THE LIVING WATERS

Now what I am sharing here ... is the most beautiful account of Audible Life Stream , or the celestial music , or shabad dhun as we know it... 

This account is given by Betty Eadie in her book -- Embraced by the light. It is a very detail account of her NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE in 1973, after her operation. The account is very detailed, but here I am sharing the part which I loved most ---

She is explaining the lights and visions she saw while her experience... and then she comes to a garden and the living waters part...

" A melody of majestic beauty carried from the waterfall and filled the garden, eventually merging with other melodies that i was now only faintly aware of. The music came from the water itself, from its intelligence, and each DROP PRODUCED ITS OWN TONE AND MELODY ( wow !! ) which mingled and interacted with every other sound and strain around it... we simply don't have the capacity to comprehend the vastness and strength of the music there, let alone begin to create it. As i got closer to the water the thought came to me that these could possibly be the living waters mentioned in the scriptures, and i wanted to bathe in them ..

A LITTLE FURTHER SHE TELLS...

It was a tone similar to a note of music but was universal and seemed to fill at all the space around me. It was followed by another tone at the different pitch, and soon i noticed something of a melody-- a vast cosmic song that soothed and comforted me. The tones produced soft vibrations, and as they touched me I knew they possessed the power to heal. I knew that anything touched by these tones would receive the effects of their healing; they were like spiritual salve, expressions of love that mended broken spirit.

AND STILL MORE FURTHER...

As her soul moves more forward leaving that garden she encounters more such music...about which she says..

No music i had heard in my life, even the music in the garden, compared to this. It was grand, glorious, awesome, and meant especially for me. It was overwhelming... their voices were pure and each note was clear and sweet ... i wept only, soaking in their love and celestial music.... “

Point to be noted here is ... that Betty was never aware of Audible life stream or the Light And Sound theory at any point of her life, when she had this experience.

Wants one to reach and be touched by that celestial music..... soon....

An excerpt from the book – The Audible Life Stream from Alistair Conwell. Chapter six- Embraced by the sound.

Peace And Bliss to All

May we reach this Celestial Music soon...

Amen

Roohi...

DIGEST WITHIN Part - 2

We earlier discussed about Digesting HIS love within.

How much to Digest ??

No need to discuss. Just one story is enough to say it all ----
Here it is ---

Has my BELOVED escaped from my heart ---

It concerns a king and a queen who lived and ruled some centuries ago. They loved each other and were happy together. The king was a wise and just ruler, and under his reign his kingdom flourished and peace and prosperity prevailed over the land. The King's subjects were happy and content. In short, it was almost an idyllic existence, but there was one flaw, one minor thing which prevented the queen from being completely happy. And this was that the king seemed to have no interest in GOD. It was not that he was against GOD. He had no objection to his subjects or his wife worshiping GOD as they saw fit, it was just that he never seemed to join in.

Because the king was such a good man, whose life seemed naturally full of virtue, it was not immediately apparent that he was not a believer. But, as time passed, the queen noticed that the king always seemed to make some excuse so as not to attend religious festivals. And while she understood that the nature of his duties prevented him from worshiping as regularly as she did, she realized after a while that not only had she never seen him perform worship, she had never even heard him utter a short prayer. In fact, she had never heard him mention the LORD's name.

Now, the queen was very religious, and when she began to suspect that her husband, the king, was not a lover of GOD, she became quite upset. She did her best to persuade him to join her in her devotions, but no matter how hard she tried, he always found some excuse for not joining her. This was the only thing that marred her happiness, but as time passed, it became a bigger and bigger thing. She would think to herself, "My husband is such a good man, his kingdom is peaceful and prosperous, his subjects are happy. Just think how perfect life would be if only he loved GOD." Or sometimes she would fear that because her husband did not love GOD, the peace and prosperity might be taken away, and the more she thought about it, the more upset she got.

