{"id":10160,"date":"2011-02-23T00:00:57","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T00:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mohanji.org\/blog\/mohanji\/mohanjis-birthday-message-no-flowers-no-sweets\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T11:11:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T11:11:03","slug":"mohanjis-birthday-message-no-flowers-no-sweets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mohanji.org\/blogs\/mohanji\/mohanjis-birthday-message-no-flowers-no-sweets\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohanji’s Birthday Message 2011 – No Flowers, No Sweets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written on 21st February 2011<\/em><\/p>\n

On the occasion of Mohanji\u2019s birthday, it is difficult for us to resist the desire to express our deepest appreciation, gratitude and respect for all that he is. He who has given us so much, never asking for anything in return, never showing off with what he has done. If you are wondering what could possibly satisfy, bring pleasure and happiness to Mohanji, then kindly read on. <\/em><\/p>\n

With love, <\/em><\/p>\n

Mohanji Team<\/em><\/p>\n

\"happy<\/p>\n

Mohanji:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>My Beloveds,<\/p>\n

I am overwhelmed at the plans that you are making to mark my birthday. I sincerely thank you and appreciate your true love towards me and your many expressions of it.\u00a0At this juncture, I would like to share with you a few of my thoughts in this regard.<\/p>\n

What makes me happy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The only thing that\u00a0makes me truly happy, is your sincere expression of kindness towards the poor, sick and\u00a0hungry people, the hungry and helpless birds and animals; the truly selfless trees and plants.\u00a0If you consistently and honestly express\u00a0deep compassion to\u00a0your fellow beings, I feel genuinely happy.\u00a0Your overflowing compassion, kindness and unconditional love from your heart towards the helpless, forgotten and ignored beings of the world, makes me feel RICH inside. It makes me proud of you, my dear family members. Nothing else makes me\u00a0truly happy.<\/p>\n

Who Am I?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am what you make of me. I am fluid. If you think I am good, I am good. If you think I am bad, I am bad. I am formless. I am a non-entity. I have no birth or death. Birthdays are only milestones\u00a0in my current physical existence, which has a definite duration. I do not attribute any more value to my birthdays. I am what you think I am, because, like water taking the shape of the container that holds it, I take the shape\/reflect your mind, your constitution and your consciousness. I reflect you sincerely and truly like a good mirror. My one and only message for mankind is \u201cTat Twam\u00a0Asi\u201d<\/strong> (You Are That). Know it, experience it, LIVE IT.<\/p>\n

What is celebration for me?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I have explained, if you express non-violence in your daily life, for me this is celebration. Your spontaneous expression of kindness, compassion and love towards all beings, without discrimination, is celebration for me. If you consistently express love, compassion and kindness to all beings, including nature, it is indeed celebration for me. Then my time on Earth becomes truly worthwhile.<\/p>\n

\"happyI do not believe in blowing off the\u00a0flame of candles on cakes, as I believe in bringing light and brightness into the lives of people, or at least remove some amount of \u00a0darkness from their minds, if they will allow me to. I always feel it is ironical that we blow out the brightness of candles as part of our celebration (while candles represent complete selflessness \u2013 burning themselves while\u00a0providing light to the world)!!! No cakes attract me. No sweets attract me. No\u00a0bouquet\u00a0of flowers attracts me.\u00a0I love to see flowers in the garden, live in the nature. I look at flowers as the \u201cBliss of Nature\u201d. I do not like to pluck them from their mother plant. I feel that to be\u00a0selfishness. I love flowers, especially if they remain in the nature, I like to see birds free and flying and not in cages. I do not like to see any being bound and caged. And, no gifts attract me. What will I do with them?<\/p>\n

Remember the Supreme Lord Krishna\u2019s words: \u201cI will be satisfied if you offer me a flower or a leaf. But, remember, they are all mine anyway.\u201d Whatever we offer to the Lord is legitimately His!!! In the realms of unlimited consciousness, everything exists within you. What can you gain? What can you collect? What can you own? Everything is within you. Everything is already yours.<\/strong> So, please do not send me flowers, cakes or sweets. Even without all these expressions, I LOVE YOU and that is not conditional. It will never change too.<\/p>\n

What is Communication for me?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do not spend money on me. Do not spend time for me.\u00a0I appreciate your time. I appreciate your kindness. The money or time that you will gladly spend for me, may kindly be spent for the poor and the needy of the world. If you are able to do something for\u00a0the other beings around you, even buy a\u00a0hot tea for a poor\u00a0man feeling cold on a winter morning, you\u00a0have communicated your love for me. This is\u00a0what I consider to be a true communication of love. I will not be happier, even if you call me or SMS me or e-mail me. I will be happier, when you feed a hungry dog or\u00a0a bird which represents detachment because it never hoards or stores anything.\u00a0Clothes to the poor and needy, food to the hungry, shelter to the homeless. This is the communication that I like. This makes me feel happy and rich within. When you do such good deeds, please inspire others also. Let this become a movement. Let this become spontaneous. Let hearts swell with love and compassion. \u2018Me\u2019 and \u2018Mine\u2019 should melt, wither away, and become \u2018Ours\u2019 and \u201cEverybody\u2019s.\u2019 Selflessness should become your very nature.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Furthermore, do not blame me, nor be offended, if\u00a0I did not take your call<\/strong>. You must know that I LOVE YOU<\/strong>, truly and sincerely in\u00a0every situation and\u00a0time.\u00a0Our love and relationship\u00a0should\u00a0not be conditioned or bound by terrestrial gadgets such as phone or internet. Faith should replace all such needs<\/strong>. It is better expressed or\u00a0communicated through your actions, which happen anyway within my consciousness. You need not tell me anything.\u00a0Through positive\u00a0thoughts, words and actions, when you enrich your consciousness, you get closer to the supreme consciousness, which makes us inseparably ONE.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In summary, please do not send me flowers, sweets or cakes. Please refrain from sending me SMS or\u00a0emails. Use that day, time and money\u00a0to stay in my consciousness and enjoy the feast of unlimitedness. Feel we are one. Express Compassion, Love and Gratitude towards existence and fellow beings. Exist in Love. Express it fully. Meditate. Shed your skins of conditioning and for once, be yourself. Be\u00a0your SELF. Express your SELF. Love everything wholeheartedly, without expectations. Love Unconditionally.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nothing else will make me more happy. I do not need anything else from you. This is my sincere request.<\/p>\n

I Love YOU,<\/strong><\/p>\n

M.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"happy<\/p>\n

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