Sat Nam ! 

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"God and me, me and God are one."

Excerpts of a lecture by Yogi Bhajan on August 21, 2001)

 At an early age you ask this question: "Why are we born? What is the purpose of birth on this planet Earth?"
When we are almost middle aged, when the heat of the young blood is gone, and a little cold seeps in, we start asking: "What is my purpose?"

The fact is that whatever you have achieved, it is because of the karma. It is because of the karma of previous lives. Opportunities, wealth, health, happiness, relatives, friends-they are all part of the karma. This life is to settle the account, to pay for the karma, and to progress on the path or dharma-whichever dharma you may have.

 
Somebody was telling me that he had committed a blunder. I asked him a question. I said, "Did you know it was a blunder?"

He said, "Yes."
I said, "Why did you commit it if you knew that it was a blunder?"
He said, "That's what I am wondering."

You do all wrongs because there is no commitment. When there is no commitment, there's no character; when there's no character, there's no dignity; when there's no dignity, there's no divinity; when there's no divinity, there's no grace; when there's no grace, there's no power to sacrifice-and then there's no happiness. It's a simple rule; it cannot change.

All fruits that grow on a tree are not going to ripen. Some are going to drop when green, some will ripen, some will be picked, and some will be served to nurture to pay their karma. Likewise, when you nurture somebody...

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