First of all to understand this thing 'Avadhoo' to whom we can say avadhoo? The one who is not in any bondage is 'Avadhoo'. The one who is not in any bondage is 'Avadhoo'. And in this world all are tied up in these bondages either of caste or religion or for some money or for position some for their beliefs 'Manyata' means what I believe is correct so you are a prisoner of your own beliefs and the one who is not prisoner of any belief is an 'Avadhoo'. So the appropriate word which I feel which goes very in sync with my kind of person that is not a Sant, not a Mahatma not a Yogi, not a Guru but 'Avadhoo'. Avadhoo When you say 'Avadhoo' you won't be able to understand whether he is a Hindu, Sikh or Muslim When you speak of any Sant and attach Singh in their name then will say he may be a Sikh. If there is Swami in front and surname back then will say he may be a Hindu Saint. And if there is Muni in front and 'kar' after or some favored (Isht) name then will say he may be a Jain Sant and with some Dhammananda name, will say he might be a Buddhist Sadhu But when we say Avadhoo you won't be able to create any wall of religion it's a huge problem Nobody cares about the knowledge for instance people even ask me about my religion... who are you? Are you a Hindu? Are you a Sikh? Who? then debate goes on and on... A big debate goes on the internet that we know she is a from Sikh family, from Punjab That she is a Sikh. but they say clothes are like Hindus They say sometimes she wears this or that so Those who are tied up in boundaries do not care for knowledge but for the label. And may be Kabir Sahib also went through the same situation as mine that's why he had said no When he was being asked that whether you are a Hindu or Muslim then he used to say I am neither Hindu nor Muslim. I am 'Avadhoo' that's why this new word.. The word 'Avadhuta' is very old even found in Upanishads We have Avadhut Gita Avadhuta means like sky like ether like space limitless, boundary less, infinite and beautiful and everything is happening in that space. So, Kabir had this very firm opinion that an enlightened person should be like space. Hence this word was the most favorite word which he gave to any enlightened one and that is Avadhoo. and for his own disciples his favorite word was 'Sadhu' All his disciples who are doing sadhana were called Sadhu and for those who are enlightened and realized for them the word was 'Avadhoo'. If only you can understand this word Avadhoo by contemplating this knowledge if you all walk on this path of Avadhoo so the fights and killings in this world in name of religion will automatically stop. So much of violence so much aversion so much hatred is being spread Just because my religion is better than yours My religion is better than yours! my scriptures are better than yours Now the question arises is if the scriptures consists of knowledge then all wise people at forefront So the true wisdom is only one, not two or four. Now the one... which the Upanishad calls... Mandukya Upanishad calls 'OM' Guru Nanak calls it as 'Ik Onkar' Kabir sahib calls it as 'Satnam' Dadu Dayal calls it as 'Satnam Sakhi' Many people are not aware of this that the word 'Satnam' was there long before the period of Shri Guru Nanak dev maharaj. Let me share this amazing thing when there was this "Kumbh" in Allahabad so my fondly beloved Sant said that you please come there and there was United Nations Conference being held at Kumbh only so I was invited there when I went there got this opportunity after several years almost after around 22 years I went to Kumbh Mela again. I had been only once then never after that that time also went to Allahabad and now also gone to Prayagaraj So there were a number of Sant from Gujarat sant from Rajasthan retreats were held. So outside those Retreat camps it was written 'Khalsa' I was taken aback by seeing Khalsa I was assuming some Singh people have come why they would come to Kumbh? I have never heard this before but when I used to see inside they used to look like sadhus I saw many retreats camps on which it was written Khalsa and in many other places it was written 'Satnam' , 'Omkar', 'Sakhi', 'Khalsa' retreat Then I asked one sadhu I said this Khalsa word is used in Punjab the one who has done Amrit pan is called as Khalsa why do you write Khalsa? So they used to say The word Khalsa means who is pure and we all Sant doing meditation, spiritual practice, and ritual worship have walked on this purest path So Khalasa means.. pure and not who is bad So we are walking on the purest path that's why we all call our Saints as Khalsa only. I was like.. What I had seen in Punjab was different if you have worn Panch Kakaar and had Amrit Paan then you are Khalsa. But here they all are Sant and not one, two, four or ten I saw many huge tents in which some Mahatma doing Satnam remembrance some doing Omkar remembrance and in some places they had also written 'Waheguru Khalsa' So then I asked then they say that they used to say is Guru Nanak only of Punjabis? it's not yours because he has stayed here so when Guru Nanak Maharaj went to udasis (travels) so the places where he had stayed where he did 'Satsang' and there all his beloved all his disciples they today also with same name are doing act of remembrance so 'Khalasa' and pure But then in today's times when you look left, right then this drama is going on... that you are from which religion or sect. mine is good and not yours everyone asking each other to follow their sect Kabir says leave everything, be Avadhoo See today I am wearing all Saffron right... so seeing