{"id":664,"date":"2016-01-14T07:31:54","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T12:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/?p=664"},"modified":"2016-01-14T07:31:54","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T12:31:54","slug":"to-see-the-one-doing-the-seeing-i-need-other-than-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/to-see-the-one-doing-the-seeing-i-need-other-than-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"To see the one doing the seeing, I need other than eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cFor by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:\u201d– Col 1:16<\/em><\/p>\n

Kabir – The couplet<\/strong>
\n\u091c\u0917\u0924 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u093f\u092f\u094b \u091c\u093f\u0939\u093f \u0938\u0915\u0932, \u0938\u094b \u091c\u0917 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0928\u093e\u0939\u093f \u0964
\n\u091c\u094d\u092f\u094b \u0906\u0901\u0916\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u092c \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093f\u092f\u0947, \u0906\u0901\u0916\u0947\u0902 \u0928 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093f \u091c\u093e\u0939\u093f \u0965<\/p>\n

Transliterated:<\/strong>
\nJagat Janiyo Jihi Sakal, So Jag Janyo Naahi |
\nJyo Aankhen Sab Dekhiye, Aankhen Na Dekhi Jaahi ||<\/p>\n

Translation:<\/strong>
\nHe who makes us aware of the world, the world is unaware of Him |
\nTheses eyes that show us everything, we cannot see them ourselves\u00a0 ||<\/p>\n

My understanding:<\/strong>
\nThis is the simplest way to understand the need for the guru, the guide. I cannot see my own eyes, but without them, I see nothing in the physical world. I need someone to tell me that I have eyes, for else I would be unaware of them \u2013 obviously, since I cannot see them!<\/p>\n

All power, all realization, all knowledge sources from inside of me, but I stay unaware of my own depths until the proper guide introduces me to the complete me, and educates me on how to work with me.<\/p>\n

And this is where the internet, the library and my ability to read, comprehend and understand fail me by either misleading me or blinding me to the WHOLE truth. For to read is one thing \u2013 but I can only look for something based on what I know, what I understand, what I infer. I cannot look for and therefore learn that which I do not know of. And if I do not know of it, I will never be able to find that one elusive thread that will link everything in a way that makes complete sense.<\/p>\n

The guru, the guide, the one who lights the path \u2013 He is the one who can not only show me the next appropriate path to walk on, but also keep awakening the right response in me so I can look for, understand, comprehend and then develop myself to the next level at every moment.<\/p>\n

So now the prayer \u2013
\nGuru Brahma, Guru Vishnu, \u00a0Guru Devo Maheswara
\nGuru Saakshaat Parabhrahma, Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha<\/p>\n

\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941\u0930 \u092c\u094d\u0930\u0939\u094d\u092e\u093e \u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941\u0930 \u0935\u093f\u0937\u094d\u0923\u0941 \u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941 \u0926\u0947\u0935\u094b \u092e\u0939\u0947\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0930\u0903
\n\u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941 \u0938\u093e\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e\u0924 \u092a\u0930\u092c\u094d\u0930\u0939\u094d\u092e \u0924\u0938\u094d\u092e\u0948 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0917\u0941\u0930\u0935\u0947 \u0928\u092e\u0903<\/p>\n

Guru \u2013 the Guide – is the one who dispels darkness \u2013 in the mind, in the soul, in the heart. Guru is the one who is beyond the Gunas (fundamental subtle qualities) of Tamas (ignorance\/darkness), Rajas (activity\/aggression) and Sattwa (happiness\/benignness) and beyond form.<\/p>\n

To that Guru, my obeisance \u2013 for without His guidance, I am but a clay doll without rational function.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cFor by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:\u201d– Col 1:16 Kabir – The couplet \u091c\u0917\u0924 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u093f\u092f\u094b \u091c\u093f\u0939\u093f \u0938\u0915\u0932, \u0938\u094b \u091c\u0917 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0928\u093e\u0939\u093f \u0964 \u091c\u094d\u092f\u094b \u0906\u0901\u0916\u0947\u0902…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kabir","category-philosophy","category-philosophy-and-religion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":665,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664\/revisions\/665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}