613th Jayanti Of Satguru Kabir To Be Celebrated In Surrey
The Guru Kabir Association of Canada is celebrating the 613th jayanti (birth anniversary) of Satguru Kabir on June 14th and 18th, at the Guru Kabir Centre, 208 – 14770 64th Avenue, Surrey, BC. Below is a short outline of his life and teachings.
Satguru Kabir was found as a baby among lotus flowers at Lahartara Lake near Varanasi. He was raised by a young Muslim couple who were weavers known as Julaha. In childhood he became the disciple of the famous Hindu saint Swami Ramanand. He did not go to school, and he did not read or write anything. He wove cloth for a living and, while weaving, he mentally composed and sang his bhajans, shabdas, ramainis and sakhis, and he held satsangs. His disciples wrote these down. His bhajans and sakhis are very popular, and are sung by Indian people in all parts of the world. Many of his shabdas are in the Guru Granth of Sikhism.
The life and teachings of a Satguru Kabir (Eternal Teacher) serve as a lighted path through the tangled complexities of our material life. They breathe into us the life sustaining principles of spiritual life that alone can bestow upon us an understanding of what it means to live in spiritual freedom. This freedom is not to do as we please, but freedom from passions, illusion, negativity, ego and ignorance of the Divine Self. Such an Eternal Teacher was Satguru Kabir. He quickly deflates our puffed ego and vanity, showing us their negative influences in our relationships with others, and, more so, in our relationship with God. The passions of lust, anger, greed and hate which we harbour, and which, characteristically, govern much of our lives, he renders to pieces. He shows us the serenity and bliss that await us once we know our Self that is Divine. The merely external religious practices in which people engage in the hope of gaining spiritual merit, do not produce the desired result of Self knowledge. His intent was to make us think of our spiritual state, and to show us the straight and enlightened path to God.
Satguru Kabir was hailed as the Father of Hindi poetry, and as the greatest exponent of Nirgun Bhakti (devotion to God who is formless and without attributes or gunateet). He was the first to introduce Sant Mat (company of saintly people) and the first to teach the concept of Sahaj Yog to attain Sahaj Samadhi (easy realization of unity with God). He was the first to synthesize the various branches of Yoga into a single process of living to attain the highest spiritual knowledge. His life and teachings give ample testimony to them, and research has validated them. He was always attuned to God, and gave his mystical teachings from that vantage point. Many people are familiar with the refrain: “kahat kabir suno bhai sadho” (Kabir is speaking: O brother sadhus! Please listen). This was his poetic stamp of instruction to the people. And he did not make use of any existent scripture, but taught from his inner knowledge. He did not isolate himself from humanity, but taught publicly and impartially for the benefit of all people: kabir khada bazar men, sab ko chahe khair; na kahu se dosti, na kahu se bair (Kabir is standing in the marketplace and wishes the welfare of all impartially. He is neither a friend nor an enemy to anyone).
The scholar Charlotte Vaudeville stated: “Kabir is one of the best-known and most revered names in Indian tradition. From the Panjab to Bengal and from the Himalayan frontiers to South India, he has long been hailed by Hindus and Muslims alike as a great mystic and bold religious reformer…In Indian religious history, Kabir is unique: to the Hindus, he is a Vaishnava bhakta, to the Muslims a pir, to the Sikhs a bhagat, to the sectarian Kabir-panthis an avatar of the Supreme Being; to modern patriots, Kabir is the champion of Hindu-Muslim unity, to neo-vedantins a promoter of the Universal Religion or the Religion of Man…”
Here are a couple of his sakhis:
awwal allah nur upaya, kudrat ke sab bande; ek nur te sab jag upajaya, kown bhale ko mande (The Divine Light has produced all of us, and we are all his devotees; that Light produced the whole world. Who then is good and who is bad?)
sab ghat mere saiyiya, suni sej na koi; balihari ghat tasu ki, ja ghat pargat hoi (The Master dwell in every heart, and none is devoid of Him. It is the great fortune of the one who manifests Him in his heart).
On the occasion of Satguru Kabir’s Jayanti (birth anniversary) it will be good for us to reflect on his teachings and to try to inculcate tem into our daily life. The benefit will be ours. Our spiritual life will be more meaningful and enriched.
Fore more information contact Dr. J. Das of the Guru Kabir Association at Email:
dasj@shaw.ca or Phone: 604-599-6876.
