Ignorance is Darkness; Shun it. {28.}

Ignorance is Darkness; Shun it. {28.}
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“Ignorance is the night of the mind;
A night that’s without moon or star.”

---- Confucius.

Just You Are My All-in-all! {27.}

Just You Are My All-in-all! {27.}
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“You are my companion; You are my best friend.
You are my beloved; I am in love with You.
You are my honor; You are my decoration.
Without You, I cannot survive, even for an instant.”

---- The Guru Granth Sahib.
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Do not Doubt; Have Faith. {26.}

Do not Doubt; Have Faith. {26.}
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“There is neither this world
nor the world beyond nor happiness
for the one who doubts.”

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Keep Me on Right Path. {25.}

Keep Me on Right Path. {25.}
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“In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds,
the Beneficent, the Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgment.
Thee do we serve and Thee do we beseech for help.
Keep us on the right path.
The path of those upon whom Thou hast bestowed favors.
Not (the path) of those upon whom Thy wrath is brought down,
nor of those who go astray.”

---- The Quran; Al-Fatiha {The Opening}: 1-7.
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Subjects Worthy of One’s Thought. {24.}

Subjects Worthy of One’s Thought. {24.}
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“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble,
whatever is right, whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable ...
if anything is excellent or praiseworthy,
think about such things.”

---- The Bible; Philippians 4:8.
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Difference between Good & Bad. {23.}

Difference between Good & Bad. {23.}
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“Good men and bad men differ radically.
Bad men never appreciate kindness shown them,
but wise men appreciate and are grateful.
Wise men try to express their appreciation and gratitude
by some return of kindness,
not only to their benefactor,
but to everyone else.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Teachings of the Radhasoami Faith. {22.}

Teachings of the Radhasoami Faith. {22.}
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“The teachings of the Radhasoami Faith are similar to those of the Faith known as the Religion of Saints or Sant Mat as taught by Guru Nanak and Kabir Sahab and other Saints like Jagjivan Sahab, Paltu Sahab and Tulsi Sahab of Hathras. The Radhasoami Faith may, therefore, be described as the Religion of Saints. Seekers who are desirous of joining the Satsang are expected to accept the teachings of the Radhasoami Faith and promise to act according to its principles and perform the practices prescribed therein.”

---- Dayalbagh; published by the Radhasoami Satsang Sabha, Dayalbagh.
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The Simultaneous Coexistence of Opposites. {21.}

The Simultaneous Coexistence of Opposites. {21.}
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“When the people of the world all know beauty as beauty
There arises the recognition of ugliness.
When they all know the good as good
There arises the recognition of evil.
Therefore, being and non-being produce each other.”

---- Lao-Tzu, the founder of Taoism, B.C. 600-531.
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Krishna Exhorts Arjuna to Fight. {20.}

Krishna Exhorts Arjuna to Fight. {20.}
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“Krishna said:
‘You grieve for those who are not worthy of grief,
And yet speak words of wisdom.
The wise grieve neither
For the living nor for the dead.

There never was a time when I, you,
Or these kings did not exist;
Nor shall we ever cease to exist in the future.

Just as the Atma acquires a childhood body,
A youth body, and an old age body during this life,
Similarly, the Atma acquires another body after death.
The wise are not deluded by this.

The contacts of the senses with the sense objects
Give rise to the feelings of heat and cold,
And of pain and pleasure.
They are transitory and impermanent.
Therefore, endure them, O Arjuna.’”

---- The Bhagavad Gita; Chapter 1: 11-14.
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Thought Futile; His Command Supreme. {19.}

Thought Futile; His Command Supreme. {19.}
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“By thinking, He cannot be reduced to thought,
even by thinking hundreds of thousands of times.
By remaining silent, inner silence is not obtained,
even by remaining lovingly absorbed deep within.
The hunger of the hungry is not appeased,
even by piling up loads of worldly goods.
Hundreds of thousands of clever tricks,
but not even one of them
will go along with you in the end.
So how can you become truthful?
And how can the veil of illusion be torn away?
O Nanak, it is written that you shall
obey the Hukum or His Command,
and walk in the Way of His Will. …
By His Command, souls come into being;
by His Command, glory and greatness are obtained.
By His Command, some are high and some are low;
by His Written Command, pain and pleasure are obtained.
Some, by His Command, are blessed and forgiven;
others, by His Command, wander aimlessly forever.
Everyone is subject to His Command;
no one is beyond His Command.
O Nanak, one who understands His Command, does not speak in ego.”

---- The Guru Granth Sahib; Guru Nanak Dev, Japji, 1 & 2.
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Friendship among Enemies is Possible. {18.}

Friendship among Enemies is Possible. {18.}
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“Perhaps Allah will make friendship between you
and those whom you hold as enemies.
And Allah has power (over all things),
and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

---- The Quran; Surah: Al-Mumtahina; Verse: 7.
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Good Happens to the Devout. {17.}

Good Happens to the Devout. {17.}
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“All things work together for good to those that love the Lord.”

---- The Bible; Romans, 8:28.
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Choose Your Friends Very Carefully. {16.}

Choose Your Friends Very Carefully. {16.}
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“An insincere and evil friend
is more to be feared than a wild beast;
a wild beast may wound your body,
but an evil friend will wound your mind.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Supreme Godhead Radhasoami Dayal’s Message. {15.}

Supreme Godhead Radhasoami Dayal’s Message. {15.}
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MESSAGE:

“Proclaimed for the benefit of the spiritually deserving the Message that the Supreme Being, Most Bountiful, Merciful RADHASOAMI Has, upon Observing the extreme agony and delusion of living beings, Compassionately Pleased to Personally Incarnate Himself as the holy Form of the Sant Satguru {ot Grand Saint-Master}, for the express purpose of their redemption. In His boundless Grace. He Reveals the secrets of His Own Abode, and Preaches the Surat Shabda Marg as the means to attain it. It behooves the living beings to nurture faith and love in His Lotus Feet.”

---- Param Purusha Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj, the August Founder of Radhasoami religion; the holy Sar Bachan {Nazm}.
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Import:
This forms the first {translated} paragraph of the key, crucial, and most glorious Message to humanity Communicated by the Supreme Godhead RADHASOAMI.

It simply means that upon Witnessing the ignorance, confusion and misery of living beings in this depraved age of Kaliyuga, the God dwelling in the loftiest divine realm Personally Decided to Incarnate His Highness upon earth, with the sole Intention of universal salvation.

Humanity should rejoice at this best possible of news for its redemption. Satsangis have already started doing so and, as Merciful RADHASOAMI Showers His Grace upon others, the rest of the world will also gradually follow suit.
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Superior Person’s Words and Deeds. {14.}

Superior Person’s Words and Deeds. {14.}
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“The superior person acts before {s}he speaks,
And afterwards speaks according to one’s action.”

---- Confucius, the founder of Taoism, {B.C. 551 to 479}.
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Constantly Guard against Your Senses. {13.}

Constantly Guard against Your Senses. {13.}
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“And as a boat on the water is swept away by a strong wind,
even one of the senses on which the mind focuses
can carry away a person’s intelligence.”

---- The Bhagavad Gita; 2:67.
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Param Sant Kabir’s Godly Transformation. {12.}

Param Sant Kabir’s Godly Transformation. {12.}
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“Says Kabir, I have gone insane. Slaughtering, slaughtering my mind,
I have merged into the Celestial Lord.
When the stream flows into the Ganges, then it becomes the Ganges.
Just so, Kabir has become the Lord.
He has become the Embodiment of Truth, and he does not go anywhere else.
Associating with the sandalwood tree, the tree nearby is changed;
that tree begins to smell just like the sandalwood tree.
Coming into contact with the philosophers’ stone, copper is transformed;
that copper is transformed into gold.
In the Society of the Saints, Kabir is transformed;
that Kabir is transformed into the Lord.
Some apply ceremonial marks to their foreheads,
hold malas in their hands, and wear religious robes.
Some people think that the Lord is a play-thing.
If I am insane, then I am Yours, O Lord.
How can people know my secret?
I do not pick leaves as offerings, and I do not worship idols.
Without devotional worship of the Lord, service is useless.
I worship the True Guru; forever and ever, I surrender to Him.
By such service, I find peace in the Court of the Lord.
People say that Kabir has gone insane.
Only the Lord realizes the secret of Kabir.
Turning away from the world,
I have forgotten both my social class and ancestry.
My weaving now is in the most profound celestial stillness.”

---- The Guru Granth Sahib; Param Sant Kabir, page 1158.
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Obedience and Patience Merit Reward. {11.}

Obedience and Patience Merit Reward. {11.}
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“And obey Allah and His Messenger,
and do not dispute {with one another}
lest you lose courage and your strength depart,
and be patient.
Surely, Allah is with those
who are As-Sabirin {the patient ones}.

---- The Quran; Surah: Al-Anfal, Verse: 46.
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The Vine and Its Branches. {10.}

The Vine and Its Branches. {10.}
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“I am the vine, you are the branches.
He who abides in Me, and I in him,
bears much fruit;
for without Me you can do nothing.”

---- The Bible; John, 15:5.
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Self-conquest is the Greatest Victory. {9.}

Self-conquest is the Greatest Victory. {9.}
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“It is better to conquer yourself
than to win a thousand battles.
Then the victory is yours.
It cannot be taken away from you;
not by angels or by demons,
nor by heaven or by hell.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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