Jammu, March 11: Sh. Madhu Param Hans ji Maharaj, the spiritual head of
Sahib Bandgi panth, while delivering sermons to his followers at Satwari Chowk,
said that the field of worship had lost its purity.
If some goon appears
in the neighbourhood, everyone there becomes alert. All think he will prove
troublesome. If some wine shop is opened at some place, the people residing
nearby begin to oppose. They think it can prove harmful in the time to come. If
a fire breaks out at some place, the people in the neighbourhood feel its
warmth. Likewise, if wrong elements penetrate in the field of worship, they
will pollute the religious atmosphere & will cause problems for the people.
There are two kinds
of worship to be seen. One is the Sagun whereas the other one is the Nirgun.
Sagun is not bad. It has its own good points. It is like a nursery class. Our
ancestors simplified the mode of worship for us. The construction of a bridge
on the river Chenab has made it easy for the people to cross it. Prior to it,
only the swimmers could cross it. But now everyone can cross it easily. Even
the animals & reptiles can cross it. Likewise, the Sagun form of worship is
a simplified way of worshipping God. But after that there remains a strong need
for seeking the shelter of a guru. This mode of worship involves idol worship,
visit to holy places, doing acts of charity etc. There is nothing bad in it. To
refrain from giving troubles to others or performing acts of cheating &
forgery etc. have their own significance in the field of religion. The Vaishnav
devotees perform the worship of Thakur ji. They clean the wood before putting
it in the fireplace & don’t make the food unclean. There is nothing wrong
in it. But I think there is need to move beyond it. This is because these acts
alone won’t help us to attain salvation. Our ancestors spent a decent life.
They never committed sins.They were afraid of wrong acts. They talked of
Nirakar but we are talking about what lies beyond. Herein lies the difference
in our approach. There is nothing like opposing it.
Man seems to be moving
ahead aimlessly. He has no knowledge of the path that can take him to his real
destination. This is because the Sagun mode of worship has been commercialised.
At present, the people are seen performing the Tamogun worship. Such people
perform acts related to the evil spirits. They worship Kali Devi, Kamakhya devi
& the like simply to gain material comforts. But the strange thing to note
is that those performing other kinds of worship have also started doing all
that the Tamogun worshippers have been doing without thinking as to what kind
of a worship it is. All such things won’t help man in attaining liberation. You
will have to move in the right direction.
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