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On 9/29/2020 at 6:35 AM, Guest NoFap said:

Again another interesting Observation I would like to share on this sound current path -

Seems like intuition power of my mind increased.

Deja Vus are happening frequently.

Also randomly I am getting thoughts in mind that something is gonna happen in future with me. (Sometime it happens, sometime things used to happen in different way then i thought, sometime exact same thing whatever i thought)

 

Has these thing happened to you. 

So sometimes i used to think we are just living in a dream and some of the things are predestined. 

I think that if your intuition has been sharpened, is more likely to happen when one due to the meditation practiced, one is passing or staying / reaching an inner stage, where these finer attributes appear as natural in those realms.

So in a way, it is like being dyed with the attributes of those inner realms.

The effects of real bhakti are quite different.

SSA.

4 hours ago, Guest Em Kaur said:

Apologies, I shouldn't have used the word "advice", I am no position to give anyone advice (even myself, it would appear!), especially on a forum such as this

Guest Em Kaur Jee,

You don't have anything to apologize for, cause your advice is right and sincere.

Other thing is trying to impose one's point by force on others, which is clearly not your case.

So your advice is valuable and  most welcome, as it is understanding per sikhee.

SSA.

On 9/27/2020 at 12:39 PM, Guest NoFap said:

a)While on Sound Current Meditation I am feeling the desire to withdraw my attention from family, friends & society.

b)(Is this thing happened with anyone who is practicing it)

c)Is it a good sign or something wrong going on ?

a) This is sign of His grace, we can not have maya and parmarath at the same time. If your attention is more towards spirituality, one is likely to become more spiritual minded and with less worldy bonds, and the higher and inner we enter, more and more purer spiritual beings.

b) No 2 people are at same spiritual level, thus, each one has individual realization.

c) Of course it is a good sign, if our aim is spirituality and we head towards it, let us be fully aware of all that it implies so that our mind does not play tricks and make us confused.

SSA.

1 hour ago, Jageera said:

I haven't drank or smoked in almost 2 years.A huge factor in quitting alcohol is the ability to distance yourself from other drinker friends as alcohol is a social drug and the further you are from drinkers the lower chance you have of being tempted to drink.This is the toughest part.Your so called friends will mock,belittle and straightforward get hostile with you as you move further away from them because they feel insecure and inferior that you are able to quit and they are still dependent on drinks.They will do their best to drag you in with all sorts of tricks and if that doesn't work they start calling you a bad friend,ungrateful,unmanly,holier than thou etc.Just ignore and realize they are not your true friends.

Next is to establish friendship with non drinkers and get involved in activities where drinking is not present or taboo.

Congrats bro.

Well done from your side by staying away from the bad sangat.

The next step is to stay alone or be in sadh-sangat, read Gurbani, listen katha keertan or just distract yourself with healthy hobbies, or go for jogging, or join a gym, the thing is to keep an eye on the devlish mind.

And last pray sincerely to Waheguru to help you go smoothly away from the bad company. 

Good luck.

SSA.

15 hours ago, Guest NoFap said:

It seems like thirst of knowledge is the only hindrance in the sound current path.

In my humble opinion, I do not think thirst for knowledge is any hindrance in the sound current path.

Rather, if there is any hindrrance it is the desire of possesing or aquiring to dominate or boast about it, this in reality is hankar or ego, and ego is the last vikaar/thief  to leave .

The example I usually give for the above situation is that one of Ravan. 

What jap or tap did he not perform? Then too, he was yet very much wicked even after aquiring so many powers, that he had overpowered the devtays and all the 5 chor were very much active in him, that too being such a devotee of the god Shiva.

Though bhakti is performed by almost everybody in all the religions, but there is definetely difference of whom the bhakti is done of.

Like the one of worshipping the numerous deities, trinties, or gods on one side, or, worshipping the Highest Truth, which is infinite, eternal and changeless, namely Waheguru Akal Purukh/Satnam/Nam or Shabad.

We are extremely lucky that we are born in sikh dharam, that due to His grace, that we by devoting ourselves to Him Waheguru Akal Purukh, we for sure reach His abode safely and totally pure, for engaging in His bhakti, we graduallly become pure/paviter, desireless, humble, full in faith and love for His Lotus Feet....

