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Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar, and the Path of the Masters

http://SantMat.gaia.com — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:50:54 GMT

Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar, and the Path of the Masters

Mystic Poetry and Teachings of Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar, A Great Master in the Lineage of Inner Light and Sound Mysticism

"Those who develop interest in simran are really fortunate and are making a good use of their human birth." (Domain Singh of the Sant Dariya Mission Website)

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Below the mystic verses of Sant Dariya is a discourse by Domain Singh of the Sant Dariya Mission of Bihar, on the practice of Simran (Manas Jap): repeating God's Name or Holy Names with love and devotion, a bhakti practice of remembering God, done during available moments throughout the day and night, as well as simran is a technique used during meditation practice.

Before We Get to the Poetry and Spirituality, Some Sant Mat History: Background on Sant Dariya Sahib (1674--1780)

Sant Dariya was born in 1674 in the Rohtas District of Bihar, India. He was brought up and remained at that place for most of his life. Dariya was apparently given his name by the family Guru. Dariya's birth was celebrated with great festivity. After the baby was one month old, a holy man visited his place and the mother brought the baby before him. This holy man carefully looked at the baby from head to foot, asked the mother to take very good care of the baby and named him Dariya, to be so recognized later. Dariya never looked upon him as a human being, and always referred to him as the Lord or Sat Purush. Sant Dariya got enlightenment at the age of twenty years. He was initiated into Inner Light and Sound Meditation, Shabd Naam, by the same Satguru mentioned above, that had been a major influence on Dariya's life.

In 1674, Dariya's Guru would have BEEN, or at least would have been contemporary WITH, one of the early Dharamdasi Kabir Panth Gurus, the "People of the Anurag Sagar", that is to say, a distinct branch of Sant Mat related to Kabir that used a text called, The Anurag Sagar, along with, The Bijak, Saakhi Granth, and other writings attributed to Guru Kabir. Another signature teaching that early on was unique to the Dharamdasi group was the view that Sant Dharam Das was the primary gurmukh successor of Kabir. It is recorded that Dariya's Satguru, mentioned above, eventually appointed Dariya Sahib to be his spiritual successor.

Dariya became one of the great Saints of the Sant tradition of India, a towering figure occupying some of that space in history between the time of Kabir and that of Sant Tulsi Sahib of Hathras. In fact, for awhile, Dariya and Tulsi Sahib were alive at the same time. Dariya passed on when Tulsi was around seventeen years of age. Dariya Sahib appointed several Saints to be his spiritual successors: Fakkar Das, Basti Das, Sant Tika Das, and, Sant Guna Das, also contemporaries with Tulsi Sahib, who likely spent some time in Bihar. Bihar was, and remains, home-base of the Satsang of Sant Dariya Sahib. "He [Tulsi Sahib] has freely used words of Braj, Avadhi, Rajasthani (Marwari), Gujrati, Punjabi and Maithili, which leads one to conclude that, like many other Saints, he must have traveled widely in V.P., Rajasthan, Gujrat, Punjab and Bihar." (Tulsi Sahib, Saint of Hathras, J.R. Puri, and V.K. Sethi, RS Books)

Tulsi Sahib said he was initiated by a living Satguru, but knowledge of the name of that particular Guru is lost, or at least not necessarily clear to us these many years later. The name of that Guru is not recorded in the writings that have survived. Or is it, and we simply aren't noticing? During those days, Sant Dariya has the distinction of being the only living or recently departed Sant Mat Master Tulsi mentions in his writings! Furthermore, Tulsi Sahib, in a hymn of praise, a shabd, included Dariya on his list of the greatest Saints in the history of India. Says Tulsi: "Nanak, Dadu, Dariya Saheb, Mira Bai, Soor Das, Kabir and Nabbaji have all reached the Mystic Sky and have given out the secrets. Their souls have got across and merged there." My suspicion is that the unknown Guru of Tulsi Sahib was either Dariya Sahib, or one of Dariya's successors in Bihar. Thus, contemporary Inner Light and Sound Meditation or Sant Mat, the Path of the Masters as it is known, associated with Sant Tulsi Sahib and Soami Ji Maharaj or Sant Radhasoami Sahib, is directly connected to the Dharam Das branch of the Path of Kabir by way of Dariya's Guru and Dariya Sahib of Bihar.

Masters such as Dariya Sahib and Tulsi Sahib represented mystical hardcore reformist voices somewhat critical of the overall direction the older Sant Panths were headed in. Sufis, the followers of Guru Gobind Singh (Ratnagar Rao?) or Sikhism, the Kabir Chaura or other branches of Kabir Panth (other than the Dharamdasis), and the Dadu Panth of Rajasthan, do not recognize Dharam Das as the gurumukh successor of Kabir, and they do not use or recognize a key sacred text important to Tulsi Sahib known as the Anurag Sagar. Those Panths or Paths do not seem to be the the primary influences upon Tulsi Sahib. For the Dharamdasi Kabir Panth group and the Dariya Sahib Panth however, the Anurag Sagar is a major scripture, central to their teachings, history, and view of the cosmos during this age of Kali Yuga. Therefore, these writings and teachings unique to the Dharamdasi and Dariya branches of Sant Mat, being shared by Tulsi Sahib are significant clues. Tulsi's views about Sant Mat Spirituality, Kabir, Dharam Das, Panch Naam, the Anurag Sagar, a critical stance against Kabir Panth as it had become during his day, etc..., would most likely suggest an association with the Dariya Satsang of Bihar. In my view, the teachings of Tulsi Sahib most resemble those of Dariya Sahib, to the degree that it's safe to say that, based on a close examination of the internal evidence provided in the writings of Tulsi Sahib: theology, vocabulary, style, imagery, quoted materials including the Anurag Sagar, stance towards the Kabir Panth and other Sant Panths, that the primary influence upon Tulsi was Dariya Sahib and the Dariya School of Sant Mat.

Back to Sant Dariya Sahib. "In one of his books, Dariya claimed himself to be Saint Kabir in his previous birth." (Dr. Dharmendra Brahmachari Shastri, who published a research paper on the Sant for his Doctor of Philosophy thesis called Sant Dariya Kabir of Bihar) Certainly, many believe the great sage Sant Dariya Sahib was the reincarnation of Guru Kabir. In any case, it can be said that the teachings of Sant Dariya Sahib and his Satguru successors do indeed represent a continued living mystic-expression of this Path of Guru Kabir in this current Kali Yuga Age. Says Sant Dariya Sahib:

"Sat Purush is the living Lord
And His own son serves as the ladder.
That ladder is continued through me, says Dariya.
Fakkar Das, Basti Das, and Guna Das,
Are the ladders proceeding from me.
Whomsoever they appoint as their successors
Would also be known as ladders.
Thus will my line of succession continue.....

"Those souls who remain in obedience
to these successors,
Shall cross the Ocean of the world.
How long will this line of succession continue?
Kindly relate it to us in your own words, asks Fakkar Das.
Listen mindfully, 0 Fakkar Das,
I explain this to you, says Dariya:
As long as the discipline of the Sound Current
is preserved unadulterated,
The line of succession will truly continue.
But when it is mixed with outer rituals
and display of external garbs,
My Sound Current will part company.
My Divine essence will depart,
And the souls will go into the mouth of Kal.
I shall then come to this world,
And shall proclaim the teaching
of the Sound Current again.
Proclaiming the teaching,
I shall found the line of succession.
And emancipating the souls,
I shall take them to my Abode.
For aeons I have been coming,
And imparting the teaching
of the true Sound Current."

Above is based on 1) information found at the Sant Dariya Mission website; 2) the one book in English featuring excerpts from the many writings of Dariya Sahib, by K.N. Upadhyaya; and, 3) my own articles reflecting about Sant Mat history, the Kabir line of Masters, Dharam Das, Dharam Das's son and spiritual successor: Churamani Nam, Dariya's Guru, Dariya Sahib, and Tulsi Sahib. Note: Domain Singh of the Sant Dariya Mission website really likes Upadhyaya's book on Sant Dariya, thinks it's a wonderful and scholarly publication.

Spirituality: Mystic-Verses/Shabds of Sant Dariya Sahib

Let the practitioner be brave like a lion, and let him not forget the holy repetition even for a moment! Let him be on alert with his drawn-out bow and arrow! The thief (Kal) can never come near such a one. (Sahasrani, M., p. 37)

Keep on repeating the holy names with tenacity, and remove the impurities by repeated rubbings. With the impurities removed, one becomes pure, and wisdom dawns upon such a one in full. Sahasrani. M., p. 61)

Sumiru Sat Nam niju kam hai jahi te

Practice the repetition of the true Names which alone is of value, abandon the taste for worldly enjoyment, and attain thereby the inner bliss. Have kindness in your heart, look with compassion, give up all family rites and worldly concern.

Being detached, brush aside all worldly delusions, And take refuge under the Satguru's holy feet, which is the kingdom of eternal bliss. Disregarding sufferings and afflictions, cut off worldly snares, and be firmly absorbed in contemplation which alone is of value.

Thereby the inner lotus will blossom, nectar will flow, and the inner sky will resound with melody hearing which, Kal will flee away.

