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Brother Still Nascent, the Bani when refers to 10 doors, though some may take those doors as the different chakras(energy centers) we have within us, I believe the doors mentioned are as follows: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, mouth, and the 2 lower apertures; being the tenth one, the one referred as the 3rd eye, or above and between the eyes. You see, through these 9 apertures our attention, our consciousness, is dispersed/scattered in the mayavee nashvant creation, but it is by concentration at the 3rd eye, that we collect our consciousness and enter the spiritual realms and move upwards, towards Sach Khand where Waheguru the Highest Consciousness resides. Though once in the subtler spiritual realms, one can move freely there where one is instructed as per different techniques or means of concentration in any of the chakras right from the base of the spinal cord upto the one in the top of the head. To clear a bit more the point of ten doors, following are some verses from the Bani, special attention those in black mai har har naam adhaar rameeaa | I take the Support of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. iKnu plu rih n skau ibnu nwvY gurmuiK hir hir pwT pVeIAw ]1] rhwau ] khin pal rehi n sako bin naavai guramukh har har paath parreeaa |1| rehaao | I cannot live, for a moment, even for an instant, without the Name of the Lord; the Gurmukh reads the Sermon of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause|| eyku igrhu ds duAwr hY jw ky Aihinis qskr pMc cor lgeIAw ] eaek girahu dhas dhuaar hai jaa kae ahinis thasakar panch chor lageeaa | In the one house of the body, there are ten gates; night and day, the five thieves break in. Drmu ArQu sBu ihir ly jwvih mnmuK AMDuly Kbir n peIAw ]2] dharam arath sabh hir lae jaavehi manamukh andhulae khabar n peeaa |2| They steal the entire wealth of one's Dharmic faith, but the blind, self-willed manmukh does not know it. ||2|| The five thieves referred as robbers, is because, the wealth of Nam as well as other attributes are within us, but, by being scattered in the mayavee creation through the 9 doors, or apertures of the body, throughout the whole day, one remains unaware and devoid of that True wealth, thus goes as a paupper at the time of his/her departure from this world. That is why Guru Jee, tells us to enter through that 10 th gate or door, with the concentration of Nam, Gurparsad, as seen in my post above and enter into the spiritual realms, and move towards the direction ( Nanak Nam jahaaz hae, jinee chareeya se utareeya paar)of Sach Khand, the only permanent and eternal abode of Supreme Reality. SSA.

cybersing jee, the purpose of this Bani as well as any other, is only to get us purified in order to re-unite ourselves with Him, through the prem bhakti of the jaap of His paviter Nam, as seen in the following verses. ਦੁਖ ਭੰਜਨੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਜੀ ਦੁਖ ਭੰਜਨੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਨਾਮੁ ॥ Dhukh Bhanjan Thaeraa Naam Jee Dhukh Bhanjan Thaeraa Naam || दुख भंजनु तेरा नामु जी दुख भंजनु तेरा नामु ॥ The Destroyer of sorrow is Your Name, Lord; the Destroyer of sorrow is Your Name. To some the question now may arise as per how should it be done, well, it should be done as much as possible in the early hours of Amrit Vela, otherwise any time is good to wash away our countless paaps, that is why Guru Jee facilitates us by saying: ਆਠ ਪਹਰ ਆਰਾਧੀਐ ਪੂਰਨ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ Aath Pehar Aaraadhheeai Pooran Sathigur Giaan ||1|| Rehaao || आठ पहर आराधीऐ पूरन सतिगुर गिआनु ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥ Twenty-four hours a day, dwell upon the wisdom of the Perfect True Guru. ||1||Pause|| All time is auspicious time, if only He is remembered through His holy Name. What other benefits happen, when clings on to His Lotus Feet through His Name? Many beautiful things happen of which we could not even imagine, for example : ਜਮ ਕੰਕਰੁ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਰਸਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਉ ॥੧॥ Jam Kankar Naerr N Aavee Rasanaa Har Gun Gaao ||1|| जम कंकरु नेड़ि न आवई रसना हरि गुण गाउ ॥१॥ The Messenger of Death does not even approach those who chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord with the tongue. ||1| Then one more most beautiful thing: ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨਿ ਭਇਆ ਪਰਗਾਸਾ ਪਾਇਆ ਪਦੁ ਨਿਰਬਾਣੀ ॥੪॥੪॥੧੨੫॥ Kahu Naanak Man Bhaeiaa Paragaasaa Paaeiaa Padh Nirabaanee ||4||4||125|| कहु नानक मनि भइआ परगासा पाइआ पदु निरबाणी ॥४॥४॥१२५॥ Says Nanak, the Divine Light has dawned within my mind; I have obtained the state of Nirvaanaa. ||4||4||125| Waheguru Akal Purukh Himself comes to abide in our minds. What else can one want? What else is left to ask for? Stay blessed. SSA.

