their efforts and one day they succeed.
Some mahatmas go up like a spider; as a spider reaches its destination with the help of the web made with the secretions from its own body, engrossed in perseverance, they reach their destination.
The third path of
Spiritual Progress
is‘Meen marg’
. In this way, the soul’s progress is like a fish swimming in the river. The fish easily swims with the current of the river or against it. Like this, facing favorable or unfavorable circumstances, the soul ascends to Spiritual Realms.Out of these, the fourth path or the Vihangam method is the best. As a bird easily goes from one rooftop to another - then comes
down to the ground; in the same way the devotee reaches Sach Khand without any obstacle. He does not need any support - as the other three do.
This is the last state of the soul reaching Spiritual Heights. In this way the soul easily goes up and comes down - as the Saints easily go to Sach Khand from this world, and do not face any hurdle. The strong powers of mind, illusion and Kal cannot block their way. A bird can easily get through a thick jungle; whereas an ant, fish or spider cannot. Our Spiritual Path is full of thorny bushes. It can easily be crossed with Vihangam method. Palak Ram studied this in the books, and was fully acquainted with it.
सिंत चरन मन में रत जानै । म से पूछ दीन मत आनै ।।
Tulsi Sahib said that
'due to his unique sweet nature, whomsoever he met came close to him. He had such magnetic attraction that everyone started loving him at their first meeting. Some people have that special quality to attract others. They meet people as if they were friends for a long time. Palak Ram had this quality. He never uttered painful words. He was courteous and would please others with his good behavior and kind words.’
बाबे हनरिंकार कह गावा । और हनरिंजन जोहत बतावा ।।
Tulsi Sahib then said
that Palak Ram considered Guru Nanak Dev Ji equal to Nirankar (the Formless - The Absolutely Pure). He had knowledge of Jyoti-Niranjan and the first stage, but was ignorant of the secrets above this
.इनके परे और नह िं कोई । अस बाबे मुख भाखा सोई ।।
He would speak about the spiritual path of Guru Nanak Dev Ji up to his level of understanding. According to him, Omkar’s Bani in Trikuti was the last stage, nothing beyond that.
Everything in fact finished there, he thought.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji also clearly explains the fact that whatever is there in Trikuti, is the creation of Kal and Eka-Mai... and they also had three sons.
ਏਕਾ ਮਾਈ ਜੁਗਣਿ ਣਵਆਈ ਣਿਣਨ ਚੇਲੇ ਪਰਵਾਿੁ ||
ਇਕੁ ਸਂਸਾਰੀ ਇਕੁ ਭਂਡਾਰੀ ਇਕੁ ਲਾਏ ਦੀਬਾਿੁ ||
ਣਜਵ ਣਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਣਿਵੈ ਚਲਾਵੈ ਣਜਵ ਹੋਵੈ ਫੁਰਮਾਿੁ ||
ਓਹੁ ਵੇਖੈ ਓਨਾ ਨਦਣਰ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਬਹੁਿਾ ਏਹੁ ਣਵਡਾਿੁ ||
ਆਦੇਸੁ ਣਿਸੈ ਆਦੇਸ ||
ਆਣਦ ਅਨੀਲੁ ਅਨਾਣਦ ਅਨਾਹਣਿ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਏਕੋ ਵੇਸੁ ||
Adi Granth, P.7 The One Divine Mother managed to marry Niranjan,
and gave birth to the three deities.
One the Creator of the World;
one the Sustainer of the world, and one the Destroyer.
Kal makes things happen according to the pleasure of his will.
Such is Lord's Celestial Order;
he watches over all, but none can see Him.
How wonderful this is!
I bow to Him - I humbly bow to the Primal One, the Pure Light, without beginning and without ending.
Throughout all the ages He is One and the same.
I will tell you something transcendental.
Niranjan is the fifth son of God. Guru Nanak Dev Ji has also referred to this in His bani; and Tulsi Sahib agrees to it. This fifth son and Eka-Mai produced three sons in Brahm (the domain of Niranjan). These three sons - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiv, were sent to
churn the ocean
. There Brahma found Savitri, Vishnu found Laxmi and Shiv found Parvati. They were then sent for the second 'churning'. This time Brahma found the Vedas;Vishnu's gift was Gems; and Shiv got poison. Eka-Mai said to her sons:
Be happy, do your work and
keep the world 'involved' around you
. Due to this blessing, Brahma keeps the world involved in the Vedas (religious rites and rituals); Vishnu keeps people indulging in gems and diamonds and theluster of the world; and Shiv was appointed the Lord of snakes, insects, animals and evil spirits.
No one is spared from these three things. Now the world was coming into Order. Still these three sons could not see their father as of yet. Leave aside what I say... the Vedas mention the same things. The Vedas were compiled in Trikuti, and this is their destination. The reach of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiv is only up to Trikuti. Taking us to Trikuti, the Vedas are not silent on this point - they say
'neti-neti' - which means, this is not the end; we have brought you here, but do not stop; go ahead and you will find something more, as the creation goes still further
. We just utter 'neti-neti', and do not try to know the meaning.Story of a Giant
There is a story in English that goes like this:
A very strong man was beating a giant very badly.
His blows put the giant in a very bad condition.
The giant asked the man,
“Who are you?”
The man said,'Nobody'
. Other people asked the giant,Why are you crying? Who has beaten you up?
The giant replied,'Nobody'
. People said,Then why are you crying?
We take the meaning of the word‘neti’ as ‘no end’. We think these words from the Upanishads mean 'Unlimited is God’s Greatness'
or 'Beyond description'. We do not follow the contextual or true meaning. Our inside (real) story is also very difficult and complicated; to understand it we have to go a long way, through many thorny bushes;
to reach there we have to sacrifice ourselves like a seed sown in the earth
; the seed loses its identity to make a flower.रमटा दे अपनी हस्ती को गर तू मरतबा चाहे । दाना खाक में रमलकर गुलो गुलजार होता है ।
If you yearn to possess a spiritual honor: be humble.
The seed gets mixed with mud to change itself into a flower.
वा गुरू वा गुरू बतावा । बाबे मुख ग्रिंथन में गावा ।।
Tulsi Sahib says