( ONE BIGGEST MISTAKEN THINKING. GOD - A BENEVOLENT FATHER, WILL NEVER EVER TAKE ANYTHING AWAY -- IS WE DON'T REMEMBER HIM )

She began to lose interest in her duties as queen. Uppermost in her mind was the thought that her husband was not loving GOD as he should. Next to that, nothing else seemed important. She began to spend more and more time by herself in the palace temple. Her eyes, which previously had always twinkled with delight, now seemed pensive and brooding. Her constant cheerful smile was replace with a frown. The king observed this and was sad, but whenever he asked the queen what was wrong, she would say, "Nothing." For she had already told the king she would like it if he worshiped regularly, and he had said, "Ask me for anything but that."

And so life went on, with the king attending to his duties, and the queen becoming more and more despondent and withdrawn. Now it so happened that one day, after this had been going on for some time, the king awoke and went to the ramparts of his palace. This was his usual custom. He would rise early and climb up to the ramparts and look out over his kingdom. He used to feel that he could ascertain the pulse of his kingdom from there. He had learned to tell, just from standing there in the early morning hours, whether there was any unhappiness or sorrow in the kingdom that needed attending to.

Well, this morning, as he looked out, he was surprised to see that many people were already awake and were busy putting up decorations. Others were cleaning the streets or their homes, and it was clear that some sort of major celebration was about to take place. This puzzled the king. He couldn't think of any festival or celebration which took place at that time of year. He called his prime minister and asked him what was happening.

"It is the queen's order, sire," the prime minister replied.
"The queen's order?"
"Yes, sire. Early this morning she got up and ordered that today was to be a day of rejoicing. She instructed that orders were to be given to all your subjects that today was a day of celebration."
"Why did she do that?"
"I don't know, sire. She didn't say."
The king was puzzled at this. Of course it was in the queen's power to pass such an order, but as she had taken no interest in the affairs of the kingdom for some time, this was a complete mystery to the king. Why had she suddenly given such an order? He went to see the queen, who greeted him in her best clothes and with a dazzling smile on her face.
"Did you order this celebration?" the king asked.
"Yes," the queen admitted.
"Why? What is it? What has happened that has made you so happy all of a sudden?"

"Oh my king," the queen exclaimed, "I am so happy. At last what I have been praying for all these years has come true. Last night, while you were sleeping, you turned over and I heard you utter the name of GOD. That is why I have ordered this celebration."

"What!" exclaimed the king, "has my BELOVED escaped from my heart and passed through my lips!" And with that the king sighed and dropped dead.


THIS IS TRUE LOVE..... THIS IS ---- DIGESTING WITHIN....

Nothing more need to be said ...... 

Wishing this strong Digestion to all ... 

Roohi

WISHFUL DREAMINGS

There is this very famous movie- TWILIGHT saga. In the second part of this movie, which is called - The New Moon , Bella the heroine gets separated from her love Edward. Edward leaves her , for her protection. But she is desperate to see him. One day in desperation she realizes, that when ever she is any kind of danger -- Edward appears. Or His apparition manifests. once realizing this , she uses this knowledge to see Edward. Constantly putting herself in danger , just so Edward has to manifest himself.

There are times BELOVED. I wish to try out this trick. Bella knew her lover's capabilities surpasses normal human beings. I know my BELOVED'S capabilities surpasses beyond creation. Just to see YOU....

Will YOU appear ?? Just so i can have YOUR ... Vision ??


    

DIGEST WITHIN

My present MASTER was once asked --  We are told not to share Darshan ( vision ) of inner MASTER..
HE answered -- we should not even share outer darshan . HIS message is clear...

The MASTER of my MASTER was once asked something similar- MASTER , how can we show our love ...
HE said two words-- DIGEST WITHIN...
Again the message is clear---


SANT KABIR JI says -- Keep your eyes downcast, and keep your BELOVED hidden inside. Have every kind of joy with BELOVED inside. And yet don't let anyone outside know about your union with BELOVED.
It is always intriguing , why MASTERS keep asking us to Digest . On the inner level we have no idea. But it's worth looking into at the outer level. I came across many fellow travelers and kept putting this question to them. And i kept researching about this topic. Why ? Why need to Digest ?

