Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

[Guest guest]

Dealing with Mistakes

 

Question: In relationships, after getting entangled, I realize I

made a mistake. Initially when I got involved, I was unable to take

a decision, I did not realize it then. What should I do?

 

Swamiji: Pray to God, after making a mistake, feel repentance. There

are three points related to this: 1) after making a mistake either

do not recognize or remember at all that you have made a mistake 2)

realize you made a mistake and repent feeling that after being given

this human birth and turning towards spiritual activities, I have

still made a mistake. It is not a good thing, I truly regret it and

3) I will never make this mistake again for the rest of my life.

From now onwards never again.

 

Realizing this, all will be alright. You will not make mistakes in

the future. All mistakes are due to desire for happiness and wealth.

All mistakes are due to these two things. " Bhogaishvarya

prasaktaanaam " Mistakes are only due to desire for enjoyment of

pleasures and accumulation of wealth. Anyone who has these two

desires, cannot attain God realization. Such persons cannot even

resolve to turn towards God. They cannot even have the inclination

to be engaged in worship of God.

 

Brothers ! Simply by desiring God, one can attain God Realization.

Worldly things require desire, effort and also what is coming due to

us, resulting from our past actions (praarabdh). All three are

needed for worldly acquisitions. But to attain God, requires only

desire. In worldly affairs, there can be losses, but in attaining

spiritual upliftment there is nothing but gain. There can never

be any losses. With a true heart call out to God " He Mere Naath, He

Mere Swami " If parents do not listen, then who will listen? God, is

the Eternal Father of all. He will listen to our prayers. He will

have mercy and compassion. Our Father, Our Master, the protector of

the weak, He will come to our rescue.

 

Time is running out. Every moment it is leaving us. Death is coming

closer. There is no one who will come to our help except God.

Recognize this quickly. There is no gain in understanding the world.

True gain is only in realizing God. Awaken quickly. In worldly

things there is not much gain. " tere bhaave jo karo bhalo buro

sansaar, Narayan tu baith ke, tu apnaa bodh buaar " Lord, in worldly

affairs, let it be as you please, good or bad. However my Lord, You

illume me with Your divine knowledge.

 

There were many great saints in Vraj. The common thing among them

all was that they had only one desire. Desire for God. Let us too

have only one desire. Every moment, death is coming closer. Very

very close. And when it does come, we will have to leave. At that

very second we will have to leave. This life will come to an end.

Therefore call out to God.

 

" sansaar saathi sab swaarth ke hai, pakke virodhi paramaarth ke hai,

degaa ne koyi dukh mein sahaara, sun tu kisiki mat baat pyaara "

Do not listen to anybody. This world and the people in it are all

selfish and non-believers in God. No one will come to your rescue or

help. Even the Saints will only help you, if you listen to them.

Many form different groups, fight with other groups. There is no

gain in any of this. Do not favor one group over another and have no

differences. All this is a waste of time. Simply get engaged in God

and God alone, as this birth is only for that purpose. Oh Lord, Oh

Lord ! Pray that you do not get entangled in Organizations and

Groups. There is simply no gain in any of this.

 

This birth is only for realizing God. Call out to only God. There is

gain and only gain. This birth is for no other purpose. Therefore

with a true heart call out to Him. Oh Lord, Let me never forget

you. " Sab par maange ek phal, Ram charan rati ho. " Let me develop

attraction only for Your Lotus Feet. Let me never forget

you. " Arthna dharma ne kaam .......... janam janam rati Ram pad,

yeh vardaan ne aan. " Even if everyone complaints about me, let it be

so. Let my mind continue to be engaged in You and You alone. " Jaane

ram kutil ker mohi, log kahe guru saaheb drohi, sita ram charan rati

more, anudin bade anugraha tore. " " Everyone may say he is an enemy

of his parents, his teacher, his family etc. Whatever anyone wants

to say, let them say. With Your grace, let my love for Sita-Ram

continue to increase with each passing day. "

 

Wherever saints have gone, that land has become holy and pure. They

have shared the words of God, and purified the environment. It is

God's grace that this type of association with truth is made

possible. It is all God's grace.