Inner Guru Darshan :-

On realizing the insight into spiritual practice, one became aware of both inner and outer form (आन्त्रिक एवं बाहिय रूप) of the guru. The physical bodied guru-form is the outer manifestation of the guru tattva (गुरु तत्त्व). Outer guru’s importance is known everywhere but inner guru’s form is actually real and important.

By opening our eyes, taking help of the outer light, we see all the objects around us. But on closing our eyes, the outer object filled world disappears and one sees only a dark objectless, ignorance filled world manifestation. On closing one’s eyes, in normal state, all the differnet thoughts suppressed in the mind may be launched, but nothing is seen here.  

The space of dark objectless sight which we enter on closing our eyes, that is our inner world. As our self is lost in that darlness, that itself is the curtain or veil of ignorance form cloud (अज्ञान रूपी मेघ) on our chitt. The inner Sun of a practitioner is covered by this very cloud. In this effulgence less (प्रकाशहीन) state, one’s inner world (अन्तर जगत) seems to be drowned. To see it, various things are needed.  

First of all is the desire to see it. In the absence of this desire, the propensity of pulsation (स्फुरण/ स्पन्दन) is never initiated. To see the divine, one needs eyes. One has desire but not the eyes to see it, in this state too one cannot have the darshan. Thirdly, one has desire, one has particular sight too but inner world is not lighted, in this state too one will not be able to see anything. Hence to see the inner world, light or effulgence (प्रकाश) is also important and essential.

In the inner realm, after desire of Guru darshan (गुरु दर्शन), a special developed gaze or eye sight is needed. In the unknown depths of the inner world, gross eyes cannot see. Outside these physical eyes (चर्म चक्षु), are the eye lids which open and close automatically. These eyelids (पलकें) cannot see without movement or batting or remain open continuously. Gross eyes can see only in one specific direction at a time. They cannot see in all the four directions, up and down simultaneously. Gross eyes can see Sun, Moon, electricity and fire, only in the outer light, but in the inner realm, this outer light cannot travel.

To see the inner realm, one needs eyes of knowledge (antar chakshu). Once one attains the eye of knowledge, it never closes because they have no eyelids over to cover them. They keep open all the time. These eyes can see in all the direction simultaneousy. They are not limited by time and space even. These eyes do not need outer light. They can have darshan of desired divinity form in the light of one’s own inner self.

The cloud cover which veils the inner Sun, experiences pulsation (स्पन्दन/ kshobh), due to focusing of eye of knowledge and desire of having guru darshan in the antarakash (inner realm or space).

In the gross world, the cloud cover, which veils the gross Sun gets cleared due to the gusts of winds of gross world. Ordinary air is present every where but inner cloud covers does not get removed by the outer air or the wind. That can be removed with the help of a special air or wind. The eye of knowledge which is focused on the inner realm that is equipped with desire form pulsation. This desire is not made of letters or words. When mind is fully desireless, then language disappears and alphabets also merge inside (into their cause).

In this state, goalless desire arises. In this desire ‘I should have darshan of Guru’, such word formed thought does not arise, instead pulsation (स्फुरण)of swabhav, awakens the eye of knowledge automatically as a river itself flows with great speed to meet the ocean. Hence eye of knowedge itself with the help of its subtle waves of power (shakti) breaks the cloud cover (of ignorance) just by its gaze. For this desireless state of mind or completely focused state of mind, is essential.

Were does mind becomes desireless or perfectly still? Above the both (physical) eyes, a little inward is the place of pure mind. In the middle of which is a centre which is called ‘Bindu’. The more our goal, meets this bindu, in that very percentage our mind is decimated. When goal and bindu (बिन्दु) meet completely, then third eye (तृत्य नेत्र) opens. Goal itself is explained in the form of desire.

Due to striking of the gaze of eye of knowledge, the cloud cover over the inner realm is removed and light equal to millions of Sun arises. This jyoti (ज्योति) is the form or representation of pure satva (शुद्ध सत्व/ shudh satva).

