Oh the Hurricanes They are a Comin'
Weather forecasters predict this to be one of the busiest hurricane seasons ever. Just as citizens are recovering from the toll of Gustav, storms Hanna, Ike and Josephine are lining up in the Atlantic. Hurricane preparedness can save lives. If you or someone you know lives in hurricane country be sure they take storms seriously and evacuate if necessary.
Storms are nothing new. Kabir likened the power of wind to a spiritual awakening:
"Daekhau bhaaee gyaan kee aaee aandhee ||
Behold, O Siblings, the storm of spiritual wisdom has come.
Sabhai ouddaanee bhram kee ttaattee rehai n maaeiaa baandhee ||1|| rehaao ||
It has totally blown away the thatched huts of doubt, and torn apart the bonds of illusion. ||1||Pause||
Duchithae kee dhue thoon giraanee moh balaeddaa ttoottaa ||
The two pillars of double-mindedness have fallen, and the beams of emotional attachment have come crashing down.
Tisanaa chhaan paree dhar oopar duramat bhaanddaa foottaa ||1||
The thatched roof of greed has caved in, and the pitcher of evil-mindedness has been broken. ||1||
Aandhee paachhae jo jal barkhai teh teraa jan bheenaa ||
Your servant is drenched with the rain that has fallen in this storm.
Keh kabeer man bhaiaa pragaasaa oudhai bhaan jab cheenaa ||2||43||
Says Kabeer, my mind became enlightened, when I saw the sun rise. SGGS||331
Comments
Gustav missed us, but now we have to worry about Ike. But thank you for the beautiful reading. It reminds us that destruction is sometimes necessary to build something better.