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Sri Gur Pratap Sooraj Granth — Raas 2

Chapter 2-36

The Jogi is given Mukti

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Hearing the Amrit words of Guru ji, the Jogi went into a state of bliss. The Jogi asked another question for clarification: “how did you determine that Brahm is supreme and that the world is a myth? You gave the example of gold and jewellery, that was a comparison of a resulting nature. Jewellery is made from gold. The state of gold is changed. You used that to explain Brahm and the world. So, in the same context, Brahm would have to change to become the world. How then can Brahm change, as you had said that, it never changes? The Maya that you talk about, is that Maya true or false? How can one see the form of Brahm which is so fine and invisible?”

Guru ji responded to the Jogi’s questions: “you are mistaken. I did not talk about change. Parmeshwar creates the world and still remains Parmeshwar. There is nothing else besides Brahm. It is like the rope being understood for the snake. There is no snake. There is only the rope. The person gets scared, thinking it’s a snake. In the same way, the world is mistakenly seen other than the Brahm. There is no change. If one does not know that the object is a rope and not a snake, the person is scared. When the Guru gives you knowledge, then you know that the world is actually only Brahm. Till then, a person lives in joy and sorrow; life and death and is affected by the world that does not exist. The person takes birth in high and low life forms till then. Change and causality do not exist here. When milk turns into yoghurt, yoghurt cannot turn back into milk again. This does not apply to Brahm. The world can turn into Brahm again. Even in the example with gold and jewellery, it is not a “change concept.” The jewellery can be gold again. The gold does not change into jewellery. Maya exists because of Brahm. It is just like a bazighar putting on a play. When ignorance is destroyed, the Maya is destroyed as well. All that is left is Brahm. Maya is not true nor false. It can’t be both at the same time either. The wise ones call Maya “unarvachni (unspeakable).” It cannot be talked about. Maya has no beginning, but it does have an end; when Brahmgyaan exists. The ignorance is destroyed when one listens to the wisdom from the Satguru. The Brahm Aatma is complete and omnipresent. It is not a concept that can be grasped by the senses. Eyes can’t see it nor can the ears listen to it. Wisdom can allow you to experience the Brahm though. The senses do not know the mind. The mind knows the senses (eyes, ears, skin etc.); in the same way the mind does not know the Brahm, but the Brahm knows what the mind is doing. The source of everything is Akaal Purakh. When the duality is gone, we can know the Brahm. The form of Akaal Purakh is fine but the greatest at the same time. The sun is illuminating because of Akaal Purakh’s power. The cause of every effect is Akaal Purakh, the Brahm. Akaal Purakh exists in everything like space. It is in one state at all times. If a person focuses their attention into the one, still, Akaal Purakh, the person will drink Amrit, (the immortality state). The ones that see Brahm everywhere, they do not see multiplicity anymore. They receive Mukti and their ignorance is destroyed. Their pain and conflict are gone. When such a person’s body dies, whether it’s a pure or impure place, they receive Mukti. That person is free from the cycle of birth and death; forever in bliss. The body doesn’t matter anymore. Fire and ocean, it doesn’t matter where they are.” Guru ji said this and looked towards the Jogi. When he looked at the Jogi, he broke his attachments and doubts. The pure Gyaan awoke inside of him and his ego was destroyed. He was in instant bliss. The Jogi experienced the radiance from Guru ji’s words, which made him humble and destroyed his vices. The Jogi bowed to Guru ji’s feet and said: “my doubts have been cleared. I have faith. I have received the knowledge which I was looking for. You answered all of my questions. Your love made all of my doubts die out. I have achieved the conscious truth. I wish to let go of my body now. There is nothing left for me to do now in my body. What I wished to achieve, I have received. You fulfilled my wishes.”

Guru ji heard him and spoke to the Jogi with great respect: “you are great! You should visit the people of this world. You should stay and see the world in which the Brahm resides. If you stay, you will help people wash their sins away. You will help them walk the great path to Brahm. They will be purified then.” The Jogi heard Guru ji’s loving words and responded: “to save people is in your hands. I don’t have the power to bless the people. Your Avatar was for the purpose to save the people by giving them the Satnam. Only you can tolerate the weight of the world. Please give me permission to immerse into the light of Akaal Purakh. I do not wish to live in this world any longer. Please bless me by which I can leave my body in the easiest way.” The Jogi was determined to leave; Guru ji saw this. Guru ji laughed and said: “whatever you wish, you may do. I will do what you want me to do for you.” Guru ji said to Baba Bhudda ji: “create the state for which the Jogi may do as he pleases. Do as this great man wishes to do.” Baba Bhudda ji got up. Seeing the saint as a pure and holy man, the Sangat came to visit him. The Sangat standing around, all visited the Jogi. They told their friends and family: “there was a Jogi that came out of Sarovar.” Other people came as soon as they heard. “Look how old he is. He is before the time of Raja Janaka. His body is from the time of Satyuga. We are seeing him in Kaliyuga.” They came and saw him with joy. When they saw him, they said: “look at his body. He is so much different than us. He is double our height and size. Look how big his legs and arms are. Our height only maps to his waist. He is really old but his face is radiant. His hair and beard are white.” The Jogi stood up to see the Sangat. The Jogi said: “this place is very pure. Whoever comes and does Seva here, their wishes will be fulfilled. Whoever does Simran and sings the praises of Akaal Purakh with love and devotion, they will receive all the fruits. Whoever bathes in the Sarovar, their sins will be washed away. They will be in the state of “Santokh” (contentment).”

The Jogi had the Sangat dig further. After the Sikhs dug further down, the Jogi sat down in that area. He took a deep breath and raised it to his Dasam Duaar. By taking his breath upward with force, he made his Brahm rundher (the supreme path) explode. He was able to release his soul in this way. The Sangat showered his body with flowers and shouted out Jaikaras in the Jogis name. The Jogi was a Brahmgyaani who had done a strict and long Tapasya. They bowed to his body. They were all amazed at his Tapasya.

The lifeless body of the Jogi was in the sitting position. The Sangat buried his body as is. Everyone was amazed at what they saw. They said: “look how old he was. His face was radiant. Great are such saints who are not affected by the desires of the mind.”

From Sri Gur Pratap Sooraj Granth — Raas 2 by Bhai Jaswinder Singh Sehmbi ji