Teaching on Brahm Gyan & Prema Bhagti by Guru Har Rai Ji.
Once, while Guru Har Rai Sahib ji was hunting with their Sikhs, a huge python came in front of Guru Ji's horse. It was suffering badly as its whole body was covered with ants feeding on it bit by bit.
Once, while Guru Har Rai Sahib ji was hunting with their Sikhs, a huge python came in front of Guru Ji's horse. It was suffering badly as its whole body was covered with ants feeding on it bit by bit.
Looking at this suffering snake, Guru Mahraj liberated it by shooting it with an arrow. Sikhs were surprised watching this incident & humbly requested Guru Ji to enlightened them. Guru Ji then explained that this snake was an egoistic Brahman Pandit in his previous life who -
regarded himself as everyone's Guru & gave Updesh to others. He was a great Vidhvaan with depth knowledge of scriptures. However, he did not perform Prema Bhagti (devotional worship) & was a hypocrite. He frequently egoistically uttered ਅਹੰ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਅਸਮੀ while not implementing it.
He was also stuck in worldly attachments, made many followers and never bowed to sanggat as he had the ego of his vast knowledge. For all these reasons, he has been punished in a snake reincarnation while the ants feeding on him are the reincarnation of his followers.
This is because the Pandit as their Guru, could not be liberate them and a person also takes up the form of what he focus his consciousness on (which is why we put dhyan in Parmatma). Sant Gyani Inderjeet Singh ji in their Katha emphasises an important teaching from this Sakhi:
Which is that the concept of ਅਹੰ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਅਸਮੀ (I am divine) as preached in Vedant is aligned with Gurmat as it urges one to be in oneness with Parmatma, but in the Guru Ghar, a Gursikh practices Hirday Gyan, Mukh Bhagti, Vartan Bairaag.
Hirday Gyan - Internally have knowledge of one's true self as Brahm but not say it out egoistically.
Mukh Bhagti - Live humbly & do bachan of Bhagti while being in this physical vessel.
Vartan Bairaag - Have neither (attachment) nor enemity & interact neutrally with everyone.
Mukh Bhagti - Live humbly & do bachan of Bhagti while being in this physical vessel.
Vartan Bairaag - Have neither (attachment) nor enemity & interact neutrally with everyone.
Bhatt Kalsahar Ji in Gurbani describes Guru Amar Das Ji as an example of one who despite being the form of Brahm itself, always did bachans of Bhagti in humility.
Sakhi from Adhyai 4, Ras 9, Sri Gurpratap Suraj Parkash Granth.
Sakhi from Adhyai 4, Ras 9, Sri Gurpratap Suraj Parkash Granth.
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