Jeevit Mirtak

Jeevit Mirtak (ਜੀਵਿਤ ਮਿਰਤਕ) — noun

In Gurmat, Jeevit Mirtak means “dead while alive.” It refers to one who, while living in the body, has renounced all personal ichhā (desires). Gurbani teaches that only a virlā (rare one) or ek ādh (one among millions) attains this state.

A Gurmukh is Jeevit Mirtak: one who abandons worldly ichhā even while alive. Mechanical practices like mālā phernā or karm kāṇḍ are tied to ridhi-sidhi desires, which belong to māyā. True Jeevit Mirtak keeps only one ās: to remain in liv (union) with Sachkhand and attain the janam padārath (true purpose of life).

ਕਬੀਰ ਐਸਾ ਏਕੁ ਆਧੁ ਜੋ ਜੀਵਤ ਮਿਰਤਕੁ ਹੋਇ ॥