[salok] Bhagat Kabeer Jeeo Kae

[lowest of the low singhni]

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

ਕਬੀਰ ਸੰਤਨ ਕੀ ਝੁੰਗੀਆ ਭਲੀ ਭਠਿ ਕੁਸਤੀ ਗਾਉ ॥

kabeer santan kee jhungee-aa bhalee bhath kustee gaa-o

Kabeer, the dwelling of the Saints is good; the dwelling of the unrighteous burns like an oven.

ਆਗਿ ਲਗਉ ਤਿਹ ਧਉਲਹਰ ਜਿਹ ਨਾਹੀ ਹਰਿ ਕੋ ਨਾਉ ॥੧੫॥

aag laga-o tih Dha-ulhar jih naahee har ko naa-o

Those mansions in which the Lord's Name is not chanted might just as well burn down.

"santan" = saints

"jhungee-aa" = hut, dwelling

"bhalee" = good

"bhath" = oven, furnace

"kustee" = unrighteous, false, silly people lol

"aag" = fire

"dha-ulhar" = mansion

This Salok by Bhagat Kabeer Ji uses another analogy to show the theme of pride and humility. If someone lives in a huge manions with plenty of worldly beongings and distractions, it's all very well. But without remembering the name of Maharaj it's all pointless. The fancy house might as well be demolished. If we display outwardly shows of being Gursikhs but don't have the love for Maharaj inside then it's just stupid. Our jeevans will burn up and waste away.

In comparison, the simple hut which a humble person might live in would be worth much more, if that person was to remember Maharaj all the time. We don't need to have heaps of money, we don't need beautiful houses or clothes or cars. What we need is love and humility - in all aspects of life. Even when people do our head in, yell at us or talk behind our backs. Learning to love them back is an immensely powerful feeling - when you truly want your "enemies", the people who try to hurt you most, to be happy. There is no point in trying to explain how lovely a feeling that is.

If we can't see Maharaj in everyone, we can't see Him at all - which explains a lot. So remember Satguru Ji, who sacrificed so much for us, and let's try to stop setting ourselves and our Huts on fire.

:D:

~l~

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh