delibeli

Do you have a Spiritual Guide/Master/Guru? Concentration on any chakras will result in powerful movement of energies, depending on how long you have been doing it. When you are playing with these energies without guru's or spiritual guidance you will not be able to control them and end up hurting yourself, so stop meddling right now. Experimentation should only be undertaken with the help of Spiritual Guide (SG). Besides it is against Gurmut to play around with these energies without His hukam.

On 2 August 2016 at 11:50 PM, Manrajsingh said: All i ate last night was jam bread butter I slept roughly around 9. I just want to do meditation during amrit vela without falling asleep. I normally do meditation during the evening but amrit vela has more importance, so i want to do as much meditation i can durning amrit vela. delibeli replied: I hope you realise that bread, butter and jam are not at all conducive to meditation or spiritual way of life! Bread and jam are both very high carbs which will induce stupor if not deep sleep accompanied with heavy snoring! Butter on the other hand is very high fat which will remain in your system for a long time because our bodies take ages to break down fats into simple fatty acids before they are digested! So, don't eat high carb, high fat diet before retiring for bed, not even 2 hours before! Eating these 2 hours before bed is simply not a wise step. Eat lentils, one small chapati, few veges and two tablespoons half full of home made yoghurt. Keep it very light, only in very small quantities. Chapati is ideal as it does not have yeast in it unlike bread. Lentils will provide protein and amino acids when combined with chapati. Our brain needs amino acids to function and remain alert. Veges will provide vitamins necessary for our brains and yoghurt contains enzymes to keep the lining of our stomachs healthy, for the producion of enough digestive enzymes to digest our food. Keep your evening meal very simple, avoid too many spices, butter, ghee or cooking oils! Moderation is the key. Don't eat too much garlic, onions or pickles, they will cause restlessness, your mind will not be able to focus, making it very hard for you to sit for meditation. Stick to fresh fruits, nuts, very low fat organic milk with few vegetables and plenty of water instead of regular Indian diet as mentioned above; it is not conducive to spiritual path at all. I simply cannot eat normal Indian food and sit down to do paat or simran. I had to change my diet to achieve results!

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Forgiving and forgetting is what always makes you feel better.

Thanks for responding to my query. I have another query and that is: Who is reciting the Banies when one is in deep meditation? Not all the Banies, but the ones one recites on daily basis! I believe our daily spiritual discipline is deeply embedded in our subconsciouness/soul and this is what accompanies us when we die and decides accordingly if we will reincarnate again in human bodies or not. This is the part that remembers all our karamas because they are deeply imprinted and forever stored in this hidden part of our being. There is no denying that our subconscious mind/soul is 'Jot Saroop' but it takes ages for a human soul to realise it. It may even take millions of reincarnations in a human body to attain this realisation. That's the reason Mahapurshs always refer to our previous karamas all the time when we are sitting in their company.

Does Naam simran/meditation lead us to our subconscious mind/soul? Are they both the same?

OMG!!

http://babawadwaagsingh.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/history-of-baba-vadbhag-singh.html http://babawadbhagsinghtrust.com/history_of_sodhi_family.htm

Also, attack on the Akal Takht Sahib ji and the aftermath!

So, we are just opening Pandora's box on a spiritual path? It makes sense. That's why we need a Guru.

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http://scroll.in/article/806781/non-baptised-sikhs-oppose-bill-seeking-to-exclude-them-from-key-community-poll

You have to be a fairly advance meditator to carry out astral projection.

Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji Maharaj.

Does the Sikh faith believe in astral travel and if so, does it encourage its followers to experiment with this activity? Is astral travel/projection considered black arts within the Sikh religious teachings? Are there any astral travelers on this forum who class themselves as 'adepts' in astral travel/projection?

Too many restless minds, they need to sit down and relax and meditate. Too much irrelevant and unnecessary mental activity leads to restlessness which leads to mindless decisions on how we react to certain situations in life. It is due to our restless minds we conduct ourselves the way we do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQibKoCcRf0 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=14998

Don't listen to others, listen to your heart, always. You tie your turban because of your love for the Guru. Your turban signifies your love for Him, so, don't ever stop wearing it. Others are just envious of your focused mind on what you are doing. This state of mind is a gift from God, not everyone is fortunate enough to receive it. You are very fortunate and truly blessed. Let others burn with envy, don't let them worry or distract you. In fact, you look very beautiful with your turban on, so keep it up

