See With Your Own Eyes (Spiritual Discourse by Baba Kehar Singh Ji)

Kar Naino Didar (See with your eyes)

Spiritual Discourse by Satguru Baba Kehar Singh ji

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Kar Naino Didar (See with your eyes)

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Publisher's Note This book is the English translation of Baba Kehar Singh ji’s spiritual discourse on Kabir Sahib’s Shabad “Kar Naino Didar”. The original satsang was delivered by Baba Kehar Singh ji in Punjabi language on July 21, 2007 at Pittsgrove, New Jersey, USA. With the blessings of Baba Kehar Singh Ji this book is translated from Baba ji’s original Punjabi edition by Mr. Kenneth Stambler and Mrs. Nirmal Sian, with assistance from Mr. Vipin Sian. Dera is grateful to them.

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After greetings Baba ji says, many people deliver lectures; there may be better speakers than me... however, I will do my best to explain what Kabir Sahib says through this shabad. Our body is a Mansion which does not contain filth, but a Big Spiritual Secret. What is that? Through this shabad from His own book, Kabir Sahib has explained the secret right from the feet to the top of the head. This shabad has two parts. The first part explains our body from the feet up to the eyes. The second part explains from the eyes to the top of the head, the Nameless Region. It needs four hours to explain the complete shabad; so I will take the second half in which Satguru Kabir Sahib has talked about the spiritual secret hidden within us, which is important for a disciple. This also tells how the Satguru guides us to concentrate during meditation, and attain Spiritual Power. I will try to explain all that.

kar naino didar mahal me-n pyara hai. kanwalan bhed kiya nirvara, yeh sab rachna pind manjhara. Radha Soami ! This shabad is from the bani of Kabir Sahib. He says this human body is a Mansion. In Guru Granth Sahib Guru Nanak Dev said: Copyright © Radha Soami Dera Baba Bagga Singh. All rights reserved

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har mandar eh sarir hai . This body is the Temple of the Living God. It is a big mansion, a temple, a mosque. We cannot gain anything from the outside temples and mosques. They are just like the schools and colleges where we go to pass exams; to get certificates and attain big jobs. They have no interest with uniting the soul with God. Temples are also like these colleges; they talk about uniting the soul with God, but do not teach the method. God lives in our body. Tulsi Sahib says: putli men til hai til men bharaa raaz kul kaa kul. is pardaa ey si-aah ke jaraa paar dekhnaa. The centre at the eyes contains the complete secret. You are to remove the black curtain and look into it. Due to this black curtain we are unable to see inside. In the first part Kabir Sahib has explained about the lotuses existing from the feet up to the eyes. What secret exists behind the eyes? He will tell us in this second part.

satsang kar guru sir dhara, vah satnam uchaara hai. Now Kabir Sahib explains what we are to do in order to unite our soul with God. This is 4

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confirmed that without Guru, Nam and Meditation - neither can anyone meet God, nor can anyone do anything. Guru says, after receiving Nam one should regularly attend Satsang. As the fence protects the crops, Satsang is a fence to protect meditation. People say God lives high up. No, He lives in us, behind our eyes. People say there is only filth in us. No, it is not true. God lives in us. By attending the satsang regularly, and doing meditation, we are able to ascend to higher realms, and are accepted by the Guru.

aankh kaan mukh bund karao, anhad jheenga sabad sunaa-o The Guru says you have to close your eyes and ears, and hold your tongue: In order to stop talking and quarrelling with others; then you will be able to concentrate. However, in the outside world, walking on the road with closed eyes can cause an accident; and holding your tongue and closing your ears when your wife is asking you for groceries will also cause problems, and she will get annoyed; and how will you eat? Guru says that in order to concentrate and hear the Unstruck Music coming from above, you need to close your eyes and ears and hold the tongue quiet. Copyright © Radha Soami Dera Baba Bagga Singh. All rights reserved

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dono til ik taar milao tab dekho gulzaara hai. Preaching the method which can help us to go to the higher regions Kabir Sahib says, Closing your eyes and concentrating at the one central point, you can see the beautiful scenes inside yourself.

