                                                THE MASTERS COME TO FULFILL
                                           Cologne Germany, August 26, 1972
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          I am a son of man, not a lecturer. I can give you only a
          heart-to-heart talk, which comes from the heart and goes to the
          heart--very simple and to the point. First of all, I convey my
          hearty love to you all, one and all. You see, you are, truly
          speaking, my own relations. Once, you remember, Christ was
          sitting in a gathering, and His mother came up from behind and
          people told Him, "Here comes your mother." He said, "Who is my
          mother? These are all my brothers and sisters here, who are on
          the Path." So, there is a real relation with which God has united
          us from the level of the physical body and also from the soul's
          point of view.

          As a man we are all one. God made man. Is there any doubt about
          it? He made man and, of course, man has the highest rung in all
          creation. So, we are all fortunate--born in the same way, no
          high, no low, with the same outer construction, and the same
          inner construction: two eyes, two hands, two nostrils, two ears,
          and also, every man has his heart, lungs, stomach. Every morning
          the house is cleaned, is it not? But, this is not a house of
          filth; it is the house of God.

          So, as the physical body we are all one, a real relation. After
          that we took up different labels of religions called by different
          names. We forgot our manhood also. Eventually we discover that we
          are not the physical bodies only; we are having the physical
          body. We are conscious entities, spirit-in-man, of the same
          essence as God. So, we are all children of God, brothers and
          sisters; this is the true relationship we have got even as soul
          and of this Power Whom we worship, call Him by any name you like.
          He is the same whether you call Him God, Father, Allah, anything.
          So, as man we are all one; that is our true relation. We become
          Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists later on, is it not
          so? We took on labels and forgot our real nature. These labels
          have formed hedges between man and man. Masters have come from
          time to time to remove this misunderstanding in a very clear,
          simple way through heart-to-heart talks. So you see, these true
          relations we have got already, which we forget, and Masters come
          so that we may realize that the unity is already there. So,
          Masters come from time to time to remove this bigotry and
          narrow-mindedness, ever since the world began. As I just related
          to you, Christ said, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers? They
          are all my brothers and sisters." These very words the tenth Guru
          said; those who come from God all say the same thing. They don't
          say, "We are Gods"; They say, "We are sent by God."

          So, at the time when Kabir and Guru Nanak came on the scene,
          there were two parties--Hindus and Mohammedans--very strong in
          their own way, very bigoted, very narrow-minded; they would not
          suffer each other's faith, what to speak of mixing with them and
          sharing their views. So, Kabir came at that time and He gave out
          as His first slogan, I am neither Hindu nor Mohammedan; I take
          both as one. That is what Kabir gave out. Guru Nanak was a
          contemporary of Kabir. He says further, I am neither a Hindu nor
          a Mohammedan; God Whom we worship is the same. Naturally the
          Mohammedans asked Guru Nanak, "Who are You?" He said, "I am
          bearing the label of a Hindu, but I am not a Hindu in that sense.
          I am not such a Hindu. And you also, a Mohammedan, you simply
          bear the badge of Mohammedan. You are really man. I am not such a
          Mohammedan either." So, they asked Him, "What are You then?" He
          very clearly gave out in a simple way, "This body is made of five
          elements. The power which drives this man-body--that is
          conscious--that I am. That is my religion." So, He met all men of
          different labels and told them, "If you want to be a true Hindu
          or a true Mohammedan, you must become a man first and know that
          you are a man."

          Further, you are a conscious man, conscious entity, you see; and
          still further, you are controlled by some Power within the body.
          The body is such a wonderful house we live in. It is God Who made
          it so wonderful, with its apertures of eyes, ears, nose, mouth,
          etc. With ail that the indweller cannot run away out of it. Can
          you? No. The body works so long as you are in the body, but you
          are controlled in the body. That Controlling Power we have to
          know, and that is called God-into-expression Power or Word. In
          the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God and the Word
          was God. The whole creation came into being after that. It is
          also called Naam .... So that Power is controlling us in the
          body. When that Power is withdrawn, we have to leave the body.
          So, it is a wonderful house we have got in which we reside and in
          which that other Power, which controls us in the body, also
          resides. So, the man-body is considered to be the highest in ail
          creation, which is had by great good fortune, in which we can
          know God controlling the whole universe; and in no other species
          of creation is this possible.