I am very happy for you. You can see now how this 'doormat or ordering around' mentality can lead to so many problems in a marriage, can't you? Alcoholism is not the only cause for domestic violence. Male chauvinism and IGNORANCE, which consists of taunts like you mentioned above can also lead to it. Some men have totally convinced themselves that they have the god given right to order around their wives, daughters or even their sisters. Equal partnership in marriage is beyond the comprehension of such men. It is possible, but they simply fail to either accept it or even try it out! In my humble opinion, it is the men that need to go back to school and re-educate. I doubt it very much if they think for one minute that they are now living in the 21st century!! They might dress,eat and walk like they are, but they really only have to open their mouths and you will immediately notice they are not! You might as well ask, how is it possible? Well, when we open our mouths to express what we think, others soon find out who we are. It is not rocket science. You don't have to be a psychologist to know we are what we think. Our thoughts can either constructive or destructive, it all depends on our backgrounds. We take our way of thinking with us when we form relationships. Our thinking is one of the reasons wh so many relationships\ marriages end up in ruins. Well, love is a very mysterious thing. So far no one has ever been able to define it. I am referring to love and not lust. Your love for your husband is that special spiritual kind of love and that's why you can't explain the spiritual connection it has created. It is your kind (true) of love that is beyond words and expression. You are both very lucky to have found each other again in this life. So, good luck and have a happy life together.

You are so completely engrossed with silly mundane worldly matters, when do you have the time to contemplate the more serious matters enunciated in the SGGS? Do you not think they are more important and worth allocating some time to? At the end of the day does it really matter to you that much what Bhagatsingh, pappiman or guest think of women or how they should be treated? Do you not think that you are just wasting your time arguing with these people considering that they have not been blessed with western way of thinking or western cultural backgrounds? I understand their comments are very hurtful to you and empathize with your pain, but do you really think you can change these staunch supporters of an evil ideology or belief that has long been eradicated from your part of the world? In fact, even the Sikh gurus tried to eradicate it from this religion, believe it or not! Besides, you don't even know them personally...... so, why let their thinking affect you so badly? You are the only one that can control how you feel when you read and hear hurtful comments, they also know this. I understand you are married to a Sikh man, what are his views on this issue? It is really his views that should matter to you most and not the views of people you don't even know. Is he a good man, does he treat you nicely, is he attentive to you and does he view your marriage as an equal partnership? If the answer to all these questions is 'yes' then this is all you need for a happy life. Don't let these strangers over here upset you, just ignore them, they are really not worth it !! Yes, you are correct. "Obedience' is a word we should use very carefully. This word has no place in a husband wife relationship. They used to use this word in olden days in the school environment, where children were 'told' to obey their teachers' orders and be obedient. It was used in the context of teacher\pupil\child relationship. Hardly an equal relationship. In equal, sensible and mature adult relationship such as 'marriage' the usage of this word is completely dehumanizing and totally derogatory. The word is oppressive, insulting, cheap and has no place in a happy marriage. Shocked!! Are you finding that you have to compromise your western values just because you are married to a Sikh man? If so, is it very difficult? In my humble opinion, I doubt it very much if there are that many women willing to play a role of dumb, submissive wives. If they are, then they are either dumb because of lack of education and not aware of the Sikh values of gender equality or they are too scared to speak up and take control. We do things for each other, because we LOVE and CARE.

No doubt, majority of the sampardas are still living in the dark ages in the gutters. They can pretend to be the most enlightened people in the world but their gutter mentality shows otherwise. If they think a dead drunk paralytic man with a turban on his head will do the Guru proud, one can imagine what stage of spiritual evolution they have reached. God will welcome a menstruating woman to resemble Him any day than a drunken, drug dependant\user turbaned silly old git. They are too thick to grasp the fact that it is due to a woman's menstruation cycle God is able to reincarnate souls that are waiting to be born so they can progress in their spiritual peregrination. There is nothing dirty about menstruation, but there is everything dirty and filthy about their gutter thinking. The idea that women are a weaker sex than men is another myth occupying the male psyche. Women are far more stronger because of the simple fact that they are the only ones that can carry a foetus in their bodies for 36 -40 weeks and endure childbirth pains which can sometimes last for three days. This feat requires a great deal of physical and mental strength, no man, whether turbaned or not will ever have the strength both mental or physical to withstand this excruciating experience. Spiritual superiority is not gender\sex based. If the Sampardas think it is, then this is a further proof of their spiritual lacking. Women are not inferior to men, spiritually. Women tie turbans on their heads same as the men, and not on their assholes! The head is the abode of God in a human body, whether male or female. The rest of your post, in fact,only belongs to the gutters and not worth wasting time on.

....... This is 'cos we are all using the same computer.

What you are looking for outside is right within you, you just need to reconnect with your Self. You will soon discover what one mad lover discovered when he said, 'Love has moved in and adorned the house. My self tied up its bundle and left.' Notice the word 'self' in the second line with small 's' and not a capital. Dive within yourself and you will discover everything you are looking for outside right there within you.

The best thing for you is to book two weeks in a retreat to gather your thoughts. Retreats can be a wonderful experience, they help us to reconnect with our inner reality. You do feel rejuvenated after a few days there. Also, don't forget to recite your daily prayers. Praying before meditation helps us to reach that inner Silence which is within all of us without effort and that's where we find answers to our problems.