Satnaam
Yesterday is history,
Tomorrow is a mystery,
The present is a gift.
.. Anon.
Maharaj said that Satnaam satnaam satnaam keeps us in the moment, otherwise mind chews us up in between the millstones of past and future like a piece of grain.
And that God only exists in this moment.
In the temples the priests keep everyone stuck in the past with stories of past saints and their past glories.. We can take inspiration from them, but have to make those stories real for us now.
Society is always making us worry about tomorrow.. What job will we do when we grow up, what will happen to us, fears and worries if the unknown. Or hopes and dreams to keep us in desires.
We are all running through the garden of life so fast, trying to become something, trying to get somewhere, thinking we will be happy when we get that perfect job, or kids get educated, or we get married and have kids, but along the way we miss all the beautiful roses and flowers on the path. We miss the moments of sun shining on our face, the birds singing, children playing, each precious breath, we forget to go inside and find the love inside us.. The divine lights satnaam.
So all we have to do is a have a general plan for the future, learn from past mistakes, but enjoy each moment be humble in this moment, do good deeds in this moment, Love the person in front of you in this moment, say satnaam and thank the breath you took in this moment. Dassan dass ji told us if you make each moment sat, then your whole day will become Sat, and your whole life will become Sat. But it starts with each moment. Like we just need to focus on the step we are taking right now, make sure it's good and I the right direction, then guru takes care of the road ahead (destiny to god). We don't have to worry about future, or stuck in the past, just make this moment good.
Dandauth bandhna
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