2650 - Khajana Darshan September 5, 2023 – Toronto
2650 - Khajana Darshan September 5, 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॥
Guru Amar Das Ji blesses one cot (manjee) to Bibi Bhago. Bibi Bhago was from Kashmir. She heard the glories of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, came to Goindwal Sahib and ended up staying there. Always so immersed in meditation and seva that she became her true self with His grace. Maharaj Ji blesses her with a cot to spread the message of Sikhi in Kashmir. She served in this capacity up to the time of Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji (sixth appearance of Guru Nanak Dev Ji). At that time, she had become very weak and her eyesight was very low but out of love, in ishq, she wove a woolen blanket for Guru Hargobind Sahib and did ardaas that I am not able to come but please come yourself to accept this offering of love. Guru Hargibind Sahib went to Kashmir just to meet her. Now there is a Gurudwara Sahib in the Baramulla area of Kashmir which used to be the house of Bibi Bhago, where Guru Hargobind Sahib met her. Maharaj Ji asked with love: Mata Ji, I am here to receive the blanket that you have prepared for me with so much love. They showered her with so many blessings.
Ji, life is ready with everything that one asks for but it demands a price for it. In any area of life, if one is successful, we feel that they were fortunate and it just happened suddenly with them. Nothing happens suddenly in life; what we feel happened suddenly actually is preceded by lots of struggle and hard work. We must read the story of Sardar Milkha Singh. During the time of partition, when Pakistan was created, his siblings and parents were killed in front of his eyes by Muslims. He and his younger sister escaped by running away, sat on the top of the train and came to Delhi, and stayed in a refugee camp. He said, I kept crying for a long time and so did my sister. Eventually I told myself, how long am I going to keep crying. I enlisted in the military. One time, they organized races and Milkha Singh did very well. The instructor encouraged him to run every day and told him that he would be given a glass of milk for running. Just for that glass of milk, Milkha Singh would work hard every day. He would keep running until he collapsed. The instructor told him that there are Olympic games and if he wins, he would get a medal. He worked very hard and qualified for the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia but lost in the first round. Milkha Singh stayed there and went to meet the athlete from America who had won the gold medal. He took a friend along with him to translate. The American athlete asked, how can I help you? Milkha Singh’s friend knew a little English and said, “Milkha Singh, 400 meter”. He said there are lots of TV and media reporters here so please come tomorrow. The next day, Milkha Singh and his friend visited again. Because they did not know English, the American athlete wrote for them how hard he works every day; how long he runs in the hills, in the sand, how much he does weight lifting and so forth. Milkha Singh realized that for big prizes, big efforts need to be put in. He returned to India and started working out six hours a day, running, weightlifting and the whole works. Two years later, the Commonwealth Games took place in India and Milkha Singh came first. The Queen of England honored him with a gold medal, the national anthem of India was played, and the flag of India was raised. Milkha Singh experienced the taste of victory. Over the next two years, he toured the entire world, raced with the top athletes in 80 countries and won all 80 races. In 1960, Olympic games took place in Rome. There was excitement in the whole world. There were no TV’s so in India we would listen to news on the radio. 400 meters in the most challenging race because you need speed and stamina. Everyone predicted that Milkha Singh would win. He was winning the race and was only 2 meters away from the finish line when he turned around to see how far he was from the nearest athlete, and just in that time that athlete passed him and Milkha Singh lost the race. He passed away just over a year ago and all his life he kept telling the world that life is like a race; if you become careless even for a little bit, you lose. The 400 meters world champion at the time was from Pakistan. He announced that if Milkha Singh has any doubt then he should come and run against me in Pakistan. Because of the atrocities to his family that happened in front of his eyes, he did not want to step into Pakistan but the Indian Prime Minister at the time, Jawahar Lal Nehru called Milkha Singh and asked him to go to Pakistan. Milkha Singh went there; the race took place in Lahore. Pakistan’s President, their cabinet of ministers, athletes, gentry, ministers from India were in attendance. Milkha Singh won the race with a good margin and Pakistan’s premier, general Ayub Khan gave him the title of “Flying Sikh”. It may seem like Milkha Singh reached thus far with a few years of hard work but no, it took him fifteen years of tough training day and night to win the title of Flying Sikh. What a life he lived! It is worth seeing.
Life is ready to give everything we ask for but it demands a price. The real riches of life is to realize our true self. To gain the real riches of life is to realize our true self and that is received from the True Guru. Two things are absolutely necessary to receive that from Him. One is reverence and the second is a sense of gratitude. We do revere Him but we do not usually have that sense of gratitude which is needed.
Gratitude is a realization that I have received something. Whenever we receive something we feel good but the highest thing we can receive is our true self. As Maharaj Ji takes us towards our true self, it is utmost important that we have gratitude. In order for the Divine to come within us and stay there, it is important that there is space for the Divine to operate; we must be relaxed. The Divine is ever ready to make us realize our true self but we are not. It’s only when we are in a state of gratitude, we become relaxed enough that He can come within and make us feel His presence.
