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  1. Just reached Ang 503 and Guru Nanak Dev Ji takes it to another level.... Dhan Guru Nanak, Dhan Guru Nanak....

    In the one village of the body, live the five thieves; they have been warned, but they still go out stealing.

    ayk nagree panch chor basee-alay barjat choree Dhaavai.

    One who keeps his assets safe from the three modes and the ten passions, O Nanak, attains liberation and emancipation.

    tarihdas maal rakhai jo naanak mokh mukat so paavai. ||1||

    Center your mind on the all-pervading Lord, the Wearer of garlands of the jungles.

    chaytahu baasuday-o banvaalee.

    Let your rosary be the chanting of the Lord`s Name in your heart. ||Pause||

    raam ridai japmaalee. ||1|| rahaa-o.

    Its roots extend upwards, and its branches reach down; the four Vedas are attached to it.

    uraDh mool jis saakh talaahaa chaar bayd jit laagay.

    He alone reaches this tree with ease, O Nanak, who remains wakeful in the Love of the Supreme Lord God. ||2||

    sahj bhaa-ay jaa-ay tay naanak paarbarahm liv jaagay.


    The Elysian Tree is the courtyard of my house; in it are the flowers, leaves and stems of reality.

    paarjaat ghar aagan mayrai puhap patar tat daalaa.

    Meditate on the self-existent, immaculate Lord, whose Light is pervading everywhere; renounce all your worldly entanglements. ||3||

    sarab jot niranjan sambhoo chhodahu bahut janjaalaa.


    Listen, O seekers of Truth - Nanak begs you to renounce the traps of Maya.

    sun sikhvantay naanak binvai chhodahu maa-i-aa jaalaa.


    Reflect within your mind, that by enshrining love for the One Lord, you shall not be subject to birth and death again.

    man beechaar ayk liv laagee punrap janam na kaalaa.

    He renounces sexual desire, anger, egotism, greed, attachment and Maya.

    kaam kroDh ahaNkaar tajee-alay lobh moh tis maa-i-aa.

    Within his mind, he meditates on the reality of the Imperishable Lord; by Guru`s Grace he finds Him.

    man tat avigat Dhi-aa-i-aa gur parsaadee paa-i-aa.

    He enjoys the taste of the honey of God`s lotus; he remains awake, and does not fall asleep.

    barahm kamal maDh taas rasaadaN jaagat naahee sootaa.

    This lotus is very deep; its leaves are the nether regions, and it is connected to the whole universe.

    mahaa gambheer patar paataalaa naanak sarab ju-aa-i-aa.

    Under Guru`s Instruction, I shall not have to enter the womb again; I have renounced the poison of corruption, and I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar.

    updays guroo mam puneh na garbhaN bikh taj amrit pee-aa-i-aa.

    Some remain absorbed in Sun Samaadhi, their minds fixed lovingly on the One Lord; they reflect only on the Word of the Shabad.

    sunn samaaDh raheh liv laagay aykaa aykee sabad beechaar. (1)

    In that state, there is no water, land, earth or sky; only the Creator Lord Himself exists.

    jal thal Dharan gagan tah naahee aapay aap kee-aa kartaar.

    There is no intoxication of Maya there, and no shadow, nor the infinite light of the sun or the moon.

    Naa tad maa-i-aa magan na chhaa-i-aa naa sooraj chand na jot apaar.

    The eyes within the mind which see everything - with one glance, they see the three worlds. ||3||

    sarab darisat lochan abh antar aykaa nadar so taribhavan saar.

    Ang 504

     

    He created air, water and fire, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva - the whole creation.

    pavan paanee agan tin kee-aa barahmaa bisan mahays akaar.

     

    Nothing can be contained in a vessel turned upside-down; Ambrosial Nectar pours into the upright one.

    ooNDhai bhaaNdai kachh na samaavai seeDhai amrit parai nihaar.

     

    The Siddhas in Samaadhi beg for wealth and miracles, and proclaim His victory.

    siDh samaaDhee antar jaacheh riDh siDh jaach karahi jaikaar.

    As is the thirst within their minds, so is the water which You give to them.

    jaisee pi-aas ho-ay man antar taiso jal dayveh parkaar.

     

    The most fortunate ones serve their Guru; there is no difference between the Divine Guru and the Lord.

    baday bhaag gur sayveh apunaa bhayd naahee gurdayv muraar.

