The way of the Master
The two
paths are open to us in this world. Either we follow the path of the mind or
that of the Guru known as Guru Mat or Guru Marg. Every one according to his own
light. Claims to follow Guru Mat.
The sikhs base this claim on
the stength of the five symbols, kara
(stell bracelet) kachh (short kniskers) kesh (long hair) and Kirpan(sword) the
five K’s are considered essential pre requisite and without them non can claim
to be a follower of their Guru.
The
Mohammedans regard Namaz, Roza, Haj and Zakat (prayer, five times daily;
fasting from sun rise to sundown for thirty days during the mounth of Ramzan,
pilgrimage to Mecca and giving a portion of their incove to charity) as Guru
Mat.
In the same
manner, the Hindus regard Shikha (tuft of hair at the top of the head).
Sutar(sacred thread), Sandhya (prayer both morning and evening),
Tarpan(religious fire for invoking gods) and Khat karmas(six duties according
to Hindu scripture ) as Guru way.
Some look
upon idol worship. Pilgrimages and bath in “Holy Water” as Guru Mat, others
take reading the Gita. Repetition of Gayatri. Recitation of Ramayana or other
sacred scripture and still others think that fasting and other austerites lead
to God. Realization. Yogis treat Pranayam vasti karma consequently, the first
requirement is to find a true and perfect master. The perfect master says: “The
Kingdom of Heaven is within you”. Lord God, the supreme creator, cannot be
found outside by one who has not realized him within. This human body of ours
is the “mansion of the Lord”. The temple of the living God.
In the body
too, the Lord is not realize in the Khat Chakras(Six lower center) as believed
by this yogis. He is to be realized. Above the eye center, and the way to
realize him is given by a true master.
So long as
the soul does not get out of cluches of the mind and senses, and cross the
region of Brahm and Par Brahm, Guru mat is not really understaood. The Guru
initiates us into the mysteries of the Path and Tells us how to vovode the body
and enter the “Tenth Gate” that leads to the Lord Mansion.
Guru Mat is
unique and sweet. It begins when the mind and the soul currents withdraws from
the nine postals according to the instruction of a Guru and become concentrated
at the “Bhru Madhe”. The point between
the two eyebrows, this is the door to the “Kingdom of Heaven” within about which Jesus Christ says ‘Knock,
and it shall be opened unto you’ the Guru tells us the ways to knock at this
gate is to withdraw totally the attention from the nine outlets of the body and
focus. It at the eye center attention to function below the eye center, we
allow the mind and saoul to run out and squader PRECIOUS ENERGY.
When by
means of Spiritual Practice soul and mind have reach the ASHT DAL KANWAL (eight
pettaled lotus). One begin to hear the Heaven music, called Anahat Shabd ( the
word or logos of the Bible) which constantly resound there most sweety. Thus
the soul is attracted by the voice of God, and its inward and upward flight
begins. A new word of bliss is realized anf vistas of the macrocosm open before
it, by the grace of the Mater, it taste the Amrit, the life giving nectar.
It was as
though the owner of the house (our body) was sleep and the house was at the
mercy FIVE THIEVES VIZ; LUST, ANGER, GREED, ATTACHMENT EGO or PRIDE(ahankar). Now that the owner has woken up, the thieves
have run away. Hazur Baba Sawah Singh Maharaj Ji used to say “when a soul wake
up” the five thieves go out in th form of small boys and inform the owner of
the house that the place is now too hot for theme to survive there and they
have leave. Kabir also said “After killing the five boys be attached to Nam” so
long as the five enimies have control of the house, the soul is a helpless
prisoner. The Elixir of Shabd, which is the life giving Nectar for the soul,
acts as a prison for these imps. They run away and the corresponding virtues
take their place thus lust goes and its place is taken up by continuence, anger
is replaced by forgiveness, for avirice comes contentment, and egotism and
pride are replaced by discrimination and humility. The mind which hankered
after trifles and whose desire to possess knew no bounds, becomes stirll and
contented the soul becoming free from all entanglements makes for it’s real
home holding on the melody of NAM by the grace fo the Master it completes the
journey of months in a matter of days the sense world now appears as an allien
country and the region inside as native land.
As the soul hears the sound of the Bell and the conch, it
begins to drop oft its impurities, and the lotus that lays inverted turns right
side up, the soul then travels up rapidly, and flashes of the distant JYOTI
begin to come in view. The gate to SAHANSDAL KANWAL open, whence the light and
radiance from the thousand petal shines forth. This is the first stage
on the Path of Guru Mat, but it is the highest and the
last stage of nearly all the religions of the world. It is the Seat of
the Narain or The trikoti Nath, the Lord of three worlds.
