Sant Nirankari Mission

Kathmandu Sant Samagam - 2066

The Sant Nirankari Mission is an all embracing spiritual movement, cutting across all divisions of caste, color, and creed. The Mission seeks to reveal God, also known as Nirankar, to all human beings irrespective of their religious faith, sect, or community and thus liberate them from the shackles of ignorance, superstition, ritualism, and dogmatism in the name of devotion to God. It firmly believes that the realization of God is the real objective of human life and this can be achieved only through the benevolence of the living true master: the Satguru. The realization of God not only maintains balance between spirituality and materialism in day to day life, but also takes a person to the cherished achievement of brotherhood of mankind which leads to peaceful coexistence.The meditation here is to feel the existence of God all of the time and everywhere. The Mission also emphasizes the need and importance of the company of fellow enlightened beings (Satsang) and selfless 

service to humanity (Sewa).

Aim of Human life

The primary objective of human life is God Realization which leads to Self Realization.Human Life is an opportunity to awaken ourselves out of dream of Illusion and realize the real self which is part of continuum – the fact that my existence is false and that I do not exist is true.The realisation of God takes into its fold the realisation of Self in such a manner that the latter ceases to be significant, merges its entity with the Supreme entity, i.e. God. The spark becomes part of the Flame, the drop’s journey comes to an end after it is immersed in the Ocean. Once God is realised by Soul, once it discovers the Truth and is face to face with it, righteousness, purity and nobleness take on, rather drive away all the false and evil forces dominating human life hitherto.The darkness of ignorance having automatically gone on the advent of Divine Light, ill-will gives place to goodwill, hatred to love, discord to tolerance and so on. All apprehensions and delusions disappear. The life becomes as clean, pure and sublime as Divinity itself. 

Realisation Of God

Knowing about God is a knowledge and knowing God is Realisation of God as “Knowing about something” is different from “knowing something”.Whereas FORM is manifestation of Maya, GOD is FORMLESS that never changes - Nirankar – Changeless in the changing world - He is omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient and eternal.God can only be realized with the blessing of living true master.GOD is the continuum and the world is a super-imposition on this never-changing substratum. We, as limited by five senses, miss the substrate and see what grows over it. Just like we attempt to see SPACE – we see everything – moon, stars, birds and sky; but fail to see the SPACE. However our mental ability can make us interpret SPACE and we all see it without seeing it. GOD can be realized in a similar manner. This requires an understanding beyond the five senses, however. 

Role Of True Master

We can realize GOD with an evolved mind - mind that has developed the capability to see the substrate over which grows the matter. Since this needs mental evolution to understand what is beyond five senses, this process of mental awakening cannot be documented and neither can be spoken. This needs union with human personality who himself is awakened. He, who is awakened to this supreme consciousness, can take our mind 

beyond five senses to realize the TRUTH. A TRUE MASTER does it instantly – by making you experience his experience. This does not need any religious practices. GOD’s knowledge cannot have anything to do with any of these; because GOD is so simple that we stumble over its simplicity – TRUE master makes us experience this simplicity. We need to understand that GOD cannot be complicated. GOD is simple and simple is divine.

Devotion

Three aspects of devotion – Satsang, Sewa and Sumiran. Devotion is not a means to know God, but having known Him, it is a way of life for the devotee ever expressing his heart felt gratitude for His bounties. Such a devotion is not subjected to the limitations of rituals, time or place. Knowledge of God is not the end, but the beginning of devotion. A true disciple sees the Divine in all, and so is ever in Satsang. His every action is dedicated to the Divine, turning it into Sewa. And he lives in a state of constant awareness of Nirankar, making his every breath a Simran. Bliss and Joy, that emerges out of experiencing GOD, manifests in form of staying with enlightened ones, serving all and remembering the Self. All of this comes naturally; but yet needs to be forced at times since Maya is too strong to make the true understanding take a back seat

(a) Satsang (b) Sewa (c) Sumiran

Satsang: Gathering of devotees or enlightened beings is known as satsang. In fact satsang actually means to be joining with the truth. In the mission, it is believed that although for practical reasons, satsang has been given time and place for worshipers to gather the spiritual perspective, yet one has the potential to live in a state of satsang, which is beyond any man-made constraints of time and place.

Sewa: The term is used to define the self-less service of humanity without want for reward. This can be achieved through many means and forms but behind this voluntary service is the most important fact of self-less intention, which counts.

Sumiran: Following God-knowledge (Brahm Gyan), the True Master asks the devotee to remember God all the time, everywhere and in all circumstances and thus make it a part of his daily life, his normal behaviour. Sumiran, usually spelt here as ‘Simran’, serves as devotee’s prayer also. It keeps his or her faith in God and 

God-knowledge firm and steadfast.It serves as the most convenient means to express the devotee’s love for God (Bhakti). Here the True Master provides spiritual or divine support to Simran to make it effective and fruitful for the devotee. It reads in Punjabi as : 

“Tu Hi Nirankar, Main Teri Sharan Haan, Mainoon Baksh Lo” 

i.e. O’ Thou Formless One, I surrender to Thee, Please forgive me.

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