chand soor aykai ghar lao, sushman saytee dhyan lagao He further says, You are to see the sun and the moon, concentrate there and go up through the Sushmana Nari, the central canal. Hazrat Mohammed also talked about a star; He said a big star has appeared. tirbeni ke sandh samaa-o, bhor utar chal paara hai. One 'Triveni' is in the outside world, in the city of Allahabad in India, where the three rivers, Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati merge into each other. This place is considered holy, and people go there to bathe. Inside our body there are three paths behind the eyes: right, left and one straight in the middle, the central canal. We are to go through that middle path.

ghanta sankh suno dhun do-I, sahas kanwal dal jagmag ho-ee This is just the starting point of the five stages above. Not only do Radha Soami's speak 6

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about these five stages, but Guru Nanak Dev ji also referred to these, naming them: Dharamkhand, Giankhand, Sharamkhand, Karamkhand and Sachkhand. Some Mahatmas name them as Sahansdal Kanwal, Trikuti, Daswan Dwar, Bhanwargupha and Sachkhand. The people following the Sikh religion limit themselves by believing only up to these five; but on the basis of his own research, Soami ji referred to three more regions: Invisible, Inaccessible and Nameless. This is also based on Guru Granth Sahib which says:

too akaal purakh nahi sir kaalaa, too purakh alakh agam niraalaa. You are an immortal being. Death does not hover over your head. You are Invisible, Inaccessible and Unique. Mohammedans also refer to these stages as Mukame Allah, Mukame Allahu, Mukame Lahoot, Mukame Anahoot and Mukame Haque. All the religions have talked about the five stages, what is wrong if Radha Soamis also say so? The path of Radha Soami is based 100% on Guru Granth Sahib. We are not to be blamed if someone does not study and agree with us. ta madh karta nirkho so-I, banknaal dhas paara hai Kabir Sahib says, How can we be sure that we have reached the first stage? When we listen Copyright © Radha Soami Dera Baba Bagga Singh. All rights reserved

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to the sound of the gong and conch, and see the Light, we are at the first stage, the Mukame Allah. Christians also depict this by candles and bells in their churches. dakini sakini bahu kilkare, jum kinkar dharm doot hankaaray Crossing Sahansdal Kanwal we see the crooked passage of 'Bank Nal'. Guru Granth Sahib says:

khandio tikhee balo-n nikee

It is sharper than a sword and thinner than a single hair. Kabir Sahib says:

mukt dwara sainkra rai dasve-n bha-yae. man to maigal ho-I raha nikse kyokar ja-yae The door, the passage to liberation is as narrow as one-tenth of a mustard seed. The mind is very big. How can it pass through? We have to go through this narrow and crooked passageway. This tunnel is narrow like the eye of a needle; and a human being is like an elephant. How to pass through? Satguru is there to help. He consoles the disciple and asks him not to worry. It is not impossible. Kabir Sahib says: 8

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satgur aisaa jay milaeye tuthaa karay pasao. mukt dwaraa moklaa sahjay aa-o ja-o. If you are under the protection of a Perfect Master, this passage becomes big enough and you can easily come and go. You are accompanied by your Guru. He helps you. With the utterance of Satnam this

narrow passage changes into a bigger one and the soul's size becomes small like an ant. So passing through this crooked tunnel becomes easy. On the way we meet many negative powers; the satanic powers called Dakini and Sakini. They create terror in us. Kabir Sahib says, Do not get frightened. Your Guru is with you so they cannot harm you.

satnam sunn bhage sare, jub satguru nam uchaara hai The disciple does get frightened; but Satguru tells him not to get terrified, and to utter Satnam. Listening to the Satnam all these negative powers run away.

gagan mandal bich urdhmukh ku-i-an, gurmukh sadhoo bhar bhar pee-ya O' Gentleman, with the help of the Master you have now crossed Sahansdal Kanwal and reached Trikuti. It has three parts – Gagan Copyright © Radha Soami Dera Baba Bagga Singh. All rights reserved

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Mandal, Trikuti and Guru Pad. Sahansdal Kanwal is the capital of these three. Shri Ram Chander ji had approach up to Trikuti. Trikuti is the region of Brahm where the Vedas were created; and the three sons of Kal named Brahma, Vishnu and Shiv were born.

