31 December 1970 · English

"Use the power of transformation from amrit vela."

Today, BapDada is seeing the rulers of the world of the present and the future, that is, He is seeing the children in their form of world benefactors and also the ones who have a right to the kingdom of the world. To the extent that you become a world benefactor, accordingly you become one who has a right to the kingdom of the world. In order to attain both these rights, you especially need the power to transform the self. You were told the other day how to use the power of transformation in your activities from amrit vela until the night.

The first transformation: As soon as you open your eyes: I am not this body, I am a soul. This is the first transformational thought of the beginning of the day. The timetable for the whole day is based on this first thought. If you do not transform your first thought, then, throughout the whole day, you will not be able to be successful in your own self-sovereignty or in bringing about world benefit. Use the power of transformation from the first moment of the day. Just as deity souls, satopradhan souls, come from the brahm element and enter a part (incarnate) at the beginning of the world, in the same way, amrit vela is the first moment of the day, every day. Therefore, in this first moment of the day, as soon as you wake up, the first thought you should remember is: I, a Brahmin soul, have incarnated in order to celebrate a meeting with the Father. This powerful thought will become the basis for elevated thoughts, elevated words and elevated actions. The first transformation is: Who am I? So this foundation is the basis of the power of transformation.

After this, the second transformation: To whom do I belong? With whom do I have all relationships? From whom do I receive all attainments? First of all, there is the transformation of the body, and then the transformation of the relationships of the body, and then, on the basis of relationships, there is the transformation of the attainments. This transformation is called easy remembrance. So you can claim all rights from the very beginning on the basis of the power of transformation.

After amrit vela, while carrying out all your physical activities through the body, which transformation is necessary, through which you can become a constant, easy yogi? Always have the thought: I am a living, most elevated idol and this is a temple. This body is the living temple of the living idol, and I am decorating the temple. BapDada's most beloved idol is seated in this temple, and BapDada Himself is turning the beads of the rosary of the virtues of this idol. BapDada Himself praises this idol. This is a special temple of such a special idol. To the extent that an idol is valuable , accordingly, on the basis of the idol, the temple also becomes valuable . So, what is the transformation you have to bring about? Not “my body” but this is the temple of BapDada's valuable idol. You yourself are the idol, and you must continue to decorate the temple as the trustee of the temple. On the basis of this transforming thought, the consciousness of 'mine', that is, the consciousness of the body will be transformed.

After this, always have the form of your being a Godly student in your consciousness. What is the special transforming thought you need for this? A thought through which the study of every second , and the imbibing of every invaluable word creates an elevated reward for the present and the future every second . For this, you constantly need the transforming thought: I am not an ordinary student and this is not an ordinary study, but Baba comes every day from the faraway land to teach me directly . The versions of God are my study. The elevated directions of the One who is doubly elevated are our study, and every word of this study is one that enables me to accumulate an income of multimillions. If you do not imbibe one word, then you have not just missed that word, but you have missed out something in earning an income of multimillions, the elevated reward of many births and the attainment of an elevated status. You should have the transforming thought: God is speaking and I am listening to Him. Baba, in the form of the Teacher , has come for me. I am a special , beloved student . This is why Baba has come for me. Where has He come from? Who has come? And what is He teaching? Imbibe these elevated, transforming thoughts at the time of class every morning and then study. This is not an ordinary class . Do not see the person who is relating the words to you, but remember whose words they are: keep that One in front of you. See the incorporeal Father and the avyakt father in the corporeal form. So, do you understand what transformation you have to bring about?

Let us go further. We have studied the study. What do we have to do now? Now, we come to the part of service. In service, whatever type of service it is, whether of the household, of your interaction with others, or Godly service, whether it is your household and your lokik relations, or whether they are relationships on the basis of karmic bondages, while doing service in the household, have the transforming thought: I am now living a life where I have died alive, that is, lokik karmic bondages have now finished. Do not continue to move along while considering them to be karmic bondages. You become tied in that bondage by thinking and saying, “karmic bondage, karmic bondage”. However, because you are now living a life where you have died alive, then, according to shrimat, the relationships of lokik karmic bondages become the basis of relationships for service. They are not karmic bondages, but relationships for service. In relationships for service, if you imbibe the knowledge about the various types of soul, and continue to move along while considering them to be relationships for service, you will not then be troubled by those bondages.

No matter how sinful a soul may be, how harmful he may be, do not have feelings of hatred for the storks. Do not have distaste and do not be disrespectful, but do service while stabilising yourself in the stage of being a world benefactor, being merciful and having feelings of compassion. Consider them to be relationships for service. To the extent that you serve hopeless cases , accordingly, you will claim a right to as many prizes . You will be remembered as famous world benefactors. You will claim the prize of being a peace maker . So, while in a household, instead of karmic bondages, they are relationships for service. Have this transformative thought. However, while doing service, do not have any attachment . Sometimes, even doctors become attached to their patients . "Relationships for service" means those who have the form of being a tyaagi (a renunciate) and a tapaswi (one engaged in deep meditation). The qualifications of a true server are renunciation and tapasya.

