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Agree Bro, things are bad. No one knows which household may be quarrentined. If you look at the Italy's situation you can tell they we are most likely to face the same. 
I don't doubt there are a number serious factors that need to be taken into consideration when running a country and the impact can be huge on society at a whole. The government doesn't want to confess that NHS is in big trouble, they exited Europe and now they are on their own. 
Take the oxygen ventilators situation. UK only has 5,000. Only few manufactures make them in US, New Zealand and Germany. So you immediately know where any new ones are going first. UK will be lucky if manages to secure many more when the whole world is trying to secure them. 
Lalo brexit. Lol

Here's something interesting I picked up recently. How does one know when your ready to progress from Baikhari Bani (verbally), Madhma (whisper) to doing it with internally with the voice of the mind (Pasanti)?

Start of with Baikhari i.e. doing it loudly until your mind is listening and not off wondering thinking about other things. Ensure your eyes are closed otherwise your mind will try and leave through the eyes and start looking around and your attention will be outside. You will know your mind is present because it will come to sit behind the two eye lids. Make it recite and focus on the sound of the gurmantar. You will be breathing through the mouth in Baikhari and Madhma stages. I do not believe it is physically possible to inhale and say Wahe at the same time. You can however still pull in the navel with Wahe, but it will not be synchronized with the breathing, this will just happen normally.

So,

Say “Wahe” pull navel in
Say “Guru” release navel i.e push back out

Stage 2.
If you feel you mind is becoming steady begin to lower the volume to a dull whisper so only you can hear it. (Madhma)

Continue with Baikhari and Madhma until your mind becomes steady thought free and your mind is listening to the shabad.

You should not need to focus your eyes on the trikuti. This will all happen naturally when the shabad/parkash begins to manifest itself. You should not force it. Learn to just listen to shabad and the sound of your own voice and stop the mind from wondering. (Very difficult to do).

Note when reciting WaheGuru, there is a slight pause (about 0.75-1 second) between saying Wahe and Guru.

When doing Madhma (whisper) you might find yourself going internal with the simran, i.e. no sound from the mouth and it beginning to synchronize with the breath and becoming swas swas simran.

Wahe (inhale) and (hold - about a second) say Guru (exhale).

This will have the effect of balancing the air flow between the two nostrils and help still the mind further.

Occasionally close the mouth and breathe through the nostrils. If you feel that both nostrils are active, which you can also check by placing your finger underneath your nose, then this is the ideal time then take your simran internally. (Didn't know that was possible as I thought only nostril is active at any given time.)

Stage 3. – Pasanti

Cease any speech and do simran synchronized with the breath and voice of the mind and listening with the inner ears.

Inhale into chest + pull in stomach/navel (very slightly) + “Wahe”
Hold (about a second)
Exhale + release stomach/navel + “Guru”

Some people do extreme thrusts with the stomach which is wrong and can have the adverse effect of your navel pulsating on its own which is not good. It will evoke too much agni in the pit of your stomach which is not good.

As your mind become more and more still your head will begin to relax and drop. Keep the jaap going on internally and try and stay awake rather than falling asleep.

The more and more simran your do synchronized with the breath the more you will learn to do it subconsciously, i.e. auto pilot, ajapa jaap.

As you mind goes deeper and deeper within, you might see different coloured lights. These are associated with the 5 primal elements/chakras.

Listening to Sant Hari Singh's explanation of letting it all happen automatically is another approach. :-)

I in no way profess to be an expert in the subject matter but in fact a absolute beginner who is looking for guidance to progress on this path. Like other people on this forum I believe that there shouldn't be so much secrecy behind simran. I am sure there are so many others out there like me desperate to be shown the way who are not in the regular service of mahapursh or affiliated with a single Jatha, although have satkaar for all. I am therefore merely sharing any knowledge I am gaining and posting it on this forum. The choice is entirely yours whether you choose to utilise any of it should you find it useful.

Just came to Ang 488 and thought it added to what Maha Singh was saying...

You can meet the Lord today, O Shaykh Fareed, if you restrain your bird-like desires which keep your mind in turmoil. ||1||Pause||
aaj milaavaa saykh fareed taakim koonjarhee-aa manhu machind-rhee-aa. ||1|| rahaa-o.

Depends what you mean by desire?

I have a desire within me to be able to enjoy simran / naam jaap when I do it. Not be at the stage where I'm forcing myself to do it.
I have a desire to meet Waheguru. Not because I want anything but to just meet the "Almighty". Is that so wrong?

Without an element of desire of some kind, us beginners wouldn't do it. Hopefully when the prem/enjoyment for simran kicks in then it's a different story.

But agree with your point about going tot fast too quickly... Easier said then done though. We all look for shortcuts from time to time.. Myself included. Trying to be patient can be extremely difficult.

I have pasted chapters from Discourses on the Beyond vol 3 in another thread. This is true knowledge from a realised soul. Thanks to Sant Waryam Singh Ji for making this knowledge available to us seekers who are trying to walk on this path..

http://www.sikhawareness.com/index.php/topic/14949-discourses-on-the-beyond-vol-3/

This is the very problem I have come to realise, no one is willing to tell us when we are hearing the anhad bani and how it manifests. I seriously recommend you read Discourses on the Beyond volume 3. Which briefly mentions visions and sounds.

From my own limited knowledge all I know is listen with 100% attention on the waheguru mantar to stop your thoughts and keep you mind in check and stop it from wondering, This is what i'm reading again and again in SGGS. When the anhad shabad begins to be heard then you focus on that which will take more effort. If your seeing visions and your mind is engaging and your thinking wow look at that then your mind is playing tricks on you and your kidding yourself that you have managed to still your mind. Place 100% faith in Waheguru shabad to take you where it wants to. Guru will take you when the time is right. The only place it will take you is back from where it came, i.e. Waheguru. But once again I can't say this enough you have to learn to still your thoughts. I can't even do that properly myself yet. Don't force yourself through tunnels unless some abyaasi pursh who you place full trust in instructs you to do so.

Even I'm confused about the anhad shabad, sometimes it gets really loud and sometimes I can hardly hear it. At which point I revert to the Waheguru mantar. Also if this thing becomes very loud how will I function day to day. Someone is talking to me and I can hear this sound in my ears. lol

The only nashani I know of for dasaam duar entry is anhad shabad will be heard there and also you will begin to smell a beautiful fragerance. Everthing else is just an illusion of maya to distract you. I hope someone with more experience will respond to you if they can help. As I read SGGS and something along these lines appears which might help us, I will post.

The problem I face, and I'm sure others out there also, is that we have been given too much knowledge of different techniques. Rather than starting from the beginning and progressing we know focus here focus there, you will see this you will see that. It all in our mind now so it won't be difficult for the mind to say let me give them what they are expecting. That is why again and again we are told just focus on the shabad only and you can't go wrong. tbh i'm not helping by posting my experience because i'm adding more fuel into our already over active minds. Become 0 then guru ji will fill you up with true knowledge which is practical not theoretical from books. I should really take my own advice because I am just as bad. We are too keen to know jugti's techniques, what will happen, i want this i want that. If the shabad does its magic we will be completely dead mentally when we meet waheguru, so any hopes, wishes and desires will be gone. Then at that point you will ask for TRUE NAAM and that ONLY. Even I don't know what that could possibly be.

Hope that helps, Ji.

I'm really beginng to feel I shouldn't be writing all this stuff because I don't want be held responsible for leading anyone up the wrong path. If I say anything wrong or you guys out there feel too much is being said, please let me know and I will stop.

I read a pungti not long ago that said, first liberate yourself before you try and liberate others........ I am not trying to liberate anyone but merely inspire others to walk the path as I'm trying to do so. If you guys make it to waheguru first please let me him know his Sikh is trying to find him and be in his charan.

