11 On Bhajan: Do One Practice at a Time Morning
darshan, Rajpur, September 19, 1970 Would you talk for a couple of mines about Bhajan? Bhajan? Bhajan
means what? There are two practices, one Light, the other sound. What do you
mean by bhajan, first practice or the second? Second practice is called bhajan,
coming in contact with the sound principle. You would like to know about sound
principle? Light? what? Master, when I
sit in bhajan . . . . Bhajan means
hearing the sound current. Right. Is it
correct to put the attention here? [he point to forehead.] I've not told
you that. Where does the
attention go? Attention is
solely inhering. But the seat of the soul is there. You are always there. If
you put your attention there, then your attention will be divided. You should
be quite cut off from outside, just hear from within any sound that is coming.
If any sound comes from the let, don’t pay attention that will give a debasing
effect. Only listen to that sound attentively which is coming from the right
side. If it is at a distance, don’t
follow it. If you are searching for the right side. If it is at a distance,
don’t follow it. If you are searching for the origin of the sound, it will grow
faint and die out. Hear what kind of sound comes from the light of the sound,
it will grow faint and die out. hear what kind of sound comes stronger, and
ultimate come from above to drag you into the Beyond. You are not to repeat the
names at the time. you are not to fix your gaze during sound practice; the seat
of the soul is there. Just hear what
comes. Sometimes a lot
of Light comes from the from the front and I cant cut it off. I think I have
explained this twice, thrice, four times, since you have come. Do one practice
at a time. when you hear the sound, if Light intervenes, don’t pay attention.
For example, I am talking to you, but looking at someone else; I cannot pay any
attention to you. When are seeing Light, and sound intervenes, put your whole
attention into seeing. When you go within, and both of them combine, then
that’s all right. But initially put in whole attention into one practice at a
time. you follow? That requires practice. Practice makes a man perfect. Food
eaten won't give you strength; food, which is digest, will give you strength
–otherwise it will create disease. You will have dysentery; you will have
diarrhea. These very things are given in the instructions at the time of
initiation. So practice leads you nowhere. Because you're very rich, very
learned, because you hold a very high status in life, or you're a millionaire,
that very Bread and water of life. This is the real thing that goes along with
you. All other things leave, including the body. On spiritual health depends
the life of mind and body. If you stop all questioning and put in more time in
meditation many things are found unasked for. |