It was many, many years ago, I happened to ask a friend,
what he understood by the word âAmrit?â
Please, no âgyanâ needed Nihal, was his instant retort.
Oh! OK⌠OKâŚ
But now that my life is hurtling towards a conclusion
there is a strong impulse to share
what Pitaji told me about âamritâ
which, the âangrezâ call: the âelixirâ of life.
The âdrinkâ of immortalityâŚ..
But of course, this is not so much for you, my friend.
It is only for those who are want to knowâŚ
Simply said, Amrit is the words of the Guru, the Sant and the Sadhu.
In the end when everything perishes
Only the Voice of the Guru remainsâŚ
Immortal.
There you goâŚ. Not so much âgyanâ
And while on the subject
Gyan is Not Knowledge.
Gyan is that which binds your Monkey Mind
and makes it still â sets you free â from yourself.
Kumbh ka badda jal rahe
A container â whether pot or pitcher â binds the water
Bin Jal kumbh na hoi
But without water, no pot or pitcher can be made.
Upshot: The water that creates the container, then gets trapped in it.
Much like my âmunâ (pronounced like âbunâ)
that creates me and then gets trapped in me!
Always jumping from one bough of desire to another â
I want this! I want that!
Gyan ka badda Mun rahe
Gyan is that which binds my jumping desires of my âbander munâ
Bin Guru Gyan na hoee
And without Guru there is no GyanâŚ..
Do you want to know what is Maya?
Maybe another short and simple answer from the Guru⌠soon.
Maybe soon.
Another simple explanation from Pitaji
