ਕਬੀਰ ਸਿਖ ਸਾਖਾ ਬਹੁਤੇ ਕੀਏ ਕੇਸੋ ਕੀਓ ਨ ਮੀਤੁ ॥ ਚਾਲੇ ਥੇ ਹਰਿ ਮਿਲਨ ਕਉ ਬੀਚੈ ਅਟਕਿਓ ਚੀਤੁ ॥੯੬॥ : O Kabeer! (Those who) have made many students and disciples (ਚੇਲੇ-ਚਾਟੜੇ), but have not made the Mool (their) Friend; (although) they set out to meet Hari (Mool, within), but (their) consciousness failed (them) half-way. ||96|| (sggs 1369). Stuck half-way in what? In other words, why does the consciousness fail them in the midst of their journey? Because, in the middle of their journey they got stuck in the mire of Maya – the mind’s hunger for Maya; attachment to worldly objects, worldly pleasures, worldly wealth, worldly honor (ਝੂਠੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ) and titles (Sant, Siri 108, etc.); burning desires (Trishanaa), doubts, Bikaar (lust, anger, greed, etc. – “ਸੈਸਾਰ ਗਾਰ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਸਾਗਰ”), and so on.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 12:58:18 +0000