Life today is changing rapidly. Everyone is busy earning money, gaining fame, and chasing comfort. Yet, most people feel inner restlessness, stress, or loneliness. One major reason for this is not understanding the true purpose of life. According to Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj, unless someone listens to satsang (spiritual discourse), they never truly understand the real meaning of life.
We spend our whole lives studying for school, college, and careers, but we never seek answers to the most important questions of life – “Who am I?”, “Where do I have to go?”, “What happens after death?” Satsang provides clear and logical answers to these questions. If someone doesn’t listen to satsang, they remain trapped in old traditions, blind faith, and incorrect forms of worship that lead nowhere.
Life is a journey that eventually ends in death. If we don’t gain true knowledge during our lifetime, we are left with regret in the end. It’s like driving a car without knowing the destination – without direction, without a goal. Living life without satsang is just like that – aimless.
According to Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj, listening to Satsang helps a person gain true spiritual knowledge, inner peace, and a connection with the Supreme God. Those who avoid it, miss the true success of life.
Kabir, Ram-naam kadva laage, meethe laagein daam |
duvidha mein dono gaye, maya mili na Ram ||
Translation: – A person (man/woman) who does not listen to
(satsang) spiritual discourses is unaware of the law of God. Due to
which, he does not like the discussion about God. He likes to accu
mulate wealth. Because of which he loses both of them, that is, he
does not attain God, and after death, the wealth is also left behind
here. Both of them slipped through his fingers.
In Punjab State, my (Rampal Das’s) venerable Gurudev Ji has
an ashram in a village named “Talwandi Bhai”. After his departure
to Satlok, his Das (Rampal Das) used to go there on every second
Sunday of the month to deliver spiritual discourse (satsang). Some
disciples of my Gurudev ji are also businessmen of the Talwandi
Bhai village. One of the businessman’s relative had come on Friday
with his entire family to offer condolences on the demise of an old
woman. He started to leave for his home in Chandigarh on Saturday
in the afternoon after 2 pm. The Satsangi relatives said to him
“Stay back for just today. Tomorrow there will be satsang from 8-10
am. Go after listening to the satsang and having blessed food.” The
relative said, “A party will come tomorrow i.e. on Sunday. I have to
sign a contract with it at 2 pm, in which I will have a benefit of five
lakh rupees.” This incident is of 1998. The Satsangis insisted that
“Even if you will depart at 11 am on Sunday, you can reach on time.
We will ring them and inform them that they may come a little later.”
But he did not agree. He had in all four members in his family- he
himself, his wife, a son and a daughter. All four of them sitting in
their Maruti car departed for Chandigarh on Saturday.
A truck loaded with gravel had broken down and was parked
near Ambala City somewhat before Chandigarh. Its rear wheels had
been removed and it was mounted on a jack. The greedy man could
only see the benefit of five lakh rupees and nothing else. He was
driving at a full speed. The car went under that truck loaded with
gravel and the jack got removed. The entire family got crushed. We
are saying this with immense grief that if they had stayed back to
listen to the satsang, then this tragedy would not have happened.
They would have managed without money, but one cannot manage
without body because if one has a body, then one can get one’s wel
fare done by doing bhakti of God. Supreme God Kabir Ji has alerted
that: Kabir, Ram-naam kadva lagae, meethe laagein daam |
Duvidha mein dono gaye, maya mili na Ram ||
Translation: – A person (man/woman) who does not listen to
(satsang) spiritual discourses is unaware of the law of God. Due to
which, he does not like the discussion about God. He likes to accu
mulate wealth. Because of which he loses both of them, that is, he
does not attain God, and after death, the wealth is also left behind
here. Both of them slipped through his fingers.
Therefore, O brothers and sisters! Develop interest towards
satsang. Get your welfare done and make your way of living easy.