In the same way, when interacting with someone, you do that according to the directions for the livelihood of the body, but the main basis should be for the livelihood of the soul. Do not forget the livelihood of the soul because of the livelihood of the body. While interacting with everyone, there should be a balance between the livelihood of the soul and the livelihood of the body. Otherwise, the interaction with others will become a net of Maya. The more you spread such a net, the more you will become trapped in it. While increasing your wealth, you should not forget the method of remembrance. The method of remembrance and the increase of wealth should both go together. Do not leave aside the method because of increasing your wealth. This is called the transformation from lokik, physical karma into the stage of being a karma yogi. You are not those who just perform karma, but you are karma yogis. Karma means interaction, and yoga means for the sake of God, that is, you are doing it for the sake of the service of the Supreme Father, the Supreme Soul. So there should be both: interaction with others and doing something for the sake of God. This is called being karma yogis who follow shrimat. What transformation do you have to bring about while interacting with others? I am not just someone who interacts with others, but one who interacts with others as well as one who does something for the sake of God, that is, whatever I am doing, I am doing it for the sake of Godly service. I am a combined form of interacting with others and doing it for the sake of God. If you have this transforming thought constantly in your consciousness, then your mind and body will continue to earn a double income. You will continue to receive physical wealth and also continue to accumulate imperishable wealth through the mind. At one moment, through the one body, you will be able to earn a double income through the mind and the body. So, constantly remember that you are one who earns a double income. In this Godly service, constantly think about the mantra of being an instrument, and have the consciousness of Karanhar (the One who does everything). You must not forget Karavanhar (the One who gets everything done through others). Then, in service, you will constantly be constructive.

Achcha, now we move a little further. You come into connection with many types of people, as well as things and material comforts. In this, too, instead of having corporeal feelings for people, imbibe feelings for the soul. Imbibe an attitude that is free from attraction to things and material comforts. The things and material comforts will then serve as the servants of those who have an attitude free from being attracted. However, they will trap those who are attracted to such things, like a magnet. Then you will not be able to become free even if you wish to. Therefore, in connection with people and material comforts, transform that into feelings for the soul and an attitude that is free from being attracted.

Go even further! When you see any attractive scene of the old world or you use any instrument which gives temporary happiness you become influenced by those instruments and you forget your spiritual endeavour. You become dependant on those materials. If your spiritual endeavour (sadhana) is based on the instruments (sadhan), you should consider it to be like a constructing a building with a foundation of sand. What would the state of that be? Whenever there is an upheaval, it would fluctuate again and again. It would be ready to fall at any moment - that would be its condition. Therefore, bring about the transformation of the instruments being perishable and your spiritual endeavour being imperishable. You cannot have imperishable spiritual endeavour based on perishable instruments. The instruments are just to be used for the sake of it, but it is your spiritual endeavour that is the basis of construction. So, do not give importance to the instruments, but instead, give importance to the spiritual endeavour. Always have the consciousness that you are an embodiment of success, not an embodiment of instruments. Spiritual endeavour will enable you to attain success. Do not forget being an embodiment of success by being attracted to the instruments. While seeing all the lokik things, while listening to all the lokik things and while seeing all the lokik scenes, transform the lokik into alokik, that is, be an embodiment of knowledge and take the aspects of knowledge from all these things. Do not engross yourself in those things, but go into the depth of the knowledge in them. So, do you understand what transformation you have to bring about?

Achcha, now go even further. What else now remains? Now, your sleeping still remains. (sona - to sleep, gold). Sona means to go to sleep in the golden world. But now, transform your way of sleeping. Do not sleep on your bed . So where will you sleep instead? You will sleep in the lap of Baba's remembrance. Tour around in the world of angels in your dreams. Transform your dreams, and also transform your sleeping. Change everything from the beginning to the end. Do you understand how you have to use the power of transformation?

This New Year's gift is the power of transformation. Self-transformation and world transformation: it is with the lift of this gift that you will bring the time of world transformation close. Everyone gives greetings for the New Year, but BapDada is giving you greetings for the New Year in advance to bring about a constant newness in the intensity of your effort. Congratulations for the newness of the New Year, for the new sanskars, a new nature, new zeal and enthusiasm, for having an elevated thought of making the world new and for constantly having the elevated thought of giving everyone the blessing of liberation and liberation-in-life. Congratulations for saying goodbye to the old sanskars, the old behaviour, the old supports, and everything of the old. Achcha.

To those who bring about world transformation through their own transformation with the power of transformation through their every action, to those who make every second , every thought and every action new, that is, golden-aged , to those who make it elevated and satopradhan, to those who show a new miracle in the self and in the world in the New Year, to those who make that which is even now considered impossible for the self and the world easily possible, to such souls who are constantly embodiments of success, to such elevated souls who are embodiments of success, love, remembrance and namaste from BapDada.