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Allama Iqbal on Death


Mout
Death




Lahad Mein Bhi Yehi Ghaib-o-Huzoor Rehta Hai
Agar Hi Zinda To Dil Na-Saboor Rehta Hai

If self of man perfection gains devoid of rest his heart remains:
Even in the niche of grave presence and Absence he must brave.





Meh-o-Sitara, Misal-e-Shararah Yak Do Nafas
Mai-e-Khudi Ka Abad Tak Suroor Rehta Hai

The Moon and stars shine like a spark, For moments few and then the dark:
The rapture caused by egoʹs wine is as eternal as things divine.




Farishta Mout Ka Chhuta Hai Go Badan Tera
Tere Wujood Ke Markaz Se Door Rehta Ha!

If your ego is ripe and mature, Your life from Death becomes secure:
Deathʹs angel may earthly frame contact, But can not harm your soul, in fact.


Ek Ong Kar One Creator, Creation Um Criador, Criação MUL MANTRA  Sat Nam Truth is God's Name Verdade é o nome de Deus Kartaa Purkh Doer of everything Criador de Tudo Nirbhao Fearless Sem medo Nirvair Revengeless Sem vingança Akaal Moorat Undying Imortal Ajoonee Unborn Não-nascido Saibhang Self Illumined Auto-iluminado Gur Prasaad It is by Guru's Grace É pela graça do Guru Jap Repeat and Meditate! Repita e Medite! Aad Sach True in the beginning Verdade no início Jugaad Sach True trough all the ages Verdade através de todas as eras Hai Bhee Sach True even now Verdade mesmo agora Nanak Hosee Bhee Sach Nanak says Truth shall ever be. Nanak diz que a Verdade será sempre
Raag Maru Bihag - A raag of missing the beloved one. Beautifully sung by Prabha Atre -


Lyrics - Vilambit Ektaal
(Saavare) Kal Naahi Aaye
Tohe Milan Jiya Akulaye

Tomorrow does not come
My heart cries to meet you

Lyrics - Drut Teen Taal
Jagoon Main Saari Raina Balma
Rasiya Man Laage Na Mora

I'm waking up all night
My heart is lonely

Whenever it is needed, the lord comes in different avtaars. 


An avatar (Sanskrit: अवतार, IAST: avatāra; Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɐʋɐtaːrɐ]), a concept in Hinduism that means "descent", is the material appearance or incarnation of a deity on earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appearance" is sometimes used to refer to any guru or revered human being. Incarnation concepts that are in some aspects similar to avatar are also found in Buddhism, Christianity, and other religions.

Tulsidas in Ramayan


जब जब होई धरम की हानि, 
बारहि असुर अधम अभिमानी।
तब तक धर प्रभू विविध शरीरा, 
हरहि दयानिधि सच्जन पीड़ा।

jab jab hoi dharam ki hani 
badhahi asur adham abhimani 
tab tab prabhu dharhi vividh sharira 
harhi kripanidhi sajjan pira. 

Whenever religion declines and people with demonic tendencies tend to grow, then the Lord comes in different human forms to remove the pains of good people.

Guru Gobind Singh, Bachitra Natak Chapter 6:

Now I relate my own story as to how I was brought here, while I was absorbed in deep meditation.The site was the mountain named Hemkunt, with seven peaks and looks there very impressive..That mountain is called Sapt Shring (seven-peaked mountain), where the Pandavas practised Yoga.There I was absorbed in deep meditation on the Primal Power, the Supreme KAL.In this way, my meditation reached its zenith and I became One with the Omnipotent Lord….

When the Lord ordered me, I was born in this Kaliyuga (Dark Age).I had no desire to come, because I was totally absorbed in devotion for the Holy feet of the Lord.When then God made me understand (His Will), God spoke these words and sent me in the world:” “When I first created the Universe, I created the ignominious and dreadful Daityas. Who became mad with power and abandoned the worship of Supreme Purusha. I destroyed them in no time and created gods in their place. They were also absorbed in the worship of power and called themselves Omnipotent. (Then I created) Mahadevs, Those who were fixed and ones who mastered air (Siddhas), (but) they could not reach the Param Purkh – Supreme Being, the Lord.