Found the following shabad by Sri Guru Amar Das Ji quite inspiring on ang 425 as I progress with my reading of SGGS.


aasaa mehalaa 3 ||
Aasaa, Third Mehla:

sun man ma(n)n vasaae thoo(n) aapae aae milai maerae bhaaee ||
Listen, O mortal: enshrine His Name within your mind; He shall come to meet with you, O my Sibling of Destiny.

anadhin sachee bhagath kar sachai chith laaee ||1||
Night and day, center your consciousness on true devotional worship of the True Lord. ||1||

eaeko naam dhhiaae thoo(n) sukh paavehi maerae bhaaee ||
Meditate on the One Naam, and you shall find peace, O my Siblings of Destiny.

houmai dhoojaa dhoor kar vaddee vaddiaaee ||1|| rehaao ||
Eradicate egotism and duality (everything is Waheguru, there is no other than him), and your glory shall be glorious. ||1||Pause||

eis bhagathee no sur nar mun jan lochadhae vin sathigur paaee n jaae ||
The angels, humans and silent sages long for this devotional worship, but without the True Guru, it cannot be attained.

pa(n)ddith parradhae jothikee thin boojh n paae ||2||
The Pandits, the religious scholars, and the astrologers read their books, but they do not understand. ||2||

aapai thhai sabh rakhioun kishh kehan n jaaee ||
He Himself keeps all in His Hand; nothing else can be said.

aapae dhaee s paaeeai gur boojh bujhaaee ||3||
Whatever He gives, is received. The Guru has imparted this understanding to me. ||3||

jeea ja(n)th sabh this dhae sabhanaa kaa soee ||
All beings and creatures are His; He belongs to all.

ma(n)dhaa kis no aakheeai jae dhoojaa hoee ||4||
So who can we call bad, since there is no other? (Think we should all remember this one)

eiko hukam varathadhaa eaekaa sir kaaraa ||
The Command of the One Lord is pervading throughout; duty to the One Lord is upon the heads of all.

aap bhavaalee dhitheean a(n)thar lobh vikaaraa ||5||
He Himself has led them astray, and placed greed and corruption within their hearts. ||5||

eik aapae guramukh keethian boojhan veechaaraa ||
He has sanctified those few Gurmukhs who understand Him, and reflect upon Him.

bhagath bhee ounaa no bakhaseean a(n)thar bha(n)ddaaraa ||6||
He grants devotional worship to them, and within them is the treasure. ||6||

giaaneeaa no sabh sach hai sach sojhee hoee ||
The spiritual teachers know nothing but the Truth; they obtain true understanding.

oue bhulaaeae kisai dhae n bhulanhee sach jaanan soee ||7||
They are led astray by Him, but they do not go astray, because they know the True Lord. ||7||

ghar mehi pa(n)ch varathadhae pa(n)chae veechaaree ||
Within the homes of their bodies, the five passions are pervading, but here, the five are well-behaved.

naanak bin sathigur vas n aavanhee naam houmai maaree ||8||5||27||
O Nanak, without the True Guru, they are not overcome; through the Naam, the ego is conquered. ||8||5||27||

Chakras not yet. Why are you seeing colours?

I believe I am hearing the anhad shabad which gurbani says is the voice of waheguru. It's very weak but becoming more and more present. I can't make out the instruments yet, it is a very strange sound. Hope it will become more clearer as I learn to listen to it and absorb myself into it.

Please note that my posts are my own personal experiences and I do not profess to be any kind of subject expert on the matter. Just a simple Guru Ka Sikh trying to walk on the path to meet my maker.... I leave the route he wants me to travel entirely in his hands.

Its been a few days now since my last post. At night when it's quiet I can hear two different types of sound towards my right ear. One sounds like some kind of air instrument in which you would blow. I can't describe it because I have nothing to compare it to. The other is some kind of tingling sound, like some kind of bells but higher in pitch. It's not very loud, so on a volume scale of 1-10 I would put them at about 2. It doesn't take much to drown them out.

I can't say I'm finding them intoxicating yet, but then again to be honest neither was the Waheguru jaap when I initially started. Now the more I do the more it's growing on me. Hopefully the more I listen to these internal sounds the more they will grow on me too.

I am observing my mind is becoming more still and focused when I do simran and less thoughts are entering my mind. The tone and tempo of my simran has become consistent and I think found the right setting which feels good to me.

May Waheguru bless us all with his Naam Simran.

That night I never slept a wink. I had a constant sound in my ear. My state of mind has become quite biragee and whilst listening to kirtan/simran yesterday the tears were just flowing. When I now say Waheguru it definitely feels as if the voice is coming from the chest. The anand from the simran feels a lot more sweet. Don't feel like working or doing anything. Just feel like reading gurbani and listening to Waheguru Mantar.