The Guru Kabir Association of Canada is celebrating the 613th jayanti (birth anniversary) of Satguru Kabir on June 14th and 18th, at the Guru Kabir Centre, 208 – 14770 64th Avenue, Surrey, BC. Below is a short outline of his life and teachings
Satguru Kabir was found as a baby among lotus flowers at Lahartara Lake near Varanasi. He was raised by a young Muslim couple who were weavers known as Julaha. In childhood he became the disciple of the famous Hindu saint Swami Ramanand. He did not go to school, and he did not read or write anything. He wove cloth for a living and, while weaving, he mentally composed and sang his bhajans, shabdas, ramainis and sakhis, and he held satsangs. His disciples wrote these down. His bhajans and sakhis are very popular, and are sung by Indian people in all parts of the world. Many of his shabdas are in the Guru Granth of Sikhism.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/bhagats/35687-613th-jayanti-kabir-ji-celebrated-surrey.html
The life and teachings of a Satguru Kabir (Eternal Teacher) serve as a lighted path through the tangled complexities of our material life. They breathe into us the life sustaining principles of spiritual life that alone can bestow upon us an understanding of what it means to live in spiritual freedom. This freedom is not to do as we please, but freedom from passions, illusion, negativity, ego and ignorance of the Divine Self. Such an Eternal Teacher was Satguru Kabir. He quickly deflates our puffed ego and vanity, showing us their negative influences in our relationships with others, and, more so, in our relationship with God. The passions of lust, anger, greed and hate which we harbour, and which, characteristically, govern much of our lives, he renders to pieces. He shows us the serenity and bliss that await us once we know our Self that is Divine. The merely external religious practices in which people engage in the hope of gaining spiritual merit, do not produce the desired result of Self knowledge. His intent was to make us think of our spiritual state, and to show us the straight and enlightened path to God.
Satguru Kabir was hailed as the Father of Hindi poetry, and as the greatest exponent of Nirgun Bhakti (devotion to God who is formless and without attributes or gunateet). He was the first to introduce Sant Mat (company of saintly people) and the first to teach the concept of Sahaj Yog to attain Sahaj Samadhi (easy realization of unity with God). He was the first to synthesize the various branches of Yoga into a single process of living to attain the highest spiritual knowledge. His life and teachings give ample testimony to them, and research has validated them. He was always attuned to God, and gave his mystical teachings from that vantage point. Many people are familiar with the refrain: “kahat kabir suno bhai sadho” (Kabir is speaking: O brother sadhus! Please listen). This was his poetic stamp of instruction to the people. And he did not make use of any existent scripture, but taught from his inner knowledge. He did not isolate himself from humanity, but taught publicly and impartially for the benefit of all people: kabir khada bazar men, sab ko chahe khair; na kahu se dosti, na kahu se bair (Kabir is standing in the marketplace and wishes the welfare of all impartially. He is neither a friend nor an enemy to anyone).
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=35687
The scholar Charlotte Vaudeville stated: “Kabir is one of the best-known and most revered names in Indian tradition. From the Panjab to Bengal and from the Himalayan frontiers to South India, he has long been hailed by Hindus and Muslims alike as a great mystic and bold religious reformer…In Indian religious history, Kabir is unique: to the Hindus, he is a Vaishnava bhakta, to the Muslims a pir, to the Sikhs a bhagat, to the sectarian Kabir-panthis an avatar of the Supreme Being; to modern patriots, Kabir is the champion of Hindu-Muslim unity, to neo-vedantins a promoter of the Universal Religion or the Religion of Man…”
Here are a couple of his sakhis:awwal allah nur upaya, kudrat ke sab bande; ek nur te sab jag upajaya, kown bhale ko mande (The Divine Light has produced all of us, and we are all his devotees; that Light produced the whole world. Who then is good and who is bad?)
sab ghat mere saiyiya, suni sej na koi; balihari ghat tasu ki, ja ghat pargat hoi (The Master dwell in every heart, and none is devoid of Him. It is the great fortune of the one who manifests Him in his heart).
On the occasion of Satguru Kabir’s Jayanti (birth anniversary) it will be good for us to reflect on his teachings and to try to inculcate tem into our daily life. The benefit will be ours. Our spiritual life will be more meaningful and enriched.
Fore more information contact Dr. J. Das of the Guru Kabir Association at Email:
dasj@shaw.ca or Phone: 604-599-6876.
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