The Lotus Feet of God (Naam)

 

We have pertinent allusionsin the scriptures to God's Feet as well, for example:

Contact thou the feet of Hari through the Guru's Shabd.  *50

                                                                                   GURU AMAR DEAS

Meditate on the Lotus Feet of the Lord.  *51

                                                                                            GURU ARJAN

There is in fact no difference whatever between the Lotus Feet of the Lord and of the Master.  But what do the words "Lotus Feet" stand for and what do they signify? There words mean nothing more nor less than the Sound Principle called Naam, Kalma or Word, which, emanating from the Highest Region and passing through various grades of density, reverberates at the lowest level of the subtle plane at the center between the two eyebrows; and this is what the Master links the spirit with at the time of initiation.

Wonderful is the Harmony of God,

By devotion to the Lotus Feet of the wondrous Lord one becomes a Sadhu.  *52

                                                                                            GURU ARJAN

Here the term is synonymous with the Sound Current, which manifests Itself through thegrace of some Master, and by attuning with which one becomes a Sadh (disciplined soul).

Should you live with a Saint for some time,

A melodious strain of soft music appears of itself.  *53

Cutting asunder all bonds, one gets established in the Lotus Feet,

And remains absorbed in the Sound Current.  *54

                                                                                            GURU ARJAN

In the terminology of Saints, devotion to the Word is devotion to the Lotus Feet of the Master, and those who get absorbed in the Harmony of the Word drink the Water of Life proceeding from the Lotus Feet of the Lord.  in fact, the reference here is to the Sonorous Light which, emanating from the Feet of the Master, welcomes the pilgrim soul as it proceeds on its journey Homeward through the astral subtle regions.

Nanak prays: Make me a slave of such votaries who are absorbed in Thy Lotus Feet.  *55

                                                                                   GURU ARJAN

Again, when through spiritual sadhna the Kindly Light of God dawns within, that too is described as the Lotus Feet of the Lord, since it emanates from His Feet and is the dust of His Feet (Charan Dhur).

The moment His Feet are firmly established within,

A Light dawns and one meets the Lord.  *56

                                                                                            GURU ARJAN

Naam or Word is the fountainhead of Heaven's Light. 

Devotion to the Naam is nothing but devotion to His Feet.

While walking or sitting, waking or asleep,

Be in tune with the Word (Guru-Mantra),

Be devoted to His Feet in the company of a Saint and thus cross over the sea of life.  *57

                                                                                            GURU ARJAN

The greatness of the Lotus Feet is the be-all and end-all.

It is the summum bonum of life.

In the bliss of His holy feet, I remain absorbed from end to end.  *58

                                                                                                               KABIR

One cannot desctibe the beatitude of His Feet.  But one can experience and feel something of the bliss arising therefrom:

O Kabir! With what should I compare the bliss of the Lotus Feet?

Words fail to do any justice, but one can beconvinced by having some experience of it.  *59

                                                                                                               KABIR

By remaining in contant thouch with the Light and Sound Current, one can always be devoted to the Lotus Feet and derive untold benefits therefrom.

Those who depend on the Lotus Feet of the Master,

Are all the time absorbed in the Word.  *60

They that live by the Lotus Feet depend on One alone,

God is their only refuge, the woof and warp of their existence.  *61

My comrade, friend and guide is the Most High,

His Lotus Feet within me are my very life.  *62

His Lotus Feet are my support,

He is the treasure-house of all Bliss,

Let me be engaged in His Kirtan,

So long as the life-breath lasts.  *63

The Feet are helmsmen to ferry us across the sea of life.  *64

With Thy Feet, Thou hast ferried many across the world.  *65

The mind rides in safety in the ship of Hari Charan.  *66

                                                                                            GURU ARJAN

The Lotus Feet appear in the depths of the mind:

To listen to the Kirtan (Word) is the daily routine of a Sadh,

When the Lotus Feet become fully manifest within, one lives by constant devotion to them.  *67

With the Lotus Feet within, I meditate on them all the time.  *68

                                                                                            GURU ARJAN

He alone engages in the worship of the Lotus Feet to whom god may grant it.

