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You
should decide six things in your life. And these are essential
prerequisites for every devotee. Particularly in the life
of every devotee who is seeking Devine path: -
1.
Sant - There should be one Sant (Saint) in the life
of every individual. Take refuge in one Saint as soon as
possible. Be of one preceptor (SadaGuru), the pure teacher.
Don't Delay. Such a Saint could guide you.
2.
Kant - Meaning Husband, your personal favorite God
(Eastdev). There should be one personal Lord in everyone's
life. It could be anyone like Ram, Krishna, Shiva, Durga
or any one of God's Incarnations. Accept any divine form
from our basic culture and surrender to him.
3.
Sutra (Principles or Maxim) Sutra's of Life - Act
According to one (Maxim) guiding principle. Some have the
principle of social service. Some may run a charitable kitchen
and provide food without any charge; some may give comfort
to patients in the hospital. The Sutra means the tread,
and without the thread even the most expansive pearl will
fall, get lost. You won't be able to find it…Gandhiji
used to say that Truth is my God; the Truth became the sutra
for his Life. The Sutra for Buddha was Karuna, meaning compassion.
Mahavir's sutra was Ahimsa, meaning non-violence. Therefore,
follow one maxim. Would you say, which Sutra? There are
many Sutras in our scriptures. Make you choice according
to your nature. If you can't select one, then ask a Saint.
But pick one Sutra for you life.
4.
Mantra - (Sacred Word) every individual should have
one mantra. It should be given by a SadaGuru. It could be
from the Vedas, Mahamantra or name of God. Whatever is given
by your SadaGuru just hold it to your heart.
5.
Panth (Path) Every individual should have one path
to follow. In Vedic philosophy, there are three paths, a
path of knowledge, a path of devotion or worship, and a
path or Karma (deeds). In the Vedas there are over 80000
mantras for actions oriented towards results. There are
20000 mantras for the path of Salvation. Out of that 4000
are for the path of Knowledge, and 16000 for the path of
devotion. Out of three paths shown to us by the Vedas, choose
one according to your nature. So decide one path. This is
not a talk about a sectarian path
6.
Granth (scripture of Holy Book) in you life, there should
be one holy book. It could be Ramayan, Bhagwat, or Gita.
Or Upanishad, or Brahmsutra. You worship it ritually every
day. You recite that everyday. Don't think of a Scripture
as a book. Why do you carry Ramayan Granth on your head?
It not only a book but also it is our head (brain)
Manas
Bhaktimani 1990, Washington, USA
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