[salok] Bhagat Kabeer Jeeo Kae

[lowest of the low singhni]

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

ਕਬੀਰ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਇਕ ਸਿਉ ਕੀਏ ਆਨ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਜਾਇ ॥

kabeer pareet ik si-o kee-ay aan dubiDhaa jaa-ay

Kabeer, when you are in love with the One Lord, duality and alienation depart.

ਭਾਵੈ ਲਾਂਬੇ ਕੇਸ ਕਰੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਘਰਰਿ ਮੁਡਾਇ ॥੨੫॥

bhaavai laaNbay kays kar bhaavai gharar mudaa-ay

You may have long hair, or you may shave your head bald.

“preet” = love

“si-o” = with

“aan” = other

“dubidha” = duality

“jaa-ay” = depart

“lanbhay” = long

“gharar” = close

“muda-ey” = shave

Today I realized it’s been over 5 years since the two World Trade Centre towers collapsed in America. Time passes incredibly and scarily quickly. Imagine if we’d remembered Maharaj for every second in those 5 years.

Anyway :D .

In this Salok Bhagat Kabeer Ji shows us that by loving Maharaj, life becomes a lot simpler, easier and rather nice in general. We all wander around in the world, worried about losing “our” property, family, friends or health etc. Then there are the everyday worries such as work deadlines, university interviews or family problems which can seem to engulf us. These can make us constantly doubt Maharaj. We pray to Him, but do we really think He will answer? If we do, then why are we surprised when apparently miraculous things happen?

Everything is Satguru Ji’s Hukam. If we remembered this more often, we’d remember Maharaj more often, and by engraving Gurbani into our hearts can gradually begin to give Maharaj something back to repay Him for everything He does for us – from keeping us warm at night, to giving us headaches. (It’s easier to remember Maharaj in hard times than it is when we’re hyper.) Technically we could say the worries Satguru Ji gives us are also gifts because they make us think of Him. The key is to thank Maharaj instead of wondering why He’s doing the things He’s doing. If He wants us to know, He’ll tell us.

There are those who think that salvation is attained only by living life as a saadhu or yogi. There are also many sections of yogis or sidhs, some of whom don’t comb their hair at all and let it become tangled for the rest of their lives. There are others who decide to shave their heads. These people probably have their reasons, but Maharaj clearly tells us it doesn’t matter about outward appearances if there are no thoughts of Satguru Ji inside.

Bhagat Kabeer Ji is not telling us that we should neglect our external Rehit and focus ONLY on our insides. To fall in love with Maharaj means we *completely* submit to Him, which includes the rehit laid down by Guru Gobind Singh Ji. The point Bhagat Ji is making is that by trying outward rituals and doing weird stuff to our bodies, mental freedom is not going to suddenly rescue us from the world. There’s no point pretending to be a Sant or Gursikh on the outside without realising the importance of Naam Simran.

Significance of External Rehit

:D:

~l~

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh