Fall Down 7 times, Get up 8

Fall Down 7 times, Get up 8
– Hagakure: Way of the Samurai


The trials, tribulations & hardships on the path of Gurprasad are outweighed by fleeting moments of bliss, joy &  expansion of the heart, such a profound resonance beyond physical parameters & boundaries.  Experiencing the self & the entirety of Humanity, the Universe, Cosmos & Divine Consciousness as One.
 
Over the past months my inner world has been blessed by the Darshan of  the Master.  The following experiences were  envisioned after a sequence of  events that occurred , in all arenas of my life.
 
In April 2009 I saw Baba Ji in a heavenly, celestial  environment being showered by rose petals   flying  on the back of a very big swan.  There were a lot of other flying swans as well.  Next, we saw Baba Ji in a regal attire, sitting in a royal court full of diamonds, jewels & pearls. Baba ji, takes a pearl necklace & swallows it whole.  The swans represent divine virtues, which have been accumulated by Baba Ji. He is shown as being symbolic as the swan. As he has made manifest in himself these divine qualities. 
 
In June 2009, I attend a programme at Bebe Nanaki Gurdwara the whole sangat is exuberant as they rejoice in joyous merrymaking of shabad kirtan.  In my meditation I see myself as a knight in silver mesh & I am anointed by the 10thMaster & given a sword. 
 
Two, days later I sit in meditation &  see Baba Ji as a very handsome, youthful, radiant man, he has a glowing skin he wears jewellery & his eyes are smouldered with kajal. In this experience we become one, Yoga with the Sadh Guru.  A feeling that I am he & he is me, surrender to the Master. An entire existence experienced in a few seconds. I knew that I had been incredibley fortunate & blessed to have experienced this.
 
From this day I knew who I was, what I wanted & where I was going. A channel, an instrument a conduit to serve, the lowest of the low, nothing  for myself. There is nowhere to go, everything is in the moment, the now.
 
There are re-occurring times when we will experience much pain & we will be challenged by aspects of our illusionary self & our own darkness. The ego will bitch, moan, scream, rant & rave.  During these times I often seek the solace of both Baba Ji & Namjeevan.  I no longer see Namjeevan as my physical sister, but as a spiritual comrade,  she is a paragon of elegance & beauty, a powerful  light. We have journeyed together in many lifetimes.She was given the name Namjeevan when she became initiated in the lineage of Sikhs in 1999. I think her destiny was foretold  & she was personally blessed by the 10th Master.  She has become a successful business woman, an entrepreneur,  a wealthy trader in naam. How did she accomplish such feats , she approached her path in a warfare style, with strategic military precision. She has been taking down her defences & attacking herself, her surrender is  total, she lives &  breathes this path, an embodiment of an elevated, enlightened being with childlike simplicity & innocence.
 
All in the sangat are special, sacred souls, unique lovers of Truth.

So, my spiritual comrades I urge you to charge in the battlefield with an inexorable fervour, to ‘Die whilst Living.’   Roar the war cry Satnam .  Fall down seven times, get up eight.
 
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share the above with you. I am humbled, in awe, &  in gratitude to the Master.