All brothers & sisters! carefully place yourself in remembrance of God. All the time keep praying to Him –
‘Hey Nath! [O Lord!] Let me Never Forget you’.
Remembrance of God eradicates all adversities from one’s life –
‘Harismritih Sarvavipadwimokshnam’
(Shrimdbhagwat 8/10/55).
Like a lantern, it gives light and support in the darkness. There is no other support in this world except the remembrance of God. Mere remembrance of Lord, sets human beings free from worldly bondage –
‘Yasya Smaranmatren Janmsansarbandhanaat ।
Vimuchyate …’
(Mahabharat Anushasan. 149).
Everything in our lives become all right just by remembering God. Therefore, call out with sincerity,
‘Hey Nath!, Hey Nath!!’ (O Lord! O Lord!!).
Pray to the Lord only for one thing that ‘Hey Nath! Let me never forget you; please bless me so that I may not forget you’. One Shloka goes like this –
Shambhuh Shwetarkpushpen Chandrama Wstratantunaa । Achyutah Smritimatren Sadhawh karsamputaih ॥
i.e. ‘Lord Shankar is pleased with a white flower of ‘aak’, the moon with a fibre of cloth and saints are pleased with mere salutation, but Lord Vishnu is pleased just by remembering Him ’.
Except remembrance, neither any object nor any effort is required. Once, Mother Kunti told Lord Krishna; “Look! Your brothers are suffering in the forest; don’t you feel any compassion for them?” Lord Krishna replied, “My dear aunt, what can I do for them? Draupadi remembered me, when her clothes were being taken away, but brother Yudhishthir put everything at stake in gambling but did not remember me! At least he should have remembered me”. Lord Krishna knew everything about the sufferings of Yudhishthir but he did not emancipate Yudhishthir due to Yudhishthir not remembering Him. Then how can you expect your emancipation without remembering the Lord ? The gist is that by mere remembering of the Lord, one attains salvation, sorrows vanish forever and one experiences immense bliss. What can equate to such an inexpensive, great deal! Such a simple ‘saadhan’ (spiritual discipline) it is! But it produces such a great result. If we can’t do such a simple thing then what can we do? There is neither incurrance of any expense nor requirement of any physical labor. Therefore I suggest that start praying all the time – right from getting up in the morning till going to sleep. Keep praying ‘O Lord! Let me Never forget you’. Whatever the form of God you have in your mind, remember it and create a longing within that
‘O my Lord! Let me Never Forget You’.
Immerse yourself completely in this, then undoubtedly everything will become all right.
Lord Krishna tells Arjuna in Gita –
‘Tasmatsarveshu Kaleshu Mamanusmara Yudhya cha’
(Gita 8/7).
‘Always remember Me and fight the war’.
This indicates that you do your work from time to time but always remember the almighty Lord. Whether you are pure, impure, wise, unwise, healthy, unhealthy, and wealthy or poor, in whatever situation you are, just remember God. Pray to God with heart full of love, and crying with deep pain, ‘O My Lord! Kindly bless me so that I may not forget you’. Only with mere remembrance one attains salvation. Only devotion is yours but mercy is of almighty Lord. What an easy and simple path it is! There are many different paths leading to God but this is the simplest and straightforward path to God i.e. pray ‘Hey Mere Nath! Let me not forget you’. Only by remembering God all kinds of sorrows disappear forever. What an easy way it is!
Sachhe Hriday Se Prarthana Jab Bhakt Schha Gaay Hai ।
To Bhakt-watsal Kaan Men Wah Pahunch Jhat Hi Jaay Hai ॥
God can hear you everywhere – ‘Sarvatah Shrutimlloke’ (Gita 13/13). Whenever you speak, actually you speak in the ears of God only. Tell God that ‘O Lord! I have only this to pray that I must not forget you’. Apart from this I don’t need wealth, good reputation, praise, worldly name or fame or any public attention. The only thing I want is that I must not forget you.
With this alone all your work will be done and nothing will be left unfinished. So start praying immediately-‘Hey Mere Nath! I must not forget you’. Even if you do not have enough faith in your heart, then also start saying this. By continuously praying in this way your artificial faith will become real. While working, cooking, sweeping, filling water or doing anything, keep on praying ‘O Lord! Please bless me so that I may not forget you’, ‘Hey Mere Nath! I must not forget you’. Pray this frequently without a gap of five minutes. If you can’t do this then say this in every ten minutes. If you cannot say this in every ten minutes then miss one meal. If you fall asleep, then as soon as you wake up, say ‘Hey Mere Nath! I must not forget you’. Never leave praying even if you don’t feel like praying so. Practice this and see for yourself whether you get the benefit or not! Praying in front of God never goes waste.
If suddenly you remember God, celebrate the moment because this is possible only by the blessings of God. Salvation is possible only with the blessing of God. No devotee can ever say that he is absolutely pious. If he was thoroughly sinless then why was he born in this world? God forgives us and then only our salvation is possible. No one has power to attain salvation by being thoroughly sinless & pious himself.
