Avyakt murli for Saturday 21 November 1981

⁰> > 21-11-81 Om Shanti Avyakt Bapdada Madhuban

¹Let go and become free.

²Today, BapDada who’s always the co­operative Companion of the children, is relating an entertaining conversation of Bap and Dada to His co­operative children who are His constant companions.

³All of you are entertaining, are you not?

⁴Therefore, Baba too relates entertaining things to such children.

⁵Today, a very large, beautiful, alokik and significant looking tree emerged in front of BapDada.

⁶The tree was very beautiful and it had many branches. ⁷Some small and some large: some thin and some thick.

⁸However, there were various very beautiful colourful birds on that tree.

⁹Each of them was sitting on its own branch.

¹⁰Because of the birds, the tree looked very beautiful.

¹¹Some birds would come flying and sit on BapDada’s fingers.

¹²Some would come and sit on Baba’s shoulders and some just continued to circle around.

¹³Some just sat at a distance and met Baba through their eyes and remained happy with just that.

¹⁴They were happy just to observe the pleasure the other birds had meeting Baba.

¹⁵They themselves didn’t come close.

¹⁶Seeing such a scene, Brahma Baba smiled, clapped and began to call all the birds to Him. ¹⁷Baba very sweetly invited all the birds to come. ¹⁸He said: “Come children, come children!”

¹⁹Even then, those birds wouldn’t come.

²⁰Although they had wings and were flapping those wings, they were still clutching onto the branches so tightly with their claws that they were unable to fly and come closer.

²¹What happened then?

²²Even though they wanted to, they weren’t able to fly.

²³They began to call out with a lot of love, “Baba, Baba!” then they said something. ²⁴What would they have said?

²⁵They said, “Make us fly! ²⁶Make us fly!”

²⁷And then, they said, “Free us! ²⁸Free us!”

²⁹BapDada said: “Instead of saying, “Free us! ³⁰Free us!”, just let go and become free!”

³¹However, amongst those birds, there were some who were very clever, but others who were weak. ³²Although they too wanted to experience the Father’s company, they didn’t want to let go of the branch. ³³The clever birds wanted to do both!

³⁴The weak and innocent birds wanted to become free, but they didn’t know the way to attain their freedom.

³⁵The innocent ones, in their innocence, didn’t even realise that they had to let go!

³⁶Seeing these birds, BapDada repeatedly told them to let go and become free. ³⁷However, the birds continued to chatter in their own language.

³⁸BapDada showed them what to do and yet they would let go of the branch a little and still clutch onto it again. ³⁹This is why they continued to call out.

⁴⁰Although they continued to speak, they were unable to become flying birds. ⁴¹They were unable to experience having a close meeting with the Father and tour the world, that is, they were unable to do the tour of unlimited world service.

⁴²Now, each of you can ask yourself where you were.

⁴³Were you on a branch or on Baba’s shoulders?

⁴⁴Or, were you dancing on His fingers?

⁴⁵Or, were you flying around Baba?

⁴⁶Do you know yourself?

⁴⁷Ask yourself to what extent you have made the lesson of “Let go and become free” firm for yourself.

⁴⁸Do you always remember the lesson, “Let go and become free”?

⁴⁹Or, is it that you can become free when others let go?

⁵⁰Or, is it that you can only become free when Baba frees you.

⁵¹You don’t imbibe this lesson in that way, do you?

⁵²You are not clutching onto any type of branch with the foot of your intellect, are you?

⁵³You haven’t perched down on a branch just because of some old sanskars or your nature, or because you lack a particular power or because of being weak, have you?

⁵⁴Do you put this lesson, “Let go and become free” into practice in every situation?

⁵⁵It was this lesson that made Brahma Baba become number one.

⁵⁶He let go from the beginning and therefore, he became free.

⁵⁷He never thought that he would only become free if his companions or his relatives freed him.

⁵⁸He never thought that he would only become free when those who were created obstacles stopped doing that.

⁵⁹Or, that he would become free when the various circumstances changed.

⁶⁰Did he ever think that?

⁶¹He himself constantly made make this lesson firm. ⁶²Do you follow the father in the same way?

⁶³This is known as: The one who takes the initiative is Arjuna.

⁶⁴Therefore, he became Arjuna, did he not?

⁶⁵He came very close to the Father. ⁶⁶He became equal and combined.

⁶⁷You also say that Bap and Dada are combined, do you not?

⁶⁸Therefore, have you become like them?

⁶⁹Or, are you sometimes one thing and sometimes something else, like this electricity?

⁷⁰(The lights were continuously going out.) ⁷¹You don’t sometimes play the game of letting go by yourself, and at other times, only becoming free when others let go, do you?

⁷²These lights going is also a game, is it not?

⁷³Sometimes to come on and sometimes to go out is also a game.

⁷⁴You don’t play such games, do you?

⁷⁵Which do you prefer: when something is constant or when it keeps on coming and going?

⁷⁶Therefore, in every aspect, whether in transformation of your nature or sanskars, or in coming into relationship with one another or in overcoming obstacles, what lesson do you have to make firm? ⁷⁷“When you yourself let go, you can become free.”

⁷⁸The circumstances are not going to let go of you, you yourself have to let go and become free.

⁷⁹Even if other souls come into conflict with you, you must remember that you will only become free when you let go. ⁸⁰Don’t think that when the other person stops creating conflict, you will become free, no!

⁸¹If you believe that you can only become free when that person lets go, then when that conflict ends, another one will start.

⁸²For how long are you going to keep waiting for the other person to let go so that you can become free?

⁸³Obstacles of Maya and test papers in your study will continue to come in different forms from time to time.

⁸⁴Therefore, is it that you pass if you study or do you only pass if the teacher gives you an easy paper?

⁸⁵What do you have to do?

⁸⁶It is correct to say that you will pass when you study well.

⁸⁷Similarly, here too, you have to pass in every situation.

⁸⁸Don’t think that so­and­so has to pass.

⁸⁹Don’t think that such­and­such a situation has to end.

⁹⁰Understand that you yourself have to pass.

⁹¹This is known as becoming free by letting go.

⁹²Do not wait for anything, but prepare yourself.

⁹³You are a bird, you have wings, you are very beautiful, you are sitting on the Father’s tree, that is, you belong to the Brahmin family. ⁹⁴However, there is the weakness of seeing any type of your own or someone else’s sanskars or nature. ⁹⁵You are not independent in your efforts, you become dependent. ⁹⁶There is attachment to a person or object, you lack a particular virtue or power.

⁹⁷All of these are the various branches. ⁹⁸So, you are not perched on one of these branches, clutching on are you?

⁹⁹If you hold onto any branch, then you are unable to have an experience of the closeness of constantly dancing on the Father’s finger, of constantly moving along with the support of the finger of shrimat.

¹⁰⁰You won’t be able to co­operate in every task of the Father’s, that is, you won’t be able to dance on His shoulders.

¹⁰¹One is to be constantly co­operative (sahyogi) and the other is to sometimes become co­operative and at other times become separated from the Father (viyogi). ¹⁰²Why is it that instead of co­operating, you become separated from the Father?

¹⁰³It is because your are clutching onto one of those branches.

¹⁰⁴Sometimes, you become tired with yourself and sometimes you become tired of others.

¹⁰⁵Sometimes, you become tired of service.

¹⁰⁶So, you keep clutching onto that branch and crying out, “Now free me!

¹⁰⁷Free me!” ¹⁰⁸You yourself are clutching onto it and you are asking the Father to free you!”

¹⁰⁹Why should He do this? ¹¹⁰This is why Baba constantly shows you ways to free yourself.

¹¹¹You yourself have to let go.

¹¹²When you yourself do something, you receive the reward of that.

¹¹³If the Father were to do it for you too, then who would receive the reward?

¹¹⁴Is it that the Father does it for you and you receive the reward?

¹¹⁵This is why Baba becomes Karankaravanhar and makes you an instrument.

¹¹⁶Therefore, all of you in Maharashtra and Rajasthan are very beautiful birds, are you not?

¹¹⁷There are beautiful birds here from Bombay, too, are there not?

¹¹⁸And in Rajasthan?