All are strung like beads on one string;

He along takes shelterin the Feet wo is so destined.  *69

By thy glance of grace attract us to Thy feet.  *70

                                                                                            GURU ARJAN

The wealth of the Lotus Feet comes as a gift from the Satguru and he himslef makes them manifest:

One engagesin the devotion of the Lotus Feet,

If one gets the gift of the Feet from a Satguru. *71

I offer myself a sacrifice at the Holy Feet,

And a sacrifice unto the Master for showing them to me.  *72

The Master has given me the wealth of the Lotus Feet,

And the unmoored has found a sheet-anchor. *73

                                                                                            GURU ARJAN

It is through association with Sadhus and Saints that the Lotus Feet appear within:

The Sadhus and Saints manifest the Heaven's Light,

And the Lotus Feet do manifest within.  *74

                                                                                            GURU ARJAN

How do the Lotus Feet come to abide in the mine? It is through Simran that the Lotus Feet appear.

The Simran of God drives away all affliction,

And the Lotus Feet do appear in the mind:

Meditate on the all-pervading Word all the time,

And drink the Water of Life, O loved of the Lord.  *75

Sing of the virtues of the Lord with the Saints and waste not the precious life;

By singing the praises of the Lord, one not only saves himself (from the wilderness of life) but even those who are his kith and kin;

The Lotus Feet have now come to abidein my mind and I meditate on them all the time,

Nanak hath taken his shelter with God and hath of fered his all unto him.  *76

                                                                                            GURU ARJAN

When the all-pervading consciousness in man which is operating through sensory currents gets collected and concentrated through spiritual sadhna at one center, the seat of the soul, just behind and between the two eyebrows, the Lotus Feet or Naam becomes manifest.  The spirit gets so much absorbed in the beautiful music that one is lost to himself and anindissoluble union between the soul and the Oversoul is effected.  Face to face with Reality, he gets so much established therein that thereafter the world loses all its charms and cannot move him from his purpose.

The lotus feet of the Master are wondrously luminous.  A rare Sadhu with great good fortune may be able to cast his eyes on them.  These do appear in the heart of the devotee, behind the two eyebrows.

A rare Sadhu may fall in love with the Lotus Feet of the Lord.  *77

The Lotus Feet do appear within the mind of a devotee.  *78

                                                                                            GURU ARJAN

If one gets in touch with the Lotus Feet, he attracts to himself the merit of all austerities, pilgrimages and acts of charity and devotion.

A meditation on the Lotus Feet of the Lord grants the merits of all devotional exercises and disciplines.  *79

Meditate on the Lotus Feet of the Lord;

This is the greatest pilgrimage and an act of ablution.  '*80

Meditate day and night on the Word and drink Its ambrosia,

It shall give thee the benefit of all virtuous deeds and yogic exercises.  *81

The wholc world is in the throes of lusts, passions and egotism,

The shelte of Saint and devotion at his feet will dispelall troubles born of ignorance.  *82

A whole-hearted devotion to the feet of the Master saves one from all pangs and sorrows.  *83

Leave off all worldly comforts and embellishments of no consequence,

All passions and all delights take to their heels once you get to the feet of the Satguru.  *84

                                                                                            GURU ARJAN

By killing egotism the mind gets subdued,

And one loves the Master's feet forever;

By the Master's grace, the body and mind are purified,

And one communes with the Holy Word.  *85

Let my body and soul be a sacrifice unto the all-absorbing feet of the Master;

Satguru is a veritable Pool of Nectar, and His Word rids the mind of all imperfections.  *86

                                                                                            GURU NANAK

As ballast in the boat moves across the river,

So does a devotee of the Master safely cross the sea of life.  *88

By devotion to the feet of the Master, I live by remembering Hari;

By meditation on the Par Brahm, I drink the Amrit.  *89

Wheresoever I see I find myself at The Feet,

May I be a sacrifice to the The FEEt.  *90

                                                                                            GURU ARJAN

The devotion to the True One is ever wonderful,

By meditating on the Master's feet one gains the highest merit.  *91

                                                                                            GURU NANAK