New Year a time for introspection and change

A dawn of another new year, with new hopes wishes and resolutions. Isn't this the right time to think about our advancement towards the goal and the way we approach our Master.

Every single day introspection of the soul must be done. What we were before we came to Sahaj Marg? What are we today? And we need to become? Are we doing everything from our part to become what we should become, to become what our Master wants us to become? Are we co-operating with our Master in every way or are we just trying to accept him partially only in the aspects which seems convenient to us.


Master gives unconditionally to everyone without any question of deservingness. Are we willing to make ourselves deserving in order to retain what He bestows upon us?


Our Master is an Alchemist who transforms our tendencies from animal to human and from human to divine we need to co-operate with Him for our transformation. We have a saying that "Everything is easily said than done"; But being guided by our Beloved Alchemist everything is easily accomplished. The need of the hour is our willingness to change.

"A human birth, a craving for divine and being born at the time of Guru who will take us to the Divine, the combination of three is very rare indeed". Being bestowed with such a rare blessing we need to co-operate with our Master in every possible way and allow Him to transform us.


It is very hurting to read Master quoting Bapuji in His book Heart of the Lion where Bapuji has said "I have been a failure in my life, because I never told the truth to people ".Master has said that" Bapuji said so because of His devotees who were priding themselves upon their devotion, priding themselves for their so-called love for the Master. My Master was betrayed by His devotees, by his bhakthas, by his lovers more than anybody else"

At least we need to live in such a way that He derives a sense of satisfaction when He thinks about us. We need to do something which will give our Master a sense of satisfaction and when one day Master thinks about us He should feel that we are an embodiment of His success.

First of all we need to check the way we approach our Master; Are we in the initial stage of approaching the Master for material benefits like wealth, success and good health or are we in the second stage of approaching the Master for spiritual elevation and gifts of bliss and liberation or are we in the third stage of approaching the Master for His neither for material nor for spiritual for His love, His attention and a place in His heart. Even the third stage is not complete by itself.

Here I would like to quote Lalaji's comments on Bapuji (from complete works of Ram Chandra volume -3 edition 1997 U.S.A page 180) "You did not ask even for my love for you, which people are always after. I think, asking for Master's love is against etiquette ".


I think approaching the Mater either for material benefits or spiritual benefits or even for His love everything is selfish. May be selfishness getting diluted in each stage but still it is selfish.

What then is the proper way to approach our Master?

(Complete works of Ramchandra volume -2 edition 1991 U.S.A ,Page 137)

Bapuji has also emphasized that "The question of getting arises only when there is a motive at the bottom. But when the heart itself is no longer ours the question of motive does not arise at all. What will you get then? Only that which is really yours"

In what ever level we might have approached the Master, past is past and Master does not want us to regret but only to change so at least now let us give our heart to Him.

Isn't this a right time for introspection, to change ourselves and to correct our ways and advance towards our Goal. Our Goal is Divine, our guide is Divine and our Path (Sahaj Marg) is Divine. So Success assured provided we are willing to co-operate.

My Alchemist

You Transmitted Love
You Transmited Happiness
You Transmitted Courage
You gave me a reason to live

What more you have given
I do not Perceive as of now
I think it would take me an eternity
To absorb all that you have bestowed

You keep giving unconditionally
Without a thought of my deservingness
I am always on the receiving end
And have attained the status of a beggar

Today this beggar stands before you
Without Knowing what she can give to you
Except her heart filled with gratitude
And tears emanating out of Love

Thou art my revered Father
Thou art my Best Friend
Thou art my Beloved Master
but above all Thou art my Alchemist
(Transformer of tendencies)