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4 Ways to Liberation and Masculine Feminine Construct.

Guru Angad Dev Ji Mahraj once explained about Bhagti (meditation) being the way to attain liberation to three of their Sikhs. The Sikhs then humbly pleaded Guru Ji to explain further on how to meditate.

Guru Ji then explained that Parmatma has created Maya and ordered it to create the world. This Maya has swayed everyone to believe in it and forget Parmatma. Parmatma then created four ways for us to reach liberation/remember them:
1. Vairaag
2. Yog
3. Gyan
4. Bhagti

From this four ways, the first three (Vairaag, Yog and Gyan) are to be seen as masculine form. Maya, the feminine form is able to sway them. It takes great effort for one to save self from being captivated by this feminine formed Maya.

However, the 4th way (Bhagti) does not cause anyone to sway. It is a faithful wife (feminine form) which cannot be swayed by Maya because a female cannot cause another female to sway (out of lust).
(In Bhagti, we are all to see ourselves as wives of the one husband Parmatma).

The three Sikhs then pleaded Mahraj to explain further on this four ways to liberation. Guru ji then explained:
1. Vairaag (Renunciation)
There are two types - one affecting the body and one affecting the mind. Physical Vairaag is when one renounces all worldly things like -

wealth, spouse & home. But one's mind still thinks of the comforts of the things he left & desires for them at the same time. Contrarily, vairaag of the mind is when one sees the entire creation pleasures equal to crow droppings and have no intense desire for world possessions.

Considering them to be temporary dreams and even if they obtain any worldly possession, they see it as a result of past good karma and not fix their mind on
the possesions as they fix their concentration on their actual form (Atmaa Saroop).

2. Yog (Asceticism)
There's also two types - one is Kasht Yog (penance) which has eight forms. The second type is Param Yog; the practice of abstaining mind from desires, consistently contemplating on Gurbani and continuously concentrating on one's true self - the Aatma.

3. Gyan (Knowledge)
Realisation of real-self (Aatma) is known as true Gyan.

4. Bhagti
In the darkage (Kalyug), consider Bhagti to be of the highest virtue. Make Waheguru your Swami (husband), who is complete in powers and is all knowing.

One should be a Patbrata (faithful) wife of Parmatma - surrendering body, mind and wealth to Parmatma and fill the memory (Chit) with His love. One should remain in His will and never separate from Him. Until one is not united with Parmatma, one should keep up the effort.

One should feel bliss in His union and pain in His separation. Breaths taken without the remembrance of the husband Parmeshar should be painful. In this state, one will also serve anyone who speaks/tells about Parmatma with utmost devotion to know more about Him.

Then the husband Parmeshar will recognize the love and meet his beloved (wife) and shower her with love - falling under the devotion of His beloved. The devotee of the Parmatma should all implement this Bhagti path in his/her heart.

Hearing these beautiful words of the Guru, the three Gursikhs did Bhagti and obtained bliss and salvation. They also performed sewa of Satsanggat and their minds awakened in Parmatma’s love.

- Adhyai 11, Raas 1, Sri Gurpratap Suraj Parkash

Will be adding and compiling the teachings of Guru Angad Dev Ji Mahraj posted here into this blogpost:
aspiringbegampuri.blogspot.com/2021/07/teachi…