Game of love- EVERYTHING IS ONE

EVERYTHING IS ONE

Oneness is the very root of our existence, it is the ultimate Truth.

The more we can learn to see everything as one and the same, the more compassion and love we can develop in ourselves and others.

Going back far enough, we all share a common ancestor. We have the same blood. We feel the same emotions. We are born, we live and we die. 

It is easy to become distracted by the distinctions and labels that we give things which we perceive to be different: man and woman; child and adult; black and white; ocean and land; etc. However, where does the real difference originate in these things? Just as we can separate One into many, we can reunite many into One: human, colour, the Earth. 

When we invite ourselves to see the bigger picture, we can see the Oneness in everything that is. It is important to take time to zoom out from the focus we force ourselves to live in and realise our Oneness.

Often, it is not through concentration on the One that we find the One, rather it is through letting go of the many we think that we see, that we find the One.

Seeing things as two (or more) causes us to suffer, whether that be through lust, anger, greed, attachment or pride. When we realise One, there is only room for Truth, Contentment, Compassion, Humility and Love.

The One gave birth to us, the One sustains us, the One loves us, the One is us.

When we remember the One, we feel bliss like no other, for the One is the sum of the bliss of many.

We connect to the One through the Sacred Vibration of Naam (the Name of God). The most powerful way to do this is to let go of everything in our mind and sing the Naam with complete concentration and love. 

Connecting to the One is a blessing given by Guru Ji through learning, understanding and following their teachings. May we take at least one step on this path, for then with Guru Ji’s Kirpa (Grace) they will take thousands more steps for us.

Vaheguroo!

Game of love- TRUE ESSENCE

TRUE ESSENCE 

Do we know what our essence is? Do we know who we truly are and what we long to become?

Before we were born into this world, as individuals, we were at one (੧) with our mothers, living in complete harmony with them. We were dependent on them for our life, obtaining vital nutrients and oxygen from them.

In the womb, our soul vibrates (Onkaaaar) with complete love of the True Name (Satnaam) of the One Creator (God/Kartar Purakh). We know no fear (Nirbhau), we were completely without hate (Nirvair). We were immersed in love with the Divine Will (Hukam) and we were in a state of ever rising optimism (Chardi Kala).

The soul is yearning for the blessed experience (Darshan) of the One who is beyond time and form (God/Akaal Moorath). The same One who is unborn (Ajoonee) and self-existent (Saibhunn). We are longing for the loving grace of the Enlightened Guru (Gurprasaad) to bring us from darkness to light.

When we are born into this world, we face many distractions that take us away from our true essence of connecting to the One we came from and who's light is inside every one of us. We build up a false identity (ego) which separates us from our true essence.

By the Guru's Grace we can sing the Naam (Name of God) with other blessed like-minded souls (Sadh Sangat) and our false identity (ego) is gradually reduced.

Guru Amardas Ji says, “The Gurmukhs shed their ego; attuned to the Naam, they find the true essence of peace.”

Vaheguroo!

GAME OF LOVE- FEAR!

FEAR! 

So many of us are afraid and have some form of fear in our lives. We are afraid that we might lose our jobs, our house, our loved ones. We might have a phobia of spiders, heights or tight spaces.

Fear can help protect us from danger and drives us to action but often in this day and age, it is actually one of the biggest causes of stress and anxiety.

In particular, we fear the unknown because we obsess over the worst possible outcome that could come from it. Death is the ultimate unknown that we will all face. We try to hide and forget about death, not realising the deep anxiety this creates within us. Who is actually the one fearing death?

We are all One - the One is inside of every living creature and surrounding all of us, as we are just a drop of water out of the ocean.

So how can the One possibly fear itself? How can one drop of the ocean be afraid of another drop of the ocean?  If God is inside of us, then only the ego can be fearing death. The ego is what separates us from God. When we conquer our ego, we can conquer death and all of our fears. Conversely, the more we fear, the further away we feel from God.

Removing fear by itself is very difficult because it is so engrained in our lives. Facing up to our fears and seeking to expose and understand them can help. However one of the best ways is to replace fear with love. Where there is love, there is no place for fear. Love allows us to embrace the Will (Hukam) of Vaheguru without any doubt or anxiety. When we love Vaheguru, we can truly know Vaheguru. We cannot fear what we know therefore we do not fear.

When we are able to see both pain and pleasure in life as One and the same, we overcome our fears and anxieties. We embrace the Hukam and we merge with the One. When we are merged with the One, we cannot even die and fear cannot touch us.

ਭੈ ਭਉ ਭਰਮੁ ਖੋਇਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਦੇਖਾ ਸਭਨੀ ਜਾਈ ਜੀਉ ॥੨॥

Fear, dread and doubt have been dispelled by the Perfect Guru; now, I see God everywhere. ||2||

Guru Granth Sahib Ji - 107 Guru Arjan Dev Ji Raag Maajh

Vaheguroo!