Even our chains from the never ending cycle of births and deaths are cut off, we have no more accounts to be settled with Dharam Raj .

To get the most(Him), by giving just a little bit of ourselves(manmukhta) regularly.

Isn´t it incredible? Isn´t it amazing? So much grace, so much mercy, on us sinners.

What else can one want ?

To love Him, we do not have to go anywhere, nor do any penances, or leave home or family, neither endure hardships on the physical body, but simply sit at one place, close the eyes and concentrate to meditate on Him.

That´s it, as simple as that.

In this respect, the Bani beautifully and in simple words tells us: 

Prabh ka simran mun kee mael jaae.  ( By His simran, all vikars, sins, pollution on the mind,  are washed away)

Prabh ka simran garb na baseh. ( By His simran,  one is not born again in any joonee)

Jin Har japeeya, se Har hoeeya. ( He whosoever meditates on Him by His jaap, becomes Him)

His simran, as seen, is the only means to reach Him, not only that, but something still more wonderful, which is merging in Him  and becoming Him.

Stay blessed.

SSA.

Hi NoFap Jee,

First of all no question is dumb or foolish as far honesty is concerned.

Secondly, as far as I know, powers are not obtained by listening to the sounds within, while maybe with the jaap of some mantras of some deity, which pleased grants those powers in their hands.

And as far as in the wisdom of sikhee, listening to the sounds is only possible when there is concentration or focus in meditation, and these sounds are meant for our purification only, thus listening them, one is transported through them to higher and subtler planes, until one reaches Sach Khand and merges there in the Aad Nad of Satnam.

As seen and read in the passages of the following link provided by you :  https://books.google.co.in/books?id=yV0oDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover, it says that thiese sounds are truly divine which should be listened with utmost respect and devotion for in a way they are the very manifestation of Satnam, and  as such, by listening our mind becomes pure and tranquil, desireless, and as baby who trusts its mother the most, totally gives away itself by perfect submission to that Primal Power within thus remaining in His Mauj at all times.

The power of this higher Nad is such, that the Bani tells us: Suniye, paap dukh ka naas. 

Which means, when one listens to these sounds, all our sins , karmas ....come to and end, thus one is freed from the cycle of births and deaths for once and forever.

No words can ever decribe the beant wadeeayee of Satnam,Shabad or Aad Nad.

SSA.

Almost all of us do His bhakti in various ways.

But have we ever asked ourselves what is true bhakti which is accepted by Him, and not only that, but, that one which pleases Him the most.

For if it does not please Him what we offer Him, then, of what use is that bhakti?

We do bhakti not to please ourselves as per our limited thinking, but, to please our beloved Waheguru Akal Purukh.

ਇਕਿ ਖੜੇ ਕਰਹਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਚਾਕਰੀ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਹੋਰੁ ਨ ਭਾਇਆ ॥

Eik Kharrae Karehi Thaeree Chaakaree Vin Naavai Hor N Bhaaeiaa ||

Some stand and serve You; without the Name, nothing else pleases them.

Raag Maajh Sree   Guru Angad Dev.

ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਸੁਖਿ ਰਜਾ ਜਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਇਆ ॥

Guramathee Naam Dhhiaaeeai Sukh Rajaa Jaa Thudhh Bhaaeiaa ||

Those who follow the Guru's Teachings meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Filled with a joyful peace, they surrender to Your Will.

Raag Maajh Guru Angad Dev.

* In the verse above, Guru Sahiban reveals us in just one line the summary of all spirituality, of what we ought to do, if only we want to meet Him, by engaging ourselves in the meditation of His holy Name.

"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think.

When the mind is pure,

joy follows like a shadow that never leaves."

- Buddha

"We are what we repeatedly (simran)do.

Excellence(bhakti), then,

is not an act

but a habit."

"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start,

yet anyone can start from now

and

make a brand new ending."

- Unknown

AN AMAZING DOCUMENTARY ON THE SUN AND THE PLANETS OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

One friend...   3 years earlier crossed 50...

