Sunday, March 27, 2011

Radio Roohaniyat Messages 2009

Roohaniyat: 12-26-09


Good Morning everyone and we hope you all had a Lovely Xmas!!!

Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods. They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first 

tree said, "Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. I could 

be decorated with intricate carving and everyone would see the beauty."

Then the second tree said, "Someday I will be a mighty ship. I will take kings and queens across the waters and 

sail to the corners of the world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of my hull."

Finally the third tree said, "I want to grow to be the tallest and straightest tree in the forest. People will see 

me on top of the hill and look up to my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how close to them I am 

reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time and people will always remember me."

After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees. When one 

came to the first tree he said, "This looks like a strong tree, I think I should be able to sell the wood to a 

carpenter" ... and he began cutting it down. The tree was happy, because he knew that the carpenter would make him 

into a treasure chest.

At the second tree a woodsman said, "This looks like a strong tree, I should be able to sell it to the shipyard." 

The second tree was happy because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship.

When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was frightened because he knew that if they cut him down his 

dreams would not come true. One of the woodsmen said, "I don't need anything special from my tree so I'll take 

this one", and he cut it down.

When the first tree arrived at the carpenters, he was made into a feed box for animals. He was then placed in a 

barn and filled with hay. This was not at all what he had prayed for. The second tree was cut and made into a 

small fishing boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to an end. The third tree was 

cut into large pieces and left alone in the dark. The years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams.

Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn. She gave birth and they placed the baby in the hay in the feed box 

that was made from the first tree. The man wished that he could have made a crib for the baby, but this manger 

would have to do. The tree could feel the importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest treasure 

of all time. Because it was later revealed that this baby was not an ordinary baby, but the prophet of those 

times.

Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the second tree. One of them was tired and went to 

sleep. While they were out on the water, a great storm arose and the tree didn't think it was strong enough to 

keep the men safe. The men woke up the sleeping man, and he stood up and said "Peace" and the storm stopped. At 

this time, the tree knew that it had carried the King of Kings in its boat, because he was the prophet of those 

times.

Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through the streets as the people mocked the man who 

was carrying it. When they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at the top 

of a hill. When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that it was strong enough to stand at the top of the hill 

and be as close to God as was possible, because the prophet of those times: Jesus had been crucified on it.

The moral of this story is that when things don't seem to be going your way, always know that God has a plan for 

you. If you place your trust in Him, He will give you great gifts. Each of the trees got what they wanted, just 

not in the way they had imagined. We don't always know what God's plans are for us. We just know that His ways are 

not our ways, but His ways are always best.



It is a matter of surrendering ourselves to GOD and believing that what He does for us will be best. It is a 

matter of us entrusting our lives to HIM. We must always pray to HIM saying : Dear GOD please be with me every 

single moment of my life, hold my hand and lead me. Let every single moment of my life be as per THY will and not 

as per MY will because you know me better than I know myself. You know what’s best for me, better than I know what 

is good for me. Dear One and only one Almighty one, I surrender myself to thee, please forgive me and bless me.

Remember: God answers prayers in three ways: He will either say YES and will give you what you want. Or, He will 

say NO, and He will give you BETTER! Or, He will tell you to WAIT, and He will give you the BEST.

God has editing rights over our prayers. He will...edit them, correct them, bring them in line with His will and 

then hand them back to us to be resubmitted." 



Roohaniyat: 12-05-09


Good Morning South Florida and welcome to another spiritual morning. I, am Preet Sahi.
When I say: I am Preet Sahi: what comes to your mind: am I introducing myself to you? Identifying myself?
But what exactly, is my identity? Is it this face, which is changing constantly? If my face is changing constantly 

with time, as I age, my look changes. So does that mean that my identity also changes with time?
No, an identity never changes. The reason being that my identity is not this physical body. If tomorrow something 

happened to my physical look, it does not change who I am.
That is because I am NOT this physical body, I AM the SOUL inside this physical body.
It is a human tendency to relate to people via their faces. We identify people with their faces. Little do we 

realize that faces are merely a name-tag given to the soul when it is in a particular body form. The soul lives in 

a body form for a certain granted time and then it changes its body form. We all know that every living being will 

eventually die, but it is the soul that never dies.
In other words, the soul changes physical forms like we change clothes.
Life is like a drama stage. We are all playing the roles of certain characters.  But we need to constantly 

remember who we really are. Hence, the significance, of self-realization.
In the material life, we become different individuals, when we meet different people. When we meet a learned 

person, our perspective is different towards him or her. We treat a rich person differently than we do a poor 

person. Why? That is because we identify them with their material identity, not their spiritual identity. If we 

meet someone who lives in a mansion, are we really relating to THEM, or to their mansion? If we meet someone who 

is very popular, are we really meeting that person, or are we meeting the popularity and the status? If we start 

to see that everyone’s identity is through their soul and not their material existence, we would be treating 

everyone in a moral and an ethical manner. 
Realize that every human being has a soul inside them, and that every soul is a part and parcel of the super soul. 

Then how can you afford to treat someone any less than the fact that God exists within them?
Not treating them right is indirectly not treating God right.

When people make mistakes or errors, it is their human nature. We ALL are humans and we ALL make mistakes. Our 

material life is led by the MIND and the mind drives us to make mistakes. But when we attack someone for their 

shortcomings, we end up not attacking their minds, but their identity itself: which is the SOUL.
God DID NOT give anyone, the right to attack anyone’s soul. And we all need to learn, where to draw the line.
We all need to learn the difference between the mind and the soul.

A group of scientists decided to prove that Science could do it all and that God does not exist. So they made a 

human body with every little organ and functioning. This body had synthetic nerves and veins and all the 

functioning started just like normal, to the degree that with ivy food going in, even the hair and nails started 

growing. After the entire body started functioning like a normal body does, the scientists could not understand 

why the body does not stand up and walk or talk like other human beings. After months into this dilemma, they 

finally realized that they could create a human body, but they could not give it a MIND and a SOUL. The mind 

governs our material existence and the Soul IS the spiritual existence.

Our life is a constant battle between the mind and the soul. To win every battle, one side will always have to 

compromise and in this case, it would always have to be the MIND. It is very rightfully said that: Tan, man and 

dhan belongs to GOD: Our body, mind and wealth belongs to God. It takes some effort to surrender our body and 

wealth to God, But it takes a LOT of effort to surrender our mind to God. The Gurbani says: Man becche satgur ke 

paas, tis sewak ke karaj raas: If we can learn the art of surrendering our minds to the almighty, ALL of our 

problems, find solutions.
Remember: Don’t tell God how big your problem is, tell your problem, how big your God is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Roohaniyat: 10-31-09





There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. 

He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, 'If I could only see the world, I will marry you.' One day, 

someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her 

boyfriend.
He asked her, 'Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?' The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that 

he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that. The thought of looking at 

them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.
Her boyfriend left in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying: 'Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for 

before they were yours, they were mine.'
This is how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember what life was like 

before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situations. Life Is a Gift. Today before you say an 

unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak. Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of 

someone who has nothing to eat.
Before you complain about your husband or wife - Think of someone who's crying out to GOD for a companion. Today 

before you complain about life - Think of someone who went too early to heaven. Before whining about the distance 

you drive Think of someone who walks the same distance on their feet. And when you are tired and complain about 

your job - Think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your job.
And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on your face and think: you're alive and still 

around.
Why do people treat each other like they do? Is it all conditioning, or is there something in man that makes him 

willing to go astray? It is both. His heart longs for love, but his conditioned mind prevents him from love. This 

is the problem. A child is born with a heart that longs for love, but he is also born with a brain that can be 

conditioned.
The heart cannot be made into a soldier. It can become a poet, it can become a singer, it can become a dancer, but 

it cannot become a soldier. It can suffer for its individuality, it can die for its individuality and freedom, but 

it cannot be enslaved. That is the state of the heart. The child comes with an empty brain, just a mechanism, 

which you can arrange the way you want. It will learn the language you teach, it will learn the religion you 

teach, and it will learn the morality you teach. It is simply a computer; you just feed it with information. And 

every society takes care to make the mind stronger so that if there is any conflict between heart and mind, the 

mind is going to win. But every victory of the mind over the heart is a misery. It is a victory over your nature, 

over your being — over you — by others. And they have cultivated your mind to serve their purpose.
Don’t become a slave to your mind. Let your mind serve YOU.
It is human nature to always compete with one another. We compete at work, always trying to prove to be better. We 

compete in our life style; we compete in how we look. Be it any area in life, we are ALWAYS competing. Little do 

we realize that the amount of time and energy we put in competing, if we were to put that towards Harmony, we 

would be creating a heaven on earth. There is no competition in Harmony, and you can create harmony ONLY if you 

have the capacity to be humble. It is only the humble, who will not compete, because when we compete, our focus is 

to let the other person down. When we live in Harmony, we are willing to compromise with others.  If you focus on 

the word: HAR-MONY, in the Punjabi language, HAR means losing, and MUNNI means acceptance. It is only when you 

accept defeat, that you can create harmony. If you are constantly trying to win, you are constantly trying to 

compete. Why is there so much desire to compete and win in this world???? Nothing more than the fact that we are 

merely trying to feed our ego. We need to win because we have to feed our ego. If we have no ego, we don’t feel 

the need to win. Our perspective changes from looking good by superficial winning, to looking good by creating a 

pure and spiritual heart and mind. Sure, it is not easy to give up your ego in a simple process of 1,2,3….But for 

that, always turn to God to bless you with the wisdom to be able to change.
 Always Pray.  Prayer connects you with the spiritual power, and it builds up your inner strength.  When you have 

concrete faith that God is with you and loves you and cares for you, you will be blessed with the certainty that 

someone else is helping you--and that is a wonderful confidence-builder.





