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It is the good fortune of all seekers that they are provided with Continued Guidance from the spiritual master through his regular discourse. In recent times Baba Ji has commented on many subjects including Brotherhood, Humility, Unity in Diversity, Oneness, Guidance as found hereunder.

Brotherhood
When we talk of brotherhood we do not mean that we are here to create a world community of Gujarati's or Sindhi's or British or American people. Such categorisations have their limitations. As the creator is unlimited and we are connected to the creator so his community ought to bear his hallmarks. That is to be beyond all limits. Hence, discussing such union is the thought of one world family being all inclusive and non-exclusive, living above the barriers of culture, religion, nationality, class discrimination, race and language. Such a world family would depict mutual understanding the spirit of love, spiritual maturity and will allow us to create Universal Brotherhood.

Humility

One observes a fruit tree at the high point of the harvest season being laden with fruit. The more produce found within the tree the greater will be its weight, the fruit expressing its authority compelling the tree to bow down. The yield will be plentiful and will always benefit others being similar to the way of the Devotee. When you look at any aspect of his life you will detect a helpful nature together with sweetness. This person acts like the tree being free from influence providing only fruit and that too by bowing down for any person willing to accept it. The nature of such a personality is transparent as he views the beloved in every perspective.

Unity in Diversity
This world we see is so diverse forming a part of the many other planets in our Solar System. The earth is one, but man tries to locate alternative human life and life forms on other planets. However, to date humans have only been found on this planet. If God wanted, he could have created different earths for different communities or classes of people. But this did not happen. God created one earth for all diverse peoples to live in unity. Humans are so wide-ranging in nature and appearance, that even a simple fingerprint does not match that of another person. God did not make all to look alike. He created diversity. When a person realises truth, he finds unity within and all around.

Love
We have been taught by the Great Master Jesus Christ to 'Love thy neighbour.' Who is our neighbour? This is not only restricted to the person who physically lives next door to our homes. Wherever we are, we have a different fellow citizen next to us and embedding this thought in our minds, our love must extend in all directions towards the whole of humanity. Communities neighbour other communities as do countries borders meet with other countries borders and scrutinizing this thought we should harbour feelings of love for them all.

Strength in Spirituality
We all attempt to live the lives of devotional and spiritually uplifted people, but do we really have any strength in our spirituality? The acid test to evaluate our achievement is to gaze within ourselves and see how many times in the day we get disturbed. If we remain calm throughout our lives we can consider ourselves as being spiritually mature people. Of course if we do not we are identified as lacking the said depth of spirituality.

Contentment
Man today say's that he is too hot but instead of seeking shade or cooling off in water, he settles in close proximity to a furnace where he encounters greater heat. Onlookers will shout out and say, "If you are so hot and you desire calm and relief from the heat, why do you not move away?" Man however, in his ignorance will stay put and in doing so remains tense. Correspondingly, we see that the search for boundless joy is ignored and that which provides temporary pleasure is given greater regard. Man dwells in the heat of material possession alone and fails to achieve real happiness, thinking he can triumph and achieve inner calm through the attainment of such possessions alone. This is not the case. Such heat is attractive to the mind and man will stand near the furnace absorbing the heat and attracting greater discomfort. He fails to move away, which should be his prime prerogative. Even when one recommends a change in direction he will ignore the advice and will suffer from the burning attractions of materialism. So how can he be contented?

Oneness
The slogan, "God is One," has been reiterated by all the great philosophers of times gone by. If this is truly the case can Allah be any different from Ram? If one has not arrived at this sense of one realisation, this happens to become a rationale for proposing differing views on religion. If one discovers discrimination over the names of God, it is inevitable that man will also classify the masters who gave this world those religions. Such views will escort discrimination between humans. Why? For the reason, that we have not realised One God. If we know this one, then we can believe in one and finally become one. Without the foundation of oneness, there will always remain differences. Water as a product is one although it has different names in different languages. We know this to be one and hence there is no argument. It is believers of an unknown God who create religious differences. Once God is known as one, all differences are abandoned

Guidance
Without an instructor one cannot move forward and mature upon the ladder of divinity. A school may preserve a grand building and education enhancing facilities, which promote learning but if there is no teacher what will the students be taught? Will they be able to profit from, proper edification and instruction or not? Contrarily, we sometimes observe in rural villages that there are little or no facilities, but a teacher takes his class under the shade of a tree adjacent the road-side. This is not the perfect learning environment, but the pupils will still attain knowledge because of the presence of the teacher. Of course, it helps to have an environment conducive to learning, but the greatest need is the appointment of a teacher who will train by example rather than mere precept. If an apprentice mechanic were to equip himself with a tool kit and then present himself to a garage owner, would he be able to repair a car without any guidance? of course not. An instructor is always required to learn a subject and in the realms of divinity, guidance is always needed to establish a complete and unending awareness of God.