SALIENT POINTS—BABAJI’s SATSANG OF 8TH OCTOBER
2017 AT NEW DELHI
(SHABD—JAG MEIN GHOR
ANDEHRA BAHRI—BY SOAMI JI )
Soami Ji has written many verses-some are on love or प्रेम, others on devotional prayers or फरयाद and some on चेतावनी or warning –cautioning the
seeker on the path of divinity.
Relationships (Rishtey)
ALL relationships need to be maintained and
respected. We have long term dealings with our relatives and friends but such
associations cannot guarantee their loyalty despite knowing them intimately for
even 20-30 years. We snap our alliance hastily
on one or two wrongs committed by either side.
Relationships are bound to experience ups and down. Broken relationships
create and build stress in daily life.
Earlier, families encompassed paternal and
maternal grandparents and close relations of the mother and father side, and
with them we could voice our problems, seek advice and get a relief. In recent
times we have nuclear families. Tolerance and patience have drifted or
virtually vanished. With progression in technology, elders and children are
both engrossed with I-pads and I-phones or TV viewing. Life is now extremely
self-centered, lacking warmth and reciprocity.
We are very quickly judgmental and nurse
grudges against each other. Such an attitude must be shunned. To relieve these
stresses and strains we also take “paid” assistance from a Psychiatrist or
Psychoanalyst who after several hearing sessions with us offer the remedy of
maintaining the same relationships.
We need
to enlarge sphere of our understanding for a harmonious relationship with all
concerned for becoming good human beings. We must apply our VIVEK—faculty of
intelligent discrimination-- for discerning sensitivities of life.
(Baba Ji was stressing necessity of harmony in
the personal life because world is a mixture of both so called perfections and
imperfections depending upon our state of mind. One side of photograph is always
alluring while the other is unsightly. Mental stresses, surely imbalance internal equilibrium.
And inner equipoise is essential for meditation which is the prime purpose of
spiritual life of a human being. )
Dreams
In our waking state we are not fully conscious
of life in and around us. Then how can we decipher the mystery of dreams in semi-conscious
state. We are lost in this illusory existence and completely forgotten our real
home. Nor we are aware how to retrace our journey to Real Home.
Darshan
Seekers
strive for Darshan from close proximity. दर्शन
दित्ते जांदे ने, लीत्ये नहीं जांदे/. It is with their Drishti (द्रिष्टि) that Saints bless the seeker irrespective of their
seating matrix. If Darshan is to be
blessed then the one who is sitting seven seas away gets its benefit, while
those sitting in front row may not get any benefit. Darshan is that state of bhakti/devotion or love
wherein one loses sense of existence of the self. सुध बुध खो जांदी है // Darshan devoid of that
state of self- abnegation or self- denial
are just comparable to looking at someone. In the folk lore of Heer-Ranjha,
Heer gives an expression of loss of her identity and says she is merged herself
in her beloved Ranjha. She says-- call me not Heer but Ranjha and Ranjha alone.
राँझा राँझा करदी नी
में आपे राँझा होई, सदो नी मेनू दीधो राँझा हीर न आखो कोई // In any case
real Darshan is an inner experience (of astral form of the Master)that can be
gained by steadfast meditation. गुरु
मोहे अपना रूप दिखायो is the prayer of Soami Ji for inner Darshan of Satguru.
In रूहानियत-path of Divine realization—there are inner and
outer parallels. For example, there is inner Darshan and the outer Darshan;
external satsang and internal satsang. In this world we say see with open eyes;
in mysticism we say close the eyes and then look inside at the third eye; we
say hear with your ears, but in spirituality we say hear the sound current by
closing our ears. The beginning is made
from the outer that leads us to the inner. In outer satsang we are told about
the Truth, but the real Truth has to be realized within. The outer Guru is meant to teach us. The inner
Guru is the Shabd Guru—that is eternal—beyond the notion of beginning and
ceasing.
Guru
and Disciple (Shishya)
Infact God, Guru and
disciple are manifestation of the ONE Shabd or EKO(एको). The difference is of understanding or पहचान or real recognition. Since the disciple or शिष्या is in the physical form
and the Master or Guru has also acquired a body for the purpose of
dissemination of the teachings, starting has to be done from the physical. Teachings can be imparted
by the Guru to the disciple in physical format, though bodies of both are made
of elemental maya of transient time span. What is maya? आये जाये यह माया का रूप// These two entities are thus are subject to
change and death. Gurbani says शब्द
गुरु सुरत धुन चेला// Shabd is the real guru while the real disciple is the
consciousness connected through the Divine melody. But -- (शुरआत
शरीर तों ही हुन्दी है)
Both Guru and his
teachings are interactively important. Teachings cannot be acquired without a
Guru. It is 100 % obligatory upon the disciple to abide by the teachings of the
Guru. If he does not-- then it means that he has little devotion for his
Master. By following the teachings, Disciple can attain self- realization or
what Socrates called “know thyself”. In that state of enlightenment one can
dispel the ignorance of mind and Maya.
When Socrates was young he
felt he knew a lot but towards the end of his life he proclaimed that he knows
nothing—meaning he knew little about the Reality. (Socrates maintained that through
mind and sensory perceptions Reality cannot be experienced and thus he gave the
call of “know thyself”.) What separates us from Him or the Reality is Hoame (होमें) —the ego. God and soul
exist in the same body but are oblivious of this Reality. Soul and God cannot be separated just as sun
and the ray of light. एका
संगत इकत ग्रेह बसते मिल बात न करते भाई//अंतर अलख न लख्या जाई विच पड़दा होअमे पाई
// (pg205 SGGS). But the daroo (दवाई) or medicine for removal
of ego is also within this body and that is if one hears the shabd while in
this body, then ego or Hoame can be dispelled. होमे दीरघ रोग है दारू भी इस माहि , कृपा करे जे आपनी
ता गुर का सबद कामहि// (pg466 SGGS)
At conventional level of our consciousness, we
may be in state of denial of law of karma or Maya or about the true
relationship between the self, Guru and Supreme Being but one’s ignorance does
not rule inter-se relationship.