There the dazzling Light will shine and the true Sound will resound, which will destroy heavy sins, and place a divine canopy over your head. (Shabd 318, M,.pp. 103-104, D.G. Vol. I. p. 86)

Sumirahu satpad pran adhar

Carry on the repetition of the true names, taking it to be your very life-breath. Obtain thereby the true Sound, and go across the ocean of the world. When a disciple receives the holy names from the Guru, the disciple is sure to attain the Unchangeable, Eternal and Immortal Abode.

The soul attains union with the Creator, and never again comes to this world. That Abode is different from the three worlds. There resides the Primeval Lord along with a multitude of pure souls.

A disciple who takes the Guru's word to his heart, is destined to go to the True Abode, and is never to fall into hell. Having obtained the Authentic Passport (Naam), he certainly goes to the Hidden Realm, and never comes back here again, says Dariya. (Shabd 9I, M., p.40, D.G. Vol. I, p. 64)

Light and Sound arise from the Primal Shabd. Let one make one's attention one-pointed, and let the Surat catch the Sound Current with rapt attention! This is the only way to rise to the Primal Shabd. One should fix one's attention at that point where the sun and the moon meet (at the eye-center).

One will find a resounding melody emanating from the Primal Shabd. One should merge oneself into that melody. There the Thousand-petalled Lotus blossoms, although the Primal Source is above the Akah Lotus. There arises a unique fragrance from the Thousand-petalled Lotus, enjoying which the souls are thrilled with great delight.

When one becomes a devotee of the Satguru, then alone love and devotion are manifested through his service. The further journey is extremely subtle. It can be crossed only by merging the Surat in the Sound Current. Experiencing the refulgent Light and incomparable Sound (of higher Regions) one is filled with bliss.

Reaching the Inaccessible (Agam) Region, one finds an exceedingly dazzling Light. It is hard for the mind to stand that Light. Stepping on the ladder of the Satguru, one tastes there the fruit of Immortality. (Dariya Sagar, chaupai 165-171 & chhand 5, D.G. Vol II, pp. 17-18)

When one sees with one's inner wisdom,
An eternal Light comes to one's sight.
One is absorbed in the Unstruck Divine Melody,
And the Lord is seen in the refulgence of Light.
(Dariya Sagar, chaupai 376-377, D.G. Vol. II, p. 38)

The Unstruck Divine Music is played every moment. And seeing the Divine Form the soul is absorbed within. Only he who finds a wise Guru, can attain the true Abode of Sat Nam.
(Dariya Sagar, chaupai 382-383, D.G. Vol II, p. 39)

(Sant Dariya Sahib -- Saint of Bihar, RS Books)

A Satsang Discourse: Sumiran for God-Realization, An Article by Domain Singh of the Sant Dariya Mission, the Sangat Founded by Sant Dariya Sahib, a Sant Mat Community in Bihar, INDIA

http://theholysound.com/sant-dariya-saheb-bihar/Sumiran-for-God-Realisation.html

There are many kinds of Sadhana [spiritual practices] to realise God. The question is which is the simplest and most suitable for the average person. Many have realised God by repeating the name of the Lord. The Guru gives the Name at the time of initiation. Lord Shiva achieved immortality by repeating the holy name of the Lord. Savage Balmiki became Brahma-like by repeating the holy name. The power of the holy name is beyond description. In the Ramayana, Saint Tulsi Das has said that the holy name of the Lord is more powerful than the Lord Himself. In the Gita, Lord Krishna has said that amongst all the Yagyas, Jap Yagya is the greatest.

The Name of the Lord has the capacity to reveal God. As the practice progresses, the mind becomes subtler and subtler. Ultimately the mind ceases and merges into the Transcendental. In this method of meditation, one sits down, closes the eyes, maintains an easy and comfortable posture, and without moving the lips or tongue repeats the name given by the Guru. As the process progresses, the breathing becomes calm and even. One's mind becomes quiescent. When the mind becomes quiescent, God speaks. If we listen to the inner voice, we find solutions to all our problems and frustrations.

By constant repetition of the Nam [Name] one can conquer lust and passion. To face the ups and downs which is natural in human life, there is no remedy better than ceaseless remembrance of God [simran or sumiran: mentally repeating God's Name: manas jap, as a way to remember God]. Saints of the Nirguna School of Spirituality [devotees or bhaktas of the Formless God] right from the time of Kabir have praised the power of sumiran. Gandhi jee was a great proponent of Nam-Bhakti.

Sant Dariya has described the importance of Nam- Bhakti in the following verses:

"Nam pratap yug yug chali aaye,
sakal sant gun mahima gaye"
jyo tarani jal jat taraee,
Nam sumiru jal bohit payee"

Dariya Sahib in the above verses says that the importance of Nam has been recognized for aeons. Saints have praised its glory. A boat floats on the water and whosoever has to cross a river rides a boat. To sail through the ocean of life which is so difficult, one needs a boat of sumiran to cross the ocean of life. God [at the highest level] is Formless and very few get an opportunity to see him in a form (body [or in the form of Satguru]: Sagun rup birla jan pave). The holy name of the Lord which is Nirguna (beyond attributes) easily leads to the realization of the Lord. According to Sant Dariya, akshar Nam (alphabetical name) leads to nihakshar (Lord who is beyond kshar and akshar). Here ksar and akshar denote perishable and non-perishable and the Lord is beyond these dualities, whom Dariya Sahib calls nihakshar.

Nam is a great medicine to cure all kinds of ills in this samsara [this world of changes]. Sumiran of the holy name subdues the mind and leads to concentration. The mind at ease and peace cures many of physical and mental diseases. It improves the immune system.

To sum up, the benefits of sumiran is immense for this life and life beyond. Those who develop interest in sumiran are really fortunate and are making a good use of their human birth. ////////

An Introduction to Kabir, the "Rumi" of India -- Click To Listen

http://SantMat.gaia.com — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:50:07 GMT

An Introduction to Kabir, the "Rumi" of India

Click the link to hear newly archived edition of Spiritual Awakening Radio:

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This program features readings from the following books:

The Anurag Sagar, Kabir's Ocean of Love;
The Bijak of Guru Kabir, a satsang template and great manual about living a spiritual life;
The Kabir Parachai, which contains the story of Dharam Das meeting Kabir for the first time -- the story of the burning log filled with ants; and,
Songs of Kabir, translated by Rabindranath Tagore.

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All for the Love of Wisdom and Radio,

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September Inner Light and Sound Satsang Podcast Available

http://SantMat.gaia.com — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:20:00 GMT

September Inner Light and Sound Satsang Podcast Available For Listening or Downloading

Click on the Link to go to BlogTalkRadio/SantMatFellowship:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/santmatfellowship/2009/09/12/september-inner-light-and-sound-satsang-podcast

Am very satisfied that this month's Blog Talk Radio podcast turned out really well, communicating some important principles from the Masters about living a spiritual life, successful meditation practice, and union with God.

Guru Kabir says, "The imaginations of the mind are just as innumerable as the innumerable waves of an ocean. If somehow this mind can become quiet by itself, attainment of the true Knowledge-like Diamond will become easily possible (everyone in this world is sad or restless because of lack of Knowledge. This true Knowledge can be attained only when the mind becomes quiet)." One of the effects of adhering to the ahimsa ethics of the Masters is a reduction in tension, in agitation of mind.

The program begins with sixty seconds from an old recording of a Bhajan (chant) of Baba Somanath (disciple of Huzur Baba Sawan Singh), which is quite haunting and otherworldly. Then there is a reading from an ancient Hermetic-Gnostic text from Egypt titled, The Greatest Human Evil is Unacquaintance With God, followed by satsang readings from: The Bijak of Guru Kabir Volume Two (The Shabdas); The Bijak of Guru Kabir Volume One (The Ramainis); The Saakhi Granth of Guru Kabir; Songs of Kabir, by Rabindranath Tagore.

The Bijak and Saakhi Granth of Kabir have always been considered primary texts of Sant Mat, and are genuine "Satsang Templates" providing a holistic approach to life on earth following the Path of the Masters.

Other readings are from: The Philosophy of Liberation (Moksha Darshan) by Maharsihi Mehi Paramahansa Ji Maharaj; a Shabd in contemporary English from a recent translation of the Sar Bachan Radhasoami Poetry Volume Two, by Swami Ji Maharaj; a list of essential Sant Mat principals and techniques for a successful spiritual journey, a Bhajan (chant, hymn from India) by Guru Arjan Dev, and a meditative Bhajan of Sant Surdas titled, "Hai Govind." Additional unlicensed music comes courtesy of my musician friend Paul Alexandre John, who performs Indian classical ragas playing the Bansuri flute, giving me permission to make use of his music on the air.

Peace, Jai Guru,
James
James@SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com

Living a Spiritual Life - Ahimsa Teachings from the Saakhi Granth

http://SantMat.gaia.com — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:21:50 GMT

Living a Spiritual Life -- Ahimsa Teachings from the Saakhi Granth of Guru Kabir, Part One: "Never speak harsh words! Understand the importance of sweet words and bring them into use. Look at the sacred water of the Ganges. Its pure water has made its way through mountains, i.e. we can, by using sweet words, make friends with persons possessing the toughest of hearts." (1008 Kabir Vani, Compiled by Lalchand Doohan Jigyasu, Translated by Kunwar Anil Kumar, Dedicated to Pandit Shri Hajoor Uditnam Saheb, Published by Manoj Publications, Delhi) [To be continued......]