Rohaniyat: 10-24-09

When we go to school and college, we sit for tests and exams. The grades we get help us determine how we are doing 

academically. At the end of the year, our attendance in class also qualifies us weather we can sit for our final 

exams or not, weather we can pass that class or not.


How do we determine, where we stand spiritually? How do we determine how high or low do we stand on the path of 

spirituality? Out of 24 hours in a day, if you were to sleep for 8 hours, then take the balance 16 hours that you 

are awake and determine how many moments, you were with God. Just the thought of God, talking to Him, praying to 

Him or merely the awareness, that He is with you, is being with God. They say: “swaas swaas simro Gobind”. 

Remember God with every breath you take. How much time out of those 16 hours in a day, do you give to GOD? That 

should determine your attendance in the class of spirituality. Don’t justify yourself by saying that it is 

impossible to remember God with every breath. It sure is difficult, but definitely not impossible. If you can even 

come close to half the time in a day, you are definitely aiming towards perfection. But if you fall below that 

mark, you have a long way to go.


If you are in a balanced state of mind: where happiness does not make you overly happy and sorrow does not make 

you immensely sad, then you are in a state we call: SEHAJ AWASTHA: a balanced state of mind towards materialism. A 

spiritual person gets their happiness from being with God. Their happiness is not dependent on materialistic 

pleasures. Nothing can make them sad because they possess the richest asset of God knowledge and that: calls for 

eternal bliss. How balanced is our state of mind, determines where we stand on the path of spirituality. We all 

have ups and downs in the materialistic world, but our state of mind determines how we get affected by them.


Spiritual people are attached to Materialism in a very “DETACHED” way. We need materialism as a means to reach our 

goal of salvation, but we sure need to remind ourselves on a daily basis, that materialistic gains are NOT the 

ultimate goal. Saints and Prophets have never preached to give up materialism. They have simply preached to use it 

as a means, but not the goal.


Materialism is like that water in the river, on which our boat of life has to row to reach the other end: our 

Goal. As long as our boat rows ON the water, we are ok. But if there is a hole in the boat, and if the water, 

comes INTO the boat, the boat will drown. We need that water: the materialism to get by, but we can’t let the 

materialism “ENTER” us because, then it will take us down and our lifeboat: will drown.


There was a farmer who had a donkey who used to help him in his farms. One day, while working in the fields, the 

donkey fell into a dry well. The farmer tried hard to get him out, but in vain. He called a few other farmers from 

the neighborhood, but had no luck. They eventually gave up and decided that the donkey was getting old anyways, 

why bother! So they started pouring dirt into the well thinking that they will bury the donkey and hence, will be 

able to close the well to avoid any future accidents. The donkey saw what was happening and cried and cried for 

help, but no one came to his aid. And then the donkey started praying and all of a sudden there was no sound 

coming from the well. The farmers kept pouring dirt and when the dirt reached the brim of the well they were taken 

by surprise when they saw the donkey jump out of the well and trot away.


What the blessed animal was doing was that when the dirt would fall on his back, he would shake off the dirt and 

step over it. The farmers kept throwing down the dirt and he kept shaking it off and stepping over it.


Materialism is exactly, like this dirt, which keeps falling on us everyday, every moment. We have got to shake it 

off constantly; otherwise, it will take us down. Most of us are buried so deep down into materialism, that we 

think that this itself, is life and that there is nothing beyond it. Every moment, we’ve got to SHAKE IT OFF, AND 

STEP OVER IT.


Live like a lotus flower, that lives in the muddy waters, but never lets the mud, dirty its petals. The lotus 

flower has a film over its petals, which never lets the petals get wet or dirty. Even though, its surroundings are 

dirty and muddy, but the lotus always remains beautiful. It understands that it needs that environment to survive, 

but it does not let the negative from that environment affect it. When you face the sun, your shadow will 

automatically fall behind you and your shadow will follow you wherever you go.  When you face GOD, materialism 

will automatically fall behind you, but it will follow you wherever you go. So don’t follow materialism, just 

perform your duties towards making a good living for yourself and your family. When your priorities are right, and 

for as long as you face God, with his blessings, the shadow of materialism will follow you.





Rohaniyat: 10-16-09




Good Morning everyone and many thanks to all the listeners who attended the life seminar last night.


We wish all of you a VERY Happy Diwali today….and let me emphasize: when we say: Happy Diwali, what exactly do we 

mean? What exactly do we intend to wish each other?  Diwali is called the Festival of Lights and light is the 

knowledge, the truth. Although we all are celebrating the return of Lord Rama from Exile, we are actually 

celebrating the triumph of truth over Evil. So today, when you wish others Happy Diwali, in your mind, wish that 

they be granted knowledge of the Truth. A Diya or a lamp is indicative of light, so when you light the Diwali 

diyas tonight, ask to be blessed with the truth and the knowledge that comes along with it.


They say that ignorance is a dangerous thing. When we are ignorant about something, we prohibit our success.  The 

success could be either materialistic, or spiritual.


There was a father from a very remote village, back in the old days when electricity was not easily available to 

everyone. He sent his son to the city for his college education. A few months after the young boy had moved to the 

city, the father decided to come to the city to check on his son. Early in the morning, when it was still dark, 

the young man got ready and left for his classes. When daylight struck and the sun’s rays pierced through the 

windows, the ignorant father decided that there was no need for the bulb in the room, so he tried to turn it off. 

Since they had no electricity in his village, he was used to lighting lamps every night. The father climbed up a 

chair and went close the bulb and started blowing air on the bulb as if he would be able to extinguish the intense 

flame coming out from it. He tried harder and harder, but the bulb wouldn’t turn off.


During the course of the day, the ignorant father took several breaks and would go back to his task of blowing air 

on to the bulb, thinking that these city diyas have one strong flame. When his son came back from college, he 

found his father standing on the chair, blowing air onto the bulb. “What are you doing father?” he asked. “I’ve 

been trying to turn off this city lamp of yours since morning” he said. “You probably need the city stamina to 

work these lamps,” he added. Still standing at the entrance of the room, the son reached out for the switch in the 

wall and one flick of a button, turned the bulb off. The father gasped: was that ALL needed to be done?


All he needed was the knowledge, the awareness.


Similarly when we live in ignorance, we make our lives more complicated than required. Knowledge gives us the 

wisdom, which in return, simplifies our lives. So today, when you wish everyone: Happy Diwali, wish for them, the 

knowledge and the wisdom, which will help them, simplify their lives. Don’t just say Happy Diwali, merely for the 

sake of saying it, MEAN it!


Diwali should also remind us of ACCEPTANCE. If Lord Rama could accept 14 years of exile without any complaints, 

then the little problems that we face in our lives should be negligible. Why complain? When even the prophets can 

willingly accept pain, then who are we to complain? Next time you have a problem, compare your problem with Lord 

Rama’s 14 years of exile. Think of the times when he, being a prince, walked in the jungles barefoot, ate food 

from the jungles and slept on the bare floor: not for a day or a week, but for 14 long years. And as if that was 

not enough, think of the times when Ravana kidnapped Sita and Lord Rama had to go fight the evil to establish 

victory of the Truth. Is your current problem bigger than that? When Sita came back from exile after 14 years, 

Lord Rama had to abandon her, on demand from the Ayodhya citizens, because they questioned her purity. Sita 

accepted her husband’s decision with total acceptance and went away! Is your current problem bigger than that?


Jesus had to accept being nailed to the cross and he still forgave his sinners. Guru Nanak Dev ji’s own parents 

failed to acknowledge that their son was the prophet of the time. Guru Gobind Singh ji’s two young sons were 

buried alive inside a wall, Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded and Guru Arjun Dev ji had to sacrifice himself on 

burning hot sand over fire. Is your current problem bigger than that? If our prophets could face life’s biggest 

challenges with total acceptance, then why can’t we?


The problem is not that there is a problem in our life, the problem is that we fail to acknowledge, that problems 

are a part of life and if we receive them with acceptance, then there IS NO PROBLEM anymore.


Diwali is also the beginning of a new year, so this new year make a fresh resolution to always keep yourself lit 

with the flame of knowledge: the knowledge of spirituality. Live like a lit candle that gives out light, not like 

the unlit one that is merely there, but is serving no purpose. When you shine and spread light around you, you 

then have the power to light everyone that comes in contact with you. This Diwali, may the lamps of truth, light 

up your lives and may that light illuminate everyone that comes in contact with you! Happy Diwali everyone!

Radio Roohaniyat Messages 2010

Ruhaniyat: 12-04-10-PAIN & SUFFERING.



Greetings to all the listeners and welcome to another episode of Radio Ruhaniyat!!!


When a baby is born, within the first few months, we take the baby to get his or her shots for immunization. Even 

though we know that the baby will cry and experience pain, we still make him go through the process, because we 

know that it is for his own betterment. How immunization works, is that we take a certain type of germs and inject 

them into the body so that those germs can develop antibodies inside to create immunity against the disease caused 

by those germs.

Similarly, God makes us go through pain, because He knows that the end result would be for our betterment. He 

injects germs into our lives in the form of pain and suffering, so that we can develop antibodies against 

problems. These antibodies are: internal growth and spiritual strength.  It is only when we have developed these 

antibodies, we will have the immunity to fight diseases like Problems, Sorrow, Pain & Suffering. Just like how our 

body needs food and water for it’s physical growth, our soul needs spiritual knowledge for its nourishment. And 

God: being God, finds a way to feed us the soul food that we need in our lives.

