“We all said even though that ideal wasn’t always observed, that was the right ideal to have.”
– Barack Obama
In the midst of a
battlefield, a distraught warrior asks his charioteer how navigate the chasms
of his soul…
In a palace, a wise
king asks a deformed sage about the nature of reality and bondage…
In a dream, a wizard
asks his departed mentor the meaning of his journey…
A vibration trembles across creation. Not a word. Not a
noise. A remembrance. Echoing before the first thought.
Ik Onkar…
The One. The First and the last. The primordial sound of the
universe. The first sound that ever was. The last sound that ever will be. A
tower of fire without beginning or end. The cosmic microwave background. He is
consciousness. He is the soul of the universe. The circumpunct. The One
Sat Naam…
Ana al-Haqq. Altheia. Tao. Truth. The one truth. The only
truth. Truth is all there is
Karta Purakh…
He is the creator. He is the creation. He is the Architect. He
speaks. He sings. Kun Faya Kun – Let
there be…
Nirbh-a-o-Nirvair. Akaal Moorat. Anjoonee
Saibhn…
Beyond fear. Beyond hate. Beyond time. Beyond space. Beyond
birth. Being. Always was. Self-preserving. He is the source code behind all
things. The logic before the language. The silence before the song. Everything
Everywhere All at Once.
Gur Prasaad. Jap…
He can be discovered as a grace of the teachings. We endlessly
recite only his name. We remember only his tale. We constantly think of him
when we are thinking and we think of him when we are not thinking. We devote to
him.
Aad sach. Jugaad sach. Hai bhi sach. Nanak
Hosee bhi sach…
He is the only truth since the beginning. He is the only
truth over time. He is the only truth right now. He will be the only truth in
the future. He is Sanatan. He is Tathagata. He is that is. Eru Iluvatar. The
Force. The Source.
Sochai sauch na hovae, je sochee lakh vaar…
The impurities of the mind cannot be purified by thoughts,
even if you think for a lakh times.
Neti, Neti – the path
to realizing is to unrealize all that isn’t.
Fanaa –
annihilation of the self.
Chupai chup na hovae, je lao rahaa liv
taar…
“You’re waiting for
something… maybe your next life.” Stillness is part of the way, not the way
itself. The chatter of the soul shall not be calmed by silence, even if one
stays quiet forever
Bhukhi-aa bhukh naa utree, je banaa puree-a
bhaar…
The hunger shall not be satiated, even if all material
desires are fulfilled. This is Trishna.
This is Naf. The insatiable craving.
The greed of dragons. The One Ring. The things you own that end up owning you.
For what good is it to gain the whole world?
Sehas si aanpaa lakh hoh ta, ik naa chalai
naal…
Bhagya. Fate. All
the world’s a stage. I can possess all the wits of the world, it will not lead
to my desired outcome
Kiv sachi-aaraa ho-ee-ai, kiv koorhai tutai
paal…
So what is the path to truth? How do I break the falsehoods?
How do I know moksha from maya? How will the truth set me free?
How do I overcome the ego? How do I awaken to reality? What lies beyond the
veil?
Hukam rajai chalnaa, Nanak likhi-aa naal…
There is only one path to truth. To follow his order and to
walk his path. That is the only path I can travel. That is the only path there
is. Accept.
