Dance with the Devil

December 2009

'The evolution of the world, bloody and dramatic

Human beings killing monkeys to conquer the planet

The kingdoms of Africa and Mesopotamia

Machine gunnin' your body with depleted uranium

This is the age of micro chips and titanium

The dark side of the moon and contact with aliens

It rains acid, one day the earth will cry from a stone

And you'll be lookin' at the world livin' inside of a dome

Computerized humanity living inside of a clone

This is the place where the unknown is living and real'

 - Immortal Technique

Devil :–

a) a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.

b) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan ~  Theology Definition

In the Tarot cards the Archetype figure of the Devil represents the ego, enslavement, addiction, illusion and disruption.  The 13th century poem by Dante ‘The Divine Comedy’ is split into three sections, Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. Based on Christian lore it explores sin, the transformation to Grace, and a Heavenly God. However, there is no archaic hellish underworld of brimstone and fire. Look around in your daily life, your bearing witness to it. Look at the atrocities in our communities and the fact that everyday we are habitually bombarded by media coverage and imagery of barbaric, inhumane global treachery. Look back to the events of this century. All in the name of what ? Everything of a malevolent nature and some of these activities were committed and justified in the name of religious fervour.  The rise and fall of empires, civilisations, nations, countries, corporations, monopolies. If we look at the current social. political, financial and economic situations. Many souls around the planet are enduring extreme hardship and suffering in desperate  poverty stricken conditions, war torn and socially deprived with very little or nothing to eat.

Man’s desire for ownership of power, land, resources, people and nations is a trait that has been prevalent since  the beginning of time. It is part of the reptilian brain programming an innate need for survival and domination at any cost. Label it with a noble, heavenly cause and the soldiers go marching in. The Holy crusades began in the 10th Century and were fought over two hundred years in an attempt to seize the Holy Land. Today, there is still fighting in the Middle East, and has still has not seized. The three aramic religions, Christianaty, Judaism and Islam are still in dispute. It is interesting that Jews call themselves, ‘ God’s chosen people.’ A statement that could not be further from the truth in regards, to the amount of suffering that this nation has had to endure. What is the Western alliance's interest in the Middle East ? Is it a heroic crusade of noble chivalry to stop tyranny and oppression ?

In Islam, Jihad in it’s literal definition means to fight one’s own destructive nature.  It means, severance, abstinence,  restraint  from one’s egoic behaviour. However, it is a term that has been grossly taken out of context. This beautiful message from Prophet Muhammed  (Peace be upon Him) has been so distorted and misguided, and as a result countless deaths throughout history have been incurred. Whereby, everyone who is a non Muslim is deemed as a ‘Kafir’,  a devil.

Sikhism, one of the most contemporary belief systems of all times. A perfect paradigm of Miri and Piri. It fused the spiritual world with the physical reality and thus, created a spiritual, economic, political revolution in medieval India, like never before. It empowered and lifted the masses out of feudalism, the caste system and inequality. Hundreds of years later it has become mundane, monotonous and subject to ritualistic and symbolic worship.  Areas of it are controlled and dominated by an elite Priest Class motivated by monetary gain. This is not a criticism against the core, fundamental precepts of the faith, but rather against the spiritual snobbery, separatism, elitism and judgement displayed by the higher echelons of the community. As well as the dominancy to control the  congregation. If the Sikh Guru’s preached the message of no caste, no hatred against anyone and equality amongst humankind. Why is there is a separate caste Gurdwara for every community ? This is contrary to the original message of Nanak, the message of ‘Ek’ ‘Oneness’.

All the ancient earth based traditions valued the land and it’s resources. The male and female were in harmony and in unison with each other. Ancient, prehistoric temples dedicated to the Female Divinity date back to 35,000 years ago. The woman was deemed as the symbol of fertility, she was revered as a Goddess because she could bleed and not die and because her body could give life and food. Primitive women were herbalists, healers and midwives.They were also, the ones that began farming and rearing livestock. In ancient Shamanic traditions the women meditated and prayed together they gave birth to the dreams and advancement of their tribes and communities. They were the foundation, the  hub, and were central to the well being of their people. Historians have discovered that the same symbology of the Goddess of fertility and prosperity was found in India as well as in the ancient caves of  Europe.The centuries have seen the gradual shift from the Matriarch to Patriarch belief systems. Bought on by, predominantly the emergence of the Aramic traditions. Starting from the original sin by Eve whereby, she was caste out of the Garden of Eden because she ate the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge. Since then, the transgression of the woman has been severely chastised. Her status of Goddess digressed  to a figure of the  temptress, the seductress and the whore. Hindu lore depicts Maya as a beautiful Goddess. There are many people around the world today who are celebrating the Female spirit the Goddess Power by honouring their spiritual natures and looking after Gaia the Earth. While at the same time there is mass exploitation, mutilation, religious oppression and suppression of women all over the world. Such as prostitution, explicit pornography, illicit sexual misconduct, female circumcision, abortion if it is a daughter, slavery, the buying and selling of women, dowry, honour killings the drowning of female babies in Punjab, domestic violence, mental and physical abuse.

