ENJOY THE RIDE :)

My Present MASTER once said about spiritual path – to name it as laughing all the way to heaven. HIS own MASTER used to tell us – that in fact we have all the reason to laugh and be happy. Even if life is throwing adverse circumstances. Since we as disciples of perfect MASTER , are on their way to finish our journey. For us each page of our life, now is, just settling of accounts and finally be free to leave for our own home. Since our destination and success is guaranteed by MASTER HIMSELF. Nothing can ever stop us from reaching back home. So why live the rest of our life sulking? or in pain ?

HE was always ready to laugh at slightest possible opportunity. And so is our present MASTER now is showing us HIS funny side. After all the sense of humour is invented by GOD :) HIMSELF.:)

We on the other hand, not only persist in living our lives , with heavy hearts and painful expressions. We have no idea how to live our life, let alone walk on spiritual path laughingly.

 But we also persist on walking on our spiritual path and taking our meditation duties, as heaviest possible burden. 

 May be that’s why we can’t enjoy neither our life nor our path. Why can’t we just always remember that HE knows when we will reach back home. Or probably we are already back home. Only our mind and soul has to realise this. And why can’t we remember that ups and downs, comings and goings in our lives are just packing our bags, and being ready to take off. :)

It’s so easy to smile and laugh, and so difficult to carry the heavy burden . let’s just give the burden to HIM, for HE can certainly handle it better, and we can just rest in our FATHER’S care and be happy and carefree…. And just LAUGH ALL THE WAY TO HEAVEN….

So let’s start with…. Why on the earth are we here in the first place? Well I personally believe that HE was really bored being all alone. And really did needed us. We were born, and stayed and played with HIM. But then we didn’t knew the value of HIM and HIS company. HE said to HIMSELF… well well well, these kids don’t know how to respect ME and nor do they understand the value of MY love. So HE made us sleep. And in our dreams we were forced to experience separation from HIM… T

This dream became ongoing, and now we don’t know how to wake up. Since this dream is going on with the help of our very own creativeness. I DO. I am the doer and so I have karmas. And the rules of karmas are very simple… albeit a very vicious cycle.

So due to this karmas cycle, we are forced through numerous transmigrations and reincarnations. Well this is true. Even if we persist on believing that this birth is whole sole drama that we have. Never thinking logically that what’s the point of having just one life ? uh but then we believe in all those love stories were lovers take one more birth to meet each other. But then we don’t believe that we can be cow, or goat, or snake, or bird, or shrub or butterfly or even a cockroach … eeekkkkssss.

 

There is something really weird going on in us. For so many lives we are living same thing over and over again. And now we are fed up of living the same stories again and again. With little variation this birth a lil change in next , but ultimately we are living the same story. So we try to fill our boredom with new things again and again and again. After all with every birth, science becomes more advance. And if next birth we somehow become human again, we will have new things to play with.

Sometimes even that doesn’t really helps. But we never really try to find the meaning of life. Do we ??

But yes, we can keep complaining about life, nagging, cribbing and by being ungrateful.

Do we even realize that problem could just be… us ??? The day we realize this and acknowledge this in front of GOD, that nothing helps. Problem is something within me…..

And then HE arranges for us to wake up. :) Arranges for us to meet HIM, through HIM :)  HE brings us in HIS physical presence. Through a Perfect Living MASTER. :)

Now our MASTER , HIMSELF is one, who is awake to the illusions of this world, awake in the presence of CREATOR. And knows how to shake us awake. :)

 No attachments and no desires from this world. Only a yearning to meet the BELOVED. Cutting off ties from this world is not easy for us. Is it ?? When we still feel we want so much from this world. And here we are.... Don't know how to live our lives completely , with happiness , and yet we still want a life here. Giving up desires are not an easy task .. is it ? :)

So HE sends us some blessings in disguise. A broken heart, a wish unfulfilled , a serious illness, loosing wealth. Could be anything. Which makes us seriously think about this world and it's pains. Makes us long for promised land, or rather promised realms , of our homeland. 

And so we settle down to give it a try. Sit down to do one thing that can wake us up from this ongoing dream to our reality. Reality that we are drop of that DIVINE OCEAN , and we are ready to merge back. We sit down to MEDITATE. :) And how we do that we all know. :)

Well, wishing that meditating was as easy as this ---  :)

Sometimes our days are so good that we feel today is the day , this is the moment, when we will finally achieve access to our very own wonderland. But then... Once...

A disciple went to his MASTER and said, "My meditation is horrible! I feel so distracted, or my legs ache, or I'm constantly falling asleep. It's just horrible!"

"It will pass," the MASTER said matter of factly.

A week later, the disciple came back to his MASTER. "My meditation is wonderful! I feel so aware, so peaceful, so alive! It's just wonderful!'

