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Some inspiring pangtis to make you want to jap Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru...

Ang 692
Says Kabeer, listen, O mortal: Renounce the doubts of your mind.
kahat kabeer sunhu ray paraanee chhodahu man kay bharmaa.
Chant only the One Naam, the Name of the Lord, O mortal, and seek the Sanctuary of the One Lord.
kayval naam japahu ray paraanee, parahu ayk kee sarnaan.
Within my mind is the wealth of the Lord`
hamrai man Dhan Raam ko naamaa.

The One who pervades the Universe also dwells in the body; whoever seeks Him, finds Him there.
jo barahmanday so-ee pinday jo khojai so paavai.

Ang 696,
The Lord has kept this jewel hidden within my mind.
mayrai man gupat heer har raakhaa.

Ang 699
Chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, Har, Har.
har har gun govind japaahaa.
Conquering mind and body, I have earned the profit of the Shabad.
man tan jeet sabad lai laahaa.
Through the Guru`s Teachings, the five demons are over-powered, and the mind and body are filled with a sincere yearning for the Lord.
gurmat panch doot vas aavahi man tan har omaahaa raam.
The Name is a jewel - chant the Lord`s Name.
naam ratan, har naam japaahaa.
Meditate on the Lord of the world - meditate within your mind.
jap jagdees japa-o man maahaa.

Ang 700
Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the light of millions of suns shines forth, and the darkness of doubt is dispelled.
naam japat kot soor ujaaraa, binsai bharam andhayraa.

Peace and tranquility, poise and pleasure, have welled up within my mind and millions of suns, O Nanak, illuminate me.
saant sahj sookh man upji-o kot soor naanak pargaas.

This is a very deep pangti, how many of us really think or see like this? Now I'm beginning to understand once why a mahapursh explained in the advanced stages seva of waheguru is not only done with jaap but also using the eyes.

Serve the Lord forever; use your eyes, and see Him ever-present everywhere.
kar fakar daa-im laa-ay chasmay jah tahaa ma-ujood.

The True Creator Lord is diffused into His creation; He is not just the dark skinned Krishna of legends.
hak sach khaalak khalak mi-aanay si-aam moorat naahi.

Some inspiring pangtis to make you want to jap Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru...

Ang 692
Says Kabeer, listen, O mortal: Renounce the doubts of your mind.
kahat kabeer sunhu ray paraanee chhodahu man kay bharmaa.
Chant only the One Naam, the Name of the Lord, O mortal, and seek the Sanctuary of the One Lord.
kayval naam japahu ray paraanee, parahu ayk kee sarnaan.
Within my mind is the wealth of the Lord`
hamrai man Dhan Raam ko naamaa.

The One who pervades the Universe also dwells in the body; whoever seeks Him, finds Him there.
jo barahmanday so-ee pinday jo khojai so paavai.

Ang 696,
The Lord has kept this jewel hidden within my mind.
mayrai man gupat heer har raakhaa.

Ang 699
Chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, Har, Har.
har har gun govind japaahaa.
Conquering mind and body, I have earned the profit of the Shabad.
man tan jeet sabad lai laahaa.
Through the Guru`s Teachings, the five demons are over-powered, and the mind and body are filled with a sincere yearning for the Lord.
gurmat panch doot vas aavahi man tan har omaahaa raam.
The Name is a jewel - chant the Lord`s Name.
naam ratan, har naam japaahaa.
Meditate on the Lord of the world - meditate within your mind.
jap jagdees japa-o man maahaa.

Ang 700
Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the light of millions of suns shines forth, and the darkness of doubt is dispelled.
naam japat kot soor ujaaraa, binsai bharam andhayraa.

Peace and tranquility, poise and pleasure, have welled up within my mind and millions of suns, O Nanak, illuminate me.
saant sahj sookh man upji-o kot soor naanak pargaas.

This is a very deep pangti, how many of us really think or see like this? Now I'm beginning to understand once why a mahapursh explained in the advanced stages seva of waheguru is not only done with jaap but also using the eyes.

Serve the Lord forever; use your eyes, and see Him ever-present everywhere.
kar fakar daa-im laa-ay chasmay jah tahaa ma-ujood.

The True Creator Lord is diffused into His creation; He is not just the dark skinned Krishna of legends.
hak sach khaalak khalak mi-aanay si-aam moorat naahi.

