 Mark Your Life - Gurdwara Lecture  |
The essence of life circulates like the stars circulating in their own rhythm. Every individual is born by the Will of God and is granted a period of pranic breath, through which one has to grow into the essential essence to make the soul bright, beautiful, and light.
But it appears that we have a lot of work, a lot of thinking, a lot of house-holding to do. We think about the earth too much! If our thoughts are 9/10th about the heavens, and only 1/10th towards the earth, we will understand the micro and macro-consciousness of both. That combination will deliver you respect, liberty, and freedom from a lot of fear and thoughts which make you poor. Man is not poor in wealth; man is poor by thoughts. If your thinking is fearful, and you’re always thinking, “If I lose this...,” then, whatever you gain comes with fear of loss, and you absolutely cannot understand what tomorrow is. People who say, "We have everything," one thing is missing and that is satisfaction. And if you are not satisfied, then what is there to live for? If you are a criteria character, then you share your happiness with others, and make others happy.
Mark your life, and your destiny, attitude, and altitude of life will decide your perfection. And that perfection is very clear. Learn giving, learn bearing, learn inspiring, learn sharing, learn shaking the hands of others, and if you cannot give anything else, at least give a smile. Be humorous about things. Make somebody’s day.
You have walked on the path of the Guru. Now you are responsible for sharing with others, not proselytizing, but sharing. Let the brightness of your smile and your cheerful homes attract people. Maybe some people will ask, “How have you achieved this everlasting happiness, your smiles, and your wonderful life?” This is the effective language of your purity and piety that people welcome.
If you cannot think of the universe, then how can the Maker of the universe think of you? You have to call Him by Name. That is what Nam is all about. You have to look to the Creator as his creatures. And you have to understand, that it all comes from Him and it all goes back to Him. We shall leave just with our karma, as we have come just with our karma.
The best thing is to let Dharma guide us, so that our karmas will be burned. This is a Brahm Yoga, in which you shall prosper, leaving prosperity behind for generations. And you shall be remembered, and death will never seize you. Guru Nanak has seen no death. He just let it go by. He is more alive today in the hearts of people than he was then.
Wahe Guru Ji ka Khalsa
Wahe Guru Ji ki Fateh!- Excerpts Gurdwara lecture 1/26/2003
© Yogi Bhajan