me all may call me Hindu if I wear white then they will say something else and many Jain people have affection for me and they say they way you have explained 'Atma' and 'Anatma' 'Jiva' and 'Ajiva' is very clear to us. lot of affection they have. Contemplate about knowledge and not on clothes color you should be considerate for knowledge now what will be the subject here in this topic will take you there and will solve this riddle one by one. 1. The one who sits in boat of religion will drown the one who sits in the boat will drown and the one who doesn't sit in boat will sail through Means the one doesn't step into this boat will get crossed Boat is like temporary shelter boat here means planning boat here means strategies In every person's mind there is this strategy and plan that if I do these spiritual practices then I will attain freedom Some say that if I take holy bath in Kashi, Vishwanath and will do Yagya of Maha Mritunajaya Mantra then I will sail through Some say they went to Haridwar and bathe in the Ganges river then 'Har Har Gange' and we will sail through some has this in their mind that I can stay in some Jain ashram and do my austerity with all my penance I will become pure then I will attain my liberation Some even say that if I.. of their religious scriptures could be any scriptures, maybe Bhagwad Gita also could be any Upanishad could be Ramayana could be Shri Guru Granth Sahib's bani also anything could be there they say if I read this daily then I will attain freedom He has this faith he has this belief in his mind Some say that I will go to this temple some say they will keep fast some say they will do 'Yagya' so these are your boats.. your refuge that this will help me sail through Any religion scripture any religious place or any religious guru will help me sail through And Kabir says this thinking only will drown you scriptures will not sail you through no religious guru will sail you through no temple will sail you through if you are thinking to sail in these boats then you will not pass through baseless, fearless be without any basis now here baseless means it's a very dangerous thing that I am saying now understand it properly otherwise you will run behind me with a sword baseless, fearless means in your mind the different beliefs that you have created when you will leave all those beliefs not thinking, but when you become thoughtless not thinking but when you become thoughtless then you will sail through not by filling your mind but by emptying your mind not by filling your mind but by emptying your mind. the one who cannot empty their mind and those who have filled their mind with beliefs are binded by their own beliefs and those who are in bondage how will they cherish the taste of freedom 'Aughat chale so nagri pahunche, baath chale so loote' Everybody loves to choose a safe passage and will do what others are doing But a rebel, a spiritual aspirant has to be a rebel. so he doesn't follow the thing which is followed by everybody else 'Baath chale so loote' Baath means if you walk on highway then you will be robbed and if you cross from inside you will sail through Don't follow the highway what does this mean? safe bet Who is God for you? What your parents told you about it.. what you were told by your religious guru what your Pandits and Purohits told you you have believed that as God. You haven't found it. Did you find? Did you search? God? and then asked him that please tell me your real name because people on earth are saying different name of yours Some say Waheguru, Some say Ram some say Om and some say it's not there some say nothing is there some say it's Baudha, everything is 'Shunya' What is the truth? So those who are following popular things are not going to reach anywhere whereas those who will search for truth and those will understand the truth how? by contemplating on knowledge 'Ek jevari sab laptane' Jevari means a rope there is one rope in which all are tied up and that rope is of ignorance. Doesn't know anything but they claim to know everything as if somebody died so what do everyone say at home when someone dies that our father is deceased (Swargwasi) How do you know that he has gone to heaven? One said that our father went to the Lord's feet I said, 'Did they know Lord's address?' what was the pin code? what was the house no.? and where is the house in which god lives? God should be informed here people are dying, killing one another in your name And here you are sitting and sipping may be that vapour Without knowing the truth the mind which is in ignorance only wanders here and there and nothing else. And because of this ignorance there is darkness in the mind there are bondage, anger and greed even fights are there as well as violence Without knowledge that's why Kabir ji calls them blind 'Mandir pes chahun dis bhije, baahar rahe to sukha' If it's raining you will sit inside the house if you are dry and will go out then will get wet But here Kabirji says completely opposite thing Mandir rahe chahun dish bhige you will get wet from all 4 directions If you will from your mind's imagination will stay in that then you will get drenched in rains of sadness and when you will leave this small thinking of your mind will come out then you will be dry. Again Kabir is stressing on this point in his unique way and that is don't be slave of your concepts. Look for the truth and face the truth and encounter the truth don't believe mere words He is not saying believe my words he is saying you should test even what I am saying.
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