Continued From:
http://tdsinghharjidamarg.blogspot.in/2017/03/1717c-end-death-pleasure-of-senses-and.htmlAs per Dhan Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji in following words:
मान मोहु न बुझत त्रिसना काल ग्रस संसार ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
(Pride, attachment and desire are not quenched; the world
is in the grip of death.)
The evil residing in human minds does
not vaporize just like that. They are the worst enemies of an individual. They
cause conflicts and raise a war inside the individual. So does it mean the
whole world will always be in grip of Death? If that would have been case,
how Guruji
would have said following:
ओइ बिखादी दोखीआ ते गुर ते हूटे ॥हम छूटे अब उन्हा ते ओइ हम ते छूटे ॥१॥
(These quarrelsome enemies
have been overcome through The Guru,
I have now escaped from them and
they have run away from me)
Well, it is evident that Dhan
Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is all merciful and savior of mankind then how
can He
leave us in limbo? If He has given insight into causes of Death,
He
possesses the treasure of knowledge, treasure of ‘Gur Shabad’ to help
mortals to swim across and overcome Death. So, now we will focus on what
needs to be done to overcome painful Death, to soften the grip of
merciless Messengers of Death, to defeat Ministry
of Death which is mortal’s powerful
enemy as said by Sheikh Fareed Ji in following words:
फरीदा मंडप मालु न लाइ मरग सताणी चिति धरि ॥
(Fareed,
do not focus on mansions and wealth; center your consciousness on death,
your powerful
enemy.)
As per Fareed Ji a mortal should
focus consciousness on Death rather on Mansion or Wealth
which will just fade away like whisper when Death pounce on an
individual. Will mansions belong to any individual once he sleeps in lap of Death?
Everyone knows the answer and the answer is ‘No’ but still how many of
us acknowledge it while still alive and after Death how does such
acknowledgement helps? Well, what matters is what Dhan Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
is saying in following words. Death has to be overcome before one
dies if he wants to reach the ‘True Home – The Home of Lord – Sachkhand’
and not to have any regrets in the end.
मुइआ जितु घरि जाईऐ तितु जीवदिआ मरु मारि ॥
(To reach your True Home after you
die, you must conquer
death while you are still alive.)
जीवदिआ मरु मारि न पछोताईऐ ॥
(While you are alive, conquer death, and you shall have no
regrets in the end.)
Guruji
further says following:
मरता जाता नदरि न आइआ ॥४॥४॥
(And now I see that there is no
such thing as birth or death.)
Dhan Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji
says following:
तह भउ भरमा सोगु न चिंता ॥आवणु जावणु मिरतु न होता ॥
(There is no fear, doubt, suffering or anxiety
there;
There is no coming or going, and no death
there.)
So there is state of mind, when Death
is conquered, an individual would see birth and death as myths, where no
doubts, sufferings and no anxiety exist. And individual is free from coming and
going and even Death does not touch him. This really plants hope that Death
can be overcome but how? We have seen few actions which take near to Death
like living without ‘The Naam, The Guru, and The Shabad, Being
Manmukh’. We will try understanding actions which weakens power of Messenger
of Death, which loosens the grip of Death on an individual under
Divine
Light of Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
The question may be asked why Dhan
Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, after all He is not living Guru.
I have raised this question since ‘Sikhism’ is going under worst phase
possible. People lacking urge to put efforts to find the ‘treasure’ hidden in Guruji
are surrendering to impostors. But by Grace of Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
I found following ‘Shabads – Words’ of Dhan Shri Guru Raam Daas Ji and
these words also fit in the context of this series and hence raised the
question here, Dhan Guru Raam Daas Ji! Dhan Guru Raam Daas Ji!
गुर पूरे साबासि चलणु जाणिआ ॥
(Blessed is the Perfect Guru,
through whom the way of Death is known.)
As per Paatshahi 4, the ‘Perfect
Guru’ knows all paths to Death. And so far under divine
light of Guruji we have received all the possible information related to
‘Death’
and that too in details as covered in the series. I would apologize if I have
missed anything as tried to capture all as per best of my ability. Dhan
Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is compilation of experiences of ‘The
Great Masters and Devtional Beings’ which no living guru of modern
times can describe in details. So called modern times preachers talk about
life, a life based on myth taking people away from Death, the very inevitability
of living form. But Guruji inspires to accept Death since only it can take an
individual to ‘Immortality – Not to Death’ as said by Kabir Ji in following
words:
अब कैसे मरउ मरनि मनु मानिआ ॥
(Now, how shall I die? My
mind has already accepted death.)
Talking about life leads to attachment,
greed, lust, ego and anger since human body is made of these ‘five
sins’. Point to be noted, impostors are corrupt and if they talk about
life it will be driven by just five sins. And same they will pass
on as how they will sow or cultivate the virtues in others as their own crop is
ruined, as said by Dhan Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in following words (Salok Mehla 1 - Ang 1245 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji):
ਖੇਤੀ ਜਿਨ ਕੀ ਉਜੜੈ ਖਲਵਾੜੇ ਕਿਆ ਥਾਉ
॥
खेती जिन की उजड़ै खलवाड़े किआ थाउ ॥
(Their crop is devasted what
harvest they will have.)
But talking about Death inculcates respect
for Death,
not fear. And Death as per Guruji is not end of physical
manifestation but it means Death of desires, Death
of passions, Death of Mind which wanders in all direction. Once mind is
conquered an individual is elevated to highest level of consciousness. This is
clearly conveyed by Kabir Ji in following words:
जीवत मरै मरै फुनि जीवै ऐसे सुंनि समाइआ ॥
(One who remains dead
while yet alive, will live even after death; thus he merges into the Primal Void of the
Absolute Lord.)
So who is ‘Dead’?
One who does not respond to urges of senses. If a dead individual is revived,
he will again scumb to senses. But if a living person achieves such state then
he is virtually dead but he still breathes, he is alive and still not slave of
senses. And such individual remain alive even after his body is thrown to pyre.
How? Since before the end of his physical manifestation he has merged with ‘The
Lord’, WHO HIMSELF is beyond cycles of Birth and Death, WHO
does not die or born. Once an individual is merged into it how could he die, he
will continue to live after his Death. And what will this be called?
This will be evolution of ‘Highest Level of Consciousness’. Well,
Dhan
Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji not only shows path to Death, He
tells about nature of Death and the ways to over come it;
hence He is ‘The Perfect Guru’. Then why should I
go out and search for other? So, we will proceed futher under divine light of Dhan
Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
TO BE CONTINUED!
[1]
Saarag Mehla 5 - Ang 1229 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
[2] Aasa
Mehla 5 – Ang 400 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
[3]
Salok Sheikh Farid Ji Ke - Ang 1380 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
[4]
Sireeraag Mehla 1 – Ang 21 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
[5]
Pauree – Ang 147 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji (Dhan Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji)
[6] Gauree
Mehla 1 – Ang 152 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
[7]
Gauree Mehla 5 – Ang 237 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
[8]
Raag Aasa Ghar 8 ke Kafee Mehla 4 – Ang 369 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
[9]
Gauree Kabir JI – Ang 327 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
[10]
Gauree – Ang 332 Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji (Kabir Ji)
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