He IS

 

Backdrop of Pujya Chariji’s 77th Birth Anniversary Celebrations at 

Hyderabad, July 24 2004

The Bird in the Picture – The Wandering Albatross.

The Wandering Albatross has the largest wingspan of any bird, and is named so, because it is a great traveller. Albatross is the living bird with the greatest wingspan, measuring almost 3.5 m. The body length is up to 1.35 m. Albatross bird roams on the windy oceans It spends most of its life in flight, landing only to breed and feed. Distances travelled each year are hard to measure, but one banded bird was recorded travelling 6000 km in twelve days. It can spend several months in the air, without ever touching land. Albatross lives up to 80 years of age.

About the Picture

The Bird in the Picture – The Wandering Albatross represents Beloved Master Pujyashri Parthasarathi Rajagopalachariji. He IS 77 in 2004 flying at 400 with huge wings serving humanity 22 untiringly in guiding them towards His Beloved Master Babuji Maharaj . The spiritual connotation of this Mahavakya is immense and profound. The purport of “ He IS” is left to the spiritual seekers to be meditated upon. 

He IS

(From Principles of Sahaj Marg, Vol.13 )

Reality is what IS. What was cannot be Reality, what is going to be cannot be Reality, because one has passed off, and t he other is not yet. This brought me to the important idea of the Master and God. Whether God is or not, is not the question. Is He ‘IS’ to you? If not, He is not. Therefore sensible spirituality takes up and foolish religion denies, a Master. Spirituality says, “This guy, whatever he may be, is Real. He is there. He ‘IS’ to you. What He is, is not the consideration. He IS. Accept Him. Through him, now try to realize that which He is putting before you as goal, with His guidance, with His help.”

- Parthasar athi Rajagopalachari

Serve to Deserve

 

(Backdrop of 104 th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Pujya Babuji Maharaj, the Heartfulness Master at, Hyderabad, April 30, 2003)

Serve to Deserve

I hope all of you will understand the deeper significance. I don’t have to spell out the consequences of not serving. My Master Babuji Maharaj used to say – there is only one way of making Him happy. That was to do His work faithfully without thinking of your own self. Selfless service does not mean only that you don’t get money for it or reward for it. Selfless service means not to think of yourself at any time under any circumstances.

- Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari

Become like a candle

 

(Backdrop of 78th Birthday celebrations of Beloved Chariji Maharaj, the Heartfulness Master in 2005)

Become like a candle 

We should be the leader s of society, not just one but all of us. Each in our locality, in our section, in our office, like a candle in every dark room. It is enough. One candle removes the darkness. If you light more candles, that is only to increase the illumination. To clear t he darkness, to permit me to see, one candle is enough. So we must each one be like candles in our sections of society. Wherever we go there must be illumination, there must be some

fragrance of the spiritual growth. It was one of my Master’s standard statements that if you light the

candle, insects will automatically come towards it: “ Chirag jalao to kide apne aap ud ayenge.”

So we have to become such candles, humble, lowly; but remember that even the highest source of illumination is measured in ter ms of candle power. So in society, changes must be measured in terms of the individual’s man power. So it is not a small thing. It is as big as total darkness of a room being dispelled by one single candle. 

But we must have the courage to burn ourselves, as Babuji said, “The ultimate example of a spiritual sacrifice is the candle which burns itself to illuminate others” – self consuming – let us try to

become that. 

- Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari