Part-1 - Jagatguru Rampal Ji

Message to Bhakti Trader
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three loks, sustains everyone and He only is known by the name,
Eternal Parmatma i.e. Parmeshwar. I only am that Parmeshwar. On
hearing this Swami Ramanand Ji became very agitated and said,
“Oh useless person! You are of a low caste and are making a big
statement. You have yourself become God!” Ramanand Ji also
abused Kabir Sahib badly. Kabir Sahib said, “Gurudev! You are my
Guru Ji. Although you are abusing me, I am still relishing it. But
what I am saying to you that I am Purna Brahm, there is no doubt
about it.” On hearing this, Ramanand Ji said, “Just wait, it will be a
long story with you, you will not listen like this. I will first do my
pooja.” Ramanand Ji said to his disciples, “Make him sit. My some
religious ritual is pending. Let me finish it first. I will deal with him
later.” What religious act did Ramanand Ji perform? He used to
make an imaginary idol of God Vishnu Ji. The idol used to become
visible in front of him (like religious ceremony is performed; first of
all, taking off all the clothes of God’s idol, bathing him with water,
then putting clean clothes on God Thakur Ji, putting a garland in the
neck, adorn with a tilak, then used to put the crown). Ramanand Ji
was imagining all this. In imagination, he made an imaginary idol of
God. With reverence, as if himself had gone barefoot and brought
Ganga-water, adopting such feelings, took off clothes of Thakur Ji’s
idol; then bathed it and put on new clothes. Adorned with a tilak,
placed the crown and forgot to put the garland (kanthi). Now if kanthi
is not put, then the religious act remains incomplete, and if the crown
has been placed, then it can not be removed. That day, if removes
the crown, then the pooja gets interrupted. Swami Ramanand Ji is
cursing himself that this much life has passed, I had never committed
such a mistake. God, what mistake has been committed by the sinful
me today? If I take off the crown, then my pooja breaks off. He
thought that let me try to put kanthi over the crown (he is imagining
all this, there is no idol in front of him and the curtain is drawn;
Kabir Sahib is sitting on the other side); the garland gets stuck in
the crown and is not going any further. Then Ramanand Ji thought,
“What shall I do now? Oh Lord! Today my whole day has gone wasted.
My today’s bhakti earnings have become wasted (because one who
has a yearning for God, if even a single daily observance is left,
then he feels a great deal of distress. Like, if a person’s pocket is