     

    The Messenger of Death cannot see those who come to realize within their minds the contemplative meditation of the Word of the Shabad. ||7||

    taa ka-o kaal naahee jam johai boojheh antar sabad beechaar.

     

    I shall never ask anything else of the Lord; please, bless me with the Love of Your Immaculate Name.

    ab tab avar na maaga-o har peh naam niranjan deejai pi-aar.

     

    Nanak, the song-bird, begs for the Ambrosial Water; O Lord, shower Your Mercy upon him, and bless him with Your Praise.

    naanak chaatrik amrit jal maagai har jas deejai kirpaa Dhaar

    O Siblings of Destiny, focus your consciousness lovingly on the Lord`s Name.

    bhaa-ee ray raam naam chit laa-ee.

  2. Over the weekend I came across a audio recording of Yog Nidra by GuruMaa. According to her explanation it is supposed to take you into a semi sleep state where you will have wonderful experiences. So i started listening to the follow along instructions where your supposed to lie down and be still. Then she tells you to take your dhyaan to various points of the body starting on the right side working your way from each finger up arm then from the tip of the feet up the legs. Then things got interesting when she said now I want you to focus on the navel watching it go up and down as you breath counting down from 27. Then she made you focus on the heart doing the same count down. I was quite happy following along with this until it went to visualisations as she said various words you had to visualise/experience fully within the mind. She used words like candle, sky, sea, clouds, grass, path, cold, temple, walk up to the temple which has two steps. As you walk in right foot first then left. It was very specific as she described the inside that there was a Shiva statue with incense and roses placed before the statue. So I'm thinking I'll just substitute with my own Gurus image for visualisation purposes and replace the mantra she was using i.e. Om with Waheguru. She said bow down and make a prayer from something you want. In this deep state what ever you ask for is supposed to come manifest over time. Then she slowly withdraws you from this state.

    I'm not disputing that this meditation technique might not be effective for some, but it made me question whether following these kinds of methods myself were actually distracting and confusing me from my original approach. Which was to focus on the Waheguru mantar and NO visualisations but to focus on the sound of the mantar only. She was invoking more thoughts where everything I had learned to date stated I should try and kill my thoughts and try and restrain my wondering mind using the Waheguru mantar. Think I will leave these kind of practices well alone. Although I think the initial stage of bringing your dhyaan inwards into the centre of the body from the arms and legs was usefull.

    Lesson I learned from this: Stick to one method which feels right to you. Don't go trying one approach then another then another.... You will never make progress using any of them.

  3. Nope nothing visual or auditory for me. Just blackness of the eyes and silence of the room. I am experiencing sensations down my spine. If there are Chakras I think this might be it. I can somewhat sense things in my pelvic region, my stomach region is active, my chest region becomes pretty active (and heart starts pumping or I notice it more), my throat becomes very tight and lots of pressure there. My forehead is the most activ, it feels like something is applying a lot of pressure there. And then I have these tingling sensations at the top of my head, sometimes there is pressure. Body also heats up a bit. Becomes more than relaxed. But at the time time becomes full of energy and sometimes start shivering and shaking.

    My experience of the Anhat (unstruck) is blissful silence. To call it silence does not do it justice.

    Veera just seeing if we can compare notes if there was something common in our experience. I haven't had the sounds and stuff that you have experienced.

    Thanks for sharing your experience with us Bhagat Singh Ji. May Waheguru Ji bless us all with the deeper intensity of his naam simran.

  4. My simran has taken a battering this past week. Can't seem to knuckle down and focus. Think this was the reminder I needed...

    Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji says on Ang 456

    Ang 456

    Make the effort, O very fortunate ones, and meditate on the Lord, the Lord King.

    udam karahu vadbhaageeho simrahu har har raa-ay.

    O Nanak, remembering Him in meditation, you shall obtain total peace, and your pains and troubles and doubts shall depart.

    naanak jis simrat sabh sukh hoveh dookh darad bharam jaa-ay.

    Chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord of the Universe; don`t be lazy.

    naam japat gobind nah alsaa-ee-ai.

    With each and every breath, worship the Lord in adoration; meditate on the Lord God in your mind and with your mouth. (I think the reference to man mukhee refers to the mouth of the mind i.e. internally with sass sass)

    saas saas araaDh har har Dhi-aa-ay so parabh man mukhee.

    Prays Nanak: may I meditate on the Lord`s lotus feet, and not be lazy in chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord of the Universe. ||1||

    naanak pa-i-ampai charan jampai naam japat gobind nah alsaa-ee-ai. ||1||

    The Purifier of sinners is the Naam, the Pure Name of the Immaculate Lord.

    paavan patit puneet naam niranjanaa.

