2551 - Khajana Darshan April 3, 2023 – Bochum, Germany
2551 - Khajana Darshan April 3, 2023 – Bochum, Germany (English Translation)
Transliteration Key for Gurbani
Black text - as uttered by Baba Ji; Blue text - translation
ੴ ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ॥
॥ ਜਪੁ॥
ਆਦਿ ਸਚੁ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸਚੁ। ॥ ਹੈ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹੋਸੀ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ॥
It has been only the truth, the Divine; it is only Him now, and it’s going to be only Him till eternity.
Let’s please enter into the street of the Celestial Music by becoming totally focused at the hirdaa, or above, at the ears. In the beginning, this sound which is actually a symphony of 5 musical instruments, it will be heard as saan saan saan, or as drizzling of rain, or as the tender chirping of sparrows, or the alluring musical rhythm of ankle bells. If we remain totally immersed in hearing this symphony for a long time, then we experience a stage of very profound intoxication. Maharaj Ji calls that Naam Ras, the essence of God, Ishq! Celestial Music is the love song the Ishq, song of the Ishq, whose language is Ishq, and that language can only be understood if we have Ishq in us. Maharaj Ji says, the one who remains in this state of intoxication, is reborn, and they see themselves as the Divine light, that God has blossomed in them, and they become immortal. He says:
amar hovai jo naam ras paavai
jo jo peevai so tariptaavai
He says hearing celestial music is to drink Ishq, and whosoever drinks Ishq, they become Ishq, totally fulfilled!
ਨਾਮ ਨਿਧਾਨ ਤਿਸਹਿ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਜਿਸੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਮਨਿ ਵੂਠਾ ਜੀਉ ॥੨॥
naam niDhaan tiseh paraapat jis sabad guroo man voothaa jee-o
He says Ishq is an inexhaustible treasure. Anhad Shabad, the Celestial Music never ends playing. It has been playing throughout the universe ever since God created the sky, the space, and His creation, His kingdom within the space. This inexhaustible treasure of ishq is available only to those in whose mind God’s remembrance is dwelling continuously.
Most respectfully, He says Jio. Jio is the word in Punjabi which is uttered when we say something to somebody while bowing down before that person. Our Lord is bowing down to us and revealing this law of His kingdom. Listening to the Celestial Music is also to remain in the womb of the true Guru because the second birth happens out of the true Guru, who is light Himself.
This dhaarnaa is asking the sacred Divine father, true Guru, that please bless me with couple of sips of Ishq then I would be gone, my ego would be gone. Mad means wine but here it means Ishq.
Dhaarnaa:
ਦੋ ਘੁੱਟ ਮੱਦ ਦੇ ਪਿਆ ਵੇ ਬਾਬਲਾ, ਦੋ ਘੁੱਟ ਮੱਦ ਦੇ ਪਿਆ
do ghut mad day pi-aa vay babalaa, do ghut mad day pi-aa
ਸਮਝ ਅਜੇ ਹੈ ਉਪਰ ਉਪਰ ਦੀ, ਗਹਿਰੀ ਲੈਕੇ ਜਾ, ਵੇ ਬਾਬਲਾ, ਗਹਿਰੀ ਲੈਕੇ ਜਾ
samajh ajay hai upar upar dee, gahiree laikay jaa, vay babalaa, gahiree laikay jaa
I only hear this Ishq you tell me just with my shallow consciousness. I’m not hearing it with my whole being yet. My understanding, my hearing, my recognizing the sound of the symphony, Ishq, is very superfluous. Kindly take me deep into it.
There is a letter from a sangat. She writes:
Felicitations of the Purab. I still don’t believe that I am really here at Bulandpuri Sahib. Its a miracle that Maharaj Ji has brought me here. May He always keep me with Him because to be in the world is to be on the most slippery grounds. Please, oh my Beloved, keep me with you till my last breath.
She is writing that, when at the gate of the university we were shown ਸੋ ਦਰ ਕੇਹਾ ਸੋ ਘਰ ਕੇਹਾ (so dar kayhaa so ghar kayhaa), when Maharaj Ji says that oh my Beloved, how does your house look, from where you are taking care of all of the creation? How are the doors, how are the windows of your house?
I felt as if everything was coming from His house and returning to His house as well. I felt so blissful! Today, I realized what this line of Japji Sahib means.
After that, during the Balio Chirag day, after the gate it felt as if Maharaj Ji is calling everyone like a loving mother – come, come, hurry! After the gate, we have to go up the incline, and once we reached the top it felt so blissful.
When we have to go up after the gate of the university, that slope means that we have to work hard, we have to make efforts to keep moving on this path.
Please keep listening to the Celestial Music. There is another letter. I don’t know which country it is from; the writer has only written his name. He asks, Baba Ji, whenever somebody merges with God, and I know this miracle happens that only once in a while. When this happens, do all of them who merge with God, become the same or identical?