          All scriptures speak very highly about the man-body. So God, for
          Whom we are all searching, Whom we are really after, also resides
          in the man-body along with us. So, the body is the true temple of
          God. You will find in scriptures it is given: God does not reside
          in temples made of stone. I gave a talk in England on my last
          tour. One Bishop stood up and said, "You have thrown an atom bomb
          on all our churchianity." I told him, "My dear friend, this fact
          remains: Churches we have made, temples we have made, mosques we
          have made, all after the model of the man-body." Is it not so?
          Dome shaped temples, nose shaped churches, forehead shaped
          mosques, we have made ... So the true temple or church of God is
          the man-body. That is the house which He has built Himself. This
          house was built in the womb of the mother, in the hands of God
          and Nature, is it not so?

          So, the man-body is the true temple of God, in which we reside.
          If you take a small child, three years old or four, and ask him,
          "Who are you?", he simply opens his eyes and mouth wide. You see,
          there is something there [points to forehead]. He knows a little
          of this thing. As he grows in years and impressions are received
          from outside, he will begin to answer, "I am Joe Smith, Mr.
          Singh," etc. And as time passes, impressions are so much more
          that he will reply, "I am a Christian, I am a Sikh, I am a
          Hindu." These are the outer impressions. But, in the course of
          time we have to withdraw from the body--which we have taken to be
          the be-all and end-all.

          So, all the scriptures say that the man-body is the temple of
          God, is the church of God, is the true mosque within. We live in
          there and He Whom we seek also lives in there; so why seek Him
          outside? Guru Nanak went to Persia, where a Muslim Fakir asked
          Him, "Have you seen God?" He said, "Yes, I have seen." "Can you
          describe His house?" Guru Nanak replied, "Yes, look here. There
          are 52 minarets (32 teeth and 20 nails) and two windows (the
          eyes). God is in that." He speaks from above and the poor fellows
          do not understand. God is calling them back, and the poor people
          have forgotten themselves so much that they do not hear what He
          is saying. Masters do come from time to time and remind us: Well,
          you are man; you are conscious entities--drops in the Ocean of
          All-Consciousness. We are all brothers and sisters in God. We
          worship the same Power called by different Names. Where is the
          difference? The Light and Sound symbols in all the places of
          worship are the same as those things within the man-body. I am
          asking, "Which light is better?" The outer symbols are models
          made just like the inner to tell us: such is the man-body--the
          Light of God and the Voice of God is found therein. Outer temples
          are made only to show God lives in the church which you are. We
          have given so much thought to the outer formations--excuse me
          now--that we have forgotten the true thing which lies within.

          So, Masters come to fulfill and not to destroy. Man is a social
          being. He must have some social body to live in. If you break
          one, you will have to form another. It is but natural. So, stay
          where you are--the first step is all right. The next step is to
          know yourself--on account of which the body is working, and the
          Power is controlling you in the body. Make the best use of the
          body. This is the teaching of all the Masters in the past.

          So, we reside in the same house--the house that God has made, not
          us. We are afraid for the outer structures. Don't be misled. They
          were made as models of the man-body, which is the true temple of
          God. Those who have got awakened eyes, they respect the rites of
          everybody.

          This is the illusion we are all in. Masters come to revive the
          Truth. When I came for the first time in 1955, I sent out one
          pamphlet, Man! Know Thyself, and the world invited me without
          seeing me on the basis of that small pamphlet. Many simple things
          appeal to everybody, I think. They are facts. It does not mean
          that we are against "isms"--they came into being for a purpose.
          Do you know what history shows? Islam came into being 1500 years
          ago, after Mohammed. Christianity came into being after Christ,
          Sikhism came up after Guru Nanak, Buddhism came only after Lord
          Buddha. So, today let me only say why they came into being: Those
          who met the Masters themselves solved the mystery of life. They
          realize the very unity I am putting before you in words. But,
          when They left the scene, these schools of thought were formed,
          the labels of which we are carrying to keep Their teachings
          alive. That school is better which turns out perfect men, is it
          not so? The buildings may be very good buildings, a very big
          playground might be there, and good dress also. But with all
          that, if no student passes the exams of the school, then? It is a
          credit to the society to which you belong if you know those
          things for which it was formed.

