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Tuesday, January 08, 2019

Kabir and Kabir Panth: The Bijak, Anurag Sagar (Ocean of Love), Sakhis, Songs of Kabir, Sant Mat Radhasoami Books,









Link BACK to the MAIN PAGE of the E-Library: https://SantMatRadhasoami.Blogspot.com/2019/01/sant-mat-radhasoami-books-main-page-e.html
Kabir and Kabir Panth: The Bijak, Anurag Sagar (Ocean of Love), Kabir Sagar, Sakhis, Songs of Kabir, Many More Online E Books Relating to Guru Kabir

Sant Mat Radhasoami Books -- The E Library – Kabir Section


The Complete Kabir Sagar (Ocean of Kabir Granth in Hindi):




Rare Excerpts from Sant Dharam Das - Dharamdasi - Kabir Panthi - and Kabir texts, Sat Saheb (the guru of Sant Dariya Sahib), and links to documents online related to Kabir, Dharam Das literature, and Sant Dariya Sahib: 


Kabir Association of Toronto Website: 


Dr. Jagessar Das Books @ Smashwords, including Doctory by Chance, Mystic by Choice:


More Kabir Panth EBooks @ Smashwords: HaJursaheb books:


Songs of Kabir: At the heart of the mystical tradition is Kabir, the “Rumi” of India, a founding guru of Sant Mat. His poetry serves as the perfect introduction to this Bhakti path of ‘the Lover and the Beloved’ — “One Hundred Songs of Kabir”: https://archive.org/stream/OneHundredSongsOfKabir/One_Hundred_Songs_Of_Kabir#page/n1/mode/2up


The Kabir Book, Robert Bly:


The Complete Bijak of Kabir: Guru Kabir’s Mystical Teachings on God-Realization, by Jagessar Das: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Bijak-Kabir-Teachings-God-Realization/dp/8178224763

Bijak of Kabir — Shabdas, Ramainis — Dr. Jagessar Das Translations: https://web.archive.org/web/20061205073556/http://members.shaw.ca/kabirweb

Bijak of Kabir — Ahmad Shah Translation: https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.217206/page/n5/mode/2up


Kabir Library at the Kabir Association Website (Bijak of Kabir, Sakhis, Bhajans, First 45 Verses of the Brahm Nirupan exerpted): https://web.archive.org/web/20190417123950/http://kabir.ca


Says Kabir... A Collection of One Hundred and Ten Poems of Kabir: 


Couplets Of Kabir. . . A Vision Of Beyond (A Collection Of Four Hundred Dohas Of Kabir.Translated In Couplet Form From Hindi Into English): 


Kar Nainon Didar Mahal Men Piara Hai: Great Poem of Kabir about the Ascension of the Soul called: “Kar nainon didar mahal men piara hai”: “See Your Beloved Lord in the Temple of Your Own Body”, in Two Translations: https://archive.org/details/KabirSeeYourBelovedLordInTheTempleOfYourOwnBody

Kar Nainon Didar Mahal Men Piara Hai: Great Poem of Kabir about the Ascension of the Soul called: “Kar nainon didar mahal men piara hai”: “See Your Beloved Lord in the Temple of Your Own Body”, in Two Translations: https://medium.com/sant-mat-meditation-and-spirituality/great-poem-of-kabir-about-the-ascension-of-the-soul-called-kar-nainon-didar-mahal-men-piara-hai-db2b0fcdc644





1008 Kabir Vaani, Selections from the Sakhis, a Book of Ethical Precepts of Kabir:
https://archive.org/details/1008-kabir-vaani/page/n1/mode/2up


Center For Anurag Sagar Studies — Kabir Page: Two Versions of the Anurag Sagar, MP3 Satsang Talks, and Links to many other books: https://www.SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com/anurag-sagar

Kabir: Anurag Sagar – The Anurag Sagar (Ocean of Love) of Guru Kabir and Sant Dharamdas (at Archive.org): https://archive.org/details/AnuragSagarOfKabir