Maharaj Ji says:
ਤੇ ਸਾਧੂ ਹਰਿ ਮੇਲਹੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਜਿਨ ਜਪਿਆ ਗਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਹਮਾਰੀ ॥
tay saaDhoo har maylhu su-aamee 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.
ਹਰਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਜਪਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੁਰਾਰੀ ॥
har hirdai jap naam muraaree.
ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰਿ ਜਗਤ ਪਿਤ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਹਮ ਦਾਸਨਿ ਦਾਸ ਕੀਜੈ ਪਨਿਹਾਰੀ ॥
kirpaa kirpaa kar jagat pit su-aamee ham daasan daas keejai panihaaree.
Please come and stay at the hirdaa (heart area) and express gratitude - O my Lord, you have brought me to your court. If we are somewhere else, then O’ my Lord, you put this thought in me to sit down and focus here.
ਤਿਨ ਮਤਿ ਊਤਮ ਤਿਨ ਪਤਿ ਊਤਮ ਜਿਨ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਵਸਿਆ ਬਨਵਾਰੀ ॥
tin mat ootam tin pat ootam jin hirdai vasi-aa banvaaree.
ਤਿਨ ਮਤਿ ਊਤਮ ਤਿਨ ਪਤਿ ਊਤਮ
tin mat ootam tin pat ootam
Maharaj Ji says that Guru’s presence in one’s life blesses one with higher intelligence and true wisdom. We don’t beg for what is needed to be begged. Maharaj Ji says true wisdom, that consciousness which knows; has not just read or heard; which knows, and is higher intelligence - that is our true self, and the nature of our true self is ishq and gratefulness.
ਜਿਨ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਵਸਿਆ ਬਨਵਾਰੀ ॥
jin hirdai vasi-aa banvaaree.
In whose hirdaa the Divine has come to dwell; not just to visit, not just for a meeting but to live with me. That is our true self and is the real riches of life.
When we are in this state, grateful consciousness, relaxed consciousness, and the Divine dwells within us, the experience of life is the highest. After this stage, nothing is remembered and you just become that. But passing through this stage is the most beautiful event. In that state, we breathe easy and we recognize what a gift human life is. That state is the example of the highest ishq.
Dhaarnaa:
ਮਿਸਾਲ ਹੋਵੇ ਜੋ…. ਸਭ ਮੁਹੱਬਤਾਂ ਦੀ….ਉਹ ਮੁਹੱਬਤ…ਬਣਨ ਨੂੰ ਜੀਅ ਕਰਦਾ
misaal hovay jo….sabh muhabataaN dee…..oh muhabat….banan noo jee kardaa
ਜਿਹੜੇ ਆਉਣ ਸੌਖੇ…. ਤੈਨੂੰ ਸੱਜਣਾ ਵੇ…..ਤੇਰੇ ਸਾਹ ਬਣਨ ਨੂੰ… ਜੀਅ ਕਰਦਾ
jihrhay aa-oun soukhay…tainoo sajanaaN vay…..tayray saah banan noo jee kardaa
I want to become that breath of yours which flows freely, the breath which makes you feel relaxed and gracious.
ਦੁੱਖਾਂ ਤੇਰਿਆਂ ਦੀ….. ਮੇਰੇ ਚਾਨਣਾ ਵੇ….ਬਣਾਂ ਮੌਤ ਮੈਂ…. ਬੜਾ ਹੀ ਜੀਅ ਕਰਦਾ
dukhaaN tayri-aaN dee….mayray chaananaa vay….banaaN mout maiN…..barhaa hee jee kardaa
I want to become the death of your miseries.
Dhaarnaa (end)
Please come at the hirdaa.
ਹਭਿ ਗੁਣ ਤੈਡੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੀਉ ਮੈ ਕੂ ਥੀਏ
habh gun taiday naanak jee-o mai koo thee-ay
Oh, the Lord of the universe, my Lord the Divine, my Beloved, you say that all of Your virtues are there for me to have. You have been waiting through the ages for me to come and receive the virtues, which are Your virtues.
ਮੈ ਨਿਰਗੁਣ ਤੇ ਕਿਆ ਹੋਵੈ ॥
mai nirgun tay ki-aa hovai.
I remained worthless, I never went to You to receive the real riches of human life, the godly virtues, Your virtues. You kept waiting for me and saved those virtues for me. I never went and remained poor, and now what can I do in this state?
ਤਉ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਦਾਤਾਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ
ta-o jayvad daataar na ko-ee
The most that people in the world can give me is their good virtues but only You can give me the godly virtues. There’s nobody else who is such a giver as You are, who has the true virtues, the true riches of life.
ਜਾਚਕੁ ਸਦਾ ਜਾਚੋਵੈ ॥
jaachak sadaa jaachovai.
I could not become a beggar to receive those virtues from You. A beggar is one who always remains begging at the door but I used to come for a little bit and then leave. He shows us a mirror; look yourself into it. Maharaj Ji says your consciousness must be one of a beggar; it can’t be that we become a beggar like consciousness for half an hour and then something else for the remaining time. The one who is beggar is always a beggar. That’s how you should stay, in the state of consciousness of begging. Begging what? Please reflect on this.
