Avyakt BapDada 23rd December 1985

BapDada is seeing his elevated happy little world. On the one hand there is the very huge world without any taste, and on the other hand there is this happy little world. The Brahmin souls in this happy world are completely and constantly full with peace and happiness. On the basis of purity and cleanliness there is the experience of a life of happiness and peace. There can be no trace of even the words sorrow and peacelessness when there is purity and cleanliness. This happy little world is within the fortress of purity. If even a thought goes outside the fort of purity then sorrow and peacelessness will be experienced. If the foot of the intellect remains within the fort then there cannot be any wave of sorrow or peacelessness in thoughts or even in dreams. If there is the slightest experience of sorrow or peacelessness then there has definitely been some form of impure influence. Purity isn’t just a case of conquering lust – all forms of limited desire must be conquered.

There are many desires. First the desire for possessions. Secondly the desire for limited attainment from human beings. Third the many limited desires relating to fulfilment of relationships. Fourth there can be limited desires in service. To conquer all these desires means to finish sorrow and peacelessness for all time. If the intellect is attracted by any perishable object this is an indication that there is still a form of desire, that is, attachment. The words are changed into a royal form and it is said “I don’t have a desire, but I like this”. But whether it refers to an object or an individual, if there is any special attraction, if the object or individual is liked, then that is also a desire.To feel that everything and everyone is good is accurate, but to feel that “I like this one” or “this thing” is inaccurate. This is a royal form of desire.

It may be that you like the way in which someone does service, or the way someone gives sustenance. Or you may like someone’s virtues, or the hard work they do. You may like someone’s renunciation or their nature. To take the fragrance of that goodness and imbibe it within the self is one thing, but because of that goodness, to say that this is the only one who is good, changes that appreciation into desire. That desire divorces the soul from becoming good itself.

Another aspect of desire which brings the soul down is animosity. One form of desire is being impressed, and on the other side is the desire that creates a feeling of jealousy or animosity.
Both desires finish peace and happiness and bring upheaval to the mind. Being impressed brings attachment and the soul comes under the influence of the other. A sign of jealousy and animosity is stubbornness in attempting to prove oneself to be right. Such desires use up much time and energy and the soul doesn’t realise it at that moment. Both aspects cause so much damage that the soul causes distress to others also – the soul takes sorrow and gives sorrow – the foot of the intellect has stepped outside the world of happiness and peace.

So, defeat these royal desires as well. Come to the stage where you are ignorant of what these desires are about. When there are thoughts in either of these two negative areas, so that you say “I will show them” then who will you show? Baba or the Brahmin family? Who will you show? Recognise that you will not be doing something or showing something, you will simply be displaying your own fall. Thinking “I will do this service and show others, I will glorify my name and show others” – this is the intoxication of limited attainment – you will not show a wonder, but a fall. Are these words royal? This is Maya putting on the mask of a lion, but she has influenced the soul and made it a goat! This isn’t cleverness – it is the way to be defeated every kalpa and prevented from entering the sun dynasty – it is to belong to the moon dynasty. Where there is the consciousness of “I” it means the soul has been possessed by some form of limited desire. So let the words you speak be accurate (yukti-yukt) and let your feelings also be completely accurate. Allow neither arrogance nor disregard to come, even the slightest traces of them, because such feelings take you far from the pure feeling of good wishes, and the consciousness of self respect. Self respect moves you away from desires and then you swing in the world of constant happiness and peace – this is the stage of the one who has conquered all desires, the one who has conquered the world.

So, BapDada was seeing the tiny, happy world. Why allow the foot of the intellect to step away from your own land into a foreign land? The religion of the external, the land outside, cases you sorrow. The religion of the eternal self and of your original land is that which gives you happiness.You are the children of the Ocean of Happiness, souls who have claimed these rights, and so remain constantly happy and constantly peaceful. So take your rights and leave behind your weaknesses. Achcha.

To those who constantly live in the world of happiness; to those who have conquered desires; to those elevated souls who constantly have good wishes and pure thoughts for all other souls; to those who are constantly stable on the seat of self respect; to such special souls, BapDada’s love, remembrance, and namaste.

(teachers)

The goddess of contentment is worshipped the most. Why do they worship this goddess? Because in today’s world there is a great deal of tension – there are many problems so discontent and tension is increasing. So you must become jewels of contentment and give the light of contentment to others. First you must remain content with yourself, and then you can be content in service, and then you can be also content with your companions and in all relationships. Only then will you be called the jewel of contentment.

It is also important to become an instrument. Greatness is equal to humility. A tree that is full of fruits will bow down – the one who has humility is able to enjoy immediate fruit. Achcha.