The Opportunity to Sing His Praises

March 1995

From a talk given March 12, 1995, at the S.K.A Retreat, Sampla, India. Previously published in May, 1995 Sant Bani Magazine.

I thank God Almighty Sawan and Kirpal for giving us this opportunity to sing Their glory. It is only due to Their grace that we are sitting here singing Their praises.

Regarding the bhajans – I have always said that these are the expressions, these are the words full of yearning which have come out from the hearts of the devoted disciples. If we were to tell the Master to His face all the good qualities He has, or if we were to praise Him, He would not listen to us, He would not like that. If we tell Him, “You are God Almighty, You are the All-owner, You are capable of doing everything,” He would not allow us to do that because all this is the worldly name and fame. He does not like to hear that. But when we sing Their writings, when we sing the bhajans written by Them, then we can make all kinds of prayers to Him, we can say whatever we want to Him.

He listens to our prayers and He answers them. So this is a very golden opportunity for the disciples to express what they have in their heart for the Master and also to receive the grace of the Master.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji Maharaj told His Master, Guru Ramdas, “Even if I were to call you ‘Sultan, the Emperor of Emperors,’ still I would not be praising You enough.”

Dear Ones, when the Shabd Guru gets manifested within us, when we go within after crossing the stars, moon and sun, and manifest Him within us, over there our tongue stops working. There is nothing to praise over there because we cannot say anything.

So it is all the grace of Beloved Master Kirpal that we have the opportunities to sing His praises, to sing the bhajans.