I was reading SGGS when I came to Ang 152. My jaw dropped and I nearly fell over. I am sure you have all read this but if you haven't I hope you find it as enlightening and inspiring as I did. A few pangti's may be missing because they are taken from my own notes. The baani has been written by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Waheguru.....
The union of air, water and fire
pa-unai paanee agnee kaa mayl.
- the body is the play-thing of the fickle and unsteady intellect.
chanchal chapal buDh kaa khayl.
It has nine doors, and then there is the Tenth Gate.
na-o darvaajay dasvaa du-aar.
Reflect upon this and understand it, O wise one. ||1||
bujh ray gi-aanee ayhu beechaar. ||1||
The Lord is the One who speaks, teaches and listens.
kathtaa baktaa suntaa so-ee.
One who contemplates his own self is truly wise. ||1||Pause||
aap beechaaray so gi-aanee ho-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o
The body is dust; the wind speaks through it.
dayhee maatee bolai pa-un
Understand, O wise one, who has died.
bujh ray gi-aanee moo-aa hai ka-un.
Awareness, conflict and ego have died,
moo-ee surat baad ahaNkaar.
but the One who sees does not die. ||2||
oh na moo-aa jo daykhanhaar. ||2||
For the sake of it, you journey to sacred shrines and holy rivers;
jai kaaran tat tirath jaahee
but this priceless jewel is within your own heart.
ratan padaarath ghat hee maahee.
The Pandits, the religious scholars, read and read endlessly; they stir up arguments and controversies,
parh parh pandit baad vakhaanai.
but they do not know the secret deep within. ||3||
bheetar hodee vasat na jaanai. ||3||
I have not died - that evil nature within me has died.
ha-o na moo-aa mayree mu-ee balaa-ay
The One who is pervading everywhere does not die.
oh na moo-aa jo rahi-aa samaa-ay
Says Nanak, the Guru has revealed God to me,
kaho naanak gur barahm dikhaa-i-aa
and now I see that there is no such thing as birth or death. ||4||4||
martaa jaataa nadar na aa-i-aa. ||4||4||
I am forever a sacrifice to the one who listens and hears, who understands and believes in the Name.
sun sun boojhai maanai naa-o. taa kai sad balihaarai jaa-o.
When the Lord Himself leads us astray, there is no other place of rest for us to find.
aap bhulaa-ay tha-ur na thaa-o.
You impart understanding, and You unite us in Your Union. ||1||
tooN samjhaavahi mayl milaa-o. ||1
I obtain the Naam, which shall go along with me in the end.
naam milai chalai mai naal.
Without the Name, all are held in the grip of Death. ||1||Pause||
bin naavai baaDhee sabh kaal. ||1|| rahaa-o
My farming and my trading are by the Support of the Name.
khaytee vanaj naavai kee ot.
This is the true mark of wisdom: that one remains detached, like the water-lily, or the lotus upon the water.
jal puraa-in ras kamal pareekh.
Attuned to the Word of the Shabad, one becomes sweet, like the juice of the sugar cane. ||3||
sabad ratay meethay ras eekh. 
By the Hukam of the Lord`s Command, the castle of the body has ten gates.
hukam sanjogee garh das du-aar.
The five passions dwell there, together with the Divine Light of the Infinite.
panch vaseh mil jot apaar.
The Lord Himself is the merchandise, and He Himself is the trader.
aap tulai aapay vanjaar.
O Nanak, through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, we are adorned and rejuvenated. 
naanak naam savaaranhaar.
How can we know where we came from?
jaato jaa-ay kahaa tay aavai
Where did we originate, and where will we go and merge?
kah upjai kah jaa-ay samaavai
How are we bound, and how do we obtain liberation?
ki-o baaDhi-o ki-o muktee paavai
How do we merge with intuitive ease into the Eternal, Imperishable Lord? ||1||
ki-o abhinaasee sahj samaavai. ||1
With the Naam in the heart and the Ambrosial Naam on our lips,
naam ridai amrit mukh naam.
through the Name of the Lord, we rise above desire, like the Lord. ||1||Pause||
