II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जहां काम तहां नाम नहीं,जहां नाम नहि काम I
दोनो कबहू ना मिलैय रवि रजनी एक ठाम II

One day a samurai came to the spiritual master Hakuin and asked, "Is there a hell? Is there a heaven? If so, where does one enter?" He was a simple warrior. Warriors have no cunning in their minds. Warriors only know two things: life and death. The samurai had not come to learn a doctrine, he wanted to know where the gates were, to avoid hell and enter heaven. Hakuin asked, "Who are you?" The warrior replied, "I am a samurai." In Japan, being a samurai is a source of great pride. It means being a perfect warrior. One who would not hesitate for a moment to give his life. "I am a great warrior, even the emperor respects me." Hakuin laughed and said, "You, a samurai? You look like a beggar!" The man felt hurt in his pride. He drew his sword, intending to kill Hakuin. The master laughed: "This is the gate of hell," he said, "with this sword, with this anger, with this ego, that gate opens." A warrior can understand this, so the samurai sheathed his sword... and Hakuin said: "Here the gate of heaven opens." Hell and heaven are within you. Both gates are in you. When you act unconsciously, the gate of hell opens;... when you are alert and aware, the gate of heaven opens..... The mind is both heaven and hell, because the mind has the capacity to become both... But people continue to think that everything exists in an unspecified place outside. ...
 
"Kabir says, God Realization and worldly desires do not coexist just like sun and night don't happen together."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II