Pain forces us to grow as human beings. Pain is our greatest teacher. Regardless of where the pain comes from, 

there are always lessons to be learned. Physical pain alerts you to a problem in your body that needs attention. 

Emotional pain does two things: it'll either make you a stronger and a better person, or it will make you bitter 

and worse. Wise are those who make the best of each situation and use pain and suffering to make them stronger and 

better. When we get tangled up in our problems, be still. God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot.



There was a couple that went to England to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. On this trip, they went to 

shop in a beautiful antique store. They both liked antiques and pottery, especially teacups. They happened to see 

an exceptional cup. They asked, "May we see that cup? We've never seen a cup quite like this one before.

 As the storeowner handed it to them, suddenly the teacup spoke, "You don't understand," the cup, said, "I haven’t 

always been a tea cup. There was a time when I was just a lump of red clay. My master took me and rolled me, 

pounded and patted me over and over, and I yelled out, 'don’t do that. I don't like it! Leave me alone.'

But the potter only smiled, and gently said, "Not yet!!"

Then, WHAM! I was placed on a spinning wheel and suddenly I was spun around and around and around. "Stop it! I'm 

getting so dizzy! I'm going to be sick!" I screamed. But the master only nodded and said, quietly, "Not yet." He 

spun me and poked and prodded and bent me out of shape to suit himself and then...then he put me in the oven. I 

never felt such heat. I yelled and knocked and pounded at the door.

"Help! Get me out of here!" I could see him through the opening and I could read his lips as he shook his head 

from side to side, saying: "Not yet."

When I thought I couldn't bear it another minute, the door opened. He carefully took me out and put me on the 

shelf, and I began to cool. Oh, that felt so good! …Much better, I thought. But, after I cooled, he picked me up 

and he brushed and painted me all over. The fumes were horrible. I thought I would gag. "Oh, please; Stop it, Stop 

it!!" I cried. The potter only shook his head and said. "Not yet!"

Then suddenly he put me back in to the oven. Only it was not like the first one. This was twice as hot and I just 

knew I would suffocate. I begged. I pleaded. I screamed. I cried. I was convinced I would never make it. Just when 

I was about to give up, the door opened and he took me out and placed me on the shelf again, where I cooled and 

waited...and waited, wondering what he is going to put me through next? An hour later he handed me a mirror and 

said, "Look at yourself," and I did….and I exclaimed: "That's not me. That couldn't be me. It's beautiful... Oh my 

God! I…….am beautiful!"

The potter now spoke: "I want you to remember this," he said, "I know it hurt to be rolled and patted, but had I 

left you alone, you'd have dried up. I know it made you dizzy to spin around on the wheel, but if I had stopped, 

you would have crumbled. I know it hurt and it was hot and disagreeable in the oven, but if I hadn't put you 

there, you would have cracked. I know the fumes were bad when I brushed and painted you all over, but if I hadn't 

done that, you never would have hardened. You would not have had any color in your life. If I hadn't put you back 

in that second oven, you wouldn't have survived for long because the hardness would not have held.

Now, you are a finished product. Now you are what I had in mind when I first began with you."

In the same manner, God knows what He's doing with each one of us. He is the potter, and we are his clay. He will 

mold us and create us. He will expose us to just enough pressures in life, so that He could turn us into a 

finished spiritual being, that He had in mind, when He first brought us into this world.

So, when life seems hard, and you are being pounded and patted and pushed almost beyond endurance; when your world 

seems to be spinning out of control; when you feel like you are in a fiery furnace of trials; when life seems to 

be so unfair, then...Brew a cup of your favorite tea in your prettiest tea cup.

Sit down and ponder over how the teacup in your hand was made, and then.………
Have a little talk with the heavenly Potter!

Roohaniyat: 7-31-10: Good Morning South Florida and welcome to few spiritual words on Roohaniyat.



We all know that it is wrong to tell lies, yet we do. We all know that it is wrong to hurt other’s feelings, we 

still continue to do so! We all know that God is constantly watching us, yet we continue to do wrong!

Why is it that we read something in our scriptures, but never follow it? We ask God to bless us, yet when he asks 

us to live right in return, we never follow through with our own share of spiritual responsibility! We ALL know 

what is right and what is wrong, yet we fall prey to what our mind feels like doing. Instead of the mind following 

our instructions, we follow the mind. Our brain should tell us the difference between right and wrong, and the 

mind should do what we tell it to do. Instead, we have become the slaves of the mind and the Mind: mind you, is 

very clever: it always tends to sway us away from the truth.



In the small Texas town of Mount Vernon , Drummond's Bar began construction on a new building to increase their 

business. The local Baptist church started a campaign to block the bar from opening with petitions and prayers. 

Work progressed right up till the week before opening when lightning struck the bar and it burned to the ground.
The church folks were rather smug in their outlook after that, until the bar owner sued the church on the grounds

that the church was ultimately responsible for the demise of his building, either through direct or indirect 

actions or means. The church vehemently denied all responsibility or any connection to the building's demise in 

its reply to the court. As the case made its way into court, the judge looked over the paperwork. 



At the hearing he commented, 'I don't know how I'm going to decide this, but as it appears from the paperwork we 

have a bar owner who believes in the power of prayer and an entire church congregation that doesn't.'



We all have reached a point where we become something else when we are in a spiritual environment, yet once we 

step out of a temple, church, satsang, etc. we become someone totally different: someone trying to fit into the 

materialistic world.

Ask yourself: Are you a spiritual person trying to fit into the materialistic world? Or are you a materialistic 

person trying to fit into the spiritual world?



What God wants from us is to be pure in both the worlds. Be pure and sincere both from the inside and outside. 

Always believe that cheating someone for some extra money is ultimately not going to be worth the burden on your 

conscience. If you believe that you are tough enough that you can’t be bothered by a conscience, then someday you 

might find yourself in a situation where the burden becomes so heavy that your soul will want out and will make 

you realize how heavy the burden has become.



It is actually a lot easier to live a clean, pure and truthful life, than to complicate it with lies, fraud and 

impurities. It is just a matter of surrendering to God and seeking His blessings to help us live right.

Take a general rule of thumb: Open up the scriptures that you believe in: no matter which religion you belong to, 

read them, and live like they tell you to. Just follow the scriptures, because they are the word of God, sent to 

us via our prophets: that is how God wants us to live. The only thing to keep into consideration is that we need 

to know God we worship. We need to understand the scriptures and we need to create a strong willpower, which will 

keep us motivated to always do the right thing, no matter what the consequences.

If we indulge in thinking ill of others, we cannot be happy ourselves. One who always looks at others’ failings, 

finds faults in others to disgrace them in the eyes of other people, cannot be called a devotee. He cannot be a 

happy and prosperous person. If on the other hands one points out failings and weaknesses of a person with an 

earnest desire to help him, then we should all pray that nothing untoward happens to him. We should also make sure 

that what has disgraced anybody, should not happen to us. One who has such feelings in him, is never disgraced or 

dishonored. In reality he is a true disciple.



"Make a mind which never minds. Make a heart, which never hurts.

Make a touch which never pains & make a relation which never ends"

Roohaniyat: 7-17-10. A very good morning to all the listeners, and welcome to the world of Roohaniyat.



They say God made man in His own image. We all were meant to live our lives with Humanity: being the main religion 

of mankind. If we all analyze ourselves, how much of humanity do we really practice?



An old man was sitting with his 25-year-old son in a train.  The train was about to leave the station all 

passengers were settling down in their seats.
 As the train started, the young man was filled with lots of joy and curiosity. He was sitting on the window side.
 He put out one hand and feeling the passing air, he shouted,  "Dad, see all the trees are going behind". The old 

man smiled and admired his son’s feelings.


Besides the young man was one couple, sitting and listening to all the conversation between the father and son. 

They felt a little awkward with the attitude of the 25 year old behaving like a small child.
 Suddenly the young man shouted again, "Dad see the pond and the animals. The Clouds are moving with the train".
 The couple was watching the young man embarrassingly. Then it started raining and some of the water drops touched 

the young man's hand. He was filled with joy and he closed his eyes and shouted again," Dad it's raining, the 

water is touching me, see Dad".
 The couple couldn't help themselves and asked the old man. "Why don't you visit the Doctor and get treatment for 

your son."
 The old man said,” Yes, We are coming from the hospital; Today, my son got his eye sight for first time in his 

life".



They say: Be extra nice to everyone that you come across, because everyone is going through something in their 

lives. We are not put on this earth for ourselves, but are placed here for each other. If you are always there for 

others, then in time of need, someone will be there for you.  Putting and thinking for others first will help us 

to be better human beings.

One day a passenger hopped in a taxi and they took off for the airport. They were driving in the right lane when 

suddenly a silver car jumped out of a parking space right in front of them. Their taxi driver slammed on his 

brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and 

started yelling at them.



The taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy and was really friendly. So the passenger asked, "Why did you 

just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!" This is when the taxi driver taught 

him what he now calls, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck.'

He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full 

of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes 

they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their 

garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets...

The bottom line is that wise people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in 

the morning with regrets, so...Love the people who treat you right and Pray for the ones who don't because Life is 

ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!

Until next week, this is Preet Sahi, hoping that you have a blessed, garbage-free day!

Roohaniyat: 6-26-10: Good Morning South Florida and welcome to the world of Roohaniyat!

We are all very materialistic by nature: trying to run after money, material comforts and building assets. But 

what really is our most valuable asset? Believe it or not, it is not money or material comforts. Our most valuable 

and priceless asset is TIME.

