Ecstasy of Being

The feeling is really explained beautifully: The ecstasy of the Divine Name constantly permeates the whole Being. Guru Nanak Dev says that - this Divine Name is not such a type of intoxication, which would be there for a moment and the next moment it won't be there. To tell you the truth, this is actually the real difference between God and the world. If you have known a particular dimension of the Divine, if you live in the experience of a particular dimension of the Divinity, then you can always live in it. But no experience in this material world is permanent. It is like a bubble. At one moment it exists and the next it doesn't. But the experience of the Divine is eternal. And this is how you would know whether you have experienced God or something else. For example, Yogis talk about Somras (Divine Intoxication)). They say that they can taste something sweet at LalnaChakra, for which they have to roll their tongue in a particular angle towards a particular point. But if some times it is there and sometimes it is not there, then it cannot be said to be the experience of God. How can it be Divine if it is not eternal? For example - There is Divine sound - It is eternal. You can listen to it wherever you want. There is Divine light - it is eternal. Then there is Divine nectar, Divine taste, which you can feel whenever you want. Similarly, there is Divine ecstasy - you may feel and be in it whenever you want. It is just a matter of being aware of it.
You are in reality in the state of Divine ecstasy, that's why it's of great importance.
Guru Nanak Dev says it doesn't really matter much even if you experience the divine. What matters really is whether you live in Divinity or not. The real thing is whether we are in communion with the Divine or not. Whether we are merging in it or not? Whether we are always feeling oneness with the Divine or not?
Saint Rajjab has beautifully expressed this feeling in just one line - O saints, my mind has got absorbed - And how it got absorbed? He further says: "It constantly drowned in the Divine Ecstasy." Now this is the key. Day and night when you live in the Divinity, in the nectar of the Divine Name, only then does your mind get absorbed. Only knowing will not lead to ecstasy, just remember this. If you really want to get absorbed, always live in the remembrance of God. And these are all different dimensions of living in the remembrance of the Supreme Absolute.
Usually people get stuck to different forms of God and Gyanis, intellectuals, are lost in the formless form of God. The devotees don't want to leave the form and get stuck to temples, to mosques and the deities. And where is Gyani lost? He is lost in the emptiness. He is completely lost in the jungle. But in between, there are subtle ways, which can form a beautiful base to live in the remembrance of God.
Remember, only experiencing the Divine is not the main thing. Much more important is to live in the divinity on the basis of the experiences of the Divine. Which dimension of the Divine is taken as the base, is also not that important. The main thing is that the way of living becomes the expression of the Divine.
If the ecstasy is the base, it's marvellous. Like Guru Nanak Dev, you also are able to say- "Day and Night, I am drowned in the ecstasy of the Divine Name". But remember, it's a matter of day and night.
Saint Rajjab says-"My whole being is constantly merged in the Divine Ecstasy. Rajjab is getting absorbed through the experience of the Divine Ecstasy. He is completely merged in that experience. You may also take help of any of the Divine experiences to enter in to it. The point is to live in the Remembrance,
day and Night - to live in His Remembrance. Saint Kabir says- if the ecstasy never leaves you, only then know for sure that you have actually tasted the Divine Intoxication? Just remember that it's only when the ecstasy becomesyour way of living and each and every moment you are in IT. If out of 24 hours, you practice Samadhi for one hour and for 23 hours you live in forgetfulness; then you are not a real drunkard. You are actually ignorant, unskilful and a silly drunkard.
Which ever experience you catch hold of, make it your permanent partner. When we get up in the morning, the first thing that comes to our mind should be the feeling of the Divine experience and when we go to sleep at night, we should be in the feel of that Divine experience. But, if the whole day you have not lived in its remembrance, you can not go to sleep with that experience! Therefore, it is absolutely important that you remain in the remembrance of the Divine all the time - each and every moment. Thus it is not of much importance that we have tasted the divine and have had glimpses of the Divine. The real point is that the glimpse forms the basis in the Remembrance of the Divine and becomes our way of living. The ultimate experience is Ecstasy of Being.