Kabir: Anurag Sagar, Part One, Commentary by Baba Kehar Singh Ji of The Radhasoami Satsang Tarn Taran  (at Archive.org): 
https://archive.org/details/anuragsagarpartonecommentary

Hindi Anurag Sagar, Part of the Sant Bani Series of Sant Classics from Belvedere Press, Allahabad: 

THE KABIR SAGAR: The Anurag Sagar of the Dharam Das line of Satgurus is merely one volume in an 11-volume collection of scriptures called The Kabir Sagar,
most of which has never been translated into English. The Hindi edition of it at the Internet Archive:




Songs of Kabir, Rabindranath Tagore: E Book and Audio/Talking Book): http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924023165248#page/n49/mode/2up


Spiritual Gems of Kabir (Sakhis of Guru Kabir with Commentary), translated by Mahant Jagdish Das Shastri: https://web.archive.org/web/20161013055328/http://members.shaw.ca:80/kabirweb/sakhis.htm



Kabir Blogs 

Kabir Poems (translated by Sabita Das): 

Kabir Blog (Sant Kabir Das): 
https://santkabirdas.blogspot.com

Kabir Blog (Kabir Poet): 




Kabir Panth: Kabir Satsang Book of Prayers (Sandhya Path, The Path of Realization): 

Aarti Prayers -- Kabir Book, in Hindi and English, from Shree Ram Kabir Ashram, Carson, California, USA: http://www.scribd.com/doc/184527025/Aarti-Prayers


Excerpt from the Book of Amar Mul:


Kabir Panth: Prakash Mani Gita: On Surat Shabd Yoga Sadhana, By Shri Huzur Prakash Mani Nam Saheb [Prakashmani was a great scholar of spirituality and was the first acharya (head) in line of Guru Kabir who wrote several great literatures since the first disciple Dharamdas (the Dharamdasis of Kabir Panth)]:






Glimpse of the Life of Sadguru Kabir, By Jagessar Das: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/296330


Fasting: Pathway To The Divine — Its Practice And Spiritual Benefits As Taught By Satguru Kabir, By Jagessar Das: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/300913


The Ahimsa Prayer — In the Kabir tradition this prayer is called “Prarthana-panchak se”, and is by Ramesvarananda Saheb, translated into English by Prof. David Lorenzen.This is such a beautiful, eloquent prayer. It is something that one could ponder and recite each and every day for life. Indeed, monks (sadhus) in the Kabir tradition do recite this prayer daily — at the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/AhimsaPrayer



Praises to a Formless God: Nirguni Texts from North India
By David N. Lorenzen: 



Kabir Legends and Ananta-Das’s Kabir Parachai
By Professor Centre of Asian and African Studies David N Lorenzen: 



History: Kabir and the Kabir Panth, by Rev. G.H. Westcott: 
https://archive.org/details/kabirandthekabir020544mbp/page/n1?q=Westcott%2C+kabir


For Many More Online Books, See, The Sant Mat Library — Recommended Reading: https://www.SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com/library


Kabir Poetry and Musical Performance -- 2 Hour Concert:



"As part of its festival celebrating the living tradition of song and performance dedicated to the poet Kabir, UT's Hindi Urdu Flagship hosted a live musical performance by an acclaimed traditional Kabir folk ensemble led by Prahlad Singh Tipanya. Tipanya sings and plays the tambura, a five-stringed plucked and strummed instrument originally from Rajasthan, and kartal a wood and metal instrument consisting of two pieces struck together to make a tambourine-like sound, played with the fingers of the left hand. His younger son, Vijay Tipanya, sings with him and plays manjira (small cymbals); his older son, Ajay Tipanya, plays dholak (two-headed drum); his brother, Ambaram Tipanya, plays manjira, kartal and sometimes harmonium; Devnarayan Sarolia plays violin."


