Can Your Guru Rescue You From Death?

Due to uncertainty, people are full of fear. Apart from different kinds of natural and human-made crises, there is the eternal fear of death . Every individual is sure to die, it is just not known when and how it will happen. BK Brij Mohan says, he is often asked whether the Brahma Kumaris can save them from death. A seeker argued, of what use is spirituality to us if it cannot help us escape death?

There is something in us that is eternal, the soul, that is imperishable. Even if you lose everything, says the Gita, you have an identity that is eternal. Once you become aware of this, you will no longer fear death. Krishn, in the Gita, says that once your body dies, your soul goes on to the next life. An earthquake might destroy everything, but not your soul. The answer BK Brij Mohan gave to the seeker was that the Brahma Kumaris impart knowledge that enables soul-consciousness, thereby removing the fear of body-death. Their teachings can help the seeker overcome his fear of death and look towards the eternal soul that goes through millions of life cycles, remaining immortal, from one life to the next.

It is said that you are born as a human after going through births spanning 84L species, so we need to know that human birth is precious, for only in this form, we have the potential to become fully aware of the limitations of the physical world, the eternal nature of a cyclical existence, and achieve salvation as realised souls. All life forms have souls, in varying degrees; it is only human souls that are more evolved. Once the individual realises that he is soul, not body, that should help him become fearless.

We are all so-called Kal Yugis living currently in Kali Yug , the negative era, even if some of us are good. All souls suffer; therefore, we need to think positive. Even good actions, if motivated by negative intention, only result in bad karma. The Gita talks of kam, krodh, moh, ahankar - lust, anger, desire and ego - as roots of unhappiness and suffering. Anger is what led to the making and using of the atom bomb, causing destruction that made millions suffer. As The Dalai Lama points out, when you find that you are faced with a problem, and you are unable to find the solution, you become angry. But due to your anger, the problem becomes worse. It becomes more serious than it was, previously. That is why you should address any problem with a sense of deep responsibility, loving kindness and altruism.

You cannot make an old, ruined building new unless you demolish it and build a new structure in its place. Similarly, when the body ages beyond repair, it gives way for a new life to be born in a new body. But we need to get rid of the five kleshas, negativities, in order to overcome suffering. Doctors specialise in different parts of the body but there is no one who specialises in soul healing . Who can help us heal the soul, remove the five viruses that infect it, but God the great healer, asks BK Brij Mohan. Hence it is more productive to meditate and focus on the eternal, rather than get entangled in temporary objects.

Authored by: Narayani Ganesh
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