Truth Always Wins-7 - Baba Faqir Chand

Chapter 7

He who thinks himself different from Guru is in duality. Therefore, I lay stress time and again on this fact that if you remain attached to the physical existence of any Guru, you shall not get liberation.

Our mind is within and our thoughts are also within. The questioner within is the disciple, and he who answers within is the Guru. When the questioner gets satisfactory answers to all his queries, he becomes silent. When your mind does not have any more questions or when your mind has no desire to know anything, it becomes silent. This state of silence is known as the union of Guru and Disciple. Adoption of truth is not the worship of Baba Faqir Ji or his manifested form. The truth is your own "self." I am emancipated from duality and thus I want to see you emancipated. I wish that you could understand the truth and save yourself from the exploitation of Mahatmas and so-called Gurus. Be grateful to a true preceptor. One who forgets the good done to him is a thankless being. I am not ungrateful. I have gained this knowledge from you and now in return I serve you with my sermons and money. You enjoy an inexpressible bliss by merging in your own form. There is always brightness shining on the face of the saints. They can speak about the inner feelings of the visitors to them. I do not know what the other saints gained by merging in their real form. But I know my experience. When I dwell in my own "Self," I enjoy the feelings of fearlessness, happiness, peace and ecstasy. Man becomes peaceful after gaining the true knowledge of self. This is the truth. I have heard the agents of religious centers visit the householders and compel them to part with1/10th of their hard-earned money for the Guru. I proclaim, I am saint of the time. Beware your donations would not liberate you. Those who understand my words and adopt them in their lives are my disciple. This life is a bubble of consciousness. This bubble is the creation of His will and it will vanish at Hiswill. I am nothing, but still, I am everything. I have been a son, a brother, a husband, and father, but I do not ensnare myself in this world of attachments. This is the essence of all the religions, but none tries to understand it. What is to happen must happen, so why make hue and cry? Saints live in the state of forgetfulness. For me, the spontaneous form is that I am a bubble of consciousness. I do not claim that I am a God. He who claims himself as Brahma is not a practical man. He may be intelligent and well-read. If someone is really Brahma, let him do some good to the suffering humanity, or at least save himself from sorrows and pain. None can do it. All harvest the fruit of deeds. I am not a hypocrite. I have done my duty as an honest disciple. If I also face some unbearable disease in my life, I shall say, "O man, do not live an honest life." If you are to suffer even after living an honest and virtuous life, then why be noble and virtuous? But I understand, you cannot avoid the fruit of your previous deeds.

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Excerpt One

I know that the Guru is one's Supreme Ideal. However, many innocent women simply follow the bad example of Gurus who manipulate them. They touch the feet of Gurus who (in turn) exploit them (sexually). A woman Guru at least will not exploit their chastity. Once, I was giving a discourse in a village near Hoshiarpur. I was speaking on "Ashta Padi" and I noticed one gentleman and a lady weeping. When the discourse ended that gentleman came to me and said "Baba Ji, I was weeping over my own deeds." I asked about his deeds. He narrated his story in these words, "Baba Ji, I used to sit by the side of a Guru and sing hymns. Foolish ladies used to bow at my feet as well as those of the Guru's. . . I have deprived many young girls of their chastity." O my dear daughters, sisters, and mothers, I am very careful (and concerned) about you. Never go to any Sadhu to touch his feet. Do not touch his feet; do not touch their feet even if God Himself comes in the form of a man. My wife never touched the feet of my own Guru, Huzur Data Dayal (Maharishi Shiv Brat Lal), whom I worshipped believing Him to be God Incarnate. She used to bow to him from a distance. Then I asked that lady why she was weeping in Satsang. She had scars on her hands and neck. I asked what had happened to her. She said, "My husband hurts me with a knife." I asked, "Why?" "Because I go to Beas to attend Satsang," she replied. "Why do you go there without the permission of your husband?" I asked her. She replied, "Baba Ji [this could mean either Sawan Singh or Charan Singh--the context is not clear] calls me." Then I asked her whether she receives any letters from Baba Ji. She said, "No, Baba Ji appears within and directs me to attend Satsang at Beas. My husband does not allow me to go, and thus I go stealthily. When I return, he injures me with a knife." I told her that she should have written to her Baba Ji and asked if he invites her to attend his Satsang." All this is due to sheer ignorance. Many families have been ruined due to such ignorance. You offer all your earnings to such Gurus whose forms you yourself visualize within you. Many visions are simply the manifestation of your own mind.