Anurag Sagar Kabir Video -- The Oppressed Souls Seek Liberation: https://www.Youtube.com/watch?v=D3aE-_q-uvU


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Thursday, October 13, 2016

PODCAST: Kabir's Treasure of Spiritual Wisdom: The Bijak, and Brahm Nirupan -- Spiritual Awakening Radio With James Bean, a Satsang Without Walls.


PODCAST: Kabir's Treasure of Spiritual Wisdom: The Bijak, and Brahm Nirupan -- Spiritual Awakening Radio With James Bean, a Satsang Without Walls.







Listen @ Youtube:
https://youtu.be/ozFWXevy4FU


Guru Kabir is considered to be one of the primary founding masters of Sant Mat spirituality, the Sant tradition. Kabir is also the "Rumi" of India, a wonderful bhakti poet-mystic and lover of the Beloved Lord of the Soul, the Ocean of Love.

Sant Kabir lived during the fifteenth century, raised near Banaras by Muslim parents. He was a weaver, a simple and unlettered man, who earned his living at the loom. It is out of the heart of the common life that he sings his rapturous lyrics of Divine love.

“Kabir” is an Islamic name popular in the Muslim world — it’s one of the “Ninety-Nine Names of Allah” found in the Koran, meaning, “The Greatest”.

Today, Kabir has over twenty-five million devotees in various Kabir Panth and Sant lineages, and is loved by Sikhs, Hindus, Jains, Christians, and Muslims alike. Kabir’s hymns are still sung in the satsangs of various paths all over India and around the world.

Everyone’s Universal Saint, Kabir was:

 a Master or Sant Sat Guru of Surat Shabd Yoga, a founding Guru of Sant Mat and Kabir Panths;

* a musician and poet of Nirguna Bhakti (love and devotion for the One Beloved Formless God);

* a great teacher of Eastern Gnosis (Gnosticism or mysticism);

* peace maker between Hindus and Muslims;

* a social reformer in India who denounced the caste system;

* thought of by many in Islam to be a Sufi Master or Murshid;

* believed by Hindus to be one of the greatest poet-mystics and Vaishnava devotees in the history of India;

* considered a Bhagat by the Sikhs — many of his hymns are included in the Adi Granth (Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh scriptures);

* influenced by Goraknath and the Nath Yogis, and the Nath Yogis of northern India were, in turn, influenced by Tantric Buddhism;

Kabir’s spirituality is a blend of Prem and Bhakti: love and devotion for the Beloved Lord, the One God (Ek Ongkaar), and mystical, soul travel experiences of a visionary and auditory nature (Inner Light and Sound Meditation, Surat Shabd Yoga).

A new Kabir book is now available in English called, "The Complete Bijak Of Kabir -- Guru Kabir's Mystical Teachings on God-Realization", by Dr. Jagessar Das, translating into English and commenting on the entire Bijak of Kabir. This is an impressive work, a true, grassroots "satsang template" of traditional Sant Mat, wonderful to have, featuring all 11 sections of the Bijak in one volume: the Ramainis, Shabdas, Sakhis, Gyan Chowntisa, Vipramtisi, Kahara, Basant, Chachar, Beli, Birahuli, and Hindola. You can find it at Amazon.

"Bij" means: the seed or essence. "Bijak" means treasure. The Bijak of Kabir is intended to be a treasure-map to the essence of reality: our soul and God.

Another new book explored during this Sant Mat satsang podcast is, The Brahm Nirupan of Kabir, a very informative collection of over three hundred and fifty sayings about meditation practice, the inward journey of the soul, and offers the genuine spiritual seeker much wisdom about how to life a spiritual life.

Jai Guru. Radhasoami. Jai Sat Naam. Satya Raam!

