Science of Spirituality, Tri-State

Spiritual Impressions
JANUARY-APRIL 2007 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2

Message from Maharaj Ji About This Newsletter

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj gave this talk to the children, pre-teens, and teens at the Spiritual Impressions is a
conclusion of the Summer Camp held at Sawan Kirpal Meditation Center in Bowling
chance for kids to voice
Green, Virginia, on July 7, 2001.
their thoughts. It is a
“It was very nice to be here at the camp and have an opportunity to share chance for kids to look
many precious moments with the children. I enjoyed being here and looking towards one of the most
at the quality of the experiences that the children are having. It was a joy to important aspects of their
see how all of you have arranged for the camp and have made this camp so life in a unique way. Any
successful. kid can contribute and all
Coming to the camp is an opportunity to grow- not only for children but also are most welcome to
for each and every one of the adults, whether they are counselors or they are share their ideas. We are
teaching a course or helping to make sure that the activities of the camp go on properly. the next generation, and
It was nice to see all the arts and activities that all of you have been doing the last few days. It was in the future we have to
nice to see the spiritual content in the various activities. As you spent the last few days together, I am help carry this mission
sure that you have made new friendships and gained more knowledge about yourself. You have had
forward. Let us start now
the opportunities to learn. You are all at a stage in your life where as you go forward there is a vast
by taking time in our
world opening up for you. These years are the ones in which you are laying out the foundation for the
rest of your lives. The more focused you can be toward your goals, the better your life is going to be. day-to-day lives and
Having the camp gives us an opportunity to explore our life. We are all on an exploration of dedicating ourselves
ourselves. As we go forward towards our goal, we will be able to reach our goals. As we develop towards spirituality. This
qualities of love, compassion, gratefulness, and selfless service they start to become a part of our newsletter contains
being. I was happy to see the different plays and songs that you had. The plays today were articles by Master to help
wonderful and have brought out moral values that we all should be inculcating in our life. We need to us in our lives, articles by
live in a manner in which we are caring. Our life is very, very precious. Each and every one of us is other kids on their
very, very special. We need tender care to flourish and grow properly so that we can be blooming in experiences, recipes that
a manner in which we ourselves can spread love and fragrance all around. Just as a tree needs are vegetarian, etc.
water so it can grow and new leaves and flowers can come, similarly, we as souls who are embodied Spirituality is one of the
in this human form need to be nurtured and nourished. We, who are adults, have a responsibility to most important parts of
take care of the children to provide them with what will truly, truly help them. We need to nurture the
our lives. This newsletter
children so they are calm, peaceful, and loving and live in harmony with the divine.
was created to help guide
Coming to the camp has given me this opportunity to be with the children and the adults in the few
days. I am praying that as you go back to your homes, whatever you have learned here you can take
us on this path.
back and share with others. We all need to understand that even though we might look different, we Suggestions, comments,
might speak different languages, or we might behave in a different manner, we are all children of one questions (for the
great family. We are all one. question and answer
When we are focused on the outside it becomes difficult to understand that we are one. We start to section or in general) and
live a life of duality. We start to consider ourselves to be different from someone else. As we start to help are always welcome!
consider ourselves to be different from someone else, it then makes us try to put barriers around us.
We want our own privacy. We do not want to mingle with certain kinds of people. We feel as an
Inside this issue:
individual that we are different. We start to make our own groups. We start to create barriers,
whether they are barriers of our religion, our culture, or our social status. Life then starts to get iso-
Meaning of Life 2
lated. A true life is one in which we recognize the oneness. True life is one in which we recognize our
closeness with God. As we start to live a life like that we will find that not only are we calmer, not only
are we peaceful, but that our life is blissful. Holi 2
One starts to realize that the differences on the outside are what create interactions that are
