Death and dying - Part 2

The last couple of days have been really busy at work and I have been just feeling a little lazy. But now that I am back, I wanted to continue about the Shabad on Death ( Click Here )that I was talking.
Continuing the discussion of the shabad.....
supan bhaeiaa bhakhalaaeae andh
When life becomes a dream, the blind man babbles and grieves in vain.
Here Guru Sahiba says that when we do not understand the reality of this life, our body, our true purpose and our true origin (of being light beings) then we lead our lives in a state of dream. In this dream someone dies, someone is born and we live in the circle of joy and sorrow. Guru Sahib wants to lift us above the circle of joy and sorrow....he wants us to lead a life of sehaj (equanimity). It doesnt mean being in an emotionless state but having a mastery on our emotions, thoughts and behaviour. So what is this babbling that Guruji is talking about?
Whenever someone dies, we say things like "bhana vartaya hai" (Gods Will has taken place), as if Bhana was something to be afraid of and avoided. We also say things like the person has gone.... aavath ko jaathaa kehai jaathae ko aaeiaa (One who is coming is said to be going, and one who is gone is said to have come). Here Guru refers to birth as leaving home and death as coming back home. So we say things which we dont understand truly and therefore "babble".
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eihu tho rachan rachiaa karathaar
The Creator Lord created this creation.
Meaning God has created this system in which beings transition. Our job is to understand the system.
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aavath jaavath hukam apaar
It comes and goes, subject to the Will of the Infinite Lord.
This transition takes place as a result of the Divine Law (Hukum, Dhamma, Will). We cannot fight the Hukam. It would be like banging our heads against the wall. It will cause us hurt and nothing else. Instead we need to understand this Law and work with it.
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neh ko mooaa n maranai jog
No one dies; no one is capable of dying.
Finally Guru has given His verdict on how the system works. No one dies!!! Infact no one is capable of dying. So what happens when a bullet passes through the body or someone has a major heart attack? Is that person not dead? Not really if you ask the Guru. The soul has moved on while the body has merged with its elements. Death, as we understand it, does not exist in Guru's dictionary.
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neh binasai abinaasee hog
The soul does not perish; it is imperishable.
This is the characteristics of our being. In the true sense we do not perish (die).
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jo eihu jaanahu so eihu naahi
That which is known, does not exist.
Guru is saying that things are not the way we understand them to be. Death in reality does not exist. There is transition only. Thats why we never really seperate from our relatives. maath pithaa banithaa suth bandhap eisatt meeth ar bhaaee poorab janam kae milae sanjogee anthehi ko n sehaaee (Mother, father, spouse, children, relatives, lovers, friends and siblings meet, having been associated in previous lives; but none of them will be your companion and support in the end.)
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jaananehaarae ko bal jaao
I am a sacrifice to the one who knows this.
Guru is saying that I revere the person who understands that things are not the way it seems and understands the reality as shown by Guru's shabad.
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kahu naanak gur bharam chukaaeiaa
Says Nanak, the Guru has dispelled my doubt.

naa koee marai n aavai jaaeiaa
No one dies; no one comes or goes.

At last the Guru says that my doubt has been cleared. He proclaims that NO ONE DIES, NO ONE COMES OR GOES, NO ONE IS CAPABALE OF DYING, TRANSITIONING IS THE WAY OF THIS WORLD, IT HAPPENS AS PER THE UNIVERSAL LAW (Hukum, Dhamma, Will). Last but not the least Guru wants us to understand this basic phenomena. Guru is not against missing people who are dead and maybe even shedding tears in their loving rememberance, but what Guru wants from us is to understand reality and not be pained or be shattered with death in the family. Gurbani does not expect us to be extraodinary beings (although if one can then that would be great) but helps us to deal with day to day situations effectively and with sehaj (equanimity). The topic of Death is always hard to talk about. But I hope that whoever reads this tries to understand just this one shabad. This one shabad itself is enough to understand the phenomena of physical death. In my next post I will talk about the death of ego. Till then take care.