Very precious question. Maharaj Ji says:
ਚਾਰੇ ਅਗਨਿ ਨਿਵਾਰਿ ਮਰੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਲੁ ਪਾਇ ॥
chaaray agan nivaar mar gurmukh har jal paa-ay.
The question is, do all of them become the same? First of all, they don’t become anything. The whole thing is about unbecoming. They don’t become anything; They are no more! Then, He says:
ਹੰਸੁ ਹੇਤੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਕੋਪੁ ਚਾਰੇ ਨਦੀਆ ਅਗਿ ॥
hans hayt lobh kop chaaray nadee-aa ag
He says violence of any type; violence is not just physical violence; words can be violent. He says anger, greed, violence, attachment, these are the four rivers of fire, which are burning within. He says when that fire is extinguished with the nectar of Ishq, with the nectar of Celestial Music. Please understand this. He says when all those four rivers of fire are extinguished with the constant sprinkling of Celestial Music of His Ishq, one becomes no more. There is no more I, me, or mine.
Maharaj Ji says those who extinguish that fire within them, they become no more. That fire was actually, I, me, and mine; fire of anger, lust, attachment, greed, that was I, me, mind - that was dreadful! He says then that fire is not there and you are not there. Now what happens:
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਕਮਲੁ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸਿਆ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਭਰਿਆ ਅਘਾਇ ॥
antar kamal pargaasi-aa amrit bhari-aa aghaa-ay
Then within you God blossoms, lotus flower blossoms, and you become full of Ishq. You become Ishq, and become completely fulfilled, that is mergence with God. God blossoms in us or through us, God blossoms.
Maharaj Ji is saying that they are equal up to here that God flowers in them, but which flower blossoms that is different in everyone. God blossoms in the form of which flower, that is different for everyone. They are same as far as becoming no more, and having God blossom through them; now God is blossoming where they used to be. He says they are equally up to here, but which flower, which fragrance, which color, which texture, that is different with everyone because He is God. We will talk more about this tomorrow.
Our mind will say that this doesn’t make sense. If they merged with God, then they should all be the same. Is God all same outside? It’s all Him outside, the trees, birds, flowers, rivers, mountains, vegetation, animals, birds, marbles, gold. I hope nobody is a gold merchant here; they would immediately come out of meditation that where is Gold! (laughter).
Now Maharaj Ji with Siddhas…….
ਕਵਨ ਤੁਮੇ ਕਿਆ ਨਾਉ ਤੁਮਾਰਾ ਕਉਨੁ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਕਉਨੁ ਸੁਆਓ ॥
kavan tumay ki-aa naa-o tumaaraa ka-un maarag ka-un su-aa-o
Siddhas are asking Maharaj Ji who are you? What’s your name? What is your way, and what is your destination? And He says:
ਸਾਚੁ ਕਹਉ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਹਮਾਰੀ ਹਉ ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਓ ॥
saach kaha-o ardaas hamaaree ha-o sant janaa bal jaa-o
What is your destination? And Maharaj Ji says, I remain in a state of prayer by being totally humbled before the Divine, and I am forever a sacrifice to His lovers. If you want, then this is my destination.
Siddhas ask the next question:
ਕਹ ਬੈਸਹੁ ਕਹ ਰਹੀਐ ਬਾਲੇ ਕਹ ਆਵਹੁ ਕਹ ਜਾਹੋ ॥
kah baishu kah rahee-ai baalay kah aavhu kah jaaho
Maharaj ji is very young. Now the Siddhas are asking, oh young man, where do you remain seated? Where do you keep your consciousness stationed and still? How beautiful! And when you come out of meditation, then what do you see outside? What does your eye see or look for? And when you go back, where do you go back?
These are the most accomplished Siddhas; they have spent ages and ages in the caves of Himalayas. Nobody can argue with them, and they are asking these questions. Where do you keep your consciousness stationed, oh young man, and when you come out, what is that state of your consciousness? And when you go back, where do you go back?
Maharaj Ji is not actually making us aware of what happened in that meeting with Siddhas. Through that meeting, He is answering all our possible questions, and these questions are the questions when one is almost at the peak. The rest we will understand tomorrow.
We must please, we should be awake at the very early hours of the morning to receive the blessings of the universe, blessings of Ishq. Then the whole day we feel like a flower, light!
Please sing while remaining fully centered.
Dhaarnaa:
ਵੇਲੇ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਮੱਥੇ ਸੀ ਤੂੰ ਲੱਗਿਆ
vaylay amrit mathay see tooN lagi-aa
ਮਹਿਕ ਜਿਹਾ ਦਿਨ ਲੰਘਿਆ
mahik jihaa din langhi-aa
Oh my Beloved, I had a blessed vision of you. I had beheld you very early in the morning today, and the whole day I was feeling like a fragrance.