The highest form of worship is to render selfless service to His creation – the mankind, revered Sadguruji’ (of Gurgaon) used to say. During his lifetime, he established sewa sthans in many small and big cities in India as well as at the international level. Hundreds and thousands of people from all walks of life - social, political, business, weaker sections - practicing all kinds of religious beliefs and faiths, irrespective of cast, colour and creed, visit these sthans to resolve a variety of problems - physical, mental, material, spiritual and what not, and receive selfless service and spiritual cure to their ailments and solution to their problems from mukhya sthan sanchalaks. Innumerable persons, innumerable problems and solutions - blessings, direction to follow the path of satoguna and are given laung, elaichi, jal and kara etc. charged with spiritual powers.
Mankind is the most exalted creation of the Lord. In fact, while creating human form, He gave it the shape of a mobile temple in which He established Himself in the form of Atman. Atman is an inseparable part of Param-atman. If our thoughts are pure and satoguna is predominantly prevalent in us, then we can perceive the presence of God in every being that we come across. Clearer the mirror, equally clear would be the reflection.
Sewa: Service to mankind should be rendered with a sense of sacrifice and dedication, relinquishing all attachment. Alleviate the sufferings of humanity and earn the prayers and blessings of Daridra-Narayan. Rendering service to mankind with a feeling of selflessness is, in fact, serving the Lord himself, because He is present in every human being. By doing so, we attain the highest good. In return, the all merciful, benevolent Narayan showers His abundant blessings on us and accelerates the process of our spiritual advancement. Interestingly, when we render service with a feeling of selflessness, not with ostentation, pride or a desire to gain fame; not as charity to give a feeling to the recipient that he is an object of pity; but with love and compassion, with a feeling that to do so is our duty; then we establish an unbreakable bond of ‘bhavana’ between the two. When our sewa is moistened with love and compassion, resultant contentment and happiness is gratifying both to the giver and the recepient in an infinite measure. Such an act of a ‘karamyogi ’ generates ‘satoguna’ and the all pervading infinite is always present where such ‘karmas’ are being performed. Guruji said, “no form of worship is greater than serving his creation – the mankind. Japa (inward recitation of mantras), dhyana (meditation), and nishkam sewa (rendering selfless service to mankind with a sense of dedication and sacrifice) is the simplest and shortest route to attaining salvation and God realization.
Problems: Due to our attachment to the material world (which is temporary, transitory, and ever-changing), we tend to weave a web of problems around us. Depending upon our past and present karmas and sanskars, as a result of a particular guna (satoguna, rajoguna or tamoguna) predominantly prevalent in us at a given point of time, we enjoy pleasures or suffer pains. As the human race multiplied, we became more and more materialistic and self-centred. In the process, we developed a tendency to construct walls around us – walls of ego-centric desires. Through the identification of oneself with the body, we restrict our vision, our thoughts, and our actions. Human progress and expansion is then limited to ‘Me’ and ‘Mine’ and those related to me through this body.
The feeling of jealousy increased to such an extent that the happiness and well-being of a neighbour became a source of sorrow. Under the influence of rajoguna and tamoguna, tormented by their own thinking pattern, conduct and behaviour, karmas (actions), and ailments due to food habits, human-beings were bewildered and absorbed in the race of finding solution to their problems. We forgot our real identity that we are not a destructible body, but an indestructible, everlasting and eternal soul (atman), which is an inseparable part of Param-atman. Renowned psychiatrists hold the view that we have no control over 10% of our problems, whereas 90% of our problems are the result of our own thinking, behaviour pattern and reactions, which (with practice and restraint) can be easily brought under control.
Sadguru’s grace: When we attempt to praise the grace and blessings of Sadguru, we fall short of words. Mahaguru mantra itself explains the stature and level of Sadguru in its entirety: