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Japu Ji Sahib: The Celestial Ladder
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<blockquote data-quote="yayati" data-source="post: 132976" data-attributes="member: 13017"><p style="text-align: center">from JAPU JI SAHIB: THE CELESTIAL LADDER by madan g gandhi (tr.)</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">PROLOGUE</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><p style="text-align: center">The revealed Word is Japu Ji</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px">charting Ascent Divine,</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Guru’s elixir of Grace,</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px">ambrosia for human race.</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Inspired utterance it is </p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px">from the One Formless Supreme, </p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px">blazing way to the Eternal Truth,</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px">the Abode where He dwells.</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px">A chosen prayer is Japu Ji, </p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px">to be recited at an early morn</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px">when everyone is attuned </p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px">to the Divine Harmony.</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Ultimate Revelation it is</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px">of <em>Nirgun Nirankar Par Brahm</em>,</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Mystic Ladder to Truth’s Realm,</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px">The pathway to Home of Om.</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Japu Ji enshrines Essence Sublime,</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Visible Form of Light Divine</p></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px">from the Home of Eternal Calm,</p><p><em><p style="text-align: center">Nad Brahm beyond name and form. </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>It’s the True Arc of Grace, </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>the Beacon Star for human race,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>the Sole Saviour That never fails </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>in the darkest hour of the soul.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Of its Thirty Eight Steps of Eternal Light </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>each step guides the soul’s flight ,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>spurred by yearning and devotion</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>the soul ascends to Lord’s Mansion.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p><p></em><em><p style="text-align: center"> </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Mool Mantra has the Seed </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>of Truth’s Revelation,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Light- Bliss-Consciousness,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>the Garland of God’s Attributes.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p><p></em><em><p style="text-align: center"> </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Mool Mantra is a vibrant string,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>each word or phrase a swirling sling,</p><p></em><em><p style="text-align: center">Nad-Shabad vibrating Order Supreme</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>within the Earth, Heaven and Space in-between.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Standing at the head of Jap </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Eternal Truth crowns the top,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>recited it is at initiation time, </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>on each auspicious time.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>None but He is Absolute True,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Eternal, Source of Light</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>In every form Imageless, </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Self-Existing , self-Effulgent too.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>No sage, no scripture can His glory fathom, </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Author is He of grand illusion,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Far above Wheel of Time </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>far above Timeless Chime.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>To awake He shakes a soul</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>but reveals not His face.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Inscrutable mystique is Divine Grace,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Himself knowing how fetters break.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Path to Divine Grace is arduous long,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>but if He Willeth, it becomes a song, </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>the fruit of everything is in Divine Hand, </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>upto Him, who shall perish, or who shall land.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Guru’s Word is His Visible Form,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Its meaning dawns through His Naam,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Way to God realization is Word, </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>that unveils all illusions.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>If you seek the Guru’s Sight</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>bow before the Book for Light, </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>dwell on its Text with pious heart</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>and commune with Guru’s Thought.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>"The Word is the Guru’ and you the disciple</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>hearing best", so say the text.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>As the Word is revealed, </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>World’s wounds are healed.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Seeker soars on sound-light wings</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>to Heaven-of-Truth’s eternal spring,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Unstruck Melody guides his flight</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>blazed by Word, informed by Light.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p><p></em><em><p style="text-align: center"> </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Naam is the Ultimate Reality,</p><p></em><em><p style="text-align: center">Naam is the Highest Truth,</p><p></em><em><p style="text-align: center">Naam is the Almighty, </p><p></em><em><p style="text-align: center">Naam is the Formless First.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Freed from world–wheel of shame, </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>steeped in Harmony of Holy Name,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>the spirit soars to its Original Home </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>where God abides as Formless Om.