Thursday, March 4, 2010

Guru Pooja Diwas Celeberations

On the auspicious occasion of the 56th Birthday of our Satguru Baba Hardev Singh ji Maharaj, Sant Nirankari Mission, Seattle started festivities early in the morning on Sunday February 21st, 2010. There were more than 50 saints including saints from Boise, Idaho and Moses Lake, WA. Rev. Atul Batra Ji from California presided over the sangat.

The program started with the kids welcome song. The uplifting songs during the satsang highlighted the love that the entire congregation felt towards his Holiness.

Rev. Shiv Ji mentioned that human is only involved in doing rituals rather than implementing. Our goal is to be with him, not his physical form but with formless. He further inspired everyone towards service by quoting Rabindranath Tagore as “I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.”

Rev. Amit Sharma Ji gave a presentation on the life of Baba Hardev Singh ji Maharaj depicting the journey of His Holiness since childhood. Kids from Seattle sangat also presented a skit on the shackles of ‘Maya’/ materialism and how Babaji is teaching us a path of detachment from it and inspiring us to help and love fellow beings. Saints also expressed their gratitude to Satguru and sang his praises in the form of verses in ‘Kavi Darbar’.

Presiding from Stage, Rev. Atul Batra ji spoke on surrendering ourselves to Nirankar for a blissful life. He stressed the significance of human birth in attaining salvation. He also encouraged the congregation to be connected to the omnipresent God at all times for His guidance in meeting various challenges of life. He also emphasized the importance of doing simran with every breath. He captivated the sangat by quoting instances from his personal life regarding unshaken faith and dedication at difficult times.

The Seattle sangat felt blessed by the presence and motivating words of Rev. Atul ji on the sacred occasion of Guru Pooja and wished for similar blessings and joyful celebrations in the times to come.

-Sheetal Sharma

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