What Is Really Mine?

How often do we not start a sentence with the word “My”? My house, my car, my husband, my business, my life … On the plane where we exist we have been duped into believing that certain things belong to us. Little do we realize that for this specific lifetime, whatever we appear to own was determined by our fate karma. In reality, we do not possess anything at all, since everything belongs to the Lord. Every single possession should therefore be regarded as being held in trust by us for the Lord, and valued as such. As followers of Sant Mat we should know that what we receive is exactly what is our due, according to our allotted destiny – no more and no less.

If we own much, we may start thinking how clever we are and how well we negotiate business deals or how much effort we personally put into creating our wealth. Our own minds may then create a trap into which we fall so easily, our ego will be boosted sky-high, and we will go smugly on our way, focusing on our material wealth at the expense of our spiritual wealth. We do not realize that:

All beings in the world are helpless puppets in the hands of destiny. There is nothing that they can accomplish by their own efforts.
_{Maharaj Charan Singh, Die to Live}

Should we own only a little, in spite of having worked hard for it and having used sound judgment, we may begin to feel resentful and angry. We may start leading lives of bitterness and envy, which is hardly conducive to developing our spirituality.

There was however something else that was written into our destiny for this lifetime: that we would, at a specific time and place, come into contact with a perfect living Master and that it would be our great good fortune to be initiated by him. He would make us his and we would belong to him, as he belongs to us.

Not only is the precious gift of initiation now in our possession, but also the Master’s promise that he will help us reach our destination, Sach Khand. He has given us his word that he will help us get there. By having initiated us, he has not only given us the five holy words but also his own solemn promise that he will see us home. We have received Nam, the greatest gift; one that keeps giving for all eternity. And all that is required of us in return is that we acknowledge receipt of our greatest possession by doing our meditation daily.

The Master does not leave or forget the disciple after initiation. He is always with him, guiding and leading him. In his Radiant Form, he helps the disciple at every step, accompanying him throughout the spiritual journey. The Master not only guides and helps during the disciple’s lifetime, but stays with him even at the time of his death, and afterwards.
_{Maharaj Charan Singh, Die to Live}