Truth always wins-6 - Baba Faqir Chand

Chapter 6

Whatever we think while in awakened state makes our life. This is the secret; this is the mystery that I am unfolding to you. His Holineess Data Dayal Ji (Hazur Data Dayal Ji, Faqir Chand's guru) deputed me this duty, so that I may understand this mystery. If you remained attached to the body of your Guru or to his manifested form, you cannot free yourself from the cycle of transmigration. I have very solid proofs in this regard. My father was very short tempered and he had little control on his tongue. My mother was a very devoted lady and she used to say, "I pray not to be born as a woman again." I knew her feelings. Before she died she said, "I wish both my sons be blessed with two sons each." I wrote a letter to my brother [Rai Sahib Surinder Nath] that mother shall take birth in his home as his son [Shivinder] who has a great attachment with me and Rai Sahib. Similarly, my late daughter, Prem Piari, remembered her husband before her death and then named Sarla Devi with her last breath. Sarla Devi is a daughter of my close friend. When my friend came to me for condolence, I predicted that Prem Piari would be born to Sarla Devi as her daughter and that she will not enjoy happiness at hands of her husband. Why did I say so? For, I knew the life of my late daughter. Her married life was most unhappy. Her mother-in-law always mistreated her and ultimately she poisoned Prem Piari. According to my readings, Sarla Devi was blessed with a daughter. She was married at a young age. Her husband died as per my readings after ten years, leaving her as widow. These are my experiences. On the basis of my experiences I say that solution to all our worldly afflictions is beyond the mental realms. Go even beyond the state of thoughtlessness. Spirituality begins from thoughtlessness or the state of Mahasunna. I am indebted to those who consider me as Guru. They helped me to go beyond the mental realms. Now my Sadhana is of the Surat and not of the mind. But you cannot reach this stage so easily because you have the desires for name, fame, and wealth. Therefore, the teachings of the saints are not for the public in general. Do you think that the present method for initiation adopted by the Gurus is for the well-being of mankind? Not the least. These Gurus are doing this all for their own name, fame, and centers. This method of initiation would ruin those who get it because they are not aware of the thoughts of their subconscious mind. They do not know thepower and the secret of their thoughts. O man, your own mind itself is your guru and the follower. Understand this secret from the Sat Sang of the realized man. Entertain noble and constructive thoughts and make your life. None can help you. Even a saint who dwells in light and sound cannot do anything for you. I dwell in light and sound, but I cannot do anything for you. After a long struggle, I have reached the stage of complete surrender to Him. It is all your faith. Try to be practical in your life. I know it is a very difficult task. Oscillation of your mind is the greatest hurdle. Even at this age of 87, my mind at times thinks things which I do not like. I wrote three registered letters to a Mahatma about my dreams and requested him to let me know if he too had similar dreams. But he did not reply at all. I know all these Mahatmas and Gurus do have good and bad dreams; good and evil thoughts do occur in their minds but they never disclose. Be a watchman of your mind. Move on slowly and never feel discouraged. When soap is applied to dirty clothes, they appear dirtier but later get clean. Let all the dirt of your mind be cleaned with the broom of Sadhana. Let your enthusiasm be calmed. Follow the advice of a true Guru who wishes to see you happy and who tells you how to live a happy life. He is not a Guru who is interested in the expansion of his center or increasing his following. My form has been manifesting to Sant Tara Chand. I told him many times that it is not me that manifests in him. But he did not believe me. Now when his form has manifested in his followers, he understood the reality. Many of the present Gurus admit that they are not aware of manifestations seen by their followers, but they do not speak it publicly. All manifestations are the creations of your faith and mind. Have faith in one and entertain always noble thoughts, and your life shall automatically become happy.

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Truth always Wins- 4 - Baba Faqir Chand

