God's Constant Guidance and Our Surrender
God's guidance is continuous and moment-to-moment, requiring us to remain in His will and surrender like a child, rather than relying on intellectual understanding or past teachings alone.
Work on ourselves. Ourselves. Okay, so suppose you had the option. Option and second option is no, correcting ourself is necessary. Like God, how you correct? He is told everything. Everything is talked about by him. He told all the way, he given all the Gita to people. We only can grasp it. We should be open to grasp it. We are not open to grasp it, then how much he will do for you also? He will not be able then. He will also... has he told you that that now you have to do? He come and tell you?
No, wait, wait, wait. So suppose I'm a mad person, okay? So I'm telling you a mad idea. See how much you want to listen to this mad person. It's completely up to you. So I'm telling you that God wants to hold our hand and every step of the way he wants to guide us. Huh? Every step of the way. He has never told me once, 'Whatever I had to tell you, I have told you. Now it is your job.' You see, he has in fact told me that that will become my ego, that will become my pride. He has told me that you must remain like a little boy in my arms so that then I can guide you moment to moment.
So Nanak Ji said, after everybody asked him, 'Okay, you are saying by sitting in meditation it will not happen, by getting the most pleasure it will not happen, by applying our intellect and knowing so much it will not happen, then how will it happen?' they asked. So what did he say? He said, 'Hukum rajai chalna,' which means that we must remain in the will of God. Hukum actually is the command of God, and that is my highest teaching, he said. Now, this hukum, has he said that he will not guide us this moment? You see, so what has happened is that in the world it can feel like Ishwar Prapthi or Atma Darshan is such a rare thing. Do we feel that? Okay, now we have to rely only on what we think has been said.
Key Teachings
- God desires to guide us moment-to-moment, like a child in His arms, rather than leaving us to 'do it ourselves' after initial instruction.
- Relying solely on past knowledge or intellectual understanding can lead to ego and pride, hindering true guidance.
- The highest teaching is to remain in the will (Hukum) of God, allowing His continuous guidance.
- True spiritual application requires moment-to-moment guidance by the Atma, not just conceptual knowledge from scriptures.
From: Who Does Your Heart Belong to In This Moment? - 18 September 2024