Be intoxicated with the cannabis of meditating on the Lotus Feet of Sri Guru ji. Renounce your wisdom and intellect; be drenched in the colour of the One Prabhoo.
Sri Bala Sandhur Vaach..
Sri Guru Angad Dev ji, listen to the Katha. The Sri Gunkhaani lived in the village of Kartarpur. A lot of time had passed. Guru ji’s glories spread a lot, all around. Many people came to do the Darshan of Guru ji. They came with their wishes and had them fulfilled, receiving the fruit. Guru ji’s glory was like the moonlight, spreading everywhere into the 14 Loks. The saints were like the Chakors, staring at Guru ji like the full moon. Their hearts were in bliss. Just as the separated wives are in pain seeing the moon, so were the slanderers, seeing Guru ji’s glory. The slanderers were like the Chakvas in pain. The Sikhs were like the stars, making the moon more radiant. Hindus and Turks came to Kartarpur to worship the feet of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji. The Muslims and Hindus received wisdom and became Mureeds and Sikhs. They did his Darshan and had their big sins washed away. The people of villages and cities all came to see Guru ji, hearing his glory. They praised him. Brahamachaaris, Bairagis, Jogis, Sanyasis, low and high, king and pauper; they all sang Guru ji’s praises, who was without any fault. The Pandits and uneducated people; they all sang Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji’s praises. The men and women of Kartarpur, there was always a crowd there. Guru ji sat in the Darbar at Amritvela. Keertan occurred till morning. The Sangat gathered at around 3 am to ponder the Shabads of Keertan.
There was a child who came to listen to Keertan at Amritvela. He listened with love and brought yoghurt everyday. He would stand behind Guru ji to listen. During the Bhog, he would bow and go to his home. He did this everyday. (The child’s name was Taru Popat, as per Bhai Mani Singh ji’s Teeka of Sikha di Bhagat Mala). One day, Guru ji said: “don’t let the child go home today.” The Sikhs heard this. The child was brought to Guru ji after the bhog that day. Guru ji asked the child: “why do you renounce your sleep and come here at 2 am with love? To play and laugh is easy. Children love doing these things. You leave these things and come to the Satsangat. You come everyday and don’t waste your time.” The child folded his hands and said: “listen Prabhoo ji of mine, one day my mother sent me to get firewood for cooking. She made me light the fire but I couldn’t light it. My mother said to me: “put the small pieces of wood first and then light the fire with patience.” I took this wisdom and then lit the small pieces first. Then I put the longer ones into the fire. I saw this and thought to myself: “the nature of fire and death is the same: they do not know small from big; young from old. They eat everyone without discrimination. Nobody can be saved from these two.” Your Darshan is inspiring. I thought about this because of your Sangat. I said to my mother: “I don’t know when death can come. Who knows if I may die young or old? For this reason, I will sing the praises of Sri Prabhoo ji.” Seeing the fear of the great death over my head, I come to your shelter everyday. I listen to your Katha. I renounce sleep for this reason.” After saying this, the child bowed to Guru ji. When the Sangat heard the child’s words, they were all amazed: “he is so young and comes to the Sangat. He made his wisdom pure. He thinks deep.” The whole world is trapped in the worldly tasks. Everyone is illusioned by the attachment of Maya. Guru ji uttered a Shabad for all:
Salok M:1..
Nanak, the Jeev is like a fish, the desire is like the Jheevar (fisherman), death (for the fish)..
The mind is blind, it never remembers (Akaal Purakh), it will be trapped by the net, without thought..
Nanak, the chit (conscious) is unaware (of Akaal Purakh), it is bound by worry and will leave like this..
If (Akaal Purakh) casts his vision, then he makes you meet the real form..2..
(SGGS 955)
The people heard Guru ji’s words, they became drenched in Bhajan. They thought of the Aatma Gyaan which gives all of the joys. The Master of the World casted his divine vision and gave Prema Bhagti to many.
