2488 - Khajana Darshan August 17, 2022 – Surrey
2488 - Khajana Darshan August 17, 2022 – Surrey (English Translation)
Transliteration Key for Gurbani
ੴ ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ॥
॥ ਜਪੁ॥
ਆਦਿ ਸਚੁ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸਚੁ। ॥ ਹੈ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹੋਸੀ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ॥
Ji, we are trying to understand how singing is so intricately related to the process of rebirth. We saw yesterday that God has added all frequencies and vibrations present in the universe in this little body. This itself is beyond our understanding! His creation is countless to begin with, and then on top of that, the frequency with which the Divine is vibrating in each creation is present within this human body - how amazing! Maharaj Ji says:
ਜੋ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੰਡੇ ਸੋਈ ਪਿੰਡੇ ਜੋ ਖੋਜੈ ਸੋ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
jo barahmanday so-ee pinday jo khojai so paavai.
Pind means where one dwells.
We are not separate from His creation. We are a part of His creation, a very mysterious part!
We get lost in the day to day grind and we forget about the most amazing gift. Maharaj Ji’s presence in everything is creating rhythms, vibrations, immense types of vibrations - all those rhythms and vibrations are present within us. To have all the sounds in the universe within us - this itself is a stunning truth! But because the worldly consciousness is in such a deep sleep tied in its own tiny affairs - small family, work, office - and man gets so engrossed in those, that the whole life is wasted.
We saw how all vibrations were divided into eight notes by the ancient sages. This was refined to make the piano which has more notes than the harmonium.
Kudrat (nature) has a very beautiful law. Whosoever hears a sound, only that family of sound responds, e.g. if a dog barks, only a dog will respond, or if an elephant trumpets, no one but an elephant will respond, because they have the same vibration within.
Let’s listen to the harmonium again. The vibrations created by the harmonium and the sound of the singer are going to resonate with each other and become one rhythm. That combined resonating rhythm hits our consciousness, and transforms our consciousness.
Notice how the sound of the harmonium and the singer is in resonance.
Please let this sound hit at our hirdaa, the heart area. We feel like singing, don’t we ? Why ? Because these vibrations exist within us. It’s the law of nature that when we hear a sound, the same vibrations present within us want to respond.
har har naam amolaa.
The harmonium is singing
Sa Re Sa Re Ga….Ma….
The ragas are amazing and to compose the Gurbani in ragas so every word of Gurbani fits within those ragas - what a miracle! The sounds in the ragas are the sounds that are present in the universe. When that sound that is present throughout the universe, sings, the entire creation sings! This is a big mystery!
Yesterday, we were reading a letter in which the writer talks about ego.
ਹਉਮੈ ਦੀਰਘ ਰੋਗੁ ਹੈ ਦਾਰੂ ਭੀ ਇਸੁ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
ha-umai deeragh rog hai daaroo bhee is maahi.
Few years ago, the same sangat wrote a letter in which he said that in times to come everyone will sing Gurbani together in the places of worship. Singing and hearing His glories makes one intoxicated; these bars will open all over the world and this will be the most sought after intoxication.
Listening to and writing about the meditation techniques and ways to live life shared in Khajana Darshan - I write separate notes for the meditation techniques and make it a part of my life by practicing these techniques and experiencing them. Meditation on the sound Wah, Wah, the Divine presence is felt in the entire body.
Let’s practice it with a long breath.
Waaaaaaaaah, Waaaaaaaaaah
Notice what is happening. We are saying Waaah, and the sound “Sa” that is present in the universe sings along. God has put the universal sound “Sa” inside us and that sound sings along when we say Waaah, the entire nature sings along.
The word Waheguru is so amazingly mysterious. When we say Waah, just like the harmonium, our insides sing with us - Saaa. Saaa is one of the sounds of nature, and nature is God; the Divine makes that sound of Saaa and sings along with us.
Let’s practice again.
Waaaaaaah, Waaaaaaah
The sound will emerge from the throat but while singing the word Waaaah, let us keep our consciousness at the tummy, let us feel the lower body, and feel the divine presence there.
Waaaaaaah, Waaaaaaah
Please feel the tummy area and feel something moving there.
Singing correctly benefits us but singing incorrectly does not. Please hear first and join when your inside is ready to sing. Do not stretch the first word. When we stretch the first word, that is a sign of a worldly sound.
Dhaarnaa:
ਵੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਤੇਰੇ ਬਾਝੋਂ ਜਿਊਣਾ, ਗੁਨਾਹ ਲੱਗਿਆ
vay mainoo tayray baajhoN ji-oonaa gunaah lagi-aa
ਖੌਰੇ ਕਿੰਝ ਸਮਝਾਇਆ ਹੋਣਾ, ਆਪਣਾ ਤੂੰ ਦਿਲ ਵੇ
khouray kinjh samjhaa-i-aa honaa, aapnaa tooN dil vay
I am sure you must have felt helpless too.
ਯਾਦ ਸਾਡੀ ਤੇਰੇ ਪਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੋਊ, ਸੀਨੇ ਜਾਂ ਕੜੱਲ ਵੇ
yaad saadee tayray pouNdee ho-oo, seenay jaaN karhal vay
I am sure you must have felt contractions in your heart, when you remembered our memories.
ਸਾਡੇ ਹੌਕਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰੇ ਜਦੋਂ, ਪਿੰਡ ਤੇਰੇ ਜਾਕੇ,
ਉਹਨਾਂ ਬੁੱਲਿਆਂ ਨੇ ਹਾਲ ਸਾਡਾ, ਹੋਊ ਦੱਸਿਆ
saaday houki-aaN naal bharay jadoN, pind tayray jaakay
ohnaa bul-iaaN nay haal saadaa, ho-oo dasi-aa
And when the gusts of wind from my village carrying my tears reached you. When that wind would have touched you and told you my plight, I wonder what would have happened to your heart.
ਵੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਤੇਰੇ ਬਾਝੋਂ ਜਿਊਣਾ, ਗੁਨਾਹ ਲੱਗਿਆ
vay mainoo tayray baajhoN ji-oonaa gunaah lagi-aa
Please remain focused.
We were witnessing the merciful faces of the True Guru. His third face was that He makes us worthy of uniting with the Divine. The fourth merciful face of the True Guru is that He paints beautiful pictures. He says:
ਮਛੁਲੀ ਜਾਲੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਸਰੁ ਖਾਰਾ ਅਸਗਾਹੁ ॥
machhulee jaal na jaani-aa sar khaaraa asgaahu.
Maharaj Ji paints this picture that a fish dwells in the ocean; The ocean is very deep but she did not know the secret that if I go deep down in the ocean I would be safe. She remained on the surface of the ocean, the fisherman came, threw the net and caught her. He is making us understand that the consciousness that remains wandering outside will be caught by the net of death. But if we come within, instantly we are out of death’s reach.
ਅਤਿ ਸਿਆਣੀ ਸੋਹਣੀ ਕਿਉ ਕੀਤੋ ਵੇਸਾਹੁ ॥
at si-aanee sohnee ki-o keeto vaysaahu.
Maharaj Ji says the fish is so intelligent and beautiful but she gets caught in the net because she doesn’t know the secret of how to remain safe, I.e. by going deep in the waters. Why didn't she know this ? Because no one told her.
Maharaj Ji is asking the fish - why did you trust your mind ? Why didn’t you inquire about how to stay safe ?
Maharaj Ji is taking us through the process of rebirth whereby we would realize our soul and dwell within permanently. How beautiful that life would be!
Dhaarnaa:
ਤੇਰੇ ਬਿਰਹੋਂ ਦੇ ਸੱਪ, ਸਾਨੂੰ ਡੰਗਦੇ ਰਹੇ, ਤੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਖ਼ੈਰ ਜਿੰਦੇ ਤੇਰੀ ਮੰਗਦੇ ਰਹੇ
tayray birhoN day sap saanoo dangday rahay, tay aseeN khair jinday tayree maNgday rahay
ਬਿਨਾਂ ਮਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਵੇਖ ਲੈਂਦੀ, ਤਾਹੀਓਂ ਮੌਤ ਤੋ ਮੋਹਲਤਾਂ ਮੰਗਦੇ ਰਹੇ
binaaN maran to tainoo vaykh laindee, taahioN maut toN mohalataaN maNgday rahay.
We have to transform from this false I to a totally different, true self - our soul. But I kept wishing that, Oh God, please make me see my true self before I leave this false I.
There is a letter from Toronto:
Baba Ji, at the celebration of oneness in Toronto on June 26, our muslim brother, Abdul Rahmaan, who graced us with his presence and met everyone, he shared some lines with me about Guru Nanak Dev Ji. He said some beings are like medicine for the ailing world. Their utterances bring peace, His utterances are the remedy of all ailments of humanity, they are the peace of humanity.
Dhaarnaa
ਤੇ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਨਿਜ ਦੀਆਂ ਅਤਜ ਚਲੀਆਂ ਵੇ
Tay gallan nij deeaaN aj chaleeaaN vay
We are talking about our true self.
ਐਸਾ ਨਾਦ ਪਿਆਇਆ ਫਿਰ ਓਸ ਸਾਨੂੰ
aisaa naad pi-aa-i-aa fir os sanoo
He made me drink such beautiful music!
ਪਤਾ ਲੱਗਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੋਚਾਂ ਘੁਮੰਨੀਆਂ ਵੇ
pataa lagaa jaaN sochaaN ghumani-aaN vay
My thoughts have been transformed. I look at things differently now.
ਕੋਈ ਆਖਦੀ ਇਸ਼ਕ ਪਿਆਉਂਦਾ ਏ
ko-ee aakhdee ishk pi-ouNdaa ay
ਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਦੇ ਠਗਮੂਰੀ ਠਗੰਨੀਆਂ ਵੇ
tay jaaN day thagmooree thaganee-aaN vay
Some say that He makes you drink ishq, others say He makes you unconscious by making you smell something mysterious.
ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਅਸਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਸਾਰ ਨਾਹੀ
ਸਭ ਰਹਿਸ ਹੀ ਰਹਿਸ ਦਿਸੰਨੀਆਂ ਵੇ
ihnaa galaaN dee asaaN taaN saar naahee
sab rahas hee rahas disanee-aaN vay
I don’t know anything at all. I feel I have lost my clever brain. Everything seems mysterious.
ਓਸ ਮਦ ਨੇ ਤਾਕਤ ਖੋ ਸਾਡੀ, ਕਰ ਨਿਮਾਣੀਆਂ ਨਿਮਰ ਛਡੱਨੀਆਂ ਵੇ
os mad nay taakat kho saadee, kar nimaanee-aaN nimar chadanee-aaN vay
He made me drink the Anhad Shabad, that’s His ishq. He made me drink His ishq and that drink has made my ego lifeless, and now I feel egoless, humble, the dust of everyone’s feet.
His ishq made me egoless, that thorn of ego has been taken out of me and I feel so humble; I cannot feel proud of anything now.
ਓਸ ਮਦ ਨੇ ਤਾਕਤ ਖੋ ਸਾਡੀ, ਕਰ ਨਿਮਾਣੀਆਂ ਨਿਮਰ ਛਡੱਨੀਆਂ ਵੇ
os mad nay taakat kho saadee, kar nimaanee-aaN nimar chadanee-aaN vay