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Hi seattlesingh, in my opinion it is not the speed which takes oneself within, but it is the concentration in the jaap, with the ingredients of sharda, determination, and intense love to have His darshan, which takes our attention within sooner.

This post just hit the nail on the head. When beginners start the jaaps all the emphasis is put on the number of repetitions and we believe that if your repeat x number then it will bare fruits. We have discussed this concept of dhun Mei dhyan in a number of threads especially the meditation experiences thread. 
 
Yes you will definitely gain benefit of learning to devote x amount of time to jaaps but was it done with full dhyan and concentration? Probably not because your trying to race to the finish line and just be done with it. We have all made this mistake when we didn’t know any better. The dhun mai dhyan is so simple yet so hard to achieve for many. If a jaap is done with so much dhyan you may notice yourself going into sehaj / sleep.

Start listening around 30:00 and continue for 10 minutes. 

Thank man, I will look into those. I do have dhoop, agarbati. I am  a fan of natural products. 

Waheguru Ji
Very inspirational story of how Bhai Pinderpal Singh Jis life completely transformed because of Sant Baba Isher Singh Ji.
Only about 3 minute video, please listen
Waheguru 

Waheguru Ji
If you mean listen using a mp3 player or audio, no dass doesn't do that as that will become a distraction.  You might be listening to a audio jaap but the mind will still be thinking and you might be under the illusion that you are accomplishing your goal.  The mind has to do the jaap with intention and listen without anyother interference.
Dass only try's to listen to own voice internally or externally while sleeping, eating, or doing any other activities.  It's easy with some activities, hard with others.  It's all a play of dhyan/attention. The more you do the jaap and sadhana the easier it is.
Waheguru Waheguru

Waheguru Ji
Week 5 update
Day 29-520 Jaaps
Day 30-550 Jaaps
Day 31-460 Jaaps
Day 32-590 Jaaps
Day 33-580 Jaaps
Day 34-470 Jaaps
Day 35-390 Jaaps
Total completed this week 3,560
Total completed since started 21,493
103,507 left till 125,000
Sangat Ji please share your experience while doing Simran or any other Jaap to encourage the Sangat members, so they can start Naam Simran.
 

Thank You RagMala Guest, Excellent post. 
1) You said 1 sheaf path in the form of MoolMantra (6 malas daily) or Waheguru (80 malas) or 2.5 hours minimum (from where did you find the 2.5 hours one, bcoz I cannot find any literature that supports it.
2) I am guilty of doing my Nitnem banis fast, if I do it slow and with prem, its going to be a miss for sure. But other banis are done to the best of prem I possibly can. 
3) Dont care about cinemas, songs, dramas ----- Its all Jhooth ! man-made non-sense. 
4) I have to start seva, once this COVID-19 is mess. I wish to do jhoothay pander and jorra sewa at Gurdwaras. 
 

Not a fan of air fresheners, they contain lots of nasty chemicals. I open the window and the air here is itself naturally fresh and pleasant ! 

I think I understand your question. I was not clear when writing. You are right technically 2.5 hrs does not equal 1 sehaj path.

Also, use Air fresheners or Incense sticks to keep the air pleasant around you.
 
Bhul chuk maaf

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Gurparsaad, some tips are as follows bro:
Try to be as clean as possible when doing the Jaap. Brush your teeth, clean your tongue, take a cold shower (full body shower including kesh), etc, before doing the Jaap. Take a full body shower after excretion, urination, nocturnal emission, sweating, nap, etc. If you have eaten something, then make sure that you brush your teeth (or do mouthwash), wash your hands, arms, feet, face, etc, before doing the Jaap. Keep a separate set of clothing (Turban, Chola, etc), while doing the Jaap. Wear that only when doing the Jaap. Your Aasan (where you sit) should also be clean. If you do Jaap sitting on a bed, never ever have sex with your wife on that bed. Never eat on that bed. Basically, try to keep it as hygienic/clean as possible.  If you are doing the Jaap, while sitting on the floor, then make sure that you have a clean cloth or a mat on the floor, underneath you. Keep that cloth or mat clean. Don't use it for any other activities. If possible, have a separate room for meditation and chanting of Naam. Keep that room clean. In essence, try to keep your body and your surroundings as clean as possible.  
Another point (not related to Hygiene), always do Jaap at the same location and facing the same direction. Have lot of water (in bottles, etc) around you.
 
@Soulfinder and others - Please add more, if possible.
 
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Can u elaborate on hygiene?

