Baba says, “There isn’t enlightenment through the scriptures; enlightenment is received by studying.“

Darkness is the absence of light. For half the cycle, I was in the darkness of ignorance. I forgot who I am and Whose I am. I started to think of myself as a body, as a role, as a relationship and thought I belonged to bodily beings. And so my happiness was dependent on how I got treated by others- if they respected me, if they appreciated me, if I was praised, I was happy. If I was disrespected, or my expectations were not met, I became disappointed and unhappy. I therefore stumbled in the darkness of this ignorance, of this falsehood about who I believed I am and Whom I belonged to.

The Father came at this most auspicious confluence age and flipped on the switch of knowledge. He reminded me that I am a soul, not the body. He reminded me that I belonged to Him, that I am His most beloved child that was long-lost and now found. He revealed to me the beginning, middle and end of my story which is also the story of Bharat. This light of knowledge dispelled the darkness of ignorance and enlightened the soul. I now have the happiness that I have found my anchor- I know who I am and I have come to my Father. I also know what time it is in the unlimited cycle of time, the task that is going on now and what role I have to play in it. Baba, my Father, has come to establish the new world and I am now going to go that new world. There used to be heaven on this earth, I was happy then because I was free, liberated in life. I was liberated in life because then, I remembered who I am. The Father comes and says: “Now, remember again.” This is Raja Yoga where God inspires the establishment of heaven through my transformation from body consciousness into soul consciousness.

When I was stumbling, I was looking for answers in the Vedas and the scriptures. I observed fasts, undertook physical pilgrimages but the more effort I put in, the further I moved from my happiness with answers nowhere in sight. Then the Satguru came and showed me the way because only He knows the way, only He knows the truth. He establishes the Land of Truth where there is no darkness of falsehood and therefore no sorrow. Therefore there is no devotion there either, there is no calling out. I take the knowledge from the Father here and then devotion doesn’t remain for half a cycle. Diwali is a memorial of this enlightenment. People light small and large earthenware lamps to celebrate the enlightenment of us- the small and large lamps (children) of God into whom He pours the oil of knowledge. Even when a person dies, people continue to pour oil into a lamp so that the departed soul doesn’t stumble in the darkness. They understand light in a limited way whereas in reality, this is an unlimited matter of the enlightenment of souls by God, the Father.

When Ravan’s kingdom begins, people begin to stumble. Now, day by day, they stumble a lot more. Previously, there was only the worship of One, whereas now people even worship other human beings and perform devotion of trees, or at road junctions. The intellects of human beings, Baba observes, have become completely tamopradhan. “Now, you have been awakened by the Father and become enlightened. Just as on Diwali, one ignited lamp is used to light the next lamp and so on, in the same way, you now have to wake up your brothers and sisters“, He teaches. “And so this is a wonderful life! This is your most valuable life. You can’t even describe it.“, He says. “You only do this service now. Lakshmi and Narayan don’t do any service. You do the service of making the lives of others as precious as yours.”  People are caused to become confused and stumble a great deal on the path of bhakti. God is thought to be omnipresent and so that deprives devotees of the Father’s sustenance and His inheritance. Brahma is portrayed with a hundred or thousand arms. The Father tells me: “You now understand that the arms represent you children. You have a responsibility to become the Father’s helper and serve your brothers. For this“, He says, “Imbibe divine virtues! Don’t cause sorrow to anyone!”

People perform devotion but because they don’t know Whom they are calling out to or singing praise of, they are unable to receive any light from Him. But I do know the Father and based on the drama, I might be the closest that many of my brothers come to the Father. If I cause sorrow or behave in a manner that reflects devilish qualities, then that will destroy everything for them. I will inadvertently push them away from the Father yet again because they will think God couldn’t possibly be my Father or Teacher. And so the Father says: Study well. Let your thoughts, words, actions, vision, face and behavior give everyone the experience of the Father and the inheritance.