The Divine Knowledge ensures face to face vision and perception of all-pervading spirit of formless God. Life without Divine knowledge (Brahm Gyan) is, of course, imperfect and incomplete. Man is composed of the physical body and the divine spirit (Soul) resides within. Just as body without the soul is non-functional, similarly, man without God has no existence. It is just like a flower without fragrance, a stream without water, and a house without the lamp. Howsoever lofty his achievements and accomplishments may be, the man’s mind is not satiated and yearns for more pelf and power.

Every human being should, therefore, endeavour to know his real self. In fact, it is only the human being, the crown creation of God, who has been bestowed with the rare faculty of discerning the Truth from falsehood (world of materialism). Today, the Sant Nirankari Mission is rendering this most important service to humanity. Every individual is sought to be spiritually enlightened so that he or she enjoys the lasting bliss that flows only from the realization of God – the supreme source of all noble feelings like love, compassion, peace and unity. In order to enjoy this bliss practically all the time everywhere, in day-to-day life, the Mission, however, suggests five basic principles to be followed by every seeker of Truth. It is felt that Gyan can be received by the mind and enshrined in the heart better when the disciple firmly abides by these fundamental principles. Just as the doctor, while prescribing the medicine for the cure of some physical ailment, tells the patient to tale certain precautions and enjoins upon him or her to do and not to do certain things for the purpose of deriving maximum benefit of the medicine, the Mission has laid down these principles which one must practise in life to understand the Brahm Gyan (Divine Knowledge) in its true perspective and put it into practice . The Principles are:

1. This beautiful body, the discerning mind, relatives and friends, near and dear ones – all have been gifted to man by God. These ate given to the human being as a trust and man possessing them is a mere trustee. The ultimate owner of every thing – animate or inanimate, is God Himself, the Creator of the universe. Unfortunately, obsessed by ego, pride and false vanity, man wanders in the darkness of ignorance. He is unnecessarily proud of his possessions, though he has not acquired them of his own and any or all these assets can be taken away by the Almighty, the Great Giver (God) at any time. All that glitters is not gold; the entire visible world is false like a fleeting shadow. So, man should use all the assets as a trustee, shedding the sense of I-ness, ownership and possession. In this way only the one divested of ego would enjoy the bliss of life. Every human being must, therefore, accept, acknowledge and practise this principle in his daily deeds and dealings. So, the first principle lays down that the body, the mind, the mental and material assets – all belong to God and man may use them as a trustee. This will keep him free from ego and bring happiness.

2. The second principle, which follows the first one is that all human beings are made up of the same flesh and bones and the same spirit of God dwells in every human being, male or female. Caste and creed have no relevance in the realm of God. The structure of every body living in any part of the globe is just the same i.e. the physical body is made up of the same five elements – the earth, the water, the fire, the air and the ether, and the sixth vital component is the Soul (the spirit of God). The divisions of regions, religions and sects are man made and the wrangles of caste, creed, colour and sect etc. are false and frivolous. So every human being must love other human beings as children of God, as creation of the Almighty, whether they are good or bad. There should be no discrimination on grounds of caste, creed, colour and culture, because the same spirit of God dwells in all. Just as filth becomes Ganga (purified) when immersed into river Ganga, none deserves to be hated when united with God. Therefore, shedding pride of caste, tribe, clan or family, one must acknowledge and accept the universality of the entire human race. Every seeker must abide by the second pledge that he or she shall not be proud of his or her caste, creed, colour or culture etc. and hate none on this account.

3. The third pledge enjoins that because people living in different countries, continents and regions do have different diet, dress and way of living, there should be no discrimination among people on this account. One may take any diet and wear any dress. All these are related to the sustenance of body and have no concern with the science of soul. So a man should ponder and analyse as to how does it concern him if others take a particular food or wear a particular food or wear a particular apparel. So the third principle requires the disciple to shed pride and arrogance of all types and not to be spiteful about others on account of their diet, dress and mode of living.