All for the love of wisdom and radio,
James Bean

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Thursday, December 18, 2014

From the Esoteric Teachings of Satguru Kabir -- Brahm Nirupan


From the Esoteric Teachings of Satguru Kabir


In the book, Brahm Nirupan, Satguru Kabir explained the inner meaning of spiritual life to Dharam Dass, his foremost disciple. The Brahm Nirupan is a matchless text that discusses the Essence of the Word or Sar Shabda [the Divine Sound Current], also called Ni-akshar or Nir-akshar shabda. This Sar-shabda refers to the Ultimate Reality:

20. Contemplating the Sar Shabd [the Divine Sound], even for half of a moment, confers much more spiritual merit than living in the holy city of Kashi (Varanasi) for millions of years.

28. The knowledge of the Essence of the Word is indeed the meditation of all meditations, and the austerity of all austerities. The keen devotee who obtains this knowledge definitely obtains the rewards of the eternal abode.

89. The Word is the greatest of all, and is the cause of all beings. It is beyond mental perceptions. It shines brighter than millions of suns. It is the essence of all knowledge. You should meditate on the Essence of the Word.

90. With knowledge of the Essence of the Word, the large heap of sins of countless lifetimes will be burnt, just as a huge heap of dry grass burns in the fire.

91. When the wise devotee goes to the refuge of Satguru, and follows his instruction to meditate on the Essence of the Word, and recites the Supreme Name, he becomes so great that the gods -- Brahma, etc. act as his servant.

92. Whoever is bound by various rituals and karmas, will reap the fruits of their actions by being in the bondage of rebirths in this world. The medicine to cure this disease of rebirths and suffering is the Essence of the Word that gives liberation. O Dharam Dass! There is no other remedy.

93. That Essence of the Word is the basic support of everything, but is itself without support. It is formless and is beyond the attributes of Maya. It is all-powerful and is the life force of all living beings in the three worlds. It is even more powerful than the gods. It is realized only with proper meditation.

30. A devotee who controls the mind and practices hearing the Divine Melody, reaches the difficult-to-obtain state of union of the right and left nerve currents in the central channel in meditation. This central is called the Sushumna in Yoga. These three meet at the third eye. In deep silence the devotee sees the intense Eternal Light of Reality.

31. Above the Trikuti (third eye) there are three states of silence -- the beginning, middle and end. These three states of silence merge or dissolve into the Eternal Light. He who does not know the secret of these cannot be said to be a Vaishanava.

32. When consciousness in meditation reaches the thousand-petalled lotus, it then rises to the eighth lotus above. This is called Unmani Chakra. In this state the devotee sees the Divine Light without the presence of a lamp, and hears the Divine Melody without musical instruments.

33. The Sant Mat preached by Sat Guru Kabir explained that the yogi who practices meditation would rise above all of these (the chakras) and, going above the eighth chakra, reaches a region where the lotus has countless petals. The yogi then sees the light of millions of moons and suns, and reaches a state of supreme silence.

34. When the yogi reaches this state of realization, he becomes aware that the Self is free of the support of the body, space, heaven and earth. His consciousness rises above the physical and astral forms, and then even death becomes his servant. This state of consciousness is one of unity with God.

-- The Brahm Nirupan of Kabir, Translated by Dr. Jagessar  Das, Kabir Association: http://www.Kabir.ca/books




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Saturday, October 12, 2013

Persistence of Vision -- Light and Sound on the Path -- Sant Mat Radhasoami Satsang E Newsletter



Persistence of Vision -- Light and Sound on the Path




This Sant Mat Radhasoami E-Newsletter explores the poetry, prose, spiritual discourses, books, scriptures, letters, prayers, ahimsa ethics, podcasts, videos, philosophy, cosmology, and history of the Masters from a traditional Indian perspective, and might also include quotes from various world religions in harmony with the Way of the Saints, the Path of the Masters and Mystics.

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Sparks of the Divine, Drops from the Divine Ocean: All Souls are Incarnations of God: "All the men and women of the world are His living forms." (Kabir)


Although alone,
The Lover is never lonely.

Forever hidden
With the Beloved.