If i've read this correctly.... this was after anand karaj and the bride must have come up for extra photos from langar hall ?
OK.. if that is so, then the wedding photographer would have been familiar with the ceremony, maryada, where he can stand... no socks ...etc...etc..... but then how would he not have known that this is sacrilege ??
All photographers that I have come across in darbar are usually very much aware of what is and what isn't allowed !!
Then what the hell happened here ?

and where was anyone else, would the bride be left completely unattended ??
There are too many additional questions that should be addressed.


I think that just as gorey do wedding rehearsals before hand..... we should do something very similar which is NOT a rehearsal but which is an education process for the couple to explain the significance of anand karaj.
The gurdwara comittee or gyani jees should take care of this.
Both bride and groom have to understand what the guru is and what the REAL marriage of MIND with SHABAD GURU is actually ALL about.


Problem is that in other faiths, a couple get married in some religious setting where they assume or accept that God is the witness.
It's kind of like where 2 souls or 2 jots become ONE in the presence of God.....so to speak.

However, in Sikhi, it is completely different and unique....in the sense that 2 jots don't merge with each other directly but they merge with Satguru.
The marriage is about 2 people merging their MIND together with the Shabad.... the 2 jots don't become one with each other, but the 2 jots are supposed to be merging into One with the shabad of Guru.
This needs to implemented and addressed with some good education tools.


What's done is done, we can't reverse that. But we can make sure that education is given practically before hand to make sure this never occurs again.... anywhere !

If a wife wants her husband's attention, she just has to look sad & uncomfortable.
And
if a husband want's his wife's attention, he just had to look comfortable & happy!

A married woman was asked what was her favourite book???
My husband's cheque book...

thanks Satji. Veerji voice can really make one go into bharaig even though I am busy preparing my work and not 100% listening to the shabad.

Also with reference to some of the earlier posts that I have just read about astral and OBE's.............

In my understanding, OBE's in astral are all about the power of your own mind and won't help you rise above the realms on the abyasee marg......Maybe some of you have ??...i'm not denying....but It's my understanding.
And if you have or you do feel that you are getting washed in the amrit of truth... then are you sure that you are travelling upstream to the source or Mool or are you getting washed downstream ?

ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਵੀ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਵਹਣਿ ਲੁੜ੍ਹ੍ਹੰਦੜੀ ਜਾਇ ॥੧੬॥
Ḏūjai bẖāvīʼn nānkā vahaṇ luṛĥaʼnḏaṛī ja-e
In the love of duality, O Nanak, the mortals are being washed downstream.

Guruji has given us the greatest and direct method that can take you to the highest realm of sachkhand....and that of course is the shabad and focusing your Single attention on Waheguru.

Some yogic schools and even some meditative enlightenment paths try to gear you up under the impression that you must go via astral realm with OBE to rise to the higher realms.......This may also work and gurbani doesn't condemn it either.....but Guruji said we don't need to complicate it because all we need is the ONE Jap and praise with the ONE tongue.
The EK- shabad from the EK-jap that is praising and doing sift salah of Ek waheguru will take you straight to the EK. Onkaar.

Also, from what I have now come to understand is that there are many levels of astral planes and realms. However, they are not nirgun because structural forms still exist although they may not appear purely physical as what we are used to... These are often mistaken for the places of after-life where all souls go.....but if you want to ascend via this method (as i mention above) then this is where you probably need the guides or masters that they talk about in sant mat, radhasoamis etc....
BUT I FIRMLY believe in the marg given by Guru Nanak ji which is to ascend DIRECTLY with the shabad without roaming around these structural realms/planes..... and that is with Pure EXPANSION of consciousness by connecting with shabad and following its 'Dhun'-vibration......


In my opinion....we are not going to learn much sikhi or progress by playing in astral realms. I think you need to ascend via the universe that exists inside your own body.

The lessons start coming in the further realms and you start learning more about your very own self which in turn leads you to find your own truer self and come to that God-Realisation.
Guruji says that there are so many worlds, realms and so many lessons to be learned,...........

ਕੇਤੀਆ ਕਰਮ ਭੂਮੀ ਮੇਰ ਕੇਤੇ ਕੇਤੇ ਧੂ ਉਪਦੇਸ ॥
Keṯī▫ā karam bẖūmī mer keṯe keṯe ḏẖū upḏes.
So many worlds and lands for working out karma. So very many lessons to be learned!

