II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

नाग फांस लिये घट भीतर, मूसेनि सब जग झारी I
ज्ञान खड्ग बिनु सब जग जूझे, पकरि न काहू पाई II
आपै मूल फूल फुलवारी, आपुहि चुनि-चुनि खाई I
कहहिं कबीर तेई जन उबरे, जेहि गुरू लियो जगाई II

The True Nature of Jeeva or Soul is Pure Consciousness. However, due to contact with the three modes of material nature of Maya --Trigun Satva, Raja and Tama -- the Soul becomes conditioned. Consider an example of rain water. A drop of rain water is pure in nature until it hits the ground. Upon coming in contact with the soil, however, it becomes contaminated or conditioned. Similarly, when Soul comes in contact with the three modes of Maya, it becomes conditioned. It then behaves as "limited", "mortal" and "miserable".

The cause of physical embodiment of all living entities is the three modes of material nature, the Trigun Maya. The only way to transcend it is by understanding Maya's real nature through proper understanding of the matter and Spirit.

The self is self’s curtain. That is why it is almost impossible to know self. It is so completely one that unless there is duality the experience cannot be had; but when the duality is there then ignorance creeps in. Eyes cannot see themselves unless the mirror reflects them. The sparrow to see itself needs a mirror; but when it sees itself in the mirror, it thinks it is some other sparrow and fights with the reflection. Why? The duality caused by the mirror made the sparrow see itself; but ignorance made it think its own reflection to be another sparrow. Unless there is a mirror the sparrow cannot see itself and when the mirror comes, the ignorance comes too.

"Kabir says, for the soul to know itself, the medium of Maya and its creations is necessary. But Maya and its creations come, ignorance comes too, and instead of knowing itself through Maya it goes on fighting with Maya. Ignorance must go, and soul will know itself. This realization comes true only in the light of the wisdom of Sadguru."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II