aykaa maa-ee jugat vi-aa-ee tin chaylay parvaan. ik sansaaree ik bhandaaree ik laa-ay deebaan. jiv tis bhaavai tivai chalaavai jiv hovai furmaan. oh vaykhai onaa nadar na aavai bahutaa aihu vidaan. aadays tisai aadays. aad aneel anaad anaahat jug jug ayko vaysu. The One Divine Mother conceived and gave birth to the three deities. One, the Creator of the World; One, the Sustainer; and One, the Destroyer. He makes things happen according to the Pleasure of His Will. Such is His Celestial Order. He watches over all, but none sees Him. How wonderful this is! I bow to Him, I humbly bow. The Primal One, the Pure Light, without beginning, without end, throughout all the ages, He is One and the Same. This is the region of Vedas. The Vedas themselves say that their reach is only up to Trikuti, and they have brought you here; however the road does not end here, it goes still further. Next you see what is to be done, as the principal says to a student passing the tenth class, there are colleges for higher education; by studying 10

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there you can become an engineer, a doctor, etc., etc. The Vedas too say Neti-Neti; which means this is not the end. They say, we have brought you here and the path ahead is open, you can study and go ahead. The reference of the Vedas reminds one of Brahma - who resides in the genital center, Vishnu who resides in the neval center, and Shiv in the heart center. They were born in Trikuti and their Mother assigned them the duty of Generating, Sustaining and Destroying, and allotted their individual seats in the lower body.

nigure pyas mare bin keeya, jaa kay hiyay andhiaara hai. Going to these upper regions is impossible without a Guru. Even going up to this stage of Trikuti, no one can access without a Guru. Vashisth, (an ancient rishi), also came here with the help of a Guru. Without a Guru there is total darkness, the darkness of ignorance. There is a saying that an illiterate is like a blind man who lives in darkness. This too is a type of darkness of ignorance. Without a Guru it is not possible to go up. In these regions if the Guru is away even for a moment, the negative powers fascinate the souls and try to create hurdles. The males trick the females, and the females trick the males. But the Guru is always with the disciple to protect him. Without Guru, Knowledge and Meditation, no one Copyright © Radha Soami Dera Baba Bagga Singh. All rights reserved

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has ever met God, nor can anyone ever meet Him in the future. I have already mentioned that reaching Sahansdal Kanwal we see the Light and hear the Sound of the Gong and Conch Shell. Prior to that, we have a section named Jhinjari Deep. Here we see the light of Jhilmil Jot. Prior to that there is another stage where we see Sakha Jot (another light). Yoga practitioners and the people believing in rituals are concerned with these. We are concerned with the Light behind the eyes and the Sound of the Gong and Conch Shell. At Trikuti we see the light of the Rising Sun. The sun rises and stays the same color. The sound of thunder is heard there. Then we go further to Daswan Dwar.

trikuti mahal mae-n vidya saara, ghanhar garjay bajay nagaara. I have already referred to the sound of thunder and light of the rising sun at Trikuti. Listening to these sounds, people there dance as we dance with music in this world. Such is the environment there.

laal baran sooraj ujiaara, chatur kanwal manjhaar sabad onkaara hai. The Gods Jyoti and Niranjan are there at the first stage, at Sahansdal Kanwal. At Trikuti the sound of Omkar is heard. Listening to the 12

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sound of thunder and seeing the light of the rising sun, you can be sure that you are in the domain of Trikuti, a station of the Vedas.

saadh so-I jin yah garh leenha, nao darwaajay pargat cheenha Kabir Sahib says, crossing Trikuti the soul becomes a Sadhu. This is not like the sadhus seen in the outside world, who are the dacoits who loot the people. The souls crossing Trikuti are the real sadhus, per the description of Guru Granth Sahib.

sadh ki dhoorh karo ishnaan, sadh oopar ja-i-ay kurban. charan sadh kay dho-I dho-I pee-o. arap sadh ko apna jio. Bathe in the dust of Sadhu's feet. Be a sacrifice to the Sadhu. Drink the water used for washing his feet. Surrender your life to him.

daswaan khol jaaye jin dinha, jahaan kuphul raha maara hai Kabir Sahib has quickly reached Daswan Dwar. Could we also reach there so fast? The border of Trikuti and Daswan Dwar is like the Wagah border near Amritsar in Punjab, India. On our side the Indian military is there, and on the other side Pakistani forces are there. To enter in these territories, we need to seek permission. While crossing the border of Trikuti, Kal questions the soul, Where are you going? The Guru replies, Copyright © Radha Soami Dera Baba Bagga Singh. All rights reserved