4. The fourth pledge enjoins every disciple not to renounce the world, the family and the duties and responsibilities as a householder. One should not become an imposter, an ascetic and go from door to door with a begging bowl, and wander aimlessly. One must earn his livelihood by honest means and should not be a burden on society. Hence, one should submit to the will of God and should not waste the precious human life engrossed in superstition, dogmas, doubts and delusions. This principle enjoins upon every disciple to lead a pious life as a householder and not to become self styled Sadhu (ascetic). God can be realised with the grace of the True Master while leading normal life as a householder. In fact, all great prophets, Gurus and saints lived life as house-holders and none of them favoured renouncing the world and going to the woods in search of the omnipresent God.

5. The fifth principle requires the disciple not to dispense Divine Knowledge to any person without the permission of the True Master. A student going to school on the first-day cannot become a teacher. A person who goes to the jeweller's shop cannot learn making ornaments by sitting at the shop for one day. Unless a student completes his studies and has learnt his lesson well, he cannot be expected to teach others. One must remain firm to repose faith in the Divine Truth as revealed by the True Master and should not disclose the Divine Knowledge(Brahm Gyan) to others without the command of the True Master.

CONCLUSION

For enjoying the bliss of Divine Knowledge in life, one must accept, acknowledge and follow the five fundamental principles. Brahm Gyan dwells in mind and one can attain peace and bliss only if he or she abides by and translates into action these cardinal principles of spirituality. These do erase and wipe out the virus of ego in man - the root cause of all ills and ailments, conflicts and discords, feuds, wars and violence-oriented crimes and corrupt practices plaguing the world-society. Ego and pride breed selfishness, self-aggrandisement and evil-mindedness. The saints and sages have never tried to extinguish fire with fire. They have done so by sprinkling and pouring water on it. They have always devised unique method of eliminating the ego and reforming the man by uniting man with God and creating spiritual awareness that the man is not a mere body; the body is mere instrument wherein soul resides. If mind gets purified by instilling God-name (Brahm Gyan), it mingles with God, and one enjoys everlasting peace, bliss and salvation here and hereafter. Living in this world, man rises aloft the world of materialism. He lives in the world, performs normal duties and responsibilities as a householder and yet does not become a worldling. In short, he gets exalted and elevated so as to cross the fiery ocean of the materialistic world. He transcends pleasure and pain, loss and gain, self-praise and condemnation and lives like a lotus in the muddy water and attains immortality. This is the net worth and value of seeking Divine Knowledge (Brahm Gyan) with the guidance and grace of the True Master, which yields the desired fruit fortified with the Five Fundamental Principles.

God’s attributes are countless; most of which have been scribed in the Holy Scriptures. The salient features are stated in the following lines:

God has two forms – one is the visible manifestation, the Nature – the living and non-living objects and creatures, while the other is invisible spirit of God. God is omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent, all-pervading, formless, permeating the whole universe and in betwixt the earth and sky and beyond that. God is dimensionless, unsurmountable and beyond comprehension.

God cannot be known by merely reading and reciting the scriptures, performing rites and rituals, meditation and penance, visiting shrines, having dip in the holy waters and such like other Karam-Kand. This true entity of god can be known, understood and perceived only through the Spiritual Guide, who reveals the face of God and one does behold the all-pervading God by divine gesture. This Formless spirit of God can be revealed to the seeker only by grace of God Himself and none else. God is manifested in the form of the True Master (Satguru) and his sacred task is to disseminate Divine Knowledge to every one who asks for it. He comes to redeem the errant and to spiritually enlighten the people of all shades of opinion, religions and faiths, cultures and nationalities all over the world. The True Master (Satguru) belongs to the whole humanity and not to any particular religion, sect, community and country.

There can be no peace without God and no God relisation is possible without the Satguru. The True Master has countless qualities. He is the Messenger and Son of God, God-incarnate. But the most outstanding feature and distinction of the True Master is that he makes possible what others consider as impossible i.e. he reveals God and establishes direct and constant link of man with God. He loves one and all and takes into his divine lap every human being, irrespective of his caste, creed, colour, status, symbol and nationality. The True Master does not take into account the seeker's faults and failings. He is kind, compassionate and merciful, forgives past follies and bestows the Knowledge of God. The enlightened person attains peace, bliss and salvation and gets relieved of barricades and barriers, taboos and traditions, rites and rituals, omens and superstitions. Having perceived God in His True Formless form, man feels the presence of God always with him, refrains from evil doing. A devotee of the True Master always remembers God (Simran), attends fellowship of saints (Sadh Sangat) and renders selfless service (Sewa). He does good to all but never considers himself to be the doer. The True Master takes the whole humanity as one family of God and all human beings living in any part of the globe as children of the same Father and as members of Universal Brotherhood. The True Master preaches the concept of one God, one Religion and one Human Race. The True Master - Nirankari Baba says - "I am an ordinary human being and humanism is my religion." This concept has been stated in the Avtar Bani, wherein Baba Avtar Singh Ji says:

