God Residing in the Mind (mann)

[tva prasad]

What does it mean to have god reside in your mind? Does it mean u fall in love with god or does it mean u think of god constantly or otherwise?

[tva prasad]

anyone... I wud really appreciate the answer. If any1 knows please help out thanx

[Lucky]

 

On ‎3‎/‎7‎/‎2017 at 10:26 PM, tva prasad said:

Does it mean u fall in love with god or does it mean u think of god constantly or otherwise?

I don't think so. It's a pretty high avastha.

First, you have to attach to naam, and have naam residing in mind.  See the concept of "charan" thread.  

[tva prasad]

6 hours ago, Lucky said:

 

I don't think so. It's a pretty high avastha.

First you have to attach to naam and have naam residing in mind.  See the concept of "charan" thread.  

what does it mean to have naam residing in ur mind? Can u post the charan thread if possible, thankyou.

[Lucky]

 

[Sat1176]

The mind has to be stilled and purified via the gurmantar and has to pass through the following stages before it becomes pure and merges back into Waheguru

1.Many Thoughts and Desires

2. Gurmantar / Mantra (Only taking 1 thought with focused dhyan on this)

3. No Thoughts (Pure Still Mind)

4. Anhad Bani starts so then dhyan/focus is put on this shabad

5. Multiple shabads become one sound (aka Naam) by listening to which you eventually merge back to the Ultimate Truth. This is stage where it is said that God resides in the Mind.

 

har har nit karahi rasnaa kahi-aa kachhoo na jaanee.
They may continually chant, 'Har, Har' with their tongues, but they do not know what they are saying.

chit jin kaa hir la-i-aa maa-i-aa bolan pa-ay ravaanee.
Their consciousness is lured by Maya (mind is wondering and not focusing on the Sound of the Jaap); they are just reciting mechanically.

 

banDhan torh charan kamal drirh-aa-ay ayk sabad liv laa-ee.
Shattering the bonds, the Guru implants the Lord's lotus feet within, and lovingly attunes us to the One Word of the Shabad.

(915)
anDh koop bikhi-aa tay kaadhi-o saach sabad ban aa-ee.
He has lifted me up, and pulled me out of the deep, dark pit of sin; I am attuned to the True Shabad.

manoo-aa asthir sabday raataa ayhaa karnee saaree.
Imbued with the Shabad, his mind becomes steady and stable; this is the most excellent action.

bayd baad na pakhand a-oDhoo gurmukh sabad beechaaree.
This true hermit does not enter into religious debates or hypocrisy; the Gurmukh contemplates the Shabad.

gurmukh jog kamaavai a-oDhoo jat sat sabad veechaaree.
The Gurmukh practices Yoga - he is the true hermit; he practices abstinence and truth, and contemplates the Shabad.

sabad marai man maaray a-oDhoo jog jugat veechaaree.
One who dies in the Shabad and conquers his mind is the true hermit; he understands the Way of Yoga.

 

siv nagree meh aasan baisai gur sabdee jog paa-ee.
Sitting in Yogic postures in the City of God, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, you shall find Yoga.

(909-14)
Dhaatur baajee sabad nivaaray naam vasai man aa-ee.
Restrain your restless wanderings through the Shabad, and the Naam will come to dwell in your mind.

bhagat janaa kee ootam banee jug jug rahee samaa-ee.
The Bani (Anhad Bani), the Word of the humble devotee is the most sublime and exalted; it prevails throughout the ages.

(909-19)
banee laagai so gat paa-ay sabday sach samaa-ee.
One who is committed to this Bani (Anhad Bani) is emancipated, and through the Shabad, merges in Truth.

[Lucky]

 

A very powerful shabad.

Just to add to this very good outline above by Sat, ..... the stage between 4 and 5, is a very long process that itself contains many other stages along the way.

3 hours ago, Sat1176 said:

4. Anhad Bani starts so then dhyan/focus is put on this shabad

5. Multiple shabads become one sound (aka Naam) by listening to which you eventually merge back to the Ultimate Truth. This is stage where God is said that God resides in the Mind.

 

I think, I'm right in saying that the multiple shabads merging into one(eka naam), occurs after dasam duara is open?   correct me if I'm wrong.