First thing we come across is another hint from SANT KABIR JI -

Once you achieve the jewel that is GOD HIMSELF. Then close your box tightly. Why ? Because in this whole world there is no one who really want to know about GOD, no one who can understand the value of HIM , no one who actually wants to buy HIM, and no one who has the value needed to pay for achieving union with HIM . That value being -- surrendering your head... your ego.


Is that why MASTERS ask us to digest ??

The problem of us Human beings is --- That we do need some kind of GOD, to whom we can put our demands, to whom we can pray and feel spiritual, or to whom we can blame for all our weird circumstances , our failings, our pains. But that's it. More then that we actually don't need any kind of GOD at all. In fact we immediately start worrying about actual possibility of GOD existing. Coz then we also have to accept, that there actually is some power, constantly watching us, possibly judging us, constantly accompanying us. Power which is powerful enough to punish us for our deeds, and strangely enough we even fear -- that there actually is a Power , who can love us unconditionally.

So we want to remain safely enshrouded in our cocoon. Believing that GOD is only to be remembered to pray, to demand or to blame. That kind of power actually lives somewhere high above us. Can't be bothered about little beings like us. Probably very busy power. So how can HE keep an eye on each one of us ??

No one actually wants to be told that GOD exists and is nearer to us, then our own breath. And GOD forbid..... If someone actually comes in front and claim about seeing GOD !!!!!!!

GOD can be seen ??? !!! wow !! that's beyond our thinking and mundane living capabilities. We react in mmm  possibly three ways ---

We ridicule the person claiming to see GOD .......

We worship the person even hinting to see GOD...

We logically and scientifically start analyzing the person claiming to see GOD... Oh !! that egoistic person. He is so full of shortcomings... and GOD chose this person ?? !! to reveal HIMSELF to ?? We were better candidate then this person... and so on .... We won't even allow that person to breath freely... once the claim is been made.

Where is the point in making such claim then ? Interestingly one such claim came to my notice ---

A person named -- D.K.Panda now nicknamed "Radha ". A person who was I.G. when he claimed to have darshan of Shri Krishna in 1991. And attired himself in woman's clothes behaving and calling himself Radha of his Krishna. Since that unlucky claim , his life fall apart. He is still ridiculed in our cultured human society. And many news papers and news channels use his story only to further the ridicule forwarded to him. So who are we to know or to judge that he actually hasn't seen Krishna ?
Coz we can not. We haven't. We can worship every Deity in images and stones. But we know for sure that we can not actually see The Deity. And we conveniently forget -- SAI BULLEHSHAH dawning the clothes of Female dancer to meet HIS own MASTER - SHAH INAYAT. We forget that Paramhans Ramakrishna Himself wore the clothes of Radha. to experience the Bhakti in pure form. we forget ---- we are no one to judge anyone. Specially not for the way anyone chooses to love or worship GOD.

This is what happens to the person claiming to see GOD. Better ------ DIGEST. :)

Then recently came across much closer case. A person who had inner visions of Spiritual Realms, through the grace of person's own MASTER. Seen the downfall of this person. Submitting to one's own ego - this person now claims to know everything. Even going to the length ..... going to shameful length. If this is what Ego does to us... to have HIS grace and the turn with lack of gratitude... and submitting to praises and large crowds of people worshiping. Then better ---- really really really keep our eyes downcast and ---- DIGEST.

There is always the teachings of, keeping our energies focused. Like a rocket can not force it's way out of gravitational pull of earth. Unless each ounce of energy is focused in pushing it upwards. So the soul need single ounce of energy, to force it's way out of the pull of Illusion. Better --- Focus and DIGEST. :)

There may be numerous other reasons for Digesting within. Which we may keep understanding as we grow on our path. Till then we can just trust our MASTERS. And do one thing, that they made very clear ---- Start DIGESTING. Even outer Darshans.

In the end we can always say ---- What lover opens up the secret of a Clandestine meeting or a Rendezvous with very own BELOVED ??  :)

Peace and Strong Digestions To All :) !!

