The Practice Of Humanity

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Aradhana Trust

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PREFACE
Everyone is already living life as an ordinary human being; one is born, acquires an education, works, gets married, becomes a parent, becomes a grandparent and goes to the bier. Could this be the only order of life? What is the purpose of living life like this? Why does one have to take birth? What is to be achieved in life? Having acquired a human body, one should be established in the practice of humanity (maanav dharma). The human life should be characterized by humanity, only then can it be considered a laudable life.
The definition of humanity should be decided based upon one's own self. 'I do not like it when someone hurts me, so I should not hurt anyone.' The one for whom this principle has come into application in every interaction of his life, has achieved complete humanity.
The human life-form is a junction of the four life-forms. One is free to go to any of the four life-forms from here, but one acquires a life-form depending on the causes nurtured. As long as one practices humanity, a human life-form will be acquired again, and if one crosses the boundary of humanity, then one will end up in the life-form of an animal. If one rises above the practice of humanity and functions as a 'super-human', spending an entire life obliging others, then a life-form in the celestial world is attained. And if a human being obtains Atma dharma (inherent function as the Self) from an Atma Gnani (One with full Knowledge of the Self), then he can even attain liberation (moksha) and the absolute state (parampad).
Absolutely revered Dadashri has bestowed through spiritual discourse (satsang) the beautiful understanding of how humankind can begin to progress in their own practice of humanity, all of which has been presented in this compilation. If this compilation were to reach the children and youth of today, then they would come into the practice of humanity early in their lives. Then this human life would be fruitful and praiseworthy. That is the ardent prayer! Dr. Niruben Amin