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मुरली बाज उठी अनघाता || आचार्य प्रशांत, बाबा बुल्लेशाह पर (2014)
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Shri Krishna
Anahata Naad
Bulleh Shah
Upanishads
Spirituality
Meditation
Prayer
Lila
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Acharya Prashant explains that phenomena like Shri Krishna's flute, the words of the Upanishads, and the world itself exist on two levels. The first level of Shri Krishna's flute is the physical one, played on his lips and heard by the ears. This is a gross sound, like wind passing through bamboo, and is not the 'Anahata Naad' or unstruck sound. The second level is the inner flute, which plays within without needing lips, bamboo, or air. The purpose of the first, external flute is to awaken the second, internal one. He cites Bulleh Shah, who, separated by centuries from Shri Krishna, could only have been listening to this inner flute. This inner sound, the 'Anahata Naad,' is not heard by the ears but is felt in the heart. Similarly, the words of saints and rishis are not meant for the ears but for the heart. If Shri Krishna's flute were merely an audible sound, there would be many classically trained musicians better than him. Their music is a play of lips, air, and bamboo, but Shri Krishna's flute is different; it plays in the heart. If it is only heard externally, one has not truly heard it. The words of the saints are a medium to ignite this inner resonance. Once this inner flute starts playing, it cannot be stopped. This is the art of living: whatever happens externally, the inner melody continues. When this inner song resonates, one becomes a giver of bliss, not just a receiver. The question of one's personal state becomes secondary. Like Bulleh Shah, one becomes a 'Bhulle Shah' (one who has forgotten), as spirituality is the art of forgetting what is burdensome and was never worth remembering. The flute must play first, and then the forgetting happens. The flute is always playing because Shri Krishna is timeless, not confined to a historical period. The entire world is his 'Lila' (divine play), the tune of his flute. One must simply pay attention. If the mind can easily enter meditation, one should meditate. If not, one should not struggle with the mind, as that gives it more power. Instead, one should bow down in prayer, which is to silently surrender. Then, one will realize the flute was always playing; one has just begun to listen.