-- Rumi


"Love has inspired me to explore the heavens. From earth it has raised me to the worlds of Spirit." (Sultan BaHU)



* Sant Mat Satsang Podcasts, and, Spiritual Awakening Radio: New Book Reviewed: "The Brahm Nirupan of Kabir" (Youtube Podcast); the Gnostic Radio Series with my guest Prof. Marvin Meyer; Sawan Singh Podcast; Vegetarianism in Christianity and Buddhism; and many other podcasts, on-demand, 24/7 for free -- GO TO:
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"O Master! You are in the form of inner experience, and you are immutable. You are in the form of knowledge and the giver of liberation. You are in the form of wisdom and you are imperishable. You are the ocean of bliss, and you are free of the limitations of time. You are immortal. Heartfelt salutations to you!" (prayer in the "Brahm Nirupan" of Kabir)

The ardent devotee who is seeking liberation, has cultivated the four virtues, and realizes that the pure nature of the Absolute is his own nature, and continuously contemplates it, will definitely realize the Absolute. The four virtues:

1. Discernment of the Reality from the unreality.

2. Detachment from worldly things.

3. The six assets:

i. Control of the mind/thoughts;
ii. Control of the senses and body;
iii. Faith in the guru and scriptures;
iv. Endurance in face of hardship;
v. Indifference to religious rituals;
vi. Proper concentration and meditation;

4. Intense longing for liberation.

-- Brahm Nirupan of Guru Kabir


"The mystic adepts inform us that the exploration of the inner realms (consisting of the first three Grand Divisions) is the heritage of each soul, and if we do not go within and traverse these regions the fault is ours." (George Arnsby Jones)


"The Compassionate Lord of the Soul is pleased to declare that whenever anyone is initiated into Surat Shabd Marg [the Path of Inner Light and Sound Meditation], their contact is immediately established with Sat Purush Radhasoami [the Supreme Being]. Hence, Sat Purush Merciful Radhasoami will continue to shower His Grace upon everyone who sincerely performs the (meditation) practices to some extent with feelings of love [Bhakti] and as far as possible does not indulge in the negative tendencies of the mind, i.e. He will gradually make the mind and spirit of such a devotee [Bhakta, Premie] ascend higher and higher internally, and will protect them from the obstacles placed by Maya [illusion] and Kal [the negative power]." (Huzur Maharaj, "Radhasoami Mat Updesh")


"Practice Drishti Yoga (Inner Light Meditation) and Nadanusadhna (Inner Sound Meditation). These will remove the layers of darkness, Light and Sound which conceal your Soul from the Supreme Soul (God). You will know who you are. And, when you know yourself, you will also know God." (Swami Santsevi Ji Maharaj)


"Therefore I say that if one is unified, one will be filled with Light, but if one is divided, one will be filled with darkness." (YesHUa, Gospel of Thomas)


"The Tenth Gate is the Gathering Point of consciousness. Therein lies the path for our return. The Tenth Gate is also known as the Sixth Chakra, the Third Eye, bindu, the Center located between the two eyebrows. This is the gateway through which we leave the gates of the sense organs and enter in the divine realms and finally become established in the soul. We travel back from the Realm of Darkness to the Realm of Light, from the Light to the Divine Sound, and from the Realm of Sound to the Soundless State. This is called turning back to the Source." (Swami Santsevi Ji Maharaj)



Persistence of Vision

"Be fully devoted to meditation and constant remembrance of God only. Please take care that your mind does not drift anywhere else. If it does, bring it back, as Maharshi Mehi says:

"Janh janh man bhagi jaay, tahi tanh-tanh se tatkshan.
Feri-feri le ai, lagaiya dhyeya meapan."

(When the mind flies away or strays, then bring it back and apply or focus it onto its desired object.)

