A reporter from Punjabi Tribune has come to Maharaj ji complaining about misbehaviors in Sikh management that he wants to expose. Maharaj supports him, saying,
Dharma is not made from authority, but from love. When one’s mind is uncontrolled, there is no anger. Dharma never increases from an over-abundance of restrictions. When Guru Gobind Singh stirred the amrit that blessed the Khalsa, rays of purification came from the Guru’s hand. Now the one who holds the kirpan to stir the amrit may be of low character, and those vibrations go into it.
The qualities of the Khalsa are the qualities of a saint that are described in Sukhmani Sahib. Keeping long hair does not mean one is Khalsa. Those are rituals, but [the point is to merge with the] one Master of the Universe. Dharma will always break when symbols are emphasized.
Sikhism developed through sacrifices, renunciation, and unparalleled history but it hasn’t even spread within Punjab because management people are giving bad examples. We need good examples. We have put all our energy into saying that we are separate, whereas the Gurus put all their energy into saying that we are all one. Guru Gobind Singh’s religion is very easy and loving. He says to go inside and see Gobind [God] everywhere.
Everyone knows inside what is right and wrong. But with today’s atmosphere, people automatically do wrong. Guru Gobind Singh said, “Temple and mosque are the same.” How can anyone interfere with what the Guru has said? How can we be separate? If you write truth, the Guru will stand with you. If not, Satan will be there.
Bhagat Kabir said, “You may have hundreds of thousands of elephants, but I have only the One Lord God: Murari [God in the form of Krishna].” He said, “My mind is fearless for my Murari is with me.” Guru Arjun Dev JI said, “Those who have the Lord as their Friend and Companion– tell me, what else do they need?”
The Guru is most merciful, most powerful. Now we still speak of what the saints said, even though they are gone. This is a drama which won’t last, but the mission always will. Those Gurus didn’t sacrifice for Sikhs but for all humanity. They were concerned for all people—how to help them become kind and enlightened.