"There is no greater a religion that beholding the formless God face to face and there is no saner an act than serving the saints."

The great Prophets and Gurus conveyed this universal message that for sublimation of soul, the knowledge of God is a must and for attaining knowledge of God (Brahm Gyan) the need for the True Master (Satguru) is imperative. It has also been amply made clear that no peace, bliss and emancipation of soul is possible without the Divine Knowledge attainable from the True Master. One has to shed one's ego and pride and humbly ask for Divine Knowledge (Brahm Gyan) from the True Master. Just as light and darkness cannot co-exit, ego and Divine Knowledge cannot go together. Whosoever sheds his ego and pride and knocks at the Divine door of the True Master, gets enlightened and is saved from sin and clutches of death:

"He that heareth my word and believeth in Him that sent me has everlasting life and will never be damned for his sins, but has passed out of death into life."

                                                                                                                        - Holy Bible

The Guru is like a river with waters clean and clear. When you meet him all dirt and dross is washed away. The True Guru gives us a perfect bath, turning brutes and demons into angels and saints. The Guru considers himself as the servant of the whole mankind. He has the same attributes as God and is perfectly in tune with Divinity. Guru is God-like and there is no difference between Him and the Supreme Soul (God) Saint Kabir says:

" Those people are intuitively blind who consider the Guru as different from God".

" If God is displeased, the disciple can go to the Guru for solace but if Guru is displeased, the disciple will have no rescue".

Lastly it may be added that the Guru is the embodiment of Divine Light and the human frame is only the clay instrument wherein Divinity dwells. Only the rare few do recognize the need and importance of the living True Master, with whose grace one can know the eternal Truth. The True Guru is the one whose very sight (glimpse) provides peace and bliss and the duality and doubt in mind disappear and one attains the supreme state of mind.

Every human being must, therefore, look for the Spiritual Guide (Satguru) so as to know God they worship without knowing. The good news is that the Spiritual Guide is there in the present times. His Holiness Baba Hardev Singh Ji Maharaj is at your doorstep in your own country.

" Ask and it shall be given, seek and you shall find; knock and the door shall be opened."

                                                                                                                                - Holy Bible

" To be spiritual minded is life and peace, to be carnally minded is death."

                                                                                                                                - Holy Bible

" If you know Him within this life then it is good, but if you do not know Him, it will be your greatest loss."

                                                                                                                        - Kena Upanishad

To conclude, it may be submitted that the need for meeting a spiritual guide has been stressed by all the great Gurus and saints in all ages. Those who believe their divine word get peace and bliss while the non-believers lose the game of life and they are left with repentance at last. During life time one can make or mar one's life. Man has the option to choose for the ideal saintly life or to continue leading the life as a lover of the mammon.

BRAHM GYAN

Brahm Gyan means first hand knowledge of the all-pervading omnipresent God attained by the seeker purely with the benign grace of the True Master (Satguru). None has ever realised God and none can realise God without the guidance of the God-realised Soul (Brahm Gyani). This Gyan cannot be attained merely by study of the Vedas, Shastras or any other religious books or the Holy Scriptures. It is a personal divine experience which one has on meeting the True Guru, who reveals God – the formless One, and the disciple beholds, perceives and feels the immediate presence of God within him, with him, all around or everywhere in every human being and in every other living and non-living object.

