On the sacred concluding day of Guru Purnima, Hazir Swaroop Sai Sadhram Saheb, through His divine words, blessed the entire Sangat and explained the significance of Guru Purnima, Chaliha Saheb, and Naam Daan.
If our intentions are right and our thoughts are pure, our life will be successful. Right thinking is like a seed, a seed that may appear very small, sometimes so tiny that we can’t even hold it, yet within that small seed lies a vast tree, its roots, its leaves, its fruits, its branches, its wood, its flowers, and countless other qualities and elements, all emerge from that one tiny seed.
Our thoughts and intentions are just like that. As we think, so we act. If we think good, we will receive good, if we think negatively, negativity will return to us. Whatever we do, whether worldly or spiritual, the outcome will always reflect the purity of our intention.
Hazir Swaroop Sai Sadhram Saheb, while explaining through an example, shared that there was Lord Ram, who performed intense penance, and there was also Ravan, who too undertook great penance. Both Lord Ram and Ravan meditated upon Lord Mahadev with deep devotion.
However, the difference lay in their intentions. It was the intention behind their actions that determined their outcomes. Lord Ram received honor and reverence as the fruit of his pure intent, while Ravan faced downfall due to his impure motives. Both lit the fire of penance, but from one, the flame of light emerged that illuminated the world with the wisdom of truth, while the other turned into a destructive spark that ultimately consumed him.
Even today, the divine light of Ram’s Name continues to illuminate every home through sacred lamps, while the destructive spark of Ravan is symbolically burned each year on Dussehra through the burning of his effigy.
The same principle applies to our earnings as well. If we use our earned wealth with good intentions for good deeds, it will bring us progress and blessings. But if we use our earnings with wrong intentions for wrong purposes, it will lead to our downfall.
How can one correct their intentions (niyat)?
To purify and align our intentions, it is essential to sit in Naam Dhyan (meditative remembrance of the Divine Name). When we meditate regularly, our thoughts and intentions gradually become pure and positive. During Chaliha Saheb, for the entire forty days, we sanctify our daily routine and make it sacred.
In this way, by cleansing ourselves both inwardly and outwardly, we bow our heads at the Divine Feet on the holy occasion of Guru Purnima and humbly pray to our Satguru that, just as He began His journey upon this earth and walked the divine path step by step until reaching Vaikunthh (the eternal abode), may He also bless us to become worthy of following in His sacred footsteps so that we too may reach Vaikunthh one day.
Hazir Swaroop Sai Sadhram Saheb lovingly explained that true Charan Vandana, the reverent bowing at the feet of the Divine—means becoming a seeker of the sacred path upon which the holy feet of the Satguru or the great ones have tread. It does not mean merely grasping their physical feet, but rather, walking in the light of their footsteps and living by the path they have shown.
Saijan gave a beautiful example, saying: If we sit on a road that leads to Lahore or Karachi and simply hold onto it, pleading for it to take us to our destination, will we ever reach there? No, we won’t. To reach Lahore or Karachi, we must rise and walk that path ourselves. Just clinging to the road without moving forward takes us nowhere.
In the same way, true devotion is not about rituals alone, it is about walking the path shown by the Satguru, with love, discipline, and surrender, so that one day, we too may reach the eternal abode where our Satguru resides. If we observe closely, we will see that in the lives of all saints and enlightened beings, they are always engaged in discipline, meditation, and righteous actions. Whether sitting or standing, waking or sleeping, they remain absorbed in the divine work of the Supreme Lord.
Hazir Swaroop Sai Sadhram Saheb explained that worship (pooja), recitation (paath), discipline (niyam), meditation (dhyan), and remembrance of the Divine (simran) bear true fruit only when our intentions (niyat) are pure and we walk the path shown by the Satguru through our good actions.
Shahanshah Satguru Sai Satramdas Saheb Ji lovingly imparted the same wisdom to Sant Kanwarram Saheb: that a corrupt intention can harm one’s health. He gently asked Sant Kanwarram Saheb to return the sacred cap (topi), which he had quietly taken for personal use. The cap had actually been offered by a devotee during a Bhagti Program and was meant to be given to a poor and needy person. With compassion, Satguru Ji guided him to return it and thereby correct the ailment that had arisen from that impure intention
Hazir Swaroop Sai Sadhram Saheb further explained that Guru Purnima is not meant to celebrate any individual, but rather to bow down in reverence to the greatness of humanity itself. True Guru Pooja is the worship of righteous actions, noble conduct, and putting the teachings of the Master into practice.
It is a worship of that great Guru who lived not for himself, but wholly for the betterment of others, who brought joy to the sorrowful, uplifted those who were fallen, and offered help selflessly to all.
We express our gratitude to such a Guru, who showed us the path of truth and brought welfare into our lives. Anyone may live for themselves, but one who sacrifices their entire life for the wellbeing of others is a truly divine and venerable soul, worthy of our deepest reverence.
Such was the life of Shahanshah Satguru, who always spread the message of truth, returned good for evil, connected even the deceitful to the Divine, never discriminated between people, and began his life without food or shelter, yet chose to live simply and gave his entire existence for the good of others.
