In realizing the Creator, money is useless but one’s devotion, in which one surrenders one’s self completely, helps one in realizing Him. Here is Bhagat Kabir’s shabda on SGGS 327, through which he shares his experience:
ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ਤਿਪਦੇ ॥
ਕੰਚਨ ਸਿਉ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਹੀ ਤੋਲਿ ॥ ਮਨੁ ਦੇ ਰਾਮੁ ਲੀਆ ਹੈ ਮੋਲਿ ॥1॥
Ga-oṛī Kabīr jī ṯipḏe.
Kancẖan si-o pā-ī-ai nahī ṯol. Man ḏe rām lī-ā hai mol. ||1||
Raag Gaurhi, the bani of Bhagat Kabir, Tipade.
In essence: Akalpurakh is not found through offering gold equal to one’s weight; He is obtained through one’s total surrender to Him.
It is said about those who spend a lot of money or gold to impress the Creator to get His favor.
ਅਬ ਮੋਹਿ ਰਾਮੁ ਅਪੁਨਾ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥
ਸਹਜ ਸੁਭਾਇ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥1॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Ab mohi rām apunā kar jāni-ā.
Sahj subẖā-e merā man māni-ā. ||1|| Rahā-o.
Now I have recognized my Ekankar and my mind is intuitively pleased with Him. Pause.
ਬ੍ਰਹਮੈ ਕਥਿ ਕਥਿ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ॥ ਰਾਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਬੈਠੇ ਘਰਿ ਆਇਆ ॥2॥
Barahmai kath kath anṯ na pā-i-ā. Rām bẖagaṯ baiṯẖe gẖar ā-i-ā. ||2||
Brahma couldn’t know Akalpurakh even by continuously expressing about Him; however, His devotees find Him within.
Now the question is how? Here is the answer:
ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਚੰਚਲ ਮਤਿ ਤਿਆਗੀ ॥ ਕੇਵਲ ਰਾਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਨਿਜ ਭਾਗੀ ॥3॥1॥19॥
Kaho Kabīr cẖancẖal maṯ ṯi-āgī. Keval rām bẖagaṯ nij bẖāgī. ||3||1||19||
Kabir says that he has gotten rid of his wavering nature and now he has Prabh’s devotion in his mind.
In other words, when one focuses one’s mind on the Creator, one finds His light within and the mind’s existence becomes secondary.
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G Singh
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