II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

संत समागम परम सुख, जान अल्प सुख और I
मानसरोवर हंस है, बगुला ठौर ठौर II

 "Kabir says, the most fruitful time of life is that spent in the company of Sadhu, the one who is deeply devoted to the path of spirituality, for just like even the lowly trees in the vicinity of Sandalwood become fragrant, company of Sadhu reminds one of the impermanence of worldly life so that one can better focus on the true purpose of this rare human birth, God Realisation.
Since the Way of Truth is like walking on the razor’s edge or chewing the steel balls — it does not attract crowds of people. As a result, the true Sadhus' are always alone (i.e., without crowds following them), unlike too many who disguise themselves as Sadhus but are fake and fraud from inside. Illustrating the rarity of a true Sadhu, Kabir illustrates with a beautiful analogy of 'Hans' or Swan. While herons is a common sight, the Swan 'Hans' is said to live only in lake Manasarovar, near Mount Kailash. The Swan is the ‘vehicle’ of the Hindu Goddess of Learning, Saraswati. Mythologically, its diet consisting only of pearls is contrasted to that of the ‘bagula’ (heron/stork) which eats fish. Its ability to separate milk from water, and drink only the milk, represents an extremely important spiritual quality – discrimination. It is said to be able to live in water without its feathers getting wet (rather like the lotus), therefore symbolising worldly engagement and yet perfect detachment. Its white plumage symbolises purity. Its flight can be taken to represent liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II