Gurmat CampGurmat Camp1.00 – 1.05

Overview of Camp

Rev. Bobby Sura

1.05 – 1.20 PM

Introduction to Gurmat

Rev. Rajan Sachdeva Ji

1.20 – 1.50 PM

Session 1 – Satguru and Brahm Gyan

Rev. Bobby Sura

Gurmat CampGurmat CampSession 1

Satguru

&

Brahm Gian

Triangular RelationshipTriangular Relationship

Nirankar(Formless)

Satguru(True Master)

Gursikh(Disciple)

Brahm Gian

Can we define ?Can we define ?

Any explanation is a way to communicate an idea or bhav

Spirituality is a purely personal relationship with Satguru and Nirankar

It is beyond literal communication

Bhagti : DevotionBhagti : Devotion

Our affiliation, or devotion to Satguru & Nirankar

Expressed through (and beyond) ones thoughts, feelings and actions

Requires both faith and love

Baba Avtar Singh Ji :

Baghti loki aje na samjhe rab nu pana bhakti ey

Bhagti : DevotionBhagti : Devotion

Bhagti : DevotionBhagti : Devotion

Bin vekhe man manda nahin

Bin man mane pyar nahin

Pyar bina nahin bhakti

Te bin bhakti behra paar nahin

Brahm GianBrahm Gian

A revelation of the Supreme Power, Nirankar, as the super-soul

A knowledge of our REAL self

An introduction to Nirankar – an experience of divinity !

Brahm GianBrahm Gian

A means to REALISE as opposed to understand Nirankar

A moment of intuitive insight

Beyond any reasoning or manipulation of words

Bhagavad Geeta 13.12Bhagavad Geeta 13.12

Brahman, the ultimate reality is understood as the soul, or inner essence of all things…

…It is infinite and beyond all concepts; it cannot be

comprehended by the intellect, nor adequately

described in word.

Zen BuddhismZen Buddhism

The instant you talk about a thing you miss the mark !

Tao Te ChingTao Te Ching

Reasoning will not make men wise in it.

The Tao that can be expressed is not the Eternal Tao

Gian and DhyanGian and Dhyan

After Gian one must develop Dhyan

This knowledge is merely the means to a beginning – not

an end !

Brahm GianBrahm Gian

Gian lights the path to bliss : it is the direction that removes

the complication of life

Brahm Gian – the greatest giftBrahm Gian – the greatest giftEveryone who drinks this water

will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed,

the water I give him will become in him a spring of living water welling up to

eternal life

Eternal LifeEternal Life

(John 8:31)

If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then

you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.

SatguruSatguru

Sat Gu Ru

Truth Darkness Light

i.e. the Satguru is the Truth that takes a person from darkness into

light

Lord Jesus ChristLord Jesus Christ

(John 8:12)

I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will

never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life

SatguruSatguru

The mark of a True Master is that he identifies with

Nirankar himself, and can acquaint others with

Nirankar too

SatguruSatguru

‘Satpurkh jin janiya Satgur tis ka na’

Kahe Avtar Guru de rahin Rab naal hundiya baatan ne

ScripturesScriptures

Consult him who knows me, bow to him, and he will

reveal to you my true formBhagavad Geeta

ScripturesScriptures

Trust in His messenger, and you will be one with the Truth

Holy Koran

Satguru & NirankarSatguru & Nirankar

Satguru is Nirankar in form

Kahe Avtar Guru hi Rab hai, is vich koi bulekha nahin

Rab maya da pardah pah ke Satguru ban ke aonda hai

(God cloaks himself with material form, and comes as

Satguru)

Aap Narayan kala tar jag me parvariyo

I and the Father are one….The Father is in me and I am in the

Father

Satguru Is Beyond FormSatguru Is Beyond Form

The body is just a means of communication and transfer of

knowledge

The Body…The Body…

helps us to focus and forge a relationship

is not eternal: it will change, age, and die

….Na dhan nu Satgur kende ne, nahin dhan chela hunda

hai

Fertile LandFertile Land

The Satguru responds to seekers in accordance with how they

approach him

Fertile LandFertile Land

Some see him as an average human being, others as a

teacher, guide, or holy man.

They are fortunate who see him as Lord

Not recognisedNot recognised

Few recognise or accept Satguru

He lives as an ordinary human being

He rarely violates natural law

Not recognisedNot recognised

Baba Avtar Singh Ji

Aaey di te qadar na janan deeve balan madian te, kahe Avtar ade ne moorakh aj vi

ohna adhia te

Not RecognisedNot Recognised

Jesus Christ

I tell you the truth, we speak of what we know and testify

to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept

our testimony

FinallyFinally

Dhan Guru te dhan gursikh

Jo ik mik ho jande ne

Baba Bulleh Shah JiBaba Bulleh Shah Ji

Spoke of the shish and Nirankar as ice melting in

water, so much so that observers could not

distinguish between the two

Bhagat Kabir JiBhagat Kabir Ji

Ab tho chahe chare singasan, mile hai sa rang pani, Ram-Kabira ek baye hai, koi na

sakhe pehchani

Shastri JiShastri Ji

This knowledge is not something merely to attain,

but something to be !