It is not by mere repetition of Divine Name, a particular word or by practising some religious drill or even meditation that one can realise God and have God’s view and vision face to face everywhere all the time. This state of mind imbued with Divine Knowledge (Brahm Gyan) can be achieved only with the grace of the Satguru:

                    "Bin Satgur Kiney Na Paiyo,

In short, Brahm Gyan is the highest spiritual state of mind whereby the Soul gets sublimated being in unison with Super Soul (God). This unification of soul with God is arranged by the True Guru, and none else. If one thinks that God Knowledge (Brahm Gyan) can be acquired by self-effort or performance of rituals, he is sadly mistaken. A Brahm Gyani is a God-realised (enlightened) person who is at one with the Almighty God and duality disappears from his mind, and he perceives the oneness of God in the whole universe. He attains the SEHAJ, which is the elevated state of mind possessed by a Brahm Gyani, wherein one rises above pleasure and pain, loss and gain, and transcends death. He possesses qualities and attributes as that of God and the True Master, such as humility, righteous, tolerance, kindness, compassion and mercifulness. Having realised God, he becomes fearless and does not hate anyone as he perceives God in all. To him, none is friend or foe, native or alien. He becomes an embodiment of enlightenment and fragrance of spirituality emanates from him and he looks at others with divine vision. A Brahm Gyani does good to everybody and never thinks ill of others, and does not harm any one. He loves all and leads a pure, noble and righteous life, extending love, truth and divine light to others. In nutshell, the God-realized person merges with God and his soul mingles with the Ocean of Divinity. Such illumined persons inspire others to seek Divine Knowledge and this they do through the practical saintly living.

Brahm Gyan is a must for every human being. The purpose of life is to attain divine Knowledge so as to get perpetual peace, bliss and spiritual solace. The great Gurus and saints have enjoined upon man to be a true human being. He must attain God Knowledge and this Vivek (Knowledge) helps man to become a real man, otherwise he remains an animal though in human form, and behaves like a savage, a brute. Unless and until the mind is enlightened, the man cannot acquire purity in his life and character. In order to attain the purity of mind, nobleness of character and the instinct to share others’ pain and not to give pain to others, to be kind and compassionate, to be free from sin, and to rise above narrow-mindedness, one has to cultivate company of saints. Without Sadh Sangat, none can reform himself. It is only after, acquiring God Knowledge (Gyan) and attending congregation of saints (Satsang) that one’s mind gets cleansed of impurities and pollution.

In order to attain this Divine Knowledge (Brahm Gyan) and imbibe it in practical life, one has to shed one’s ego and pride and humbly seek Gyan from the True Guru. The Gyan has to be fortified with triple (righteous) action i.e. constant remembrance of God (Simran), being in the fellowship of Saints (Satsang) and rendering selfless service (Sewa). Every human being should seek Brahm Gyan from the True Master to accomplish the aim of life and to enjoy peace, bliss and comforting solace.

This is the age in which the fabric of society is worn and torn. The institution of ‘family’ seems to be decaying and heading towards extinction. Everywhere one can see division, dissection and dissension – geographical, political, social, economic and even on grounds of caste and religion. The believers of one faith and one religion are also divided into several sects and there are feuds and discords between followers of different ideologies and faiths. Like many politicians, religion leaders also tend to follow the policy of divide and rule.

Man was born free but everywhere he is found in chains. All barriers and divisions are man-made, not created by God. Saints have been striving hard from time to time to unite man with God, bring man closer to man and thereby unite the mankind. As one gets the vision of the Formless One, he perceives the image of God in every human being; he loves all and hates none. The concept of unity, human integration and oneness wipes out duality from the mind and the great Gurus have been trying their best to bring about unity in diversity. This unity and human integration as conceived by the sages could not be achieved by mere speeches, good counseling and any utterances, recitation of scriptures and so on.

God is one and the whole creation is the manifestation of the Formless One. Unless one knows the One, and is united with the One - God, he cannot experience and perceive oneness and there can be no integration of the mankind.

The bond of spiritual vision and enlightenment is stable and eternal, which establishes unity of thought and action. The concept of duality disappears and one looks at the entire world and all the people as members of one world family (Universal Brotherhood). This unified vision is bestowed by the True Master of the time, whose mission is to preach One God, one Religion and one Human Race. Nirankari Baba Ji says "Know the One, repose faith in the One and be united". This is not a mere slogan or a piece of advice, this unity and oneness is actually being established in the entire world by spiritual awakening and enlightenment. This is a silent and steady revolution, which has deep roots and indelible imprint upon the minds of the aspirants of Truth. The great Gurus of the past had also exhorted all people of the world to know and adore the One and always remember the One so much so that God, the One, dwells in mind and heart and by so doing, one's soul gets liberated and emancipated.