To succeed in meditation, diligence and patience are also essentially needed. Just consider, we have to break a boulder or stone into pieces. We have been hammering it, but it is not breaking. Suppose a hundred blows are required to break it. We have given two, four, ten ... twenty impacts. It does not break. We continue. Eighty -- even ninety blows have been given. It is still not breaking. Now we start thinking negatively or pessimistically, "It appears this stone will not break." Ninety-nine blows have been delivered. It still refuses to break. Now we become dejected; despondency sets in ...that 'perhaps I do not posses the potential or power to break it.' However, what is the reality? It is calling for just one more blow. The moment we deal one more strike, it immediately breaks into pieces. Now this does not mean or should not be interpreted that all the ninety-nine blows that were delivered previously went in vain. Just think, had you not given those ninety-nine hits, would the hundredth one have been possible? Therefore, those ninety-nine blows also are very much in place. So, keep on practising meditation without losing hope -- the Til Dwar or the Tenth Gate [Third Eye] will certainly break open and we will surely go into the Domain of Light. Our Gurudev says:

"Til darwaja tutai, nazar ke jor se.
Are han re 'Mehi', lage taktaki khub jor barjor se."

(The Til Dwar breaks open with the continued force of concentrated and intent gazing. Yes! says Mehi, this will happen guaranteed. Only keep concentrating or focusing at the prescribed Point with all your concentration.)

Unless and until you try, try and try with your fullest power of concentration, the Til Dwar will not break open. Lord Christ said, "Knock at the door, it shall open. Ask, and you shall receive." (Swami Santsevi Ji Maharaj)



Those Practitioners Who Assiduously Practice Meditation Will Behold Wonderful Visions Within

Maharshi Mehi Paramhans Ji Paramhans has said, "Sit on a pure 'Asana' (small piece of mat, carpet, cloth or woolen sheet, etc.) with your back, neck and head held in a straight (vertical) line. Then keeping your mouth and eyes closed, internally chant the name of the deity you worship (or master) [simran], and internally visualize the form of your (Guru or) desired deity [dhyan]. By doing so regularly, with loving devotion and perseverance, the mind gradually gets purified."

That is, the practitioner should sit in a comfortable posture holding his body, neck and head motionless in a straight line, close his mouth and eyes, and first practice manas japa (mentally reciting or chanting -- without using or moving the lips or the tongue -- the sacred mantra, given by the Guru, repeatedly with the fullest attention and alertness). This should be followed by manas dhyan (fixedly gazing at the imagined form of the Guru within us, keeping our eyes closed). Practicing thus regularly and with sincere love, the mind gets purified. The mind is, by its very nature, fickle and prone to frequently straying from manas japa and manas dhyan. If that happens while meditating, it should be immediately brought back to focus on its due target. Thus perseveringly practising pratyahara (the process of applying the mind back, again and again, every time it drifts away, to the selected target), the mind slowly gains in strength and is able to hold or stick to its goal. With the mind getting focused thus, the inner Current, the current of Light, is subsequently easy to grasp, facilitating the journey ahead. This is why, Gurudev (Maharshi Mehi Paramhans Ji Maharaj) has said:

"The mind (while trying to focus it on a fixed target) often strays to numerous other thoughts. In all such cases when the mind wanders away from the target (as soon as its flight to objects or subjects other than the target is realized), immediately ... Bring it back, again and again, and focus it on your target. Thus practising the 'pratyahara' (the process or practice of repeatedly bringing the mind back to focus on its target every time it strays), acquire the state of 'dharana' (the state of mind staying focused on the target for a short duration)."

Move ahead and ascend yourself, counsels Maharshi Mehi Paramhans, holding on to the Current in the Inner Sky, then move further ahead." We will have to merge into the Current of Light that is always there, within our own body. Those practitioners who assiduously practice meditation will behold wonderful spectacles within their own house (body).

