Freedom From Illusion According to Kabir & Dharam Dass

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Freedom From Illusion

 

Both Sant Kabir and Sant Dharam Dass taught that only by hearing the

True Name of God one can be free from maya (illusion). When they speak

of "the Name," they mean much more than a word that can be pronounced

or written. Rather, it is the Word that created the heavens and the

earth "in the beginning;" it is within every living thing, and still

vibrates throughout all the heavens of creation. For them, this Name

can truly be heard mystically/spiritually with the ears of the soul,

and is the way to (Jiva Mukti) enlightenment/liberation and mystic ascension

(Surat Shabda Yoga) back to the Point of Origin, the Source.

 

The following is an abstract of the teachings of Sant Dharam Dass, a

Master in the Kabir Line, as well as mystic verses of Kabir, from the

book: "Sant Kabir, Mira Bai, Shaikh Farid, Bhikan, and Surdas," by O.P.

Ralhan, Anmol Publications, New Delhi:

 

Kabir (the Sat Guru) exhorted Dharam Dass to shake off maya (illusion)

and teach to humanity Bhakti (love and devotion), for on him has been

placed the burden of the world [Dharam Dass was to be Kabir's spiritual

successor, the next Sat Guru]. To him also has been entrusted the touchstone

by means of which crows (jivas, souls) can be converted into swans (hansas,

heavenly birds soaring through the heavens). Through the vehicle of

the Name the shape and color of the soul can be changed.

 

 

Dharam Dass taught that without the knowledge of the Name none can safely

cross the ocean of existence. The spoken word is maya; the unutterable

Name alone is true, the Name that pervades all hearts. As clouds obstruct

the rays of the sun, so does illusion withhold from humanity True Knowledge.

That soul alone attains perfection which learns the Secret of the immortal

root (Amar Mul, the Shabad, Current of Inner Sound and Light).

 

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Verses from Kabir:

 

If thou desire the Beloved, play with a Sat Guru;

if unripe oil-seeds be pressed, oil will not be obtained.

 

 

Without the Saint who loveth God,

the world is in my opinion a desert.

 

 

Association with Saints is obtained by destiny;

By such association the boon of Jiva Mukti is obtained, and the difficult

road to God is not obstructed.

 

 

What harm can my weaver caste do me since God dwelleth in my heart?

God hath embraced Kabir, and released him from all his entanglements.

 

 

The Sound of the Unstruck Melody is heard

Where the Lord reposeth.

He who fashioned continents and different countries,

The worlds,

Though styled Inaccessible (Agam) and Invisible (Alakh), dwelleth within

the heart.

He shineth in the plantain blossom and in the sunshine,

And hath taken His dwelling in the pollen of the lotus.

God's spell is within the twelve petals of the heart

Where the holy Lord of Lakshmi reposeth.

 

The great God reacheth from the lower to the upper regions of the heavens;

 

He illumineth the silent realm,

Where there is neither sun nor moon.

Know that He pervadeth the body as well as the universe;

 

 

He who fixeth his attention upon Him and removeth it not, becometh released

from transmigration,

 

And absorbed in the Infinite.

He who repeateth His Name, becometh as He.

 

 

With Divine Knowledge as mine oil and Thy Name (Naam) my wick I have

made a lamp to illumine my body.

 

I have lit the lamp with the Light of the Lord of the worlds; he who

knoweth how to do this knoweth the Omniscient.

 

The eternal Sounds of God that dwell in the soul, are my five musical

instruments [the Five Sounds].

 

 

My dread of transmigration is at an end

Since Ram (God) displayed His love for me.

 

The Light hath dawned, the darkness is dispelled;

I have obtained the jewel God by meditation upon Him.

 

When He conferreth happiness, sorrow fleeth away;

The jewel of my heart is absorbed in God's love.

 

Whatever occurreth is according to Thy will, O God;

He who understandeth this shall be easily absorbed in Thee.

 

My soul is absorbed in the Life of the world.

 

 

 

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