One day, Guru ji was sitting down, a person named Bhai Moola Keer ji came to Guru ji. He was calm as soon as he did Guru ji’s Darshan. His vices ran away like the Juvasa is destroyed by rain. He folded his hands and said: “tell me, oh Omniscient Prabhoo, the wandering nature of the mind does not go away. It gets excited with the world. It likes dramas and exciting things. It wishes to gamble.” The Prabhoo heard this and spoke blessed words to the Sikh: “the Yugas that have passed, there were many kings who had wandering minds seeing prostitutes. The lustful desires came into their minds which were unstoppable. They lost their human lives in this way. They destroyed their Dharma and were punished in Hell. They then suffered. For this reason, don’t even bother looking at the prostitutes. Spend your time with the Satsang. The kings that gambled, they were faced with a lot of problems and cried. The Sikhs should discard these things. Obeying these words, one will be in joy. It is now the time of Kaliyuga. The Gursikhi has been illuminated. Love the Shabad and sing them. Do the work of Dharma and share your profits. Serve the Gursikhs with love. Wash their feet. Give clothes to the naked. Feed the hungry. Ponder on the meanings of the Shabad in the Sangat. You will be in joy then.” Hearing the wisdom, Bhai Moola ji became determined. He did as Guru ji said. Love came into his heart. He gave food to the hungry. He gave clothes to the naked poor people. Sidhs and Sadhoos came to his home and spent the nights.
One day, a thief came to Bhai Moola ji’s home. He dressed as a Sikh and spoke memorized Bani with false love. He was greedy. His wisdom was bad. Bhai Moola ji served him at night. Bhai Moola ji’s wife took her jewellery off at night. The thief saw this. When everyone went to sleep, the thief stole the jewellery. He was going to run away but the door was locked. He came back and woke up Bhai Moola ji. He spoke with deceit: “I need to go outside. My stomach is hurting. I need you to open the door.” Bhai Moola ji said: “Sant ji, why are you going out into the dark? Use the courtyard. The servants will clean up in the morning. I can clean up in the morning too.” The thief said: “I need to go outside. Your wife is here in the home. I am shy.” Bhai Moola ji got up with the keys. When they came to the courtyard just before the door, the thief dropped the jewellery from under his armpit. He got scared and didn’t pick up the gold. Bhai Moola ji picked up the gold and gave it to the thief with love. He took the thief outside of the home. Bhai Moola ji came back and went to sleep.
In the morning, Bhai Moola ji’s wife looked in her jewellery box and said: “I put my jewellery here. It is not there anymore. Where did they go? Has it been stolen?” Bhai Moola ji said: “at night, we were sleeping. Thieves came and took your jewellery. We didn’t wake up, that’s why they stole them. It is our fault. The Sikh that came to our home at night. He got up and left out of embarrassment. He thought he was going to get blamed for the theft. This is what he thought. He left early in the morning, using an excuse. The Sikh was not at fault.” Bhai Moola ji made new gold for his wife. He did it quickly for her joy.
After a few days, Bhai Moola ji came to Kartarpur. He bowed to Guru ji and did his Darshan. Guru ji said: “listen Moola, your heart is according to Sikhi. You kept my secret and therefore the Guru will keep your secrets. The Shabad is the Guru’s heart. Sarvan (listening), Mannan (accepting) Nidhyasan (practicing); do this with the Shabad. Gyaan will come to your heart. Your bonds of attachment in the world will be destroyed.” As soon as Guru ji said this, Bhai Moola ji became aware of all 3 states of time. He became blessed. His attachment was destroyed. He went home. His Hangta (ego of the body) and Mamta (attachment) were destroyed.