          So you see, Masters have Love for all. They do not come to
          destroy but to fulfill. The first step is social being. You must
          have a social body to live in, which you are already having. Why
          make a new one? When Kabir came there were only two bodies. Now
          there are more than 700. Is it not right to come to Somebody Who
          teaches the very Truth we have forgotten? It is no new thing. I
          think it makes common sense to everybody. These are hard facts.

          So, the main purpose before us is to know God. First of all, we
          are one. The last time I came here I gave talks free in churches
          and everywhere, and open talks too. Generally, you see, where
          talks are given fees are charged. Sometimes donation baskets were
          there; so I removed them. They asked me, "What are you after?" I
          told them: Body is the temple of God, which we have forgotten. I
          have come to revive this.

          The last time I left America, people offered me a lakh (100,000)
          of dollars. I refused. They said, "Why? For spreading the mission
          here." Then they said, "It would have been much better if you had
          taken away dollars--you are taking away our hearts." As a result
          of that, people came like wildfire. It appeals to everybody.
          Basic teachings of all Masters have been the same. Social bodies
          are there, and different customs and rituals. These change
          according to the climates and other factors of the different
          physical areas or customs prevailing there. But, the purpose is
          the same.

          So, Masters love everybody. How to find God, where to find
          God--there are ways and means to do so. It is very natural. Even
          a child can do it. With no or little knowledge, you are able to
          see; and that language is the natural language which is unspoken
          and unwritten. If we have forgotten--that's all right.

          The last time I came was in 1963. It is nine years now that I
          have been away from you physically. Some of you have been kind
          enough to pay a visit to the Ashram in India. I was happy, you
          see, to see my friends, brothers, children--any number that come,
          you see, are all quite at home. The main purpose of being in
          India was to improve their progress in Spirituality. So, all come
          back with a little better understanding and better progress. Some
          of you have come up there; but you all were always on my mind
          through correspondence. No child can be forgotten by the Father
          or Mother, can it? There may be hundreds ....

          So, we are all brothers and sisters in God. Last year I had a
          mind to come--a very strong mind. I made my effort to pay it,
          flying to different stations in India so that they could keep
          going for six months or so while I was away here; but that hard
          work brought me down because I broke the laws of Nature. So,
          Mother Nature sent me a bill, and I had not expected it. You see,
          I would have come last year. The strings of Love are very
          strong--from your side too, and my side. So, I made up my mind to
          come now, even though there were many hurdles on the way, Satsang
          affairs and others, and for that reason I got delayed. But Taiji
          Hardevi said, "You had better go; I will stay for a month or so
          and set it straight." So it is her sacrifice; she had never been
          alone for even a day. Now she has sacrificed coming here with me,
          only for the love of you people. She conveys her love to you all.
          Love cannot be expressed in words. No words can express It.
          Yes--you can see from the Light which dances in the loving
          eyes--by radiation--I send you my hearty love, you see. Two days
          I am here. I hope you will be enjoying and all will sit together
          in the sweet remembrance of God. You have been put on the way;
          the main reason for my coming here now is that you may progress
          on the way, and have better understanding. What is right
          understanding? Now you will come to know. And, right
          understanding will result in right thoughts, and right thoughts
          will result in right words, and that will result in right
          actions.

          So today, go away with the firm conviction that you are all one.
          We are all brothers and sisters in God. We have got the same work
          ahead, the same ideal, the same One Whom we worship. There is no
          high, no low. Basic teachings are the same everywhere; for the
          first part, social bodies arise with the same purpose: to prepare
          the ground for the higher teaching.

          I wish you all progress, you see. I address my loving words to
          you, and also the Love which has driven me here despite all the
          hurdles on the way; I give thanks to Taiji who has sent me here.

          And, we will meet again tomorrow. There will be another
          heart-to-heart talk, which is the best thing. And, anyone new who
          wants anything special can have it during the day. In the
          meantime, I get to feast on you and you get to feast on me.

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