in reality, a state of eternal joy, bliss, and

happiness. Today, we find more and more people able to access it through

the grace and work of the three great Masters of the last century: Hazur

Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj, Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj, and Sant Darshan

Singh Ji Maharaj. During the last two millennia, we find that most spiritual

Masters had very few disciples. Jesus had twelve disciples. Buddha began

with but a few. Muhammad also began with a small number of disciples.

If we go back to the time of Soami Ji Maharaj and Baba Jaimal Singh Ji

Maharaj their disciples were limited to people in the East.

 

It was Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj who began opening up the teachings

so that during his lifetime he initiated 125,000 people, including the

first few people from the West. With his grace, Sant Kirpal Singh Ji

Maharaj continued making the teachings available to people throughout

the world by undertaking three world tours. He was the first Master to

travel to the West. He published scores of books in English that found

their way into bookstores and libraries throughout the world and led

many people from the West to the spiritual path. Sant Darshan Singh Ji

Maharaj continued his work and had the works of Sant Kirpal Singh Ji

translated into almost fifty languages, which further spread the seeds

of spirituality far and wide. His four world tours continued to bring

people from all over the world to the spiritual science. By the end of

the ministries of Sant Kirpal Singh Ji and Sant Darshan Singh Ji there

were combined over 150,000 more people initiated through their grace.

Today, with their grace, almost 250,000 additional people have been initiated

into the spiritual path. What was previously accessible to only a few

is now open to people all over the world. The grace of the Masters is

so generous that previously one had to sit at the feet of the Master

for many years before being accepted for initiation. During the time

of Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj, people had to wait three to six months

for initiation. In the time of Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj, he opened

it up so that people who wanted initiation on tour could get it right

away if they could make the commitment to be vegetarian, give up alcohol

and drugs, and live on their honest earnings. Today, that process is

continuing. It is through the grace of the Masters that the gift of Light

and Sound is available to all sincere seekers after truth who wish to

avail themselves of that opportunity.

 

When we look at the history of the last millennium, we find it is stained

with the blood of millions of people who died due to hatred over differences

in religion, culture, outer physical appearance, or socio-economic status.

As we enter the new millennium we still find crime, violence, and war

a reality in many parts of the world.

 

So what is different and what will be different in the new millennium?

As I have often said, each of us must come to the realization that " peace

begins with me. " It begins with each of us finding inner peace for ourselves

and radiating it to others.

 

The question is not how there can be peace in the world, but how can

we, as individuals, bring about peace in our own circles. If we wish

the new millennium to be a time of peace, then think about the day-to-day

interactions we have in our own lives and consider how we can bring peace

to our environment. If we start with our families, we can affect the

lives of our spouses, our children, our siblings, and our parents. Many

of us go to work. Think about how many interactions we have at our jobs.

There is our boss, our co-workers, and others with whom we have contact.

Then, we meet so many people throughout the day such as shopkeepers,

bus drivers, taxi cab drivers, neighbors, doctors, and other service

and professional people with whom we can have positive interactions.

We should be walking ambassadors of peace and love on earth, and we can

make a difference in the lives of all those we meet. The new millennium

offers to us a challenge to see how our own lives can have a positive

effect on the lives of others.

 

Although December 31, 1999, may not look much different from January

1, 2000, in the outer world, there can be a world of difference within

us if we use this moment to transform ourselves. We can transform ourselves

by strengthening our commitment to our own spiritual goals. Let us usher

in the new millennium by re-evaluating our lives and making a firm commitment

to reach our spiritual goals. Let us consider whether we are devoting

enough time to our meditation practices and, if not, resolve to increase

that time. Let us reflect on whether we have done all we can to reduce

our failures in the ethical virtues and resolve to improve even further.

Let us consider how much time we give to selfless service and think about

whether we can increase that amount of time. Let us think about how much

love we have for our fellow beings and commit to being more loving to

those around us.

 

The dawning of this new millennium is more than a date on the calendar;

it can be our date to meet the Eternal Beloved. How close we are to fulfilling

that meeting is up to us. We must do our best and leave the rest to God.

If we are sincere in our efforts, then God will surely bless us. If we

are not doing our best, then let today be the day that we improve our

efforts so that we can attract more and more divine grace.

 

The new millennium is a state of heart and a state of the soul. It is

time to lead as spiritual a life as we can, as loving a life as we can,

as giving a life as we can. By doing so, we can make this new millennium

a golden age of spirituality for us and for all those with whom we share

this planet.

 

Let the golden rays of spirituality dawn in every human heart. May this

millennium be one in which every person reunites with the Lord and enjoys

all-embracing love and ecstasy. I would like to conclude with this prayer:

 

May the golden age of spirituality shine forth in the new millennium;

May its rays awaken all souls to the divinity within them.

May those rays embrace with love and bliss people of all nations,

And may that love bring peace and ecstasy to every soul in creation.

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