The Final Word

A New Year’s Message from Maharaj Charan Singh

Maharaj Charan Singh sent the following message to the American sangat in 1967 and it was reproduced in Radha Soami Greetings, the American equivalent to Spiritual Link at that time. Hazur Maharaj Ji’s seasonal wishes are shared with contemporary seekers of the truth.

The divine plan of the Supreme Father is to send masters into this world from time to time to help suffering humanity to get out of this vale of tears. The Supreme Father sends his beloved sons to bring back his “marked sheep” to him. During this new year’s season, Christmas is celebrated by many as a day of great joy and happiness, as on this day the arrival of a master into this world long ago is remembered. This world is never without such masters. One cannot return to one’s eternal home without the continued and constant help of such a guide. Such is the law laid down by the creator himself.

The Bible says that “the good shepherd” comes and calleth his own sheep by name into one fold, and leads them out of this universe of fear and death. The good shepherd gives his life for his sheep. He giveth unto them the eternal life and they never perish; neither can any one pluck them out of his hands.

The Master, who initiates us, assumes a very heavy responsibility. He will not relax his hold until he has escorted us back to Sach Khand – the eternal home of peace and bliss. He does not ask us to travel alone through those unfamiliar and unexplored regions where even angels fear to tread, but accompanies us right up to the end of our journey. All of our friends and relatives leave us, but this true friend remains always with us, in this world as well as the next. He stands by us to give unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s and unto God the things that are God’s. He takes our burden on his own shoulders and pays the ransom needed to free us of our sins and to see us safely through this realm of the prince of darkness.

Even if we give him up, he will not desert us, for he knows his responsibility and is true to his vows. In fact, he is “the word which was in the beginning and was with God and was God”, which here and now “is made flesh” and takes the human form to help us out of this miserable existence, a task that is impossible for the soul to accomplish by its own unaided efforts.

With this message I send Radha Soami greetings and best wishes to each and every one of you for a very happy and joyous new year.