August Sant Mat Satsang PODcast at Blog Talk Radio

http://SantMat.gaia.com — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:20:04 GMT

August Sant Mat Satsang PODcast at BlogTalkRadio, on the Path of the Masters

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Program Length: 50 Minutes

The Sant Mat Satsang Podcast for August originally aired on Saturday 8-15-09 but is now available 24/7 on-demand as a podcast, along with several other 2009 podcasts, at the Sant Mat Fellowship site via BlogTalkRadio: Direct Link to the Latest Podcast:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/santmatfellowship/2009/08/16/the-august-sant-mat-satsang-podcast-by-james-bean

The Sant Mat Podcasts are a series of programs from an Indian perspective, covering some esoteric subjects for a specialized audience interested in the Path of the Masters and Meditation Upon the Inner Light and Sound of God.

Program Contents of the August Sant Mat Satsang PODcast

The Masters do have much guidance to share about those 22 hours each day that take place between meditation sits! A life limited to action alone is missing literally many other dimensions, yet a life of only contemplation would not fully be alive either. The Eastern Vision is to live a life of both contemplation and action, to be open to all states, physical, dream state, unconscious, and spiritual states.

Hear Bhajans of Kabir and Jayadeva. Readings are from the following sources: Sar Bachan Radhasoami Prose, by Swami Ji Maharaj; Sar Bachan Radhasoami Poetry (one could say, the Forgotten or "Lost Gnostic Gospel" of Sant Mat), by Swami Ji Maharaj, both volumes translated by S.D. Maheshwari, Agra; An Ahimsa Prayer of Ramesvarananda Sahab found in the book, Praises to a Formless God, by David Lorenzen; The Dawn of the Third Millennium by Kirpal Singh; Prem Patra Radhasoami, by Huzur Maharaj Rai Saligram, Agra; The Philosophy of Liberation, by Maharshi Mehi; The Five Precepts; and from the chapter on Right-Speech from an ethical manual of the Sants known as the Saakhi Granth of Guru Kabir, translated into English by Kunwar Anil Kumar, in, 1008 Kabir Vani, Manoj Publications, New Delhi, India.

In God-Bhakti,
James
The Sant Mat Satsang Podcast
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Becoming God-Union With God In Meditation

http://SantMat.gaia.com — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:25:59 GMT

Becoming God - Union With God In Meditation, Verses By Maharshi Santseviji Paramhans

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Verses composed by Maharshi Santsevi ji Paramhans are very few in numbers; in fact, his prose itself had a lucid inimitable poetic style (his discourses left the audience spellbound). Presented below is the English rendering of a Hindi verse, underscoring the way & importance of meditation, composed by Sadguru Maharshi Santsevi ji Paramhans (1920-2007), the charismatic exponent of Santmat, excerpted from the book titled "Bhajanawali" compiled by Swami Achyutanand Ji Maharaj, the founder Editor, Hindi monthly "Shanti Sandesh" (Message of Peace) brought out by Maharshi Mehi Ashram, Kuppaghat, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India, and also the current editor of the spiritual quarterly "Adhyatma Prakash"(The Light of Spirituality) brought out from Maharshi Santsevi Dhyan Yogashram, Kolkata, West Bengal.

- Translated by Pravesh K. Singh

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The Original Verse (Transliterated Hindi Version)

"Sarvesh ko bhaj le sujan, akhilesh ko tU pAyegA |

Bishvesh ko upalabdh kar, tU wahI ho jAyegA ||1||

Man se mantrAvritti kari kari, IshTa vigraha dhyAn bhI |
Yug drishTi sUrat ek kar, ghaT jyoti jugnU pAyegA ||2||

vidyut sitAre bindu shashi, ushA prabhA ravi pUr bhI |
lakh jyoti anupam brahma kI, agh punj jal bhun jAyegA ||3||

Jyoti mein sun shabd anahad, dhun anAhat ko parakh |
sat shabd chetan dhAr dhari, dhur dhAm nischaya jAyegA ||4||

Santsewi ko batAyA, Sant Mehin marma yah |
Hai dharm ab terA sujan, kar karm ur prabhu pAyegA ||5||"

TRANSLATION

O wise People! Worship/meditate upon the Supreme Lord of the Whole Universe, whole Nature (Gross and Conscious). |
Having realized Him (within through inner meditation), you would become He Himself.||1|| Mentally (internally) chant the mantra (given by the Guru), try to visualize the form of your desired deity (in the inner sky, as taught by the Guru). |
Making both the currents of your sight/vision meet, you would see the light of the glow-worm within your own body. ||2||

(As you continue with the Drishti Yoga - Yoga of Inner Light), you would also behold within yourself flashes of lightning, stars, refulgent absolute point, moon, light of dawn & morning, sun, etc.|

This Divine Light seen within would scorch the stockpile of your sins. ||3||

While beholding the dazzling Divine Light (you would also) hear myriads of phonetic sounds, as also the Quintessential/Primordial Unstruck Melody. |
Grasping on to the conscious current of the Eternal Unstruck Word (Sound/ Melody), you would surely get entry into His exclusive Kingdom (where He alone lives in His true state). ||4||

Sant Sadguru Mehi taught this secret (of inner meditation) to (Maharshi) Santsevi. |

Now it is your duty, O Wise Men, to implement the above into practice, and, thus, you are bound to find Him within yourself .||5||

More Couplets of Swami Santsevi Ji

Begin meditation with internally chanting or repeating the Guru-mantra-incantation (the charged words given by the Guru). And then try to visualize the radiant form or image of the Satguru in the still darkness of the inner sky (with eyes closed). Follow that with focusing your attention at the seat of the soul within, i.e. at the Third Eye or the Inner Eye or the Til Dwaar, by making the two streams of consciousness in your two eyes converge in a Point.

When the two currents of consciousness meet in a Point, Divine Light
appears within. Then, practice Surat Shabd Yoga (Yoga of Divine Sound)
i.e., try to shift your attention to listening to the Divine Sounds or myriads of melodies (Anahad Naad) ringing inside. Listening to the
Divine Sound destroys all the perversions, agitations and fickleness of
the mind.

Ascending beyond or transcending myriads of sounds, try to identify
and tune in to the Quintessential Unstruck Melody, called "Saar Shabd" or "Anaahat Naad" which alone is capable of taking you and merging you into oneness with the Supreme Lord; this is the ultimate deliverance or liberation. ////////

Evils in the World Are Committed Because of Our Unmindfulness

http://SantMat.gaia.com — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:42:55 GMT

Evils in the World Are Committed Because of Our Unmindfulness

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{"Repeat the Name of your Beloved, day and night, again
and again. With care in thought, word and deed, you will
cross to the other shore." -- Dadu}

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{"Do not live even a single day without inner
meditation." -- Baba Devi Sahab}
English rendering of a discourse of Swami Harinandan Baba, the current Acharya (Teacher) of Santmat, head quartered at Maharshi Mehi Ashram, Kuppaghat, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India; Swami Harinandan Baba succeeded Maharshi Santsewi Ji Paramhans in June 2007. The Hindi discourse has been excerpted from the May 2008 edition of the spiritual monthly "Shanti Sandesh" (Message of Peace) published from Maharshi Mehi Ashram, Kuppaghat, Bhagalpur.

-Translated into English by Pravesh K. Singh

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"jhUTh-mUTh khelai sach-much hoy,
sach-much khelai biralA koy |
jo koi khelai man-chit lAy,

hote hote hoiye jAy ||"
[We begin with just trying to meditate, driven often by curiosity.
Those who are truly serious & perfect at meditation are very rare to find.

However, anyone who perseveres with honest, dedicated attempts,

Eventually does attain perfection.]

Initially when we sit in meditation, 'dhyAn' does not take place; it is as if we are pretending to meditate. But as we tenaciously persist sincerely with our practice, one day dhyAn does happen in its true sense. Otherwise those are extremely rare to find who can do dhyAn perfectly. DhyAn has been described as "dhyAnam shUnyagatam manah" (Dhyan means the mind getting completely void of any thoughts or agitations). He who can accomplish perfect dhyAn finds that his mind has become empty. Thus sants exhort us not to sit in the lap of disappointment (if we don't succeed in meditation) but to persevere whether dhyAn is effected or not. Suppose there is a servant who discharges all the services to his master with utmost sincerity without asking for any salary or food. Do you think that the master would not give such a servant any food or remuneration? Rather he would himself say, "Come on! You have been working for a long time. Have some food at first. You have not even asked for any remuneration. Here is your salary." Wouldn't he? Now, when a worldly master can give his sincere servant food & salary without being asked for, would the Supreme Lord keep your wages in arrears? But yes, our faith should be so strong & unwavering that we go on doing our duty rightfully irrespective of whether we get something in return or not.

