II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

सुमरण की सुबयों करो, ज्यों गागर परिहार I
होले-होले सुरत में, कहैं कबीर विचार II

Everyone in the world is constantly dwelling on one thing or another. In fact none can do without it. This close association leaves an imprint in the human mind which in course of time becomes indelible enough and leads to complete identification of the subject with the object - and hence it is said, "As you think so you become," or "Where the mind is there you are also," no matter where the physical self is. This being the case, the Saintly Beings take hold of a person from the line of least resistance.
The Saintly Beings try to set one type of Sumiran for another type. They substitute for Sumiran of the world and worldly relations and objects, a Sumiran of God's Name. As the former leads to distraction of the mind, the latter pulls within, leading to peace of mind and liberation of the soul. As it is altogether a mental process (for it is to be done by the tongue of thought), no amount of physical and manual labor can interfere with it. In course of time, like the tick of a clock, it becomes automatic and ceaseless for all the twenty-four hours. While the hands are engaged in work, the mind rests in the Lord.

"Kabir says, the daily routine of life doesn't interfere with the sweet remembrance of God. The attention to it should be like that of the village maids who move talking with attention always fixed on pitchers overhead. The village maids as they go to fetch water carry pitchers of water one above the other on their heads and in spite of an unseen path, they keep jesting and talking among themselves while the pitchers remain steady on their heads, as their attention is pertinently fixed on them. Similarly one need not forget the sweet remembrance of God even in the midst of the hustle and bustle of life and worldly obligations."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II