This is one reason why I said somewhere before that the further stages get very personal and unified according to our own gunas, actions, paaps and karmic imprints.

I can share my grandfathers out of body experience here..suddenly when meditating and japping he started hearing a loud noise like wind or helicopters sound..then he could felt as if something is pulling him up in air..he got scared and opened his eyes and what he saw was his body down at bed sitting in a meditative pose..and after that he just felt like he was pulled up at a fast speeed when he was a experiencing a kind of tunnel sensstion and then he saw a small white light expanding and coming near towards him.and then he totally entered into the light and he could feel as if he became that vast expansive white light all over..few minutes and suddenly felt a falling like sensation and bhumm..he was back into the body.. he opened his eyes and he could see his dark room (lights closed) Full of light..this light started fading after a minute and everything got normal..he often says that this cant be dream..he could feel the whole of that experience very real and he still remembers evry bit of it

Ishwar puri ji told me to search for the sound of tinkling of small bells.if you hear that thn pay attention..otherwise just let the sounds come and go...when the real bell sound will come it will have a pulling power and can rise your surt easily..but it takes time to reach that big bell sound

To hear Satnaam 24x7 and see Waheguru both on the inside and outside.

My biggest hinderance is lack of consistent effort in doing simran and self doubt.

From teachings of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji it would imply Gurus started with mantra jaap meditation to help still and control the mind. i.e Raam, Har Har, Waheguru etc.

Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my mind; it will bring you eternal peace, day and night.
har har naam japahu man mayray jit sadaa sukh hovai din raatee.
Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my mind; meditating on it, all sins and misdeeds shall be erased.
har har naam japahu man mayray jit simrat sabh kilvikh paap lahaatee.

Meeting the Guru, I am victorious; praising the Lord, Har, Har, the walls of the fortress of doubt have been destroyed.
gur mil jeetaa, har har keetaa, tootee bheetaa bharam garhaa.

Make the effort, O very fortunate ones, and meditate on the Lord, the Lord King.
udam karahu vadbhaageeho simrahu har har raa-ay.

Chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord of the Universe; don`t be lazy.
naam japat gobind nah alsaa-ee-ai.

One who enshrines love for God within his mind,
antar govind jis laagai pareet.
never forgets the Lord; he continually chants the Lord`s Name, Har, Har, in his conscious mind. Pause
har tis kaday na veesrai har har karahi sadaa man cheet.

That first video was absolutely amazing. I realized the importance of saas saas and rom rom simran and why we are told to do it.

Key points I have taken away.

When doing saas saas simran one should be totally absorbed in the breathing and mantra and pay no attention to the body.
They key to rom rom simran was to do simran with the surti only which is faster than doing saas saas simran. One is to fill the belly with air and hold it. Then as long as you can hold it to do simran synchronising with the pulse. One is to place their dhyan either on the trikurti or at the nabi at that time.


End goal is to detach and pop out of this body by latching onto the naad. Once you hear the naad you can use it to go wherever you wish since naam is everywhere.

Waheguru

That first video was absolutely amazing. I realized the importance of saas saas and rom rom simran and why we are told to do it.

Key points I have taken away.

When doing saas saas simran one should be totally absorbed in the breathing and mantra and pay no attention to the body.
They key to rom rom simran was to do simran with the surti only which is faster than doing saas saas simran. One is to fill the belly with air and hold it. Then as long as you can hold it to do simran synchronising with the pulse. One is to place their dhyan either on the trikurti or at the nabi at that time.


End goal is to detach and pop out of this body by latching onto the naad. Once you hear the naad you can use it to go wherever you wish since naam is everywhere.

Waheguru

I have been looking for this video forever to share with anyone who does simran. Bhia Sewa Singh Ji Tarmala answers so many hard question we have on how to do simran,how we came into this life,what is Waheguru,how to we meet him, what is maya, how to open dasam dwar and what jugtis to use. Bhai Sahib shares this knowledge from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

This is a must for anyone on spiritual path. It is over 4 hours long, you can click on the youtube channel to find this same video cut into smaller parts.

o bhaleyo lookon pehlan sri guru granth sahib ji taan padh lo

I know there are so many questions.
My easiest piece of advice would be to start doing regular simran with waheguru jap.
Ideally most of us that speak on here have started with the saas graas and saas saas jugtees(techniques)
It really doesn't matter what technique you use as long as you get to that internal discipline of steadying your mind(from jumping to thoughts) and japping internally with the mind.

Eventually;-(if you already haven't)..you will begin to fall in love with the waheguru gurmantar.
Whilst doing this it is important to be listening, listening and listening...to just listen to yourself inside doing the jap.
It is when you start listening to your sukham(subtle) self whilst doing jap...that waheguru begins to manifest within.

Gurbani explains to us perfectly what is Shabad//Panch Shabad/Sehaj Dhune/Sacha Shabad/Toor/Naad - all refer to Naam (different forms).


Āsā mėhlā 5.
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
Uḏam karaṯ hovai man nirmal nācẖai āp nivāre.
Making the effort, the mind becomes pure; in this dance, the self is silenced. (effort to jap: chant and meditate on gurmantra)
Pancẖ janā le vasgaṯ rākẖai man mėh ekankāre. ||1||
The five passions are kept under control, and the One Lord dwells in the mind. ||1||
Ŧerā jan niraṯ kare gun gāvai.
Your humble servant dances and sings Your Glorious Praises.
Rabāb pakẖāvaj ṯāl gẖungẖrū anhaḏ sabaḏ vajāvai. ||1|| rahā▫o.
He plays upon the guitar, tambourine and cymbals, and the unstruck sound current of the Shabad resounds. ||1||Pause||
Parathme man parboḏẖai apnā pācẖẖai avar rījẖāvai.
First, he instructs his own mind, and then, he leads others.
Rām nām jap hirḏai jāpai mukẖ ṯe sagal sunāvai. ||2||
He chants the Lord's Name and meditates on it in his heart; with his mouth, he announces it to all. ||2||
Kar sang sāḏẖū cẖaran pakẖārai sanṯ ḏẖūr ṯan lāvai.
He joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and washes their feet; he applies the dust of the Saints to his body
Man ṯan arap ḏẖare gur āgai saṯ paḏārath pāvai. ||3||
He surrenders his mind and body, and places them before the Guru; thus, he obtains the true wealth. ||3||

Jo jo sunai pekẖai lā▫e sarḏẖā ṯā kā janam maran ḏukẖ bẖāgai.
Whoever listens to, and beholds the Guru with faith, shall see his pains of birth and death taken away.
Aisī niraṯ narak nivārai Nānak gurmukẖ jāgai. ||4||4||43||
Such a dance eliminates hell; O Nanak, the Gurmukh remains wakeful. ||4||4||43||

ANG 381



Some more quotes from Guru Granth Sahib:



Gẖantā jā kā sunī▫ai cẖahu kunt.
His bell resounds to the four corners of the world.

Binvanṯ Nānak sukẖ nām bẖagṯī ḏar vajėh anhaḏ vāje. ||4||3||
Prays Nanak, happiness comes from devotional worship of the Naam; at His Door, the unstruck melody resounds

Pancẖ sabaḏ ḏẖun anhaḏ vāje ham gẖar sājan ā▫e. ||1||
The unstruck sound current of the Panch Shabad, the Five Primal Sounds, vibrates and resounds; my friends have come into my home.



Anhaḏ sabaḏ ḏasam ḏu▫ār vaji▫o ṯah amriṯ nām cẖu▫ā▫i▫ā thā. ||2||
The unstruck sound current of the Shabad vibrates and resounds in the Tenth Gate; the Ambrosial Naam trickles down there

Man mukẖ nām japahu jagjīvan riḏ anṯar alakẖ lakẖā▫i▫ā. ||12||
Chant the Naam with your mind and mouth; know the unknowable Lord, the Life of the World, deep within the nucleus of your heart.

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







1. wind instrument (flute, trombon, harmonica etc.)
2. Leather instrument (tabla, dhol, drum etc.)
3. String instrument (Rabab, Harp, Guitar, sarangi, etc.)
4. Metal instrument (khadtaal, chimta, ghungroo (tinkling bells)
5. Earthen pot ( ghatam, ghadda),

To put it in simple small words...............
We don't need no master or physical guide to help,hold and guide us at further stages..
ALL we need and should be looking for is the SHABAD.
The Shabad IS the Guru.
Guru Nanak ji told the yogis 'shabad guru surat dhun chela'....when they asked young guruji who his master guru was.

