PURE, DEEP AND QUIET..
( Verinaag Spring also known as Neeel Naag . Source of River Vitasta or Jhelum in kashmir )
Photo Autar Mota
BOLNAA KAA KAHIYE
RE BHAI ( Brother ! Spoken words
are Great )
We were there at 5AM. The Eerie silence inside the Golden Temple was soothing . A time for contemplation. Yesterdays
thoughts washed off. The mind wakes
up afresh for the day. The world within
is calm and Noiseless and so is the
outside . The Sikh scriptures hail it as Amrit Vela or
the Divine Time . A time for Naam Japa or reciting the name of that lone Akaal Purukh ( Deathless Entity ) . When we went inside the Sanctum Sanctorum , The Raagi was singing Kabir’s Nirguna Bhajan .
Bolnaa Kaa kahiye Re Bhai ( Brother ! Spoken words are Great )
I had heard this
Bhajan many times ; Once live from
Raagi Harjinder Singh ( Srinagar Wale.. Baba !
Bolnaa Kyaa kahiye ). The words
of kabir are soul stirring .This Kabir
Bhajan has been incorporated in the Holy
Guru Granth sahib by Guru Arjun Dev ji .
Kabir has always laid
stress on the discipline of the
spoken word. He believes
that Man gets trapped by his own thought , word and deeds. A thought created in the mind gives rise to
words and finally the action or deeds . Good thoughts create good words and
good deeds so do bad thoughts foul our
mouth and drive us towards misdeeds . The skill lies in handling thoughts . Those who give words to
every thought get trapped or enmesh themselves in the Maaya Jaal.
Kabir believes that The Tongue is our
Access Pass to the world. Used properly , every
door opens itself for us but if abused or misused , every door locks itself .
(Shabd Baraabar Dhan Nahin Jo Koyee jaane Bol
Heera To Daamon Mile
Shabd Ke Mol Na Tol )
( Kabir )
(No wealth equals the spoken word
Should a person know the skill of the speech .
For diamond can also
be bought for a price
but Spoken word
remains priceless and no Balance can weigh it
.)
Aisee Vaani Boliye,
Mun Ka Aapa Khoye
Apna Tan Sheetal
Kare, Auran Ko Sukh Hoye
( Kabir )
(Speak such words, as are free from the Trap
of the Ego,
Then alone this Body be calm and the listener shall turn Joyful)
Mukh Aave soyee kahe
Bole Nahin Vichaar
Hatey Paraayi Aatmaa
Jeeb Bandhi Talwaar
( Kabir )
Some people say
whatever comes up to their mouth ,
Never do they ponder before their speech
Such words that disturb
the soul of the listener
Alas ! They carry a
sword upon their tongue .
And then the silence
. For Kabir it remains the universal speech.
For kabir , Silence is the final language of spirituality .
Here goes the Nirguna Bhajan of Kabir “Bolnaa kaa Kahiye Re Bhai ” with my simple English rendering …
Bolnaa Ka Kahiye Re
Bhai
Bolat Bolat Tät
Namayee
Bolat Bolat Badhe
Bikara
Bin Bolyan Kyon Hoyee
Bichara
Sant Mile Katchu
Kahiye Kahiye
Mile Asant Mushti
Kari Rahiye
Gyani Suun Bolyan
Hitkari
Moorakh Suun Bolyan
Jhakh Mari
Kahe Kabir Aadha Ghat
Dole
Bharya Hoyee Tau
Mushan Na Bole
( Kabir )
Brother ! Spoken words are Great
But Spoken
words veil the truth also .
Spoken words also lead
to confusion .
But then without
speaking how can one converse,
Should you meet
a saint then talk you should ,
Keep silent should
you come across an imp ,
What a blessing is it
to talk to the wise ?
What a waste of time
talking to the Fool ?
And then Kabir says
The half filled always makes noise
While fulfilled keeps
quiet ..
( Autar Mota 03.04.2014 )
Based on a work at http:\\autarmota.blogspot.com\.
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