This Kalu is not the renowned Kalyan Chand Mehta who was the father of the true Guru. This was another Kalu Khatri, a disciple of the Guru. He came and fell at the Guru's feet. He was impressed to see the holy congregation. He listened to the words. He listened to the divine songs and the recitation of the Holy Scripture.
Then one day, he asked: O Guru! In this congregation who is considered as religious and who is considered as disregardful?
The Guru said: One who goes by the Guru's advice, listens to the divine scripture and recites the Lord's name and imbibes love of the Lord in himself is a religious person. Such a person will keep himself away from evil deeds and remain pious.
The person who does the opposite is irreligious.
Kalu: O Great Guru, how does a person become irreligious or religious and pious.
Then the Guru said: Everybody wishes that he should have all the comforts of the world. In this thinking, he becomes envious of other people who are in more of comfort and becomes irreligious. Other people are not strangers. They are friends. They are brothers. All are Lord's children. The Lord is our father and mother. So, by having a brotherly feeling for everybody one remains in the remembrance of the Lord whose name he recites.
The comfort of a friend is one's own comfort Then he will give comfort to others.
In the same way, to hate those who are poor and needy is being irreligious. Religiousness is to think those as younger brothers and be kind to them and help them. This is service to the Lord because all are His children.
Then if somebody has more wealth or more prestige, one should not try to race with him but one should feel happy as if he is an elder brother. That is religiousness.
In the same way, when you meet a person who is hostile and behaves like an adversary and is not ready to compromise or listen to you, then do not have hatred in your mind nor speak ill against him. Keep yourself away from him and treat him as a stranger. In this way, you will remain religious.
Kalu imbibed these good qualities in his mind and recited the Lord's Name. He got salvation.
Many more people became religious in his company.
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