One day, in the Sangat, Prabhoo ji sat and did the Katha of a Shabad. Bhai Pritha ji and Bhai Kheda ji came to Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji for his Darshan. They bowed and sat down to listen to the Katha of the Shabad. After about 2 hours, Prabhoo ji said: “whatever wish is in your heart, ask them now.” After listening to the Katha, their minds were calm. They folded their hands and became humble. They spoke without greed: “Sri Guru ji, if you are compassionate then give us the shelter of your feet. We understand that the world is a myth, an illusion. Just as the worldly things seem like things in a dream, give us this vision. We wish to obey the command of the Prabhoo and be in joy. We don’t want anything else except for this.” Sri Prabhoo ji said: “my feet are where the Satsangat is. Do the Seva of the saints. Meet them and spend your time with them. There is no difference between the saints and Kartar. Understand this with determination. Do the work of Dharma and share your profits. If you earn this, you will be in my shelter. Recognize my Sargun form. The Shabad is my heart, my Nirgun form. Bodies meet and separate. The Shabad never separates.” Hearing Guru ji’s words, the two did as they were told. They achieved Jeevan Mukti. The words of the Satguru lived in their hearts. They saw the world as an illusion. There was nothing to achieve in the world. They didn’t come back to the world. They spent a lot of time at Kartarpur.
One day, the Giver of Mukti was sitting in his seat when Bhai Prithimal ji, Bhai Sehgal ji and Bhai Rama Didi ji came for the Darshan of Sri Guru. They came for the wish of Gyaan. They bowed to Guru ji’s feet and then spoke: “please tell us a path where we can become one with the Bishan form. We wish for the Sahij Mukti, easily. The hard actions we can’t do, such as Tapp and Japp.” Satguru ji heard this and said: “there are 3 types of Tapps, Tapasvis do: Tamsi- to stay naked and tolerate hunger, standing in water, tolerating heat. This is the Tamsi Tapp which is really difficult. The ones who do this Tapp with desires, they receive Ridhis and Siddhis. The desireless ones purify their minds though. One becomes egotistical because of this Tapp. Then the person has to come back to the earth. By the Rajsi and Shantki Tapp, you can be blessed and your 3 illnesses will go away.” The Sikhs said: “what is Rajsi and Shantki Tapp? Please tell us the difference. Rajoguni Tapp, Shantki Tapp and Bhagti; what are these? Tell us what these are.” Sri Guru ji heard this and said: “stopping your eyes from seeing other women; not listening to slander or praise, nor saying them; don’t waste your time in theft and extra marital affairs. Never go to the Kusangat. Don’t wish to do bad things. Make your eyes do the Darshan of saints. Make your ears listen to the praises of Gobind. Never lie from your mouth. Connect your mind to the praises of Parmeshwar. Do Seva and give charity with your hands. Always go to the Satsangat. This is the Rajsi Tapp. Listen to the Shantki Tapp: listening to and reciting to the Naam and the Bani of the Guru without laziness; when the mind attempts to go astray, stop it right away, over and over again; stop the mind from wandering, all the time; use your full strength to connect your mind to the Shabad. Just as you must give the Masala to the horse with force, as it does not wish to consume it, that is how the mind must be forced to connect to the Shabad. It does not love the Shabad and wanders in the 10 directions instead. The caretaker of the horse holds his hand in the mouth of the horse. The horse eventually gets tired and eats the masala. The body of the horse then becomes free of illnesses. If the caretaker becomes lazy and doesn’t give the masala to the horse, the horse can then get sick. The masala contains garlic, ginger and other spices. Many illnesses can develop if not given. The horse tricks you by quickly throwing the masala out. The horse has bad vices which can become its illnesses. The mind’s illnesses are the desires and greed. To connect with the Shabad, this is the masala medicine. When the Shabad makes the mind understand, it becomes the bit in the mouth of the horse. The illness of being born and dying is cured. This is the easy Shantki Tapp.” Hearing the words of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji, the three Sikhs became calm in their minds. Their minds were reined and saddled. They went to the Satsangat and listened while sitting. They did Seva and sang the Shabads. They did the practice of the Shabad. They had the Gyaan of their real form. They were blessed along with their families. The wisdom of the Guru was engrained into their hearts.