This faith, loyalty and dedication precisely are the proof of your honesty. We should forsake neither three times meditation a day nor satsang (company of noble people). Those who develop the habit of attending satsang daily, feel as if they have committed some crime if they somehow miss satsang, even for a single day. Similar is the state of those who practice meditation regularly. If they don't sit in meditation as scheduled, they feel restless as if something really important has gone amiss, feel bereft of mental peace. Another thing is that only they who meditate regularly find concentration and genuine pleasure in it. Which is why, our Guru Maharaj (Maharshi Mehi Paramhans Ji Maharaj) would say, "Attend satsang daily, and meditate daily as well". If you could fix and strictly observe a particular routine for meditation, that would be even better. Get up at 3 AM, also known as `Brahma Muhurt'. There is no disturbance at this hour. Ambiance, also, is perfectly calm. This is the best time for meditation. But only those, who observe restraint in their diet, would be able to wake up at this time. They, who eat late in the night, eat too much can not wake up in Brahma Muhurt. Sants, therefore, advise us to control our diet first of all if we want to succeed in meditation, if we aspire to achieve something. You should not hanker after eating, eating and eating. You see, we have to eat for the whole of our life. And, God provides food to everybody.

Eat a little less than you can. For the benefit of those who wish to take advantage of meditation, Sant Charan Das Ji has said,

"din ko hari sumiran karo, rain jAgi kar dhyAn |
bhUkh rAkhi bhojan karo, taji sovan ko bAn.||"

In the above couplet he exhorts us, "Be in constant remembrance of God during daytime while discharging your worldly duties, and meditate keeping awake in the night." How will this become possible? He says, "bhUkh rAkhi bhojan karo" which means, "stop eating even as there is some appetite still left"; only then would it be possible to keep awake and meditate in night. This may give rise to apprehension in one's mind: how is it possible that I work during daytime, exercise dietary control and not sleep in the night? For such people (who lead a hectic daily worldly life) Charandas Ji relaxes the conditions a bit:

"chAri pahar nahi jagi sakai, Adhi rAt sUn jAg |
dhyAn karo jap hI karau, bhajan karan kUn lAg ||
jo nahi sardhA dopahar, pichhale pahare chet |
uTh baiTho raTanA raTo, prabhu suN lAvahu het ||
jAgai nA pichhale pahar, karai na guru mat jAp |
munh fAre sovat rahei, tAkUn lAge pAp ||"
[If you can't keep awake for the whole night, wake up at least at midnight, |
And do meditation by repeated recitation of the given mantra and do dhyAn. ||
If even this be not possible, at least rise in the last quarter of night (also called `brahma muhurt'), |
sit up, chant His name and get connected to Him. ||
He who does not wake up even in the last quarter of night and chant the mantra given by the Guru |
Keeps sleeping with his mouth agape, he earns sin (in his karmic account).
At the time of taking initiation, remember that we had also taken a vow to shun avoidable karmas and perform righteous acts. All sinful acts are avoidable acts, while noble deeds consist in attending satsang, meditation, service to Guru and altruism. We had resolved to obey the instructions of our Guru and to do everything possible with our body, mind and wealth to promote Santmat. We commit sin by disobeying Guru's commandments. We should stand guards against committing this sin. We must get up in Brahma Muhurt, or else we would be deprived of the great benefits that accrue from it. Brahma Muhurt has also been described as `amrit velA' (the elixir or divine time). For those who wake up in this divine period, it has been said,

"jo jAge so pAve, jo sove so khove"
[He who wakes up in time makes valuable gains, while he who keeps sleeping stands out to lose miserably.]

Those who rise in the Brahma Muhurt and meditate go on accumulating or crediting auspicious fruits in their karmic account, and those who are lazy frittering away their time in sleeping lose this valuable wealth. An additional benefit of waking up in this period is that the atmosphere is relatively pure & healthy, as the old Hindi proverb goes,

"vaidya kI sau davA, bhor kI ek hawA"
[Air inhaled in the early hours is as effective as a hundred medicines prescribed by the doctor.]

Thus we ought to practice meditation in the Brahma Muhurt. Next we should meditate immediately after bathing. Bathing results in a cooler mind which facilitates better concentration during meditation. Then again, in the evening after finishing all worldly duties, we should wash our hands and feet and sit in meditation. Respected mothers have to do cooking at home. They should meditate and then take up cooking. Meditation quietens the mind which leads to better quality of cooking. If food is cooked after having bath & meditation, it gets purer and tastier. We should be very scrupulous about the purity of our conduct as well. It takes, you see, a sacred vessel to store a holy article. Likewise, God manifests himself in a pure heart. So purify your body and heart. This body is like a temple wherein Lord Vishnu & Lordess Lakshmi reside. This body is like a temple wherein Lord Shiva & Lordess Parvati (Shakti) reside.

Meditation within this body fetches several supernatural attainments. This body is a temple. Those who meditate on `bindu' (Luminous Divine Point) and `nAd'(Divine Sound) acquire these powers.

Therefore, keep this body as sacred as possible so as to be fit to be a temple for Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. It is very essential, therefore, to maintain a pure living and pure eating. Learn to be content with whatever you have. It is not possible for everyone in this world to be blessed with equal means of comfort. Everyone gets wealth and comfort in accordance with his own karma.

A father has four sons. He distributes his property equally among them. But they don't prosper equally. Some grow richer, while some other might slide down into penury. Some leads a happy luxurious life, while the other is gripped by sickness. Why so? - Because we are living the consequences of our own actions. We get according to our merit. If you are leading a life of comfort, do not be arrogant. Consider wealth to be God's 'mAyA' (illusion) and devote it to auspicious activities. Such an opportunity is provided by God Himself. Kabir Sahab has stated,

"Kabir mAyA Ram kI, modI sab sansAr |
jAko chiTThi utarI, soi kharachana hAr ||"
[All the (shows of) wealth and property in this world belong to Ram, the people are merely the storekeepers. |
He whose name figures in the draw of lot gets to spend it. ||]

In spite of being blessed with opulence all are not able to spend it in noble ventures, whereas there are even such people who have so little and yet have the heart to part away with a portion of their possession. Who would reap the benefit eventually? Naturally the latter, the benevolent ones; and yes, they get several times more in return. Just as a farmer sows certain quantity of seeds on field, but harvests crop which is many times more than he had sowed. Now just think of a farmer who starts worrying even before sowing seeds - what would he eat if he put in 40 kg of wheat or paddy in the farm, then what would happen to such a person?

This world, too, is said to be a farm field of actions. The type of seed (in the form of our actions) we sow in it, we reap a matching harvest. If you sow good seeds, you will get good fruits; and if you sow seeds of misdeeds or evil deeds the fruits thereof would also be equally unpalatable. Therefore, commit no sin, perform virtuous acts. Spend the wealth at your command in noble acts. Which is a noble or auspicious act? - That which benefits several people. For instance, if a Satsang Hall is built, it is an auspicious act because the teachings of sants are taught and discussed here which do a lot of good to a lot of people, to the society at large. Similarly constructing schools, colleges, hospitals etc. are auspicious acts, for many generations are given education and treatment here. Spend your money in such acts. They, who invest their money in virtuous works (while they are still alive) and will a judicious distribution of their property among their off springs to facilitate an easy life for the latter, are truly the fortunate ones. But keep one thing in mind. However much you leave in legacy to your sons they would be able to retain only as much as they are worth. If your son is not capable or worthy, he could very well end up losing all he got from you. So, don't think much on this count. Spend your wealth in auspicious acts which is your duty. It, however, does not imply that you should ignore the interests of your parents, sons, daughters, wife etc. Ensuring their upkeep in the fittest manner is your bounden duty. So strike a balance. This will give you good name in this world & this life; this would also ensure a good after life. Sants teach us to learn the right art of living. Live in a way that people sing your praises after you have left this world. Those lives alone have been meaningful about who people say nice things even at their back. Such people who are criticised & cursed after they are no more, they have lived a miserable life here and are destined for a wretched after-life as well. Sants preach that if we want to be happy in both this world and the other world, we should live a life of restraint and perform noble acts.

The Wisdom of Saint Tulsi Sahib - Spiritual Awakening Radio

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Shabd 27: The ocean of existence is unfathomably vast and without any port of safety. It cannot be crossed. If you meet Sat Guru [True Eternal Light-giver], the boatman, then only will you get across and reach your Abode. The world is a net which Maya [illusion] has cast for the Jiva [unliberated soul]. Says Tulsi that, under the sway of greed and attachment, the Jiva wanders in the transmigratory cycle.

Shabd 28: Concentrating your Surat [attention-faculty of the soul] repeatedly, remain withdrawn towards the region of the eyes [third eye center]. Cleansing the mirror, as it were, of the body and mind, let your Surat proceed on. If you get the opportunity of looking beyond, you will find the truth. Says Tulsi, if you become the dust of the holy feet of Sants [Saints, souls who have reached the Fourth Lok -- fifth plane/heaven or above], you will see Refulgence.

Shabd 29: Whosoever took proper care of his Surat, did not have any fear of Kal [time, the lord of death]. His Surat ascended, and on rushing to Gagan [inner mystic sky] reached her Lord. She met her Beloved on repairing to the Abode of Agam Purush [Inaccessible Being]. Says Tulsi, the illusions, delusions and misery of innumerable lives were thus obliterated.