God is one and the True Guru - His Messenger is also one. It is through Him that one can perceive oneness of God, which is the very basis of human unity and integration of the mankind.

This theme has been fully illustrated in the allegorical parable of Baba Buta Singh Ji, who asked the saints assembled in a congregation (Sangat) one by one to tell how many persons were sitting in the Sangat. Two or three of them counted the heads and replied that so many persons were in the Sangat. Baba Avtar Singh Ji, however, said that only one (person) was sitting in the congregation. Baba Buta Singh Ji was well pleased with this answer, which he said was correct indicating thereby that it is all the game of the formless One and only One is permeating all and only One is present in the Sangat. Those who had counted the bodies physically were not speaking spiritually, so they were not giving the correct answer. This also shows how the concept of one God, universality and unified vision was being instilled in the minds of the devotees.

The prophets and great Gurus belong to the universe and not to any particular religion, region or country. Their message of Truth is universal and all-embracing. It is through their spiritual teachings and words of divine wisdom that the cherised dream of Universal Brotherhood gets a practical shape and a paradise is created on earth where all people of this world live together in peace and cordiality, loving and respecting one another.

Nirankari Mission reflects the essence and highest common flavour and fragrance of all religions. It is true for all humanity, since it is in consonance with the Truth expounded by the prophets and great Gurus. It is universal in that it recognizes the absolute sovereignty of God and the redemption of all humankind. Nirankari Mission is unique in bringing about unity among people of different religions, cultures and nationalities by bestowing the unified vision.

AVTAR BANI

'Avtar Bani' was written and produced by Shahenshan Baba Avtar Singh Ji in 1957. Its revised and enlarged edition, Sampuran Avtar Bani was published in 1965. It contains gems of divine wisdom in a simple language and easy to understand style. The truthful teachings of Satguru (True Master) have been embodied in 376 hymns covering a wide range of spiritual topics such as attributes of the formless God, the pivotal role of the True Master in the process of God-realisation, the benign grace of the True Master, the aim of human life and how to achieve a pure, simple and purposeful living; the life style of devotee-saints, the five fundamental principles, man without God-knowledge, the real religion, the true devotion, the futility of rites and rituals and penance, and the message to all human beings to know the God they worship. 'Avtar Bani' is available in more than ten languages, including Punjabi, Hindi, English, Urdu, Sindhi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, etc.

Some of the citations from 'Avtar Bani' are given below to highlight the significance of the book and to bring home the message of truth, love, light and Universal Brotherhood to every human being and every seeker of truth in this world.

"O' man, cultivate company of True Saint, this would remove impurity of your mind". (56) "O' man engulfed in muddy materialism, why do you not know and remember God?" (131) "O imprudent, engrossed in rites, rituals and penance, you are wasting precious human life, you shall have to bear the brunt of countless births and deaths". (139) "O' man, why are you slumbering with the eyes of the mind closed? Awake and accomplish the task for which you came into this world". (167) "O' man, you should know the Divine Light of which you are the tiny spark; you should know the great Donor, whose bounties you are enjoying." (231) "O' man, shed pride of body, mind and wealth and seek shelter of the True Master; You shall realise God in a trice, whom you have been searching for." (280)

"The greatest gift of God to man is this beautiful body, but one must realise that all assets belong to God and nothing is ours." (9A) "The same celestial light dwells in every human being, male or female; people of all religious denominations and Varnas belong to God. The Hindus, the Muslims, the Sikhs and the Christians are all the children of One God; one must love all human beings alike irrespective of their caste, culture and religion." (9B)

"The message to all men of the world is to come forward and have the perception of God; the True Master is transmuting men with animal instincts into true human beings". (346)

