Verse 11

A moment in the presence
of the essence
is enough
to burn sins of
centuries.
All regrets and ghosts
vanish in that presence.
That alone is the strength,
not describable by scriptures.


As our attention turns to the Real and the Essential, all non-essential things drop off. These include memories of deeds done by the persona and experiences of deeds of others. As the residues of past actions dissolve, fears and complexes also leave the person. What happens then is not for any one to describe.

Verse 10

Visit you may this place
and that,
of no use it will be
if attention is missing.
Lose attention
And loosen morals
and then
turn to whom
for help, will you?
Sinners of ancient times
attest to the power
of centring in the essence
through the holy utterance.
Purify those attached
to you as well in the
lineage.
o==o==o

Some people try to adopt external means like pilgrimage to purify themselves. These are of no use, if we are not paying attention to the Essence. There is every likelihood that adopting external means may be accompanied by impure actions if we are not centred. No one comes forward to help such persons. The holy presence alone can be purifying in such cases and it is invoked by devotion to the Essence through holy utterances. That also helps others in the family and the immediate environment. Many have attested to the power of the holy essence of the Being.

Verse 12

Why take trouble on your head
of pilgrimage, penance and chantings
if devoted you are not?
Feel it intensely inside,
then it is like a berry
on your palm, not otherwise.
Other means are no
more than trying
to gather spilt mercury from
the floor.
This entirety I received
As a gift from the One
beyond Activity and Attribute.

It is so simple, dear, to realize the essence. Look at your desire for it, love and long for it intensely and it is there with you. There is no need for other means, which are going to end in futility. Even if you undertake religious practices, it will be of no use if you are devoid of the intense desire. I received this realization when I was taken beyond the universe of Action and Attributes by Grace (of my Guru).