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He is with me. Kal says to the Guru, You may go, but he cannot as his account is very bad. Guru is the Almighty God. He asks for the account and taking it he utters Satnam and the whole account is destroyed. Guru then asks the Kal, what do you say now? Kal Niranjan says, The account is not there. I am helpless. I cannot detain him.

aage saet sunn hai bha-I, maansarovar paithi anhaa-ee Crossing the border we enter our own region, the Daswan Dwar, Haoze Kasar, Triveni, Parag Raj, the Pond of Nectar. Bathing in there the soul obtains the light of twelve suns.

hansan mil hansa ho-I ja-I, milaey jo ami aahaara hai Bathing in the Pond of Nectar the soul gets the light of twelve suns, and changes into a Swan. This Pond of Nectar has its significance. It is a high level talk. Yesterday I was watching the news on TV. A blind girl of 22 or 23 years of age was bathing in the pond at the Golden Temple, Amritsar in India for many days, with a hope of getting her eyesight back. She prayed to the Satguru to bless her with eyesight. One day she declared that she got her eyesight and could see again. The Pond of Nectar in Daswan Dwar is the real Pond within us.

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kingri saarangi bajai sitaara, achchar brham sunn darbaara I have talked about two stages Sahansdal Kanwal and Trikuti. I have referred to the lights of Sakha jot, Jhilmil jot, and another Light called Jagmag Jot - the True Light behind the eyes from where our mission starts and the sound of Gong and Conch Shell is heard in Sahansdal Kanwal. The second stage is Trikuti. It has the Sound of thunder and the light of the rising sun. This is a domain of the Vedas. Now we have reached Daswan Dwar. Here we hear the sound of Kingri and Sarangi (harp and mandolin). The Light here is that of the full moon of the Kartik month - that is October– November. Satguru instructs us to listen to the sound through the right ear. We are not to listen to the sound coming from the left ear. If the sound comes through the left ear repeat the words of Nam four or five times and the sound from the left ear will stop, as Kal will understand that you know the technique.

dwaadas bhaanu hans ujiaara, khat dal kanwal manjhaara sabad rarankaara hai The soul gets the light of twelve suns and there is a lotus with eight petals. This is similar to an engine's horsepower; received by the soul in this domain.

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maha sunn sindh bishmi ghati, bin satguru paavai nahi baatee In Sahansdal Kanwal there is a lotus with four petals. In Trikuti the lotus has six petals. In Daswan Dwar the lotus has eight petals. (Dal Kanwal is like a scale.) Now we have reached the field of great void - which is very dreadful. When the soul enters the great void, the light of the soul (equal to the light of twelve suns) becomes like the light of one candle. As a person with one candle walking in a thick forest cannot see, the same is the condition of the soul.

vyaaghar singh sarap bahu kaati, tah sahaj achint pasaara hai Passing through this field the soul will face big poisonous snakes showering fire and frightening lions. The lions jump on the soul. The soul shrieks, but the Guru asks him to stay balanced. The soul says, but the lion is attacking me. Guru says, They can just frighten you, but cannot do any harm. Still the soul keeps crying. For example a mother goes out with a four year old child and a big dog starts barking at him. The child gets frightened and complains to the mother, Look the dog is coming to bite me. Mother says, Don't be afraid and keep going; I know he cannot harm you. The child clings to her legs and she takes him in her lap. The child continues crying and the mother covers his face with her chunni. The child thinks the dog is gone.

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Here is another example. A hen with her chicks is eating grains. A dog or a big cat comes to attack the chicks, and they run to the hen; and the hen puts them under her wings. The dog may eat the hen, but the chicks feel safe. Guru is all powerful. To protect the crying soul he hides him in his own soul and and passes through the region.

asht dal kanwal paarbrahm bhaa-I, daahinai dwaadas achint rahaa-ee Here three paths are seen – right, left and middle. The middle straight path has the lotus with eight petals. The right path has a twelve petal lotus and the left path has ten petal lotus. Satguru asks you to take the straight path through the central canal.

banye das dal sahaj sama-I, yon kanwlan nirwaara hai We are neither to look to the right path nor the left - but go straight through the central canal to the path with the eight petal lotus.

