Kabir describing Sahaja Yoga

Kabir, the 15th-century mystic poet-saint, expressed profound spiritual truths through simple yet powerful couplets (dohas). Many of his verses directly refer to the chakras, Kundalini, and the subtle system. In Sahaja Yoga, these dohas resonate deeply, as they reflect the inner journey of awakening and union with the Divine.

1. Mother Kundalini 

Doha (Devanagari):

नीचे नगर में दीप जला रे, अविगत नगररया न्यारी। तन मन मंवदर जोवत जलाई, देखि रहे सब नारी॥

Transliteration:

Nīche nagar meṃ dīp jalā re, avigat nagariyā nyārī. Tan man mandir jyoti jalāī, dekhi rahe sab nārī.

Meaning:

At the city below, a lamp is lit in a hidden, unique town. In the temple of body and mind shines the light, yet no one notices.

Sahaja Yoga connection: 

This 'lamp' is the Kundalini energy resting in the Mooladhara, the seat of innocence. When awakened, it rises to illuminate the whole temple of body and mind.

2. Sahaja Samadhi- thoughtlessness

Doha (Devanagari): तन भीतर सररता बहै, अनहद बाजे बाज। कहै कबीर सुनो भाई साधो, सहज समावध विराज॥

Transliteration:

Tan bhītar saritā bahai, anahad bāje bāj.

Kahai Kabīr suno bhāī sādhō, sahaj samādhi virāj.

Meaning:

Inside the body flows a river, and the unstruck sound resounds. Kabir says, listen seekers — in Sahaj Samadhi this joy resides.

Sahaja Yoga connection: 

This is the Spirit where divine inspiration and the 'anhad naad' (unstruck sound) arise. Spontaneous thoughtless awareness is easily achieved after kundalini awakening.

3. Vibrations - Ganga

Doha (Devanagari):

सब घट गंगा बह रही, कहे कबीर विचार। धोिै तन मन वनममल भयो, वमटे सबहूँ विकार॥

Transliteration:

Sab ghaṭ Gaṅgā bah rahī, kahe Kabīr vichār.

Dhovai tan man nirmal bhayo, miṭe sabhūṃ vikār.

Meaning:

In every being flows the holy Ganga. When bathed in it, the body and mind are cleansed, and all impurities vanish.

Sahaja Yoga connection: 

Kabir identifies the All pervading power with the flow of vibrations, like the sacred Ganga.

4. Spirit (Atma)

Doha (Devanagari):

घट घट में पंछी बोले, कोई न सुने पुकारी। कहे कबीर सुनो भाई साधो, अंतर आत्मा प्यारी॥

Transliteration:

Ghaṭ ghaṭ meṃ paṅchī bole, koī na sune pukārī. Kahai Kabīr suno bhāī sādhō, antar ātmā pyārī.

Meaning:

In every heart the bird sings, yet no one listens to its call. Kabir says, seekers, listen — within you dwells the beloved Spirit.

Sahaja Yoga connection: 

The Heart chakra is where the Spirit resides as the 'bird'.

5. Divine nectar

Doha (Devanagari):

बानी गुरु की आप है, जो सुन ले सो पािै। कहे कबीर जो रस चािै, अमृत तुल्य सुि पािै॥

Transliteration:

Bānī guru kī āp hai, jo sun le so pāvai.

Kahai Kabīr jo ras chākhai, amṛt tuly sukh pāvai.

Meaning:

The word itself is the Guru — whoever hears it, receives. Kabir says, one who tastes this nectar finds bliss like ambrosia.

Sahaja Yoga connection: 

The divine power manifests as divine voice, pure expression, and collective joy.

6. Forgiveness & Thoughtless Awareness

Doha (Devanagari):

मन तू पािन बन जा रे, ले पवित्र हिा। कहे कबीर क्षमा करर ले, तभी वमलेगा प्रभुिा॥

Transliteration:

Man tū pāvan ban jā re, le pavitra havā.

Kahai Kabīr kṣamā karī le, tabhī milegā prabhuvā.

Meaning:

O mind, become pure and breathe the sacred breeze. Kabir says, only through forgiveness can you meet the Lord.

Sahaja Yoga connection: 

This is the Agnya chakra, the gate of forgiveness and thoughtless awareness.

7. Sahasrara Chakra — Union with the Divine

Doha (Devanagari):

उलटी पिन चलत है, गगन मंडल में झलू ा। वसद्ध, साधु, योगी भूले, कहै कबीर मसतूला॥

Transliteration:

Ulṭī pavan calat hai, gagan maṇḍal meṃ jhūlā.

Siddh, sādhū, yogī bhūle, kahai Kabīr masatūlā.

Meaning:

Now the wind flows upward, and the swing sways in the sky. Saints and yogis may miss it, but Kabir rejoices in this bliss.

Sahaja Yoga connection: 

This is the Sahasrara, where Kundalini enters the 'inner sky' and we unite with the Divine.

Reflection

Kabir repeatedly emphasizes that the Divine light (jyoti) is within every being: 'Antar sabh ko jyoti hai.' By meditating on his dohas through the subtle system, we not only understand his words but directly experience their truth through the cool breeze of the Spirit by the grace of H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi.