Work without Focus on Reward. {48.}

Work without Focus on Reward. {48.}
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"Thou hast power only to act,
but not over the reward thereof.
Act thou, therefore,
without prospect of the reward
and without succumbing to inaction."
---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Karmas: Good, Bad & Effects. {47.}

Karmas: Good, Bad & Effects. {47.}
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"You unite me with Yourself, O True God.
Through perfect good karma, You are obtained."
"Those who act in ego do not go beyond karma.
It is only by Guru's Grace that one is rid of ego."
"Through the perfect karma of good deeds,
one meets the Perfect Guru, whose speech is perfect."
"According to the karma of past actions, one's destiny unfolds,
even though everyone wants to be so lucky."
"Those who were pre-ordained to have no good karma at all:
gazing into the lamp of emotional attachment,
they are burnt, like moths in a flame."
"Those blessed with the karma of good actions praise the Lord.
O Nanak, they make the Guru their spiritual teacher.
In the fourth watch of the early morning hours,
a longing arises in their higher consciousness.
They are attuned to the river of life;
the True Name is in their minds and on their lips."
"Whatever pleases You is a pure action of karma."
"As she has planted, so does she harvest; such is the field of karma."
"When good karma dawns, the wall of doubt is torn down."
"With good karmas or actions,
some come to serve the Perfect Guru."
"Born because of the karma of their past mistakes,
they make more mistakes, and fall into mistakes."
"Without the karma of good deeds,
they are only destroying themselves."

---- The Guru Granth Sahib.
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Good Deeds, Honor; & Creation. {46.}

Good Deeds, Honor; & Creation. {46.}
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"Whoever desires honor, then to Allah belongs the honor wholly.
To Him do ascend the good words; and the good deeds,
lift them up, and {as for} those who plan evil deeds,
they shall have a severe chastisement;
and {as for} their plan, it shall perish.
And Allah created you of dust, then of the life-germ,
then He made you pairs;
and no female bears, nor does she bring forth,
except with His knowledge;
and no one whose life is lengthened has his life lengthened,
nor is aught diminished of one's life,
but it is all in a book;
surely this is easy to Allah."
---- The Quran; Fatir {Originator} 10-11.
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Righteousness is One's Ultimate Security. {45.}

Righteousness is One's Ultimate Security. {45.}
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"Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way:
but wickedness overthroweth the sinner."

---- The Bible; Proverbs 13:6.
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Buddha's Last Words to Humanity. {44.}

Buddha's Last Words to Humanity. {44.}
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"All composite things are subject to decay. Strive for your own liberation with diligence."

---- The Buddha's last words,
uttered to his close attendant of years, Anantha.
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Dayalbagh: Garden of the Merciful. {43.}

Dayalbagh: Garden of the Merciful. {43.}
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“DAYALBAGH, which translated into English means the ‘Garden of the Merciful’, is the headquarters of the Radhasoami Satsang Community. The foundation of this Ashram was laid on the Basant Panchami day, the 20th of January 1915 by a simple ceremony of planting a mulberry tree by His Holiness Huzur Sahabji Maharaj, the fifth Revered Leader of the Radhasoami Faith. It is a self-contained colony of the followers of the Radhasoami Faith, and is well-known for its institutions and for the activities of its inmates in the social and economic spheres, undertaken by them in a spirit of cooperation and for the organized way of life that conforms to the spiritual ideals of the Radhasoami Faith.”
---- "Dayalbagh"; published by the Radhasoami Satsang Sabha, Dayalbagh.
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Devotion is an Upward Spiral. {42.}

Devotion is an Upward Spiral. {42.}
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"Devotion, like fire, goeth upward."

---- Zoroaster; Persian philosopher and religious leader,
(c. 628 BC - c. 551 BC).
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Temperance Necessary for Successful Meditation. {41.}

Temperance Necessary for Successful Meditation. {41.}
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"Those who eat too much or eat too little,
who sleep too much or sleep too little,
will not succeed in meditation.
But those who are temperate in eating and sleeping,
work and recreation,
will come to the end of sorrow through meditation."

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Conquer Death while Yet Alive. {40.}

Conquer Death while Yet Alive. {40.}
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"While you are alive, conquer death,
and you shall have no regrets in the end."

---- The Guru Granth Sahib.
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Divine Injunction against Causeless Murder. {39.}

Divine Injunction against Causeless Murder. {39.}
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"Whoever kills another one without justifiable cause,
surely he is killing all of humanity.
And whoever saves the life of another one,
surely he saves the lives of all of humanity."

---- The Quran; Sura Al Ma'aidah; Ayah 32.
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Gate to Damnation or Paradise. {38.}

Gate to Damnation or Paradise. {38.}
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“Enter through the narrow gate.
The gate that leads to damnation is wide,
the road is clear, and many choose to travel it.
But how narrow is the gate that leads to life,
how rough the road,
and how few there are who find it.”

---- The Bible; Matthew 7:13-14.
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Habitually Think Very Carefully, Indeed! {37.}

Habitually Think Very Carefully, Indeed! {37.}
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“The thought manifests as the word.
The word manifests as the deed.
The deed develops into habit.
And the habit hardens into character.
So, watch the thought and its ways with care.
And let it spring from love,
born out of concern for all beings.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Here Till Redeem You All! {36.}

Here Till Redeem You All! {36.}
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Almost everyone is acquainted with the concept of divine incarnations. All the world’s major established religions subscribe to the possibility of God taking birth in a mortal human frame for the purpose of guidance & / or salvation of human beings. This belief has been found in almost every land & every age in recorded human history.