With His kirpa, and then by one's realization of such deep bhakti, then determination to adhere to it firmly, in order to get that desired divine transformation. His grace and our sincere efforts go hand by hand.

Well brother curious man jee, from what I understand, is that, the all powerfull Waheguru Akal Purukh, will continoussly keep satisfying all our desires which keep on arising without any stop, for He is as great as only He is. Eventually, we may get tired of asking, but He Sachay Patshah, never ever gets tired nor short, even if the whole of the "kaenaat" gets together and keeps asking countless times .... Denda de : The bountless Giver, nonstop keeps on giving whatsoever is asked from Him lenda thak paahe: to the extent that in the end, the receiver gets tired of asking and receiving. SSA.

While the *Battle of Kurushetra was at its peak, Arjuna and Karna were fighting each other.* It was a battle to witness, a flurry of arrows were being exchanged, and even Gods were witnessing this epic battle between the 2 warriors. Arjuna would shoot his arrows and the impact of these arrows would be so much that Karna’s chariot would go back by 25-30 feet. People who witnessed this were amazed by the skills of Arjuna. Karna was no less. When he shot arrows, Arjuna’s chariot would also shake and go back by 3-4 feet. More than everyone, Krishna would applaud Karna every time his arrow hit Arjuna’s chariot. But *not once did He applaud Arjuna’s skills !* At the end of the day, Arjuna asked Krishna: “Oh Lord, I have shot so many arrows at Karna’s chariot, it was being displaced like a feather in wind, but not once did you appreciate me. Rather, *you would appreciate his skill despite his arrows just displacing my chariot a little”.* Krishna smiled and replied “Oh, *Arjuna, remember,* your chariot is protected by *Hanuman* at the top on your flag, *Me as your charioteer* in the front and by *Sheshnag* at its wheels, yet the whole chariot would still sway and displace whenever the valiant Karna hit us with his arrows”. “But *Karna’s chariot is not protected by any such force*, *he is on his own, yet he fights valiantly”.* It is said that after the battle of Kurushetra was over, Krishna refused to get off the chariot till Arjuna got down. Once Krishna alighted from the chariot, it caught fire and turned to dust. Krishna said “Oh Arjuna, your chariot was destroyed by Karna a long time ago, it is I who was still protecting it.” *“Never in your life have the arrogance to say that you have achieved big heights. If you have achieved something, it is the divine will,* it is the divine intervention that has always protected you, cleared your path and *given you the right opportunities at the right time”!* An excerpt from *Mahabharata* and conveys message to mankind. Though simple but a strong reminder to mankind. *Be humble, remember, even a little leaf cannot move/sway without Waheguru's Hukum

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MEDITATION AND PRAYER Meditation should not be confused with prayer -silent or vocal. A devotee prays in a temple, a shrine or at any place considered appropriate by him, while in meditation he worships in the sacred and stainless shrine of atma , which is independent of time , place and distance. Prayer is an earnest , humble request. In prayer, the devotee talks to the God, communicates his feelings,desires and gratitude to Him. In meditation, the devotee asks nothing of God ; he simply listens to the voice of God within. In prayer, he gets close to God , while in meditation he strives to become one with God. In prayer, a dualism between God and devotee exists; in meditation the apparent dualism eventually disappears. THEREFORE, IT IS BELIEVED BY SOME THAT MEDITATION IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF PRAYER.

ਜਗਤੁ ਜਲੰਦਾ ਰਖਿ ਲੈ ਆਪਣੀ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰਿ ॥ Jagath Jalandhaa Rakh Lai Aapanee Kirapaa Dhhaar || The world is going up in flames - shower it with Your Mercy, and save it! ਜਿਤੁ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਉਬਰੈ ਤਿਤੈ ਲੈਹੁ ਉਬਾਰਿ ॥ Jith Dhuaarai Oubarai Thithai Laihu Oubaar || Save it, and deliver it, by whatever method it takes. Dear OP, to your enquiry about the 2 verses above, following are my 2 cents: In the first verse, it is said that the whole world is burning..... But burning in which way? Well, the whole creation is burning in the "chaurasee ka ckakar", in the endless cycle of births and deaths. And the way to get out is mainly by His grace. Then, in the second verse it is said save it by anyway you think fit. But the complete interpretation would be best, if we look at the third verse, where it is said: ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਵੇਖਾਲਿਆ ਸਚਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥ Sathigur Sukh Vaekhaaliaa Sachaa Sabadh Beechaar || The True Guru has shown the way to peace, contemplating the True Word of the Shabad. Here Guru Jee is very clear, and goes right to the root of the problem to solve it, for as we can see He says that, by contemplating /meditating on the Shabad/Nam as per teachings in Gurmat, we obtain eternal peace and bliss, for it is only by meditating on Nam or Shabad, that one gets freed from the burning cycle of births and deaths, and it is only by doing this bhakti that we merge in our Origin, Akal, Ajoonee, Satnam.... Stay blessed. SSA.

