31 October 1988 · English

"Avyakt BapDada"

Just as Baba is the Ocean of all virtues, in the same way, do you consider yourself a master ocean? The Ocean is constant, unshakeable and immovable. There are two special powers that are always visible in the Ocean. One is the power to accommodate and as much power there is to accommodate there is also that much power to face. Through the waves there is the power to face and there is also the power to accommodate every thing and every person, because you are master oceans. Look at yourself and see to what extent you are filled with these two powers, that is, to what percentage you have these powers, and whether you are able to use both these powers as appropriate to the time. Do you experience success through these powers? Although some children even experience all the powers in themselves and understand that they have these powers, yet sometimes they do not experience success. Although they consider themselves to be the embodiment of knowledge, bliss and love, the embodiment of happiness and peace, they are not always content with themselves. Or, even though they have made effort, the reward, that is, the experience of the visible fruit of attainment that should be there, is only experienced by them sometimes. Although they observe all the disciplines, they still do not experience themselves to be constantly cheerful. They make a great deal of effort, but they have little experience of the fruit. They even make Maya their servant, and yet sometimes they still feel unhappiness. What is the reason for this? Together with the knowledge, they also have the powers, they even observe all the disciplines; but what is lacking which makes them confused about themselves? What is missing in this situation is the ability to use the attained powers or points of knowledge in the task in the appropriate manner at the appropriate time, at the necessary moment and in the necessary way. There is love for Baba and love for knowledge, there is even love for a life full of divine virtues, but they do not know how to combine the love with the method, or the method with the love. This is why even an invaluable thing becomes the basis for ordinary attainment. Just as in the physical form, when people have access to a large instrument or a valuable thing, because they do not know how to use it, they are not able to achieve what should be possible, so in the same way, knowledgeable children are also not able to achieve what they should be able to through their knowledge and their powers. BapDada feels mercy for such souls. Now, how can you learn the method you do not know and know the reason for your lack of the experience of attainment? For this you need the power to judge. Because of the lack of the power to judge, you use the power to accommodate where you should be using the power to face; and where you should be using the power to merge, you use the power to expand. This is why, although there is the thought of success, the form or the attainment of success does not match the thought. What is the main means of attaining the power of judgement? What is the main thing you need to strengthen the power to judge? What is the reason why an instrument is not able to judge clearly? To increase your power to judge, you need the elevate stage of being incorporeal, humble, viceless and free from waste thought. If an aspect of any of these four is missing in any way, then because there isn't this elevated dharna, there will not be clarity either. Only that which is elevated is clear. It is such upheavals which prevent the intellect from becoming clear. Clarity alone is elevated. This is why you must increase your power to judge for only then will you have the experience of being a master ocean of all virtues like Baba. Just as the Ocean is complete with all things, in the same way, experience yourself to be the embodiment of being complete with all powers, because you receive the blessing of becoming complete only at the confluence age. Other than at the confluence age, you can never again have the experience of becoming complete at any time. It is your divine life which is praised as being complete with all virtues and sixteen celestial degrees complete. But what is meant by becoming complete? There is the knowledge of the virtues and celestial degrees only in this Godly life. This is why you can only attain the pleasure of becoming complete in this Godly life. To learn the method for this, you must apply everything you achieve through Baba, whether it is the knowledge or the power, in the task at the appropriate moment. Do not just think: This is a very good point, that is a very good thing, and merge it in yourself, that is, just store it in the safe of the intellect. Do not just continue to increase your bank balance, or do not just tie it into a bundle and keep it inside like the old people. Do not limit your pleasure to just hearing it and storing it, but continue to apply in the task repeatedly for yourself and for all souls, these things which you have achieved at this time because according to the Godly principle, to whatever extent you use your attainments so they will increase accordingly. Just as for donations it is said: If you give wealth, you will never be short of wealth, that is, to give it is to increase it, in the same way, your Godly attainments will not be reduced by using them. Instead, you will have an even greater experience of being the embodiment of attainment. By using them repeatedly, you will be able to create your image according to the time and then you will be able to use the appropriate power in the appropriate manner; whatever power ought to be used will be used at the right moment. What will you become if you are saved from being deceived, that is, saved from sorrow? Constantly cheerful, that is, constantly happy; you will become fortunate. So have mercy on yourself, use your attainments and with the understanding of love together with the method, become a constant master ocean of knowledge. Become an ocean of all powers. Become an ocean of all attainments. Achcha.

To such children who are complete with all such experiences, who are conquerors of Maya and so conquerors of the world, who through their own experiences make everyone experienced, who as children are therefore the masters of even BapDada, to such souls who are the masters of Baba and the masters of the world, BapDada's love, remembrance and namaste.