Roohi

I BOW TO DIVINE IN YOU

This today is just a small note or post. Just to remind ourselves, what we stop noticing. Since our gestures lack the one thing needed most --- Honesty.

So today we will recount, what exactly it means when we greet someone.

Since ages -- Followers of different religions or sects or paths -- whatever we choose to call , our believes regarding worshiping the GOD, have their own unique way of greeting someone from same path. Or even if we choose to respect others , we often use the greetings methods according to their believes. Which ofcourse is very loving gesture.

But if we observe further, every way of greeting essentially say the same thing. To observe and quote a few --

NAMASTEY -- Namah Tasyai --- Meaning - i bow to the divine power inside you.

Sat Shri Akal -- That one DIVINE power is the only Truth. And i greet that truth inside you.

Sahib Bandagi -- That one True Power which is inside you, I bow to that power.

Jai GURU -- That one power which the GUIDE of us all -- worthy of being called -- GURU, may HE be praised.

Radha Soami -- The LORD , the  "Swami " of the Soul  i.e. -- " Radha "  Which dwells with Soul or Radha , I bow to that one True LORD.

Buddha Namo -- I bow to The Buddha in you.

Om Shanti --- Peace be with You.

Dhan NIRANKAR -- GOD is great.

Any many more .... we can keep going on and on... and keep quoting many such ways of greetings. 

And when other traditional Hindu followers of any Deity greet each other, saying --- Jai Shri Krishna , Ram Ram , Radhe Krishna any many others -- They are also acknowledging that Divine Power, whom they worship..


Each type of greeting is in praise of that ONE UPPERMOST DIVINE POWER. When ever we say these greetings to each other, in fact we are trying to call HIS name, to remember HIM, and to greet that one POWER, which dwells inside all of us. Saints has since ages taught us to bow to that POWER. To avail the opportunity to utter with Love and respect HIS name.


Today we need to ask ourselves --- that when we utter these greetings --- full of our very own     "I-ness " are we sincerely bowing or remembering HIM ?? Most of the time we are absentmindedly just repeating these words. Another times, while greeting a person -- we are mentally judging the person or belittling that person in our mind. When are we honestly bowing to that one DIVINE POWER ??When are we actually showing our respect to --- GOD ????

Honestly speaking --- if we think about it... it's the greatest opportunity that has been given to us by HIM .....

To remember HIM... to bow to HIM... and to be thankful to HIM...

So if we can just keep our egos aside for awhile .... Then we can understand that with every single person .. coming our way.. in our daily life, whom we have to offer greetings of any kind... we receive the DIVINE opportunity.

And if we honestly believe that GOD resides in every thing, in every being.... then from today.. from this very moment.. we use these words with utmost respect. And honestly bow down to GOD dwelling within everyone of us ... when we say....Radhasoami Ji, Sahib Bandagi , Om shanti, Sat Shri Akal and even a simple Namastey.

So next time when we use these words... just do them with AWARENESS... and honesty. And suddenly we can grasp the beauty.....  behind ... words...And will be able to feel the power of these wonderful yet, simple words... Stop and Notice.... when ever some one comes in front of us... and we greet the person.... or in fact the BELOVED dwelling inside that body.  :)

A deep Gratitude bubbles up from innermost core of our being.... A love so powerful.... That every malicious feeling automatically vanishes ... for any person.. when we use these greetings as a reverence meant for our CREATOR our GOD...

A lovely way created by SAINTS... to keep reminding us on daily bases.... yes.... HE dwells within each of us...

SO WITH UTMOST LOVING GRATITUDE
I BOW TO YOU..
TO THE DIVINE POWER
TO THE BELOVED DWELLING WITHIN YOU
YOU ... WHO IS READING THESE WORDS
I AM GREATFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
GIVEN BY HIM TO GREET HIM
IN YOUR FORM, WITHIN YOU....


Peace and Bliss to ALL ...
Roohi

 

REMEMBERING YOU.... ARE YOU ??