You may hear the shabads at different stages before hand i.e..prior to dasam duar.    But after it's opening, when Waheguru opens the door for you,   they are all heard again, together, but this time, they are in pure celebration, Vadiyanh and anand bliss (anand sahib ->Mann Vajia Vadiyanh) 

[das]

On ‎3‎/‎7‎/‎2017 at 11:26 PM, tva prasad said:

What does it mean to have god reside in your mind?

I don't think anyone can "have god reside in your mind"; because He is already there but we cannot find Him. e.g Butter is hidden in the milk but becomes visible only when someone does follow the process of churning.

Same way God is there, it's just a matter of:
* Finding reasons Why we cannot find him?
 - Because we're finding Him in the wrong place.
 - and our Mind does have faults.
* And once we're aware of those, we just need to follow the process of removing those veils.

Sat has already explained what really means by "Raab da mann wich vasna a.k.a Raab nu labh lena", but it comes with KIRPA.

[sarabatam]

This pure enlightened jot(knowledge/being/awareness) already exist in all of us, according to gurbani. Our mind have to quite/silence to experience it or abide it in and function through until it effort becomes effortless, until realization of that dawns.

ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥ गउड़ी महला ५ ॥ Ga▫oṛī mėhlā 5. Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

ਅਗਮ ਰੂਪ ਕਾ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਥਾਨਾ ॥ अगम रूप का मन महि थाना ॥

Agam rūp kā man mėh thānā.

The Lord of Unfathomable Form has His Place in the mind.

 

 

Ang-603

ਮਨ ਰੇ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਛੋਡਿ ਚਉਥੈ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ॥ मन रे त्रै गुण छोडि चउथै चितु लाइ ॥

Man re ṯarai guṇ cẖẖod cẖa▫uthai cẖiṯ lā▫e. O mind, renounce the three qualities, and focus your consciousness on the fourth state.

 

ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਤੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਭਾਈ ਸਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ हरि जीउ तेरै मनि वसै भाई सदा हरि के गुण गाइ ॥ रहाउ ॥

Har jī▫o ṯerai man vasai bẖā▫ī saḏā har ke guṇ gā▫e. Rahā▫o.

The Dear Lord abides in the mind, O Siblings of Destiny; ever sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||Pause||

[harsharan000]

On 8/3/2017 at 6:26 AM, tva prasad said:

What does it mean to have god reside in your mind? Does it mean u fall in love with god or does it mean u think of god constantly or otherwise?

Having God in mind, means, to be focused on Him at all times as much as possible.

One may ask how can that be possible?  Well, we can easily have Him, through His chintan, His simran. By putting into action this jugtee, we stop the mind from wandering out constantly.

The thing is, we have to get filled more with Him, than the worldly maya. And this is only possible, by aiding, by putting within us the most precious wealth/dhan, and that is the one of His Nam simran. There is no other way to lessen maya or koor within us, except the one of His Nam, Wahiguru.

For only His power, can overpower, subdue and defeat man, maya and kal. 

Our reality as spiritual beings/souls, is the nature of us being particles of  the Infinite Ocean of Shabad, and thus, to merge in Him, is our sole goal in human life.

Just as in Anand Sahib, we have heard and read many a times, Nam jiskay man vaseeya, vajeh Shabd ganere.  Which means, in the minds of those where Nam is established firmly, through His Simran, we start being/getting aware of our True nature as His souls, and as the more we dedicate ourselves in the devotion of Nam Simran as pointed out thoroughly SGGS,  we start getting purified from all our impurities, karmas, vasnas, man, moh, vikars, only then we gain that much purity by His Grace at all times, that only and only then we are fit to merge and become one with Him.

That is His Beant wadeeayee, of letting us being engaged in the devotion of His Lotus Feet.

So finally, how did all this happen?

Well it all started, by having him in our mind, through His Simran.

Har simran meh Prabh Aap Nirankara.

Sat Sree Akal.

 

[harsharan000]

 

A verse from Guru Jee, on the topic of the present thread.

 

ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿ ਲਾਹਾ ਅਗਲਾ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਹਰਿ ਮਨ ਮਾਹ ॥੪॥੨੩॥

Har Jap Laahaa Agalaa Nirabho Har Man Maah ||4||23||

Those who chant the Name of the Lord earn great profits; the Fearless Lord abides within their minds. ||4||23||

 

Raag Sri Raag

Guru Nanak Dev Maharaj