“We are all ordinary people…But even an ordinary secretary or a housewife or a teenager can, within their own small ways, turn on a small light in a dark room. ” – Miep Gies on The Freedom Writers.
Recently, I came across and watched a movie called “The Freedom Writers”. Not just once but twice, and that too on the same day! To top it off, later I realized that it was Martin Luther King holiday as well. What a coincidence!
This was the part where Erin Gruwell invited Miep Gies to speak in their class after they had read the story of Anne Frank, who is famously known as a survivor of the Holocaust. And Miep Gies uttered these powerful words addressing the students. What an inspirational story and movie. A Must Watch! if you have not seen it and A Must Must Watch! if you have seen it, to really get it. It highlights the true nature and power of a teacher/master, so beautifully.
A real master rules the heart, not the mind. S/he is not just about teaching good things to bring about some superficial and materialistic changes, but s/he is all about ‘becoming love’ inside out, which constitutes a real transformation. Because of that we are able to return to our true nature and do the right things with the best of our abilities at all times. Ultimately, we are spiritual beings having human experience in this space time reality, called ‘life’.
With a spark of the divine knowledge, a true master shows the difference between what is real and what is unreal, to anyone who seeks it. A true master clearly shows what is temporary and what is permanent. What is ‘nirankar’, the eternal formless supreme power and what is ‘saakaar’, the perishable world.
As we have seen, a rose plant blossoms in spring, with so many rosebuds. These rosebuds bloom into beautiful rose flowers, spreading fragrance, elegance, charm and beauty all around. What a sight it is! But after some time even this great bloom is over and then roses start losing their pretty petals, leaves drop and finally the bloom withers away into the formless. The rose plant silently awaits the next spring and the next bloom. The essence of the rose still remains though. It is always with the rose plant. It is infact it’s true nature, just waiting for the right conditions to prosper and bloom in full glory.
A true master is just like that. His or her essence is always all around us at every moment. But we must be receptive and be able to tune into that frequency, like a radio station. We need to set our tuner to his or her frequency, teachings, guidance, simplicity and love if we are to receive the ultimate bliss. If there is a clear connection, then there are no disturbances, happiness, joy, love, beauty, kindness, inspiration, exhilaration and much more simply surrounds us. In this state of attunement, absolutely no sign of sadness, misery, regret, revenge, anger, jealousy or ego is to be found. Quite simply, oneness happens.
A true master’s love is to be experienced – it can’t be found by merely reading a few books or hearing sermons being preached in huge gatherings or broadcast on big screens. Once you feel the connection then you are one with your true nature. You are in the divine state of bliss. It is beyond feeling good or happy or mortal. It is the liberation. It is the freedom from all mind, body and conditions. A true master offers freedom. Freedom for the soul. Freedom to grow, freedom to live, freedom to experience, freedom to follow the path to oneness. In fact, freedom is the highest state of mind one can achieve.
You start receiving insights as you tap the creative force of this universe. It is the beginning of a new beginning. It’s magical. And you are the magician. You are the creator of your own reality and your own journey. Always looking forward to wonderful and fantastic experiences. This life or after life. It is all immaterial!
-Prashant Lande, Chicago