WILL YOU ??

The remembrance of YOU  that i lost,

For all those years i forgot,

Will YOU forsake me now?

For all those loves i tried to find

For all those times i strayed wild

Trying to find

Solace

Love

Something

Will YOU judge me now ?

For all the loneliness

For all the heartaches

For all the tears

Yearnings

Will YOU give up on me now ?

Lost in wilderness

Burden of deeds

Or feeling bereft without YOU

With YOU hidden

And i just a forsaken child

Will YOU not come to find me ?

Nothing soothes

And everything hurts

Grasping hands

Coming empty

Gasping breath

Spent empty

Where are YOU?

Are my wanderings

My soiled clothes

Too much for YOU to bear ?

Before this maze

Corrupts again

Before my heart looses hope again

Won’t YOU dispel

This gaping edge  ????

From wanting to be special

To forgetting i still exist

Surprised when some one tries

To address someone like me !!

Yet that one call

Which never comes

That YOU have called me

By my very own name.

The shame is upon YOU

For YOU are the one called- BELOVED

If lover looses memories

Aren’t YOU suppose to

Win back Lover again ?

So will YOU stop tracking me now ?

The burden of my deeds

The curtain of my ignorance

Was never too big

For BELOVED like YOU

And i would have never felt...........

My nothingness so deeply

If YOU haven’t made me

Felt forsaken as much

AS NOW ...................

-----  Roohi

May YOU feel this now

Be with me now.....

May YOUR eyes touch this pain for once.....

AMEN.....

SIMRAN --- A REMEMBERANCE

YOU are the music within me

Yes,  YOU are always with me.....

If YOU say just once, this is what remembrance is,

This is what Simran means..

Then YOU are always with me...

Just tell me when YOU are not ??

As i wake and the donkey work begins

YOU are with me,

Sometimes with eager expectation

For possibility of bliss with YOU

And sometimes with putting just one foot forward

One step at a time...

Sometimes with trepidation

Sometimes with frustration

But YOU are always with me.

YOU are there when i sleep over,

YOU are there when i triumph in waking up

YOU are there in every song, in every word

A sudden lifting up of spirit

A joy , a smile , a bliss a laughter bubbling up with

A heavy tugging of heart, a pin holding it down

A missing, a cry, a yearning , a tear

Tell me when YOU are not in any of these

YOU are there as i watch illusion within illusion

Sometimes asking me what am i doing ?

Sometimes enjoying the whole drama with me.

Are YOU not there as my feet become light

A dance, a whirl, a bounce, a twirl..

A question , a why , a how , a cry...

Do YOU even know i exist?

Or is this all rosy glass dreaming within me?

Are YOU not there then with me?

YOU are there in my hopes, my dreams,

YOU are there in my fights and my screams

YOU are there as i lay waking

YOU are there in my invitation of dreams

YOU are there in search for YOU in dreams

YOU are there as another day lies waiting...

With every meeting YOU are there

In expectation of one lover’s glance

With every ending the wait for another

Much better much closer chance

I become alive with YOUR grace

And dying a thousand deaths

With YOUR every ignoring stance.

Tell me when YOU are not with me?

With all the hopes of YOU asking me

To leave everything behind today

And  just fly with YOU

To knowing this ---- that if it ever happens,

GOD only meets just once...

And this awful weird pain in chest..

Honestly tell me...

There is a presence an Ehsaas with me

Can YOU deny that YOU are not with me?

This constant waiting within me

Of something about to happen..

I miss YOU so much that it’s like

ALWAYS HAVING YOU WITH ME....

Kya simran ishi ko kehtey hai ??

-----------  Roohi

   

EK BHI AANSOO NA KAR BEKAR ( DON'T WASTE A SINGLE TEAR )

Born and raised in love,
never knowing the truth,
This is the world where balance
walk hand in hand with imbalance.

BUDDHA saw three realities ,
of this illusion called world,
I saw one....

The first dead body I ever saw
The first dead body i ever hold,
Was my first born son....