However, if we are blessed with his kirpa and baksh...and may need a guide to hold our hands across the turbulent world ocean, then Nanak ji himself will give you his darshan.

Simple explanation.

We celebrated my son Hargun's 1st birthday this weekend at the gurdwara with the completion of Sri Shej Paath Sahib of Guru Maharaj. I kindly requested Veer Manpreet Singh to do the kirtan for us and he humbly obliged. Here is the recording of the divaan. Veer ji knowingly decided to focus the topic of his katha on Naam.

https://soundcloud.com/satwant15/20141025-veer-manpreet-singh-harguns-1st-birthday

The next day was my sister's daughter's 1st birthday and Veer Manpreet also did beautiful kirtan at their programme.

https://soundcloud.com/satwant15/20141026-veer-manpreet-singh-seetals-1st-birthday

A very good lecture from the camp worth listening to. Really liked the simple explanation of Ik Ong Kar.

A very good lecture from the camp worth listening to. Really liked the simple explanation of Ik Ong Kar.

Savinderpal,

This whole issue has been discussed many times when they first started up. You can find many threads on sikhsangat about him.

But to put it simply they have a 1 year naam abhyaas course where you probably stay there and do a serious about amount of daily naam abhyaas under their guidance. At the end they give you a certificate from their institution called Brahm Gyan University stating you completed the 1 year naam abhyaas course. I don't believe it states you are now officially a "Brahmgiani", which was how people started interpreting it. Think there is also a 4 year course.

Yes they have certainly raised the bar in who can partake in Amrit. They believe one should have a certain level of kamiyee and reached a certain avasta before you should present yourself to take amrit. I'm not 100% sure but I think as a minimum you should have reached the stage of anhad shabad. Even after taking the amrit I think you have to commit to spending another year doing further strong naam abhyaas as some other jugties are taught in the amrit sanchar.

They certainly believe in quality not quantity.

Think the aim is to develop pacharaks with practical kamyeee as well as knowing teachings of Guru Maharaj.

A very good lecture from the camp worth listening to. Really liked the simple explanation of Ik Ong Kar.

Savinderpal,

This whole issue has been discussed many times when they first started up. You can find many threads on sikhsangat about him.

But to put it simply they have a 1 year naam abhyaas course where you probably stay there and do a serious about amount of daily naam abhyaas under their guidance. At the end they give you a certificate from their institution called Brahm Gyan University stating you completed the 1 year naam abhyaas course. I don't believe it states you are now officially a "Brahmgiani", which was how people started interpreting it. Think there is also a 4 year course.

Yes they have certainly raised the bar in who can partake in Amrit. They believe one should have a certain level of kamiyee and reached a certain avasta before you should present yourself to take amrit. I'm not 100% sure but I think as a minimum you should have reached the stage of anhad shabad. Even after taking the amrit I think you have to commit to spending another year doing further strong naam abhyaas as some other jugties are taught in the amrit sanchar.

They certainly believe in quality not quantity.

Think the aim is to develop pacharaks with practical kamyeee as well as knowing teachings of Guru Maharaj.

Savinderpal,

This whole issue has been discussed many times when they first started up. You can find many threads on sikhsangat about him.

But to put it simply they have a 1 year naam abhyaas course where you probably stay there and do a serious about amount of daily naam abhyaas under their guidance. At the end they give you a certificate from their institution called Brahm Gyan University stating you completed the 1 year naam abhyaas course. I don't believe it states you are now officially a "Brahmgiani", which was how people started interpreting it. Think there is also a 4 year course.

Yes they have certainly raised the bar in who can partake in Amrit. They believe one should have a certain level of kamiyee and reached a certain avasta before you should present yourself to take amrit. I'm not 100% sure but I think as a minimum you should have reached the stage of anhad shabad. Even after taking the amrit I think you have to commit to spending another year doing further strong naam abhyaas as some other jugties are taught in the amrit sanchar.

They certainly believe in quality not quantity.

Think the aim is to develop pacharaks with practical kamyeee as well as knowing teachings of Guru Maharaj.