Question 14: Dear Guru Jee, why is it that inspite of all the regular practices and offerings to Waheguru I do not get even a glimplse of His darshan? Guru Jee : my dear sikh, listen carefully; if you really want to have His darshan, you have to discard all other practices which keep you away from Him, and faithfully and devotedly do the following as I say : ਦਸਵੈ ਦੁਆਰਿ ਕੁੰਚੀ ਜਬ ਦੀਜੈ ॥ Dhasavai Dhuaar Kunchee Jab Dheejai || When the key is inserted in the Tenth Gate, ਤਉ ਦਇਆਲ ਕੋ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਕੀਜੈ ॥੨੪॥ Tho Dhaeiaal Ko Dharasan Keejai ||24|| Then, the Blessed Vision of the Merciful Lord's Darshan is seen. * Note: the Tenth Gate referred by Guru Jee in the verses above, is located in the center above the 2 eyes; and the key which has to be used to open that Door and have His darshan, is His simran alone. SSA.

True Bro. The wicked ones do not like to live not let live in peace. Something or the other nonsense has to be there. Unnecessary conflicts, disputes, arise as bubbles on the surface of the world...while some burst in due time, many other are again on the surface, due to the turbulances of the unbalanced minds...

Dear Paappi ji, different people may give you different valid replies, but that much in simple words I may tell you that there are 3 stages. The first one is of realization. Here one realizes the importance of this type of bhakti of meditating of which you are asking. We all agree, we are sinners, and our sins are the huge barrier between us and our beloved Lord Waheguru. Therefore we want to get purified with His grace, in order to go there where He is and merge in Him. In this respect the Bani tells us: ਪਤਿਤ ਪਾਵਨ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾ ॥ Pathith Paavan Har Naamaa || The Lord's Name is the Purifier of sinners. So firstly, we realize that if there is any such thing which can purify us, is that one of meditating on His holy Name only. Then the second stage is the one of application. Means, we have to apply to a practical method, a jugtee, or let us say Bhakti, in order to reach our goal, of that which one, that we realized its supreme importance in the first stage, and as said, it was of getting purified. Now here once again, different questions may arise in different minds, some may ask, how much time should one engage in this practice.... minutes? hours? days? timings? Or some may even think of substituing it with other practices, for that is what they have mainly seen others doing... But fortunately we have Guru Jee with us, to remind and correct us, and bring us back to the right path again and again, for as Guru Jee tells us : gur satgur kaa jo sikh akhaa-ay so bhalkay uth har naam Dhi-aavai. One who calls himself a Sikh of the True Guru, shall rise in the early morning hours and meditate on the Lord's Name. Not only that much, rather Guru goes a step further by telling us : Kirapaa Keejai Saa Math Dheejai Aath Pehar Thudhh Dhhiaaee || Show Your Mercy, and bless me with such understanding, that I may meditate on You, twenty-four hours a day. Some may protest and say, why 24 hours? This also has an explanation, Guru Jee never says anything without a solid reason. Though it is clear, that in the early morning hours we should meditate on Him, but, when He says all the 24 hours, it means, all the maximun time possible should be done, while eating, walking, waiting, jogging, bathing etc.... every step towards Him counts in our favor, for having kept His name the maximum time of the day in our minds, then the result is, that we are unconciouslly subduing the mind, so, when on the next day we sit to meditate in the early hours, our mind will be almost groggy and will not be able to play mischiefs with us, by distracting us with its countless thoughts being poured continously.... The the other reason for which Guru Jee tells us to meditate on Him, all the 24 hours, that is becuase He knows how stupid and weak we are, so in this way, we will focus only on what He wants us to do and not do any sort of manmat of our which we usually do.... And the last and third stage, is that of transformation. In this respect the Bani says: Jin Har japeeya se Har hoeeya. He who repeats His Name, becomes Him. Thus we are transformed by getting purified with His name, from an alone and a wandering soul in pain, caught in the net of the ceaseless chaurasee ka chakar, into the Infinte and blissful Waheguru Akal Purukh. This in short, is the mahima of Waheguru and the bhakti of meditating upon His Nao, His Nam, Satnam... Stay blessed. SSA.

Question 13 : Guru Jee, what is that only one thing that we should always ask from Waheguru without fail? Guru Jee: listen carefully to the following words my dear sikh, and keep them always present in your mind, for in it lies your true welfare. ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕੀਜੈ ਸਾ ਮਤਿ ਦੀਜੈ ਆਠ ਪਹਰ ਤੁਧੁ ਧਿਆਈ ॥ Kirapaa Keejai Saa Math Dheejai Aath Pehar Thudhh Dhhiaaee || Shower me with Your Mercy, and bless me with that such understanding, that I may meditate on You, twenty-four hours a day. Raag Suhi Guru Arjan Dev SSA.