By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
As we begin to walk the spiritual path, we try to lead our lives in a manner in which we can fulfill the purpose for which we were sent to this world. While the scriptures teach us that we are all part of God’s great family, the outer differences we observe between us and the multitude of other beings in Creation cause us to believe that we are different and separate from everyone. This understanding leads us to a life of duality, far from the life of oneness that the saints exhort us to lead.
Saints and spiritual Masters come to this world to help us realize our oneness with God and with God’s Creation. They teach us that God does not exist in the outer world but within each of us. It is a part of God, the soul, that enlivens every living being, and our purpose in this human existence is to experience the soul, which is our true essence, and then to realize the merger of the soul in God.
If we want to get a small glimpse of how this is possible, what we need is to only look at our technology today. If we look at the Internet, we find that all information is available to us by logging onto different sites. The server that hosts all the sites is a storehouse of all the information on all the sites. By logging on we access all the information we want. God is like a giant server that hosts all our individual souls or websites. Thus, all knowledge about us is known to God. God is also able to simultaneously know what is happening to each of us at every second at the same time.
When we tap into that spiritual consciousness and merge into the ocean of God, we too have access to all consciousness. We can attain spiritual consciousness by focusing our attention within through a process called meditation. Through meditation, we contact our true nature, and our soul, and discover it is one with God, the Source of divine love.
Every particle in Creation is a house of mirrors that reflects the beauty of God. If we develop the inner vision to see God, we can learn to see the beauty of God in every living form. When we do so, we will begin to embrace God’s Creation as our own. Those who succeed in experiencing God’s love are the ones who learn to live life joyously and happily, unmarred by sorrow and pain, despite their outer circumstances.
Each of us can experience God for ourselves. It is all a question of developing the inner vision by learning to see through the inner or spiritual eye. This comes with practice, which is why we need to establish a daily meditation routine. Like any endeavor in this world, the perfection of our meditative technique requires daily practice and sincere effort on our part. As we put in the effort, we will find that, in time, we progress steadily toward fulfilling life’s supreme purpose.
We also need to understand the importance of surrendering to God’s Will as we sit in meditation, patiently waiting for what is best for us. God comes of God’s own accord, and our job is to sit and wait, unbound by the time constraints of this physical world.
