Way of living

Supreme God Kabir ji has stated th

A person’s journey of life begins at birth. His/her destination is
pre-determined. Here in this holy book, there is a detailed description
of the path of a person’s journey of life. The goal of a human being
(man/woman) is attainment of salvation. There are potholes and
thorns of sins and good deeds in one’s path. On hearing this, you
must be surprised that sins are indeed hindrances, but good deeds
are giver of happiness; it is not right to call them potholes. Its brief
description: -
* Sins-like potholes and thorns: - A human life is attained to
achieve salvation by doing scripture-based worship of God. The
suffering of sinful deeds causes hindrance in bhakti. For example,
due to sins, one suffers from a disease in the body, incurs loss in
livestock and crop, and hence one’s debt increases. A person under
debt remains worried day and night. He/she cannot do bhakti. After
taking initiation from a Complete Satguru, Supreme God eliminates
all the above-mentioned crises of that devotee. Then that devotee
starts doing his/her religious practice with more devotion. His/her
faith in God increases; becomes firm. But a devotee should be
surrendered to God. Like, a faithful wife does not think of anyone
other than her husband, even in her dreams, to fulfil her sexual
desire, no matter how handsome the other person may be. Her
husband makes every possible effort to provide her with all the
comforts. He loves her exceptionally. Similarly, after taking
initiation, a soul is united with God. Guru ji marries the soul off with
God. If that human-bodied soul remains dedicated to her Supreme
Husband/Master God like a faithful wife, that is, she does not wish
for fulfilment of her desire by any other god/goddess, then her
Supreme Husband/Master God sweeps away all the obstacles, the
thorns of sinful deeds, from her path of life. That soul’s path of life
becomes easy and free from obstacles. He/she easily reaches the
destination. What does God do for that soul? Sant Garibdas ji has
described it from the knowledge gained from Supreme God Kabir
ji: - Garib, pativrata zameen par, jyon-jyon dhar hai paavae |
Samrath jhaadu det hai, na kaanta lag jaavae ||
Kabir, sadhak ke lakshan kahun, rahae jyon pativrta naari |
Kah Kabir Parmatma ko, lagae aatma pyaari ||
Pativrta ke bhakti path ko, aap saaf karey Kartar |
Aan upaasna tyaag de, so pativrta paar ||
Sins that are obstacles in the path of bhakti are destroyed by
doing bhakti.
Kabir, jab hi Satyanaam hridya dharo, bhayo paap ko naash |
Jaise chingaari agni ki, padae puraane ghaas ||
Therefore, after taking initiation from a Complete Guru,
everybody, man-woman, children (after 3 years of age), and young-
old, should definitely do bhakti.-
* Good deeds are also hindrances in the path of bhakti: -
As a result of the good deeds of previous life, one has wealth
in the house, has all the comforts. Somebody gets a high position,
which is a hindrance in bhakti. That comfort takes a person miles
away from God. Such a comfort is also a hindrance in the path of
life. It moves the destination of attainment of God further away.
Kabir, sukh ke maathe patthar pado, naam hriday se jaavae |
Balihaari vaa dukh ke, jo pal-pal naam rataavae ||
If you try to narrate the tale of God to a rich and highly-ranked
person, he will have no interest in it. On the other hand, discuss the
topic of God with a person who is suffering from the blows of sinful
deeds. Tell him that – ‘God removes all sufferings. You may worship
God. See, such and such person from our village became happy by
taking initiation from that Saint. He was also suffering like you.’
Then that distressed person starts doing bhakti. That misery became
a blessing for him. How do we explain to a person who is happy? He
has a sufficient stock of good deeds. That rich person, after
consuming the fruits of his good deeds, becoming empty, and
accumulating a goods-train load of sins, after death, hanging his
head, will fearfully go to the court of God. He will get the lives of
dog, donkey and pig. Contrary to this, a distressed and poor person
after doing bhakti of God, by doing charity, will become happy in
the current life. By saving oneself from sinful deeds, loading a goods