Wearing rosy glasses I never saw pain,
I talked to HIM everyday
leaned on HIM for everything,
From ice cream to holiday
I demanded everything from HIM....

And HE took my first born away...

I prayed and i asked... And HE ...
kept silent
For five days my son withered in pain
in my arms HIS little body stiff
with each seizure he bore with grace.
and HE kept silent...
My world crashed ... Why me ??

In my inner sanctum rage reined
HIS beloved i was , how did this happened
Silent pain.. silence ...
Everything once rosy turned...
Is that how world take the U-TURN ?
Stopped my conversations with HIM..
denying HIS existence
as if that can ease the pain

Turned to internet, chat rooms
for grieving parent
since i was the only one
grieving for my lost son
and other things that came ..

And suddenly one year later
In that very same inner sanctum
Came a voice---

WHY NOT YOU ???



And my heart whispered 
Yes... Why Not Me ??


After that 
Life threw many twists and turn
All i can say about this life
that i have till date lived
BEEN THERE
DONE THAT
KNOW THIS TOO 
AND FACED THIS TOO.

Things still get rough...
i learned, -- life isn't always fun,
There is always some pain....
And today as pain comes...
i ask...
WHY NOT ME ??


Roohi- A personal story


After this personal story today here i want to go on saying something. My MASTER was not in my life when all this happened. I felt completely alone. Facing so much more. And yet today here i am... still saying...( Duniya me kitna gum hai. mera gum kitna kam hai. ) There is so much pain in this world. Mine is nothing in compare to all that.
Why ?? How can i say this ??


Coz now it hurts to see one thing... Which forced me to voice my opinion...
I shared this story so that you can know one thing... I know what it is to go through pain... And thus i can say this... coz many of us here can say-- oh.. what does she know about pain.. what gives her authority ?


There are many who since couple of generations, are in the fold of A Perfect Living MASTER. They are born and brought up with the knowledge that HE is there in their lives to look after them. They know also the theory of Karma And Results. that we have to go thru our karmas. That we are never alone. HE is always with us... suffering every bit with us. And yet i have seen them crying and complaining for worldly pains. Going on and on and on...


And that hurts...


Wasting precious tears on such mundane things !!!!


IT IS SAID THAT HUMANS HAVE SHED SO MUCH TEARS IN PAIN OF WORLD THAT THE OCEANS ARE MADE OF THOSE TEARS. THIS IS THE REASON BEHIND SALTINESS OF OCEAN WATER.


Agreed ... that when we are going thru drama of life taking it seriously , without any knowledge of HIM being here with us... we feel pain and we cry.. 
But after we have reached in HIS arms. In HIS fold... how much that is justified ??


DON'T WASTE A SINGLE TEAR ... WHO KNOWS WHEN THE OCEAN MIGHT REQUIRE OUR TEARS. 


ek bhi aansoo na kar bekaar, kya jaane kab sagar maangne aa jaaye.


SHED TEARS... BUT IN HIS LOVE
SHED TEARS ... BUT BECAUSE THE HEART YEARNS
YEANING TO BE WITH HIM
YEARNING FOR HIS UNION.


SHED TEARS COZ THESE EYES CAN'T BEHOLD HIM
AND THEN SHED OCEANS OF TEARS
BUT ONLY FOR HIM


Rest all is mere wastage of precious breath, time, emotions, energy and tears. Believe me ... one day heart will whisper ----  why ? why didn't you shed all those tears only for HIM ?? For only HE was worth it... Nothing else was, nothing else will ever be. And that day , that moment every tear we have ever shed for worldly relations, hurts , pains, sorrow... will haunt us like anything. 

It's amazing. That when HE gently draws us in HIS fold... and even bestows initiation to us, then we never ask --- Why me ? Coz then our ego tells us. That we are worthy. But when life throws us twists and turns. Pains and sorrows. Some tough times... we immediately ask HIM ---- WHY ME ???


EK BHI AANSOO NA KAR BEKAR..
DON'T WASTE A SINGLE TEAR....

Peace And Bliss to All 
Roohi