"It will pass," the MASTER replied matter of factly.  :)

  

 Throughout our spiritual journey we experience serious ups and downs. May be all we need is to let go. Let go of our past. Our hurts, Our memories , attachments, believes . In fact we should be carrying nothing at all. No baggage :)

 But we rather choose to give up our efforts. The way we choose to live our life, By not tasting it at all, ignoring it's beauties, never once opening the packet, always running after next thing, That's how we choose to meditate or love our Best Friend --- our very own MASTER. Always in hurry. We need as ASAP results.

The problem is- that we think only in the time zone of 60 - 70 - 80 years. The time of our existence in this world as per time zone of this world encompass millions and zillions of years. In comparison to those zillions years , a mere 80 - 70 or 60 years are nothing. Looking from above , from HIS point of view they may be just one day. So even if we achieve HIS union in this one birth itself, then may be we should really think it as achievement of one day :) Just for once we should try to be free from the limited time zone of this birth.

So we can , we should always walk on the path with positive attitude. For once, we should atleast try to enjoy our journey.

And then soon we will achieve , what we set out to achieve. :)

Have courage my dear traveler , You will soon see your destination. If you are sincerely thirsty , then ocean WILL come to you.

Don't feel tired, and don't sit down, frustrated. Oh !! dear traveler , you will not only achieve the destination, but you will also have the complete satisfaction of union. :)

When HE will come in the form of Light And Sound and take us back home.

Life can be full of ups and downs. And so can be our meditating spiritual journey. But no one, and specially not our MASTER has ever asked us , don't enjoy the ride. Accept the lows and digest the highs. :) And most of all ENJOY THE RIDE. :)

So sit back and enjoy the ride. Coz HE is driving. And HE certainly knows the way, destination and exact time of arrival. :)

Not with long faces and heavy attitudes, but with spring in steps, lightness in attitude, laugh in heart and smile on lips...

JUST LAUGH ALL THE WAY TO HEAVEN AND DON'T YOU FORGET TO CELEBRATE...

COZ WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO CLOSE OUR EYES AND WAKE UP FROM A DREAM ........  :D

Peace and Bliss to all

Roohi

FEAR FACTOR :)

FEAR.........

The most awesome emotion on the path of LOVE
Sounds like a paradox !! isn't it ??
And yet it is not...

Fear is essential on the path of Love. Love without fear is incomplete. At least till love is the only essence left in the being. Then fear is not needed. Nor can it stay.


We all have known various degrees of fear. When ever we have loved, we have known the fear, which accompanies love. Fear of loosing the loved on, fear of loosing the love. Fear of betrayals, fear of annoying the loved one. Fear of well being of loved one. So each one of us know that fear naturally accompanies LOVE.

Yet as much as these fears keeps us involved in worldly love, it keeps us away from divine Love. But when this fear becomes a part of our heart, on the path of BELOVED. It becomes the biggest gift from -- the DIVINE FATHER.  It becomes most precious gift , a gift par words. A feeling, an emotion, to be enjoyed to it's fullest.

What exactly is spiritual path for us ? Not many of us have this idea. We are some times drawn in this path without clear aim in sight. Many of us just walk thru it blind to it's beauties. Just as we walk thru whole life without ever living.  Experiencing myriads of emotions without appreciating their beauty. We say we are in pain. Pain of love. Yet never actually understanding it's beauty. Yes, even pain has it's own beauty. We believe in so many theories. Throughout our whole life, we collect so many theories. Without ever testing their truth. They are actually very much like a hobby collection for us. If we don't  treat them as collection, we would actually want to experience them . And may be we are too afraid of actual experience. We stay away from experience, in cozy security of mere collections.

It's easy to keep repeating theories. Theories which says... that only HE exists. Nothing else is. Or , HIS love is infinite. HIS love never leaves us. Even if we are bad children, HE still loves us. And it's altogether a different phenomena to really experience all these theories, in reality. Till then we may keep screaming theories. But we are just being a parrot. Have we really known the unity from BELOVED ?? Do we really know ? that only HE exists ??

For that we need to walk the walk. Not just keep talking the talk. And that doesn't happen without fear.

This holiest of most holy fear, makes us tremble with fear of loosing the chance to win BELOVED's love. Makes us silently wither in pain, after doing any such deed , which just mite displeasure the BELOVED, making us more resolved to make us more better.  Makes us sit in HIS remembrance, makes us breath in HIS remembrance , makes us do everything in HIS presence... lest we loose this wonderful opportunity and remain separated from HIM for one more birth. And who knows about the next ??

Sant Kabir ji says--  Without this fear , the lovely feeling of Love doesn't arrise, Without fear there is no love. If this wonderful fear leaves the devoted heart, every single beauty related to love, leaves that heart .

What exactly is our theory regarding BELOVED ?? The Divine Power ??
We know from books, satsangs and enlightened MASTERS that our BELOVED loves us very much. It's HIS love that pulls us to this path. Which many of when we were born in this birth actually never thought or considered worthy enough to  find even. And yet here we are , struggling to understand what are we doing here ??
So the theories say HE loves us without expecting anything from us. HE is merciful father who keeps forgiving our multiple misdeeds. Even as we keep repeating them. It's amazing how much we can justify ourselves. never thinking we may be wrong this one time, or many times. Even a serial killer can justify himself. Otherwise he cannot keep repeating his serial killings. It's the power of justification, that he keep on taking life after life. We are just ordinary human beings, living ordinary life, life after life, after life. Here is something amazingly extraordinary in our existence, in this birth. And yet we choose to ignore it. We choose to ignore HIM, HIS actual love. Justifications are so many. That we can fill volumes after volumes.

