Once a butterfly disguised himself as a moth to infiltrate a group of moths. He was trying to boast about his experiences and told the other moths that he once saw a huge flame… they stopped him in mid-story and said, “You are not a moth! You wouldn’t be here to tell about a flame if you were!”
If you desire to play this game of love with me,
then step onto my path with your head in hand.
When you place your feet on this path,
give me your head, and do not pay attention to any other.
----- Guru Nanak, Shri Guru Granth, 1410
Teacher: The game of naam is not an easy game - naam and you are mutually exclusive – they cannot co-exist. So if you want to meditate on naam, you better be prepared to lose you!
Seeker: Will I cease to exist?
Teacher: Only you as pure consciousness will remain.
Seeker: How does that feel like?
Teacher: Like jumping into a cool clear lake on a hot muggy summer day!
Seeker: Thank you for sharing your wisdom of Jap Ji with an unworthy seeker like me.
Teacher: Ha!. As long as I am not absorbed in the formless One all the time, I am an unworthy seeker too!
Saying that the Teacher stepped down to the seeker’s mat and sat opposite him. “Let’s breathe together,” was all he said.
It was a breathtakingly beautiful morning. The desert sun had not turned too harsh yet and there was a slight breeze that took the edge off the sunlight that fell on their faces. There were some birds still chirping. They stared into each other's eyes; slowly their breathing synchronized. They both felt the blissful presence of the formless One - loving them, supporting them and playing with them.
Without any words being said, they started breathing from their hearts – wahe inhaling in, and guru exhaling out. It was a glorious moment.
Those who have meditated on the Naam, and departed after having worked by the sweat of their brows, O Nanak, their faces are radiant, and many are saved along with them!
----- Guru Nanak, Jap Ji, salok
If you desire to play this game of love with me,
then step onto my path with your head in hand.
When you place your feet on this path,
give me your head, and do not pay attention to any other.
----- Guru Nanak, Shri Guru Granth, 1410
Teacher: The game of naam is not an easy game - naam and you are mutually exclusive – they cannot co-exist. So if you want to meditate on naam, you better be prepared to lose you!
Seeker: Will I cease to exist?
Teacher: Only you as pure consciousness will remain.
Seeker: How does that feel like?
Teacher: Like jumping into a cool clear lake on a hot muggy summer day!
Seeker: Thank you for sharing your wisdom of Jap Ji with an unworthy seeker like me.
Teacher: Ha!. As long as I am not absorbed in the formless One all the time, I am an unworthy seeker too!
Saying that the Teacher stepped down to the seeker’s mat and sat opposite him. “Let’s breathe together,” was all he said.
It was a breathtakingly beautiful morning. The desert sun had not turned too harsh yet and there was a slight breeze that took the edge off the sunlight that fell on their faces. There were some birds still chirping. They stared into each other's eyes; slowly their breathing synchronized. They both felt the blissful presence of the formless One - loving them, supporting them and playing with them.
Without any words being said, they started breathing from their hearts – wahe inhaling in, and guru exhaling out. It was a glorious moment.
wahe guru
wahe guru
wahe guru
wahe guru
wahe guru
Those who have meditated on the Naam, and departed after having worked by the sweat of their brows, O Nanak, their faces are radiant, and many are saved along with them!
----- Guru Nanak, Jap Ji, salok
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