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The Swan according to Guruji ਸਰਵਰ ਮਹਿ ਹੰਸੁ ਹੰਸ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਗਰੁ ॥ saravar mehi hans hans mehi saagar || The swans are in the pool, and the pool is in the swans.||1||
The cuckoo, member of the family of chatriks, whose photo was taken in the Haryana National Park. ਆਨ ਜਲਾ ਸਿਉ ਕਾਜੁ ਨ ਕਛੂਐ ਹਰਿ ਬੂੰਦ ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕ ਕਉ ਦੀਜੈ ॥੧॥ aan jalaa sio kaaj n kashhooai har boondh chaathrik ko dheejai ||1|| I am not concerned with any other water; please bless this songbird with a Drop of Your Water, Lord. ||1||
ਸਰਵਰ ਮਹਿ ਹੰਸੁ ਪ੍ਰਾਨਪਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ saravar mehi hans praanapath paavai ||1|| Within this pool, the swans find their Lord, the Lord of their souls. ||1||
The crane stands on one leg so gingerly and with such focus and concentration. Guru Nanak Dev often compared the crane to a sidh who stood on one leg in focused meditation. ਉਦਕ ਮਾਹਿ ਜੈਸੇ ਬਗੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਮਾਡੈ ॥੧॥ oudhak maahi jaisae bag dhhiaan maaddai ||1|| The heron appears to be meditating, but it is concentrating on the water. ||1||
The Swan according to Guruji ਸਰਵਰ ਮਹਿ ਹੰਸੁ ਹੰਸ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਗਰੁ ॥ saravar mehi hans hans mehi saagar || The swans are in the pool, and the pool is in the swans.||1||
The Pea{censored} - A symbol of compassion, detachment and spiritual craving
The Indian Vulture. In the United States, the species of vulture we have here is called Cathares aura or "the golden purifier." Among the aboriginal or native American peoples, the vulture is a power animal, one that uses the energy of the earth to sail in the sky and to pull away from the forces of gravity. The vulture cleans the earth of carrion and death, and never kills to feed itself. ਜਿਥੈ ਡਿਠਾ ਮਿਰਤਕੋ ਇਲ ਬਹਿਠੀ ਆਇ ॥੨॥ jithhai ddithaa mirathako eil behithee aae ||2|| - wherever the vulture sees a dead body, he flies down and lands. ||2|| In many religious traditions, the vulture is not a symbol of something disgusting. Rather it symbolizes purification. To dream of a vulture is considered a positive omen. The vulture indicates that all that is rotten in the core of the self will be eaten away.
ਜਉ ਤੁਮ ਗਿਰਿਵਰ ਤਉ ਹਮ ਮੋਰਾ ॥ jo thum girivar tho ham moraa || If You are the mountain, Lord, then I am the pea{censored}. In Sikhi, the pea{censored} symbolizes the soul's craving for the Lord. In Shinto pea{censored}s symbolize compassion. I found this on the web, related to the Buddhist tradition: "The association of this jewel-tone bird with its sun-like fan of a tail evocative of the Wheel of Dharma -- the Buddha's teachings, its connection to the ideas of immortality and compassion, and the unification of views or opposites, as well as the correspondence with the Garden which is the Pure Land, demonstrate in Mahayana Buddhism the archetypical nature of the relationship between the pea{censored} and Amitabha. 'In the depiction of this Buddha of Eternal Light, he is seated under a tree; we see its flowers and leaves peeking through the pavilion. Tenga Rinpoche says, " . . . birds, in particular, have strong desire and craving, so, as a symbol of craving transformed into discriminating wisdom, Amitabha's throne is supported by pea{censored}s." 'There are actually eight pea{censored}s that support his throne, one at each corner of the base. They stand for the idea that no matter the misdeeds committed during one's lifetime[s], rebirth is possible in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Great Bliss that is the Western Paradise of Opameh [Tibetan for Amitabha]. Any and all evil-doing is eventually absorbed."
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The Swan according to Guruji ਸਰਵਰ ਮਹਿ ਹੰਸੁ ਹੰਸ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਗਰੁ ॥ saravar mehi hans hans mehi saagar || The swans are in the pool, and the pool is in the swans.||1||

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