Yet, once thru this all we can never consider one thing--- HE just mite choose to stay away from us. Once more.  Nah, how can that happen ?? well spiritual scriptures say.. once HE takes hold of our hands, HE doesn't let go. Doesn't they say as much. ? They can not all be wrong ?? Can they ? Nah, oh !! HE will find a way to keep holding on to us. HE can not leave. Even if we do.
What a selfish outlook we assume.

But then HE really finds a way... HE choose to fill HIS chosen hearts with ---- FEAR. :)

To live in constant fear of loosing BELOVED makes a loving heart more eager for union. The lover works more eagerly for that union.

And when the lover considers every heart as the residing place of his BELOVED, that's where the lover starts respecting each and every heart as BELOVED's home.

We as mere ordinary human beings never learn to forgive and respect each and every heart. Even if justify ourselves as , most forgiving, adjusting and loving person. Yet here and there we keep overlooking this important factor- in each heart HE lives. Be it as reactions or as actions, We keep hurting others... in the name of self defense.

MASTER says--- it's very easy to hit back , when some one hits you. Even a small child can do that. But it's more loving and brave thing to react with love. With humbleness. HE says... once we can see the BELOVED's face in each being , we will be forced to love every being. Here still comes the need for experience. But ......
But ... till then... the fear of HIS displeasure, the need for HIS happiness, the need to win HIS love for our ownself... when these needs becomes priority for us... then ... and only then... we choose to react with love and humbleness. we choose to let go of our ego. Put it at the feet of our BELOVED , so it just mite win HIS favour... and HIS smile :)
Just one smile... :)

Then Sant Kabir Ji says...
It's fear that makes us do all kind of loving things for BELOVED, It's fear which is ultimately a Master, which teaches us to bow down at BELOVED's feet. It's fear which is a philosphers stone. Just as philosphers stone can turn iron into gold. This fear turns us into... a fit vessel for Divine Love. The lover who fears the seperation from BELOVED ... is bound to wake up and work for HIS pleasure, and the ones who are bereft of this amazing emotion... keeps sleeping, unaware of the fact that BELOVED awaits their attention...
So finally it's fear that really forces us to start walking towards BELOVED. And it's fear of hurting HIM, HIS heart that makes us want to respect each soul, walking thru the tough path of life. Yes, ultimately it's HIM and HIS precious heart that we succeed in hurting when we choose to hurt any single soul.

So HE does find a way ... to make us more aware of HIM. Welcome this precious gift from HIM, with open heart.... feel the fear of loosing HIM... and if we can't ... then may be before the prayer for union... we really shud be praying to HIM for this gift of FEAR.

We really shud come out the comfort zone of theories, that HE will not leave us alone... and start working towards... never being alone without HIM... :)

It's only then within the circle of BELOVED's love, that we will finally be rid of FEAR.  HIS love and fear for HIM, already purges us from petty fears of world and it's various kind of loves. As the soul turns it's back from worldly loves. In favour of HIS love. And merging with HIS love makes soul forever.... fearless.

And finally some lovely sayings from some Lovers Of BELOVED--

Those who fear, serves GOD thru dread of seperation from HIM. Al - HUJWIRI

Hope and fear are as two wings without which the work of the saint cannot make progress. Al - Sarraj
Abu Al Jili said about man who fears--- He is the man who is made to trust ( in GOD ) by those things which are rightly feared, because he does not let fearful things disturb his mind, being removed from them by his fear of GOD , so that such things will be removed from him.

( the spiritual traveller who only fears seperation from BELOVED is free from worldly things and there attractions... these attractions being , in reality , more fearful things, as these keeps the soul away from BELOVED. )

Fear is a gift from GOD, who has decreed that HIS servants shud fear , and holy fear , that dread which is salutary for the soul.  The sufi Saying.
LOVE is not perfect without fear , nor fear without hope, nor hope without fear. --- Al- Sarraj
And when this holy fear works it's wonder, we recieve this stage-

There is no fear in love, but perfect love caste out fear.  St John.

And in the end the one from RABIA BASRI Herself---

Only GOD HIMSELF was to be feared with the reverence due to HIS awful holiness, hope was only in GOD HIMSELF , in the vision of HIS beauty.
HER fear of seperation was so great that SHE used to constantly pray thus-- I take refugee in YOU, from everything which has distracted ME from YOU, and from every hinderance which has hindered ME from YOU.

May this holy fear make it's place in each and LOVER's heart , May the BELOVED bestow the beauty of this emotion in HIS lovers bosom .

PEACE AND BLISS TO ALL.

AMEN..