TWELFTH ARTICLE IN A SERIES OF MONTHLY MESSAGES BY SIKH GURUS:
Now, we continue the series of spiritual lessons that are for monthly development for spiritual evolution that we can practice. It is a yearly cycle that is divided into 12 mystic months of the Zodiac. Let us now conclude it with the last mystic month of Pisces in the Western Astrology, and Aquarius in the Indian System of Astrology.
SPECIAL ABOUT THE MONTH: This is the 12th native or Desi month in the Indian Mysticism and Astrology, when the Sun transits through the 11th sign of the zodiac, Aquarius. In the western system, it transits through the 12th sign of the zodiac, Pisces. In the Punjabi and many other Indian systems, it is the eleventh month.
The month of Pisces, the Phalgun, gives us the message, that by the Grace of God; we have the company of the Satguru and the holy ones and thus the desire for Him is awakened and then the blessing of His union and oneness. It brings the light of His presence; all sorrow vanishes, and no room is left for any ignorance.
His blessings bring the feeling of eternal peace and bliss for us, the seekers. Our falling into the traps of illusions vanishes by His Grace. It is of the greatest bliss that we seek God, who has no illusion of Maya. We all seek His blessings.
THE DIVINE MESSAGE FOR THE MONTH OF PISCES, THE PHALGUN, BY SHRI GURU NANAK
In the month of Phalgun, we attain all joys and pleasures ever sought in pursuit to attain the Divine Life-The Life of wisdom. When the ego is in obedience to the self, the Art of Ascendancy gives its fruits. The Power of His Will is His Grace, and the Grace works only by seeking, not by deserving, so we should seek. Thus, seeking by assuming that we deserve is demanding and is similar to order by bargaining.
Moreover, demanding is not praying, it is simply submitting the list of greed, forgetting that He knows all of our needs and wants to save us from the greed. Then, we pray for the welfare of all, the Ultimate Will of God for Creation. Thus, we realize that at self-level all is one, the concept of zero, all souls result in the ascended ego, the selflessness.
Only difference that appears true now, is that real is nothing else than the shadow of the ideal. Thus, the practicality of realism is just footprints, the example setting, of values of the idealism. Shri Guru Nanak says that Art of Ascendancy is the soul of living.
THE DIVINE MESSAGE FOR THE MONTH OF PISCES, THE PHALGUN, BY SHRI GURU ARJAN
In this month of Phalgun, says Shri Guru Arjan that all the desires are so fulfilled that none is left and we attain the highest level of bliss. The self earnestly desires ascendancy and the wishes are so good at this level, that all are fulfilled.
The wisdom of Art of Ascendancy, as revealed in the Gurbani is that when to obey God’s Will becomes our sole desire; the blending of our desires and His Will gives the feeling of oneness of self with the Supreme Spirit.
It bestows the bliss that we may not utter any other word than praising Guru, selected ones, the congregation and God. It is everlasting without any fear of falling back to the trap of ignorance because His Grace is everlasting.
This is thus the fruit of faith and devotion, and we start to live and lead our life with an art of eternal ascendancy, as by His Grace.
The essence of all points thus becomes clear that it is not we, who offer prayers and do meditation; rather He is remembering us by putting the desire in our heart to seek Him, the core of the Art of Ascendancy. This is what the series of 12 lessons for the mystic months convey. We can easily follow it no matter what religion or faith we believe in because it is for spiritual or holistic development and evolution for spiritual maturity.
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