God's Will: The Highest Dharma
Ananta emphasizes that for those who have turned to God, their highest Dharma is to follow His will, making His presence, light, and love the paramount focus of their lives, as the true Guru resides within as the Atma.
So for those who have come to God, who have turned to God, then to follow God's will has to be their Dharma. There cannot be any other way to look at that. And then when we have come to God and our deepest intention is to follow our Dharma, which is to follow His will, then we can forget about karma. Then we are not to worry about what is this pattern of movement that happened. So remember very simply: what to do, what is good, what is right, what is better, all depends on whether it came from God or not.
So what is your Dharma as disciples? For those of you who consider this one to be the Master, it is to make it most important in your life to come to His presence. And once you have been blessed by this presence, take it to be the highest gift that you can receive in the human condition or in any condition, and to endeavor at all times to remain in His presence and to be guided by His light. So it always varies moment to moment; the guidance may vary. But if you were to ask me, 'What is it that you're telling all of us to do? What should we follow if to listen to your Master is the highest Dharma for me at the moment? What is it that you're telling me to do?' I'm telling you every Satsang to make God number one. To endeavor to live in His presence, in His light, in His love. And once you come to it, then value that more than anything that you can find in the world. Value that higher than everything else, everything else put together, and remain in that holy light, in the light of the Atma itself.
Because my job at best is provisional; my job at best is just temporary. Something within you turned towards God. There was a longing in your heart to turn to the truth, to turn towards God. The endeavor by yourself maybe seemed too difficult, too unapproachable; you didn't know what steps to take. So God just moves this one to try and be like a conveyor belt, moving you from the way of the head into the way of the heart, where His presence will guide you, His presence will shine His light on you, His presence will shine His love on you, and your life will feel like it has a completely different texture, completely different flavor than it used to before. There you know that you're in the right place. In the presence of the Atma within, then you are in the hands of the true Guru, and the work of this provisional one is done.
Key Teachings
- For those who have turned to God, following His will is their highest Dharma.
- Making God number one in life and striving to live in His presence, light, and love is the core teaching.
- Value God's presence above all else in the world.
- The true Guru is the Atma within, guiding one from the head to the heart, transforming life's experience.
From: Humility Is the Best Way to Enter God's Temple in Your Heart - 26th February 2024