The yogis too go no further.
After
the thousand Petalled Lotus(the sahansrar), comes the land of Brahm the second
spiritual Region. He is the creator, the sustainer and the destroyer of the
Universe. Connecting the two region is an oblique
Passage called the Bunk Nal(the curved tunnel)
only after crossing this tunnel, does soul reach the real of Brahm, here the
attributes of the mind drop off and thereafter the soul ascends alone Trikuti is the source of mind once it reaches its
Home, if merges in it thereby setting the soul free.
The soul,
however has to sojourn in TRIKUTI for a fairly long duration of time the store
of sinckit karmas( the reserve store of karmas) and the soul has to stay her
until this store of karmas is liquidated. Just as grain is seperated from chaft
gravel and dust in a thrasher, so is the soul purged of all it’s dross, while
staying in this regin. TRIKUTI has three prominences the highest being clled
the Guru Pad. It is a sublime stage beyond description. As the python draws its
prey towards itself. So does the Melody draws the soul toward it.
Next come
DASWAN DWAR, the region of Par Brahm. Here the music is that of Kingri a
stringed instruments similar to guitar, which they play both morning and
evening, Guru Amar Das refers to this kingri when addressing the yogis “O
Yogis, the kingri of yours does not help in Meditation. Play the kingri which
give forth the unstruck Music and draws the soul to the Supreme Being.
Now the soul
has transcended the region of potent Illusion the tight knot which fastened it
to the mind has been cut asunder. All its chains have been broken. The three
covering of physical, astral and casual bodies have been removed. The soul now
shines forth in the lustre of its full glory. Here it is that “it knows it
self”
Shorn of all
its fetters the soul now proceeds upward and reaches the four stage called
BHANWAR GUPHA(the whirling cave). This is the
gate to SACH KHAND. But on the way
between the third and fourth stage falls the MAHA SUNN (the great void), the land of primordial Gloom this is the region of
utter darkness. Even though the soul has a refulgence of TWELVE SUNS, Yet it is
unable to penetrate this darkness by itself. it is hare that the soul realize
the greatness of the Guru, for by itself it is incapable of crossing this
region of unfathomable gloom. Only a sant satguru, a Master having access to
the highet region, can take it through the darkness. It crosses this TIMAR
KHAND with the “Guru” in sanckrit means one bring light to the darkness many
soul, that did not have the good fortune of having a perfect Master remain lost
in this darkness.
After
crossing this timar khand, and on reaching cave, the soul sees that in essence
it is the same as the crator the only defference being that it is a drop and he
is the ocean. This realization of its identity with the Lord of all creation
brings forth an involuntary cry from it “ I am He” the Great Mansur was stoned
to death by the ignorant Mullas for this cry of “ I am He” - Ana – Ul – Haq. What does poor intellect
know of the greatness of God realization.
From here
the soul ascends to SACH KHAND, the Sat
Lok, the true the IMMORTAL the ETERNAL
and Home of bliss and perfect peace, where there is no pain nor sorrow
this is the SATGURU PAD the Abode of the
true Master.
There are no
words with which, greatness, the sublimity, the light or the extent of the
Satguru Pad can be described. Millions of suns pale into insignificance before
the effulgence of even one atom of this region.
The Music in
Sat Lok is that the Venna, a very fine, stringed Instrument. Guru Nanak says
“He who is attached to the Veena Music knoweth the secret of the three worlds”.
Baini ji also says “I will play on the Anhad Veena then i will become Bairaga
Rama” Swami Ji Says “wanderful is Guru Mat where Mind and soul contact the
sound amid beautiful scenes inside.
From here
the Sat Purush takes the soul to Radha Swami Pad, after crossing the Alakh and
Agam Lokas this is the final stage.
Now you can
judge for yourself how far and wide do people stray away from reality, the
yogis and gianis have no knowledge of this. The yogis even after many years of
hard labor in the khat chakras could with great
difficulty succed in attaining the Sahansrar Chakar the thousand Petalled
Lotus. Yogishwars coul only reach up the top of the second region Brahm
Lok. As for the Gianis the philosophers and the learned, most of them reamined
lost in hair spitting. After facing failures, a few of them who sought the help
of a SPIRITUAL GUIDE COULD GO UP TO BRAHM. This again bring home necessity of a
perfect master because, no matter how hard one works, one cannot go beyond that
stage to which one’s Guru has access.
