2649 - Khajana Darshan September 4, 2023 – Toronto
2649 - Khajana Darshan September 4, 2023 – Toronto
English Transcription and Translation
Transliteration Key for Gurbaanee and Dhaarnaas
Black text - as uttered by Baba Ji in English;
Blue text - translation of Baba Ji’s utterances in Gurmukhi
ੴ ਸਤਿਨਾਮ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ॥
॥ ਜਪੁ॥
ਆਦਿ ਸਚੁ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸਚੁ। ॥ ਹੈ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹੋਸੀ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ॥
Focus at the hirdaa (heart area) please.
Guru Amar Das Ji blessed a Gursikh named Jeet Bengali with one of the cots (manjee). He was from the province of Bengal. He had heard that Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Divine light was operating from Goindwal Sahib. He traveled to Punjab, surrendered to the True Guru, stayed there, and attained to such heights of consciousness that Maharaj Ji blessed him with one cot. He constantly traveled in the province of Bengal and Assam to make people aware of this beautiful way of living human life.
Another cot was blessed to a person named Bhai Balu. He used to be a barber. He started coming to Guru Amar Das Ji Maharaj Ji’s court. Maharaj Ji was telling everyone that our hair is alive; that’s why they are black in youth and turn white in old age. If they were dead, why would their color change? There’s the Divine presence in them just like in our body. They are the parts of our body. The hair that becomes dead should be removed with a comb. Maharaj Ji says the hair that becomes dead is uprooted from the body and that’s combed out. The rest of the hair is alive, and to cut them is to kill somebody alive. He was hit with this truth. He quit the barber shop and became a determined Sikh. Maharaj Ji blessed him with a cot, and that too in Goindwal Sahib. He would keep an eye on all the sangat coming and going to Guru Amar Das Ji, and whoever he thought was becoming a little lax, he would go to them and most lovingly put them back on the path.
God made us meet Guru Granth Sahib Ji. We did not realize how big of a blessing that is and never thanked Him. We kept bowing outwardly to Him all our life but our inside did not become bowed, surrendered.
ਤੇ ਸਾਧੂ ਹਰਿ ਮੇਲਹੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਜਿਨ ਜਪਿਆ ਗਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਹਮਾਰੀ ॥
tay saaDhoo har maylhu su-aamee jin japi-aa gat ho-ay hamaaree.
Oh my Beloved, the Divine, please make me meet a True Guru who would save me and I would know that I’m being saved or I have been saved.
Maharaj Ji says you have two hands. Put your head on one of your hands and give that to me, and I would put Myself on your second hand, and give Myself to you. What a beauty! What a trade! What a love story!
ਜਿਨ ਜਪਿਆ ਗਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਹਮਾਰੀ ॥
jin japi-aa gat ho-ay hamaaree.
ਤਿਨ ਕਾ ਦਰਸੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਮਨੁ ਬਿਗਸੈ ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਹਉ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ॥
tin kaa daras daykh man bigsai khin khin tin ka-o ha-o balihaaree.
Just looking at Him, my mind would feel peaceful, calm, blooming and I feel like becoming a sacrifice unto Him.
ਹਰਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਜਪਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੁਰਾਰੀ ॥
har hirdai jap naam muraaree.
Whatever we ask the Divine and if that’s good for us, He does deliver undoubtedly. It’s another thing we may not be there to receive it.
When the Divine makes us meet the True Guru, and the Guru asks us to put the focus at the hirdaa.
ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰਿ ਜਗਤ ਪਿਤ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਹਮ ਦਾਸਨਿ ਦਾਸ ਕੀਜੈ ਪਨਿਹਾਰੀ ॥
kirpaa kirpaa kar jagat pit su-aamee ham daasan daas keejai panihaaree.
The Guru asks the disciple to become focused at the hirdaa. And after sometime the disciple says, I can’t become focused. Guru says, serve the sangat, wipe their shoes, do the other chores. After some days again, the disciple comes and says, I serve the sangat but the state of my mind is still the same; I can’t become fully focused. Guru says become their slave, do what they ask you to do. That’s how your consciousness will become humble and only humble consciousness is allowed within.
This is not only about focusing (dhi-aan). It transforms our life completely. We have heard the story of Thomas Edison. He was told that he is foolish and cannot be taught at school. His mom taught him at home and he became the most prolific inventor in the world. Similarly, there was another boy in England whose grandmother died. His grandfather asked him to write a poem as her eulogy. He wrote a poem and his grandfather said, here are the ten shillings, this is the only money you will ever get from writing a poem. You are so terrible at writing a poem. That young boy became a celebrated poet in English. His name was Alfred Tennyson. So, we should be very careful when criticizing our children and putting them down. Only God knows with what capacity they have been blessed with. So, this is not only about focusing (dhi-aan). It transforms our consciousness; we don’t just start slandering anyone or say such discouraging words to our children. Mahararaj Ji completely transforms our consciousness and our life becomes new, fresh like a new sunrise, a new day in which everything is seen in a different light.
