Recording this shabad and teaching this shabad for the kids for the upcoming Basant.
Meditating Upon Mauli Dharti
Bhagat Kabir's Mauli Dharti is about the blossoming of the spiritual seeker. Bhagat Kabir emphasizes the importance of spiritual growth and the pursuit of enlightenment. In Mauli Dharti, one of his poems, he uses the metaphor of a flower to illustrate his point about the potential for recognizing presence, enabling growth and encouraging transformation in all aspects of human life. This poem of the spring time encourages us to be like a flower, blossoming and growing in all our actions, whether we are creating, sustaining, or culminating something.
Refrain: Blossoming of the Inner Soul
Mauli Dharti Mauleya Akaas
Ghat Ghat Mauleya Aatam Pragaas
The earth blossoms, the sky blossoms
Every heart blossoms, when the soul blossoms
When the spiritual seeker is blossoming from within (aatam pragaas), which Guru Nanak calls "the light of the flower" (phoolant jyoti) in his aarti, it’s seems like everything around is blossoming. The earth is blossoming (mauli dharti), the sky is also blossoming (mauleya akaas) and every heart is blossoming (ghat ghat mauleya).
Verses: Blossoming in Every Action
To me, the three verses of the poem correspond to the three potential actions we might be engaged in: creation, sustaining, or culmination, and the three divisions of self: mind, body and soul.
1. Sustainer - Vishnu - Body
Raaja Raam Mauleo Anant BhayeJeh Dekhon Teh Reheya SamaayeKing Raam blossoms many waysWherever I see he permeates
The soul like Raaja Raam, is present in all the forms that we are existing in the universe. All its forms that are existing are blossoming:
2. Creator - Brahma - Mind
Dvitiya Moule Chaare BedSimriti Mouli Syon KatebSecond blossom the four vedasSimrities blossom along with Quran and Bible
3. Transformer - Mahesh - Soul
Shankar Mauleyo Jog DhyaanKabir Ko Swami Sab SamaanShankar blossoms through meditationMy master, all the same
Meditating upon the poem invokes the creation, sustaining, and culmination agents within us: our body, mind, and soul. By aligning these aspects of ourselves with the natural growth and transformation that is inherent in the universe, we can become more fully realized and fulfilled human beings. The more we meditate on this poem, the more we realize our true essence, we realize our presence in every entity around us, we find spiritual growth in every scripture that we turn to, and we are eventually transformed to be a flower that does not have an ego and flowers on seeing others flowers blossom. We bloom in every aspect of our lives and can tap into the innate potential for growth and transformation that exists within us, and ultimately reach a state of greater awareness and enlightenment.
The Music and Artwork
I have been meditating on this Bhagat Kabir shabad since November. My daughter Geet learned this shabad from Bhai Tajvinder Singh ji and this composition is derived from that traditional composition. You can find this recording on iTunes, spotify and YouTube music and several other places - just look for “Mauli Dharti.”
Mauli Dharti: Artwork
Thanks to Snizhana Kozakevich (@snizhokartist) for her beautiful art inspired by Bhagat Kabir’s poetry - please support Ukrainian artists if you can. You can ask her for prints and this artwork. You can also contribute to artists like Snizhana who are helping make this a better planet by donating to Dhunanand Foundation to which I donate all proceeds of my music.
What do Flowers Teach Us
Flowers can teach us about oneness through their symbolism of unity, diversity, and interconnectedness. Flowers, despite their differences in color, shape, and fragrance, are all connected in the same ecosystem, relying on pollination and symbiotic relationships with other living beings for their survival. This reflects the idea of oneness in nature, where everything is connected and interdependent. Additionally, the beauty and harmonious arrangement of different flowers in a garden can symbolize the beauty and unity that can be achieved through diversity.
Mauli Dharti: Gurmukhi Lyrics
ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ਘਰੁ ੧
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ਮਉਲੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਮਉਲਿਆ ਅਕਾਸੁ ॥
ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਮਉਲਿਆ ਆਤਮ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸੁ ॥੧॥
ਰਾਜਾ ਰਾਮੁ ਮਉਲਿਆ ਅਨਤ ਭਾਇ ॥
ਜਹ ਦੇਖਉ ਤਹ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ਦੁਤੀਆ ਮਉਲੇ ਚਾਰਿ ਬੇਦ ॥
ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਮਉਲੀ ਸਿਉ ਕਤੇਬ ॥੨॥
ਸੰਕਰੁ ਮਉਲਿਓ ਜੋਗ ਧਿਆਨ ॥
ਕਬੀਰ ਕੋ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਸਭ ਸਮਾਨ ॥੩॥੧॥
Singing oneness!