 Imagine that you had won the following prize in a contest:
Each morning your bank would deposit $ 86,400.00 in your private account for your use.
However, this prize had rules, just as any game has certain rules. 

The first set of rules would be: - 
Everything that you didn’t spend during each day would be taken away from you. You may not simply transfer money 

into some other account. You may only spend it. 
Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another $ 86,400.00 for that day.

The second set of rules is:
The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can say, “It’s over, the game is over!” It can close the 

account and you will not receive a new one. What would you personally do?
You would buy anything and everything you wanted, right? Not only for yourself, but also for all people you love? 

Even for people you don’t know, because you couldn’t possibly spend it all on yourself, right?
You would try to spend every cent, and use it all, right?

ACTUALLY, THIS GAME IS REALITY!!
Each of us is in possession of such a “magical” bank.... we just can’t seem to see it.
THE MAGICAL BANK IS TIME!
Each awakening morning we receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of life, and when we go to sleep at night, any 

remaining time is NOT credited to us.
What we haven’t lived up that day is forever lost.... yesterday is forever gone.
Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your account at any time…WITHOUT WARNING. !! Which 

means that our life can end any second!
WELL, what will you do with your 86,400 seconds? Aren’t they worth so much more than the same amount in dollars? 

Think about that, and always think of this: -----Enjoy every second of your life, because time races by so much 

quicker than you think. …And always remember that TIME has more value than Money.

Dirty dishes can be difficult, but they're even worse when you let them sit for a while. The longer they sit, the 

harder they are to clean.
This is life. Something that is potentially easy to clean up right after it happens - an unkind word to your 

father, a lie to your best friend, an insensitivity to your near and dear ones - can become a difficult mess if 

you don't deal with it now.
Do your dishes today. Meet your problems halfway.
Human mind is the soil where all the evils like hatred, jealousy, violence and animosity are rooted, where they 

germinate and grow. Even the most dangerous weapon may not harm unless there exists a mind to trigger it. We must, 

therefore, make the mind occupied by God, the source of all that is good, noble, pure and sublime. This is how the 

Universal Brotherhood seeks to tackle all kinds of tension existing among individuals, groups, communities etc. It 

is convinced that peace within is the only way to ensure calm outside.

So take care of yourself, and enjoy life! And remember: Preparation plus timing equals success. If you are 

prepared when your time comes, you will be successful

Roohaniyat: 6-26-10: Good Morning South Florida and welcome to the world of Roohaniyat!

We are all very materialistic by nature: trying to run after money, material comforts and building assets. But 

what really is our most valuable asset? Believe it or not, it is not money or material comforts. Our most valuable 

and priceless asset is TIME.

 Imagine that you had won the following prize in a contest:
Each morning your bank would deposit $ 86,400.00 in your private account for your use.
However, this prize had rules, just as any game has certain rules. 

The first set of rules would be: - 
Everything that you didn’t spend during each day would be taken away from you. You may not simply transfer money 

into some other account. You may only spend it. 
Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another $ 86,400.00 for that day.

The second set of rules is:
The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can say, “It’s over, the game is over!” It can close the 

account and you will not receive a new one. What would you personally do?
You would buy anything and everything you wanted, right? Not only for yourself, but also for all people you love? 

Even for people you don’t know, because you couldn’t possibly spend it all on yourself, right?
You would try to spend every cent, and use it all, right?

ACTUALLY, THIS GAME IS REALITY!!
Each of us is in possession of such a “magical” bank.... we just can’t seem to see it.
THE MAGICAL BANK IS TIME!
Each awakening morning we receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of life, and when we go to sleep at night, any 

remaining time is NOT credited to us.
What we haven’t lived up that day is forever lost.... yesterday is forever gone.
Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your account at any time…WITHOUT WARNING. !! Which 

means that our life can end any second!
WELL, what will you do with your 86,400 seconds? Aren’t they worth so much more than the same amount in dollars? 

Think about that, and always think of this: -----Enjoy every second of your life, because time races by so much 

quicker than you think. …And always remember that TIME has more value than Money.

Dirty dishes can be difficult, but they're even worse when you let them sit for a while. The longer they sit, the 

harder they are to clean.
This is life. Something that is potentially easy to clean up right after it happens - an unkind word to your 

father, a lie to your best friend, an insensitivity to your near and dear ones - can become a difficult mess if 

you don't deal with it now.
Do your dishes today. Meet your problems halfway.
Human mind is the soil where all the evils like hatred, jealousy, violence and animosity are rooted, where they 

germinate and grow. Even the most dangerous weapon may not harm unless there exists a mind to trigger it. We must, 

therefore, make the mind occupied by God, the source of all that is good, noble, pure and sublime. This is how the 

Universal Brotherhood seeks to tackle all kinds of tension existing among individuals, groups, communities etc. It 

is convinced that peace within is the only way to ensure calm outside.

So take care of yourself, and enjoy life! And remember: Preparation plus timing equals success. If you are 

prepared when your time comes, you will be successful.

Rohaniyat: 5-29-10: Today, in Rohaniyat, we’re talking about Anger.

Anger: is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is 

poured.” Buddha said: Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone 

else; when in reality, you are the one who gets burned because you are holding it. ”Anger is a feeling; it’s a 

state of mind, a frustration within ourselves. When we expect something in life, either from someone or some-thing 

and if we don’t get it, our expectations are not fulfilled, and we get angry.

There was once a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he 

lost his temper, he should hammer a nail in the back fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the 

fence. Then it gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails 

into the fence.

Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father 

suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and 

the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at 

the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just 

like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the 

wound is still there. A verbal wound is just as bad as a physical one." Just like they say: Relationships are like 

porcelain plate, Once broken, can be repaired, but a crack will always be there.



The best way to get away from anger is to release it. By talking to someone and by discussing our state of mind, 

we can get rid of anger. We have a tendency not to explain our anger to people out in the community, because we 

know that they are not going to understand our situation. But we usually take it out on our family members because 

we know that they will understand and we tend to take them for granted. Just remember, anyone can pretend to be 

nice to the outsiders. Our true nature is the one that we portray to the near and dear ones at home. What we are 

at home, is our real self, because we need a comfort zone in which we can BE our own selves.



 A Guruji once asked his disciples, 'Why do we shout in anger? Why do people shout at each other when they are 

upset?' Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm, we shout for that.'
'But, why to shout when the other person is just next to you?' asked the Guru. 'Isn't it possible to speak to him 

or her with a soft voice? Why do you shout at a person when you're angry?’ Disciples gave some other answers but 

none satisfied the Guru.
Finally he explained, 'When two people are angry at each other, their hearts become distant from each other. To 

cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will 

have to shout to hear each other through that created distance.'
Then he asked, 'What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, why? 

Because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is very small...'
Then he continued; the more they love each other, softer their speech leading into whispers. Finally they need not 

even whisper, they only look at each other and that's all. That is how close two people are when they love each 

other.'
MORAL: When you argue do not let your hearts get distant, do not say words that distance each other more, else 

there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to return.

1.      For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness....

2.      Anger begins with vengeance, ends with repentance...

3.      An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes...

4.      Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind...

5.      Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame...

6.      Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret...

7.      When anger rises, think of the consequences...

8.      When angry, count to ten before you speak. If very angry count to one hundred...

9.      The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk...

10.  Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you are...

“Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just 

as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.”

Keep smiling God has blessed only human being with smile. You will never see cows, donkeys or dogs smiling. Thank 

God for this wonderful gift

Roohaniyat: 5-22-10: Good morning everyone and welcome to some more Roohani words!

Priorities in life make a world of difference as to how we live our lives. We all have to fix our list of 

priorities so that we can live right. Make yourself, a list of what is important to you and prioritize them. The 

important things should come first, and the little ones. When you are done, evaluate your list to determine where 

on the list is GOD. Is He even on your list or not? When in doubt about the priorities in life, always remember 

this little story:


A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, 

wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty glass jar, and proceeded to fill it with little rocks.
He then asked the students, if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the rocks.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything 

else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then took out a pitcher of water from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, 

effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life."

"The rocks represent the big and the important things needed to run a smooth life – like God.
Things that if everything else was lost and only that remained, your life would still be Complete."

"The pebbles are the other things that matter like your family, relatives and friends."
"The sand represents the materialism in life- like your job, house, car etc." and the water: is everything else: 

like the small stuff in life
"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same 

goes for life: If you spend all your time and energy into the materialism of life, like focusing on money making 

and the pleasures of life, and if you are doing that by God in the back seat, then sooner or later, your life will 

be full of sand and water and you will have no room for the essential rock support of life. Take care of the rocks 

first - The things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand and water."

When you face the sun, your shadow falls behind you. The sun represents God and the shadow represents the material 

pleasures of life. If you face away from the sun, then your shadow is in front of you and seem to be chasing your 

shadow.

Similarly, when you are chasing material pleasures, you put God behind you, but if you face God and put 

materialism behind you, the material pleasures of life will automatically come behind you, because when you have 

God, you have everything. God will make sure He blesses you with everything He renders important for you and your 

life. It’s a give and take relationship. As long as you do your part right, God will surely do his part: only in 

His own Godly way!

During the course of a single day, thousands of thoughts flow through our minds. Some of them give us life as they 

build us up, while others tear us down and steal our hope.

We were not created to be ruled by negative thoughts. God's desire for us is to take control of our thoughts and 

live life to the fullest, experiencing His goodness, favor and blessings no matter what we're facing. We can't 

always control which thoughts come…but we can decide which ones we allow to stay around.


Roohaniyat: 5-15-10: Good Morning South Florida, and welcome to the world of Roohaniyat.

Roohaniyat-as you know, means spirituality!



