The Wisdom of Dariya Sahib -- Saint of Bihar

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INTRODUCTION

 

Sant Dariya Sahib was born in 1674 and supposedly passed on in 1780.

Both he and Tulsi Sahib of Hathras (Master, and author of the "Ghat

Ramayana") would have been alive at the same time, and Dariya passed

on only 38 years before the birth of Swami Ji Maharaj, the Saint of Agra.

 

 

According to the introduction of "Dariya Sahib - Saint of Bihar," by

K. N. Upadhyaya, published by RS Books, there's still a Dariya branch

(Dariya Panth) of Sant Mat in Bihar and Dharkandha with Sat Gurus, and

this group continues in India up to the present time.

 

SOME SHABDS (HYMNS OR MYSTICAL POEMS) OF DARIYA SAHIB

 

THE LORD IS WITHIN US

 

The Lord is my Beloved,

Who is close to the heart of the lover.

He is seen in each heart,

In each heart His palace is alike.

 

I have told you again and again,

He is seen close by, although seems far off.

The One who has built this house (body),

Dwells within it and is ever present there.

 

See the manifestation of the Lord within the heart,

says Dariya,

By using the collyruim of the Guru's wisdom.

By contemplating his holy feet within the heart,

One can have easy access to the goal

of the Inaccessible Path.

 

 

The musk is within the deer,

But he searches for it outside in the grass

instead of searching within himself.

He runs back and forth,

Wondering where the fragrance comes from.

The fragrance is nearby,

But he knows it not.

 

Caught by delusion, he roams about.

So do all people wander in pilgrimages

and outer observances.

If you wish to obtain your own true Home,

Then find it by looking within yourself

and dwell therein.

 

 

The true Lord resides within this body,

Recognize Him through the manifestation of true love.

By entering within yourself,

See the manifestation of the true wisdom.

 

 

Entering the cave of the inner sky,

See the manifestation of the boundless Sound.

 

By dwelling upon the Unstruck Divine Music,

the inner experience opens up.

And with the realization of the Truth,

one reaches the other shore.

 

This realization is beyond the experience

of the three worlds.

It is the realization of the Primeval Lord,

the very goal of our love.

 

This is the Fearless Realm where fear is destroyed,

One becomes immortal and rejoices forever.

 

It is the Primeval Sound which carries one to this Abode,

And it is the Satguru who makes it known.

 

 

There the passage is made through the eye of the needle.

Gems glitter there in the refulgence of Light.

 

 

Our path is through subtle regions,

There the inner sight illumines our way.

 

TRUE LOVE

 

The technique of love is truly the root of spirituality.

Follow this technique as imparted by the Master.

When with his grace the inner lamp is lighted,

The true Naam [inner Light & Sound], the support of all, comes to sight.

 

 

Without love there can be no devotion and wisdom.

With love arisen, they can be experienced

with the Guru's grace.

With intensification of love, one comes in contact

with the True Sound,

And like a lotus in water, abides in its peace and bliss.

 

THE LIVING PATH OF THE MASTERS AND MYSTICS

 

He comes to the world as an incarnation of the Word,

And assuming the human form

Sings praises of the Lord's glory and majesty.

Through his incarnation,

You obtain the privilege of seeing the Lord,

And he conveys to you the Divine Message.

 

 

God shines clearly as the polar star,

His splendor is spread behind the inner veil.

Search for the Saint, the remover of the rust,

Then cleanse all the rust of your mirror.

As the mirror of your heart is gradually cleansed,

Its light and luster will increase day by day.

 

 

Let your heart be the mirror,

Within it will be seen your unparalleled Home.

Your true Home is visible in this mirror,

And therein is seen a Refulgent Form.

 

 

The holy places of Mecca and Madina

are within this heart,

Look within it and you will find them there.

 

The inner moon is the luminous lamp,

In the Light of which the lover finds the Beloved.

 

A great rejoicing goes on within the inner Garden,

And the sight of the dear Beloved pleases the heart.

One thus enters the Abode of the Lord,

And serves at his door as a true Saint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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