Jap maray Ajapaa maray - Anahad bhi mar jaaye

Jap maray Ajapaa maray - Anahad bhi mar jaaye

Surat samaani shabd mahi ja ko kaal na khaaye

                             ' Satguru Kabeer ji '

When Jap - Chanting, Doing Sumiran loudly with the tongue has faded 

And Ajapaa - without words - without the use of the tongue (chanting in mind only) is also vanished.

Even Anhad - the sound current dies as well.

Then - 

When Surat - the consciousness merges into the Shabd - known as Naad-Brahm - 

There is no Kaal - there is no death. 

                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The first stage of Sumiran is chanting a sacred word or mantra loudly -

Repeating a word, mantra, or prayer phrase over and over again.

Ajapa is the stage beyond that - the next step.

In this stage, the chanting of words or mantras quietly continues in mind without speech - 

without the use of the tongue.

Then comes the state of Anhad 

The words disappear - even the sound dies - 

Only the silent sound wave or current remains.

Here, Kabir Ji Maharaj is referring to a state in which the seeker should go beyond Jap - chanting -

and Ajapa - non-chanting. 

Even passing the state of Anahad, the consciousness should merge into the Shabd itself.

That is, going beyond the above states -

The Surti - consciousness rises so high that it merges into the Shabd itself and becomes one with it.

I remember Baba Avtar Singh Ji Maharaj also used to say similar things.

Sometimes he used to ask some people if they have experienced the Anhad Naad?

If someone said - yes - it has happened.

Then Shahenshah Baba Ji would say - Ok - That is very good -

But don't stop here - go further - go beyond it.

                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Once, someone asked Swami Ramanand ji - 

how do you do Sumiran?

Swamiji replied -

         Kar say japun na mukh say japun - ur say japun na Ram

         Ram sadaa ham ko japen aur ham paaven vishraam 

Once, someone asked Swami Ramanand ji - 

how do you do Sumiran?

Swamiji replied -

Neither I do Sumiran with (Maala - rosary in my) hands nor with my mouth (tongue)

Nor I do Sumiran of Ram - the Lord in my heart

Rather, the Lord does my sumiran, and I enjoy being at rest.

After reaching such a stage, the distinction between the devotee and the Lord ceases to exist.

Consciousness merges into the ultimate Supreme consciousness -

The individual soul becomes one with the Super Soul.

         'Ram Kabeera ek bhaye hain - koy na sakay pehchaani '

                                                     ( Rajan Sachdeva )

जप मरे अजपा मरे , अनहद भी मर जाए

सुरत समानी शबद महिं जा को काल न खाए