A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her 5-year old son waiting for her at the door.  
The son said: 'Mom, may I ask you a question?'  
The mother said: 'Yeah sure, what is it?’   'Mom, how much do you make an hour?' asked the son.
'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the woman said angrily.  

'I just wanna know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?'  
The mother replied: 'Well, if you must know, I make $ 50 an hour.'  
 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.  And then he said: 'Mom, may I please borrow $ 25?'  
Hearing this, the mother was furious, 'If the only reason you asked how much money I make, is so you can borrow 

some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. 

Think about why you are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish nonsense.'  
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The woman sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such question 

only to get some money?  
After about an hour or so, the woman had calmed down, and started to think. Maybe there was something he really 

needed to buy with the $ 25.00 and he really didn't ask for money very often.

So, she went to the little boy's room and opened the door.  
'Are you asleep, son?' She asked.  'No Mom, I'm awake,' replied the boy.  
'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' she said. 'It's been a long day and I took out my 

aggravation on you. Here's the $ 25 you wanted.'  
The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mother!' he exclaimed. Then, reaching under his pillow he 

pulled out some crumpled up bills.  
The woman saw that the boy already had some money, and started to get angry again.  
The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his mother.  
'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the mother grumbled.  
'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied.  
'Mother, I have $ 50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?

Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'  
The mother was crushed. She put her arms around her little son, and she begged for his forgiveness.  

It's just a short reminder to all of us working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers 

without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share 

 $ 50 worth of your time with someone you love.  If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could 

easily replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest 

of their lives.

Remember: 'Time is now, tomorrow may never be'

God gives us resources and abilities, and He desires that we use them well. One such gift is TIME. In order to 

manage our days effectively, we should continually review them: What activities did we choose? How long did each 

one take? What were the results? This discipline will reveal what is most important to us. In looking closely at 

our assessments, we can determine what drives our decisions about how to use time. Some people merely respond to 

circumstances for a majority of their day. They jump from one thing to the next, answering phone calls, 

reorganizing shelves, or doing anything that appears in their world at the moment. But this style of living misses 

the mark.

Other people spend their time according to desires. They want to relax, so they get home and watch television for 

the evening. Or they love to hunt, so they use their time to research equipment and locate wildlife in the forest. 

Desires are not bad, but they should not drive the bulk of our actions.



If you itemize your activities and their time consumption over the course of a week, you might be surprised at the 

dominating events. Each moment is a gift, so set aside a few minutes each evening to plan. Then revisit the way 

you spent the last 24 hours. This will help you to live purposefully because TIME once gone, will never come back.



Like Henry Van Dyke once said: Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for 

those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity. 

Roohaniyat: 4-17-10: Good Morning and welcome to the world of Roohaniyat. Today we are talking about the 

difference between "Sukh" and "Khushi"


Whereas Sukh is a state of Comfort that produces Contentment,
Khushi, on the other hand, is Happiness: which is short-lived and temporary and is associated more with our 

feelings.

Khushi is a FEELING, which originates from the mind.
Sukh is a platform obtained from a "surrendered" STATE OF MIND.

MAYAVI SUKH (Materialistic SUKH): For as long as the AC is running at a comfortable temperature, our body is in a 

state of Sukh: it is comfortable. The minute the temperature gets too cold or warm, our body gets uncomfortable 

and experiences DUKH and demands Sukh: comfort. This is 'Mayavi Sukh'. Our daily comforts that help us live a 

comfortable life are all forms of Materialistic Sukh.


ROOHANI SUKH (Spiritual SUKH): When we go to a bank and deposit a large amount of money, the teller does not 

become "Happy" that he got a lot of money. Neither does he become "SAD" if we withdraw a large amount from our 

account. Whether the money comes in, or goes away, he does not take it personally. It doesn't make any difference 

to him. He knows that the money does not belong to him; he is merely doing his job of processing transactions. 

Similarly, if we understand the fact that we have surrendered to God and now our "Tan, Man & Dhan" (body, mind and 

material possessions) belong to Him, then there is no reason to become happy or sad if we see a gain or loss in 

any of these possessions. Life is just like a bank in which daily transactions of SUKH and DUKH take place. "Don't 

take it personally!"
When we are unaffected with these daily transactions of DUKH and SUKH, we reach a balanced state of mind, called: 

"SEHAJ AWASTHA" then happiness does not make us happy anymore and sorrow does not make us sad anymore. We are 

constantly in a "Content" state of mind where materialism does not affect us anymore. We get connected to the 

spiritual self and are in a state of Sukh at all times, regardless of our material comforts.
This state of 'Sehaj Awastha' is called Roohani Sukh or Celestial Bliss!

KHUSHI is mostly obtained from material pleasures, which initially feels great and make us feel happy but later 

can reverse itself e.g.: when someone buys a car, he or she becomes very happy but if the same car starts to give 

mechanical problems, it becomes the source of Dukh for us. Achievements in life and careers, material gains and 

fun that entertains our mind, are sources of Khushi.
Any form of Happiness or Khushi, that comes from a source of Spiritual happiness, transforms itself into Spiritual 

Sukh e.g.: Satsangs, Samagams, or a spiritual environment which brings bliss to our mind.

Happiness, in its materialistic form, is KHUSHI!
KHUSHI, when given a Spiritual form, is SUKH!
In other words, Happiness that gives us material pleasures is KHUSHI, but if the same happiness benefits our soul 

into blissful ecstasy, we experience SUKH!

We can get permanent happiness i.e. Sukh only after attaching ourselves with the permanent Almighty God. 
"Je Sukh ko chahe sada, sharan Ram ki le"
 Take the shelter of Almighty God i.e. " jo zarre zarre mein Ramma hua hai", to get permanent happiness or Bliss 

or Anand.


The only difference between SUKH and DUKH is our state of mind. What ever the Almighty does is in relation to 

every person: six billion of us. Our problem is personal if we do not like it, then it becomes DUKH it may be SUKH 

for all others.
If you take the words SUKH & DUKH in both words KH is same here KH is used for Indries (sense organs) anything we 

find according to our indries, we feel the state of SUKH and if it is not satisfy to our indries we are in state 

of Dukh.
  We all strive for Bliss and Happiness as the main goal of our lives.

All the PLEASURES in the world can give us kushi but only CONTENTMENT will give us Sukh. 
If we are content with the car we drive, the house we own, the life we live, there will be happiness in each 

moment. If we are not striving for more all the time, we will be able to enjoy the present otherwise we keep 

wasting our present to make our tomorrow better. At the same time contentment does not mean to limit ourselves but 

to perform our actions with best of our ability and enjoy the results.
A devotee with complete surrender can enjoy the pleasure of all materialistic objects and achieve happiness 

through contentment. He understands that all material possessions are temporary and are bestowed upon by the true 

master. He uses objects to extend comfort to everyone without discrimination and is always content because of the 

understanding that all objects are for lease and the owner: God has the ultimate rights to withdraw the permission 

of use. Till the time we have surrendered to God, our life will be full of comfort and happiness!

Roohaniyat: 4-03-10. A very Good Morning to all the listeners.

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and a four-year-old grandson. The old man's hands 

trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table. But the elderly 

grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. 
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. 
The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. 'We must do something about father,' said the son.
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' 
So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.  There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the 

family enjoyed dinner. Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl. 

When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone. 
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food. 
The four-year-old watched it all in silence. 
One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor.  He asked the child 

sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boy responded,  'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and 

Mama to eat your food in when I grow up. ' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work. 

The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though 

no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. 

That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table. 
For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, 
neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth 

soiled. 



Always listen to your Elder's advices. Not because they are always RIGHT but because they have more experiences of 

being WRONG.
Remember that, no matter what happens, how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. 
Remember that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles four things: 
a rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. 
Remember that, regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your 

life. 
Remember that making a 'living' is not the same thing as making a 'life..' 
Remember that life sometimes gives you a second chance. 
Remember that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw 

something back sometimes. 
Remember that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you. But, if you focus on your family, your friends, the 

needs of others, your work and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you 
Remember that whenever we decide something with an open heart, we usually make the right decision. 
Remember that even when we have pains, we don't have to be one.. 
Remember that every day, you should reach out and touch someone. 
Remember that we still have a lot to learn. 



To have good relations with all, we should keep our nature like a theatre screen, It accepts all characters but 

remains peacefully white.

Its said life is a boomerang, what goes around comes around.

  You might not get the same love or respect from the same person at the same time but be assured that all the 

good deeds will be paid one day..for example when you sow a seed it doesn’t give you the fruits immediately but 

after sowing the seed you will have to nurture it, nourish it then it will become a small plant, then a tree and 

then the flowers will come and the will come the fruits, It takes years and wont happen overnight… it’s a process 

and it wont go waste. Some times you might be loved back and sometimes not, but don’t give up… continue to do good 

and be good.

Roohaniyat: 3-27-10: Good Morning everyone and welcome to the Roohaniyat world!



The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to 

rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually 

managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions. 

One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the 

sky. He felt that the worst had happened, and everything was lost. He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and 

anger. He cried out, "God! How could you do this to me?" 
Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a ship approaching the island! It had come to rescue him! "How 

did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal," they replied.
It's easy to get discouraged when things are going bad, but we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our 

lives, even in the midst of our pain and suffering. Remember that the next time your little hut seems to be 

burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the Grace of God.



