Mehar

One day, three Sikhs came to see Guru Nanak Dev Ji at Kartarpur. Their names were Rama, Didi and Saigal. They sat silently for some time and then one of them asked Guru Ji the following question.

What is the difference between Tamo gunn, Rajo gunn, Satto gunn and Bhagti marag?

A Sikh is one who seeks to learn, and Guru Ji teaches such a person the proper way: Not to talk bad about others and not to listen to gossip about others. How difficult is this ? Spend time not in fruitless deeds such as stealing etc. Stay away from the influence of bad people. The mind should not be allowed to stray towards the path of evil deeds. These activities come under Tamo gunn. If one meets a puran purash ( a knower of tat or truth), who is one in crores (millions), listen to his teachings. Listen and speak only the greatness of Waheguru. Speak not lies with the tongue ( a very difficult form of tapasya). In one's praises of God, consider God as present himself. In the flower is present its fragrance, but it is invisible to the naked eye.

Perform sewa or service; donate to charity or do other charitable deeds. These are hands and legs of tapasya and are called Rajsee tapasya.

What is Satto tapasya?

Satto tapasya is when a person listens to Gurbani without signs of inattentiveness, that is, in one-pointed concentration, and also performs good deeds. The mind is always restless and it inherently tries to stray. God has made it such. The Gutka (prayer book) is always in the hand but the mind keeps wandering; it goes wherever it pleases. Guru Ji says that, when you realize that the mind has strayed away and the Gutka has been left behind in the hand, then, endeavor to lead it (the mind) back to Gurbani. The mind is illiterate. Do not talk about knowledge acquired from a university or college. True knowledge or Brahmgyan has to be gained from Gurbani. When one is aware that the mind has strayed away, catch it, bring it back and make it concentrate again, and again. It will eventually get tired of running here and there and will stay attached to Gurbani. Then this is the moment of the beginning of the end to the cycle of births and deaths.

This bachan (order) canot be bought or exchanged for pearls and gems in the bazaar. Vairaag and Naam Abhiyas are two wings which are used to fly to the kingdom of God. We tend to regard the physical body as ours, but no ! Our real form is 'Nij saroop', which is inside; it is separated by a veil of falsehood.

Kivv sachiara kivv kooraae tutaae paal ||
How can this wall of falsehood be broken?
(Sri Guru Granth Saheb Ji, Angg 1)

Who will break the wall of falsehood ? Where does one go to search for a friend who will help one out ? It is very difficult to find such a friend. True Sikhs therefore seeks the answers from Guru Ji. We can call them such, as they come to the Guru for Light. In the beginning there is the seed; ultimately these seeds will one day begin to bear fruit.

hukam rajaee chalna Nanak likhia naal ||

By submittimg, O' Nanak, to the Hukum (Command) of the Lord of all destiny.
(Sri Guru Granth Saheb Ji, Angg 1)

Baba Farid was a highly spiritual saint, a bhagat, a puran purash or complete human being. His disciples aggregated one and a quarter lakhs. He went all over the country in search of a puran or complete saint who could impart to him the darshan of the Lord. His search finally brought him to a puran fakir (saint).

The fakir os seeing Baba Farid Ji asked him why he was wandering aimlessly. The person, for whom you are wandering around in search of, is in you. Baba Farid Ji then replied, "If He is in me, I cannot see Him." The fakir then told Baba Farid Ji that he was truly in need of a Guru. Baba Farid Ji replied, "All right, I shall become your disciple."

The fakir then told Baba Farid Ji that his first duty as a disciple will be to wake up after midnight, fetch hot water for him and to give him his early morning bath. The fakir asaid that other chores will be given to Baba Farid Ji later; if he could perform this initial job satisfactorily.

Farid Ji started serving his Guru Ji with all his heart and the day came for his final test. One day there was no fire in the house and Farid Ji had to heat water for his Guru Ji's early morning bath. He went to get some sticks of fire. He could see some fire burning in someone's house. It belonged to a woman of low moral values. Previously, Farid Ji used to pass by her house with hatred and disrespect. When, he asked for a stick of fire, the woman decided to take revenge against Farid Ji. She told him that the price of a stick of fire was - one of his eyes. Farid Ji did not hesitate. He borrowed a knife from her and took out one of his eyes and placed it on her hand.

He took the stick of fire and went back. His Guru Ji looked at his blood stained eye and told him that he had passed the final test and could now have the darshan of the Lord. Farid Ji became a puran saint after that incident.

