1. Dr.N.B.T.Sundari

“We are all brethren connected intellectually, morally and spiritually- the main goal of Human life. This and that have gone now. There remains purity alone in all His work and environment which weaves the spiritual destiny of the persons with the Ultimate.”(Message at Basant Panchami on 30-01-1982)

Babuji in the above message says that “Fraternity” is the main goal of Human life. This is the mission of the Master.

Now when we try to look at the reasons for the feelings of separation, there are many.

The current situation is such that a person is unable to tolerate another person’s views, ideas. We feel we are right and the other person is wrong. We are more intelligent than the other; our method of worship is right, so on and so forth. Reasons for our differences are many. There are comparisons leading to jealousy, feelings of superiority or inferiority leading to intolerance. Selfishness is another reason. All these lead to feelings of separateness. These are all the impurities. These have to go.

They are applicable not only in mundane life but also in spiritual life. Hence the need to watch out for these impurities or blemishes is even more important.

This explains “This and that have gone now”.

Our Master talks about fraternity also in commandments. “Know all people as thy brethren and treat them as such”.

Now although Fraternity is the truth, how do we develop that? The universal prayer and point A meditation are the means to achieve fraternity. Feelings of fraternity should be reflected in our activities. Our tolerance has to grow. Empathy should increase.

The above message is the guiding factor behind SSS and we are all fortunate to be part of it. Here comes the aspect of Service, Sharing and Sacrifice.

An incident happened in the life of Babuji influenced him to adopt ‘Fraternity’ in his system of Raja yoga. “Some time later a relative of his also claimed himself to be a mesmerist. But he did not want to teach Sri Ramchandra unless he did some personal service as per the old ways generally adopted by gurus. This was to become one more thought that influenced him so much that he banned this type of personal service to the guru or trainer later in his system of Yoga saying that all knowledge should be made available to the deserving as a matter of service to a brother, Thus we see remarkable positive thinking developing him right from the school days, which was to guide him in developing his system of craving in Raja yoga” (The Masters 38)

Here I would like to quote from Dr KCV’s Complete Works (The Author) as to how to meet the challenge of this new system. “Thus I found myself made to abjure the old theoretical ways of approach. I had to remake myself in a new way. I had to take stock of my whole past. All sectarian and Caste conceptions had to be rethought. Philosophies help bind people to set notions. Thus I was to meet the challenge of the new………..”

Thus we see that ‘fraternity’ is what weaves our spiritual destinies.

The Will of Special Personality is “There is no question of separation. We are all coming closer and closer. This is a message to all.” (Showers of Divine Grace 138)

Master wants us to work together in this mission. “We are united in the common cause keeping towards proper order the good of man and humanity” (Showers of Divine Grace 137)

Let us all get ready for the Master’s call and prepare ourselves for the new civilization. I conclude with the Master’s words “A type of civilization based on spiritualism will spring forth in India and it will, in due course, become the world civilization. No country or nation will survive without spirituality as its base and every nation must sooner or later adopt the same course if it wants to maintain her very existence.” (DR 120)