God In Every Moment
     Once a group of very religious men and women, from every religion, got together. A young child watched them as they spoke to each other. These people were all talking about very important subjects and they were discussing how the Universe is. One of the religious leaders honestly expressed himself, "I am CHRISTIAN; There is only one way to God , and that is the way I preach shmana shmana shman.." Then another lady spoke honestly, "I am HINDU and I know of a God that is much older and wiser than your God blah, blah, blah!" "I am SIKH and none of you know what you are talking about. Here is what God is.. gugga dugga bugga shmugga.." "I am JEWISH and God is Universal. What all of YOU don't understand is tukha taka, shmata, pitata.." "No no! I am a MUSLIM, this is all wrong, God is pupa dubba, bubba, upup.."
     All the beautiful, knowledgeable, learned scholars and leaders of the different religions discussed these deep matters, "Shmanashmamaman" "Blah, blah, blah, blah" "Nugga, pugga, dubba.." "Pitaka, smaka, taka.." "Bup upub bubupoo" .. The child who was watching this nonsense finally spoke up,  "What are you all talking about?!" ...... For a moment everyone became very quiet.... "You're all talking from your heads, God is in our hearts!"
     Everyone seemed to understand what the child meant. The adults thought they knew a lot, but they forgot that God is here... right now.. at this moment! Now, instead of talking, the people closed their eyes and breathed a deep sigh of relief. The sound of everyone relaxing and breathing deeply filled the air. They began smiling at each other! They understood that we all are children - we are children of the One God who lives inside everyone and everything in the universe. Some of us children have different religions, just like we have different houses and different families. We have different ways of talking about God, but we will all have a lot more fun if we play nice with each other and see God in each other’s eyes.
     Everyone began feeling more, they began laughing and hugging each other. "Hahah, I just feel so much compassion now!" "I'm having so much fun! We're just a big family!" "Haha, I hear the voice of God all over here!" "From the begining of time, we have always been one!" "I am just so humbled to feel God's greatness!" The heavens are like the parents of us all, and they want us to have fun playing with each other. So let's respect each other’s ways of thinking. Let's always remember that we all come from the same place, and we all return to that same place.
     Like a celebration, the child innocently spoke the Truth, "God lives in each moment, God is full of freshness!" We always chant the Naam and keep our hearts innocent.
     The Guru says,
"Sach Parmesar Nit Nava - The True Lord is always fresh and new,
Gur Kirpa Te Nit Chava - By Guru's grace, I always chant the Naam."