PACHMI PARKASH - Global Sikh Studies

honour the ever prevailing Lord came in his image and massaged the King he served
in his absents.”
The Soldier replied, “These are stories from the past, but these days its not possible to
get physical a vision of the Creator.”
Baba Ji said, “Gurus Sikh! Even these days one can get the physical vision of the True
Lord. As long as one mediates and prays with devotion, ones mind and heart will
become pure and the Lord will come and reside within you.”
Baba Ji explained further saying, “You should awake each night at 1am and bathe,
then on the floor lay out a mat then sit with legs crossed and eyes closed with the
mind concentrated on the image of Guru Ji and meditate, then see what love you get
coloured in.”
So in this way Baba Ji gave him these instructions to follow, by which time it was the
end of the day’s congregation and everyone took leave returning back to their homes
and Baba Ji returned back to their hut. This Soldier returned back to his barracks and
for one month followed these instructions after which he returned back to see Baba Ji
and in the congregation he said to Baba Ji, "O Protector of the poor! Now I have
followed your instructions by meditating, but still I haven’t had a vision of you or the
Lord.”
Baba Ji informed him saying, “Beloved, your mind is impatient this is a game of
many births, as life times are spend doing this and no one can say for definite that one
will achieve complete oneness or salvation within this life time, one may have to
return again in another life, as only the true Lord knows this. So be patient and
continue on, someday the true Guru will definitely fulfill your wishes.”
Panna 1376: Kabeer, chant the Name of the Beautifully-haired Lord; do not sleep
unaware. Chanting His Name night and day, the Lord will eventually hear your call.
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Listening to Baba Ji’s sweet words he returned and continued on for another month.
But still impatiently, realizing his wish was not yet fulfilled he returned back to see
Baba Ji and again said, “Maharaj! Your words have still not been fulfilled.”
Dhan Baba Karam Singh Ji Maharaj again tried to explain to him explaining saying,
“Farid Ji continuously lived for thirty six years on tree leafs, completed very difficult
meditations and then for twelve years served his spiritual teacher. Only then after all
of that he was granted the vision of his beloved Lord. But you within six months want
to be hugging the Lord.”
The Soldier again asked what he should do. Baba Ji told him, “You should sit on a
river bank facing the rising sun in peace and then meditate on Guru Ji’s image, then
come and tell me what happens?”
He said to Baba Ji that he was about to have two months off from his duty during
which time he was to go home where they had a river flowing nearby where he could
do this. So continuing in this way following these instructions he began to meditate,
yet on the eighth day into his meditations, when he met a fellow soldier from his
village that happened to be going to visit Hoti. He asked him to tell Baba Ji that he
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