#sant kabir

[teaah-art]

Desi LGBT Fest 2023 (hosted by @desi-lgbt-fest)

Day 7 : Faith/Rituals of Love

Definitely geared heavily towards the 'Faith' part of this prompt as soon as I read it!

If being Queer is defying conventions and if being a part of the Queer community means going against heteronormativity and gender conformity, is it not Queer to forego materialistic ties and the love of a human partner and embrace the love of a greater being you have only heard about in stories?

All four individuals featured here were integral part of the Bhakti Movement and/or Sufism in South Asia. None were married other than Meerabai.

(Panel order from top to bottom)

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534) : A key name of the Bhakti Movement and the Gauriya Vaishnav tradition in 15th Century Bengal, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was believed to have been a vessel for both Radha and Krishna. Bengali doesn't use pronouns or gendered language and we may never know what they would have preferred to be identified as in a language they didn't know (English), I will simply resort to using They/Them for them. Their written teachings are few and far between but the verse mentioned here is the seventh verse of the only written record of their teachings, the Shikshastakam - a collection of 8 total verses. The translation here is my own and quite literal so that the interpretation is left to the reader.

Meerabai (1498-1597) : [CW : IMPLIED QUEERPHOBIA/APHOBIA] Meerabai was born into Rajput royalty and was married off, also to Rajput royalty, in likely an arranged marriage. While most of the stories surrounding her are folklore whose historicity is yet to be confirmed, her marital status can be confirmed, and so can her devotion and affection for Krishna and the divine, which she has herself penned in numerous poems and songs. Folklore does strongly imply that she was non-committal to her marriage and that her in-laws tried to poison her to death multiple times for it.

Kabir (1398–1448 or 1440–1518) : Found as an orphan by a Muslim weaver couple, Kabir's religion grew to become somewhat of an enigma for future generations. His stance, however, on the topic romance and marital relationships is quite clear - he looked down upon them and a huge chunk of his couplets strongly imply that romantic and sexual relations simply obstruct spiritual enlightenment.

Bulleh Shah (1680-1757) : Bulleh Shah, though an ardent proponent of loving the divine, was declared a Kafir, a non-believer/non-Muslim by a quite a few Muslim clerics of the time. He was known for speaking up against existing power hierarchies of the time and used vernacular speech for his writings (Punjabi, Sindhi) which not only served to popularize his works, but also let people connect to his words.

A personal note on my motivations under the cut.

A while back when I was actively going through the anxiety of finding out that I am ace and that I will never fit into the current South Asian society that the wedding industry has a chokehold on, I desperately wanted to see people from my own culture living happily without a partner. During one of my history rabbit hole escapedes, I restumbled upon the story of Meerabai, how she always insisted on loving and devoting herself towards Krishna, despite being married into a normative and wealthy household and despite her in-laws repeatedly attempting to poison her for not committing to her husband. Most of us from India grow up hearing about Meerabai, her spiritual connections to Krishna, and her struggles. The moral of those stories is always framed as 'believe in god, he will help you through tough times'. But this was the first time I was making a different connection, I was drawing different morals. And when I took Meerabai's non-conformity to her married life and started looking for more examples like hers, I was overwhelmed by how many more individuals existed without a partner, condemned being in a normative, married relationship, admitted to having lost human connections and faced resistance even, and yet stayed true to their orientation and sounded HAPPY! It was extremely hard to narrow it down to these four, but these do make my point! Labels are hard to transpose across cultures and history. But if being queer means being nonconforming of marital structures and being aspec/arospec implies neutrality, indifference, or aversion to romance and intercourse, then no one fits the label if they don't.

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[spiritualgodkabir]

🙏 दहेज के लालच में हो रही है बेटी की हत्या

लेकिन अब नहीं जाएगी दहेज के लिए बेटी की जान।

क्योंकि संत रामपाल जी महाराज बना रहे हैं दहेज मुक्त भारत अभियान। 🙏

#Marriage_In_17Minutes

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[santmat]

The Spiritual Treasure of Kabir - Mystic Verses of the Bijak - Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcasts

Kabir Says: "Just as a coded document shows the way to a hidden treasure, just so this Bijak shows the way to realize the soul. It teaches such instructive words to the soul, but there is seldom anyone to understand them." (Sakhi of Kabir)

Commentary by Dr. Jagessar Das: "Bijak means a coded document that leads to a hidden treasure. In this Bijak, Guru Kabir explains the path to that hidden treasure that is within, and not visible by the objective senses. He teaches everyone to give up cleverness and argumentation, and become humble and accept the Divine Lord dwelling within."

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The term "Bijak" means treasure or treasure-map, in this case the treasure map of Guru Kabir. "Bij" means: the seed or essence. "Bijak" means treasure. The Bijak of Kabir is intended to be a treasure-map to the essence of reality: our soul and God.

