Jump to content

[salok] Bhagat Kabeer Jeeo Kae


Recommended Posts

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

ਕਬੀਰਾ ਤੁਹੀ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਤੂ ਤੇਰੋ ਨਾਉ ਕਬੀਰੁ ॥

kabeeraa tuhee kabeer too tayro naa-o kabeer

Kabeer, you are Kabeer; your name means great.

ਰਾਮ ਰਤਨੁ ਤਬ ਪਾਈਐ ਜਉ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਤਜਹਿ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥੩੧॥

raam ratan tab paa-ee-ai ja-o pahilay tajeh sareer

O Lord, You are Kabeer. The Jewel of the Lord is obtained, when the mortal first gives up his body.

“kabeer” = great

“ratan” = jewel

“tajeh” = give up, leave

“sareer” = body

One of the many beauties of Gurbani is that it gives us all the answers we need in life. It’s just up to us whether to pay attention or not. In this Salok Bhagat Kabeer Ji tells us how to obtain the Jewel of Maharaj.

In the first line of this Salok, Bhagat Ji uses his name to depict the fact that Maharaj is “great” (understatement). But the way to truly realise this Greatness is letting go of our bodies. To most of us this concept is unimaginable – we’re attached to our bodies without even realising it. We have to understand that the body is not ours; that it was a gift given to us by Maharaj in order for us to survive in this world. The purpose of our body is to use it the way Maharaj wanted – remembering Him as we promised we would, and living a life according to Gurmat, through the Rehat set down by our Gurus.

Every minute of the day we forget that our body is Maharaj’s when we get carried away with our problems and issues. He has the power to give and power to take away. “Our” body was never ours to begin with. In order to have just an inkling of what it’s like to give up our bodies for Maharaj, all we have to do is think of the millions of Shaheeds in our panth such as Shaheed Bhai Mani Singh Ji.

And we complain when we get paper-cuts :D .

(Another key point is to make a true effort to see Maharaj’s light in everyone – even if they have different opinions than us, or if they treat us like dirt. We will never be able to feel/see/live/hear Maharaj properly if we can’t see Him in the people who surround us everyday.)

2005-11-04_Bhai_Mani_Singh_jee.jpg

:@:

~l~

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
 Share

  • advertisement_alt
  • advertisement_alt
  • advertisement_alt


  • Topics

  • Posts

    • If relationship with Guru is strong, then kanga is done twice a day, and turban should never be taken off or put on like a hat, there is a lot wrong with that as it is against rehit! maryada is to take off every layer of turban/pagh/dumalla individually, and tie fresh turban each time!
    • the whole 'your husband/wife is chosen for you'/sanjog thing is real, it's just that a lot of people end up marrying the wrong person. they did not end up with the person that was meant for them. my friend, you should marry someone who you feel a connection with and love. there are millions of sikh girls, i'm sure you can find someone who aligns with your sensibilities and who you can truthfully say that you love. sikhi does not say anything against love marriages. you can also be in a loveless arranged marriage which is a safe option b/c both families are more inclined to keep the union intact. i was one of those people who was like meh, i guess i'll just get arranged to some sikh. well i finally started dating for the first time this year and i'm getting married to someone that i love and cannot even imagine leaving. i think it's better to have lost & lost than never loved at all. unfortunately, a lot of people confuse love w/ looks & lust. a lot of men go for the fittest girl they can find and think they won the jackpot or something. in reality, your partner should be like an extremely loved best friend. there's a reason why it's a fact that the most stable and long-lasting relationships started as friendships.  i also think a lot of women are petty and divorce over small reasons, but there's other terrible things like high cheating rates as well. that's why the divorce rate in the west is high. be careful out there.
    • andrew tate praises sikhi too & likes sikhs. his brother also donated to sikh families iirc. they just like any "alpha" religion and tbh islam is the most "alpha" in their eyes. islam is very good at promoting that image. but imo a real alpha man doesn't command respect by beating up his wive(s) or forcing them to wear a burqa. a real man will have his woman listen to him w/o raising a hand or his voice, and command respect by being respectful. he leads by example and integrity. that's true masculinity. you get the idea. + yes, it's definitely true that islam is growing rapidly and making massive inroads. strength in numbers + belief will do that. but rlly it's just because of the birth rate. a lot of them are muslim b/c it's their "identity" just like how a lot of young sikhs will say they're "culturally sikh" or whatever. there just aren't billions of sikhs who lambast their identity everywhere and have strict and linear rules like in islam. besides, the reality is that islam and its followers are some of the most morally bankrupt. you can see all the weird trans rules in iran, bacche baazi in afghanistan, visiting brothels, watching p*rn, p*dophilia what goes on behind the scenes in countries like uae & qatar, etc, and come to your conclusions. you can google all the stats yourself and see which countries do the most of these ^.   
    • stop associating with hinduism, that's the absolutely worst thing you can do as a sikh. not sure if you noticed but the entire world looks down upon and spits at india & hindus, literally no one respects them and considers them weak and cowardly. literally 1+ billion of them but not perceived as a strong religion commandeering respect. 
    • you wrote a whole lot but told us nothing. what exactly did you do wrong to make you feel this way?
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Terms of Use