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Good video. Covers topics like consciousness. Ik Ong Kar. Sushmana breathing, Anhad Sounds and Naam.
 

http://www.yogiamandeepsingh.com/
 

Good video on understanding Ida pingula channels and their importance during meditation. 
 

I thought I would share some key points made in a book I read recently. Some of you might find the information contained within useful in your own personal spiritual journey's. Enjoy...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Ringing-Sound-Introduction-Current/dp/0966535804/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390990288&sr=8-1&keywords=the+ringing+sound
Do you Hear Ringing in Your ears?
If you said yes, you are not alone. Millions and millions of people have sought medical advice hoping to find an answer to the ringing in their ears, only to find there is nothing that medical science can do for them. They are told they suffer from tinnitus or similar maladies.
Although these buzzing, ringing, rushing sounds have been given new names by medical science, they are not new. They are perhaps as old as humankind. In the past, a great deal was written and taught about how to use these sounds productively. Techniques associated with the inner sounds involve the development of internal energy or what may be called spiritual power. Modern practitioners of such techniques often refer to these sounds as the sound current.
Sound current techniques also hold great potential for the expansion of consciousness. To reach into the sound current’s mysteries is to begin a personal adventure of self-discovery.
What does it sound like?
The auditory perceptions we have been referring to may be perceived in many ways. Commonly, they take the form of ringing sounds. They may be perceived as anything from a ringing, or buzzing (like the sound of a florescent light), to music. A common analogy likens the experience to that of listening to high-tension electric power lines. Anyone who has stood near one of the colossal Erector Set-style metal towers with suspended power lines, especially when the air is moist knows the crackly hissing noise.
Please do not be discouraged if you do not relate to the current descriptions. Just because you do not see an exact description of what you hear does not mean that you are not dealing with the sound current. Many other descriptions will follow and still only relatively few of the possible manifestations of the sound current will be explicitly described.
Generally, the “sounds” are first noticed in the right ear, but may be detected anywhere. As we will eventually see, these “sounds” are not sounds at all. The sound current is energy passing through an energy channel near the ear. It is only interpreted as sound.
The list below describes the various ways in which the sound current may be perceived is to catalogue them and give examples.
The first list is from a classic yoga book. It describes some of the more common ways in which the sound current may be perceived. Each description is preceded by its Sanskrit name
1. Cin nadam : Like the hum of the honey-intoxicated bees; idling engine vibration; rainfall; whistling sounds; high frequency sound.
2. Cincin nadam : Waterfall, roaring of an ocean
3. Ghanta nadam : Sound of a bell ringing.
4. Sankha nadam : Sound of a conch shell
5. Tantri vina : Nasal sound, humming sound like that of wire string instrument.
6. Tala nadam : Sound of small tight drum.
7. Venu nadam : Sound of a flute.
8. Mridamga : Sound of a big brass drum
9. Bheri nadam : Echoing sound
10. Megha nadam : Roll of distant thunder.
Additional common descriptions would include the chirping of cricket(s) or boiling teakettle whistling. Flowing water or wind are also common descriptions. These sounds can be of a high frequency, like florescent or halogen light, or of a very low frequency with an undulating or even slowly oscillating palpable physical quality. They may be smooth and harmonious, or very rough and jangly. They may be barely audible or seem more deafening. Often these tones appear just at the edge of hearing or sound very distant. When they seem close and loud, they actually vibrate the physical body.
When Would I Hear it?
The sound current is most noticeable during periods of high stress or paradoxically, deep relaxation. It may be fair to say that perception of the sound current is most notable when the body’s homeostasis is either highly threatened or highly attuned. Perception of the sound current may be particularly strong under the following circumstances:
Sleep Deprevation Illness or High Fever Influence of Drugs and Alchohol Physical or Emotion Trauma All of the above bulleted items relate to altered states of consciousness. They also represent potentially dangerous situations for the physical body. None of these is advised for inducing perception of the sound current. Aside from the obvious dangers of employing such methods, there is an inherent distortion of the natural experience associated with the stress created by such methods. Consequently the psyche cannot interpret the resulting perceptions well. The quality of subsequent experiences is also compromised by the body’s attempt to recover from the onslaught of imbalanced energy.
The sound current can be explored in its positive aspects through quiet inner stillness or focused energy technique. The following practices are recommended for enhancing perception of the sound current and personal vitality in general:
Deep Relaxation Techniques (Yoga) Certain Types of Breath work Shabad Surat Yoga Exercise : Playing with the Sound Current
Sitting quietly and comfortably with your eyes closed; listen to the sound curernt’s tones. Locate where the tones appear to be within or near your body.
Now isolate a tone on the right side of your head. If one is not there then simply intend to find one. Play with the sound by smoothing its vibrations or raising its pitch by gently reaching into it and intending a harmonious result.
Once you have a nice clean tone, see if you can move it to your crown chakra, or hair swirl. Listen to this chakra tone for a few minutes with a quiet mind. Observe yourself and you sound current carefully as you listen.
Changing Tones
In sound current mediation techniques, these sounds maybe modulated to produce desired states of conscious awareness. Specific states are associated with certain tones. Knowing a tone allows one to summon a specific related state of awareness.
Seeing the Sound Current
Many people receive light impressions while perceiving the sound current. Close your eyes. Imagine you are inside your head looking at the inside of your forehead, just above and between your eyes. From that place listen to the sound current and observe. Do not judge.
Receiving the Sound Current
Most people do not consciously perceive the sound current. It is filtered out on a subconscious level. As an example of how it happens, listen to a spiral seashell. The white noise it produces is an amplification of the sound of moving air. A similar noise occurs in your own ears. It is always there, but you do no hear it. The reason you are not aware of its presence is that your brain does no consider it critical to your physical well-being, since is does not require conscious attention or action. The information is regarded as non-threatening, monotonous, background noise. It is considered superfluous and is there fore disregarded. It never reached you on a conscious level.
But if a strong wind picks up, then that is a survival issue. Your brain is interested in threatening weather conditions. Suddenly, you hear the sound of moving air very well, because it is above normal background limits. But when our systems are running within normal tolerances, background information is not reported to the conscious mind.
Exercise : Shifting Awareness
Sitting comfortably, lightly touch your forehead just above and between the eyebrows. This is called the “third eye chakra”. With your eyes closed move your awareness to that point. Allow several seconds to get a feel of being there. Now, move your hand to the back of your head. Touch lightly on the knob of the back of your head, which is opposite your third eye chakra. This new area is called the “willpower” because it is the source of your personal will. With eyes closes, send your awareness to this new point. Get a feel of being there. Next repeat this exercise without your finger, using only your awareness. Then move your awareness to the center of your head. From there, move back in you head until you find a natural resting place for your awareness. This will be the place from which you will do your beginning meditation techniques.
Exercise : Listening to the Sound Current
Mantra meditation is the foundation of sound current meditation. When you are comfortable with that technique, it is time to add the sound current.
The sound current is usually noticed first in the right ear. Right-side tones lead up to the higher awareness. This is the easiest and most secure way to begin. Simply listen for the sound in, or near the right side of the head.
In time, you will hear buzzing, ringing or roaring sounds. They may come as a feeling or vibration more than hearing. You may perceive the sound current as light. As you listen, you will become more connected with the sound current. It may seem familiar, like something you remember from a long time ago. You may hear many other tones. Listen to the highest, finest vibrating tone. Gently monitor your impressions. Listen to your own inner knowing. Be your own guide.
Exercise : Following the Sound Current
Once you are comfortable with mantra mediation and listening to the sound current, you can begin playing in the tones. Essentially the procedure is to begin with mantra mediation to quiet the mind and enter into a higher state of awareness. When you hear then sound current, begin listening for the higher, finer tones on your right side.
When you are listening to a tone on your right side, it may be you hear another higher, finer tone further to the right. Move your attention to that tone. It will lead you to higher fields of awareness that constitute greater realms of energy and wisdom in the Cosmos and in your own being. Remember the journey moves simultaneously into inner and outer worlds as you follow the sound current up and back to the right.
During the process you usually lose track of your mantra. You are then using the sound current as your mantra.
Currents of Sound
The sound current is like two rivers of energy. One flows down to the manifestation. That is the left-hand side. The other flows upward, back to its Source. Perceived as a distance, these rivers are shinning ribbons of light. As your awareness draws closer you being to hear the sounds of rushing waters. You can sit by the river’s edge and be soothed and enlightened by the sounds of dancing cataracts. Or you may enter into the stream. There you will be transported. Your Inner Awareness determines the final destination. The ideal path is to learn at the river’s edge until your conscious becomes familiar with the flow. Simply listen at first. Then you can enter. All this is directed by your intent. Proceed like you know how. On some level you do. Spirit will acknowledge you intent and guide you.
Exercise : Entering the Sound Current
Enter the sound current is accomplished by choice, or intent. Focus your attention into it rather than on it. This a bold manoeuvre. It can sweep your consciousness away. The securest method is to maintain the focus of your consciousness on the crown of your head. This crown chakra is located at your hair swirl just behind the top of the head.
Allow your spiritual sight to follow the sound current. Think of it as a flying portion of your awareness by remote control from your crown chakra. When your session is complete, return your all thoughts to your physical body.
What should I expect?
Good question. The answer is limitless. Expect a quiet, peaceful mind, which remains with you longer and longer throughout the day as you practice. A sense of inner centering will grow. From that place of Inner Silence in your Self, you will be able to flow more easily in all realities and situations including daily life.
You may see other beings, other worlds, or manifest any number of psychic experiences. These are the worlds of the mystics. Humans are powerful beings. You are in charge. Always use your best judgement. Take command when required. You may call upon your own inner higher awareness for guidance. Be reverent of everything, but do not be overly impressed by anything. Do not be afraid. Listen to your feelings. You are connected to all things. In a very real sense, you are the center of your world. In that place, you are more powerful than anything you meet in mediation. Trust your inner Self. Spirit will guide you.
Final note
I have studied with many master teachers. Much of the information I have been exposed to was considered too potent for the general public. All the secret and popularized practices I have studied, and all the other energy techniques with which I am familiar, pale in comparison to sound current techniques.
There is power, wisdom, awareness and great mystery in the sound current. Listening to the sound current will help you become aware of the awareness of the Cosmos. It will bring Self-Awareness. Listening to the sound current is becoming aware of awareness Itself.

Good one, with deep spirtual gyan.

all of them ..lol
I think it's important to understand that the 5 sounds are categories that we can associate to instruments we know of.  You probably have a good idea already, but i'll summarize below(from previous notes) for the benefit of others.. 
In general categorization of musical sounds Panch Sabad is a set of five kinds of musical sounds. These are as follows:
1. Sounds made from string instruments -sitar,violin, guitar, sarod etc.
2. Sounds made from percussion instruments with skin cloth(leather) -dhol, mridang, drum, tabla, dholak etc.
3. Sounds made from metallic clanging instruments -chimta, chainay, bell etc.
4. Sounds made by wind instrument and puffing breath -flute, conch shell, pipe, horn etc.
5. Sounds made by tapping hollow vessels like pitcher, earthen pot, gharda etc.
Similar categorization used by yogis and travelling musicians
-Sankh (Conch Shell as a wind instrument)
-Mridang (percussion instrument with two sides made up of animal skin similar to dholki)
-Kinguri (a stringed instrument), Single-stringed like “ik-tara” and smaller tumbi. **Interestingly, the smaller tumbi was first made and used by legendry Lal Chand Yamla Jatt and at the time he called it “king” (from kinguri)
. Have a listen to golden oldie "Satguru Nanak teri leela nayari hai"
-Murli, Singi  (Flute, a wind instrument)
-Veena (a huge hollow gourd with strings) 
The general Panj shabad sounds heard whilst doing Simran, or prior to entering Nijh ghar, can be generalized with the above. It’s difficult to specify which string instrument or wind sound is resonating, but one can usually categorize into above.  ie. at certain frequency it may sound like a "singi" as in
ਸਿੰਙੀ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਅਨਾਹਦਿ ਵਾਜੈ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ 
Sińī suraṯ anāhaḏ vājai gẖat gẖat joṯ ṯumārī. 
The horn of consciousness vibrates the unstruck sound current; Your Light illuminates each and every heart, Lord. 
Or at other frequencies it may be more of a snake charmers "beena", as in ..
ਬੀਣਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਜਾਵੈ ਜੋਗੀ ਦਰਸਨਿ ਰੂਪਿ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥
Bīṇā sabaḏ vajāvai jogī ḏarsan rūp apārā.
The Yogi who plays on the instrument of the Shabad gains the Blessed Vision of the Infinitely Beautiful Lord.
 
That's a little tricky, but It's about the frequency of vibration.  In the above  video;  the OM caught my attention and I tended towards the primordial 'eko shabad' sound., as per..
ਏਕੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਮੇਰੈ ਪ੍ਰਾਨਿ ਬਸਤੁ ਹੈ ਬਾਹੁੜਿ ਜਨਮਿ ਨ ਆਵਾ ॥੧॥
Ėk sabaḏ merai parān basaṯ hai bāhuṛ janam na āvā. ||1||
The One Word of the Shabad abides within my mind; I shall not come to be born again.
I could be wrong and it may well be associated with a category sound, but these Tibetan bowls and the frequencies are known to be excellent healing sounds just like  primordial om.,  whereas, the other sounds have lesser effect.   ** This is according to my own experience with healing sounds. I had a number of sssions with a music producer (also my physical therapist), in his studio. We experimented with many ranges and harmonies as he'd later monitor for any noticeable changes in my physical appointments.
The ek shabad can first start as a low frequency tibetan bowl sound. If you find that it can help grab your focus and take you into deeper meditative state, then you should practice listening to it and soon enough, it's frequency should start increasing as the mann gets more purified.  I know there's an overlap between describing the conch, flute and lower frequency ringing sound. I usually advise that one should try and see if the sound can help them get into deeper simran,  if not, then continue with gurmantar  and  keeping dhyian on the dhun.
 
Worth referring to these past posts for more info on panch shabad 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Key knowledge and instructions to take away from the video:
 
Surti = Focused awareness
Jap is done verbally (physically/astool).
Simran – is done with the consciousness, focused awareness, surti, mind.
 
Jap can become simran if done with focused awareness.
Simran cannot be done without attention. Eg breathing can done without attention but simran cannot. Simran has do be done with surti and chaitna.
Focusing on swass is not necessary for simran, however to begin with it is best to take breaths consciously with control. This will prevent the surti from becoming lazy.
 
Swass-Giras where one who does not let Time/Kaal take his consciousness away but is always aware. Learn to be in that state of akal-purkh. Akal-purkh is one who is not influenced by time.
Simran will only go up to a point. Surti only goes up to a point. Even the awareness/surti dies. Atma does not die.
Surti should not remain. It should be used to cross the 9 rivers and then let go. Don’t expect it too remain.
 
Simran instructions:
Take the aid of swass, with intense awareness/dhiyaan in the dhun of the Gurmantar.
Two ways of doing simran:
1) Elongated Waheeeee (with inhale) Guuruuuuuuuuu (with exhale)
2) Multiple Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru's on inhale and multiple japs on exhale. If using this technique try and increase the number over japs of time on inhale and exhale.
 
In the swass put the shabad and the shabad into the swass, between these two put the Surti.
In the swass swass put the shabad, in the shabad shabad the swass, swass and shabad become one and Surti is there.
Merge Surti with shabad and swas.
Slowly slowly only the Surti remains and everything else goes.
Then Surti will merge into the Sunn Samadhi because that is where the father/lord/master/husband Nirankar is without any qualities.
 
Take slow long gentle breaths.
Learn to rest in that empty still state. Stop the simran for a while if even if the Surti rests for a few seconds or minute. Come home to that still state.
Waheguru and the Surti live in the same place. Unfortunately Surti lives engrossed in the world and does not realise this fact because Surti is always involved in work and thoughts.
First Surti should come to the breath, then bring Surti to the shabad, then slowly when Surti awakens or rests it will see that Waheguru is sitting beside it and was all along....
 
Exactly the same thing was said in this video but in another way:
 
Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru

Try and stay on the path of anhad and the clear light if you see it i.e Parkash. Always remember Nirankar is formless and if your mind is conjuring up forms you maybe deviating from the path and heading down gandharb nagri or harchandori (the path of illusion). That is what I was alluding to. 

Very good lecture by this Singh
 
Connect to Shabad Guru: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcfWqGbTrBFr4a_L2FboLw_isy__J9Hkz

Mirror and Glass

Be carful in these stages bro. Remember anything other than arsi and darpan is maya. 

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

Came across a YouTube channel that has great videos on deep subject of Simran
 

Update on the lights and images. I'm seeing a few things now
1. The same flashing light mentioned above - it originates from the trikuti area
1b. Sometimes the flash has no origin but is everywhere
2. I believe I mentioned this before - a clear light type image in the centre of vision - I am able to locate it faster now and it's easier to see (but is still gone after a few moments)
3. Lightning strikes while eyes are closed and open (only occasionally while open though)
4. It got to a point last night where I no longer saw black or white when I closed my eyes. I can't assign a colour to what I was seeing. The room would be darker when my eyes were open. I can't explain any further - I will just have to experience it again before I can figure out what I'm seeing.
My best explanation is this - it was like colourless light flashing on a background of colourless light. 
I'm still not 100% if this is what I'm seeing. Again, it will need some time before I can conclude something. 
--> Most of these start to get clearer as the conch shell gets louder. I was hearing a few other sounds later into the night but can't quite remember anymore. 
The conch shell is still hard to maintain throughout the day. If I stay at home I can hear it pretty much 24/7. When I leave the house it's back and forth between ankle bells and conch shell. Listening as much as possible is doing wonders mentally and emotionally. There is complete detachment. A few "bad" events have happened within the past 2 days. It's as if I just don't give a sh*t about anything anymore. 24/7 the focus is to keep quietning the mind. I'm not taking human interaction as seriously anymore. I just say and do whatever I feel like doing. And oddly, most people seem to like it. And even when they don't, I couldn't care any less. It's just great having this freedom. During my younger years I was really tied down by other people's opinions. 
--> Body limbs are heating up like someone is pouring warm water on them - it's a relaxing feeling. 
--> There are some odd moments where I'll flinch myself awake during sleep - I have no idea what's happening. Something is happening during sleep that is causing it. There's some type of underlying experience but I forget what it is as soon as I wake up. I'm almost certain I'm either seeing something or hearing something whenever it happens. 