Just about 8 days later an ailment was the excuse and a condolatory message  on the group ...Sad ..no more RIP

Two months later i called her husband. A thought crossed my mind ..he must be devastated.

Her spouse had a travelling job. Till her death she would oversee everything...home..education of their children..in laws..their sickness..relatives..everything
 

She would express at times..my house..my family ..but should we not get appreciation...why are we taken for granted?

I called up. I thought her hubby must be lost..to be responsible for evetything..aging parents, loneliness at this age..how must he be managing?

The cell phone rang for some time..the mind was perplexed...

After an hour he returned the call..He apoligised that he could not receive the call..He had started playing tennis for an hour at his club and meeting friends ensured he had a good time. He took a transfer to Pune.

All well at home , i asked.

He replied ..he had hired a cook ..he paid her more and she would buy the groceries and provisions.

He had hired full time caretaker for his aging parents. Managing..have to ..etc..I barely managed to say a couple of sentences and we hung up.

Tears welled up my eyes.

She was immovable from my vision.  She had missed the school reunion for minor ailment of het mother in law.  Looking for some appreciation and some applause..said she.

I feel like telling her...  No one is indispensable. And no one will be missed..it is play of our mind.

Perhaps it is the consolation...a symbol of our understanding if you would like to call it that...

That's the problem of putting others first.  You have taught them You come second Reality bytes.

After her death two more maids were hired. The house was in order.

We only measure our respect and our value..ain't that true?

Then do enjoy life..Remove the frame of mind that i am indispensable and without me my envoirements will suffer..

Most importantly make the time for the self..

       REALITY OF LIFE

*"At  the  age  of  ten , he  is  a  child ;  

at  twenty ,  a  youth ,  

and  at  thirty ,  he  is  called  handsome .  

At  forty ,  he  is  full  of  life ;  

at  fifty ,  his  foot  slips ,

and  at  sixty ,  old  age  is  upon  him .  

At  seventy , he  loses  his  intellect ,

and  at  eighty ,  he  cannot  perform  his  duties .

At  ninety , he  lies  in  his  bed ,  and  he  cannot  understand  his  weakness .*

*After  seeking  and  searching  for  such  a  long  time ,

O Nanak ,  

I  have  seen  that  the  world  is  just  a  mansion  of  smoke ."*

A family was consuming Vitamin C, B, Zinc, drinking Kadha etc to enhance their immunity.

Their neighbour, who was aware of this, after some weeks, asked them about any improvement. They replied: 

Earlier, when we quarrelled, we used to get tired in an hour. Now we can go on for 5-6 hours

Do not know why, but people really have a wild imagination...

This guy is a singer, his voice quality and the wordings in the songs, denoting praises and bireh for the Almighty are the reason for liking.

Nobody cares much for his "apperance" or image, for that has nothing to do with his songs nor voice.

His singing style, or voice, or the lyrics may not be liked by you, but to relate his image with it, is not normal at all.

One thing has nothing to do with the other.

For example The Beatles, singing in western attaire or in indian attaire... do you think that by changing their image, will lessen their voice quality or their level in the songs?

Lucky Bro is right, our community is fast in belittling others for no apparent reason, such a pity.

On 7/25/2003 at 5:20 PM, SinghMunda said:

Are our lives totally predestined?

Because it says a lot in the Guru Granth Sahib Ji that it is, so that must be true.

But i've ended up in discussions with others where they say that we do have freewill to do more paath etc to do more prayer, but is this freewill pre destined too?

Or has God given us part freewill too to improve our lives to a certain extent, but our lives are pretty much always going to be going in the same direction from the moment of birth?

SinghMunda Jee, 

just as there is no tree without seed, in a similar way,  there is no life, no birth or death, no pain or pleasure without past karam..... 

If there were no karmas, life could not exist, or better said creation would be a total chaos. With karmas, everything is precise to the microscopic levels.

The Bani says: aapay beejeh aapay khaae, this means whatever we get or go though life is the product of very own karmas, not because someone wants to benefit or harm us deliberately. 