Taken from the book, " Divine Mystic Reflections on Gurmat" - Talks and dialogues - Book 2

Saint Scholar Naranjan Singh Ji (Shiromani Kathakar)

Rom rom simran instructions:
Be One With the Cosmic Pulse
Day One
Blessings to you!  Welcome to 40 Days to Be One With the Cosmic Pulse.  
Japa is typically thought to mean repetition of a mantra.  But really Japa is the process of awakening a mantra.
Your own pulse should do Japa.  
You should not do Japa.  
Realize that inside you, there is a continual Japa.  The beat in the body continually repeats Sat Naam Sat Naam Sat Naam, without any effort on your part.  
Yogi Bhajan said, “Meditating on your own pulse is the hardest meditation a man can do.  But take the worst criminal on the Earth and make him meditate for 2 ½ hours on his pulse and after ninety days, give him a gun and tell him to shoot you.  If he can handle it, spit in my face.  That much cleansing can happen in consciousness.”  Let meditating on the pulse totally cleanse your consciousness.  Let it bloom you.
Whenever we chant Sat Naam, we always think that we are chanting.  When we think we are chanting, really this is our conditioned superficial “I” that is chanting.  
Realize that we have been chanting in the pulse all along.  Listen to the mantra in the pulse.  Be receptive to Japa.  Allow your witnessing consciousness to contemplate:  who is the one who is beating this heart?  
Meditate on the Japa of the pulse, and may Guru Ram Das always be in your heart!
Yogi Amandeep Singh

When I share something, I share as it is including my flaws, I think we all have to start from somewhere even if it is full of flaws...slowly Guru JI will sort it out.
@jaikara,  the first time I completed sehaj path it took me almost a year, i did it from laptop. then the next ones got easier & more doable in 6 month, and in 1 month. So i would say start it because time is running away fast ...who knows what will happen tomorrow...
@papiman , yea bro, hopefully Guru ji gets it done from me again....

Useful insight into the use of mala by GuruMaa
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156109121694395&id=378788264394
 

Indeed. 🙂
Any examples? Maybe it is mentioned but not in english translation or something.
This reminds me of Shin Zen Young, who talks about this type of meditation a lot.
He says you can apply this "identify and clarify" technique to many stimulus, like sights and feelings as well as sound frequencies.
You simply try to go in there and break the experience down into smaller mangeable chunks that you can clarify those chunks via your attention (like how Gheo is made by clarifying butter thorugh heat).
Your Consciousness acts like heat that clarifies your experience and turns it into gheo.
 
A worldly example -  let's say you are angry.
You look at the components of the anger, you identify the feelings in your body, the inner dialogue and frustration/exhaustion components.
Where is the anger located in your body? Feel it there.
Notice your blood coursing through the veins, the energy of the anger present in the body.
What other feelings arise with it? Take note of them individually.
Is there frustration? What is the quality of that?
is there jealousy? What is the quality of that?
It is a very powerful to meditate on anger in this way, to purify it into Pure Energy.
Bhakti / Shakti
 
1. Pay attention.
2. Break things down into their fundamental components.
3. Notice the qualities of those components.
4. Refine those qualities by Clarifying them with your Attention.
5. Profit
 
For those who want to know more about this technique or looking for a scientific approach to meditation, I recommend checking out Shin Zen Young's youtube channel called - ExpandContract.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNetIhxFinw
 
It is quite powerful and Guru Nanak Dev ji did make it quite easy.
Those who start earning spiritual wealth, once they get over the initial hurdle, they earn more and more with the inspiration that is available in Gurbani, quite easily.
What do you mean by this?

This is very nice thnx for sharing 

Whilst bairaag/deattachment is not a stage or state on its own, bairaag is needed throughout in bhagti marg to stay focus in the marg of Gurmat. If we think about it, we got through this constant struggle to fight off asthohol maya (physical maya), ever wondered what it would be in seeing subtle maya in divinity, bairaag is greatest weapon this jiv has not to pay attention to them, focus on main aim.

Sant isher singh ji rara sahib said in the divan, during his own journey all bhramand shaktiya's and sukhsham maya came to him with their hands folded, but their bairaag was too much that they didn't thought of them and keep moving on towards milaap of vahiguroo.

Infront of the greatest, how can words even suffice? My small intellect cannot even string a sentence together to even praise how amazing Maharaj is, there is no language that can express his greatness truely, the only thing you can utter is Vah-Heh-Guroo.

It is best to forsake all other words, and enshrine his loving naam in your heart, mind and soul.

Oh my, Just came to the following pungti and wondering if that is what i sometimes hear. Waheguru

Ang 356

You shall hear the vibrations of the tinkling bells, when your mind is held steady.
ghunghroo vaajai jay man laagai.

Dhan Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.......

An insprinational  article i would like to  share with you all.
It is a PDF file 
 
 
Understanding_gurmat.pdf

Yes i gotta copy from sacha sauda.

Its called Ishwar Amolak Lal. Black Hard Cover!

http://www.bhorasahib.com/Diary.htm

please see the link to see the entire diary and other information on Sant ji Maharaj. In particular please watch the amazing Bachan video on the video page

before they left Rara Sahib for the last time they sung:

'Din ta torey Raigey, Hogea pranaa Chola'
Only a few days are left, the Chola has become old.

during the deewan.

http://www.gurbaniupdesh.org/multimedia/04-Katha/00-Sant%20Isher%20Singh%20Ji%20%28Rara%20Sahib%20Wale%29/Atamik%20Bachan/Atamik%20Bachan-Part-01.mp3
now should work.

@Lucky
Aatmik Bachan 01, first folder first file ji.
Ps.  You will probably need headphones and be in a quiet area to listen
:)

Some one shared it on SikhSangat. Thought it would be useful in our SA Meditation section . ;-)
Wish it was a video though. Would have been nice to see exactly what places he was pointing at when giving certain instructions.

This video is amazing ... thanku for sharing ..