Only the Guru can tell us these things. Please see the love in His words. How he makes us understand everything.
Guru is the name of consciousness operating through a form who is one with God.
Dhaarnaa:
ਸੁਣ ਨੀ ਮਾਏ….. ਮੇਰੀਏ…..ਮੈਂ ਜੋਗੀ ਮਿਲਿਆ… ਇੱਕ
sun nee maa-ay…..mayree-ay…..maiN jogee mili-aa….ik
O my mother, I have met a true jogee.
ਇਹ ਪਾਕ ਮੁਹੱਬਤੀ…. ਸਾਕ ਨੀ…..ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਗੀਂ ਲਿਖਿਆ… ਕਿਸ
ih paak muhabatee….saak nee…..mayray bhaageeN likhi-aa…..kis
My relationship with the True Guru is of extreme purity and ishq. O my mother, who had written in my destiny that I would meet a True Guru.
Please stay focused at the hirdaa. In Japji Sahib, Maharaj Ji says:
ਧੌਲੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਦਇਆ ਕਾ ਪੂਤੁ ॥
Dhoul Dharam da-i-aa kaa poot.
In Hindu mythology, it is believed that the Earth is supported on the horns of a mythical bull whose name is Dhoul, and when it gets tired and moves the earth aside to take some rest, that’s when earthquakes happen.
Maharaj Ji says that on this Earth, there are people who do not have enough food to eat, sleep on the streets, don’t have clothes to protect them from the cold, while there are also people on the same Earth who have so much money that they don’t know what to do with it.
ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਥਾਪਿ ਰਖਿਆ ਜਿਨਿ ਸੂਤਿ ॥
santokh thaap rakhi-aa jin soot.
Maharaj Ji says contentment is in the nature of My creation, and that is keeping the world alive. Our true self has contentment and that only happens when we are grateful. Without gratitude, contentment cannot come. Those billionaires know that they have so much money or they know that I own so many buildings, hotels and so forth but they don’t know what all that money can do. Why? Because they don’t have gratitude. If they had been grateful, they wouldn’t be collecting everything for themselves, they would be offering it to the one who has given it. There is no gratitude there, it is greed. The nature of our true self is gratitude and until we live in gratitude we won’t be content; we will remain hungry. So, collecting billions of dollars is not the solution, that person may be more hungry.
Maharaj Ji says that contentment is the thing which makes one feel fulfilled. He says we cannot feel content unless we discover our innate nature of feeling grateful. When we start feeling grateful to the Divine, not for all the things he has blessed us with, but with this very body, with this very breath, with these very eyes, ears, hands, feet. God is love. All the thrust is being placed on the word ishq but more powerful, more beautiful than ishq; Maharaj Ji tells us it’s hidden in ishq, that ishqful consciousness is also a consciousness of gratefulness, of gratitude. This other side of ishq has not been recognized by humanity.
God is ishq. That’s great, He’s ishq, but He’s not just ishq; He has a deep sense of gratitude and that is displayed when He says I love those who serve my children.
ਮਿਲਿ ਨਾਰੀ ਸਤਸੰਗਿ ਮੰਗਲੁ ਗਾਵੀਆ ॥
mil naaree satsang mangal gaavee-aa.
He says those who love the Divine, who have ishq with the Divine, when they get together, the name of that gathering is satsang. I sit in that satsang, true congregation, or ishqful congregation and sing glories of my Beloved. In other words, I thank Him.
ਸੀਲਵੰਤਿ ਪਰਧਾਨਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਸਚਾਵੀਆ ॥
seelvant parDhaan ridai sachaavee-aa.
Maharaj Ji says, you know how they have become his beloveds, his brides? They used to remain focused at the hirdaa and everyday the Divine would come there; everyday the Divine would add more and more of Himself at that hirdaa, and one day that hirdaa becomes full of Divine. As the Divine starts dwelling within, they become calm and good natured.
ਮਨਿ ਦਰਸਨ ਕੀ ਪਿਆਸ ਚਰਣ ਦਾਸਾਵੀਆ ॥
man darsan kee pi-aas charan daasaavee-aa.
He says you know how they attracted all of the Divine to them? You know how this happened to them? Because they were so thirsty for His darshan, of beholding Him.
They became the slaves of the Divine’s feet. They remained at His feet, within; His feet are where His presence is.
ਸੋਭਾ ਬਣੀ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ਖਸਮਿ ਜਾਂ ਰਾਵੀਆ ॥
sobhaa banee seegaar khasam jaaN raavee-aa.
What a way to say something. He says when the Divine meets us, He comes into our consciousness. When we feel Him, we feel Him in our consciousness, and His presence makes our consciousness decorated. That consciousness in whom the Divine has come, becomes a glorious consciousness and a decorated consciousness.