paanch brahm paanchon and beeno, paanch brahm ni-achchhar cheenho The region we are passing through has five Brahms and Ands. All the three worlds (mortal, ether and nether land) combined together are

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equal to the thickness of a hair in the ocean; where these regions are located.

chaar mukaam gupt tah kin-ho, ja madh bandivaan purush darbaara hai Kabir Sahib says that all these four regions have not been described by anyone up until now. These are very big regions but stay undisclosed. There is no need to describe them. Baba Jaimal Singh ji once said, If Babuji (Baba Sawan Singh ji) would have been with me I could have described these four regions. As he is not with me, I cannot describe them.

doo parbat ke sandh nihaaro, bhanwargupha tay sant pukaaro Then Guru with the disciple passes through two mountains and reaches Bhanwargupha - the next region. The path through these mountains is known only to the Satguru; not to anyone else. Let us see what that region is.

hansa karte kayl apaaro, tahaan guran darbaara hai The Swans are having a good time in the Court of the Lord. We hear the sound of flute and Sohang. The Light is more than the previous region.

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sahaj athasi deep rachaaye, heeray pannay mahal jarhaa-ay Now Kabir Sahib creates interest in us to see that Region. He says that countless diamonds and emeralds are studded there; looking like Beautiful Bulbs with Indescribable Light. Eighty-eight thousand dweeps or islands were created; but they are beyond description. All the three worlds combined together look like the thickness of one hair in comparison to one of those islands. Hearing alone cannot give any idea; as to know the reality, we are to go there.

murli bajat akhand sadaaye, tah sohan jhankaara hai Reaching there you hear the sound of the Flute. No Krishan is there*, but the flute sound is heard. The sound of Sohang is heard also. *Flutes are often associated with the Indian god Shri Krishna as he used to play it.

soohan hadd taji jab bhaa-I, satt lok kee had puni aa-ee Now you have entered Sachkhand. The soul has to attain the Light of Sixteen Suns to enter this Region.

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In this region you get beautiful fragrance without any incense stick or perfume bottle. This fragrance is indescribable.

shodas bhan hans ka roopa, beena sat dhun bajaey anoopa In Sachkhand the soul will have the light of Sixteen Suns, and the sound of the lute will be heard.

hansa karat chanwar sir bhoopa, satt purush darbaara hai Souls changed into Swans wave the chauris (fly brushes) over the Lord; this is the Court of Sat Purush, the True Lord.

kotin bhaanu uday jo ho-I, aytay hee puni chander lakho-ee Kabir Sahib says that the Light there is equal to that of countless suns and moons. Sound, as already said, will be that of a lute. When you go there you can experience all that.

purush rome sum ayk na ho-I, aisa purush deedaara hai Kabir Sahib continues, even this much Light cannot be compared to the Light that radiates from one small hair on the Lord's Body.

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aage alakh lok hai bhaa-I, alakh purush kee tahn thakuraa-ee Next come the Invisible, Indescribable and Nameless regions. I need twenty to twenty five minutes to describe these, but we need not know about these. We are to reach the Sachkhand. The Invisible Region has light greater than Sachkhand. The light of the Indescribable Region is more than that of the Invisible region; and Guru Granth Sahib describes the Nameless Region as Nirala the Unique. This is the Ocean, merging in which the drop becomes the Ocean. Soul merging in the Supreme Soul becomes the Supreme Soul too. All this is possible when the soul reaches the Invisible Region with the help of Guru, Knowledge and Meditation. The Lord of this region welcomes the soul and provides special glasses. Being in the Invisible Region the soul can see the Indescribable and the Nameless regions. Sitting here we can only describe and listen. This is the Truth, not a make-believe story. To experience this, all we have to do is go there; and only the Perfect Master can take us there. That region has no pain and suffering; only Peace and Tranquality. No worry of death and birth. In the first half of this shabad Kabir Sahib has described the five stages; from the nails of Copyright © Radha Soami Dera Baba Bagga Singh. All rights reserved

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the feet to the eyes. In brief I can say that in the rectal centre resides Lord Ganesh, in the genital centre Brahma, in the neval centre Vishnu, in the heart centre resides Shiv, and in the throat centre their mother - the Ayka Ma-I. I have taken you to the last stage - the Anami Desh; now it is up to you to stay there or come down. Radha Soami !

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