problematic. If there is a problem and an argument, anger is going to flare up. Once we realize how Holiday Program in 2
to control our anger, then we will pass through life in an easy manner. You have all been in camp for Orlando
the last few days, and in camp I am sure you have met many children. Some of them might have
been like you. Others may have had different ways of thinking, they spoke different languages, or Q&A 3
their cultures and behaviors were different. Because of that your interactions with them might have
been difficult. If you react in the same manner as others behave towards you, chances are those
interactions will flare up. But if you react lovingly even in the face of turmoil, just like in the skit that From Kid’s Kitchen 3
you saw of the mango tree in which the mango tree was giving, giving, and giving, and you lead a life
as is recommended by the great saints and mystics, such a life like that is one that will help you to
reach the true goal of human existence. In camp we have many opportunities to interact with children Cartoon Corner 3
who we know have different attitudes about life or who have different reactions. It is a learning
process, because as we go through life, we are going to be dealing with many different people. It is
how we react in a difficult situation that makes us either stay calm or puts us in turmoil. There is an Upcoming Events 4
interesting story about a camp. (continued on page-2)
Meaning of Life
A writer stood with crumpled papers
in his hand, his old notes.
His list had went on, with numerous
and endless mass of quotes,
His words reached deep within, all
attempts to grasp the truth.
His soul searches like a detective,
looking for any clues to sleuth.
But to his avail, nothing had lead
him anywhere and he ends
Up right where he had started,
where everything bends
And figures distort into all sorts of
figures of shapes.
His mind restless, his purpose pure
and clear, he contemplates.
He kept walking, silently thinking, 'is
life a picture, an art
Or is life fulfilling whatever first falls
into your heart.'
He finds himself staring at his
insides, burning deep within,
In his head it itches, he knew it lay
just beneath his skin.
He picked up pad and his pen.
He knew had to try once again.
But, before his words could leak
from the pen he laughed.
The pen fell from his hand hit the
ground with the pad, kasplat.
Hands in his pocket and mind on
God he walked away.
His head told him, 'Truth could be
taken in any way,'
He laughed and walked away,
Whistling away like a blue jay.
The meaning of life had not inspired
him to leave, to quit
He decided truth sprung from
within, you can't create it.
Message from the Master
(continued from page 1)
The camp was a longer one than
you had. Children had come for a
few weeks to the camp. It looked
like the mothers of the children
were periodically sending them
boxes of cookies. Every day one
of the kids would get a box of
cookies and they would enjoy
them. One day one of the boys
received a box of cookies. That
night, while he slept, another boy
stole his cookies. In the morning,
when the first boy awoke and
found that all his cookies were
gone, he was perturbed and went
to the counselor. The counselor
did some detective work and
found out who was the one who
stole the cookies. The counselor
had a choice. One choice was to
punish the boy who stole the
cookies and let everyone else
know that he stole them so he
would be shamed and never do it
again. The other choice was to
see if he could make the boy who
stole the cookies understand that
what he did was wrong. So the
SPIRITUAL IMPRESSIONS
Holi Program - by Hargunn Kaur
On March 4th, Satsangis in New
York celebrated Holi. It is an
ancient festival of India and was
originally known as 'Holika'. Holi
means burning. There are various
legends to explain the meaning of
this word, most prominent of all is
the legend associated with demon
king Hiranyakashyap, who wanted
everybody in his kingdom to
worship only him but to his great
disappointment, his son, Prahlad
The Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission Goes to ORLANDO, FLORIDA
For the first time, the gracious
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj
has taken the Sawan Kirpal
Ruhani Mission to Orlando, Florida
for the annual Holiday Program
that welcomes in the New Year.
From December 27, 2006 to
January 1, 2007, satsangis from
all around the world enjoyed 6
days and nights at the
International Resort and Spa
meditating, reading, and
otherwise enlightening them-
selves spiritually. There were
many enjoyable activities and
workshops accompanied by many
programs presided over by Sant
Rajinder Singh Ji, giving us all our
daily dose of Master’s love.
Master gave inspiring talks and
moving discourses each evening
on topics that would help us
counselor went to the first boy and
said, “I know who stole your
cookies. But I do not want to
punish him in front of everyone
because he might become
