WHAT IS AMRIT YOG?

Amrit Yog means to know the eternal form of godliness within. Rishis address it as -
“Mrityorma Amritam Gamaya.”
Before understanding Amrit yog in detail, first let us understand what is Amrit. The experience of centeredness is the experience of Amrit. The experience of silence is the experience of Amrit. The experience of hara is the experience of Amrit. The experience of your own being is the experience of Amrit. The experience of eternity is the experience of Amrit. The experience of Subjectivity is the experience of Amrit. The experience of being centered is the experience of Amrit. The experience of being still is the experience of Amrit. The experience of being balanced is the experience of Amrit. To experience the death while alive is the experience of Amrit. The experience of coolness is the experience of Amrit.

Experience death in Life
Kabeer sahib says
“Kahan sunan kuch naahi, naahi kuch karan hai.
Jeete jee mar rahe, bahuri nahi maran hai.”

Kabir says learn to die while you are alive. What will be the art of dying? Whenever you get a chance; close your eyes towards outside, as if there is no outside, as if you are lost in the sleep. Being aware you have a sleep. Die towards outside by being awake. Outside disappear. Vanish for outside. Only remain inside. Exist only within.
‘Jeete jee mar rahe, bahuri nahi maran hai’.

And the one, who learns the art of dying, will never die. Even at the time of death he is awake within. Then he passes by watching the death within. During death also he remains in awareness. Once you know how to go within, then at the time of your death you won’t cry, scream and shout. You will close your eyes, and silently go within. During death if you can drown within, where is the death then. Body will die, mind will die, but you won’t die. One who is awake will remain awake and alive- that is Amrit.
Guru Ramdas says:
“Jivitiya mariye bhavjal tariye gurmukh nabhi samave.
Pura purakh paiya vadbhagi sach naam liv lavey”.

This means one who knows the art of dying while living can only transcend the ocean of this world. By learning this art from any master, a disciple gets acquainted of the center of the ultimate life, which is situated at the naval. With lots of good luck and grace we get a perfect master, from whom we learn the art of dying while we are alive and we develop intimacy with the true naam- omkar –the divine sound. The day we come to know the centre of our naval properly, on the very day we are out of the circle of birth and death. The person who knows this centre, knows that neither there is a thing like my birth or my death. He transcends birth and death both and becomes Amrit”
Kabeer sahib says –
“Sumiran surati lagai ke mukh se kachu no bo.
Bahar ke pat bandh kar ,bheetar ke pat khol”

This means become silent, become peaceful, and become empty. Connect your whole meditation with omkar- the divine sound. Turn your consciousness, which is moving outside, towards the godliness within. This is Amrit yog.
Guru Amardasji says –
“Guru prasad jeevit marey, toh phir maran na hoye”.
This means one who learns the art of dying while alive, there is no death for him.
Guru Gorakhnathji says –
“Maro hey jogi maro, maro maran hai meetha.
Tis marni maro, jis marni Gorakh mar deetha”

Living after death
There is lot of sweetness in death with awareness. Because while dying in awareness you know that one who died, wasn’t me and one who remained after death is me.”
Gorakh says that - I saw it while dying. You also die and see. You also vanish. You also learn the art of dying. If you will disappear you will get it. One who vanishes can only get it.
Saint Dadu says –
“Rav rank sab marenge, jeeve na koi,
Dadu soi jeevta, jo mara jeeva hoi “.

This means everybody dies no matter if he is a king or a beggar. In death everybody is equal. Anyone’s body cannot last forever. One who experiences death while alive only he can live a real life.
Laotse says “One who enters Tao – omkar, he becomes eternal. He becomes Amrit. Then there is no death for him. And one who is eternal, he goes beyond all the sorrows. Because all sorrows are the sorrows of death and destruction and this feeling of destruction is the reason of all sorrows. This feeling of being eternal is the source of real joy.
Paltu sahib says –
“Marte marte sab mare, mare na jana koi.
Paltu jo jeeyate mare, sahaj parayan hoi”.
This means everybody dies, but hardly anyone knows the art of dying. One who experiences death during his life, only he can experience godliness.
Kabir sahib says –
“Jis marne se jag dare, mere mann anand.
Marne hi te paiye, purn parmanand”.
This means the whole world is scared of death. But I feel bliss just by thinking about it. For me death is ultimate Samadhi and a golden opportunity to meet God.
Kabir mentions it some where else–
“Marta marta jag mua, mar na janiya koi.
Aise marne jo mare, bahuri na marna hoi”.
This means that whole world describes death but nobody knows the art of dying. One who knows the art of dying, there is no death for him.
Saint Dadu says –
Dadu marg kathin hai, jeevat chale na koi.
Soi chalhai bapura, jin jeevat mrutak hoi”.
This means, the path of God is difficult. You can’t walk on it just by knowing life. One who knows the art of dying while alive, only he can walk on this path.

Die Consciously
Shams Tarvez says – “The people die like blind people. But one, whose third eye is opened by a true master, he dies in awareness.
Moulana Rumi says- “Spiritual death is such a death in which we move towards light from the darkness.

While explaining the technique of dying while alive; Sawan Singh says – “As we go within, at that very moment shabda – the divine sound gives its support to us. Satguru – the master is always present within us in the subtle luminous form and is always ready to guide us. Through remembrance of divine sound our consciousness accumulates and goes within. Our body starts becoming numb. Our breath continues in the normal way, as we go in the natural sleep. Only our awareness is not outside; it is within. During sleep our attention goes below our eyes. But in this practice it does not go below the eyes, rather it remains above the eyes. We are completely conscious within but as far as the outer world is concerned we are unaware of it. This is one kind of death. The shabda- the divine sound starts pulling the consciousness upwards.

Saint Charan Singhji says –”Dying while alive means contract your consciousness and bring it to the center of your eyes. Bhajan, sumiran is doing the practice of dying while living.”

Mirdad says- “Die to live. We have to contract our consciousness from nine doors and bring it behind the eyes, and then we can live forever. Otherwise we are just living to die. After every birth we have to die, therefore we should learn the art of dying while living, so that we don’t have to die again and immortal life will be achieved”.

The art of dying while alive is taught in the nine days program of Amrit Samadhi organized by Osho Dhara. One can know the truth only by knowing the secret of death, for which Osho says:

“Neither you need to be free from death, nor do you need to win the death. You just need to know the death. Knowing becomes freedom, knowing becomes victory. One, who enters death with his own choice, enters into life automatically. One goes actually in the search of death, but does not find death. Instead he gets the ultimate life there. One goes in the edifice of death but reaches in the temple of life”.