While the centralisation of wealth increases there is a globalisation of poverty. The increase of poverty leads to the increase of the need for survival by any means. The inhumane way children are treated, even worse than the way  children were treated  in the 18th century industrial poorhouses, child prostitution and child labour in Thailand,  Brazil, India and the Western countries as well.

Historical conquests, territorialism, the ownership of land and the enslavement of nations. Africa was taken over by the adage, ‘divide and conquer’. The slavery of Black people began in the 15th Century, when cotton, tobacco and sugar were monopolised. The traders became very wealthy by overtaking these commodities and using Black people for labour. These people have a violent, turbulent history under slavery. It was not until 1955, the  Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955, that the races sat together on a same bus. Black people were further empowered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the voting Rights Act of 1965 approximately only 35 years ago. As well as Africa, the  Aborgines, the Native Indians  and other Indigenous tribes became second class citizens. There was Apartheid in South Africa, the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 and these two nations are still fighting over Kashmir today. The Chinese invasion of Tibet leading the Dalai Lama to exile in India where he still resides. The First and Second World Wars, the holocausts, the meteoric rise of Hitler and other dicatators, Stalin, Mussolini and Mao Tse Tung.

The Industrial Revolution the progression from agriculture to mass industrialism. The Age of the Machine, aggressive farming, chemical farming leading to toxic soil, toxic air, toxic water and toxic food. A market driven by mass production of food at the expense of animals and humans. Animals are reared on hormones in order to increase yield. Not only does this go against the intrinsic cycle of nature it breeds disease, leading to sick animals and filters down into their offspring. This leads  to foods which are ladened with chemicals and hormones  consumed by humans on a global scale  leading to degenerative diseases, cancer, cellular mutation,  hormonal imbalances, mental problems, obesity.  Nations addicted to sugar, aspartame and monosodium glutamate. Food consumption used as entertainment, a relief from the pressures of a modern existence.

‘All the ego does is devour family, friends and food.’ – Baba Ji

The habitual usage of drugs and alcohol, used as a relief, escapism and sold to generate an income. Drugs on the market such as cocaine, heroine marijuana and the market produces new ones all the time. Some are produced  and engineered in Pakistan and Central America. A sure way of debilitating, immobilising the masses, rendering the individual powerless. The cycle of addiction is a downward spiral leading to crime, violence and poverty. All fuelled by desire, greed, and monetary gain.

The current collapse of the financial, global and economic market deemed as the Great Depression of the 21st century, generating a loss of an uncomprehendable amount of wealth albeit, binary numbers. A crash that was derived from speculative aggression, and corporate dominancy. Leading to unemployment, loss of savings, it’s detrimental effect on social services. The elite ownership of wealth and the mass production of poverty. One of the positives is that it has made people value their possessions and each other.

The aggressive bombardment from the media, societal influences, the food that is consumed, the cost of living all has a knock on effect leading to all sorts of negative mental states. In Maya everyone is depressed or stressed whether they want to disclose it, or not. The notion that,‘you can have it all’  and the pursuit of wealth, material possessions with plastic money spirals out of control. When the desires do not match up with reality it creates immense turmoil and torment for people. To some extent everyone I speak to let’s it slip that they are depressed in one way or another. The medical cure for it is the habitual need for antidepressants, Prozac and prescribed medication. The emotional cure is addiction to food, pleasure, alcohol, shopping, television, drugs to name but a few. The individual immerses and medicates themselves in these things, and for a temporary period they seem fulfilled until the escapism and mental euphoric state wears off. There is a constant search for the next high at the detriment of everything else.

‘Depression is caused by unfulfilled desires, I want, I need. I am not depressed and my sangat is not depressed either.’ – Baba Ji

Throughout the Ages, great, great men and women the enlightened, have existed on the planet, intermingled and integrated in society. Elevated souls will continue to walk the planet. The Sant is a healer, a warrior, a revolutionary, the medicine and the solution. The Sant challenges the status quo the comfortable, collective mindset, societal impositions, judgements and the divisions in culture, caste, colour and creed. At the time they are misunderstood, persecuted, punished, ostracized and blamed for surfacing the truth about the social ills, malfunctions and  wrong doings of the masses and the elite echelon’s of society. The Truth is a hard pill to swallow.