Chapter 4

Before advising others I ask my own self, "O Faqir, for what have you created this web?" I was emotional in my early life. I had a keen desire to have communion with God or to attain liberation and Eternal peace. His Will or my deeds and Samskara took me to the hallowed feet of Hazur Data Dayal Ji. He most compassionately initiated me to Santmat and directed me to follow certain principles.  I have spent my life to become a Faqir. Hazus Data Dayal Ji told me in a general Sat Sang at Sunam, "Faqir! Time shall change, religious thinking shall change, people would not like even my way of teaching, so you should change teachings before leaving your physical frame." But His Holiness did not tell me how to change the teachings. I invite your attention to the experiences on the basis of which I have modified the teachings. You sleep and enter the state of dreams. You become furious in your dream and you beat somebody. In such a state, your body and hands move as if you are actually beating somebody. Many people walk in their sleep. You enjoy sex with a lady in your dream, and your semen gets discharged. Now you think it over. Actually there was none whom you were beating in your dream nor was there any lady, but simply your thoughts and Samskars caused the movements in your body which resulted in the discharge. This is the most important point to be understood. If your unknown Samskaras and unintentional thoughts can have this much effect on your body, what would be the result of your intentional and voluntary thoughts?  You have come here from far off places. I do feel my responsibility towards you. The afflicted people come to me. I have all sympathies for them. I cannot remove your sorrows and grief with any miracle. None can do it. All these so-called miracle-makers are big cheaters. It is not a miracle of any Guru, but your faith that works. An ailing man came to see me and requested me, "Baba Ji! Either treat me or kill me." He implored me again and again. In order to console him so that he might not trouble me again, I said, "You shall die within seven days." He believed it as final saying and died

on the sixth day. Everywhere it is your belief and faith that work. I did not know that he would die in seven days, nor did I say this to him intentionally. But he believed that whatever Baba Ji had said was final and thus he died. As you think so you become.

I am a Faqir. I proclaim the Truth in the world. Learn to live a happy life and lovable life. If you nourish the thoughts of ill- will against each other in your family and carry on cold war, it will positively bring destruction to your family. Guru's duty is to tell you the truth and show you the right path. You are yourself responsible for your redemption by living a practical life. No other power shall help you in any way. If your mind is too restive and it originates evil thoughts, you must live in the company of such a person who is self-realized. Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji had asked me to carry on this work of Sat Sang fearlessly. If I do not speak the truth and try to attract you for my name, fame, and wealth, what will you gain? You will become cheaters because I too am a cheater. If I do not tell you the truth, my Samskaras shall pass on to you. My radiations shall influence you and you will become selfish and cheaters. First of all, try to procreate noble children and then give them virtuous Samskaras. Make your family life as happy as possible. Do not fight for wealth and property. Always remember that man's fate is just like a small container. You may fill it from any source of water it will carry the same quantity of water. It will be neither less nor more. Why to make hue and cry? Live a contented life. Whatever you desire to get first, give to others. If you want wealth, then help the destitute with wealth. If you want respect and honor, show the same to others. This is the law of this illusive world where the principle of give and take works.

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Truth Always Wins-2 - Baba Faqir Chand

Chapter Two

It was at a tender age that a keen desire developed in me to know, who am I? Who is my Master? Where does He live? What is my source of life? This desire for the Truth left me the Hallowed Feet of Hazur Data Dayal Jim through a vision. Neither I did know Hazur Data Ji nor did I go to his Holy Feet. He led me through a practical life, keeping in view of my love and devotion. Data Dayal Ji had asked me to change the teachings before leaving this physical frame. I am doing this work in obedience to Hazur Data Dayal Ji.
I do not know whether what I say is correct or not, nor do I know how to change the mode of teachings. But I have no selfish end to achieve. My intentions are pure. I do not want people to worship me. I wish that they may know the Truth and how it always wins.
Generally, soul is considered to be important and immortal. I do not denounce this concept. But this is what I have understood about soul and about its Truth. I explain without making any claims of finality. At the initial stages of my research, I had no distinctive knowledge of happiness of soul and happiness of mind. I used to consider mental happiness (ecstasy) as the happiness (ecstasy) of soul. There is no doubt that this mental happiness that I enjoyed was of very sublime regions of mind. The manifestation of my forms at different parts of the country and abroad, to different persons at different times, fulfillment of their various needs and desires by my manifestations, convinced me that whatever manifestations I have been enjoying within (i.e., the holy forms of Hazur Data Dayal Ji), were not the reality, but creations of my faith and mind. It was all shadow ("Chhaya Purush"). It is neither the work of soul, not is it the soul. The realization made me go up far beyond the web of mental thought and creations.  From good company (Sat Sang) people understand sitting in or participation in a religious gathering as you are sitting now. O, my brethren, this not that Satsang which Data Dayal ji referred to. This is a stage for beginners only. The true Satsang is the realization of the Truth within you. Your physical body, mind and soul are not the Truth because they are transitory. ‘You’ see the light within; ‘You’ listen to the sound (Shabad); within ‘You’ is the Truth. Have company of your own "Self." But mind, until you meditate on my form or on any other holy form, you cannot achieve the company of your "Self," because you are not free from phantasmagoria. However, meditation on any holy form has its own importance and advantages. By doing so, you will gain happiness and contentment in your worldly life provided you have this conviction that ideal is the Supreme Lord. If you aspire for liberation, you shall have to attune your "Self" to the Eternal sound within. You shall have to undertake the journey upward from within.  Maya (illusion) is our intellect and its creation of thoughts, longings, and cravings. Shadow is materialism of your desire. For example, one man desires to have Darshana (a vision, a glimpse) of Baba Faqir Ji. His desire for Darshana is Maya and the form of Baba Faqir Ji that he sees in vision or otherwise is Saya (Shadow). Satsangis and their experiences have helped me to realize this Truth.  Right from my childhood I had determined to speak the Truth. I am expressing my views on the golden maxim "Satyameya Jayate" according to my own experiences. I understand that whatever I say, the worldly people do not need it, because they do not aspire for the ultimate aim of this life. They cannot achieve it as they are very much engrossed in the web of delusion.   A very important factor of my success in this research is that I did not face any problem with my source of honest livelihood. You must be self-dependent and self-sufficient. You must have bare necessities of life honestly earned. Guru is only a guide, a source of inspiration. None can lead you to ultimate destination with a miracle. Bread for your belly is the first and foremost necessity without which you cannot think anything else. But unfortunately, today the people are not contented with bread alone. They are dominated by ever increasing avarice and selfishness. I have propounded the thought "Be-man" so that mankind may live in peace and prosperity. They may learn the principle of live and let live, help the poor and the destitute, and they may live an honest and true life of man.

