Ang 971

You are a Brahmin, and I am only a weaver from Benares. How can I compare to you? Chanting the Lord’s Name, I have been saved; relying on the Vedas, O Brahmin, you shall drown and die. ||3||5|| There is a single tree, with countless branches and twigs; its flowers and leaves are filled with its juice. This world is a garden of Ambrosial Nectar. The Perfect Lord created it. ||1|| I have come to know the story of my Sovereign Lord. How rare is that Gurmukh who knows, and whose inner being is illumined by the Lord’s Light. ||1|| Pause|| The bumble bee, addicted to the nectar of the twelve-petalled flowers, enshrines it in the heart. He holds his breath suspended in the sixteen-petalled sky of the Akaashic Ethers, and beats his wings in esctasy. ||2|| In the profound void of intuitive Samaadhi, the one tree rises up; it soaks up the water of desire from the ground. Says Kabeer, I am the servant of those who have seen this celestial tree. ||3||6|| Make silence your ear-rings, and compassion your wallet; let meditation be your begging bowl. Sew this body as your patched coat, and take the Lord’s Name as your support. ||1|| Practice such Yoga, O Yogi. As Gurmukh, enjoy meditation, austerities and self- discipline. ||1|| Pause|| Apply the ashes of wisdom to your body; let your horn be your focused consciousness. Become detached, and wander through the city of your body; play the harp of your mind. ||2|| Enshrine the five tatvas — the five elements, within your heart; let your deep meditative trance be undisturbed. Says Kabeer, listen, O Saints: make righteousness and compassion your garden. ||3||7|| For what purpose were you created and brought into the world? What rewards have you received in this life? God is the boat to carry you across the terrifying world-ocean; He is the Fulfiller of the mind’s desires. You have not centered your mind on Him, even for an instant. ||1|| O Lord of the Universe, I am such a sinner! God gave me body and soul, but I have not practiced loving devotional worship to Him. ||1|| Pause|| Others’ wealth, others’ bodies, others’ wives, others’ slander and others’ fights — I have not given them up. For the sake of these, coming and going in reincarnation happens over and over again, and this story never ends. ||2||

That house, in which the Saints speak of the Lord — I have not visited it, even for an instant. Drunkards, thieves, and evil-doers — I constantly dwell with them. ||3|| Sexual desire, anger, the wine of Maya, and envy — these are what I collect within myself. Compassion, righteousness, and service to the Guru — these do not visit me, even in my dreams. ||4|| He is merciful to the meek, compassionate and benevolent, the Lover of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear. Says Kabeer, please protect Your humble servant from disaster; O Lord, I serve only You. ||5||8|| Remembering Him in meditation, the door of liberation is found. You shall go to heaven, and not return to this earth. In the home of the Fearless Lord, the celestial trumpets resound. The unstruck sound current will vibrate and resonate forever. ||1|| Practice such meditative remembrance in your mind. Without this meditative remembrance, liberation will never be found. ||1|| Pause|| Remembering Him in meditation, you will meet with no obstruction. You will be liberated, and the great load will be taken away. Bow in humility within your heart, and you will not have to be reincarnated over and over again. ||2|| Remember Him in meditation, celebrate and be happy. God has placed His lamp deep within you, which burns without any oil. That lamp makes the world immortal; it conquers and drives out the poisons of sexual desire and anger. ||3|| Remembering Him in meditation, you shall obtain salvation. Wear that meditative remembrance as your necklace. Practice that meditative remembrance, and never let it go. By Guru’s Grace, you shall cross over. ||4|| Remembering Him in meditation, you shall not be obligated to others. You shall sleep in your mansion, in blankets of silk. Your soul shall blossom forth in happiness, on this comfortable bed. So drink in this meditative remembrance, night and day. ||5|| Remembering Him in meditation, your troubles will depart. Remembering Him in meditation, Maya will not bother you. Meditate, meditate in remembrance on the Lord, Har, Har, and sing His Praises in your mind. This meditative remembrance is obtained from the True Guru. ||6|| Forever and ever, remember Him, day and night, while standing up and sitting down, with every breath and morsel of food. While awake and asleep, enjoy the essence of this meditative remembrance. The Lord’s meditative remembrance is obtained by good destiny. ||7|| Remembering Him in meditation, you shall not be loaded down. Make this meditative remembrance of the Lord’s Name your Support. Says Kabeer, He has no limits; no tantras or mantras can be used against Him. ||8||9||

RAAMKALEE, SECOND HOUSE, THE WORD OF KABEER JEE: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: Maya, the Trapper, has sprung her trap. The Guru, the Liberated One, has put out the fire. When I came to understand this mind, from the tips of my toes to the crown of my head, then I took my cleansing bath, deep within my self. ||1|| The mind, the master of the breath, abides in the state of supreme bliss. There is no death, no re-birth, and no aging for me now. ||1|| Pause|| Turning away from materialism, I have found intuitive support. I have entered into the sky of the mind, and opened the Tenth Gate. The chakras of the coiled Kundalini energy have been opened, and I have met my Sovereign Lord King without fear. ||2|| My attachment to Maya has been eradicated; the moon energy has devoured the sun energy. When I was focused and merged into the all-pervading Lord, then the unstruck sound current began to vibrate. ||3|| The Speaker has spoken, and proclaimed the Word of the Shabad. The hearer has heard, and enshrined it in the mind. Chanting to the Creator, one crosses over. Says Kabeer, this is the essence. ||4||1||10|| The moon and the sun are both the embodiment of light. Within their light, is God, the incomparable. ||1|| O spiritual teacher, contemplate God. In this light is contained the expanse of the created universe. ||1|| Pause|| Gazing upon the diamond, I humbly salute this diamond. Says Kabeer, the Immaculate Lord is indescribable. ||2||2||11|| People of the world, remain awake and aware. Even though you are awake, you are being robbed, O Siblings of Destiny. While the Vedas stand guard watching, the Messenger of Death carries you away. ||1|| Pause|| He thinks that the bitter nimm fruit is a mango, and the mango is a bitter nimm. He imagines the ripe banana on the thorny bush. He thinks that the ripe coconut hangs on the barren simmal tree; what a stupid, idiotic fool he is! ||1|| The Lord is like sugar, spilled onto the sand; the elephant cannot pick it up. Says Kabeer, give up your ancestry, social status and honor; be like the tiny ant — pick up and eat the sugar. ||2||3||12||