Shabd 30: Says Tulsi that He will now tell of the Abode, the whereabouts, the seat and the Region of the Beloved. That the Beloved resides beyond Brahm. The region of Sat Nam (who is the Beloved) is Amarpur (Imperishable Region), an Abode of All Happiness. Tulsi says that whoever attains the fourth Lok is called a Sant.

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Radhasoami has so fashioned me that I now fly like a bird

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Radhasoami has so fashioned me that I now fly like a bird. -- Swami Ji Maharaj, Sar Bachan Poetry, Book Two

All souls belong to the lineage of Sat Naam, but this quality (remembrance of the lineage) cannot be attained without devotion to the Satguru. -- Soami Ji Maharaj, Sar Bachan Prose, Book Two

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{Radhaswami Dayal ki Daya Radhaswami Sahai:
"Grant Merciful Radhasoami Thy Grace and Protection"}

Nothing worthwhile would be accomplished by merely reciting the saints' discourses and by memorising them, so long as one does not take to practice. For this reason (it is stressed that) whatever discourse you hear, go deep into it and practise it and live it, or else hearing it and comprehending it is of no avail. (Saying of Swami Ji Maharaj - Sant Radhaswami Sahib, Sar Bachan Radhasoami Prose, Book Two, Agra, India)

The source of all energy is spirit (surat-soul) which enlivens both body and mind. Yet without the body, the spirit can have no abode, and unaided by mind, the body cannot find a direction in which to move. The spirit, therefore, becomes indebted to both Kaal [god of time] and Maya [illusion] for making it conscious and making it possible for it to exhaust and remove the covers, so that it becomes fit to ascend.

Now, this debt cannot be redeemed by the jiva [a soul somewhere in time] himself. This is because in the process of exhausting the covers, the jiva 'acts' and performs karmas, and these karmas then constitute a vicious circle in which the debt of Kaal and Maya goes on multiplying. It is only when the jiva takes shelter of the perfect master (Satguru sharan) that the forest of the karmas of jiva which keeps on accumulating in manakash (mind-sky) can be burnt.

Secondly, the jiva has to shed off the layers of Kaal and Maya and while he does so, both of them fight a pitched battle against the jiva who has to struggle hard and then gradually realise that alone, single-handedly and unaided by the Satguru, he will not be able to survive this battle of redemption of old debt laid on his back by the Adi Karma. Then alone he will surrender his ego to the Satguru who then takes over his battle, reinforces him and makes him vanquish Kaal and Maya. (M.G. Gupta, Commentary on Sar Bachan Radhasoami Prose)

This is what is meant by the verse:

Satguru sharan gaho mere pyaare, karain jugaat chukaaye: "Seek the protection of the Satguru, my love, after paying the taxes, of karma." (Swami Ji Maharaj, Sar Bachan. Poetry, Volume 1. Hymn 13. Discourse 8, Agra, India)

21. Sants and Mahatmas say that only the loving devotees will enter the Darbar (Court) of the true Supreme Being, be seated in His august presence and enjoy the bliss of His darshan [vision]. Rest of the Jivas [souls] who are engaged in various forms of Parmarth [spirituality], will mostly be rewarded for their Shubha Karams with happiness for some time. As they are not imbued with the desire for His darshan [vision], and as they do not wish to meet with Sant Sat Guru, they cannot secure admittance into His August Mansion [Realm].

22. The true and perfect lovers of the Lord, after reaching a particular stage, become the beloved of the true Supreme Being. They become so dear to Him that He does not like, at any time, to part with them. Whatever they do or wish is acceptable to Him. In other words, the Mauj [Will] of the Supreme Being and that of these loving devotees become one. These loving devotees are the most beloved of the Supreme Being and are called Mahboob-i-Ilahi (Beloved of God). They alone attain to the status of Sant and Param Sant. This is the acme of Bhakti[ love and devotion]. This is attained by those extremely rare devotees who have no desire of any kind, but to meet with the Supreme Father. (Huzur Maharaj - Rai Saligram, Prem Patra Radhasoami, Volume Six, Agra, India)

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Program Contents - The July Sant Mat Satsang PODcast

The July Sant Mat Satsang PODcast: Mystic-Poetry (Bhajans) - Readings from The Adi Granth and from the Dadu Panch Vani: verses from Sant Dadu Dayal; the article: "Do Simran -- Do the Meditation", by Swami Sant Harinandan Baba, translated from Hindi into English by Pravesh Kumar Singh; The Ethical Foundation of Sant Mat: The Five Precepts and Meditation Requirements; a reading from a quintessential manual of Sant Mat teachings and practice known as, "The Philosophy of Liberation", by Sant Maharshi Mehi on: the inner spiritual technology, steps, stages, and stairway of heaven known as "The Eight Limbs of Yoga": YAMA: satya (truthfulness), ahimsa (non-violence in thought, word, and deed), asteya (non-stealing), brahmacarya (continence), and aparigraha (control of greed -- non-possessiveness). NIYAMA also consists of five practices: sauca (internal and external purity), santosha (contentment), tapas (penance), svadhyaya (study of scriptures and wisdom of the Sants), and isvara pranidhana (meditation on GOD); ASANA: correct posture in meditation; PRANAYAMA or breath control, which is, for the most part, not emphasized in contemporary Sant Mat Meditation; PRATYAHARA: withdrawal or sensory transcendence, as well as it means to bring back, as in refocusing oneself again whenever one notices that one has lost focus during their meditation sit; DHARANA: an increment of time characterized as quality meditation -- good concentration; DHYANA: one-pointed attention, stillness, also meaning true meditation or contemplation - not to be confused with the term "Dhyan" (visualizing or seeing the form of a Master, though of course that too is part of, or a stage of, traditional Sant Mat Meditation); SAMADHI: the bliss of being completely absorbed in meditation, unity, union with God, oneness. There are also readings on Amrit Veela/Brahmamuhurta/The Hour of God, and a list of some of the Sounds of Surat Shabd Yoga.

Sat Naam, Jai Guru, Radhaswami,

James

Satsang Discourse: Tulsi, Devi, Mehi, SantSevi, Bhagirath Baba

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Spiritual
Satsang Discourse Featuring the Teachings of Param Sant Tulsi Sahib,
Baba Devi Sahab, Maharshi Mehi Paramahans, Swami Sant Sevi Ji Maharaj,
and Shri Bhagirath Baba

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{"Repeat the Name of your Beloved, day and night, again
and again. With care in thought, word and deed, you will
cross to the other shore." -- Sant Dadu Dayal}

Four Shabds (Hymn, Mystic Poems) of Param Saint Tulsi Sahib of Hathras,
from the book, Param Sant Tulsi Saheb, S.D. Maheshwari, Agra, India

Shabd 88

Peeping through the latticed screen, I had a glimpse of the Beloved. O
friend ! I sacrifice myself before my Sat Guru. (1) He gave me the eyes
and took care of my Surat and through His grace I could know of the
Abode of the Infinite Being. (2) I proceeded to the unique cave in
Gagan where neither the sun nor the moon has any access. (3) Says
Tulsi, Surat prepared the Beloved's bed and, lying there, enjoyed great
bliss. (4)

Shabd 89

Listen, O friend ! Great is the status of Sants. It is beyond the reach
of Yoga and such other methods or practices. (1) In that region of
Sants [in the Soundless, Formless Plane Above] there is neither sound
nor any form. It is beyond Sunn and Maha-sunn. (2) The Gunas and
Nirguna have no access there. Sat Nam is the Beloved's region, which
the Jiva should attain. (3) Says Tulsi, he knows the True Name of the
Abode of the August, Nameless and Infinite Being. (4)

Shabd 90

O Friend ! My Guru showed me the way through which I could see the
Invisible One. When I could recognize the current of spirituality
coming from above, I constantly applied my Surat to it. (1) Unique is
the spectacle seen on the peak in the sky and I made my Surat
participate in the activities going on there, all the time. (2) By
lifting the barrier beyond the door on the West, that is, beyond Sunn,
I gained access to Sat Lok. (3) Says Tulsi, the Essence resides within
the human body, and therein can Atma be found. (4)

Shabd 91

Friend ! I searched further ahead and, after ascending, merged my Surat
in Gagan (Trikuti). Proceeding still further I found a path as subtle
as a spider's thread, along which, I quickly elevated my Surat. (1) I
then beheld Man-sarovar and, taking my seat at the Ghat (bathing place)
of Triveni, I bathed in its waters. (2) Withdrawing myself from there
and proceeding further within, I saw a unique spectacle of the
refulgence of a crore of suns pervading all round. (3) At its middle or
centre, I found a door through which I could see a Being who has been
described as the Source. (4) Says Tulsi, by applying my Surat to Shabd
within, I merged it in the region of Guru. (5) (Param Saint Tulsi Sahib
of Hathras)

Sayings of Baba Devi Sahab (Pravesh K. Singh translation)

"Do not live even a single day without inner meditation."

"Such persons who are all the time busy in mundane worldly affairs and
are not able to spare even one or two hours a day (for meditation), are
not fit to be initiated into inner meditation, for even if these
persons get to know about the way to the inner secrets, of what use it
would be to them!"

"What is important is not to live a single day in life without
practicing meditation, all the experiences of pains & pleasures of
the world, one has to go through, notwithstanding."

