On Thursday, July 9 and Saturday, July 11, 2009, H.H. Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj held spiritual discourses at the Science of Spiritual Meditation Center. In his talk on Thursday evening, the spiritual Master spoke about how our faith in God should remain steady despite the ups and downs of life. We want to experience the Lord so that we can believe in God, stated the spiritual Master. This, he said, is what meditation is all about. “The journey within,” he concluded, “is wondrous.”  Following this talk, he put the audience into meditation.

  On Saturday, July 11^th, 2009, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj answered questions via a live broadcast with the Darshan Meditation children’s camp in Bowling Green, Virginia. Campers had sent in questions and then watched the session from Virginia as everyone gained from the spiritual Master’s thoughtful and gracious replies.

  Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj opened the session by congratulating the children and organizers on a job well done. The earlier we begin to focus our attention in the spiritual arena, he said, the more chances we have of success. A 9-year old attendee of the camp asked how we can know that we burn off karma during meditation. The spiritual Master responded that when we meditate, we connect with the divine power of God within us. As we do so, this connection, allows us to burn off the karma that we have accrued as a result of our daily thoughts, words and deeds in this lifetime - our kriyaman karma. This is a great blessing, he explained. With daily and regular meditation, we are given a mechanism to not add to our karmic burden in this lifetime. As this happens, we can progress quickly on the spiritual path, exit the wheel of transmigration and find our way back Home. When asked why people seek holy initiation, the spiritual Master replied that at some point in our lives, we begin to realize that there is more to life than just the physical world we live in. We begin to ask about our true purpose, and as we do so, we may come across the teachings of saints and mystics who talk about spiritual experiences, and then also want to experience these realms in the Beyond. A true seeker, he said, will realize that our purpose in life is to know ourselves as soul, and to merge with God. It is in search of these goals that one should seek initiation. To a question about the right technique of meditation, the spiritual Master lovingly explained that we should aim to focus all our attention at our third eye, located between and behind the eye brows. We must allow the soul to rise above physical body consciousness; in order for this to happen, we must keep the mind occupied, through repetition of the Names of God (Simran). The key is to withdraw all our sensory currents (of touch, taste, hearing, smell and sight) and focus them at the seat of the soul – the third eye. When asked about how souls communicate on other planes, the spiritual Master stated that as the soul leaves the physical realm, all physical modes of communication are left behind. In the realms further within, souls are still able to communicate without the use of physical modalities. This communication occurs because our consciousness evolves as it passes through different realms. The spiritual Master likened this to the unspoken communication on the earth plane between twins, or between a mother and a child.A 9-year old asked the spiritual Master to describe what Sach Khand (the region of all Truth) is like. The spiritual Master lovingly responded that Sach Khand, our True Home, is full of love, harmony and bliss. There is love all around, and there are moments of sweetness at all times, he said.

  Concluding the question and answer session, the spiritual Master once again congratulated all the children and their adult sevadars gathered at Bowling Green for the time they had committed to their spiritual growth. He encouraged them to continue their meditation practices daily upon their return home. When our attention is focused on God, our day goes by very smoothly, he said. At the end of the day, we must pray to the Lord, giving thanks and asking that our next day be even better. If we continue to live ethical lives, full of love, compassion, humility, truthfulness and selfless service, we will definitely reach God. Following this, the spiritual Master put the audience into meditation. Afterward, a delicious langar (free meal) was enjoyed by all. 

On Sunday July 12, 2009, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj gave a spiritual discourse at the Holiday Inn Select in Naperville, Illinois. He opened his talk by congratulating all the children and adult sevadars who had attended the Children’s Camp in Bowling Green, Virginia and who had returned home that day. He emphasized the importance of taking a break from our day to day routine and dedicate time toward our spiritual progress. He also urged the children to implement all the healthy spiritual habits they had cultivated during the one-week camp, and to integrate them into their regular routine upon their return home. It is only when we successfully integrate these new habits into our daily routine, that we reap the benefits, he said. As we start our search for meaning, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj stated, we come across scriptures and the words of saints and mystics who promise communion with God. Saints have connected with the Lord because they are receptive to the divine radiation. They are tuned into these spiritual revelations. Likewise, the spiritual Master encouraged all to tune into the right arena and to be receptive and progress spiritually. We must be like “an empty cup, ready to receive the divine nectar” said the spiritual Master – an analogy used in Sant Mat and Sufi texts to describe the spiritual radiation. God is always within and around us, he lovingly said. It is our shortcoming that we are not able to realize this Truth. We have certain expectations of how we want to experience God, and hence fail to see God in the form of rain showers, hear God in the form of thunder, feel God in the form of a butterfly touching our skin, or experience the miracle of God in the birth of a baby. We need to be receptive to receive God in all forms. To further explain the omnipresence of God, and the importance of tuning in to the right channel, the spiritual Master used the example of a wireless phone. As long as there is a transmitting network, a connection can be made wherever and whenever. Similarly, God is always amidst us, and if we are tuned in, we can connect with God regardless of time and space.

  Following this enlightening talk, the spiritual Master put the audience into meditation. Soon after, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj, Mata Rita Ji and Mata Harbhajan Kaur Ji bid farewell to the crowd, as they departed for Delhi, India.