¹¹⁹All of you are the beautiful birds who belong to the Father, birds with wings.

¹²⁰But, now check whether you are birds clutching onto a branch or flying birds.

¹²¹No matter how much one tries to make some fly, they still have the habit of returning and settling down again on it.

¹²²To become influenced by anything means to clutch onto that branch with your foot. ¹²³It is when you forget the mantra that disciplines the mind, that you become influenced.

¹²⁴So, who are the birds of Maharashta?

¹²⁵Flying birds!

¹²⁶Which kind of birds are the whole of the Maharashtra group?

¹²⁷Are you flying birds or birds clutching onto a branch?

¹²⁸And, what type of birds have come from Rajasthan?

¹²⁹Is it, “Let go and become free”? ¹³⁰Or, is it, “You have already let go and become free”?

¹³¹When you become tired, you clutch onto a branch.

¹³²The birds of Rajasthan are very beautiful and very famous.

¹³³You are the dancing birds, are you not?

¹³⁴You don’t become influenced by anyone, do you?

¹³⁵To be birds who simply fly around means to be those who have many thoughts such as: “I will do this. ¹³⁶This will happen. ¹³⁷I will show them this. ¹³⁸I will think about this. etc!”

¹³⁹Such ones are constantly making plans for the future. ¹⁴⁰These are the birds who simply circle around.

¹⁴¹So, which group have you brought?

¹⁴²Whom have you brought from Bombay?

¹⁴³Which group have you brought from Rajasthan?

¹⁴⁴Because all of you belong to the Father, you are all beautiful anyway.

¹⁴⁵To become a Brahmin means to become coloured.

¹⁴⁶You have been coloured and you have also received wings.

¹⁴⁷However, it is only when you let go that you finally become free.

¹⁴⁸Achcha.

¹⁴⁹So, today, you entertaining children have come here.

¹⁵⁰This is why BapDada has told you entertaining things.

¹⁵¹Achcha.

¹⁵²To those who are constantly equal to the Father, the flying birds; to those who are constantly circling around doing unlimited world service; to those who are constantly free from the bondage of any type of branch and are able to fly whenever they want; to such free birds who constantly dance on the Father’s finger, that is, those who constantly have elevated thoughts, words and actions on the basis of shrimat; to such elevated souls, BapDada’s love, remembrance and namaste. ¹⁵³BapDada meeting groups from Rajasthan and Maharashtra zones

¹⁵⁴A true Sita is one who has the awareness of the sound of Rama in her every vein. ¹⁵⁵Do you consider yourselves to be true Sitas?

¹⁵⁶To be a true Sita means to be one whose every step remains within the boundary of shrimat. ¹⁵⁷So, do you constantly stay within this boundary?

¹⁵⁸There is only one Rama and all the rest are Sitas. ¹⁵⁹Sita had to sit within the boundary.

¹⁶⁰To have remembrance constantly of the Father and constantly to follow the Father's shrimat: it is those who stay within such a boundary who are true Sitas.

¹⁶¹She wouldn’t take even one step outside without shrimat.

¹⁶²When a train stands on the rail­track, it automatically follows the path. ¹⁶³So too, every morning at amrit vela, stay on the path of remembrance.

¹⁶⁴Amrit vela is your foundation for the day.

¹⁶⁵When your amrit vela is good, then your whole day will be good. ¹⁶⁶Those who live at home with their families should especially make their foundation of amrit vela very strong so that they automatically continue to receive help throughout the day.

¹⁶⁷Whilst living in your worldly household, remain a constant and true Sita of the one Father. ¹⁶⁸Sita would always remember Rama alone.

¹⁶⁹There would be the awareness of the sound of Rama in her every vein ­ you are such Sitas, are you not? ¹⁷⁰This is known as being loving and detached. ¹⁷¹To the extent that you are detached, accordingly you will be loved by the Father.

¹⁷²The way to earn an income of multimillions at every step is to consider yourself to be a special soul.

¹⁷³The way to earn a constant income of multimillions at every step is to consider yourself to be a special soul at every step.

¹⁷⁴As is your awareness, so accordingly your stage will automatically become like that.

¹⁷⁵Your acts will also become special acts.