"The loftiest or the highest outcome of adopting and following the ways
of these (Sants) is that it takes one beyond 'aawaagaman' (the
repetitive cycles of birth & death)."

"So, we should go to that place where the way to remove these veils is
taught. In the terminology of Sants and noble people, such a place is
called `satsang' where methods are taught to inculcate bhakti [love and
devotion] and remove the veils that keep it under-cover".

"God and bhakti are otherwise one and the same thing".

"In short, bhakti is such a thing without which no worldly or heavenly
acts can be accomplished. He alone is a human being (in the true sense)
who knows the key to or secret of bhakti. He whose heart is devoid of
the spirit of love is not even as good as an animal; he is rather much
more inferior to that".

"Bhakti is that essential substance without which any work, either of
this world or of the other world, can not be fulfilled; for all such
tasks which a man performs with genuine zeal get accomplished well, and
all other works in which we do not feel sincerely involved remain
incomplete or are only half done".

"What is most significant about bhakti is that is opens up inside man
the easy pathway to God, treading on which man reaches his centre or
destination from where he never (needs to) return".

"The other Music or Sound is internal and the way to listen to that is
by focusing our attention on the internal `Shabd' or Sound which is
Ringing within each one of us. Shabd is a highly precious wealth in the
life of every human being. So long as this Shabd is present in a man he
is alive; as soon as the Shabd exits, it is the end of him.".

"It is the highest duty of every individual to acquire experiential
Knowledge of this Shabd, and to investigate or explore the Origin or
Source from where this Shabd flows out".

"Our Lord resides in all (of us). He, our Lord, is so wonderful that
though He pervades everything, (yet) He is separate from and transcends
everything. It is not possible to see Him (in His true form) without
meeting, and learning the secrets from, (the accomplished) Guru. He is
blessed and adorable within whose body He reveals Himself."

When Sadguru Baba Devi Sahib was nearing the time of his departure from
this ephemeral world for his true destination, satsangis humbly
requested him to bless with his parting words. To their request, Baba
Devi Sahab had obliged by saying, "Duniyaa waham hai, abhyaas karo",
meaning, "This world is an illusion -- practice meditation." (Baba Devi
Sahab)

Below is from the Padavali of Maharshi Mehi Paramhans

56
Inside one’s body, one witnesses unique and most delightful performances,
In the centre of the eyebrows, you fix firmly your Surat [attention-faculty of the soul],
Watch the wonderful light inside your body,
As you see that light try to experience it;
It is difficult to know its reality by describing or hearing it;
It is to be sought inside one’s own body only.
Within the body itself is Sagun [form], Nirgun [formless] and the abode of the Lord;
If you do not believe, you serve Sadguru, abandoning your pride,
Even now is alive in the world Baba Devi Sahib, the light of knowledge,
Who specifically teaches the means of inner worship;
Mehi says, one going to his shelter, gets inexplicable joy inside one’s body.

57
O devotee! There is a wonderful display within this body,
In the darkness of this body is the sky studded with the stars, the Moon and the Sun,
There is the subtle body within the gross one and in that subtle body is the causal one,
And yet there is the fourth one, that is, the supra-causal body,
The fifth body, that is, Kaivalya (Oneness) is without attributes and full of knowledge,
Mehi says, the Quintessential Word along with the Absolute, is present in one’s body. (Maharshi Mehi)

Couplets of Swami Sant Sevi Ji Maharaj

Begin meditation with internally chanting or repeating the
Guru-mantra-incantation (the charged words given by the Guru). And then
visualize the radiant form or image of the Satguru in the still
darkness of the inner sky (with eyes closed). Follow that with focusing
your attention at the seat of the soul within, i.e. at the Third Eye or
the Inner Eye or the Til Dwaar, by making the two streams of
consciousness in your two eyes converge in a Point.

When the two currents of consciousness meet in a Point, Divine Light
appears within. Then, practice Surat Shabd Yoga (Yoga of Divine Sound)
i.e., try to shift your attention to listening to the Divine Sounds or
myriads of melodies (Anahad Naad) ringing inside. Listening to the
Divine Sound destroys all the perversions, agitations and fickleness of
the mind.

Ascending beyond or transcending myriads of sounds, try to identify and
tune in to the Quintessential Unstruck Melody, called "Saar Shabd" or
"Anaahat Naad" which alone is capable of taking you and merging you
into oneness with the Supreme Lord; this is the ultimate deliverance,
emancipation, welfare, or liberation. (Sant Sevi Ji)

Shri Bhagirath Baba on Manas Jappa - Simran - Name Repetition Done With Devotion and Love (Prem-Bhakti)

There are three layers (coverings) over the Jeevaatmaa (Individual
Soul). Those are: darkness, light and sound. Darkness is the shadow of
the light. This darkness is the first layer on the Jeeva (individual
soul) whom all beings see. One who crosses this layer of darkness
through a special kind of meditation sees the inner Light within
oneself. This inner Light is called Aatma-Aalok (Light of the self) or
Brahma-Prakash (Divine Light), on achieving it, Divya-Drishti (Divine
Eye, Third Eye) opens completely. One should repeat (reiterate) the
Guru-instructed mantra within the mind, gazing into the darkness that
appears while closing the eyes. This process is called Maanas Jap. In
doing this process neither lips are oscillated nor the tongue. Instead,
the mantra (word or name given by Guru) is repeated within, through the
mind. This Jap is actually a kind of meditation. Repeating mantra
through the mind is to call the Ishta (the tutelary deity, most
beloved, Sadguru) near oneself. So, Jaapak (a practitioner who does
Jap) should perform Jap with great love. He (Ishta, Guru) becomes
happy/merciful if one does Jap with immense love and devotion, and he
appears at will.

The practitioner who does Jap sitting in a secluded place with the
right method and immense love, becomes the excellent devotee. Sant
Charan Das says:

"Sakal shiromani naam hai, sab dharman ke maahi |
Ananya bhakta wah jaaniye, sumiran bhoolai naahi ||"
[Name (Jap) is the crown of all and has been described in all creeds.
Know that person as the superior devotee who never forgets Jap.]

By doing Jap, the mind and heart become devotionally pure, morale is
uplifted, one gets strength in inner meditation. Japaat Siddhi (divine
power after getting perfection in Jap) is obtained. By doing Jap, so
much sanctity begins to flow within the body and mind of the
practitioner (Jaapak) that the vibration or wave of Jap (mantra the
practitioner repeats) penetrates (flows into) whatever the practitioner
touches. (Gurusevi Shri Bhagirath Baba)

Spiritual Awakening Radio: Inner Vision & the Vegetarian Diet

http://SantMat.gaia.com — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:23:13 GMT

Spiritual Awakening Radio: Inner Vision & the Vegetarian Diet

Posted on Apr 24th, 2009
by SantMat_Mystic_(James)

Spiritual Awakening Radio: Inner Vision & the Vegetarian Diet

Vegetarian Diet, the World Religions, Seeing inner Light & the Single Eye:

10 AM Pacific/11 AM Mountain/
NOON Central/1 PM Eastern Time

Streaming Live at
http://www.HealthyLife.NET
(Click on the blue "listen live" button.)

Repeated Again Sunday at Noon Eastern, which is 11 AM Central, 10 AM Mountain and 9 AM Pacific Time, streaming via

http://www.HealthyLife.NET
(Click on the blue "listen live" button.)

This
new program will be archived and made available online on-demand via my
audio archive page, a library of 13 shows you can hear anytime! GO TO:

http://www.HealthyLife.Net/RadioShow/archiveSPA.htm

All for the Love of Wisdom and Radio,

James

New Satsang Podcast Available: Sant Mat Radio, Know Thyself

http://SantMat.gaia.com — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:57:40 GMT

New Satsang Podcast Available: Sant Mat Radio, Know Thyself

BlogTalkRadio, My Monthly Satsang Podcast: The Theme
is "KNOW THYSELF": Click to Listen -- Play or Download at:
http://www.BlogTalkRadio.com/SantMatFellowship

(Program Length: 39 Minutes)

The March Satsang Available Online at Blog Talk Radio

A wide variety of readings from the writings of the Sant tradition and other world scriptures with the theme of knowing one's Self and God: the recitation of several bhajans (mystical hymns, devotional poems) from classic Saints of India including from the Adi Granth, Dasam Granth, Huzur Maharaj (Rai Saligram). Also on the theme of knowing one's Self, readings from: The Bijak of Kabir, Saakhi Granth of Kabir, The Stranger of Galilee by Russell Perkins (who has some great passages from Kirpal Singh), also a couple of selections from the sayings of Lord Mahavira (Jainism) and the Gospel of Thomas (Gnostic); and, a Bhakti Approach to Simran (Radhasoami Naam) according to the Founder of the
Radhasoami Faith.

Satsang is an Eastern term used by Indian spiritual paths including Sant Mat for a meeting or spiritual gathering either facilitated by a living Master (Sant Sat Guru), representative or group leader affiliated with such a living teacher. The facilitator reads from the writings of various Masters, perhaps making some comments. The focus is always the words and the wisdom of the Masters about the essential truths of the spiritual journey, knowing God, Bhakti (love and devotion), right conduct and ahimsa (non-violence in thought, word and deed), effective meditation practice: Soul Travel: Surat Shabd Yoga: Inner Light and Sound Meditation, the Mysteries of the Kingdom of God or Inner Space.