ਘਰ ਕਾ ਹੋਆ ਬੰਧਾਨੁ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਨ ਧਾਵੀਆ ॥
ghar kaa ho-aa banDhaan bahurh na Dhaavee-aa.
Maharaj Ji says, then your consciousness becomes tied, united permanently with the Divine, and it never again wanders outside like fools do. How beautiful!
Earlier we have to focus on the ears to hear Him. In this state, nothing needs to be done.
ਨਾਤੀ ਧੋਤੀ ਸੰਬਹੀ ਸੁਤੀ ਆਇ ਨਚਿੰਦੁ ॥
naatee Dhotee sambhee sutee aa-ay nachind.
Maharaj Ji says now one sleeps without any worries. All my affairs have been taken care of. How beautiful! Our consciousness will come close; we will see that He is running my heart, He is breathing, running my lungs, He is moving my hands, He is opening and closing my eyes, He is seeing through my eyes, He is walking in my legs.
Dhaarnaa (at 57:03):
ਸਾਹਾਂ ਚ ਯਾਰ… ਵੱਸਦਾ…….ਅੱਜ ਪੱਕੀ… ਇਤਲਾਹ…. ਆਈ
saahaaN ch yaar…. Vasdaa……..aj pakee… itlaah…. aa-ee
A true news has arrived that my beloved is dwelling in my breath.
Please let our insides become more relaxed so that God can come with more ease.
ਵੇ ਸਰ ਸਰ…. ਸਾਹਾਂ ਦੀ……..ਉਹ ਗਾਉਂਦਾ…. ਕੋਈ ਗੀਤ…. ਹਾਈ
vay sar sar…saahaaN dee……oh gouNdaa….ko-ee geet….haa-ee
The sound of sar sar of my breath, it is actually Him singing some song. He is singing a song of ishq.
ਅੱਜ ਪੱਕੀ… ਇਤਲਾਹ…. ਆਈ
aj pakee… itlaah…. aa-ee
Dhaarnaa (end)
Ji, there is a letter from a sangat.
ਡੰਡਉਤਿ ਬੰਦਨ ਅਨਿਕ ਬਾਰ ਸਰਬ ਕਲਾ ਸਮਰਥ ॥
dand-ut bandan anik baar sarab kalaa samrath.
Oh my beloved Divine, I have fallen at your feet. Please make me stable on this path; make me steady on this path.
Shukriyaa (gratitude) from every single body cell, and from the hirdaa of this soul. Precious gems of words, those He showered upon me, when He told me that as long as you stay connected with me, stay alert within Divine’s presence, you will remain peaceful and loving. This mind had leverage on me till I was scared, worried, and anxious.
Maharaj Ji gave tests to me, and showed the tricks of this mind - I am so thankful. Mind was telling me that I was unworthy, that I would fail. I had insecurities but someone inside was not ready to live without my Beloved; someone who knew that what the mind is telling me is not true. How can I not be worthy? I’m a part of His creation.
So, I surrendered in ishq and His words keep echoing in my hirdaa. I started listening without my ears, seeing without my eyes, walking without my feet. Sahej is there that in time Divine mercy will do its magic. No more worrying about reaching the destination. The journey is more beautiful than ever, and it’s becoming more and more beautiful. Secrets unfold like magic tricks and leave me mesmerized.
This path is the destination. Thank you so much for this letter.
While coming back after last year’s Purab, one of the sangat left me with this heart touching poem.
ਬਾਬਲ ਤੇਰੇ ਮਹਿਲੀਂ ਵੇ….ਅਸੀਂ ਪਿਆਰ ਉਡਾਰੀਆਂ ਲਾ ਚੱਲੇ
baabal tayray mahilieeN vay……aseeN pi-aar udaaree-aaN laa baithay
I’m leaving; we have been taking flights of ishq here everyday.
ਛੇਤੀ ਮੇਲ ਕਰਾਈਂ ਦੇ ਸੱਦਾ….ਤੁਰ ਸਖੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਵੀ…ਦੂਰ ਚੱਲੇ
chhaytee mail karaa-eeN day sadaa……tur sakhee-aaN toN vee…door chalay
Now please call me back again. I’m not only departing from here, I’m departing from my sister-friends too.
ਨਾਲ ਪਿਆਰਾਂ ਦੇ… ਇੰਝ ਗੜੁੱਚ ਹੋਏ…ਕਿ ਅਸੀਂ …ਹੋਸ਼ ਅਵਾਸ ਗੁਆ ਚੱਲੇ
naal pi-aaraaN day injh garhuch ho-ay….ki aseeN …..hosh avaas gavaa chalay
I’m so drenched with His ishq that I’m lost; I’m lost, I have no awareness about the world. I have become so saturated with love!