I got this from Anand Sarovar and Anand Chamatkar where Baba Nand Singh ji tells that 2.5 hours is just karza but anything more is bhagti and gets deposited. I have heard and read about 2.5 hours numerous times but just cant pinpoint exact references. I will go through bacahns and post screenshots.
Also Sant Isher Singh Ji rara sahib emphasized dasvand of time which comes to be 2.5 hrs. 
 

 

I think so. If you do nitnem 7 banias, + sehaj path+ Gurmantra simran, that easily can be 2.5 hrs

I have also heard about 2.5 hours karza. However, does 2.5 hours count towards 1 sehaj path as u pointed above?
 

A Sikh must avoid touching products containing tobacco, as much as possible.
 
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Sikh - wearing helmet allowed or not as part of mandatory work requirement. Would like to know opinion based on Nanaksar Maryada. 
Also, like to know opinion on work environment which involves selling non-veg and other bad products as we know how it is in the west. For example someone working in a grocery store where you have a lot of anti-maryada products. 

I dont have much experience to share, but was listening to Bhai Vir Singh ji's tape in which he said japan should be done through out day and sometimes same jaap can get boring, can make a sikh egoistic, can create monotonous boredom. In this case he advised to do altering jaaps of gurbani tuks to keep the mind engaged and keep the bhav going. 
Best of Luck

1) Correct about the Maryada of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. I don't know what you mean by "dera", however I would trust the words of a pooran brahmgyani over the words of some scholar who studied history books and decided that "this" is the maryada of Guru Gobind Singh ji. You should be careful when you say "dera". 
2) Sikhs in Armies over the world during special operation do wear helmets, for example you can see several pics of Harjit Sajjan who is the defence minister of Canada and you can see pictures of UK soldiers too wearing helmets. 
3) Agreed with you on the income of tobacco and alcohol - I am not involved in this at all, but it was a question as some sikhs do here -- they are owners of motels, convience stores that sell these products a lot. 
Best of Luck  !

Amazing bro. Thanks for sharing the sakhi. It fills me with even more enthusiasm. Can someone shed light on what Prof. Balbir Singh ji is actually indicating.

Gurparsaad, many options are being provided for Jaaps, but please choose ONE and stick to it for a very LONG time period. Avoid doing Jaap of one Gurbani Shabad/Mantar for 3 months or so, and then switch to another Gurbani Shabad/Mantar. Don't keep switching the Jaaps.
Please remember the below:
Most likely, for an ordinary person (from a spiritual standpoint), it will usually take Sava Lakh (125,000) repetitions (with love, devotion, concentration, firm belief, knowledge, excellent hygiene, etc) of a Jaap/Mantar or even more, before you start feeling/realizing the power of that Jaap/Mantar.
To accomplish 125,000 repetitions of a Jaap in 40 days, one has to do more than 3000 repetitions per day, of that Jaap, which might not be possible for some people. If you plan to do 125,000 repetitions in 6 months (which should not be that hard), then you will have to do approximately 700 repetitions per day.
 
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Wahegurooo!
Dhan Dhan Baba Ji di kamai bahut zyada hai , kehan sunan to bahar , we can’t even imagine 🙏🏽🙏🏽
 
There was a sangi of Baba Ishar Singh Ji who wanted to have darshan of Baba Deep Singh ji. He wouldn’t let go of baba ji and also had lots of bhagti. Eventually, Baba ji told him how to have darshan. Baba ji said go to Baba Mitt Singh ji Nihang. The sikh went to Baba Miit Singh ji, but baba ji would not let him nearby. Finally, the sikh said I have been sent by Baba Ishar Singh ji. Baba Mitt Singh ji said acha, then sit close to us, and told him to close his eyes. When sikh opened his eyes , Baba Deep Singh ji was in front of him, in full tej prakash and jalal which was unbearable. Baba Mitt Singh ji came back to his original form. Sikh bowed down. Fir baba mitt singh ji ne keha ke acha (baba ishar singh ji val ishara karke) ke oh saade parde kholda hai, hun asi vi tainu kuch dasde haan baba ishar singh ji baare. Oh ohne jinna ne sanu bnaya hai....jdo oh ishnaan krde hon ta ohna di vakhi te nishan hoyega jive kise ne khanjar marya hunda...”.   Then Sikh had darshan ...

This sakhi I heard from a Nanaksar Pathi, there was more in sakhi, but samajdar nu ishara kafi hai... 
I heard personal experiences of three other people directly from their mouth who confirmed what was indicated in above sakhi. 
 
Dhan Dhan Baba ji 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Start listening around 30:00 and continue for 10 minutes. 

Start listening around 30:00 and continue for 10 minutes.