If we give pain or sorrow to His creation, we are bound to receive pain. If we are good to His creation, we shall receive good in return.

So karmas are there at each step in our lives, and to receive their effects is unavoidable,  otherwise there would be no sense in the karma theory. In that sense we have no free will.

Though we do have a free will in the actions we commit and in our reactions in the different situations we may encounter ourselves, means to be mature and moral in them thus to avoid their negative effects in the future, or,  be egositic and wicked, thus get tightly tied with more knots  in the web of karmas.

But, inspite of so much karmas upon our heads, He, Waheguru Akal Purukh being a loving and merciful creator, has given us the chance of this human birth, to arise above all this paraphernalia of karmas, maya, sanskaras, punj chor, or even Kaal.

Arriving at this point, we may ask how can that be possible?

Well, as said above  He being a merciful Father, wants us to learn the lessons of love, of discernment, of morality and benevolence towards all, now it is up to us to understand and follow what He wants us to learn in His creations.

For if we do not amke ourselves strong in the above mentioned virtues, we can not even walk the path of Truth, in order to free ourselves from all the chains of karmas, mind and maya for once and forever.

So going back to the valid method of freeing ourselves,  in Gurbani we can see that He has made that path very simple, transparent and universal for all beings.

The method in question is the simran of His Nam.  That is why in Sukhmani Sahib we are told :

Prabh ka simran mun kee mael jaae.

Prabh ka simran garb na baseh.

One can see how simple is this path, yet people fail to grasp the depth or the heights of this spiritual reality.  For they think,  Nam simran is for the higher avastha people, so we can do any other external practices which we see others doing around us.

External practices make us remain outside there where untruth prevails. 

On the other side Nam simran, is not only  an all rounder cleanser/purifier,  but also  takes us within us, there where He is present at all times for all in equal manner.

So to conclude and summarize, karmas and everything else are there, but at the same time His apaar grace is also there to our aid at all times.

SSA.

Q 19:  Dear Guru Jee, I see so many people faithfully and ardously practicing different and various types of devotions, are anyone of them or all together valid to wash our karmas and to get mukti ?

A 19 :  ਤੇ ਮੁਕਤ ਭਏ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਤਿਨ ਪਵਿਤੁ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਏ ॥੧॥

            Thae Mukath Bheae Jin Har Naam Dhhiaaeiaa Thin Pavith Param Padh Paaeae ||1||

            ते मुकत भए जिन हरि नामु धिआइआ तिन पवितु परम पदु पाए ॥१॥

            They ONLY are liberated, WHO MEDITATE ON THE NAME OF THE LORD; they obtain the supreme status. ||1||

Q 18 : Dear Guru Jee, how can I ever know that the  devotion I perform is accepted at His Feet and He is pleased ?

A 18 :   ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਹਰਿ ਸੁਪ੍ਰਸੰਨੁ ਹੋਇ ਸੋ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣਾ ਰਵੈ ਸੋ ਭਗਤੁ ਸੋ ਪਰਵਾਨੁ ॥

           Jis No Har Suprasann Hoe So Har Gunaa Ravai So Bhagath So Paravaan ||

           जिस नो हरि सुप्रसंनु होइ सो हरि गुणा रवै सो भगतु सो परवानु ॥

           He whom with the Lord is pleased, that mortal  repeats the Glorious Praises (NAME)of the Lord; thus he alone is a true devotee, and he alone is approved.

Q 17 : Dearest  Guru Jee, is there any way by which I can find the Lord by myself or the help of anyone?

A 17 : ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਹੋਰਤੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਲਇਆ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥

          Gur Kirapaa Thae Har Man Vasai Horath Bidhh Laeiaa N Jaaee ||1||

            गुर किरपा ते हरि मनि वसै होरतु बिधि लइआ न जाई ॥१॥

          By Guru's Grace  the Lord comes to dwell in the mind; He cannot be obtained in any other way. ||1||

Raag Suhi Sree  Guru Ram Das Maharaj.

Note: It does not matter how hard or how many times and different devotions or hardships you engage into.  He is only found by loving Him through the meditation of His Name.  This is what Gurmat is all about.