The Bhagavad Gita unambiguously affirms that whenever evil gains ground in the world, Lord Krishna reincarnates to end it. The Quran refers to several prophets & messengers of Allah. Jesus Christ was regarded as the son of God. The traditions of the Sikh gurus, the Bodhisattvas & of the Dalai Lama all reinforce this idea.

Hence, there can per se be absolutely nothing to disbelieve in the tenet of the Radhasoami religion that the Supreme Godhead Radhasoami has Incarnated on earth, & Is Redeeming His followers, through an intergenerational agency of the Param Gurus or Grand Masters.

This Faith has a history of an uninterrupted lineage of eight sacred forms of the Param Guru to lend credence to its fundamental tenet, & inspire the faith of its numerous devotees from all across the world.

What is the matchless glory of the Radhasoami religion of Dayalbagh? The solemn declaration by the Param Guru that the Incarnated Divine Current or Nij Dhar shall NOT return to its original Avode of Radhasoami Dham {the most exalted paradise in existence} until It has achieved the true & final salvation of all living beings {& not just humans}.

In other words, the reassuring & glorious message given by the Nij Dhar to humanity may be simply writ as:

“I AM INCARNATED ON EARTH & WILL CONTINUE REDEEMING HUMANS & OTHER BEINGS TILL I HAVE REDEEMED YOU ALL!”

So, how do we humbly go about possibly expressing our gratitude for such indescribable divine Grace & most glorious Mission of universal salvation?

Well, ....!

Note: This is drawn from & inspired by the scriptures, practices & teachings pertaining to the Radhasoami religion of Dayalbagh.
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Doing Good to Others Pays. {35.}

Doing Good to Others Pays. {35.}
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“Doing good to others is not a duty, it is a joy,
for it increases our own health and happiness.”

---- Zoroaster; Iranian prophet and founder of the ancient Parsee religion,
which bears his name, c. 628-c.551 BC.
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Become Absolutely Fearless at Heart. {34.}

Become Absolutely Fearless at Heart. {34.}
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“Fear not.
What is not real, never was and never will be.
What is real, always was and cannot be destroyed."

---- The Bhagavad Gita.
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Good Souls Remain Spiritually Absorbed. {33.}

Good Souls Remain Spiritually Absorbed. {33.}
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“Those blessed with the karma of good actions praise the Lord.
O Nanak, they make the Guru their spiritual teacher.
In the fourth watch of the early morning hours,
a longing arises in their higher consciousness.
They are attuned to the river of life;
the True Name is in their minds and on their lips.”

---- The Guru Granth Sahib.
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Right Course, Disbelief & Punishment. {32.}

Right Course, Disbelief & Punishment. {32.}
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“This Book, there is no doubt in it, is a guide to those who guard {against evil}.
Those who believe in the unseen and keep up prayer
and spend out of what We have given them.
And who believe in that which has been revealed to you
and that which was revealed before you
and they are sure of the hereafter.
These are on a right course from their Lord
and these it is that shall be successful.
Surely those who disbelieve,
it being alike to them whether you warn them,
or do not warn them, will not believe.
Allah has set a seal upon their hearts
and upon their hearing
and there is a covering over their eyes,
and there is a great punishment for them.
And there are some people who say:
We believe in Allah and the last day;
and they are not at all believers.
They desire to deceive Allah and those who believe,
and they deceive only themselves and they do not perceive.”

---- The Quran; Al-Baqarah {The Cow}: 1-10.
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Golden Rule to Your Living. {31.}

Golden Rule to Your Living. {31.}
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“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you,
for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”

---- The Bible; Matthew 7:12.
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Discard Lesser for Greater Joy. {30.}

Discard Lesser for Greater Joy. {30.}
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“If a person who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one,
let her or him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.
I reached in experience the nirvana that is unborn, unrivalled,
secure from attachment, undecaying and unstained.
This condition has indeed been reached by me
that is deep, difficult to see, difficult to understand,
tranquil, excellent, beyond the reach of mere logic, subtle,
and to be realized only by the wise.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Divine Guarantee of Universal Salvation. {29.}

Divine Guarantee of Universal Salvation. {29.}
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The Radhasoami religion of Dayalbagh revolves around the holy person of the Param Guru or Grand Master. When the Param Guru sheds His mortal human frame, the Incarnated Divine Current or Nij Dhar continues Its most glorious Mission of universal salvation through a next chosen sacred form as the Param Guru.

Hence, the mode employed by divine Grace in the Radhasoami religion is through an intergenerational, uninterrupted & continuing lineage of Grand Masters. This concept has had other historical parallels also, the Sikh gurus & the tradition of the Dalai Lama being two examples that easily come to mind.

However, there remain several crucial differences between the Radhasoami religion & all others, which do not bear a discussion right now. Suffice it to say, that the Radhasoami religion of Dayalbagh is a living tradition, originated from the most exalted divine realm, & it has been the first in all recorded human history & creational existence to unambiguously declare that the Nij Dhar shall blessedly not Return to Its Realm until & unless It achieves the salvation of all living beings in this world-system in the ongoing depraved age of Kaliyuga.

Glory be to the living Radhasoami religion of Dayalbagh, which has been engaged in the most glorious Mission of universal salvation since 12.30 a.m. of the sacred Monday of August 24, 1818!
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Note: This is drawn from & inspired by the scriptures, practices & teachings pertaining to the Radhasoami religion of Dayalbagh.
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