2. The gathering today is of those who stay in the stage of self-respect, who see all other souls with feelings of the eternal self and who have good wishes for all souls. Are you always easily able to maintain this state in these three things: respect for the self, having the feelings of the eternal self towards others and always having good wishes for them? You know the difference between easily being stable in that stage and having to make effort to be stable in that stage. At the present time, that stage should be constant, easy and automatic. Check yourself and see why you are not able to maintain that stage automatically and constantly. The main reason for this is that you do not stay stable in self-respect. If, at the present time, you were to inculcate the word, "self-respect" into your practical life, you would easily be able to achieve perfection. By being stable in the stage of self-respect, you will have feelings of the eternal self towards everyone, that is, you will have good wishes for all. To be stable in the stage of self-respect is the first lesson. Being stable in the stage of self-respect means to solve the riddle of life. From the beginning through to the present, you have been engaged in solving the riddle of "Who am I?" At the beginning, when the task of establishment began, what did you tell everyone? What am I? That is, who am I? This was so firmly fixed in your consciousness that everyone knew that these people had only one lesson: What am I? And it is that same lesson which has continued up to now. This is why it has been called a riddle. This tiny riddle has had even the highest-on-high Brahmins puzzled; that is, they have not been able to solve it completely. Instead of that of self-respect, their drishti becomes body conscious, or they become arrogant with other souls. So what would this be called? Have you solved this riddle or are you still solving it? Who am I? All knowledge is merged in the answer of this one question. The answer to this one question is the key to the treasure of happiness, the treasure of all powers, the treasure of the wealth of knowledge and the treasures of breath and time. You have received the key, have you not? On the day you took birth, you received this key from Baba. All Brahmins receive this as their first gift on their birthday. You receive a gift on your birthday, do you not? So you must always continue to use this birthday gift that Baba has given you. Then you can become complete with all treasures forever. What is the sound of happiness and enthusiasm that emerges from the heart of a soul who is complete with all treasures? What is the sound that emerges not from the mind, but from the heart? At the beginning, what was the sound that emerged from Brahma Baba's heart? How wonderful am I! Just as the praise "Wonderful, wonderful" (Wah, wah) is sung of others, in the same way, the words "How wonderful am I!" are words of self-respect and not of body consciousness. So either you do not know how to apply the key of "Who am I?", or you do not know how to keep it, which is why you do not remember it at the moment of need. To steal this key, Maya surrounds you on all four sides so that if you nod off in carelessness for even one second she can steal this key from you. Just as nowadays, robbers make people unconscious, in the same way Maya makes you lose the awareness that is the consciousness of self-respect and makes you unconscious. This is why you must constantly stay in the happiness of self-respect. At amrit vela, revise and strengthen this lesson for yourself; that is, revise "Who am I?" Use this key in your task from amrit vela and repeatedly look at all the numerous types of treasures mentioned above that you have received. And as appropriate to the moment, continue to use all these treasures in your life. You have been told not to just list these in making your bank balance but to apply them in your work, then as is your consciousness, so your stage too will easily become like that. The memorial of a kalpa ago has been recorded in the scriptures, and in reference to Baba and the question of "Who am I?", they have written the praise that God is the most elevated. Just as Baba has been praised as the highest-on-high God, so what praise does God, the Father, sing? Highest-on-high children. Remember your highest, that is your elevated, self-respect of being a child and therefore a master of the highest Father: The Father Himself remembers the rosary of you elevated souls. Souls sing praise of Baba, but Baba Himself sings praise of you, the elevated souls. Without the help of all the elevated souls, even Baba cannot do anything. You are souls with such elevated self-respect. You are the ones who play the highest on high part with the highest on high Father every kalpa. The greatest factor of self-respect is this: that at the confluence age you even tie Baba in the thread of your love and relationship. You are those who even make Baba corporeal, like you are. The Father, in His incorporeal form, makes you like He is, and you make the Incorporeal come into the corporeal like you are. You become like Baba in all His praise: this is why even Baba says that you are the masters. So now, do you understand the answer to the question, "Who am I?" Only by knowing what you are and how you are, will you constantly maintain self-respect and automatically stay beyond body consciousness. Body consciousness cannot come when there is self-respect. So always keep your birthday gift with you carefully. Do not forget it in carelessness. And with this, you will automatically, easily and constantly have feelings of the eternal self towards all and have good wishes for everyone. Do you understand? The riddle is easy, is it not? For the sensible, it is easy and for the careless souls it is too deep. You are all sensible in an unlimited way, are you not? You are not just sensible, you are sensible in an unlimited way. Achcha.

To such souls who have a broad intellect, who have acquired an unlimited intellect in all aspects, who remove all souls from numerous types of limitations, who are clever in an unlimited way, sensible in an unlimited way, who have an attitude of unlimited disinterest, who constantly stay in the unlimited stage and place; to all such elevated souls, love, remembrance and namaste from the unlimited Father.

Amrit vela

58. At amrit vela, celebrate the meeting with the Father of all relations in all relationships. Use your treasure of happiness. At the moment you open your eyes, your first thought should be of the Creator of the world, the Bestower of all treasures, and of the meeting with the Seed in whom the entire tree is merged. Whereas the bhagats adopt numerous difficult paths in the hope of having a glimpse of such a Father, you have the right to celebrate the meeting in all relationships with such a Father and the right to the elevated treasure of experiences. You must use this treasure of happiness. Think about it or talk to yourself about it and your remembrance will become powerful.

59. Remember your fortune at amrit vela: I am God's and I am fortunate. With this consciousness experience the stage of equanimity.