"The True Master appears on earth to redeem all people of the world; the True Master appears on earth for emancipation of whole mankind." (67) "The True Master is one, who reveals God in His true glory; the True Master enables the seekers to transcend the fiery ocean of materialism." (101) "The consequence of the divine glimpse of the True Master is that it purifies the mind; the dust of the lotus feet of the True Master cleanses the pollution of mind.’ (108) "By singing praise of the True Master, one has spiritual radiance on his face." (125) "The True Master has given me divine shelter and removed all my doubts and delusions; all my worries and anxieties have gone and I perceive the glimpse of God everywhere. The sin and suffering have ended and I am surrounded by peace, comfort and happiness; I do not look toward anyone else for shelter, and I rely entirely upon thy succour and support. As the True Master was pleased, with his grace, the fear of births and deaths was transcended; I sing the praise of the True Master day and night and I feel like sacrificing my all unto the True Master." (270)

"Glorifying God without seeing the Almighty amounts to crying for the moon; glorifying God without seeing Him is just as setting the Thames on fire." (144) "One who knows and then sings the glory of the Formless God transcends the cycle of countless births and deaths and attains salvation for ever."(145) "God who is shapeless, colourless, formless and dimensionless; Avtar says, God cannot be seen without the True Master."(79)

No God Without True Master

"There may be millions of donors, but none is like the True Master; Avtar says, none has ever realised God without the True Master." (23) "People spend their lives in search of God, yet they do not perceive Him; Avtar says nobody can realise God without the True Master." (87) "O’ people of the world, the True Master reveals God in a moment; Avtar says I adore and sacrifice my all unto the True Master again and again." (168) "This (Formless God) is true Abode of Soul, this is Thy splendid form; none can know God without the grace of the True Master." (189) "The lamp of light cannot be lit except with a lit lamp; the dirty clothes cannot be washed without soap. One cannot become literate without a teacher; one cannot reach the destination without a Guide. Just as bath is necessary to cleanse the body, Avtar says likewise, for seeking divine knowledge, it is essential to meet the True Master." (199) "None on earth can be emancipated without the True Master; Avtar says divine knowledge cannot be attained without the True Master." (229) "O’ man, why do you go to forests in search of God? You can realize the omnipresent God with you, if the True Master is pleased." (269) "To preach unity and integration is of no use unless one does realize the Formless God; Avtar says, none can realize God, without the perfect True Master." (350)

"Most people do not understand as to what the devotion (Bhakti) is; the devotion means leaving aside all doubts and superstitions and pleasing the True Master with faith and devotion." (301) "The true saints are those who have nothing else to do, except practising the Divine Name; the true saints are those who cannot live even for a moment without remembering God. The true saints always sing the praise of God, day and night; the true saints drink the nectar of Divine name and get rid of all diseases. To the man of God, God's name is the only solace; the True Master's word is dear to him in every moment of his life (sitting, standing, eating and drinking). The devotee - saints of True Master lead a better life than anyone else in the world; Avtar says after coming under the shelter of the True Master they always do good, speak good." (41) "The devotee obeys every command of the True Master but the wayward declines; the devotee serves the True Master, but the wayward argues unnecessarily. The devotee loves the True Master from the core of his heart, but the wayward only pretends to do so; the devotee is the same from within and externally, but the wayward is jealous from within. The bargain of devotees is instantly rewarding but the wayward's dealings are false; the devotees have firm faith in God, but the wayward does not believe. The devotee perceives God everywhere, but the wayward cannot see Him; pride does not come near the devotee, but the wayward is obsessed by pride. Though both are the same to look at, they are inwardly different; Avtar says, the devotees are engaged in serving others selflessly, but the waywards only beat about the bush." (166) "True Saint is the one, who remembers God's Name by every breath, who by his kindness rids people from the rigours of religious practices; True Saint is the one who reveals God all around in a moment. None can separate God from these devotee-saints; Avtar says it is just as man's shadow cannot remain isolated from him." (258)

"There is no greater a religion than beholding God face to face in front of you; there is no wiser and better an act than the service of true saints."(154)

"The True Master teaches everyone to be humble and polite and speak sweet language of love and to think of and do good to every body."(314) "As one disciple of the True Master meets another disciple, they get overwhelmed with joy; and bow their heads at each other's feet. This is the tradition of the devotees and this is true discipleship; this path is finer than a hair and sharper than a sword's edge. The True Master shall not protect disciple, who forgers humility; Avtar says the True Master shall not stand by such a disciple."(327)

