Original tune composed for Kabir’s, “Moko kahan dhoondhe re bande” is embedded below. The words simply mean that the source is within and not outside. If your browser does not display Devanagari fonts properly, you can click here.
मोको कहाँ ढूंढे रे बन्दे
मैं तो तेरे पास में
ना तीरथ में ना मूरत में
ना कंठ निवास में
ना मंदिर में ना मस्जिद में
ना काबे कैलास में
ना मैं जप में ना मैं तप में
ना मैं बरत उपास में
ना मैं किरिया करम में रहता
नाहीं जोग सन्यास में
नाहीं प्राण में नाहीं पिंड में
ना ब्रह्माण्ड आकाश में
ना मैं प्रकृति प्रवर गुफा में
सब स्वासों की स्वांस में
खोजि होए तुरत मिल जाउं
इक पल की तालास में
कहत कबीर सुनो भई साधो
मैं तो हूँ विश्वास में
Moko kahan dhoondhe re bande
Main to tere paas mein
Na teerath mein na moorat mein
Na kanth niwas mein
Na mandir mein na masjid main
Na Kabe Kailas mein
Na main jap mein na main tap mein
Na main barat upaas mein
Na main kiriya karam mein rehata
Na hi jog sanyas mein
Na hi pran mein na hi pind mein
Na bramhand aakaash mein
Na main prakrati pravar gufa mein
Sab swason ki saans mein
Khoji hoye turat mil jaoon
Ek pal ki taalas mein
Kehat Kabir suno bhai saadho
Main to hoon vishvas mein
Vyast Jeevan Mein Aadhyatm / Spirituality in Busy Life – A talk by Dr. Anil Kumar Agrawal. Dr. Agrawal is professor in B.H.U. Varanasi by profession who is actively seeking self realisation. The large player version is available here .
The word, “Yoga” brings into mind images of various postures to most people – some of them being quite difficult ones and hence repulsive. However, the word “Yoga” simply means union. It may involve various practices all of which leading towards the realisation that a being is neither the body, nor the mind but is consciousness. Once this realisation takes place one sees oneself in everything and thus the union takes place.
Have at least one higher goal in your life which will act as an anchor for your mind.
Body stress can give rise to mental unrest. Eat according to your body type (Vata/Pitta/Kapha etc.). A very careful analysis may be required to understand your body type probably requiring professional ayurvedic consultation.
Nature made us to do some physical labour. Make it a point to do some physical exercise daily.
Experience the sensation of breath above the upper lip every few minutes.
Be aware of your presence, body sensations and activities of the surroundings once in awhile.
Periodically mentally say “I Am” or “AUM” and abide in IAmness.
Periodically watch how thoughts pop-up on their own. Also watch body parts doing various activities. This is witness attitude.
Relax/Take a Nap/Slow Down. Listen to your body.
Listen to music.
Try a herb like Gotu Kola (Centella Asiatica) for certain minimum duration in consultation with an Ayurveda Doctor.
Take deep breath occasionally.
Increase the flow of blood in the brain by bending the head towards the floor after taking Sukhasana posture once/twice a day.
Accept yourself, i.e. don’t be over critical of yourself.
Try to develop the attitude of play in your activities.
When you are seeing yourself in your dream, as long as you are in that dream, you may believe that you are that person whom you are seeing in your dream. Only when you wake up you realise that you were dreaming and that was not real, “You”. Likewise, one cannot be certain that he/she is his/her body.
Here are some theories that I would like to put forward:
The universe is one possible mathematical solution and hence whatever is happening within the universe does not need to be fair. It is incorrect to assume that things should be fair and everybody should be free from suffering.
The whole world is a hologram – it is completely fictitious. It does not exist in reality. Everything is an illusion. When somebody is having a dream, it may look real, just like that the world may look real. So, there is no suffering at all in reality.
The final truth is consciousness. It is consciousness that manifests energy, matter and decides physical laws. Though it is present everywhere, once it sets things, it does not interfere in governance as a separate entity. Due to physical laws or otherwise, thoughts are born and become so prominently repetitive that the realisation of the presence of consciousness is marginalised in a living being. Suffering is not so much due to the situation, it is due to the thoughts. To do away with suffering, thoughts need to be subdued and consciousness needs to become prominent. One needs to realise that his/her true nature is consciousness and not body/mind. The manifested world is not illusion, but being immersed in repetitive thoughts is like living in an illusory world.
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