Since childhood, my mother had my mind tuned to become a dentist when I grow up. I was so focused on the fact that 

I will grow up to be a dentist that I forgot that God had His own plans lined up for me. I took up medical 

subjects in college but after 2 years into college, I got married. I was in a boarding in college, so I decided to 

come back home and just to kill time till my visa came, I took up a Hotel Management course, which was closer to 

home and convenient. Little did I realize that it would take a long long time till my immigration paperwork would 

go through….because God: had His own plans for me. Not only did I end up finishing that course, but I also 

finished my internship in Chandigarh: And then, my visa came.

When I came to Florida, I found out that was no Dental school here locally and being a new mother, I could not 

imagine leaving my daughter behind to go to school, out of town. So, I had to give up my dreams of becoming a 

dentist, but then opportunity knocked my door and I got into the Assisted Living business in 1997. Assisted Living 

is something like a “Retirement Home for the Elderly” but it comes along with medical services. After I got into 

the business, I found out that Nova University in Davie had started a Dental program, but by then, my choice of 

career had already changed. God had made sure that there was No local dental program at the time when I was 

looking.

After I started the business, I realized that Assisted Living business is actually a hotel except that the guests 

here are all elderly and frail residents. I then realized that God had His own perfect plan for me. He always knew 

that this is the line that was meant for me, so He had a purpose for sending me to the Hotel Management School. He 

also had a purpose for setting my mind to Dentistry, because that developed my interest into the medical field.

So, I decided to take up Nursing to perfect myself in my Assisted Living field. Around the same time, I found out 

that our Guru ji: Baba Hardev Singh ji was visiting America, but because I could not go to visit Him, I happened 

to talk to a fellow devotee who was able to see Him and asked him to seek blessings for me. I happened to tell him 

that I was going into Nursing because I started this business. After some time, I got a call back from him saying 

that he was able to seek blessings from Guruji, but when he casually mentioned that I was starting nursing school, 

our Guruji’s wife: who we call Mataji, told him: No, tell her not to do nursing, instead she should do something 

in Computers.

When he gave me the message, I was taken aback. “What do I have to do with computers?” I thought. I had nothing 

what so ever to do in that field, and of course, it only made sense to do nursing. Nevertheless, my faith was 

strong and I totally believed in surrender, so I took the instructions as a blessing and for the next 2 years, I 

took up short courses in computers. It was only when I started the computer classes, I realized that the spare 

parts box under the table was actually the computer and not the computers toolbox. And I also realized that 

computers did not have any TV’s, they only had Monitors.

Our facility was being inspected by the state one day, and I casually mentioned to the inspector that I had 

planned for nursing school, thinking that the inspector will be impressed by my inclination to do my job better. 

Instead, the inspector told me that if I had gone in for nursing school, the state would not have let me practice 

nursing on our own patients, because under the Florida law, practicing nursing on your own facility patients is 

considered a “Conflict Of Interest”. He showed my how my computer courses could help my in my business with the 

patient documentation, medication charts and the entire medical paperwork to run an Assisted Living Facility more 

efficiently. Today, I can see how the entire business is based on computers and that how medical subjects and 

experience have taught me what I needed for the medical part of the business.

Blessed were all those moments when God did not give me what I wanted, because those moments were the very 

moments, when God was working on giving me what I actually needed. Today, when I look back, I realize how God had 

made me for what I do and He worked on me and trained me to do my job to the best of my capability.

When I asked God for Strength, He gave me difficult situations to Face.

When I asked God for Brain and Brown, He gave me puzzles in Life to solve.

When I asked God for Happiness, He showed me some unhappy people.

When I asked God for Wealth, He showed me how to work hard.

When I asked God for Favors, He gave me opportunities to work hard.

When I asked God for Peace, He showed me how to help the weak and the frail.

God gave me Nothing that I WANTED, Instead, He gave me Everything that I NEEDED.



Next time, when things don’t go your way, remember that God has a better plan in the Making: A plan that will 

result in a better and a brighter you! …Because God’s ways are always Right!

Because, Faith is not “Hoping” that God CAN, but it is “Knowing” that He WILL!

Roohaniyat- 3-13-10: Good Morning everyone and welcome to a few more words on Roohaniyat.



When we ALL agree with the fact that there is ONLY One God, that means: your God, my God, his God and her God is 

the same. Then why is the world today fighting on the basis of Religion? Why are we so intolerant of each other's 

beliefs when everyone's aim is to reach the same one God?

If Adam and Eve were the first humans on earth and if the entire human civilization originated from them, then we 

ALL are supposed to related to each other, with Adam and Eve being our ancestral parents. Why then are we 

intolerant of each other? If you come to think of it, SO WHAT if the other person does not speak the same language 

as me, SO WHAT if their way thinking does not match mine, SO WHAT if their eating and dressing habits are 

different from mine……whats the big deal? These are all the petty things in life! In everything that is petty, just 

tell yourself: SO WHAT!

Focus on the more important things in life, things that actually matter! For instance: Who am I? What is my 

goal/aim in life? Why am I here? Or who is God? Where is God? Do I really know the God that I worship everyday?

We all live our day-to-day lives with an immense amount of struggle, stress and tensions, and we all have a heavy 

baggage of problems that we are constantly trying to tackle from moment to moment. Little do we all realize that 

it is easier to surrender to God and let Him handle our lives, than have to struggle from moment to moment without 

accomplishment. Man today keeps insisting that he does not have time for God! If only he realized that if you take 

out time for God, there will be no time for problems. If only we took out the time to understand what really God 

expects from us! If we understand how we should live our lives, we will be eliminating most of our problems and 

hence diminishing the stress.

I have been using a Blackberry cell phone for many years, but my phone recently started giving problems and I had 

to upgrade my phone. I ended up with a better and newer version of Blackberry. After about a month's use, I 

realized that I still hadn't understood all the applications on this new gadget and that I was wasting a lot of 

time trying to understand them. So, in order to benefit my business practices, I called my phone company and they 

made an appointment for me with my local cell phone provider, to give me a tutorial to help me understand the 

phone. Within about half an hour, I understood how to document medical notes on our patients while I'm on the 

move, how to log into accounts and how to import them into the business computers, just from my phone. After I 

received this little "technical enlightenment", I realized how "enlightenment" is so vital to making the best out 

of life. My tiny phone helped me see the bigger picture of life.

I realized that we all have been living our lives for many years, but unless and until we face problems, we don't 

get the benefit of upgrading our outlook towards life.  We all keep struggling in life, thinking that sooner or 

later, we will be able to figure out life, but as a result we end up wasting precious years of life and then, one 

fine day, when it is too late, we wake up realizing that life just whizzed by and we did not really accomplish 

much. The tutorial on the phone opened up my eyes to the fact that the little phone wasn't just a means to talk, 

but an essential tool to smoothly run business operations. It is only when we give ourselves the opportunity of a 

teacher or a Guru, who teaches us the right path, we get a better understanding of how to handle life's day-to-day 

operations.

Once again, focus on all of the essential questions of life: Who am I? What is my goal/aim in life? Why am I here? 

Or who is God? Where is God? Do I really know the God that I worship everyday?

These questions get answered only if we have the good fortune of meeting a teacher or a Guru. A Guru who teaches 

the "Truth" or the "satya" is a "Satguru" . They say: "Gur bin Gyan no hoye". Without a guru, knowledge or 

enlightenment is not possible. And God- Realization is Self-Realization. The Bible says: "Know God Ye worship". 

Fortunate are those who are blessed with a teacher to guide them on the path of life.

God is one, omnipresent, formless everywhere. We know this but to believe it we need to be able to relate to God. 

A Guru makes it easier for us to relate to God. The most important purpose of a Guru is to be a bridge between man 

and God. His form exists to give us guidance and an opportunity to learn the way to live an ideal life.

If we want to boil a pot of water on a stove, then we take a pot, put in the water and put it on the fire. All 

three entities are vital to this process: the water, the fire and the pot. If anyone of these are missing, the 

process will not take place. In essence, the source that heats is the fire, which depicts the role of God. The 

entity that needs to be modified: the water, which depicts us human beings and the Medium that allows the process 

is the pot: which depicts the Guru. The Guru plays the role of a Medium between God and Man. He introduces us to 

God and teaches us how to walk the path of righteousness.


When Man complained to God that He did not send him with a 'Manual' on 'How to live life',

God recognized the issue and decided to send Man "Life's Tech-support" in a form called  the "Satguru"

Roohaniyat: 3-7-10: Good Morning Florida and welcome to the Roohaniyat world! What we are discussing today, is the 

“Art of Giving”



"Rivers do not drink their own water, nor do trees eat their own fruit, nor do rain clouds eat the grains reared 

by them. The wealth of the noble is used solely for the benefit of others?  
Even after accepting, that giving is good and that one must learn to give, several questions need to be answered. 

The first question is WHEN SHOULD ONE GIVE?  
We all know the famous incident from The Mahabharata.

Yudhisthir, asks a beggar seeking alms to come the next day. On this, Bhim rejoices, that Yudhisthir his brother, 

has conquered death! For he is sure that he will be around tomorrow to give. Yudhisthir gets the message. One does 

not know really whether one will be there tomorrow to give! 
The time to give therefore is NOW. 

The next question is HOW MUCH TO GIVE?

One recalls the famous incident from history. Rana Pratap was reeling after defeat from the Mughals. He had lost 

his army, he had lost his wealth, and most important he had lost hope, his will to fight. At that time in his 

darkest hour, his erstwhile minister Bhamasha came seeking him and placed his entire fortune at the disposal of 

Rana Pratap. With this, Rana Pratap raised an army and lived to fight another day. The answer to this question is  

"GIVE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN! 

The next question is WHAT TO GIVE?

It is not only money that can be given. It could be a flower or even a smile. It is not how much one gives but how 

one gives that really matters. When you give a smile to a stranger that may be the only good thing received by him 

in days and weeks! 
"You can give ANYTHING but you must give with your heart! 