    By the healing ointment of the Guru`s spiritual wisdom, one meets the Immaculate Lord God, who is totally pervading the water, the land and the sky.

    gur gi-aan anjan parabh niranjan jal thal mahee-al poori-aa.

    Wherever the Saints worship the Lord in adoration, there He is revealed.

    jah jah sant araaDheh tah tah paragtaa-i-aa.

    God blends Himself with His devotees in His natural way, and resolves their affairs.

    parabh aap lee-ay samaa-ay sahj subhaa-ay bhagat kaaraj saari-aa.

    In the ecstasy of the Lord`s Praises, they obtain supreme joy, and forget all their sorrows.

    aanand har jas mahaa mangal sarab dookh visaari-aa.

    Ang 458

    The brilliant flash of the One Lord is revealed to them - they behold Him in the ten directions.

    chamatkaar pargaas dah dis ayk tah daristaa-i-aa.

    Prays Nanak, I meditate on the Lord`s lotus feet; the Lord is the Lover of His devotees; this is His natural way.

    naanak pa-i-ampai charan jampai bhagat vachhal har birad aap banaa-i-aa.

  5. I have to die in that shabad. Kill the mind/thoughts completely as guru ji instructs on ang 429.

    Ego, self-centeredness, excessive anger and pride are the lot of mankind.
    ha-umai mayraa jaat hai at kroDh abhimaan.

    If one dies in the Word of the Shabad, then he is rid of this, and his light is merged into the Light of the Lord God. ||2||
    sabad marai taa jaat jaa-ay jotee jot milai bhagvaan.

    Waheguru waheguru waheguru.....

  6. My Guru is telling me to do one thing and one thing only and I do so many others..... Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru

    Ang 426

    They are occupied with the Naam, and only the Naam; they deal only in the Naam.

    naamay hee naam varatday naamay vartaaraa.

    Deep within their hearts is the Naam; upon their lips is the Naam; they contemplate the Word of God, and the Naam.

    antar naam mukh naam hai naamay sabad veechaaraa.

    They listen to the Naam, believe in the Naam, and through the Naam, they obtain glory.

    naam sunee-ai naam mannee-ai naamay vadi-aa-ee.

    They praise the Naam, forever and ever, and through the Naam, they obtain the Mansion of the Lord`s Presence.

    naam salaahay sadaa sadaa naamay mahal paa-ee.

    Through the Naam, their hearts are illumined, and through the Naam, they obtain honor.

    naamay hee ghat chaannaa naamay sobhaa paa-ee.

    Through the Naam, peace wells up; I seek the Sanctuary of the Naam.

    naamay hee sukh oopjai naamay sarnaa-ee.

    Without the Naam, no one is accepted; the self-willed manmukhs lose their honor.

    bin naavai ko-ay na mannee-ai manmukh pat gavaa-ee.

    In the City of Death, they are tied down and beaten, and they lose their lives in vain.

    jam pur baaDhay maaree-ah birthaa janam gavaa-ee.

    Those Gurmukhs who realize the Naam, all serve the Naam. (To serve Naam is to LISTEN TO IT!!!!!)

    naamai kee sabh sayvaa karai gurmukh naam bujhaa-ee.

    So believe in the Naam, and only the Naam; through the Naam, glorious greatness is obtained.

    naamhu hee naam mannee-ai naamay vadi-aa-ee.

    He alone receives it, unto whom it is given. Through the Guru`s Teachings, the Naam is realized.

    jis no dayvai tis milai gurmatee naam bujhaa-ee.

    O Nanak, everything is under the influence of the Naam; by perfect good destiny, a few obtain it.

    naanak sabh kichh naavai kai vas hai poorai bhaag ko paa-ee.

  7. Just read rest of Ang 425. Do I really need to read anymore? How many more ways does my mind need to be told to do as much simran as I can. Why am I still so lazy and why does my mind look for other things to do instead? Why have I already wasted so much time in my life? Got a long hard battle ahead of me. Only way I'm going to win this game is if he so wishes it and does his kirpa...

    Sri Guru Amar Das Ji says

    Everything is within the home of your own self; there is nothing beyond it.

    gharai andar sabh vath hai baahar kichh naahee.

