2661 - Khajana Darshan November 7, 2023 – Bulandpuri Sahib
2661 - Khajana Darshan November 7, 2023 – Bulandpuri Sahib
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॥
As we are becoming capable of hearing, we will start understanding that there is nothing more important in life than to know what life is; what is human life? Nothing can be more important!
All that the world teaches us is only concerned with the physical, this body. Please understand. We spend 20-30 years out of 70, 80, 90 years of our lives studying just to take care of this life only. This life is going to end and we are so worried and spend so much time given to us in this body. But what about the life beyond? We won’t have this body but nothing can make us cease; we cannot die. As Maharaj Ji says:
ਜਲਿ ਨਹੀ ਡੂਬੈ ਤਸਕਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਲੇਵੈ ਭਾਹਿ ਨ ਸਾਕੈ ਜਾਲੇ ॥
jal nahee doobai taskar nahee layvai bhaahi na saakai jaalay.
We cannot be drowned, we cannot be killed with any weapon, we cannot be burned, we simply cannot die! We are so concerned, worried, tense, stressed, and we invite all the troubles, depression, diseases because of that worry. Then what about the life after this life. He makes us think about life after this. In youth this idea never crosses our minds; only the very blessed souls can hear it and can think about it because during that segment of life, the consciousness generally remains so clouded with the emotions that one cannot hear, one cannot think clearly, emotions are so powerful. He prepares us for the life beyond, which is eternal, and if we are prepared for the life beyond then we are best prepared for this life too.
Japji sahib starts with this and ends with this. Guru Granth Sahib Ji starts with this and ends with this; telling us we are living in a dream, believing that I’ll be here forever. New drugs are being invented which are going to lengthen the lifespan, and perhaps they can find a drug which would reverse age and one would never die. When man starts working against nature, then something big happens under His will to bring the man back to his senses.
ਜਾਗ ਲੇਹੁ ਰੇ ਮਨਾ ਜਾਗ ਲੇਹੁ ਕਹਾ ਗਾਫਲ ਸੋਇਆ ॥
jaag layho ray manaa jaag layho kahaa gaafal so-i-aa.
Maharaj Ji says wake up, wake up, you are asleep in dreams!
ਜੋ ਤਨੁ ਉਪਜਿਆ ਸੰਗ ਹੀ ਸੋ ਭੀ ਸੰਗਿ ਨ ਹੋਇਆ ॥
jo tan upji-aa sang hee so bhee sang na ho-i-aa.
Let our insides sing.
He says look at your world; you are saying this person is my husband, this person is my son, my daughter; this is my house, this is my building. He says all those things are away from you; nothing can be yours. But even this body which is with you and came into this world with you, is not going to go with you; not even this body! Even this body is not going to go with you, and you are thinking about all these other things.
If you look at the faces of my sons and daughters, here they look somewhat happy but under that shallow layer of happiness, there are worries. Under that shallow layer of happiness, there is deep anxiety, worries. There is uncertainty; their gait reveals that they are not sure about what they are doing. What about my job, my marriage; when and where I’m going to be married, and with whom. Looking around all the time - could it be this person, could it be this person; looking around stealthily because we don’t want to be reminded that you are not here to shop for marriage, you are here for something very special. But the concern is real; you cannot deny it. Why worry? Because we are not real; we are false. We know that we are false and what we are presenting to the world outside is not who we really are. That’s why there is tension - inside is saying you are not this, and outside is saying, shut up, let me do this. This is the cause of stress. The stress is not about when the marriage will take place. The stress is because we are not real.
We are living out of the false world that we have made for ourselves. Today we love someone, tomorrow we can be their enemy. If it was real, could this happen? We are living in a false world and have become false. But our inside does not stop reminding us that you are not this; someone is sitting within us, He says you are not this false self. A boy and girl meet each other; they are presenting something to each other that is not their true self, and as a result what happens? There is conflict after marriage and it happens in every home. Why? Because neither of them showed their true self to each other. So, the worry is that we are not real. Our real self is not a person; it is an energy, a presence, a beauty, a deep peace, happiness. Then whoever you marry, happiness, peace, real beauty would marry. Marriage of physical bodies only lasts for a short while. You will be your real self. Wherever you are, one would feel your presence that this is a real person; your presence would be so beautiful. When we become that, there is no tension; this is who I am, and we would be very beautiful. You won’t go in front of the world so people can look at you, or wear nice clothes so people can see you. In fact, you will try to hide yourself and you won’t be able to hide even if you want to.
This path is important for elders because this given life is walking towards its end but perhaps it’s more important for the youth so instead of living in stress and uncertainty and anxiety, you can start enjoying yourself. Not waiting for marriage, that you would be more free to travel around and this and that; all those are just dreams, and they remain dreams. Right now, the only thing to enjoy, to celebrate for human life is the reality, the real us! My dear sons and daughters, as we start becoming more and more real, you are going to become more and more self-confident. The way you walk, I’m not talking about the physical walk. The way you walk will be different, the way you talk will be different, the way you look will be different; you will be something so beautiful, you won’t need to say anything. You will be so self-confident, away from the self-conscious “I” which keeps us worried. You will be carefree. You will not be looking for marriage; marriage will be looking for you. And even after marriage, you would come to know that the real ecstasy is to be the truth. The transformation is so huge and so real.