They have said it very clearly. Ji, I have come after reading Your letter in which you say that You are waiting for me, to bless me with the real virtues.
ਜਾਚਕੁ ਸਦਾ ਜਾਚੋਵੈ ॥
jaachak sadaa jaachovai.
Maharaj Ji says I have kept something safe for you, something that belongs to you, your true self which is just like Me. At least come and get that! But once you receive it you won’t be able to leave. Have the courage to dwell in a higher realm, a higher state of consciousness.
Dhaarnaa: (at 51:55)
ਸਚ ਰੰਗੇ ਉਹਦੇ….. ਗੀਤ ਨੀ…..ਸੁਣਾਵੋ ਮੈਨੂੰ
sach raNgay oHday….geet nee….sunaavo mainoo
Please look at how beautiful His songs are, which are beyond any person’s imagination; His songs of ishq! O my sister-friends, bathe me in my Beloved’s songs of truth; sing those songs to me.
ਉਹਦੀ ਮਹਿਕ ਪਿਆਰਾਂ…. ਨਾਲ ਨੀ….ਨੁਹਾਉ ਮੈਨੂੰ
oHdee mahik pi-aaraaN…..naal nee……nuhaa-o mainoo
He’s all ishq, please make me bathe in His fragrance, which is the fragrance of ishq.
ਮੈਂ ਅਮਾਨਤ ਉਹਦੀ…ਸਖੀਓਂ….ਉਸ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚਾਣਾ
maiN amaanat oHdee…..sakhioN….us tak pahunchaanaa
Oh my sister-friends, I belong to Him. Please send me to Him, please send me to Him.
ਹਾਏ ਹਸਰਤ ਇਸੇ…. ਵਿੱਚ ਹੀ…..ਮੈਂ ਅੱਜ ਮੁੱਕ ਜਾਵਾਂ
haa-ay hasrat isay….vich hee…maiN aj muk jaavaaN
I have this deep longing in me to become one with Him because I belong to Him and He belongs to me. Drowned in this longing, I want to die today because I have heard that He fulfills whatever is one’s last wish.
Dhaarnaa (end)
There is a letter from British Columbia.
Dear Baba Ji, ever since I started trying to focus during Khajana Darshan in Indiana this year, I have grown to see changes in myself. I have also felt very different this summer. I don’t see the things the same anymore. Everything, and every person seems more beautiful. I feel more secure with myself now. I no longer feel as intimated by the world. For the first time in my life, I feel as though I know where I am and where I am going. I have become more loving, kind, open, affectionate, and compassionate. However, I’m receiving backlash for this as well. There are people that tell me I’m too kind, and that I’m too ignorant for this reason; they tell me to change myself. This made me question everything. When I’m not with Him, I become more aggressive and fall into the hands of the five robbers.
Ji, usually these kinds of suggestions are given by those who are close to us. They are frightened that someone may take advantage of us. But no, God protects us.
ਏ ਮਨ ਮੇਰਿਆ ਤੂ ਸਦਾ ਰਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਲੇ ॥
ay man mayri-aa too sadaa rahu har naalay.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਲਿ ਰਹੁ ਤੂ ਮੰਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਦੂਖ ਸਭਿ ਵਿਸਾਰਣਾ ॥
har naal rahu too man mayray dookh sabh visaarnaa.
ਅੰਗੀਕਾਰੁ ਓਹੁ ਕਰੇ ਤੇਰਾ ਕਾਰਜ ਸਭਿ ਸਵਾਰਣਾ ॥
angeekaar oh karay tayraa kaaraj sabh savaarnaa.
We should not please become frightened that somebody can take advantage of your innocence. God protects innocence. So please don’t be concerned. We should encourage them and also take a lesson from these people around us.
Now, let’s read one more line from a daughter of mine who gave me a letter while returning from Purab.
From previous deewaans:
ਬਾਬਲ ਤੇਰੇ ਮਹਿਲੀਂ ਵੇ….ਅਸੀਂ ਪਿਆਰ ਉਡਾਰੀਆਂ ਲਾ ਚੱਲੇ
baabal tayray mahilieeN vay……aseeN pi-aar udaaree-aaN laa baithay
ਛੇਤੀ ਮੇਲ ਕਰਾਈਂ ਦੇ ਸੱਦਾ….ਤੁਰ ਸਖੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਵੀ…ਦੂਰ ਚੱਲੇ
chhaytee mail karaa-eeN day sadaa……tur sakhee-aaN toN vee…door chalay
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
New line:
ਕਰਨਾ ਬਿਆਨ ਤਾਂ….. ਹੈ ਵੇ ਨਾਮੁਮਕਿਨ…..ਅੱਖਰ ਚਾਰ ਅੱਜ….. ਲਿੱਖ ਫੜਾ ਚੱਲੇ
karnaa bi-aan taaN….hai vay naa-mumkin……akhar chaar aj…..likh farhaa chalay
To express all that I have experienced here is impossible. But I’m just giving you these few lines of verse.
Look how glorious he has made our insides!