Saturday, October 10, 2009

Mysticism...felt by heart


Chhaap tilak sab chheeni re,
toh se naina milaike.....


These lines sound familiar, don't they. Today I had the privilege of a rendezvous with the mystic who wrote these lines- Amir Khusrau. A mureed (student) of Hazrat Nizam-ud-din Auliya, Khusrau was by far one of the greatest sufi mystics India has seen, who, detaching people from clutches of religion, led them to a path of spiritual enlightenment, by preaching the universal religion of love.

Offering prayers at his dargah, with the sound of his 'aaj rang de, more mehboobi ke rang rang de' playing in the backdrop, was nothing short of a mystifying experience. Transgressing my immediate surroundings, i was elevated to a level, where I could just lose myself to the sufism pervading the atmosphere. My mind was intoxicated, yet so clear, for it was cleansed of all clutter. It was in that clarity, that I could visualize my own soul, devoid of all negativity, subscribing to love, and existing as a pure, humble, and loving entity.

Since a very early age, I've been attracted to Sufi music. It took me a lot of time to hear enough of it, so that I gain my own understanding of this form of worship.

I have become you, and you me,
I am the body, you soul;
So that no one can say hereafter,
That you are are someone, and me someone else.

Witnessing your beloved in Lord, and losing yourself so much to Him that you become a part of Him, is the form of sufism I follow. Come to think of it, Meera was a sufi- she was wedded to her Lord, Krishna. Sufis live in a spirit of defiance, and self sacrifice. Sufism is perhaps the only religion, that does not coerce, in stead, respects all creations. The seeker's attitude towards God and the elimination (fana) of the self for merger (wisal) in God is the aim and object of this love. Love overrides all the other aims why God should be obeyed.

This feeling is divine, when you are in so much peace with yourself, that you close your eyes, and besides the many things happening in your life, the only thing that falls on the black canvas behind your eyelids is the face of your beloved. When you sit down in meditation, what you can feel most promiscously around you is the presence of your beloved. The flowing breeze carries a whiff of the scent of your beloved. His eyes are all that you need to witness your own soul in. Not caring for a thing in this world, having no materialistic desires, He is all you crave for, He is all you desire. Without you even realizing it, your mind, in perfect harmony with your heart, humbly bows down in obeisance to Him. When you are not you, but a small part of Him, who you hail, and praise and worship.

Too naive to probably understand the true depths, this is what i comprehend of something which is so divine. However, I do admit, even with this much understanding, I find myself totally blissful, when I lose myself to a Sufi prayer, or a Quwwali, and to my Lord.

The only difference I find with myself is that, whether I witness in Him my beloved, or in my beloved him...is entirely my heart's prerogative.

Khusrau nizam ke bal bal jaoon,
mohe suhagan kinhi,
toh se naina milaike.....

15 comments:

  1. amazing one!!!very well written..

    ReplyDelete
  2. Truly beautiful, its the perfect description of what comes across as a mystifying experience..inexplicable but still so well expressed.

    ReplyDelete
  3. thanks guys..these comments really encourage me...thanks a ton!

    ReplyDelete
  4. amazingly written ... ! shows the serene and creative side of yours.. I always knew you cultivate in yourself a great writer... Keep writing even more. It feels nicer in the heart to read such posts. :) Cheers!.. Both the posts are awesome!

    ReplyDelete
  5. yeah... i am in love with Sufi Music too... its a direct meet of you and your soul... you could feel your beats...and above all you could feel yourself with your mind, body and soul unlike we live our lives...
    very well written and i guess you could feel your breathe while writing this... thats all writing is all about...

    love
    sameer...

    ReplyDelete
  6. BEAUTIFUL..!! TOO GOOD..I loved it..Vry beautifully written

    ReplyDelete
  7. Thank you all so much. I don't know how I missed out on thanking each one of you personally. Just to let you know, that since these comments adorn my only second blog entry, they've done a lot to boost my confidence. Thanks again!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Chaap tilak truly is an amazing song...so soulful, sometimes one wants to lose to the song more thn the beloved...n thts beautiful...:)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It is. You read such an old post? Wow! Someone really is checking out my blog nicely. Thanks!

      Delete
  9. Your older posts a more insightful i feel...no offense...but i guess it happens to every writer...when they start out, they are naive and tht innocence is sumwhr seen..n as they grow as writers..sum whr even if we dnt want it..the ego of the writer comes in...n then u kw wht happens...:)

    ReplyDelete
  10. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  11. ... and it is equally blissful to read such a post. Wow! Taking a dip in such a Ganga of blissful writing is real 'Kumbh' for me.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Oh. These words are too big for me Madhuresh. I am very small to receive such compliments.

      I will try and come up to a level which makes me deserving of these words.

      Delete