Therefore, there is no mythological Hell realm. Our states of consciousness, our thoughts, our  mental states produces Heaven on Earth and Hell on Earth. If we co - exist in an Universe that is alive, an Universe that responds to feelings, vibrations, thoughts and words. Then to some extent we have to resume responsibility for everything that is happening around us, our communities, our countries, our planet. You may think it’s not my problem or concern, or issue. All the chaos and destruction begins in the mind,  fear is fed to the mass collective mindset. This is projected outward into the Universe. Whereby, it is projected back, only now it is magnified and creates the physical manifestation. When I came across the Huna wisdom a few years ago. The Hawaiian teachings,  blew my mind  away, the sheer simplicity and the ultimate power they held. Many believe that this ancient system may be as old 35,000 years. A lineage shared by highly evolved souls and Shamans. I found that there was an uncanny resemblance with the precepts on the path of Gurprasad. That everything is happening due to cause and effect, that we are ultimately responsible for everything that we encounter, we have created our reality. It does not mean that we choose to become enslaved by any of the negativity, or  become passive observers of our personal circumstances which affect our daily lives, or the circumstances external to us. Rather that we take steps to start healing the parts in our psyche that our being mirrored to us from the outside. If we are all globally interconnected then we are all having the planetary experience together. Therefore, we start working on ourselves. We start to embrace our healing, we start to get empowered and resourceful. We  begin to become pro active in our growth and evolution. By beginning to resonate from a frequency and vibration where we heal our own inner conflict, the fragmented, disconnected  parts of ourselves and step up to embellish, emulate and  embrace, the Light, the Source. It all starts with the alignment into Truth and this is a process that we have to do constantly and consistently. The Source cannot be polluted, tarnished, manipulated, used, abused and spat out once done with. The Source is interconnected in everything, the Creator sits in the Creation. However, negative acts done in the name of the Source will crumble and pale into insignificance once the brilliance of the Light is shone upon them. Another Divine Law is that everything created from Maya will eventually devour itself.

Let’s wake up and smell the ambrosial coffee, let’s resume our responsibility. May we anoint our souls in the healing elixir, the soothing balm of Naam. In gratitude to my Redeemer, forever Gracious, Baba Ji.

He is without affection for colour and form, He is without the dispute of beauty and line.

He is without gesticulation and charm and any kind of deception.

Indra and Kuber are always at Thy service.

The moon, sun and Varuna ever repeat Thy Name.

All the distinctive and great ascetics including Agastya

See them reciting the Praises of the Infinite and Limitless Lord.

The discourse of that Profound and Primal Lord is without beginning.

He hath no caste, lineage, adviser, friend, enemy and love

I may always remain absorbed in the Beneficent Lord of all the worlds.

That Lord removes immediately all the infinite agonies of the body.

BY THY GRACE. ROOALL STANZA

He is without form, affection, mark and colour and also without birth and death.

He is the Primal Master, Unfathomable and All-Pervading Lord and also adept in pious actions.

He is the Primal and Infinite Purusha without any Yantra, Mantra and Tantra.

 – Dasam Granth

 
In Gratitude

Blissfull Blessings

Simran

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FOLLOW UP FROM DASSAN DASS JI:

Ik Oankaar Satnaam Satgur Parsaad

Dhan Dhan Paar Braham Parmesar JI

Dhan Dhan Gur Guru Satgur Gurbani Satsangat Satnaam

Devil is the opposite of a Sant. Sant lives in Dargah and Devil lives in hell. And inbetween hell and Dargah there is another realm which is called heaven. Maya is the operator and devil or a Sant is a resultant of the behaviour created by Maya, destiny being the guiding force resulting in Sat or Asat Ki Karni, Sat Ki Karni leads you to become a Sant Hirda and Asat Ki Karni leads you to become a devil. So Sant is a soul that lives in the Puran Braham Parkash – Puran Braham Gyan and is empowered with all the eternal treasures and lives in Dargah during the physical existance on earth and after leaving earth, and devil as well lives on earth during physical existance and in hell after leaving the earth.  

The one who goes beyond Maya becomes a Sant and the one who goes deep in to the Maya becomes a devil. Maya has both sides the darkness and the brightness: the dark side is Panj Doots and desires (Rajo and Tamo Birti), the bright side is Sat Gun: Daya Dharam Santokh Sanjam, Asat Ki Karni is under Panj Doots and desires; Sat KI Karni is under Daya Dharam Santokh Sanjam; so part of Maya is darkness, but other part is brightness which leads you to the path to go beyond Maya and become Param Jyot Puran Parksah – Puran Braham Gyan Param Padvi. A normal person, who operates under the influence of Maya, can have either Birti means Rajo and Tamo as well as Sato, or only Rajo and Tamo, or only Sato Birti, the one who is deeply influenced ny Rajo and Tamo Birti becomes a devil, the one who focuses on Sato Birti becomes a Sant. So for a normal person all the doors are open: the door to Dargah is open as well as the door to hell is also open. It is your choice to choose which door you want to march towards. So Devil lives in darkness – scum of Maya and wraps those in this darkness who come close to the devil, and Sant lives in Puran Parksah – Param Jyot – Puran Braham Gyan and helps others become the same as Him.

The realms of hell, heaven and Dargah are there and you can see them as you progress in your bandgi. Out of body experiences do take you to wherever you want to go and see these realms. When all the divine doors open and the Sat Sarovars are illuminated with Amrit then you achieve the divine power of going out of body ane see these realms by yourself. But desiring to see them is not desirable, just focus on your bandgi and if it happens during the course of your bandgi then take it otherwise just stay focused on your bandgi and Sat Ki Karni.

Dassan Dass