On whomsoever wisdom dawned, he started his own path.  None could realize the Supreme Lord, but instead spread strife, enmity and ego. The tree and the leaves began to burn, because of the inner fire. None followed the path of the Lord. Whosoever attained a little spiritual power (siddhi), he started his own path. None could comprehend the Lord, but instead became mad with ‘I-ness’. Nobody recognized the Supreme Essence, but was entangled within themselves. All the great rishis (sages), who were then created, produced their own Smritis. All those who became followers of these Smritis, they abandoned God. Those who devoted themselves to the Feet of the Lord, they did not adopt the path of the Smritis…..Everyone placed his own interest first and foremost and did not comprehend the Supreme Brahman.

To do this work the Lord sent me and then I was born into this world.As it was spoken to me, I am repeating the same (unto you), I do not have enmity with anyone.Whosoever shall call me the Lord, shall fall into hell.Consider me as His servant and do not think of any difference between me and the Lord.I am the servant of the Supreme Purusha and hath come to see the Sport of the world.Whatever the Lord of the world said, I say the same unto you, I cannot remain silent in this abode of death.

- Bachitar Natak (Wonderful Drama), Chapter 6



Shri Krishna in Bhagwad Gita


यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत ।
अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥४-७॥

परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् ।
धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥४-८॥

Romanized:
Yada yada hi dharmasya glanirbhavati bharata
Abhythanamadharmasya tadatmanam srijamyaham


Paritranaya sadhunang vinashay cha dushkritam
Dharmasangsthapanarthay sambhabami yuge yuge
Meaning


Whenever there is decay of righteousness, O Bharata,
And there is exaltation of unrighteousness, then I Myself come forth ;

For the protection of the good, for the destruction of evil-doers,
For the sake of firmly establishing righteousness, I am born from age to age.

Swami Vivekananda's translation, "Whenever virtue subsides and wickedness prevails, I manifest Myself. To establish virtue, to destroy evil, to save the good I come from Yuga (age) to Yuga."


ਜਿਹਿ
ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ਹਉਮੈ ਤਜੀ ਕਰਤਾ ਰਾਮੁ ਪਛਾਨਿ ॥
जिहि प्रानी हउमै तजी करता रामु पछानि ॥
Jihi parānī ha▫umai ṯajī karṯā rām pacẖẖān.
That mortal, who forsakes egotism, and realizes the Creator Lord as the doer -


ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਵਹੁ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨਰੁ ਇਹ ਮਨ ਸਾਚੀ ਮਾਨੁ ॥੧੯॥
कहु नानक वहु मुकति नरु इह मन साची मानु ॥१९॥
Kaho Nānak vahu mukaṯ nar ih man sācẖī mān. ||19||
says Nanak, that person is liberated; O mind, know this as true. ||19||
3.27 - Bhagwad Gita



प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः ।
अहंकारविमूढात्मा कर्ताहमिति मन्यते ॥

prakrteh kriyamanani gunaih karmani sarvasah
ahankara-vimudhatma kartaham iti manyate


SYNONYMS
prakrteh—of material nature; kriyamanani—all being done; gunaih—by the modes; karmani—activities; sarvasah—all kinds of; ahankara-vimudha—bewildered by false ego; atma—the spirit soul; karta—doer; aham—I; iti—thus; manyate—thinks.
TRANSLATION
The bewildered spirit soul, under the influence of the three modes of material nature, thinks himself to be the doer of activities, which are in actuality carried out by nature.
PURPORT
Two persons, one in Krsna consciousness and the other in material consciousness, working on the same level, may appear to be working on the same platform, but there is a wide gulf of difference in their respective positions. The person in material consciousness is convinced by false ego that he is the doer of everything. He does not know that the mechanism of the body is produced by material nature, which works under the supervision of the Supreme Lord. The materialistic person has no knowledge that ultimately he is under the control of Krsna. The person in false ego takes all credit for doing everything independantly, and that is the symptom of his nescience. He does not know that this gross and subtle body is the creation of material nature, under the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and as such his bodily and mental activities should be engaged in the service of Krsna, in Krsna consciousness. The ignorant man forgets that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is known as Hrsikesa, or the master of the senses of the material body, for due to his long misuse of the senses in sense gratification, he is factually bewildered by the false ego, which makes him forget his eternal relationship with Krsna.

Adelaja Simon lives in East Oakland, where he is an active permaculturist in the Canticle Farm community, on the Occupy Farm Committee, and beyond. Casa de Paz is located between two gangs in Fruitvale, Oakland. 

