According to Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj, “Whatever God does, He does it for our benefit.” This is not just a saying, but a profound spiritual truth. Every soul must face the consequences of its karma, and everything that happens in our lives is part of the Supreme God’s divine plan. Sant Rampal Ji explains that if a person receives Naam Diksha (spiritual initiation) from a true spiritual teacher (Satguru) and follows the path of true devotion, they can be free from all suffering.
Whenever difficulties arise in life, we must understand that they are ultimately for our own good. Sometimes, a hardship may be protecting us from a greater danger or may be the result of our past-life deeds. In his spiritual discourses, Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj clearly states that true devotion (Satbhakti) is the real purpose of human life.
Therefore, we should walk the path shown by the Satguru with complete faith and accept that “Whatever God does, He does it for our good.”
After taking initiation, no matter how many hardships a devotee
faces on the path of bhakti, one should only think that whatever
God does, He does it for the wellbeing of the devotee.
Story: – A King and his (Mahamantri) General Secretary were
disciples of a Guru. The General Secretary had full faith, but the
King used to get less time to listen to the satsang. Due to which, he
was not completely familiar with the law of God, but he used to do
his bhakti with devotion. The King always used to keep the General
Secretary with him. He used to respect him the most. A minister was
jealous of the General Secretary due to this. He used to backbite
about the General Secretary to the King to make him fall in the
eyes of the King. That minister wanted the King to make him the
General Secretary. For that, he used to repeatedly say to the King,
“King! This General Secretary is not trustworthy. He can deceive
you any time.” One day, the King, the General Secretary, that syco
phant minister and other ministers were standing in the hall of the
palace ready to go to another city. The King took his sword out and
started checking its sharpness, and he was also talking to the other
ministers at the same time. As a result of which, one of King’s finger
got severed and fell on the floor. The sycophant minister said, “O
King! What has happened? Our King is so handsome. It is a highly
unfortunate day for us. Oh! What has happened? Which burden of
the people have you taken on yourself?” The General Secretary
said, “Whatever happened is good. Whatever God does, is for the
good.” The King was in agony, and when he heard these words on
the top of it, he felt angry against the General Secretary, and or
dered the soldiers, “Put him into the jail.” The same was done. The
King appointed the sycophant minister as the General Secretary.
The King took medical treatment for his severed finger. In six months
the wound of the finger healed. There was no pain. The King now
had three fingers and a thumb in his right hand. The King was ex
tremely pleased with his new General Secretary. Because he had
had an opportunity, he used to say to the King, “O King! I had told
you several times that he will deceive you. That day, you heard with
your own ears that he said that it is good if your finger got cut. He
would have been happy to see you dead. He could have got you
killed.” The King had started believing everything that sycophant
said to be true.
One day, the King went to Jungle for hunting with that new Gen
eral Secretary. Both of them went deep into the jungle. There were
some Bheels ahead. They captured both of them and took them to
their priest. Those wild people had some festival that day. They had
to sacrifice one person and offer him/her to their goddess. They had
found two individuals. The priest said, “As you have brought two,
we will sacrifice both of them. The Goddess will become happier.
But first, examine them that none of their organs are missing, that
is, they should not be disfigured; their hand or finger should not be
severed.” When they examined them, they found that one person
has a finger missing. The priest said, “Leave him. The second one
is alright; behead him.” Immediately, they released the King, and
beheaded the sycophant General Secretary and offered his head to
the Goddess in front of the King. The King set forth and returned to
his palace. He straightaway went to the jail and released the previ
ous General Secretary. The King embraced the General Secretary,
and said, “When my finger had got severed, you had said that what
ever has happened is good. Whatever God does, He does it for the
good. This is correct. Had my finger not got severed that day, I
would have lost my life today. God did the right thing.” The King
then said, “Whatever happened was good for me, but you had to
spend six months in jail without any fault. What was good in it for
you?” The General Secretary said, “Had I not been in jail today, I
would have gone with you. I would have been beheaded there. I
would have died. My life has been saved by the six months of jail.
This was good for me.”
In this way, a devotee should tread on the path of one’s life with full faith on God.
