This evening in his Sunday Satsang discourse, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj spoke on how the ego causes us to lead a life of duality, and we consider ourselves to be different and separate from God and God’s creation. He said the antidote to ego is love—love of God.

The love of God is ignited in us as we go within through meditation and experience God’s love. As we experience God’s love, the barriers that separate us from each other are broken down because we realize that the same part of God that is in us is also enlivening them. We then are ready to shed our ego and the coverings of mind, matter and illusion that shroud our soul. We realize the pure, pristine nature of the soul.

The spiritual Master described the joy and bliss we experience in meditation as ineffable. All the fleeting joys and attractions of this outer world lose their charm once we have tasted the joys of the inner worlds. On the journey back to God, we also become aware of our long separation from God, which intensifies our yearning at every step of the way. Our heart enters a state of constant restlessness to meet God, helping us not lose sight of our goal.

Upon returning from his tour of Hyderabad and Bengaluru in southern India this evening, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj, headed directly from the airport to Kirpal Bagh, where thousands eagerly awaited his return. He focused his Sunday discourse on the zeal, passion and steadfast determination that is needed if we are to realize the supreme goal of human life—self-knowledge and God-realization.

As we tread the path Godward, the spiritual Master said, we may be faced with many obstacles along the way: resistance from family and friends, conflicts with our work commitments, inability to find the time for our spiritual practices, etc. Additionally, our lack of faith may distract or deter us from our goal. Such obstacles can also impact our ability to still the mind when we do find the time and sit down to meditate, he added.

However, once we come to the understanding that finding God is the true purpose for which we have been given this human existence, a deep desire and longing for God begins to take root in our hearts. So long as we have not achieved our goal, the yearning only intensifies and eventually turns into a ruling passion to meet God.  In such a state, no matter our outer conditions or challenges, our quest for God remains uninhibited because our attention is always focused on God. And, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji said, constant attention on God and a zeal and passion to know God are the keys to success on the path Homeward.