In the Love, Light, and Sound of the Beloved,

James

Hear Raw Foodist David Wolfe Friday on Spiritual Awakening Radio

http://SantMat.gaia.com — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:24:52 GMT

Hear Raw Foodist David Wolfe Friday on Spiritual Awakening Radio

Posted on Mar 10th, 2009
by SantMat_Mystic_(James)

Hear Raw Foodist David Wolfe Friday on Spiritual Awakening Radio

Friday on Spiritual Awakening (repeated Sunday) on
Healthy Life Net -- The Positive Talk Radio Network

Spiritual Awakening Radio is heard Fridays at

1 PM Eastern Time,

which is Noon Central,

11 AM Mountain, and

10 AM Pacific Time

(6 PM in the UK).

There are also encore repeat broadcasts, twelve hours later, on Friday nights, and on.................

Sundays at Noon Eastern,

which is 11 AM Central,

10 AM Mountain, and

9 AM Pacific Time

(5 PM in the UK).

To hear this program online as streaming audio, GO TO:

http://www.HealthyLife.net

and
click the blue "LISTEN LIVE" button, which will activate your windows
media player or default player for web audio (.ASX files).

NOTE:
This
new program later on Friday will also be archived and available for
download for the next 15 weeks at my Spiritual Awakening Radio Archive
Page via HealthyLifeNet. GO TO:

http://www.HealthyLife.net/RadioShow/archiveSPA.htm

and at that time click on show title: 3/13 Be Veg. Go Green. Save the Planet, Part 5: David Wolfe.

Namaste!

James
Spiritual Awakening Radio Website:
http://www.SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com

Tour the Amazing Inner World of Brilliant Lights & Melodies

http://SantMat.gaia.com — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:06:26 GMT

Tour the Amazing Inner World of Brilliant Lights & Breathtaking Melodies

Sant Mat Fellowship:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SantMatFellowship
{"Repeat the Name of your Beloved, day and night, again and again. With care in thought, word and deed, you will cross to the other shore." -- Dadu}

[English translation of a wonderful verse composed by Maharshi Mehi Paramhans ji Maharaj(28.04.1885- 08.06.1986) , based on its Hindi Translation by Maharshi Santsewi Ji Paramhans, in which Maharshi Mehi depicts beautifully his own experiences of spiritual meditation (Meditation on the Yoga of Divine Light & the Yoga of Divine Sound), excerpted from his book "Mehi Padavali" (Poems of Mehi).

-Translated into English by Pravesh K. Singh (http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/sant_ santati , http://blog. 360.yahoo. com/praveshksing h ) ]

N.B.

To prevent the post from getting lengthy, the original verse is not produced here.

Translation:

Aril

I (Maharshi Mehi Paramhans ji Maharaj) illustrate the precepts of Santmat for the beneficence of spiritual practitioners.
I describe these principles in the form of aril verses (a literary style of poetry), knowing & practicing which correctly, the practitioners will become truly fortunate or blessed.
These precepts, each one of these, are invaluable or priceless.
Bowing my head, says Maharshi Mehi Paramhansji Maharaj, in obeisance at the lotus feet of the sants I am going to describe whatever I desire to say. ||1||

Serve the sants daily and attend satsang in their noble company.
Listen attentively to their life-giving words and imbibe them whole heartedly.
Reflect upon these discourses. And, if you are not able to understand these fully, go back and learn again from them (sants).
Inline with the knowledge thus gained, advises Maharshi Mehi Paramhansji Maharaj, mold your behaviour/conduct accordingly. ||2||

Having gathered knowledge (in Satsang) thus, search for a true teacher (Guru) and select a true preceptor/Guru.
All the ways of, or efforts at, seeking Self-Realisation without (or, in absence of) the guidance of a True Guru are incomplete, imperfect, doubtful (of yielding desirable results).
I am going to narrate, states Maharshi Mehi Paramnsji Maharaj, in the form of the following kundaliyaa chhand (another literary style of poem composition) as to how to identify a true Guru.
If you finally get one such Guru with the grace of God, serve him throwing away or sacrificing your personal ego. ||3||

Kundaliya

He who knows the way to liberation, he who practices meditation everyday
And while doing so lives in this world with a true & pure heart.
Who loves Satsang fortifying his detachment (with things worldly) everyday…
Who destroys faulty thinking or evil thoughts (of his disciples) by imparting the right knowledge…
Who firmly implants the precepts of Santmat in our minds clarifying all our doubts…
He and he only (who is gifted with all the above virtues), having a true & pure heart, says Maharshi Mehi Paramhansji Maharaj, can be a Guru.

Aril

Utter pleasant truth, and shun stealing.
Give up taking to, or consuming, intoxicating substances, renounce adultery and do not commit violence.
Meditate, as taught by the Guru, with a pure mind.
I am going to tell about, pronounces Maharshi Mehi Paramhansji Maharaj,how to practice meditation, so please listen with rapt attention ||4||

Sit on a pure `aasan' (small square piece of mat, carpet, cloth sheet etc.) with your back, neck and head held in a straight (vertical) line.
Then keeping your mouth and eyes shut, internally chant the name of the deity (or Guru) you worship and internally visualise the form of your (Guru or) desired deity.

Doing so regularly with loving devotion, with perseverance, the mind gradually gets purified.
I will now describe, Maharshi Mehi Paramhansji Maharaj articulates, what is to be done next, so please listen attentively. ||5||

The mind (while trying to focus it on a fixed target) often strays to numerous other thoughts. In all such cases when the mind wanders away from the target
Bring it back again and again, as soon as you realize its flight to objects or subjects other than the target, and focus it on your target.
Thus practising the `pratyaahaar' (the process or practice of repeatedly bringing the mind back to focus on its target every time it strays away), move up to or acquire the state of `dhaaranaa' (the state of mind staying focused on the target for a small length of time).
Moveahead and ascend yourself, counsels Maharshi Mehi Paramhansji Maharaj,holding on to the current in the inner sky, then move further ahead.||6||

Very alertly grasp the prime current in the inner sky
And consciously behold the resplendent wonders or plays there (in the inner sky).
Still your gaze, your currents of seeing, at the bank or wharf of Sushumna or the Tenth Door.
And, yes, swiftly ascend through this door, exhorts Maharshi Mehi Paramhansji Maharaj||7||

Bravely practising thus, rise higher into the 'Brahmaand' (Cosmos or Macro Cosmos or the Universe) leaving the `pind' (our body or micro-cosmos) behind.
(For this) make your sight focused and penetrate into the Sushumna, just as an arrow pierces its target.
Getting there once (that is, on entering into the Sushumna), explains Maharshi Mehi Paramhansji Maharaj, `bindu' (refulgent point visualized in the inner sky when the currents of vision meet at a point in the Sushumna) and `naad' (Divine Sound or Vibration) would escort or lead you ahead (as guides) and take you on a trip to the realm of Divine light along with the realm of Divine Sound ||8||

Tour through the sphere of light, and see the glittering light.
In the proximity of the `til' or `bindu' (brilliant point) is seen the light of `jugnoo' (glow-worm), see it fixedly.
Lightning is also sighted there and it becomes very difficult to fix the gaze at this (lightning).
How would the sight be able to fix or still itself at the glittering point,remarks Maharshi Mehi Paramhansji Maharaj, at that brilliant light so long as the surat (attention, current of consciousness) keeps trembling (that is, is not stilled)?||9||

Through regular & rigorous practice of `drishti yog' (Meditation on Divine Light within)…
The trembling or shaking of surat would automatically go away as it would mature slowly (and become absolutely fixed or stilled).
Til Dwar (Tenth Door or The Third Eye) will break open by gazing at it with great effort…
Under the thrust of constant, fixed gazing, says Maharshi Mehi Paramhansji Maharaj. ||10||

Closing the three (eyes, ears and the mouth) look at the resplendent point as well as perceive the current of sound within.
Being drawn or attracted by this current move on from one sound to another and listen to (with the inner ear) a wide variety of sounds…
Such as the chirping of cricket, humming of black beetle…
Ringing of bells, sounds of `shankh' (conch), `shehnaai' (great pipe) etc, recounts Maharshi Mehi Paramhans ji Maharaj. ||11||

Current of sound is perceived along with sighting of star and the flame of a burning lamp.
Majestic divine sky replete with supernatural moonlight opens up (to the practitioner).
How it feels, Maharshi Mehi Paramhansji Maharaj remarks, to perceive the various sounds there, how does it feel to behold the astonishing full moon (full moon is seen in the region of sahastraara or thousand-petalled lotus)…
Can be known to, or experienced by, that perseverant and brave practitioner alone who is wholly immersed in inner meditation. ||12||

He who gets very profoundly or deeply engrossed in meditation…
Loses awareness of his gross body…truly steadfast and resolute is he (who experiences this).
Suchan inwardly-turned practitioner, avers Maharshi Mehi Paramhans ji Maharaj, is not even aware of the time – whether it is evening or morning, day or night.
Externally he appears to be stationary, or motionless like an inanimate or inert being, though, he is fully alert or conscious internally. ||13||

