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Gurmat CampGurmat Camp1.00 – 1.05
Overview of Camp
Rev. Bobby Sura
1.05 – 1.20 PM
Introduction to Gurmat
Rev. Rajan Sachdeva Ji
1.20 – 1.50 PM
Session 1 – Satguru and Brahm Gyan
Rev. Bobby Sura
Gurmat CampGurmat CampSession 1
Satguru
&
Brahm Gian
Triangular RelationshipTriangular Relationship
Nirankar(Formless)
Satguru(True Master)
Gursikh(Disciple)
Brahm Gian
Can we define ?Can we define ?
Any explanation is a way to communicate an idea or bhav
Spirituality is a purely personal relationship with Satguru and Nirankar
It is beyond literal communication
Bhagti : DevotionBhagti : Devotion
Our affiliation, or devotion to Satguru & Nirankar
Expressed through (and beyond) ones thoughts, feelings and actions
Requires both faith and love
Baba Avtar Singh Ji :
Baghti loki aje na samjhe rab nu pana bhakti ey
Bhagti : DevotionBhagti : Devotion
Bhagti : DevotionBhagti : Devotion
Bin vekhe man manda nahin
Bin man mane pyar nahin
Pyar bina nahin bhakti
Te bin bhakti behra paar nahin
Brahm GianBrahm Gian
A revelation of the Supreme Power, Nirankar, as the super-soul
A knowledge of our REAL self
An introduction to Nirankar – an experience of divinity !
Brahm GianBrahm Gian
A means to REALISE as opposed to understand Nirankar
A moment of intuitive insight
Beyond any reasoning or manipulation of words
Bhagavad Geeta 13.12Bhagavad Geeta 13.12
Brahman, the ultimate reality is understood as the soul, or inner essence of all things…
…It is infinite and beyond all concepts; it cannot be
comprehended by the intellect, nor adequately
described in word.
Zen BuddhismZen Buddhism
The instant you talk about a thing you miss the mark !
Tao Te ChingTao Te Ching
Reasoning will not make men wise in it.
The Tao that can be expressed is not the Eternal Tao
Gian and DhyanGian and Dhyan
After Gian one must develop Dhyan
This knowledge is merely the means to a beginning – not
an end !
Brahm GianBrahm Gian
Gian lights the path to bliss : it is the direction that removes
the complication of life
Brahm Gian – the greatest giftBrahm Gian – the greatest giftEveryone who drinks this water
will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed,
the water I give him will become in him a spring of living water welling up to
eternal life
Eternal LifeEternal Life
(John 8:31)
If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then
you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
SatguruSatguru
Sat Gu Ru
Truth Darkness Light
i.e. the Satguru is the Truth that takes a person from darkness into
light
Lord Jesus ChristLord Jesus Christ
(John 8:12)
I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will
never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life
SatguruSatguru
The mark of a True Master is that he identifies with
Nirankar himself, and can acquaint others with
Nirankar too
SatguruSatguru
‘Satpurkh jin janiya Satgur tis ka na’
Kahe Avtar Guru de rahin Rab naal hundiya baatan ne
ScripturesScriptures
Consult him who knows me, bow to him, and he will
reveal to you my true formBhagavad Geeta
ScripturesScriptures
Trust in His messenger, and you will be one with the Truth
Holy Koran
Satguru & NirankarSatguru & Nirankar
Satguru is Nirankar in form
Kahe Avtar Guru hi Rab hai, is vich koi bulekha nahin
Rab maya da pardah pah ke Satguru ban ke aonda hai
(God cloaks himself with material form, and comes as
Satguru)
Aap Narayan kala tar jag me parvariyo
I and the Father are one….The Father is in me and I am in the
Father
Satguru Is Beyond FormSatguru Is Beyond Form
The body is just a means of communication and transfer of
knowledge
The Body…The Body…
helps us to focus and forge a relationship
is not eternal: it will change, age, and die
….Na dhan nu Satgur kende ne, nahin dhan chela hunda
hai
Fertile LandFertile Land
The Satguru responds to seekers in accordance with how they
approach him
Fertile LandFertile Land
Some see him as an average human being, others as a
teacher, guide, or holy man.
They are fortunate who see him as Lord
Not recognisedNot recognised
Few recognise or accept Satguru
He lives as an ordinary human being
He rarely violates natural law
Not recognisedNot recognised
Baba Avtar Singh Ji
Aaey di te qadar na janan deeve balan madian te, kahe Avtar ade ne moorakh aj vi
ohna adhia te
Not RecognisedNot Recognised
Jesus Christ
I tell you the truth, we speak of what we know and testify
to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept
our testimony
FinallyFinally
Dhan Guru te dhan gursikh
Jo ik mik ho jande ne
Baba Bulleh Shah JiBaba Bulleh Shah Ji
Spoke of the shish and Nirankar as ice melting in
water, so much so that observers could not
distinguish between the two
Bhagat Kabir JiBhagat Kabir Ji
Ab tho chahe chare singasan, mile hai sa rang pani, Ram-Kabira ek baye hai, koi na
sakhe pehchani
Shastri JiShastri Ji
This knowledge is not something merely to attain,
but something to be !