He whose earnings are not honest cannot achieve this supreme Truth. He who is honest and sincere, nature helps him. I am being helped from time to time and I do not face any problem, and that is the secret of my success. When you have an earnest source of livelihood, take care of your conduct and health.

When I was at Sunam railway station as a station master, I made an experiment to see what happens to man after death. I sat and entered into trance. When I descended from the state of ecstasy, my heart was rapidly palpitating. I got up and went to a nearby shop to purchase some grapes. The fruit seller had just put a bunch of grapes in his balance, when I fell unconscious. After some time, when I regained consciousness, my parents were carrying me home and I was feeling giddy. I requested them not to carry me home in that condition because my children and wife would weep. My parents thus sat under a Neem tree where I again entered into trance. I saw within three stages, i.e., of darkness, light and the vision of Hazur Data Dayal Ji.  I do not know how long I remained in this stage. But when I regained consciousness, it was 5 P.M.

The civil surgeon was sitting on a chair by my side. My private doctor was standing, my father was fanning me and two persons were massaging my feet. Civil Surgeon very politely enquired of me, "Pandit Ji! What has happened?" I replied that I wanted to see what happens after death. What did I experience? "Silence in the beginning and silence in the end."  If you are convinced that this world is merely an illusion, you need not even undertake Sadhana (discipline). Live a happy and contented life, believing that there is an Absolute Supreme Power. There is vibration in the Supreme Power which produces life. This life plays its role in different forms and ends. This is the Truth. Understanding and realization of this Truth is known as Jeevanmukta state ["Living at His will" state]. But this state cannot be easily attained, because we are very much dominated by worldly desires and cravings. To those who are too much with the world, Sadhana does not prove very useful.
Therefore, Sadhana is not for everybody. Such people must have maximum Sat Sang, so that their Samskars (impressions or suggestions of the mind) be changed. Those who have no desire, or who have developed dispassion for the worldly life must undertake Sadhana.  I gained this experience during the lifetime of Hazur Data Dayal Ji in 1919. But I did not speak this Truth so long as Hazur Data Dayal Ji was alive, because I know that if Truth was spoken about the manifestations of God, goddess or any holy form, people would stop making donations to Dham (Center) of Hazur Data Dayal Ji. However, when Hazur Data Dayal Ji Himself deputed me for this work, I have spoken without any reservations.
Nothing from without comes to guide you or to manifest within you. It is the law of radiation, your faith and belief that works. The living Guru makes you realize these stages in his Satsang.

People think that I am against Gurudom. No, I do not denounce it. The radiations of the Guru influence the deserving aspirants. Importance of the Guru is unquestioned. But Guru should himself be self-realized. The present Gurus of different centers have their own part to play for the betterment of humanity. But those who simply work for their name and fame cannot speak the Truth to their followers. They are a big pious fraud. They themselves are the victims of this illusionary world. Their followers may possible gain something in life due to their faith and belief, and may attain liberation as well. But these selfish Gurus cannot attain it, because they do not follow the dictum "Truth Always Wins."

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