One also needs answer to the question WHOM TO GIVE?

Many times we avoid giving by finding fault with the person who is seeking. However, being judgmental and 

rejecting a person on the presumption that he may not be the most deserving is not justified. 
“GIVE WITHOUT BEING JUDGEMENTAL! 

Next we have to answer HOW TO GIVE?

Coming to the manner of giving, one has to ensure that the receiver does not feel humiliated, nor the giver feels 

proud by giving.  In giving, follow the advice, ’Let not your left hand know what your right hand gives? Charity 

without publicity and fanfare is the highest form of charity. GIVE QUIETLY!

While giving let not the recipient feel small or humiliated. After all what we give never really belonged to us. 

We come to this world with nothing and will go with nothing. The thing gifted was only with us for a temporary 

period. Why then take pride in giving away something, which really did not belong to us? Give with grace and with 

a feeling of gratitude. 

WHAT SHOULD ONE FEEL AFTER GIVING?

We all know the story of Eklavya. When Dronacharya asked him for his right thumb as "Guru Dakshina? He 

unhesitatingly cut off the thumb and gave it to Dronacharya.   
There is a little known sequel to this story. Eklavya was asked whether he ever regretted the act of giving away 

his thumb. He replied, and the reply has to be believed to be true, as it was asked to him when he was dying.   
His reply was "Yes! I regretted this only once in my life. It was when Pandavas were coming in to kill Dronacharya 

who was broken hearted on the false news of death of his son Ashwathama and had stopped fighting. It was then that 

I regretted the loss of my thumb. If the thumb was there, no one could have dared hurt my Guru? 

The message to us is clear. GIVE AND NEVER REGRET GIVING!

And the last question is  HOW MUCH SHOULD WE PROVIDE FOR OUR HEIRS?

Ask yourself 'are we taking away from them, the gift of work’? - A source of happiness!

The answer is given by Warren Buffett: "LEAVE YOUR KIDS ENOUGH TO DO ANYTHING, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DO NOTHING! I 

would conclude by saying: let us learn the Art of Giving, and quoting Sant Kabir: 
"When the wealth in the house increases, when water fills a boat, Throw them out with both hands!

This is the wise thing to do.

Roohaniyat: 2-20-10: Good Morning everyone and welcome to the world of Roohaniyat!

Ruth went to her mailbox and there was only one letter. She picked it up and looked at it before opening, but then 

she looked at the envelope again. There was no stamp, no postmark, only her name and address.
She read the letter: Dear Ruth: I'm going to be in your neighborhood Saturday afternoon and I'd like to stop by 

for a visit. Love Always, Jesus
Her hands were shaking as she placed the letter on the table. 'Why would the Lord want to visit me?
I'm nobody special. I don't have anything to offer.'
With that thought, Ruth remembered her empty kitchen cabinets.
'Oh my goodness, I really don't have anything to offer. I'll have to run down to the store and buy something for 

dinner.'
She reached for her purse and counted out its contents. Five dollars and forty cents!
Well, I can get some bread and cold cuts, at least.' She threw on her coat and hurried out the door.
A loaf of French bread, a half-pound of sliced turkey, and a carton of milk...leaving Ruth with grand total of 

twelve cents to last her until Monday.
 Nonetheless, she felt good as she headed home, her meager offerings tucked under her arm.
'Hey lady, can you help us lady?' Ruth had been so absorbed in her dinner plans; she hadn't even noticed two 

figures huddled in the alleyway.
A man and a woman, both of them dressed in little more than rags.
'Look lady, I ain't got a job, you know, and my wife and I have been living out here on the street, and, well, now 

it's getting cold and we're getting kinda hungry and, well, if you could help us. Lady, we'd really appreciate 

it.'
Ruth looked at them both. They were dirty, they smelled bad and frankly, she was certain that they could get some 

kind of work if they really wanted to.
'Sir, I'd like to help you, but I'm a poor woman myself. All I have is a few cold cuts and some bread, and I'm 

having an important guest for dinner and I was planning on serving that to Him.'
'Yeah, well, okay lady, I understand. Thanks anyway.'
The man put his arm around the woman's shoulders, turned and headed back into the alley. As she watched them 

leave, Ruth felt a familiar twinge in her heart.
'Sir, wait!'  The couple stopped and turned as she ran down the alley after them.
'Look! Why don't you take this food? I'll figure out something else to serve my guest.' She handed the man her 

grocery bag.  'Thank you lady! Thank you very much!'
'Yes, thank you!' It was the man's wife, and Ruth could see now that she was shivering
'you know, I've got another coat at home. Here, why don't you take this one.'
Ruth unbuttoned her jacket and slipped it over the woman's shoulders. Then smiling, she turned and walked back to 

the street...without her coat and with nothing to serve her guest.
'Thank you lady! Thank you very much!'
Ruth was chilled by the time she reached her front door, and worried too. The Lord was coming to visit and she 

didn't have anything to offer Him. She fumbled through her purse for the door key. But as she did, she noticed 

another envelope in her mailbox.
'That's odd. The mailman doesn't usually come twice in one day.' A similar envelope: No stamp!
Dear Ruth: It was so good to see you again. Thank you for the lovely meal. And thank you, too, for the beautiful
coat. Love Always, Jesus
The air was still cold, but even without her coat, Ruth no longer noticed.
We come across situations when the Lord Himself comes to meet us, sometimes in the form of a teller, a cashier, a 

guest…..you never know in which form. There are other times, when he uses these people as a medium to reach out to 

us, to give us His message. Most often we overlook these instances as mere coincidences.
We all are human beings first, then, a Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian. Lets all act as Humans first, lets 

practice humanity at all times because God exists in every human being.
The next time you end up hurting someone's feelings or are cruel to someone, be aware, that God exists in the 

human being that you just were unkind to.
And remember: Kindness is the language that the dumb can speak, deaf can hear & even blind can see.




Roohaniyat: 2-13-10: Good Morning Florida!….and a very Happy Valentines Day to you all, for tomorrow!

We are all meant to serve a purpose. Some of us recognize the purpose why we are here, in this world and some us 

just think that we were born to make money, raise children and maintain a household. In our day-to-day lives, we 

interact with many people and our actions- whether  good or bad, sometimes establish a home in other's memories.

One day, a freshman in high school, called Justin,  saw a kid from his class walking home from school. His name 

was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. Justin thought to himself, 'Why would anyone bring home 

all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd.'

Justin had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with his friends Saturday afternoon), so he 

shrugged his shoulders and went on.  As he was walking, he saw a bunch of kids running towards Kyle. They ran into 

him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, 

and Justin saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him... He looked up and saw this terrible sadness in 

Kyle's eyes.

His heart went out to him. So, he jogged over to Kyle as he crawled around looking for his glasses, and saw a tear 

in his eye. As he handed him his glasses, Justin said, 'Those guys are jerks.'   Kyle looked at Justin and said, 

'Hey thanks!' There was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude. Justin 

helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it turned out, he lived near him, so he asked him 

why he had never seen him before. Kyle said he had gone to private school until now. They talked all the way home, 

and Justin carried some of his books. Kyle turned out to be a pretty cool kid. Justin asked him if he wanted to 

play a little football with his friends. He said yes. They hung out all weekend and the more Justin got to know 

Kyle, the more he liked him, and his friends thought the same of him.

Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again. Justin stopped him and said, 'Boy, you 

are gonna build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday! ' Kyle just laughed and handed him half the 

books.

Over the next four years, Kyle and Justin became best friends... When they were seniors they began to think about 

college. Kyle decided on Georgetown and Justin was going to Duke. They knew that they would always be friends, 

that the miles would never be a problem. Kyle was going to be a doctor and Justin was going for business on a 

football scholarship.. Kyle was valedictorian of their class. Justin teased him all the time about being a nerd.

Graduation came and Kyle had to prepare a speech for graduation. On Graduation day, Kyle looked great. He was one 

of those kids who really found himself during high school. Justin saw him and could see that he was nervous about 

his speech. So, he smacked him on the back and said, 'Hey, big guy, you'll be great!' Kyle looked at Justin with 

one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled. Thanks,' he said. As he started his speech, he cleared 

his throat, and began: 'Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your 

parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends.... I am here to tell all of you 

that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. I am going to tell you a story.' Justin just 

looked at his friend with disbelief as he told about the first day they had met. Kyle had planned to kill himself 

over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was 

carrying his stuff home. Kyle looked hard at Justin and gave him a little smile. 'Thankfully, I was saved. My 

friend saved me from doing the unspeakable..' Justin heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular 

boy told everyone all about his weakest moment. He saw Kyle's Mom and dad looking at him and smiling that same 

grateful smile. Not until that moment did Justin realize, the depth of his actions.

Never underestimate the power of your actions.. With one small gesture you can change a person's life. For better 

or for worse. God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way. Look for God in others.



Remember the little girl who was walking on the shore, where hundreds of starfish had washed ashore. She was 

picking up each one and throwing the starfish back into the ocean. A passerby saw her and laughed: "There are 

hundreds of them, do you really think you'll be able to make a difference?" The little girl picked up another 

starfish and as she threw it back in the water, she said: "It sure made a difference to that one" For that one 

starfish that just went back into the water, it made the difference of life and death.

We might not be able to change the whole world, but God had granted us with the absolute capability to surely be 

able to make a difference.



Past is history. Future is a mystery. Present is a gift: so cherish it and make the best of it!

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day! Make sure you show spiritual love to everyone you come across, because you never know 

to what degree, your actions will make a difference!!

