You Will See For Yourself in Future

To the devotees,

Dear! Received your letter. It is resounding with waves of devotion and love. It is impossible for ordinary people to understand the ways of Jnanis (wise men), Yogis, Jogis (sanyasis) and Bhogis (wealthy). It is difficult to understand their hearts. People think of them in their own respective ways, and they talk of them accordingly. We need not worry about what others say, as long as our perseverance, determination, our good behavior and our wisdom are kept intact. The tree that is full of fruits is amenable to stone hits, it is said. Similarly, wherever there is good, there will be bad; and wherever there is bad, there will be good too. There is no world without this aspect.

It is ignorance that throws people into the spell of krodha (burning rage), moha (lust) and mada andhakara (the darkness of arrogance). People write things about which they have no knowledge; they write out of jealousy. The wise will never speak in such a manner. It is not good for us to go by the words of ignorant people. Sathya will always be victorious, untruth will never succeed. Even if untruth enjoys temporary success, it will evaporate with the blossoming of truth. It is not good for mahatmas (elevated souls) to be elated when they are praised and feel let down when they are criticized.

Nowhere has it been prescribed as to what sort of discipline or code of conduct should mahatmas follow. More important than anything else are satpravarthana (righteous conduct) and sadbuddhi (good intellect).

Mahatmas will never feel elated when praised or shrink when they are ignored. But there are yogis who revel in palm wine, opium, bhung (intoxicating drink prepared from ganja plant), and arrack and eat meat to the full without even leaving a little space in stomach preaching that there is no death to jeeva. These so-called great do slit the necks of innocent animals.

Dead drunk they declare that Vedantic scriptures are useless. You need not worry that I will be spoilt in such a manner.

You might have also read the life stories of great legendary characters and incarnations of God and known of the great trials and tribulations they have faced. It is quite natural for mahatmas to be criticized in this manner. Why do you worry of such things? How long can dogs bark at the stars or bray at the moon?

Likewise, this adverse publicity too is temporary. Sathya will win at last. Self-reliance and beneficial activity – the great ones tread upon these paths. As long as we are engaged in promoting the welfare of devotees and allotting them the fruits of their actions, why at all should we worry! In the final analysis, all human likes and dislikes pertain only to the physical body and not to the atma.

For Me, name, fame, defame, good and bad – all these are equal. I have nothing to do with them. All My deeds and talks are only meant for the understanding of people. Otherwise, I have nothing to do with the world. I have no name or nothing like ‘mine’. I respond in whichever way people call Me. I shall go wherever I am taken. This is my first ‘vow’. I am telling this for the first time. All I do is for the sake of the world and the people. Any amount of endeavor by anybody will not help to know Me. You do not think even in dream that anybody can do any harm to me at any time. It is impossible. No one can understand my power. I considered that you wrote with love and affection, and not otherwise. In My mind, I am lacking nothing. I have no conceit or malice whatever in Me. I have no objection to whatever steps you may take. You will see for yourself the things that are going to happen in future. People need peace. So, if you have peace, you will understand everything.

Baba

25.05.1947