(Note--Baba Ji emphasized
compliance with teachings of the Master/Guru by disciples. This pertains to the
Rehni and Karni as mandated. Without Rehni –meaning compliance with
commandments of Bhajan Simran, honest living, good moral conduct and
lacto-vegetarian diet, Karni—that is meditative concentration cannot be
attained. On 7th October2017, Baba Ji quoted about The Last Supper
of the Bible-- “Nevertheless I tell
you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away,
the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you”.
Jesus mentioned to his disciple that so long as you are attached to my physical
form, you will not look for my Shabd form(comforter). Thus it is expedient or advantageous for them
that he goes away physically so that you may put in efforts to experience the
Comforter or the Shabd form of Jesus.)
Devi-Devta (gods
and goddesses)
Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh,
Lakshmi etc are powers or the Gunn of God. These deities are delegated powers
of running this creation and they have their respective spheres of influence of
the Gunn ascribed to each of them. They might be able to remedy some of our
problems but cannot grant Mukti. Whether we have chains of iron or gold—after
all we remain chained in this cycle of come and go. Life in lower species is
very agonizing. As plants, anybody can snatch leaves and break delicate twigs;
some trees live for 100 or more years---standing and suffering silently; as
dogs-even a small child casts stones to shoo away. Life in lower species is
full of misery and grief.
Then why not worship the
ONE who is above all, giver of power to these Devi-Devtas and can grant all,
including Mukti-- to get rid of cycle of birth and death in various species.
Baba Ji narrated an
anecdote on how we are stuck with ritualistic beliefs in our daily life. He
said--On Diwali a shopkeeper dealing in the business of watches and clocks
performed Lakshmi puja—(worshipping goddess of wealth) at home. Thereafter he received
a phone call from the police that windows of his shop are open. He called his
assistant that was at his own home as to why the shop is not fully locked. The
assistant responded that how Lakshmi—goddess of wealth-- will enter the shop if
everything is kept locked. The owner shouted—my precious Lakshmi would be
looted by others, (and asked him to close all the windows.)
Lakshmi, commented Baba Ji cannot be earned so
easily—one has to sweat it out for earnings and nothing is free in this world. Why we forsake our VIVEK in such matters??
Note—Worshipping deities
or incarnations does not give us relief from the karmic cycle, instead we get seriously
trapped in a vicious cycle of 8.4 million species. Only Mystics who can bless
technique of Shabd Dhun to seekers, are privileged for redemption.
Karva Chauth ( करवा चौथ) –
Eighth of October 2017,
being the day of Karva Chauth for fasting by Indian wives for the benefit of
longevity of lives of their husbands, was also referred by Baba Ji-- as an outright and crass form ritualism,
imposed generally by Indian Mother-in-laws. How fasting or keeping their
daughters –in –law hungry or saving money for food can extend life span of men. Such practices were
established in the past to let the women folk come out of the boundaries of
their homes for social interaction. If Mother-In Laws could decide or extend
life span of their sons through fasting of their daughter-in-laws –then there
could no easier formula. . This is akin to churning in the water—no butter can
come out of it. This was in reference to kadi of Phokat dharm
(फोकट धर्म) in the shabd
of Soami Ji
Gyan Marg and
Bhakti Marg
Gyan Marg or the path of
knowledge does not lead to Divine Realization. Whatever is read or understood
has to be put in practice. Gyan Marg provides the guide for doing Bhakti. It is
the Bhakti or devotional love that matters and not the knowledge. Says Kabir
Sahib पड़ पड़ पंडित औरों स्म्जहावे,, घर जलते की खबर न
पावे// Pandit and astrologers are advising others for their destiny and future planning, while their own daughter is
sitting divorced in their home. According to Gurbani pg 747 बेद कतेब सिम्रित सब सासत इन पड़यां मुक्त न होई,, एक अखर जो गुरमख
जापे तिस की निर्मल सोई// By reading holy scriptures Mukti cannot be attained but
one word that Gurmukh –the disciple of the true guru-- chants makes him
spotless for enabling his redemption.
Knowledge infact inflates
the false ego—Hoame –and that is a bottleneck in the path of love or Bhakti. पड़ीये जेते बरस बरस पड़ीये जेते
मास ,, पड़ीये जेते आरजा पड़ीये जेते सास ,, नानक लेखे इक गाक होर होअमे झ्खन झख //
Satsang
Attending satsang should
not be a ritual. Nobody is marking any attendance here. Mental presence is
essential and useful. If a student goes to school regularly but remains absent
minded, then attending school is futile. So satsang is not meant --- के हाजरी लगनी है//Satsang should
be able to create love and devotion for the Lord so that we may be able
concentrate effectively on the third eye.
Karmic Law
None escapes karmic
principle of “as shall you sow-so shall you reap”. If everyone is conscious of
this immutable law then one should be very careful in all forms of dealings
because ultimately everything recoils back on the doer. Bade Mahraj Ji would
often articulate very precise operation of Law of Karma by a paradigm and that
is-- even if a grain has flown to one’s farm by the force of wind from another
field, then one is still held accountable, though the receiver had no role in
bringing that grain from the adjoining field. Ignorance of law of Karma cannot
be an excuse. For satsangis who are fully aware of this law they should be
doubly careful in their conduct. Every thought, every thought and each action
has to be accounted for. There is no remission on this account.
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