 Compassion and Service  |
Siri Singh Sahib (Yogi Bhajan) Speaks, Excerpts, 4/21/96
Our intelligence tells us that heavens are within us and our discipline should be there to give us infinite tolerance to love, to exalt, to serve, to befriend, and to be compassionately caring.
Yesterday I asked the question, "What is that one word where God surrenders to man?" After a long discussion, finally they said the word "Compassion." A person who has compassion, God loves that person so much. Everywhere else, humankind has to surrender to nature to reach God, but when a person of God surrenders him- or herself to compassion, and every life part is guided by that power, that person is always highly enlightened, elevated and exalted.
Within my lifetime, I have seen it work. I cannot wait to see it within your lifetime. I want it to work for you; I want to see you successful, walking tall; walking with the trinity of consciousness turned into micro and macro, the consciousness, sub-consciousness and unconsciousness.
Walking tall in exalted self to help and serve others, is the Khalsa way which we have chosen. In this chosen way by your will, it lets you manufacture God's will, and serve all. When you serve all, all shall serve you. The Almighty will serve you at the call of your nature, if your nature is compassionate, compassionate, compassionate. That's the only reality we have, that's the only tomorrow we have.
I hope you will not believe in yo-yo-ism and you'll stop window-shopping. Sit down with yourself and make yourself into the exalted self and grow, glow, and go on. Take the boundaries, go and reach out. Reach out. Touch. Walk tall. In every essence of life, please grow. Time is with you. Tide is with you. I am your yesterday, I am your past and those who live in the past have no future. Don't look to me for any help. That's all I am, a messenger who read the news and passed it on to you all. Tomorrow is yours and you have to build that tomorrow with the strength of compassion.
You know you have something special: you have a face and you have grace, and that gives you that distinction, 'Niaara paayi,' which some people don't have. Therefore
be kind to everybody. Be caring and
be compassionate. It's the way of life we have to follow. It's the strength of life we have to use. And the future of everybody
we have to bring home happiness to all. Never compete, never compare and never confuse yourself with everything here. You have come from God, be with your God and see the glory of God in all, big and small. God shall be with you.
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