8 January 1982 · English

"Today, Baba has especially come to celebrate a meeting with children who live in London. In fact, everyone is constantly loved by BapDada; everyone has received a special chance of a meeting. However, today, Baba has especially come to meet the residents of London. Children who live in London gave their co-operation in service from their hearts and the souls will continue to give this co-operation with a lot of love from deep within their hearts. Each one of you pays a lot of attention to your own flying stage. Of course, all are numberwise but, nevertheless, your speed of effort is good. (A bird came flying into the hall.) All of you are very happy to see the bird flying. In the same way, your own flying stage is also lovely. When you fly, you are free, you are totally independent, but when you come down, instead of flying, you come into bondage. To have the flying stage means to be free from bondage and accurately linked in yoga. So, what do you residents of London think? You do have the flying stage, do you not? You don’t come down, do you? Even if you do come down, it is only to take up those who are down below and make them fly with you. Otherwise, you don’t come down. Do you have the practice of coming down to serve those who are down below, to encourage them and give them enthusiasm and then go back up again? What do you think? Each of the group of the London residents is constantly beyond the attraction of physical bodies and the physical world and is constantly loved by the Father. This is known as being like a lotus flower. Whilst living there for the sake of service, you remain loving and detached. Therefore, this is a loving and detached group, is it not? London has connections with all the centres abroad. So you London residents have become the foundation of this tree of service. If the foundation is weak, the whole tree becomes weak. This is why you, who are the foundation, must constantly pay attention to yourself and remain aware of your responsibility for service. Generally, everyone is responsible for self-service and world service. The other day, Baba told you that each one is wearing this crown of responsibility. Nevertheless, today, Baba is especially drawing the attention of you children who live in London to this. This crown of responsibility constantly makes you double light. It is not a crown with a burden. It is one that finishes all types of burden. You have experienced that, when you keep busy in all types of service - with your body, mind and wealth and through your thoughts, words and deeds - you can easily become a conqueror of Maya and a conqueror of the world. You easily and naturally forget the consciousness of the body. You don’t need to labour for that. You do experience this, do you not? At the time of doing service, you don't think of anything else except the Father and service. You continue to dance in happiness. Therefore, this crown of responsibility is light, is it not? That is, it makes you light, does it not? This is why BapDada is especially reminding all the children of their title of "spiritual servers". Even BapDada comes here as the spiritual Server. So the Father’s form is also the form of the children. So all of you double foreigners are wearing your crowns, are you not? You are constantly spiritual servers, like the Father. As soon as you open your eyes, you celebrate a meeting and become present on the field of service. Service begins with "Good morning" and there is nothing but service till you say "Good night". Just as you are constant yogis, in the same way, you are constant spiritual servers. Even when you do physical service, you fill souls with the power of spirituality because, together with doing physical service, you are also doing service through the mind. Therefore, spiritual service is merged in physical service. When you prepare food, you fill that food with the power of spirituality. This is how the food becomes Brahma Bhojan; it becomes pure food. It becomes like prasad (food that has been offered to God). Therefore, spiritual service is merged in physical service. This is the way you become constant servers and constant conquerors of Maya, you become destroyers of obstacles. So, what are you residents of London? Constant servers! Maya doesn’t come to London, does she? Or does Maya like London too? Achcha."

What do you residents of London want to do now? London has very good jewels. They have gone to many different places. Generally, all the centres abroad have been opened by one being inspired by another. Someone opens a centre somewhere, and then someone from that place will open another centre, and so on. How many centres are there now in total ? (50.) So London is the foundation of 50 places. So the tree has become beautiful, has it not? A tree that has 50 branches and twigs is very beautiful. Therefore, the foreign tree has grown very large and fruitful. BapDada is pleased to see the zeal and enthusiasm that all the children, not just London residents, have for service. Abroad they have very deep love for this. The love they have for remembrance and service is very good there. However, there is just one thing, which is that you very quickly become afraid of small forms of Maya. Just as some Brahmins in India are afraid of mice and cockroaches , you foreign children become afraid of these small forms of Maya. You consider something very small to be big when, in fact, it is nothing. You consider a paper lion to be a real lion. Although you have so much love, the sanskar of becoming afraid also emerges on the field to the same extent. Therefore, you foreign children must not become afraid of Maya. You should play with her. Would you play with a paper lion or be afraid of it? That is just a toy, is it not? What would you call those who are afraid of toys? According to the effort that you double foreigners make, you can claim the number one seat , because whilst behind the curtains of another religion, whilst behind double curtains, you have recognised the Father. One curtain is of the ordinary form and the other curtain is of another religion. The people of Bharat only have to have recognition through one curtain, but you children abroad have recognised Him from behind both curtains. You have a lot of courage. You have made the impossible possible. Christians and those of other religions ask how people of their religion can become Brahmins. They say that it is impossible. So you have made the impossible become possible. You are clever in understanding knowledge and also in accepting it. You are number one in both. However, when a mouse comes in between you become afraid. It is an easy path but when you mix your waste thoughts, then those easy things become difficult. Therefore, take a jump in this too. Make your eyes sharp so that you can recognize Maya. You misunderstand things. To consider something of paper to be real is a misunderstanding , is it not? Otherwise, you double foreigners have many specialties. However, there is just this one weakness. Then, you even laugh at yourself a great deal. When you realize that it is only a paper lion and not real , you laugh at yourself. You check yourself and also change yourself. However, at that time because you are afraid, you come right down or you come down half way. Then you have to make effort to go up again. Then, instead of experiencing it to be easy, you find you have to labour. Otherwise there is no labour involved. Once you belong to the Father, you become a soul who has claimed all rights. You become a master of the treasures, the home and the kingdom. So what more do you want? So what will you do now? Leave the sanskars of being afraid here. Do you understand? BapDada also continues to watch the games and is amused. You children go into the depths, but together with going into the depths, you also sometimes become afraid. You also have the sanskars of having come last and going fast . Previously, you foreigners had sanskars of becoming trapped by someone in particular, but you now have sanskars of going fast . You don't become trapped in one, but in many! There are so many cages in just one life ! You come out of one cage and become trapped in another. You come out of the second cage and become trapped in the third. Therefore, to the extent that you had sanskars of becoming trapped, so you now have the sanskars of going fast . Just remember one thing: don't make a small thing into something very big! Make big things small! Don't ask the question, "Does this also have to happen?" Instead of asking, "What happened? Does this also have to happen?", think that whatever happens is beneficial. All questions should now be finished. Full stop . Don’t use your intellect a great deal in this. Otherwise you waste energy and you don't experience yourself to be powerful. There are a lot more question marks . So now, when you leave Madhuban, the land of blessings, leave behind the question-mark and go, having put a full - stop . A question mark is difficult, but a full - stop is easy! So why do you put aside something easy and adopt something difficult? Energy is wasted in that, but when you apply a full - stop , life becomes the best . One leads to waste and the other makes things the best . So what should you do? Now don't waste anything. Let every thought and second be the best. Achcha. Now Baba has had a heart-to-heart conversation with the residents of London.

Multimillion-fold love and remembrance from BapDada to all the long-lost and now-found children who are the residents of London. You may not have arrived in Madhuban in the corporeal form, but BapDada always sees all you children personally in front of Him. To all serviceable children, how can Baba mention each one's name personally, so to all you children, to all you co-operative souls, who must all become carefree and maintain intoxication because your Companion is the Father Himself. Achcha, love and remembrance to everyone.