Another update from last night. 
I fell asleep around 9 pm last night. The sounds wake me up every day around 12-1 am. And they get very loud. Last night was a bit rough - I couldn’t go back to sleep. But I wasn’t tired either. Completely awake. I first wasted a bit of time on my phone and didn’t really do anything. But then realized I should make the most of the time - did some saas saas for a while. I think around 5 am I started falling asleep again. That bliss feeling I described above was coming in but very intensely. Every time I noticed it, I’d immediately wake up again. It was back and forth a few times until I knocked out hard - no dreams - just very deep sleep. 
During the few hours I wasn’t asleep - the white light kept flashing above. Imagine looking straight while the eyes are closed. I see a white lightbulb type light flashing around the highest point of vision. 

Not sure if it is 1 of the 5 but that harmonic sound is one I hear quite frequently. Good comparison. 

Don't let these issues come in the path of your abyaas.  Such arguments and cynics, will just drain and suck out your spiritual energies.    Continue on your path and keep checking gurbani for guru's mat.
 

I just don’t see why amrit vela on the other side of the planet would have an effect on someone who’s no where near that place. 
From personal experience. Sounds starts blasting loud in both ears as soon as the sun goes down and stays that way until sunrise. I don’t know anything factually beyond that. 
And then there’s the view that it’s always amrit vela when you’re always internally drinking amrit. I can’t speak more of that because I’m not at that point yet. 
I would suggest taking some time out to do simran when the sun is down. But if it’s not a possibility for you, don’t make it an excuse not do simran. Just make sure you’re doing it. 
I live in Canada and when it’s around midnight in Punjab, it’s around 1-2 pm here. That’s the point in the day where I can just barely hear the sounds and it’s also the time when the sun is the highest in the sky. 
So just from personal experience I can’t see the correlation between punjab’s amrit vela and my own bhagti. Maybe that’s just me though. 

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

Very inspiring @HisServant Your definitely on a roll fella.
 
I have recently heard that sometimes this loud sound which blasts at you at random times when you talking can be Waheguru communicating with you. You will have to analyse the conversation your were having with the other person when it happened. Sometimes Waheguru blasts you for saying something you should not have said or vice versa. He could be saying stop what you are doing and bring your attention to me. If the sound was so loud it stopped your conversation then you have your answer. This is maybe a skill you will have to learn to master for yourself. Notice the next time it happens during the day. If you doing or saying something which you should not.
For example sometimes you maybe sharing spiritual knowledge with someone who is not ready to receive it or is not to be given that gyan and therefore it comes on right there in the middle of the conversation. This is Waheguru telling you off!
Next time you maybe doing simran  and it comes on, this Waheguru communicating to you in a positive way.
Either way Waheguru is directing your attention on him for that moment in time.
 

Sure.  A few ways explaining this as per gurbani.
Let's say that after doing japna, one starts to hear the shabad or a dhun  It can be very faint at first, and can even be 'hit or miss'.
There's stages where it disappears and remerges again, stages when it vanishes every time you try to listen in.  Even stages when it can go away for a good while until one makes some efforts again. At these levels, its not pargat. it's not 24/7. 
When shabad gets pargat, there are different nishanees in gurbani about what a sevak may experience in meditation and even in everyday life. When these changes and experiences occur, it becomes 24/7. Becomes pargat. It is now called NAAM, the sound of guru's voice, coming from his mukh, Sevak is following path of gurmukh.  
The shabad is naam and naam is shabad. It's all EK.
As well as this, if sevak starts doing everything in tune with this Naam, then he/she will be in hukam of satguru.
ਏਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਹੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਬੁਝਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥੫॥
Ėko nām hukam hai Nānak saṯgur ḏī▫ā bujẖā▫e jī▫o. ||5||
The One Name is the Lord's Command; O Nanak, the True Guru has given me this understanding. ||5||
 
Guidance of gurbani can show every individual there own verification and nsishanees that they've reached this Naam pargat avastha.