We are living in times when isolation and loneliness are rampant. With the hectic pace of our lives, we spend less time connecting with each other and enjoying each other’s presence. As a result of our reduced human interactions, more and more people everywhere feel isolated and lonely. With isolation comes the daunting feeling that we have no support in life. This in turn leads to stress, depression and disillusionment. We all need to feel supported, loved and appreciated. When we feel the stability of this love and support, we find it easier to go through tough times and are able to lead lives that are more loving, calmer and more peaceful.
Knowing we have a friend to share our burdens with, and whom we can count on, takes our loneliness away. The question is where can we find a friendship that will last forever? There is only one thing that is permanent in this world, and that is God. Always with us, always protecting us, our constant companion, God is our true friend and benefactor. When we finally experience God’s love and find our friendship with God, a whole new world opens up for us. We begin to lead our lives feeling loved, protected, safe, and unaffected by the turmoil around us.
To develop love for God, we must seek the refuge of the saints who help ignite love in our hearts for God. They teach us the technique of meditation and give us the blueprint that is needed to become a true human being and to progress on the path back to God. Under their guidance, we awaken to our true nature and learn to tap into the inner treasures that lie hidden within us, so we can grow in love for God.
This life is a golden opportunity for us to know God and to find our way back to God. God’s door is always open to us, and it is up to us to be sincere and diligent in our efforts to experience God’s love, to have our attention always focused on God, and to find our way back to God in this lifetime.
God remains our unfailing friend and protector, as we navigate the ups and downs of life. No matter who we are, we all need help at some point in our lives. We look to our outer relationships for this support, and may receive the help, love, and guidance we need at times. However, the love we experience in this world is conditional in nature and the support we get from relationships is temporary, subject to misunderstanding, distance, and death.
The greatest help that we can receive is from God because God is our true Parent. God loves us unconditionally, and we can experience this love as we go within through meditation. We can experience our friendship with God through meditation. It is this love that when experienced in the silence of the soul, can alleviate the pains of the world.
As we experience the love, Light, and bliss of God, we are filled with God’s love, and this love radiates from us to all within our orbit. When each of us experiences this bliss, we create circles of happiness which will ultimately envelop the whole world. We then experience God’s love and are able to share in the godly characteristics of wisdom, peace, bliss, and love, gradually the peace and joy we attain will spill over to our environment and will have a positive impact on everything around us.
It all begins with meditation wherein we experience God’s love.
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