train of virtuous deeds, enriched with the wealth of bhakti, one will
fearlessly go to God’s court. God will embrace him. By granting
salvation to that devotee, God will make him happy forever.
If a rich and highly-ranked happy person also starts doing
bhakti, then his task is accomplished; there is no hindrance in
salvation.
Question: - A gentleman said that – ‘I do not consume any
intoxicating substance. I am away from all the vices. I consider others’
sisters and daughters as mine. I do not commit any sin. I do not
need to do bhakti. I have seen such men and women going to satsang
who used to commit all sorts of evil deeds, and had a bad reputation.
Answer: - Like, there is a two acre land. One acre land has
been ploughed and cleared, that is, digging the weed, bushes and
grass out, ploughing with a plough or tractor, it has been cleared up,
but the seed hasn’t been sown.
In the second acre land, all the weeds, bushes and grass are
growing. Then both of them are useless. If ploughing and clearing
the second acre land, someone sowed wheat in it and did not sow
anything in the first cleared land, then the second land is much more
useful then the first one, which was left after clearing and no seed
was sown in it.
Therefore, if you are free from defects/vices, then you will
have to sow the seed of bhakti. Only then the field-like body of
yours will prove beneficial.
Those, who used to perform wrongdoings, gained knowledge.
On quitting the wrongdoings, if they do bhakti, then they have
changed their way of life; they have cleared it. Their destination
has come closer.
You will further read that a prostitute listened to the satsang
of God Kabir and changed her way of life. Taking initiation, she
started going to satsang. The people of the city did not use to like it.
They started talking in whispers that – ‘Infamous women go to
Kabir’s satsang. He is not a good saint. Only such men and women
go to his satsang. Do not let your sister or daughter go there.’ On
hearing these views of the people, some devotees also started
speaking the language of the village people to Guru ji. Then Supreme
4train of virtuous deeds, enriched with the wealth of bhakti, one will
fearlessly go to God’s court. God will embrace him. By granting
salvation to that devotee, God will make him happy forever.
If a rich and highly-ranked happy person also starts doing
bhakti, then his task is accomplished; there is no hindrance in
salvation.
Question: - A gentleman said that – ‘I do not consume any
intoxicating substance. I am away from all the vices. I consider others’
sisters and daughters as mine. I do not commit any sin. I do not
need to do bhakti. I have seen such men and women going to satsang
who used to commit all sorts of evil deeds, and had a bad reputation.
Answer: - Like, there is a two acre land. One acre land has
been ploughed and cleared, that is, digging the weed, bushes and
grass out, ploughing with a plough or tractor, it has been cleared up,
but the seed hasn’t been sown.
In the second acre land, all the weeds, bushes and grass are
growing. Then both of them are useless. If ploughing and clearing
the second acre land, someone sowed wheat in it and did not sow
anything in the first cleared land, then the second land is much more
useful then the first one, which was left after clearing and no seed
was sown in it.
Therefore, if you are free from defects/vices, then you will
have to sow the seed of bhakti. Only then the field-like body of
yours will prove beneficial.
Those, who used to perform wrongdoings, gained knowledge.
On quitting the wrongdoings, if they do bhakti, then they have
changed their way of life; they have cleared it. Their destination
has come closer.
You will further read that a prostitute listened to the satsang
of God Kabir and changed her way of life. Taking initiation, she
started going to satsang. The people of the city did not use to like it.
They started talking in whispers that – ‘Infamous women go to
Kabir’s satsang. He is not a good saint. Only such men and women
go to his satsang. Do not let your sister or daughter go there.’ On
hearing these views of the people, some devotees also started
speaking the language of the village people to Guru ji. Then Supreme
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train of virtuous deeds, enriched with the wealth of bhakti, one will
fearlessly go to God’s court. God will embrace him. By granting
salvation to that devotee, God will make him happy forever.
If a rich and highly-ranked happy person also starts doing
bhakti, then his task is accomplished; there is no hindrance in
salvation.
Question: - A gentleman said that – ‘I do not consume any
intoxicating substance. I am away from all the vices. I consider others’
sisters and daughters as mine. I do not commit any sin. I do not
need to do bhakti. I have seen such men and women going to satsang
who used to commit all sorts of evil deeds, and had a bad reputation.
Answer: - Like, there is a two acre land. One acre land has
been ploughed and cleared, that is, digging the weed, bushes and
grass out, ploughing with a plough or tractor, it has been cleared up,
but the seed hasn’t been sown.
In the second acre land, all the weeds, bushes and grass are
growing. Then both of them are useless. If ploughing and clearing
the second acre land, someone sowed wheat in it and did not sow
anything in the first cleared land, then the second land is much more
useful then the first one, which was left after clearing and no seed
was sown in it.
Therefore, if you are free from defects/vices, then you will
have to sow the seed of bhakti. Only then the field-like body of
yours will prove beneficial.
Those, who used to perform wrongdoings, gained knowledge.
On quitting the wrongdoings, if they do bhakti, then they have
changed their way of life; they have clear
Kushti ho sant bandgi keejiye |
Je ho vaishya ko Prabhu vishwas, charan chit deejiye ||
Meaning: - If a devotee has leprosy and he has started doing
bhakti, then the devotee society should not hate him. They should
greet him like they do to the other devotees. They should respect
him, encourage him. His life will become successful by doing bhakti
and his disease will also get cured. Similarly, if a prostitute daughter
or sister has thought of doing bhakti, of coming to the satsang, then
she has developed faith in God. If she will listen to the teachings of
satsang, she will quit her vice. Her welfare will be done. Vices will
disappear from the society. If she will not even come to the satsang,
then how will she come to know about her sinful deeds? Like, if a
dirty cloth will not come in contact with soap and water, then how
will it become clean? Therefore, if such infamous woman also does
bhakti, then greet her also with special respect so that she does not
hesitate to come to the satsang. If you will stop her, then you will
incur sin. To know the story further, read in this very book “Way of
Living” on Page 142, whose heading is “Tests of disciples by Kabir
Ji”.
The same evidence is also in Shrimadbhagavat Gita Chapter
9 Verse 30. It is written that even if someone is a very wicked person,
but he has started doing bhakti of God with faith, then he should be
considered equivalent to a Mahatma. He will be reformed after
listening to the viewpoints of saints, and he will get his welfare done.
Therefore, a human being after acquiring the refuge of a Guru should
definitely do bhakti of God, auspicious deeds and charity.
Venerable Supreme God Kabir has stated that: -
Kabir, maanush janm durlabh hai, mile na baaram-baar |
Tarvar se patta toot girey, bahur na laage daar ||
Meaning: - God Kabir has explained that O Human being!
This human life (man/woman) is obtained with great difficulty after
eras. It is not obtained repeatedly. Do bhakti of God and perform
auspicious deeds while you are in this body; otherwise, once this
body finishes, you will not be able to attain the same state again,
that is, will not be able to attain the human body. Like a leaf after


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