    By Guru`s Grace, it is obtained, and the doors of the inner heart are opened wide. ||1||

    gur parsaadee paa-ee-ai antar kapat khulaahee.

    From the True Guru, the Lord`s Name is obtained, O Siblings of Destiny.

    satgur tay har paa-ee-ai bhaa-ee.

    The treasure of the Naam is within; the Perfect True Guru has shown this to me. ||1||Pause||

    antar naam niDhaan hai poorai satgur dee-aa dikhaa-ee. rahaa-o.

    One who is a buyer of the Lord`s Name, finds it, and obtains the jewel of contemplation.

    har kaa gaahak hovai so la-ay paa-ay ratan veechaaraa.

    He opens the doors deep within, and through the Eyes of Divine Vision, beholds the treasure of liberation. ||2||

    andar kholai dib disat daykhai mukat bhandaaraa.

    There are so many mansions within the body; the soul dwells within them.

    andar mahal anayk heh jee-o karay vasayraa.

    He obtains the fruits of his mind`s desires, and he shall not have to go through reincarnation again. ||3||

    man chindi-aa fal paa-isee fir ho-ay na fayraa.

    The appraisers cherish the commodity of the Name; they obtain understanding from the Guru.

    paarkhee-aa vath samaal la-ee gur sojhee ho-ee

    The wealth of the Naam is priceless; how few are the Gurmukhs who obtain it. ||4||

    naam padaarath amul saa gurmukh paavai ko-ee.

    Searching outwardly, what can anyone find? The commodity is deep within the home of the self, O Siblings of Destiny.

    baahar bhaalay so ki-aa lahai vath gharai andar bhaa-ee.

    The entire world is wandering around, deluded by doubt; the self-willed manmukhs lose their honor.

    bharmay bhoolaa sabh jag firai manmukh pat gavaa-ee.

    The false one leaves his own hearth and home, and goes out to another`s home.

    ghar dar chhoday aapnaa par ghar jhoothaa jaa-ee.

    Like a thief, he is caught, and without the Naam, he is beaten and struck down.

    chorai vaaNgoo pakrhee-ai bin naavai chotaa khaa-ee.

    Those who know their own home, are happy, O Siblings of Destiny.

    jinHee ghar jaataa aapnaa say sukhee-ay bhaa-ee

    They realize God within their own hearts, through the glorious greatness of the Guru.

    antar barahm pachhaani-aa gur kee vadi-aa-ee.

    He Himself gives gifts, and He Himself bestows understanding; unto whom can we complain?

    aapay daan karay kis aakhee-ai aapay day-ay bujhaa-ee.

    O Nanak, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and you shall obtain glory in the True Court.

    naanak naam Dhi-aa-ay tooN dar sachai sobhaa paa-ee.

  8. On 1/4/2013 at 1:29 AM, Raaj.Karega.Khalsa said:

    LOL! funnily enough...I had asked the same question once!

    It won't go on outside of your meditative state.

    That's not entirely true from what I hear, eventually you will be able to hear it 24-7. For the past few days mine has been on loads. I thought it would also manifest when you go internal and begin to close off the nine gates. But mine just starts even when I have my eyes open and my mind is still. Sometimes I wake up in the night and its happening. Just wish it was intoxicating to draw me to listen to it. I will see if I can post some relevant pages from Discourses from the Beyond which will shed some light.

  9. Has anyone come across a proper 'list' of what happens on the journey of meditation? I believe it must be different for everyone according to their past lives etc. but has any mahapurakh clarified about this?

    (Also, I don't mean 'Naam di Avastha' as Baba Hari Singh Randhawe wale have explained...but actually about what happens...as in what one begins to see and hear.)

    There is a little bit explained in Discources on the Beyond books written by Sant Waryam Singh. But it consists more of instructions of how to progress... I have heard that nothing beats having the sangat of someone who has actually gone through the stages because there will be many hurdles along the way and Maya will try its absolute best to hold you back or distract you on your path. For example when you start seeing lights of the different chakras/taats poeple can get lost by just looking at them thinking they made it. I don't even have the answer because I haven't seen any lights yet. I think you need to remain focused on the dhun because shabad is higher than taats/colours. Any kind of vision is considered maya and to be ignored. But to contradict that how will one know when Waheguru is staring one in the face? I guess only time will tell.

    May Waheguru guide us all safely to his pavitar charan...

    On this marg we have to be patient and persevere on, just have faith and keep walking. Myself included.

    gobi(n)dh milan kee eih thaeree bareeaa || This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe.

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