devastated and start behaving in a
different manner.” So he told the
first boy, “I have a plan. Will you
go along with me?” So the first
boy said, “Okay.” He believed in
the counselor. So the counselor
told the first boy, “Next week your
mother is going to send you
cookies again because once a
week the mothers send cookies to
the children. When you get the
cookies, come to me.” So the first
boy received cookies the next
week and went to the counselor.
The counselor said, “My
suggestion to you is to call the boy
who stole your cookies, take him
aside, and offer him the new
cookies that you received.” So
after the counselor talked to the
first boy, the first boy took the
second boy into the woods and
offered him cookies. As they were
eating the cookies, the second
boy admitted to the first boy how
became an ardent devotee of
Lord Naarayana. Hiaranyakashyap
commanded his sister, Holika to
enter a blazing fire with Prahlad in
her lap. Holika had a boon
whereby she could enter fire
without any damage on herself.
However, she was not aware that
the boon worked only when she
enters the fire alone. As a result
she paid a price for her sinister
desires, while Prahlad was saved
By Sandhya Rajkumar
improve our spiritual condition and
relationships with God as well as
those around us. The highlight of
the Holiday Program, the New
Year’s Eve satsang, was a
culmination of the Science of
Spirituality’s progress in the year of
2006. Representatives from each
center announced what they had
been doing to help the community
and the path. This was followed by
a lovely cultural program where
many musicians expressed their
talents to praise God, invoke love
for the Master, and promote the
mission. After ringing in the New
Year with flair, we escaped for a
few hours of sleep (or for some of
our more ambitious members,
meditation) before the new Lake
Mary Center hosted a farewell
picnic for everyone.
he had stolen his cookies.
Through love and compassion, it
was brought home to the boy who
stole the cookies that that was not
the right thing to do. There are
solutions to problems. Some
solutions might look easy in the
beginning. They might be that if
someone hits you, you hit them
back, but that creates more
violence. Solutions based on love
are the solutions that help others.
They also help us pass through
life in the proper manner. As we
all go back to our homes, we
should make sure that we make
compassion and love building
blocks for our lives. A life focused
on compassion and love is a life
that is a caring life. A caring life is
one that brings happiness into the
life of others. This life is very,
very short. We might think we
have a long life. We might think
we will live sixty years, eighty
years, or one hundred years, but
that is short compared to the time
that our soul has been separated
from God. What is important is
that we are able to make the best
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by the grace of the god for his
extreme devotion. The festival,
therefore, celebrates the victory of
good over evil and also the
triumph of devotion. The kids from
children satsang acted in this play
and spread the message of holi.
Since Holi is also known as
"festival of colors", at the end of
the satsang everyone played with
colors followed by langar. It was a
wonderful evening.
In our spare time, there were
many things to entertain people
of our age group. The hotel was
home to a game room, three
pools and a jacuzzi, a miniature
golf course, and a deli and
restaurant. The teenagers even
went on a field trip to Universal
Studios Orlando! But in truth,
most of our time was spent at the
hotel; attending Master’s talks,
eating wonderful vegetarian
cuisine, and meditating were
many of the options at the top of
our list of daily activities.
All in all, everyone thoroughly
enjoyed themselves at the ’06-’07
Holiday Program.
We hope that Master Rajinder will
acquiesce to having another such
program.
use of this existence. We are all
young. We have a lifetime in front
of us. The more we focus on God,
the better our life is going to be.
The more we know about our true
self the better we can interact with
everyone else. I hope that the
camp has given you opportunities
to interact with others and
opportunities to truly interact with
yourself, because as we meditate
we are able to experience our true
selves. The more we experience
our true selves, the better
equipped we are to reach our
goals. Coming to the camp gives
an opportunity to take a step
towards the development in which
we can lead lives that will be
happier, that will be peaceful, that
will be calmer, and that will be in
harmony with the divine. So I was
happy to be here. I wish all of you
a wonderful summer in front of
you.
I pray that you do well in your
school, in your education process,
and that you learn as much as you
can and that as you grow you will
be able to live a perfect life. “
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Kid’s Forum - Questions and Answers S

