Yoga Gems

October 9, 2009        Guru Ram Das's Birthday - a day of bliss!

This morning I arrived at Gurdwara at the Mother Ashram in time for the sangat Japji and two and half hours of Dhan Dhan Ram Gur, and made prayers for all ten Gurus to adorn all people's ten bodies all around the world.

"Dhan Dhan Raam Daas gur; jin siri-aa tinai savaari-aa."

Blessed, blessed is the court of Guru Raam Daas; The One who has created You, has adorned You.

I prayed for the miracle of Guru Ram Das to be complete worldwide and throughout the cosmos, preparing us to merge in the consciousness of the Aquarian Age so we may take our rightful seat in the court of the Lord.

"Pooree ho-ee karaamaat; Aap sirjanhaarai dhaari-aa"

Complete is Your Miracle; the Creator Lord Himself has installed You on the throne.

I prayed for all people to see and supremely honor God in each other, rather than debase and slander.

That we remain steady and unshakeable in our self-knowledge, knowing no limit to God consciousness.

"Atal athaahu atol too tayraa ant na paaraavaari-aa."
You are permanent, deep like an ocean and unweighable; You have no end or limitation.

That we may serve and help eachother through hard times with love, giving like God, rather than killing each other.

I saw and felt Guru Ram Das' miracle transforming destructive vices into coziness and love of God all around the world.

"Dhan so tayraa thaan hai sach tayraa paiskaari-aa."

Blessed is Your place, and True is Your extension or expansion of the Guru's presence.

I called on each of the ten Gurus to fill each person with their presence, the same way Guru Nanak filled Lehna to make him Guru Angad, and Guru Amar Das and all the ten Gurus, and that we consciously merge with the Gurus through meditation.

And for our minds and all ten bodies to be fortified like steel, forever steadied by our experience of the Gurus within our body temples:

"Gur dithaa taa(n) man saadhaari-aa."

When I saw the vision of the Guru's Court, then my mind body and soul was supported and sustained forever.

My meditation on Dhan Dhan Ram Das Gur was composed of inhaling each line as it was sung, inhaling all ten Gurus into all of us--feeling nothing lacking, and exhaling with the solid power of all ten Gurus through our voices as we repeated each line aloud. Those who were only listening to the group voice were merged in it through the pure sound, all lights shining as one.  Our joined voices support each other in this realization.

My prayers for the world contained my prayer for myself--to be steady as a rock in my projection, fortified by the acknowledged presence of the ten Gurus within me, so no power can shake me--so that whatever happens, I may fully trust and live in the flow of God's Will.

Following morning Gurdwara we had a lovely langar of Yogi Tea, stuffed purantas, yogurt, achar and peas with paneer. I sat among women discussing the many ways they teach and travel to share Yogiji's and the Guru's teachings to better understand the realm I, too, am entering. Towards the end, as people began to leave, the professional woman sitting next to me who had been telling us, at my request, of her special field, asked what work I do to share the teachings.

My answer was simple and direct, "My work is to pray for the world." When she seemed surprised, I explained the origins and way of calling on the Gurus in Gurus' Healing Ardas and washing the world, and how giving healing consultations in communities will naturally lead to providing workshops.

We feel our conversation will lead us to meet again.

The Hukam from Sadhana Gurdwara describes my experience of resonating Dhan Dhan Ram Das Gur in prayer for the full two and a half hours. From the depth of that security, it truly feels as though Guru has arranged all my affairs:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Jewel of the Lord's Name abides within my heart; the Guru has placed His hand on my forehead. The sins and pains of countless incarnations have been cast out. The Guru has blessed me with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and my debt has been paid off. || 1 ||

O my mind, vibrate the Lord's Name, and all your affairs shall be resolved. The Perfect Guru has implanted the Lord's Name within me; without the Name, life is useless. || Pause ||

Without the Guru, the self-willed manmukhs are foolish and ignorant; they are forever entangled in emotional attachment to Maya. They never serve the feet of the Holy; their lives are totally useless. || 2 ||

Those who serve at the feet of the Holy, the feet of the Holy, their lives are made fruitful, and they belong to the Lord. Make me the slave of the slave of the slaves of the Lord; bless me with Your Mercy, O Lord of the Universe.

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Our evening Gurdwara was precious as musicians played the five Guru Ram Das Swayas, ending with Dhan Dhan Ram Das Gur. It was a chance for everyone to confirm their morning prayers and make new ones if they wished, along with bringing a wish dish to spread the blessings.

I had not realized it was a wish dish Gurdwara and did not make anything, only gazed with gratitude upon the beautifully prepared dishes spread before the Guru, made with so much love! During Ardas, when Guru's Prashad and the wish dishes were blessed by the sword, I offered Guru my body as a gift, whereby everyone could ingest the clear love and joy in my voice as I sang Guru's words, and spontaneously felt my body etherically sliced by the sword, sanctifying this prayer.

My personal prayers this evening, by Guru's Grace, are that all my affairs be arranged, all bills paid, my grace and honor preserved, animals receive store feed through the winter, and my work--the book, the website, workshops, healing Ardas,  my CD-ROMS and world-wide communications flourish--in so doing making Guru's wondrous miracle apparent to all.

Included in this was a request for a companion to live with me in my guest room, someone that will also care for the animals when I am out of town, and tolerate my loud sadhanas when I am home--simply a friend. Not so much a husband, for no human being will ever fill Guru Arjan's and Guru Gobind Singh's profound roles in my life.

Sat Nam