Roohaniyat-2-6-10     A very Good Morning to all the listeners and welcome to a few more words on Roohaniyat.

Most of us worship and pray to God in some form or the other. Hence, most of us are devotees of some degree or 

another. How devoted are we or how loyal is our devotion? How do we rate our devotion? How do we know, where we 

stand on the path of devotion?

There are FOUR types of devotees in this world: There are AARTH Bhakt, AARTHAARTHI Bhakt, JIGAASU Bhakt and GYANI 

Bhakt.



1: -AARTH means money or material assets. AARTH Bhakt is the devotees who worships God for material possessions or 

comforts. These devotees constantly try to bargain and barter with GOD: Dear God, give me this and in return I 

shall give you that. They make promises to God if their desires are fulfilled. "I will go to the temple and donate 

this many dollars worth of prasaad". Or they make commitments of pilgrimage or other sacrifices if God gives them 

what they want. God is the entity that is NOT limited to material promises in return. If we live our life right 

and serve humanity: his creation, we are doing everything that God expects from us. A  5, 10 or 20-dollar prasaad 

is not going to make Him happy if we are not living as per His guidelines.

Besides, what do we give to the supernatural, the creator, and the ever so powerful? The one who can turn a 

millionaire into a beggar and a beggar into a millionaire overnight?…..we don't have possessions worth enough to 

give to God. Our spirituality is the biggest possession we have, so make it as rich as you can!



2:- The second kind of bhakts or devotees are AARTHAARTHI bhakts. These are the devotees who worship God for some 

kind of fear. It could either be fear from the society, relatives and friends, to fit in, or fear of God. They 

worship God, not for the reason that they love God and are grateful, or genuinely believe that God is great, but 

for the fact that if they do not do so, then something might go wrong, OR what will people say!

Aarthaarthi Bhatks will read scriptures and do path several times a day or week, just because they believe that 

they have to establish that they are religious, but in the interim, they do not even know what they are reading… 

The scriptures were written to teach us how to live our life and how to worship God...and if we do not know what 

we are reading, then how in the world, are we going to learn from them?  The scriptures were meant to be practiced 

in life, not to be practiced as a ritual.

Devotees will go to the temple on religious occasions merely to establish the fact that they ARE religious. Such 

devotees believe a lot in rituals and traditions, overlooking the fact that because God is everywhere, He can be 

worshiped anywhere.  We go to a temple, mosque or church, not because there is "More" God in there and "less" God 

elsewhere, but for the fact that it is the perfect environment to purify our thoughts and redirect our minds 

towards spirituality. We go there for an environment that our soul desperately needs. They say: " Khuda who hargiz 

Khuda nahin hai, jo udhar to hai, par idhar nahin hai". That God, is not God if He is exists over there, but does 

not exist over here! If you know God: who He is and where He is, you WILL begin to see Him around you and inside 

you.



Majority of the world of devotees today, falls in these two categories. Ideally aim to be the either a Jigaasu 

bhakt or a Gyani bhakt.



3:-A JIGAASU bhakt is a devotee who has the curiosity, the urge and the longing to know God: and that's what 

Jigaasa means. These devotees rise above and beyond materialistic needs and wants, and genuinely love God and are 

grateful to Him for everything that they have. They want to seek God and make a genuine effort to live life as per 

God's rules and principles. They try to understand spirituality and decipher and comprehend the scriptures.  A 

Jigaasu bhakt is open to learning from all angles because their focus is one God and they are not limited to 

religious barriers and rites & rituals. When a good student prepares for exams, he tries to benefit from whichever 

books & notes he can get to, to enhance his knowledge on the subject. He does not discriminate on the basis of the 

background of the books because he does not want to limit his knowledge. Similarly, a Jigaasu bhakt does not limit 

his spiritual knowledge to religious barriers and practices. Since He understands that everyone, worships the same 

one God, he is open to knowledge that leads to enlightenment.



4:-The last and the best of all devotees are the GYANI bhakts or the enlightened ones. Although, there are few 

chosen ones who are blessed with God-Knowledge, these devotees have the spiritual knowledge that has given them 

the awareness and the understanding of God. Such devotees are able to see and feel the formless God around them. 

Such devotees have transformed their lives into total surrender to God because they have a clear understanding of 

God-Realization and Self-Realization. Blessed are those who can rise above human barriers and understand the fact 

that ultimately they are only answerable to God. Such devotees have a clear understanding between materialism and 

spiritualism and are able to live a perfect spiritual life in this materialistic world.

Until next week, Remember that:

 We are not HUMAN BEINGS having a spiritual experience,

instead, we are SPIRITUAL BEINGS having a Human Experience

Roohaniyat: 01-03-2010

A very Good Morning to everyone and on behalf of all the members of Universal Brotherhood, we wish all the 

listeners, a very Happy New Year!!! This year, we wish that you all, are able to make a difference: A difference, 

in your lives, your environment and this world!!!
We hope and pray that this year, you would be able to practice Spirituality, in the right sense!!! And today, we'd 

like to talk about how to practice Spirituality the right way.
To become SPIRITUAL, you first have to be humane and practice HUMANITY. One cannot be Spiritual, if they lack 

humanity. And to practice the Humanity factor, one must first aim to be a SAINT.
A saint is not a person who is wearing a robe, walking around seeking alms, as we Indians, traditionally picture a 

saint to be. Instead, a Saint is someone who lives his life as per God's rules and follows the scriptures. In 

today's world, a saint can be found in a pair of jeans and sneakers!!! A saint is determined, not from what he is 

wearing or how he looks, but from how he lives his life. Becoming a saint, does not mean giving up the 

materialistic world. A true saint knows exactly how to create the perfect balance between the materialistic world 

and the spiritual world.
This year, aim on living your life like a SAINT because only a saint knows how to live spiritually, in this 

materialistic world. There are three steps to follow, if you want to aim on living like a saint: just remember the 

rule of the 3 S's!….It's SEWA, SATSANG & SIMRAN. Each of these "S" factors, further involve 3 aspects.

1. SEWA: is service: Service to mankind! Sewa is done in a GIVING MODE. When you serve others, serve irrespective 

of their caste, color or religious background. Just serve humans, with humanity! Sewa, should be "Nishkaam": 

without any benefits in return. When the left hands gives, the right hand should not even find out. You normally 

do sewa in 3 ways: with your "tan, man & dhan":  your BODY, MIND and WEALTH. Doing sewa with your body involves 

physical work towards doing something for someone. Eg: physically going somewhere to run errands & chores for 

someone who is old or incapable, rendering care to the sick, donating blood, cooking for the hungry, cleaning and 

volunteering  for your respective places of worship etc.
Sewa by mind, is wishing well for others and praying for their well being. Sewa by mind is also compromising to 

keep Harmony. Whenever we do sewa, our mind has to first become humble and give up the "I" factor. Never think 

that I: did something. Feel fortunate that God chose you to serve someone. Don't forget that if He wanted, He 

could have easily done it Himself. Instead, He blessed YOU, with the opportunity. Every time we do sewa, always 

remember that we are just a medium via which God is getting something done. Hence, the importance of being humble. 

The minute we think that WE have done something, just take it, that we just flushed down all our efforts of sewa!
Sewa is also done by spending your money for the benefit of others who are incapable. Buying food or groceries for 

the poor, medicines or treatments for the ones who cannot afford them, or spending your money to benefit the 

community because someone's gotta do it!!!

2. The next S factor is SATSANG: or Congregation! Which is done in a RECEIVING MODE. Satsang means "sat ka sang" 

:the company of the truth.  We all need to go to school or college to get materialistic knowledge. Similarly, we 

need to go to congregations and spiritual seminars to earn spiritual awareness. These are the grounds to seek 

inspiration and motivation to stay on the right track. The world today lacks spiritual knowledge and hence the 

motivation to remain spiritual, mainly because congregations or staying in the company of saints is not given 

enough importance. Just like the body needs food to keep it going, the Soul also requires nourishment with 

spiritual knowledge. A Satsang requires 3 aspects as well: GOING, LISTENING and IMBIBING: Your mind will always 

rationalize with you telling you that it is not a priority. But YOU, have to make the effort to GO to a satsang 

and then leave it up to GOD to help you learn. Making that initial effort to GO to a congregation, is vital to 

transforming you into a 21st century saint. To benefit yourself from a congregation, you have to LISTEN and switch 

yourself into the receiving mode, because only then, will you be able to learn. And lastly, make sure your IMBIBE 

everything you hear, into your life. A true satsang starts AFTER you leave a satsang, because how much you imbibe 

into your life, determines how spiritual you are.

3. The last S factor is SIMRAN: or meditating upon God's name, or simply praying to God. Simran, should always be 

done in a NEUTRAL MODE. Ideally, a prayer should not be asking for materialistic benefits. A prayer should involve 

3 steps to ACKNOWLEDGE God, SURRENDER to God and SEEK from God. Acknowledge the fact that God, and God alone is 

the formless, all powering source, surrender yourself to Him and seek His forgiveness and blessings. A perfect 

prayer is as follows:
Dear Formless God, I surrender to thee, please forgive me and bless me!!!
Put yourself in a neutral frame of mind and meditate upon his name. Thinking about God and the awareness that He 

is around us, is also Simran.


Remember, we all have to eventually leave this world, and when we go, the only thing we take along is our 

Spiritual knowledge! Everything else is materialistic and is left behind. So invest in spirituality, it's the most 

precious asset you can possess and every time you do Sewa, Satsang or Simran, its yet another installment paid 

towards that eternal investment.
This year we wish you all, lots of Sewa, Satsang, Simran, and Spirituality