God is omnipresent, but without remembering him he does not come to our rescue. A man’s cow became sick. Physician told him to feed the cow with 250 gm ghee after giving black pepper. The man gave the black pepper to the cow but did not give ghee. Thinking that, I get 250 gm ghee daily out of cow’s milk, hence if I won’t milk the cow for one day that 250 gm of ghee will remain in the cow’s body. But as a result the cow became further sick. The sum and substance is that although the ghee is present in the milk inside the cow’s body but it is not useful for her. Only properly extracted ghee is useful. Similarly, God being present everywhere, he is of no use to us. But if you remember him, then your ship will sail past this world. God’s remembrance is like processed ghee. Therefore look for God everywhere and remember Him saying- ‘O Lord! I must not forget you’. Whether you are wicked or virtuous, mere remembrance of God will give you peace. There is labour involved in extracting the ghee but there is no effort required in remembering God. Only you have to keep in mind– ‘Hey Nath! I must not forget you’. We don’t want anything; the only thing we want is– “Hey Mere Nath! I must not forget you’.
THE GLORY OF PRAYER – O’ LORD
[Due to attachment-aversion, lust-anger and delusion etc. we cannot pray sincerely. Even then, keep on praying again and again. Like a motor starts with one stroke but on repeated trials, similarly after repeated prayers once a real prayer will erupt and that single prayer will make salvation possible.]
1. The easiest and simplest way to ‘Bhagwatprapti’ (God- realisation), is to call out with a desperate heart ‘O Lord! , O My Lord!. Calling God this way is more effective than divine name-chanting etc. This can be done by any one, a sinner, a pious, an illiterate or a scholar etc.
2. If you don’t know Gyanyog, Karmayog, Bhaktiyog or any other means (the different paths to attain salvation), then so be it, there is no need for these, simply keep calling out ‘Hey Nath! Hey Mere Nath!’(O Lord! O My Lord!).
3. Mantras and ceremonies (rituals) don’t have as much power as a prayer. So call out to the Lord ! ‘Hey Nath!, Hey Nath!’.
4. Call out ‘Hey Nath!, Hey Nath!!’. All diseases, misfortunes, and doubts will disappear. This is the panacea for all ailments.
5. An easy means to attain salvation is to call out with a yearning heart ‘Hey Nath!, Hey Nath!!’. You will undoubtedly attain salvation. I assure you! If not, you may punish me.
6. ‘Hey Mere Nath!’ O’ my Lord! – This kind of calling with deep yearning, touches the heart of God and it immediately reaches Him.
7. If you want to be saved from Kaliyuga (dark age), then keep on praying to God – ‘Hey Nath!, Hey Mere Nath!!’.
8. You don’t need to have any Guru (preceptor), neither you have to study the holy text, nor you need to go anywhere. Only call ‘Hey Nath!, Hey Nath!!’. By doing so, you will get an apt Guru, Saint & spiritual instructions.
9. While walking, working, sitting, getting up, at night or at daytime, all the time with true and desperate heart pray ‘Hey Nath!, Hey Nath!!’. By doing so, all your accumulated sins of infinite births will reduce to ashes.
10. If you experience your lack of strength and have firm confidence in the grace of God (Kripashakti) then just by calling ‘Hey Nath!, Hey Nath!!’ your evils like lust and anger will definitely vanish.
11. If you are unable to leave the worldly attachment then, pray ‘Hey Nath!, Hey Nath!!’.
12. As boiling milk settles down by sprinkling cold water, in a similar way by calling, ‘Hey Nath!, Hey Nath!!’ your vanity will vanish.
13. If you want the divine love of God, then take shelter in the holy feet of God and pray ‘Hey Nath!, Hey Nath!!’.
14. Keep praying ‘Hey Nath!, Hey Mere Nath!!’. By doing so, you may attain salvation in a moment, which you could not attain in years. But keep praying.
15. Fall at the holy feet of God saying ‘Hey Nath!, Hey Nath!!’ and become anxiety free. With the blessing of God everything will become all right.
16. You only have to fold your hands and take refuge in the holy feet of God, saying ‘Hey Nath!’ By doing so you will achieve your destination (salvation).
17. There is a great weakness in God, which you don’t know! Now remember it. Pray to God with a true heart ‘O Lord! , O My Lord!’. God will come to you by the time you complete pronouncing the last word “Lo—–rd”.
PRAYER
[Wherever a devotee prays either in loud or soft voice or prays even in his mind, God listens to it then and there. 13/13]
O Lord! Whether you keep me on earth, in heaven or in hell; you make me a child, a youth or old; you have me disgraced or honoured; you keep me happy or unhappy; you place me in whatever situation you want, but I must not forget you.’ (15/7)
“Hey Prabhu! (O Master!), I have behaved contrary to your wishes in many of my previous births about which I do not know. But whatever the situations you will generate according to my conduct, will be absolutely beneficial for me. Therefore, there will be no dissatisfaction in any of the situations; rather I will be very much pleased.”
“Hey Nath! (O Lord!) How much care you take to account for my deeds. Birth after birth, forced by different circumstances, I did various actions. Now, to free me from the bondage of all those actions, you create such surprising ordinances ! I can never understand the slightest of your ordinances and neither do I have any power to understand it. Therefore ‘Hey Nath!’, why should I use my intelligence for it? I have only to look at you. Because, whatever you plan for me, it is as per your holy ordinance and is for my ultimate benefit.’ (9/34)
‘Hey Nath! (O Lord!) I should never feel any specialty in me even if you give me parity (samta), perception (bodh), and even the authority to emancipate the whole world. I should always keep myself busy in your prayer and remembrance.’ (10/11) –
Compiled from ‘Sadhak Sanjivani’
Narayana ! Narayana ! Narayana !
From “O’ Lord Let Me Never Forget You’, by Shradhey Swamiji Shri Ramsukhdasji Maharaj
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