Call Out to God - Surrender at His Lotus Feet

Gist: Taking refuge in God, is considering only God as our very own. Thereafter everything will change automatically. Worldly affairs cannot touch us. God is the only One that is always with us. Therefore let us pray to God to remain always at His lotus feet, to provide help and direction. Let us pray for His love and rememberance at all times.

Call Out to God - Surrender at His Lotus Feet

Question: How to surrender entirely to God ? How to bring this inner expression in our lives ?

Swamiji: Just like your daughter who once considered your home as hers, but when she marries and goes to her husband's home, she begins to consider that home as her home. It is the same. We are God's, by considering God as our very own, everything will change automatically thereafter. Is there any doubt about this? Just like when your married daughter who is visiting your house, worries about her husband, whether he has eaten properly. She does not worry about her father having eaten. Her worries about her own husband, make her think about returning back to her own home. Similarly when God is ours, our entire focus will change, it will be on God and not on the world. Worldly matters will no longer worry us or concern us. "Yat gatvaa na nivartante, tat dhaam paramam mama" God's home will become our only home. God will become the only one in our life. Once we reach there, nothing worldly can touch us. After all there is nothing in this world that is ours, nothing goes
with us, isn't that the truth? Absolutely nothing is ours. Now what is false in what I am stating ?

See brothers, God has said "You are part of my very own being" "mameva ansh" "Ishvar ansh jeev avinaashi" "Sau maya bas ..gosaayi" Do not be trapped in the illusory powers (maya), as all of this will surely leave you. Do you have any doubt about everything in this world leaving you? God will never leave you, even in hell, in all the different life forms, wherever you go, God is always with you. Is there anyone else you know who will be with you at all times? Wherever it is you go, he is with you at all times. If you have the courage, confront me and tell me if you know of anyone who will be with you at all times?

Therefore call out to the One and Only. Pray that He always appears sweet to you. Pray that Oh Lord, Let me never forget You. "He Naath, He mere Naath, mein bhooloo nahi." Pray "Let my mind never stray away from You." "Sab per maange ek bal, ram sharan gati ho, jinke man mandir baso, sia ram mangal ho." Pray to God and you will have tremendous gains. Pray to Him, to bless you such that your mind never leaves His lotus feet. Pray "Let me never forget You, let me never forget You, let me feel sad when I forget You." There is nothing more that cleanses like sorrow. All worldly happiness is nothing but on it's way to ending. Therefore grace me such that I do not become happy in favorable times and unhappy in unfavorable times.

Pray that we do not sin. Pray that we do not think we are something special and can do this and that. By getting trapped in attachment, we will incur sin. Therefore call out to God, with a true and simple heart. Say to Him - Oh Lord, " hu haaryo bahu biddhi jatan kari" After trying and trying for a long time, I have failed, I am defeated. I am unable to do this on my own, where can I go for help? Who can help me? What should I do? Where should I go? Try calling out to God. Do this and surely you will gain. Do not have attachment or aversion. There is no gain in it. Have attachment and aversion for only God. Fight with God, enjoy with God, get angry with God, and you will see the magic. Experience the love of God. Remember God at all times. There is no one else that is ours.

Call Out to God with a True and Simple Heart

Gist: Do not keep changing your spiritual practices. Clarify any doubts. Remain immersed in only God, without any break. Chant whatever name you like. Simply call out to Him with a true, straightforward heart. Depend on only Him and do not worry. Does a child ever worry? Everything is God's and become free of worries. Freedom is not considering anything as ours. Everything! only He knows therefore call out to Him.

Call Out to God with a True and Simple Heart

Whatever spiritual practices (sadhana) you follow, simply stick to that. Do not keep changing these. Whoever you believe in, whatever you do regularly, keeping doing that. Do not stop it. Do not give up your spiritual practices (sadhana). With a true heart, become engaged in God. All will be fine, just keep continuing to do your spiritual sadhana, day and night and at intervals call out to Him " Oh My very own God, let me never forget you". "He Naath! He Mere Naath! Mein bhooloo nahin" If there is any doubt, you can ask me. However much you can do, and that you are able to do, just keep doing, remaining engaged in only God.

This is a wonderful opportunity for us. With a true, simple, straight-forward heart, simply call out to Him. " Oh Lord ! Let me never forget you." "He Naath Mein Bhooloo Nahin". If you like reciting God's Name, then do that. At intervals, in between, simply call out to Him. Whatever be your relationship with God, keep that bhava (expression, feeling) firm. Whatever it be, remain firm in that bhava and keep doing your devotional worship (upaasana), and all will be alright. "He Naath, He Mere Naath"... My Lord, in this world, no one is mine, and I am no one elses. Only You are mine and I am only Yours. Just like Mirabai said - "Mere toh Giridhar Gopal, dusero naa koyi". Remain immersed and continue without any break, and everything will be alright. He Naath Mein Bhooloo Nahin"

Rejoice, dance, chant, sing in His company and continue to call on Him. If you like name of Ram, then chant "Ram Ram" Whatever name of God that you like, with a true and simple heart chant His name and say to Him "You are my very own." Day and Night continue this. There is no other "real" work. We all have just one work. Simply call out to Him. God will provide for everything (Gita 9:22). Hey Prabhu, Hey Prabhu, Hey Prabhu... Call Him and do not worry. I am Yours and You are Mine.

With His grace, you will get good satsang (association with Truth), simply depend on only Him - "Ek Aasaro, Ek Bal, Ek aas vishwaas.... " Do not leave Him, just go after Him, remain engaged in Him. You don't need to go to many places, to read many books. There is great strength in calling out to Him. "He Naath, He Mere Naath, Mein Bhoolon Nahin". "Oh Lord! My very Own, Let me Not Forget You." You must have complete faith in this calling and you will get good (holy men's) company, divine messages and more. But the main point is "I am God's". There is no need to ask anyone else. Just call out to Him. With a true and simple heart, call on Him. You may appear crazy to the world, but do not worry. Let your heart be true and pure in this calling.

Do not worry about any thing at all. He is there for us. You can die without food, but you can also die by eating food, so what is the worry? Have dependence on only Him and there will be nothing lacking in your life. He will take care of everything. Don't listen to anything else, just get engaged in God. However a child may be, the mother will love him, and the child too loves his mother whether she is ugly or not well dressed. It is the same with God, however we are, he loves us because we are his very own. This is absolutely true. It is God's grace, many have wondered how did I ever reach here? It must be God's grace. Therefore call out to Him. Our very own God, You are Mine, Mine, Mine. God listens to everyone's calling. "Sab ki sune pukaar". He knows even your most intimate thoughts. He knows everything. Therefore simply call out to Him. There will be joy and bliss in every calling. "Chinta din dayaalu ki, mauso sadaa anand". Does a child ever worry? We are your children, there is nothing to worry. This world is God's. Everything is God's. It is because we consider something as ours that we became stuck, bonded. Freedom is not considering anything as ours. God takes on many forms. Only He knows "Baddhu Tu Jaane che." "Everything! only You know." I do not know anything. I only know that You are mine and I am Yours. Therefore call out to God with a true and simple heart.