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Light of Divinity

our inner lamp. Guruji is such a one. Through the light of his being,
he not only cautions his devotees of the pitfalls on the way, he makes
their journey obstacle-free. Mahatma Tulsidas says mahapurushs like
Guruji are even higher than God. He writes:

Ram Sindhu Dhan Sajjan Dheera Chandan Taru, hari sant sameera
(God is the ocean; Mahapurushs are like the clouds; God is the
sandal tree; mahapurushs are like the breeze). Just as clouds
give rain to quench our thirst and the breeze carries the coolness
of the sandalwood tree, so too only through mahapurushs can
we connect with God. Even Lord Rama tells saint Narada that the
Shrutis (the revealed scriptures) are unable to recount the virtues of
mahapurushs.

Most respected Guruji’s native home is the Sach Khand. What is
this Sach Khand and where is it? Only he comes to know who is
touched by Guruji’s grace. ‘Atisay kripa jahi par hoi; Paon dey ahi maan
soi/Sant visuddh mile prabhu tahi, Charitra Ram kripa kar join’. And it
has been said that God resides in the Sach Khand.

The Compassionate Lord sends his mahapurush on a mission of
mercy. The mahapurushs come among us and take a person on a
five-stage journey through: 1) the Dharm Khand; 2) Gyan Khand;
3) Saram Khand; and 4) Karam Khand; to 5) God’s own mansion in
the Sach Khand. Finally, here is journey’s end. Man is liberated of
suffering and becomes a part of God’s empire of bliss.

Most respected Guruji first removes the problems in his devotees’
lives and takes them on the path of karma yoga. This is the first
stage of the journey—the Dharam Khand. The devotee, made
physically and mentally healthy, is able to contemplate normal and
supranormal subjects. He begins to realize the truth about the world
and the transitoriness of his own life. At this stage, he has reached
the Gyan Khand.

Ceaseless contemplation leads to the realization of God’s greatness
and his own state. He is filled with shame as he sees his ego. He
thinks he is wasting the human life that God had bestowed on him
so that he could attain to him. When this urge to unite with God
becomes intense, man reaches the Saram Khand. The high point of
this journey occurs when he feels God’s grace, which erases all his
doubts and he enjoys bliss. This is the Karam Khand.

Man is sponged with bliss through God’s grace and the doors of
the Sach Khand open for him. No one can undertake this journey

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