In India the Bijak is the most popular sacred text containing the teachings of Guru Kabir, and as such is the main scripture for those who follow the Path of Kabir. Today we explore, "The Complete Bijak Of Kabir -- Guru Kabir's Mystical Teachings on God-Realization", by Dr. Jagessar Das, translating into English and commenting on the entire Bijak of Kabir. This is an impressive work, a true, grassroots "satsang template" of traditional Sant Mat, wonderful to have, featuring all eleven sections of the Bijak in one volume: the Ramainis, Shabdas, Sakhis, and other lesser-known sections.

"The Bijak tells of a treasure,

a treasure that doesn't show.

The word tells of a creature.

Only rare ones know." (Kabir)

From the Principals of Kabir Published in the Earlier Ahmad Shah Translation of, The Bijak: 

"To believe in One Avagat, Satya Purush [One God]. His bhakti [devotion, love] should be practiced.

Have faith in the Master and in his teaching.

True Sadhus should be served.

Show mercy and love towards all Jivas [souls].

To abstain from all kinds of meats.

No visible object in this world should be worshiped.

Do not tell lies.

Do not steal.

Do not gamble.

Do not curse anyone.

Repeat Satya Nam.

Practice bhakti of Satya Purush [God] and teach about him.

Hindu, Muslim and any other sect can join Kabir’s religion.

Without the knowledge of Sar Shabd [the True Sound], no one can attain jiva mukti (liberation, salvation).

Abuse, deceit and jealousy are enemies of jiva mukti.

Humility is a great virtue.

Give thanks for the gift of the Sat Guru.

Without true love of God the practice of bhakti is fruitless.

To read the Sat Guru’s words is a great virtue.

One should know the Supreme Spirit."

In Divine Love (Bhakti), Light, and Sound, At the Feet of the Masters, Radhaswami,

James Bean

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[anshukanchan]

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[rashmibhar]

Oh Bharat! You, in every respect, go in the refuge of only that Supreme God. By the grace of that Supreme God only, you will attain the supreme peace and the everlasting place (dhaam/lok) i.e. Satlok.

♦️अवश्य देखें साधना टीवी 7:30-8:30 PM

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[babaidutta]

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[srishtidhawan]

Kabir Saheb ji says:-

कबीर, पिछले पाप से हरि चर्चा न सुहावे।

कै ऊंघे कै उठ चले,

कोई और ही बात चलावें।।

#kabira #godkabir #sant kabir #kabirisgod

[keshavsmelody]

"Guru Govind dono khade, kake lagu paay. Balihari Guru aapno, Govind diyo batay."

"Both the Guru and Govind (God) are standing before me; who should I bow down to?" I choose to bow down to my Guru because it is through him that I have realized the presence of God." ~Saint Kabir Das

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[rajendraverma2005]

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[bishh-kanya]

O deserted bride,

How will you live in the absence of your beloved,

Without hunger in the day,

Sleepless in the night watches,

And every watch felt as if

It were the aeon of Kaliyuga?

The beautiful has deserted you in the full passion of his April.

Alas the fair is departed!

O Thou deserted,

Now begin to give up your house and your having.

Go forth to the lodge of the forest,

Begin to consider his name.

And if there he shall come upon you,

Then alone will you be come to your joy.

Eager as the caught fish for its water,

Be thou so eager to return!

Shapeless, formless and without line,

Who will be come to meet you,

O beautiful lady?

Take recognizance of your own wed Lord,

Behold him out of the center of your meditations,

Strip off the last of your errors,

And know that Love is your lord.

Saith Kabir: There is no second. Aeon

After aeon

Thou and I are the same.

- KABIR

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[satyakshah]

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[drmullaadamali]

Watch "कबीर दास जी के 20 प्रसिद्ध दोहे हिंदी अर्थ सहित || Kabir Das Dohe in Hindi || Kabir Amritwani #dohe" on YouTube

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[spiritualgodkabir]

🙏 Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj, the incarnation of Supreme God Kabir Saheb Ji

Dowry free marriages will be held on the day of descent.

Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj is building a drug free and superstition free India. 🙏

#Mahasamagam_By_SantRampalJi

8 Sept Avataran Diwas

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[santmat]

Swan-Soul, Heavenly Bird: Tell me, O Swan, your ancient tale. From what land do you come, O Swan? to what shore will you fly? Where would you take your rest, O Swan, and what do you seek? Even this morning, O Swan, awake, arise, follow me! There is a land where no doubt nor sorrow have rule: where the terror of Death is no more. There the woods of spring are a-bloom, and the fragrant scent “He is I” [Ana-HU, Soham] is borne on the wind: There the bee of the heart is deeply immersed, and desires no other joy. (Kabir, version by Robert Bly)

#kabir #guru kabir #sant kabir #satguru kabir

[anshukanchan]

#indian #sant kabir #kabir is real god #realidad #santrampalji is trueguru

[rashmibhar]

श्री शिवदयाल जी का कोई गुरु नहीं था, स्वयं ही हठयोग क्रिया करके, बन्द कमरे में सूरत शब्द का अभ्यास किया करते थे। तथा मृत्यु उपरांत मोक्ष प्राप्त न करके भूत योनि में गये और अपनी शिष्या बुक्की में प्रवेश करके हुक्का पिया करते।

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