Whatever is seen after opening of eye of knowledge (ज्ञान चक्षु) is pure satva. There is no form inside it. Desire itself takes the form of flow of swabhav. The desire of guru darshan itself sees this pure satva in the form of Guru. The desire gets satiated with this form darshan and after that, form of guru again disappears.

There is particular sequence in the development of Guru’s form inside. Firstly with the help of Jyoti inner realm (अन्तराकाश/ antarakash) is lighted. Our eye of knowledge does not focus on it immediately. They slowly develop power to see in its centre.

Along with it one must understand that Guru is very much excited and present in the inner realm (निरोधिका/ nirodhika) to give darshan (to disciple).

Innumearable form are existing in the inner realm. In essence that alone is the real formless realm. The normal meaning of formless is not right, the real meaning of formless is that where all forms are together or merged. None of the form is separate. This effulgence (प्रकाश) (alok) itself is Brahmlok (ब्रह्मलोक). In it everything is present. Whatever has been lost in the outer world is found here.  Even this brahm lok (realm of Brahm) is equal to nothing but a smallest particle of effulgence (प्रकाश) of guru’s nail (नखद्युति).

What ever is seen before darshan of light form Guru, is no dhyan attainment.

Natural dhyan is done with the help of pulsation (स्फुरण/ स्पन्दन). Outer form dependent dhyan or that which is done with the help of inner dharanas, is not natural dhyan. That dhyan is not dhyan even in language. That infact is the lowest form of dhyan. This effulgence (प्रकाश) itself is explained in ‘esoteric (goodh)’ indication in the tantras as ‘pulsation (स्पन्दन)’.

When guru darshan is received in the inner antar-akash, then it is not possible to see the effulgence (प्रकाश). In this state, entering the effulgence (प्रकाश), the sadhak himself becomes effulgence (प्रकाश). Whatever happens there now is guru darshan.

Those who cannot enter this effulgence (प्रकाश) get merged. They cannot experience omni present guru form. They simply keep lying in an unconcious type state in this effulgence (प्रकाश).

That realm which is established inside is vast. It is without any cause. Had it not been there than with innumerable events even a Jeev could not have achieved anything. This effulgence (प्रकाश) or pulsation (स्फुरण) is the real grace of the guru.

Its is one’s duty prostrate to guru after darshan in inner space (अन्तराकाश) atarakash). By prostration, disciples upper directed flow passing through forehead reaches the feet of guru (निरोधिका/ in Nirodhika) and then moves to Guru’s forehead. This atmic requwst to one’s guru. In other words the disciple leaving behind all effort (karm path chod kar) puts oneself in the extremely upward flow becomes totally at peace (without any kind of effort). Then this purified flow again descends from Guru’s forehead, passing though his feet (गुरु पद्म) enters onto the forehead of the disciple. This is the Prasad (प्रसाद) of Guru’s poojan.

Inner guru form has no smell of its own. They get scented with the fragrance of disciple’s sadhana. They are alway bathing in the nectar flow generated inside the disciple.

Guru form is lighted with the effulgence (प्रकाश) of the disciple, fanned by the ceremonial whisk (चंवर/ chawar) provided by the air produced by the pusation of disciples awakened consciousness and get great-pleasure (आन्नद/ anand) from it.

Gross eyes (स्थूल नेत्र) sees all in the presence of the light f the outer Sun. This effulgence (प्रकाश) (प्रकाश) is of the form of fire. Because ray of this Sun is hot (तप्त) like fire. Gross moon rays are also a form of Fire as they also carry Sun’s rays only.

On closing these gross eyes, the objectless darkness filled realm is seen by one’s mind. This is called subtle realm (सूक्षम जगत/ suksham jagat). When these inner realm eyes are closed then intellect see the causal world (कारण जगत/ karan jagat).

On closing the eyes of intellect (buddhi), eyes of experience (बोध/ bodh) open. Here inner Sun, moon or Agni’s light holds no importance. With the effulgence (प्रकाश) of this inner most realm, outer and inner Sun, Moon and Fire light up. In this Brahm Jyoti only, the real Guru darshan take place… (translated from the writings of SN Khandelwal)..Om! Om!