In whose face or comparison this external sun (of the outer world) appears quite dim, without light, or pales into insignificance…
Beyond the zone of moon is seen such a majestic inner sun (in the region of Trikutee situated above the sahastraara - the thousand-petalled lotus).
Who can describe those loud roaring sounds that are heard there?
Oh really, narrates Maharshi Mehi Paramhansji Maharaj, sounds resembling the `mahaa nagaadaa' (giant sized drums) beats and thundering of clouds keep reverberating there. ||14||

Further ahead is attained the state of `shoonya samaadhi' (in the region of Void) where there is sound and sound only.
Only such a devoted servant of sant who is driven by an ardent desire to go back to his primeval or original home attains to this state.
Here the practitioner gets to listen, through the ears of attention, to the melodious tunes of `muralee'/'murli' (flute).
Listening to such melodies, Maharshi Mehi Paramhansji Maharaj affirms, gives rise to great curiosity or intense desire (to tune into more and more of such enchanting melodies). ||15||

When we find a true Guru who knows the right skills or secret (to realize Him), he gives us the hint to "Naada Dhyaan or Shabda Yoga" (Meditation on the Divine Sound Current).
That which can not be likened to anything else and that which never undergoes any change is called the `saar-shabd' (Quintessential or Primeval Sound/Word).
Even this Quintessential Sound gets dissolved or merged in `nihshabd' (soundless state).
Sants have sung (in their verses) the praises of, utters Maharshi Mehi Paramhansji Maharaj, this very soundless entity variously referred to as `Addhvani', `Ashabd', `Anaam' etc. ||16||

Accompanying the Quintessential Sound, the surat (individual soul) also merges into the `akah' (indescribable soundless realm), the Highest State.
The nature of this Highest State, which is also termed as `Adhwani', `Ashabd', `Anaami' etc., is entirely different or distinct from anything else and is unique.
Having attained (and merged into oneness with) that Supreme Sovereign God who is devoid of all sorts of dichotomies & dualities…
Surat (the soul) has never, Maharshi Mehi Paramhansji Maharaj asserts, to come back into this world, that is, does not need to take birth in this world. ||17||

Announcements -- Various Posts and Links -- Happy 2009!

http://SantMat.gaia.com — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:00:45 GMT

Announcements -- Various Posts and Links

Wishing Everyone A Happy New Year of Love, Meditation, and Spiritual Progress -- HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Classic New Year's Message from Master Kirpal (from the Ruhani USA website): http://tinyurl.com/9pd2wf

My Spiritual Awakening Website. Go To:
http://www.spiritualawakeningradio.com

Life Coach Dr. Jeanine Austin streaming live Friday on Spiritual Awakening Radio, 1 PM ET/10 AM PT @ http://www.HealthyLife.Net

My Satsang (Spiritual Talks) Are Now Podcasted @ Blog Talk Radio:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/santmatfellowship
Link (above) to a recent online satsang at Blog Talk Radio, a spiritual talk based on the teachings of the Masters. This particular satsang talk has readings from the book, Spiritual Gems, a collection of the letters of Huzur Baba Sawan Singh, also readings from, Philosophy of Liberation, by Maharishi Mehi on practicing Sant Mat Meditation, from the book, The Harmony of All Religions, by Swami Sant Sevi Ji Maharaj on the Three Levels of Satsang, and selections from the Bhajans (Hymns) of Param Sant Tulsi Sahib of Hathras, India.

According to "Positive Airwaves" SpiritualAwakening remains the Number 1 most listened to radio program in the archives of HealthyLife.Net

Hear Spiritual Awakening Radio online 24/7 -- 15 Shows at the Archive Page:
http://www.healthylife.net/RadioShow/archiveSPA.htm
0/03 Inter-Faith Readings: Taoism, Sikh, Hindu, Gnostic
10/10 Inter-Faith Readings: Bahai, Zoroaster, Essene, Sufi
10/17 Exploring the World Religions: The Bahai Faith, Part 1
10/24 Exploring the World Religions: The Bahai Faith, Part 2
10/31 Exploring the World Religions: The Bahai Faith, Part 3
11/14 Exploring the World Religions: The Bahai Faith, Part 4
11/21 Finding Spiritual Community (Satsang)
11/28 Music Interview - My Guest is Deosil
12/05 The Yoga of Sound
12/12 A Course In Miracles
12/19 Malynn Utzinger on Meditation
12/26 The Wisdom of Kirpal Singh
1/02 Life Coaching Part 1 with Dr. Jeanine Austin
1/09 Life Coaching Part 2 with Dr. Jeanine Austin

Early Morning Mystical Meditation: http://tinyurl.com/7423uz
Amrit Veela meditation song. I like how this video begins...the first 2 minutes. It conveys the Indian practice of people waking early (during the Hour of Elixir/Amrit Veela/Brahma-Muhurta/Hour of God) and starting the day with meditation. It also illustrates divine Light and the Radiant Form of the Master, though in that
particular case I'm not familiar with the guru or path, but this
captures the spirit of Amrit Veela, that time of stillness or darkness that makes it easier to hear the Sound and see the Light.

For those needing someone to talk to: Spiritual Direction, Mentoring, Guidance -- a Life Coach -- someone to talk about about spiritual paths and options -- may you find your path.

Namaste',
James
http://twitter.com/SantMat_Mystic

Sant Mat Radio Podcasts Are Going Here (link)

http://SantMat.gaia.com — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:57:24 GMT

Sant Mat Radio Podcasts Are Going Here:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/santmatfellowship

Hear "The Yoga of Sound" -- Spiritual Awakening Radio

http://SantMat.gaia.com — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:42:30 GMT

Hear "The Yoga of Sound" -- Spiritual Awakening Radio

The link will activate your windows media player or default player for .ASX files:
http://www.ecstreams.com/HealthyLife/wma/spa1212_wma.asx

Or, go to my audio archive page at HealthyLife.Net, scroll down and click on: "The Yoga of Sound":
http://www.healthylife.net/RadioShow/archiveSPA.htm

Whether it's drumming, Russian Orthodox or Coptic chant, or Gregorian plainchant, an Indian classical raga or bagpipes, for millennia humans have been echoing various aspects of this Song of Creation. "For in the beginning of the times so did we all share in the Holy Stream of Sound that gave birth to all creation." (Essene Gospel of Peace, Volume Four)

Indigenous cultures support the belief that the universe was brought into existence through sound. The Australian aborigines believe in "songlines," meaning the "way of the law," which sang the world, and everything in it, into existence. Native American traditions speak of the "Song of the Creator" that created life and sustains the universe.

"Upon merging the mind with the Sound, there remains only the consciousness, free of the association with the mind. The consciousness free of the mind will be drawn to the flow of sounds, ultimately merging in Soundlessness or the Supreme Sovereign God. The internal practice of meditation ends here: the Supreme God is realized and the work is completed." (Maharshi Mehi, The Philosophy of Liberation)

Prayer of Sant Daata Dayal Ji (Shiv Brat Lal)

http://SantMat.gaia.com — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:43:32 GMT

Prayer of Sant Daata Dayal Ji (Shiv Brat Lal)

Radhasoami Reality:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Radhasoami-Reality
{Radhaswami Dayal ki Daya Radhaswami Sahai: "Grant Merciful Radhasoami Thy Grace and Protection"}

O August Radhaswami (Lord of the Soul),
Thou Living Self and Living Master,
Beneficent Father and Mother of All!
Be merciful -- make us Thine own,
And thus save us from the snares of Time.
Past are the Golden Age and others,
Unknowing of the Heavenly Melody proper,
Yet now art Thou Merciful, in this hard Dark
Age,
To chant in loud and lucid strains, the Sacred
Word,
O Lord, having descended into this plane
below,
Helpest Thou the living entities,
To span the Worldly-Ocean across;
To cast off the Trinity, and reach the Fourth
Abode,
Whence the Living Name unfolds,
And the Living Mastership.

Bathed in Glory and Effulgent Light,
Thy servant tenders this Solemn Petition:
Grant us even The Regionless Region,
The Chief Abode, the Sphere of Bliss,
The Holy Refuge at Thy Feet,
MY LORD!

-- Prayer of Sant Daata Dayal Ji (Shiv Brat Lal), "Light On Ananda Yoga -- The Yoga of Happiness," Sant Bani Books, Copyright Steve Morrow, 1982 (Note: I was friends with the late Steve Morrow, who, once upon a time, had an inter-faith satsang at his home in Texas called Sant Mat Fellowship.)

Kabir Says, The Day That Counts

http://SantMat.gaia.com — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:30:52 GMT

Kabir Says, The Day That Counts

Only the day spent
In repetition of the Lord's Name
Is reckoned fruitful
In the court of the Lord.
He who is absorbed in the Name,
The Lord is always with him
As his companion.
The day spent in repetition
Alone counts in the Lord's court.
Ceaselessly burns the lamp of Maya,
And men and gods, like moths,
Rush blindly into its flames.

Having attained the state
Of poise and detachment,
Kabir, the Lord's slave,
Has swum across the ocean
And reached the haven.

-- Guru Kabir, from the Kabir Granthavali