CHUND GUFTA

  • When one goes to be with God, a person should take something with them that God does not have:Nyaaz (humility). Because He is ‘ben-yaaz’ (without humility).
  • Even God does not exhibit one thing: ego.
  • One should not ask for death. Instead ask for God.
  • We should not talk about others’ shortcomings, as we are all full of them. The only one without any shortcomings is God. We should not be singing our own praises.
  • If one is leaving a decision to God, then do not ask for what you favor.
  • A non-believer is one who considers himself/herself separate from God.
  • A worldly person is one who has forgotten or is unaware of God in daily life.
  • A person who is spiritually accomplished is one who does not hurt even their enemy’s feelings.
  • An ignorant person is one who has lots of book knowledge but who is unaware of their ‘self’.
  • A person that speaks sharply to another has thorns inside their heart and hasn’t produced flowers yet.
  • In lean times one should not want and in success one should not be excessively happy.
  • We should live our lives with patience and be grateful at all times.
  • One should speak the truth at all times, but avoid speaking the truth if it is going to create hurt feelings.
  • The sweetest and purest fruit is hunger for His name. This hunger is so sweet that once tasted, one keeps wanting more.
  • The best advice is to talk less, eat less and sleep less.
  • Wealth (lakshmi) is beautiful to look at when viewed from in front but has no basis or foundation.
  • What is immoral? To hurt the innocent, to act unjustly and to partake of anything that may have been acquired by immoral means.
  • Try to be blind, deaf and mute towards the world. This means living in the world but ‘outside ‘ it focusing on a single purpose: God.
  • From the alphabet, select the letter ‘A’ (for Allah or God) and let someone else select ‘B”.
  • This world is temporary and transient. Palaces and buildings are transient. You and I are transient. Sadness and unhappiness are transient.
  • Let go of pride, be humble and you will obtain a vision of God.