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Yoga / Hindu : Vaishnava (Krishna/Rama) Sikh 19th Century	About Tulsidas Timeline (1763 - 1843)
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English version by S. L. Sondhi	Sound Celestial
Commentary by Ivan M. Granger Themes   Bliss   Heart   Sky   Sound   Water   Recommended Books Songs and Saints from the Adi Granth, Translated by Nirmal Dass Songs of the Saints of India, Translated by John Stratton Hawley / Translated by Mark Juergensmeyer Tulsi Sahib: Saint of Hathras, Translated by S. L. Sondhi	Listen, O friend, to the thunderous roar of Shabd, Which reverberates throughout the firmament. Water, which becomes turbid by relishing the earth, Gets cleansed of its impurities when filtered. Waves of pure bliss emanate from the heart When the moss that covers it is removed. Hold the arrow, be still, stretch the bow taut, Fix your aim sharp at the target, pierce the firmament. The invisible world is contained within the human eye, So say and describe all men of inner knowledge. Behold the Brahmand within, through your astral eye. When that eye is opened, everything stands revealed. The soul in Sunn will hear resounding peals of Sound, She will uncover and know the essence of Shabd. They alone, O Tulsi, will know that perfect state, Who have seen and experienced it themselves.
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Commentary by Ivan M. Granger

Shabd is the sound heard in the inner ear or emanating from the base of the skull in deep meditation.

The image of bow and arrow is an important metaphor in Indian metaphysics. The bow is the spine held strait, taut, and slightly bowed in just below the chest. The arrow is the Kundalini Shakti at the base of the spine. When awakened, it rushes upward like a shot arrow, to pierce through the blocks in the chakras and reach the crown chakra or "firmament".

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