-- Swami Achyutanand Baba, "Yoga of Inner Light and Sound"


Shanti: Inner Peace, Tranquillity, Bliss: Shanti is a Sanskrit word with several English meanings: peace, tranquillity, bliss, etc... The peace which results from some degree of Divine communion is Shanti. "Stillness or steadiness is the essence of Shanti." "The desire for attaining Shanti is natural in human beings." (Maharshi Mehi, Philosophy of Liberation)


Forget in Order to Remember, by Swami Santsevi Ji Maharaj

All worries and happiness of the day must be forgotten at the time of repose, otherwise one cannot sleep. Similarly, during the hour of meditation all thoughts are to be cast aside. Prayer does not penetrate amidst earthly contemplations.

When one sleeps with a carefree mind, he enjoys deep sleep unaware of what time he will get up again. Likewise, when one sits for meditation with his mind free of complexities, he enjoys unison with God so intensely that he becomes unaware of the thought of returning to his senses again.

It is only after waking do we realize the duration of our deep sleep. Similarly, only after having done meditation does one realize the amount of time that has passed.

May the Supreme worship-able Paramadhya [God] bless you and may you succeed in your spiritual practice. Give your full efforts in practising meditation and Divine Grace will surely shower upon you.

(Letter of Swami Santsevi Ji Maharaj, Sadhnatmak Patra, a book of letters to various initiates about spiritual practice, published by Maharshi Mehi Ashram)



Recent Message from Shri Hajur 1008 Ardhanam Saheb

Greetings to all of you on the occasion of Bhado poornima. On every Poornima we have the special occasion to remember Sadguru Kabir Saheb. Dhani Dharmdas Saheb, disciple of Kabir Saheb, has shown the importance of poornima. In his prayer, Barahmaasi, Dharmdas Saheb has highlighted worldly relationships:

"Bhado waqt kiye Pahichane,
Jaise rayen Sapna,
Maat pita sut Bandhu Kabila, Koi nahi Apna,
Koi nahi kisi ke kam aaye,
Duniya Daulat Maal-Khajana Sabhi chhut jaye.
Guru-Guru kehna sabko sahna tan ko jan Kancha
Naam ek Saheb ka sancha."

Our life goes on, gradually passing off as a dream. Every human relation services until youth and fades away with time. We tend to pin immense hope upon friends and relations, parents and community, but as Saheb says, at the end none prove to be of much help. All the wealth and resources slip through our hands. The soul leaves the mortal body.

"Kahe Kabir Suno Nar Muniya,
Aap Vinas Gaye, Vinas gayee Duniya."

Saheb Kabir says to the common man and Saints alike, your end translates into end of this world. So its imperative that in our life we have empathy for others, do charity, and remember the words of Sadguru Kabir Saheb. May each poornima prove to be our advancement in spirituality. May your heart be filled with light, is my wish.

With well wishes,
Panth Shri Hajur 1008 Ardhanam Saheb
(Acharya Kabir Panth)
Sadguru Prakatya Dham
Kabir Bagh
Lahartara,
Varanasi,
INDIA




Kabir -- On Opportunity

kal kare so aj kar, aj kare so ab;
palme parlay hoyagi, bahuri karega kab.

Meaning:

"What you have to do tomorrow, do today; what you have to do today, do now. Death can strike at the next moment; then what can you do?"

Commentary:

The person who puts off till tomorrow what he should do today, will never really be successful in life. Laziness and procrastination cause loss of opportunities and failures. They destroy valuable life, and cause regrets instead. Promptness is a great virtue.

aj kahe hari kal bhajunga, kal kahe phir kal;
aj kal ke karat hi, awasar jasi chal.

Meaning:

"Today you say that you will do devotion to God tomorrow, and tomorrow you will again say tomorrow. Saying 'tomorrow and tomorrow', you lose the opportunity in this life."

Commentary:

We must do devotion to God now. It is not good to think of doing it when we get older. We may not reach old age, and if we did, we may not be able to do devotion due to disabilities. We will then have regrets.

(Kabir, "Spiritual Gems of Kabir", translated by Mahant Jagdish Das Shastri, edited by Dr. J. Das)



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