Here a story about him: Living in service to the whole


Live Recording of new track "Raghunath" 

The Team

With blessings of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth guru who gave his life for the freedom of belief, dedicated to my Guru, Late Pt. Raghunath Prasanna. Featuring the amazing veena maestro Rajhesh Vaidhya on the Veena (http://www.rajheshvaidhya.com). Thanks much to Janapriyan Levine (http://www.janapriyan.com) for his guitar and Suellen Primost for playing the cello on this track. Above all with much love and respects to my father, S. Preet Mohan Singh, for taking some video shots of the live recording. Recorded at the Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA by Jesse Nichols. I mixed and engineered this; it was quite laborious but I loved the result :)

Salok Mahala 9 

(Pronounced Shlok Mahalla Nauvaan)

These shlokas were written by Guru Tegh Bahadur.  Salok Mahala 9 are the saloks by the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur which form the concluding portion of the Guru Granth Sahib. They appear close to the end of the Sikh holy Granth from page 1426 to 1429. This composition consists of 57 (fifty seven) saloks. Of these I have sung 3 of them; I have plans of singing the complete selection at some point. It is believed, that this bani was composed by Guru Teg Bahadur while in the 'Kotwali' (prison) at Chandni Chowk, Delhi, before he achieved martyrdom.  But I believe this was composed before. This bani is read at a slower pace at the conclusion of the complete reading of the Guru Granth Sahib.  It is said to be a summary of wisdom in the holy book.

The beautiful words from Guru Tegh Bahadur (punjabi, hindi and english), followed by meanings: 

Meaning of Raghunath

I have written a separate note on what I mean when I sing Raghunath and why I don't "translate" Raghunath. 

Lyrics: Tek Ek Raghunath


ਸੰਗ ਸਖਾ ਸਭਿ ਤਜਿ ਗਏ ਕੋਊ ਨ ਨਿਬਹਿਓ ਸਾਥਿ ॥ 
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹ ਬਿਪਤਿ ਮੈ ਟੇਕ ਏਕ ਰਘੁਨਾਥ ॥੫੫॥

ਨਾਮੁ ਰਹਿਓ ਸਾਧੂ ਰਹਿਓ ਰਹਿਓ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦੁ ॥ 
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹ ਜਗਤ ਮੈ ਕਿਨ ਜਪਿਓ ਗੁਰ ਮੰਤੁ ॥੫੬॥

ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਉਰ ਮੈ ਗਹਿਓ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਸਮ ਨਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥ 
ਜਿਹ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਸੰਕਟ ਮਿਟੈ ਦਰਸੁ ਤੁਹਾਰੋ ਹੋਇ ॥੫੭॥੧॥


संग सखा सभि तजि गए कोऊ न निबहिओ साथि ॥ 
कहु नानक इह बिपति मै टेक एक रघुनाथ ॥५५॥

नामु रहिओ साधू रहिओ रहिओ गुरु गोबिंदु ॥ 
कहु नानक इह जगत मै किन जपिओ गुर मंतु ॥५६॥

राम नामु उर मै गहिओ जा कै सम नही कोइ ॥ 
जिह सिमरत संकट मिटै दरसु तुहारो होइ ॥५७॥१॥


Sang sakẖā sabẖ ṯaj gae koū na nibhio sāth. 
Kaho Nānak ih bipaṯ mai tek ek ragẖunāth. ||55||

Nām rahio sāḏẖū rahio rahio gur gobinḏ.
Kaho Nānak ih jagaṯ mai kin japio gur manṯ. ||56|| 

Rām nām ur mai gahio jā kai sam nahī koe. 
Jih simraṯ sankat mitai ḏaras ṯuhāro hoe. ||57||1|| 

Translation/Meaning of Tek Ek Raghunath


My associates and companions have all deserted me; no one remains with me.
Says Nanak, in this tragedy, the Lord alone is my Support. ||55||

The Naam remains; the Holy Saints remain; the Guru, the Lord of the Universe, remains. Says Nanak, how rare are those who chant the Guru's Mantra in this world. ||56||

I have enshrined the Lord's Name within my heart; there is nothing equal to it. Meditating in remembrance on it, my troubles are taken away; I have received the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||57||1||
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