"In this world of tension and turmoil, peace would come only by practising God's name; and one shall find the comforting solace only by knowing and remembering the formless God."(114)

"Peace, perseverance and equable vision are the jewellery of the saints; their most precious ornament is the submission to the will of God."(28) "The true devotee views others with the vision bestowed but the True Master and listens with the divine ears granted by the True Master; the true devotee picks up pearls from the Ocean of Divinity."(106) "The distinctive feature of the saints is that they comply with every command of the True Master; they cheerfully submit to the will of God and they never decline the word of the True Master. The true saints have realized God and their every endeavour is directed towards preserving the Divine Knowledge imparted to them; they are true from inside and outwardly and they have ended the concept of duality. They are always true to their word and practically live upto what they say; Avtar says, such saints do regulate their lives in the mould of the Guru's instruction."(291) "A person who gets shelter of the True Master never suffers from any want; he is true and pure from within and externally he does not have any impurity whatsoever.

"The one who remembers the Formless God, always has the spiritual radiance on his face; the one who remembers the Formless God, remains aloft sin and sufferings. The one who remembers the Formless God, does conquer his mind; the one who remember the Formless God, is always pure at heart."(37) ‘Remember God every moment to break the vessel of ego; remember God incessantly in order to remove all anxieties from your mind."(76) "Keep on saying Tuhi-Tuhi Nirankar [Thou Formless One] and remember God every moment; drink this divine nectar to your fill and secure comforts for the body and bliss for the mind."(98) "Keep on remembering God, saying Tuhi Nirankar [One Thou Formless God] and keep on singing the praise of God; do remember Him every moment and make Him dwell in your mind."(117) "If one remembers God, the Supreme Sovereign of the universe, he shall not be afflicted with pain; if one remembers God, the Supreme Sovereign of the universe, he shall be free from want."(276) "The one who does not remember God, should be taken as dead; cursed is the life of the man who moves about without the Divine Name."(292)

"Seek the company of True Saint, this will bring spiritual glow on your face; seek the company of True Saint, this will remove impurity from your heart."(56) "If you keep company of True Saint, the vagrancy of mind shall vanish; if you keep company of True Saint, your mind shall be filled with divine intoxication. If you keep company with True Saint, you shall know God instantly; if you keep company of True Saint, you shall rejoice in luxury and divine pleasure."(57) "O man, seek the company of saints and do think and talk about God; keep the True Master’s word in mind and do have absolute faith in the Formless God. All other efforts and endeavours you make are futile and false; divert your mind from the mundane materialism, and concentrate upon sacred feet of the True Master."(112) "In the fellowship of the True Saint the barren life turns pleasant; it removes hunger and want and ushers in prosperity. Eat, drink and be merry, is not the aim of life; cursed is the man who enjoys all bounties but does not remember the Supreme Giver – God."(138) "Whatever is preached by the True Saint, must be intently listened and communicated to others; one must go to attend the saints’ congregation, and serve the saints with body and mind. One must sing the praise of God and see the divine glimpse of Guru; one must bow his head at the sacred feet of the True Master with love and devotion. The disciple who does all this shall attain all the three types of fruit [divine, physical and material]; Avtar says, the True Master shall be pleased, and he [the disciple] shall be glorified by the saints everywhere."(223)

"There is no better place of pilgrimage than the lotus feet of the True Master; man is no better than animal and cannot become a true human being without the True Master. Seek the dust of the True Master’s lotus feet, besmear and bathe in it; do surrender all your assets – physical, mental and material, in the service of saints with love and devotion. Only such a person can serve the True Saint upon whom God is so pleased: Avtar says only such a person can sing the glory of God upon whom the True Master is well pleased."(72) "The wealth for which man struggles so hard and works day and night; it falls to his feet, if he serves the True Master. The comforts which you are always craving for; will all be in your lap, if you love and serve the saints."(113) "He is the highest of all, most revered and the chief amongst chiefs; the one who has erased his ego and pride in service of the True Saint. The one who adopts utmost humility in everyday life; he is the loftiest, greatest and distinctive among all."(153) "Loftier is the service even than the surrender of the body, mind and wealth; which a devotee renders selflessly, without any consideration and is acknowledged by the True Master."(226)