Patth Beejo (Second Part)





(alef) ek aveenaasee dev
aapagat aparam apaar abhev........................................1

(aleef - first letter) The One Indestructible Divine; whose power is limitless and whose mysteries cannot be fathomed.

taa(n) jeev dhartu(n) dhyaan huzur
soee sabtthor rahaa bhar pur......................................2

O soul, maintain concentration upon Him, who is everywhere and all pervading.

(be) been jeebheeyaa samarann karo
mansu(n) le unakee dhun ja karo...................................3

(be - second letter) Without the movement of the tongue remember Him. Remain in His awareness mentally and be totally engrossed in Him.

purann bahm jahaa(n) tahaa(n) aap te
aja(m)peeyaa kaa keeje jaa(m)p....................................4

The complete and perfect Divinity is omnipresent and therefore perform the remembrance with the unpronounceable word.

(te) teet vasat sahej karleeje
bhajan kartaa(n) vila(m)b nakeeje.................................5

(te - third letter) Perform such an exalted deed effortlessly and do not procrastinate in this endeavour.

jo tan maa(n)he surat lagaave
to alakh neeree(n)jan ghattmaa(n)he paave.........................6

If you maintain the concentration in your body, then you will attain that which is indescribable and unknowable in your heart (interior).

(se)saabat hokar khojo dehee
bolan haar neeree(n)jan sohee.....................................7

(se - forth letter)With conviction seek within your bodies, then you will realise that the unknowable is the one who recites the unpronounced word.

ghattghatt bole ramataa raamaa naadba(n)d naaraayann naamaa.......8

In every heart the playful Divine speaks, the mysterious sounds are indeed Divine names (forms).

(jeem)jugat binaa jog na hoy
baate prem na paave koee..........................................9

(jeem - fifth letter)Without spiritual discipline (asceticism), there cannot be a sage. One cannot attain love simply by speaking about it.

jog jugatsu(n) laave dhyaan
sohee jogee-aa jug paramaann.....................................10

A sage focuses attention (concentration) through the spiritual discipline. It is such a sage who is to be called a sage in this world.

re tu(n)hee manchhaa vaachaa karamlaa jeene na khojee deheere
aahamad ve e nar mu(n)ddh hae jeeu gadhaa ke seer khehare
O you, the one who has not searched within his/her body either through the desire of the mind, obedience to the command or proper conduct, is indeed regarded as a fool by Sayyed Ahmed Shah. He is like a donkey with ashes on it's head.


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