This section is designed for us
kids and teenagers to express
their voice. In this section
there will be suggestions,
comments, and questions.
Children can send in ideas and
achievements that they have
used in their own satsangs and
would be helpful to other kids
as well. If your satsang has
done something really well,
please do share it. You may
share ideas you have that you
need help working with, in
seva, or even in goal planning
as a team. You can even ask
questions that you may be
facing, and we will try to get
the answers from the Master
or from various publications.
As the next generation, we are
a community, and this page
will reflect that. Please do
your part in contributing.
All of these things or any
future suggestions may be sent
to: skdrangel@aol.com. If you
want your thoughts to remain
confidential and private,
please include that in your
submission.
The following questions are
taken from various issues of
Sat Sandesh throughout the
years.
CARTOON CORNER
Question 1: Why do people get
unhappy?
Answer: Most of the time, people
are unhappy when things do not go
the way they want them to. They
want things to be a certain way,
and when things happen
differently from what they expect,
they feel unhappy. Things also
happen to us because of our past
karma. Sometimes, we go through
certain things in life because of our
past thoughts, words, and deeds.
Certain events in our life are based
on our past karma. Despite our
best efforts, something else hap-
pens. We need to do our best but
leave the results in God’s hands.
As we grow up we should do our
best but not worry about the
results. It does not mean we should
leave everything in God’s hands
without trying and say it is Gods
will if we do not succeed. Instead,
we should work hard and do our
best, and then accept the results. If
we learn to put in our best effort,
and then accept the results, we will
find we will not become unhappy
or worried, but remain happy.
Question 2: In the satsang we
talked about spiritual love. Can
you talk to us about spiritual love?
Answer: Everything is based on
love. When we are loving, we are
also caring. We are helpful to
others. We want to make things
easier for others. That is the kind
of life we should lead on the
spiritual path. When we develop
spiritual love, then we have love
for everyone. We will love people
whether they are the same as us or
different from us. We will have
love for people of all countries,
cultures, religions, and social
status. The goal is to be in love all
the time. It is easier said than done.
Developing love for God, love for
all our fellow beings, love for all
creation, and being in a loving state
all the time is the goal.
Question 3: What is initiation?
Answer: My dear little friends,
initiation is concentration; it is
attention. You often want the
attention of your mother and father,
and the attention of your teacher.
What do you do if your Mommy is
standing by your side and you want
her attention? You sometimes pull
at her skirt or her hand. When you
look into the eyes of your mother
and ask her for something, she
usually does not refuse giving you
what you want. Similarly, if you
want anything from the Master or
God, look into the Master’s eyes.
When you close your eyes and see
the Master before you, you can ask
him for whatever you want. If you
want anything from the Master,
some toys, some playthings, some
delicious food, or something else,
close your eyes, look at the Master,
look into his eyes, talk to him from
your heart, and he will reply to
your questions and give you what-
ever you want if it is good for you.
That is what we call initiation,
drawing the attention of the Master,
in simple words.
Chocolate Mousse
by Priyanka Kohli
Gelatin is defined as a
"product obtained from partial
hydrolysis of collagen derived
from natural sources such as
skin, connective tissue, and
bones of animals."
The raw materials used in the
production of gelatin are from
healthy animals and include
cattle bone, cattle hides and
fresh, frozen pigskins. Many
chocolate mousse recipes call
for gelatin; but not this one!
Yield: 6 servings
Time: 10 minutes + Chilling
time
Tools: -Small saucepan
-Wooden spoon
-2 bowls
-Electric mixer
Ingredients:
2 Cups Heavy cream
3 oz Unsweetened chocolate
½ Cup Sugar
Directions:
Heat ½ c cream in saucepan
over medium heat, until just
about to boil.
Finely chop the chocolate and
place in bowl.
Pour hot cream over chocolate,
stir once, cover, and set aside.
Whip remaining cream and
sugar in the other bowl until
they form soft peaks.
Stir the chocolate mixture until
all is melted and well
incorporated, then fold in the
cream.
Chill for at least 2 hours.

Note: If you love chocolate,

this is equally good served
plain or with fresh
strawberries.

Credit : The Hum Tum Cartoon Strip

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