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p><p></em><em><p style="text-align: center"> </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Shabad pervades Lord’s creation infinite,</p><p></em><em><p style="text-align: center">Shabad monitors manifestation of Light,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>through <em>Shabad </em>universe comes into being, </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>through <em>Shabad</em> it would vanish.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p><p></em><em><p style="text-align: center"> </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Shabad is vesture that Creator wears,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>the Mystic Sound is what seeker hears,</p><p></em><em><p style="text-align: center">Shabad is Light of Truth That unveils</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>the Meaning of Meaning Eternal.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>While Communing with Word Divine </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Your other channels lose, </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>and you return to the origin </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>from where the journey was begun.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Man’s destiny is cast not in erratic fashion,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>inexorable is law of Karmic retribution,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Karma is seed we sow for the preferred harvest to reap, </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>all choice is ours, of bed of roses or of thorns to sleep.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>To law of Karma every one is bound,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>no one is immune from worldly rounds ,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>each one reaps what he sows,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>and to hell or heaven he goes.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>In Guru’s Law of Karma is the solid base,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>devotion being prelude to Divine Grace,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>if Karma is highway for a pilgrim to ply</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Grace is skyway for His soul to fly.</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Though law of karma inexorably operates</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Divine Grace, still remains great,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>predestination or free will, what is true state?</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>why are some liberated ,others on Wheel gyrate? </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em></p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>No one can translate or transcreate </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>the Word which is Immaculate, </p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>its rhythm intricate, its poetry sublime,</p></em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>no one can recreate its mystique divine.</p><p></em></span></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yayati, post: 132976, member: 13017"] [CENTER]from JAPU JI SAHIB: THE CELESTIAL LADDER by madan g gandhi (tr.) PROLOGUE [/CENTER] [FONT=Times][SIZE=4][FONT=Times][SIZE=4][CENTER]The revealed Word is Japu Ji charting Ascent Divine, Guru’s elixir of Grace, ambrosia for human race. Inspired utterance it is from the One Formless Supreme, blazing way to the Eternal Truth, the Abode where He dwells. A chosen prayer is Japu Ji, to be recited at an early morn when everyone is attuned to the Divine Harmony. Ultimate Revelation it is of [I]Nirgun Nirankar Par Brahm[/I], Mystic Ladder to Truth’s Realm, The pathway to Home of Om. Japu Ji enshrines Essence Sublime, Visible Form of Light Divine from the Home of Eternal Calm,[/CENTER] [I][CENTER]Nad Brahm beyond name and form. It’s the True Arc of Grace, the Beacon Star for human race, the Sole Saviour That never fails in the darkest hour of the soul. Of its Thirty Eight Steps of Eternal Light each step guides the soul’s flight , spurred by yearning and devotion the soul ascends to Lord’s Mansion. [/CENTER] [/I][I][CENTER] Mool Mantra has the Seed of Truth’s Revelation, Light- Bliss-Consciousness, the Garland of God’s Attributes. [/CENTER] [/I][I][CENTER] Mool Mantra is a vibrant string, each word or phrase a swirling sling,[/CENTER] [/I][I][CENTER]Nad-Shabad vibrating Order Supreme within the Earth, Heaven and Space in-between. Standing at the head of Jap Eternal Truth crowns the top, recited it is at initiation time, on each auspicious time. None but He is Absolute True, Eternal, Source of Light In every form Imageless, Self-Existing , self-Effulgent too. No sage, no scripture can His glory fathom, Author is He of grand illusion, Far above Wheel of Time far above Timeless Chime. To awake He shakes a soul but reveals not His face. Inscrutable mystique is Divine Grace, Himself knowing how fetters break. Path to Divine Grace is arduous long, but if He Willeth, it becomes a song, the fruit of everything is in Divine Hand, upto Him, who shall perish, or who shall land. Guru’s Word is His Visible Form, Its meaning dawns through His Naam, Way to God realization is Word, that unveils all illusions. If you seek the Guru’s Sight bow before the Book for Light, dwell on its Text with pious heart and commune with Guru’s Thought. "The Word is the Guru’ and you the disciple hearing best", so say the text. As the Word is revealed, World’s wounds are healed. Seeker soars on sound-light wings to Heaven-of-Truth’s eternal spring, Unstruck Melody guides his flight blazed by Word, informed by Light. [/CENTER] [/I][I][CENTER] Naam is the Ultimate Reality,[/CENTER] [/I][I][CENTER]Naam is the Highest Truth,[/CENTER] [/I][I][CENTER]Naam is the Almighty, [/CENTER] [/I][I][CENTER]Naam is the Formless First. Freed from world–wheel of shame, steeped in Harmony of Holy Name, the spirit soars to its Original Home where God abides as Formless Om. [/CENTER] [/I][I][CENTER] Shabad pervades Lord’s creation infinite,[/CENTER] [/I][I][CENTER]Shabad monitors manifestation of Light, through [I]Shabad [/I]universe comes into being, through [I]Shabad[/I] it would vanish. [/CENTER] [/I][I][CENTER] Shabad is vesture that Creator wears, the Mystic Sound is what seeker hears,[/CENTER] [/I][I][CENTER]Shabad is Light of Truth That unveils the Meaning of Meaning Eternal. While Communing with Word Divine Your other channels lose, and you return to the origin from where the journey was begun. Man’s destiny is cast not in erratic fashion, inexorable is law of Karmic retribution, Karma is seed we sow for the preferred harvest to reap, all choice is ours, of bed of roses or of thorns to sleep. To law of Karma every one is bound, no one is immune from worldly rounds , each one reaps what he sows, and to hell or heaven he goes. In Guru’s Law of Karma is the solid base, devotion being prelude to Divine Grace, if Karma is highway for a pilgrim to ply Grace is skyway for His soul to fly. Though law of karma inexorably operates Divine Grace, still remains great, predestination or free will, what is true state? why are some liberated ,others on Wheel gyrate? No one can translate or transcreate the Word which is Immaculate, its rhythm intricate, its poetry sublime, no one can recreate its mystique divine.[/CENTER] [/I][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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Japu Ji Sahib: The Celestial Ladder
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