The people who really become beautiful in life, it doesn’t happen accidentally, or just by chance.They had come to know that it is in their hands, the choice is up to them, whether to live this false stressful, insecure life or to live a life that is carefree, so loving, so true, so beautiful.
He says you are a song of ishq. We cannot imagine this statement. Compare that with what we are. We have become a story of misery while in truth we are a song of ishq. We must not waste any more time just by worrying and remaining in our false self. Let us move fast and you would love yourself.
ਆਪੇ ਗਾਵੈ ਆਪਿ ਸੁਣਾਵੈ ਇਸੁ ਮਨ ਅੰਧੇ ਕਉ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪਾਏ ॥
aapay gaavai aap sunaavai is man anDhay ka-o maarag paa-ay.
Whenever we are away from our false self by meditating we can see the transformation - that we are peaceful, free of worries, feel good about ourselves. It is easiest done through singing; singing while feeling our insides. Remain in amazement that I have no idea what He created me to be. Today we look around and we don’t see anything. We have seen the flowers, grass, trees, roads many times but when we wake up we would feel hidden beauty in that. We would feel such a beautiful presence in everything; in a plant, in a grass leaf, in a brick, in a bird, in a branch. Beauty everywhere, alive; and that would make your heart race! Wherever you look, you will feel that beauty, that ecstasy, that joy. Just looking around, your insides will become more and more joyful, and you would be amazed that I don’t even do meditation and this is happening. You have become the meditation! The one who used to do meditation is no more. That was the false self which has dissolved and only the truth is left behind.
ਆਪੇ ਗਾਵੈ ਆਪਿ ਸੁਣਾਵੈ
aapay gaavai aap sunaavai
He says that through singing, a stage comes when you would recognize that it’s Him who is singing. Then He would make you understand that it’s not you who is listening, it’s He who is making you capable of listening. So, the one who is singing is Him and the one who is listening is Him. He says:
ਇਸੁ ਮਨ ਅੰਧੇ ਕਉ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪਾਏ ॥
is man anDhay ka-o maarag paa-ay.
Then you would start knowing who you are. You are the one who is singing, you are the one who is hearing, you are the one who is walking. And who is singing, who is hearing, who is walking? What a beauty!
ਆਪੇ ਗਾਵੈ ਆਪਿ ਸੁਣਾਵੈ ਇਸੁ ਮਨ ਅੰਧੇ ਕਉ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪਾਏ ॥
aapay gaavai aap sunaavai is man anDhay ka-o maarag paa-ay.
Yesterday we read the dhaarnaa:
ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਚ ਹੋਇਆ ਅਨੁਭਵ….ਹੁੰਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਨਸ਼ਾ ਚੰਨਾ…..ਜੋ ਗੀਤ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ….. ਹੁੰਦਾ ਰੂਪਮਾਨ ਵੇ….
praym ch ho-i-aa anubhav….huNdaa ik nashaa chanaa……jo geet day roop vich…..huNdaa roopmaan vay
Truth is holy intoxication and in that intoxication whatever comes out, it comes out in the form of a song - a lyric, a hymn with a particular note, particular rhythm. It comes as a wave.
When a wave of ishq would arise within Guru Nanak Dev Ji, He would ask His companion Mardana: Mardana, pick up the string music, the ishq song has arrived. Then he would start singing in a particular rhythm, a particular note, and Mardana would play those notes on the rabab. What a sight that would be!
You are so beautiful! You would sacrifice your false self unto your true self.
ਇਸ਼ਕੇ ਦਾ ਗੀਤ ਹੈਂ ਤੂੰ......ਖੁਦ ਨੂੰ ਪਛਾਣ ਵੇ
ishkay daa geet haiN tooN….khud noo pachhaan vay
ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਚ ਹੋਇਆ ਅਨੁਭਵ….ਹੁੰਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਨਸ਼ਾ ਚੰਨਾ…..ਜੋ ਗੀਤ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ….. ਹੁੰਦਾ ਰੂਪਮਾਨ ਵੇ….
praym ch ho-i-aa anubhav….huNdaa ik nashaa chanaa……jo geet day roop vich…..huNdaa roopmaan vay
ਕਹਾਣੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਮਨਾਂ ਦੇ….. ਸਮਝ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲੀ….ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਚ ਹੋਇਆ ਅਨੁਭਵ…… ਹੋਵੇ ਨਾ ਬਿਆਨ ਵੇ
kahaanee huNdee manaaN day…..samajh vich aa-oun vaalee….praym ch ho-i-aa anubhav….hovay naa bi-aan vay
A story is something that is explainable. A story means where something is explained. But He says you are not a love story, you are a love song. A song cannot be understood or talked about like a story. Song cannot be understood with the mind, that’s why it came out in the form of a song. What you are believing is “you” - you are a song of ishq which is beyond your understanding. There is no way you can understand who you are calling “you”. Just recognize it’s a song of ishq and drink this song, celebrate this song!