narhar naam narhar nihkaam. ||1|| rahaa-o.
With intuitive ease we come, and with intuitive ease we depart.
sehjay aavai sehjay jaa-ay.
From the mind we originate, and into the mind we are absorbed.
man tay upjai man maahi samaa-ay.
As Gurmukh, we are liberated, and are not bound.
gurmukh mukto bandh na paa-ay.
Contemplating the Word of the Shabad, we are emancipated through the Name of the Lord. 
sabad beechaar chhutai har naa-ay. ||2||
Ang 153
Meeting the Gur (a.k.a. Shabad Guru within), the hard and heavy doors are opened. 
gur mil kholay bajar kapaat. 
One meets the Holy Saint only through perfect destiny.
saadh milai poorab sanjog.
The Lord`s perfect people rejoice in the Truth.
sach rahsay pooray har log.
Surrendering their minds and bodies, they find the Lord with intuitive ease.
man tan day lai sahj subhaa-ay.
Nanak falls at their feet. 
naanak tin kai laaga-o paa-ay. 
Conquering self-conceit, one obtains the Name. 
aap maaray taa paa-ay naa-o. 
One who dies in the Word of the Shabad, shall never again have to die.
sabad marai,,fir maran na ho-ay.
Without such a death, how can one attain perfection?
bin moo-ay ki-o pooraa ho-ay.
So get aboard that boat when your turn comes.
bohith charha-o jaa aavai vaar.
Those who fail to embark upon that boat shall be beaten in the Court of the Lord.
thaakay bohith dargeh maar.
Blessed is that Gurdwara, the Guru`s Gate, where the Praises of the True Lord are sung.
sach saalaahee Dhan gurdu-aar.
O Nanak, the One Creator Lord is pervading hearth and home. 
naanak dar ghar aykankaar.
The inverted heart-lotus has been turned upright, through reflective meditation on God.
ulti-o kamal barahm beechaar.
From the Sky of the Tenth Gate, the Ambrosial Nectar trickles down.
amrit Dhaar gagan das du-aar.
The Lord Himself is pervading the three worlds. ||1||
taribhavan bayDhi-aa aap muraar. ||1||
O my mind, do not give in to doubt.
ray man mayray bharam na keejai.
When the mind surrenders to the Name, it drinks in the essence of Ambrosial Nectar. Pause
man maanee-ai amrit ras peejai. rahaa-o.
When the self dies, the individual mind comes to know the Supreme Mind.
aap moo-aa man, man tay jaani-aa.
As the inner vision is awakened, one comes to know one`s own home, deep within the self. 
najar bha-ee ghar ghar tay jaani-aa. 
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is austerity, chastity and cleansing baths at sacred shrines of pilgrimage. (Listening to the Naam is cleansing baths)
jat sat tirath majan naam.
Meeting the True Guru, we are shown the way to die.
satgur milai so maran dikhaa-ay.
Remaining alive in this death brings joy deep within.
maran rahan ras antar bhaa-ay.
Overcoming egotistical pride, the Tenth Gate is found. 
garab nivaar gagan pur paa-ay.
So chant and meditate on the Lord, and remain in the Sanctuary of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
har jap jaap rahan har sarnaa.
Meeting the True Guru, duality is dispelled.
satgur milai ta dubiDhaa bhaagai.
The heart-lotus blossoms forth, and the mind is attached to the Lord God.
kamal bigaas man har parabh laagai.
One who remains dead while yet alive obtains the greatest happiness hereafter. 
jeevat marai mahaa ras aagai. 
Meeting the True Guru, one becomes truthful, chaste and pure.
satgur mili-ai sach sanjam soochaa.
Climbing up the steps of the Guru`s Path, one becomes the highest of the high.
gur kee pa-orhee oocho oochaa.
When the Lord grants His Mercy, the fear of death is conquered. 
karam milai jam kaa bha-o moochaa. 
Uniting in Guru`s Union, we are absorbed in His Loving Embrace.
gur mili-ai mil ank samaa-i-aa.
Granting His Grace, He reveals the Mansion of His Presence, within the home of the self.
kar kirpaa ghar mahal dikhaa-i-aa.

About 6 months focus on naam simran now and before that about 1 year on mool mantar. Before that it was just reading books and listening to kirtan katha but I was still lacking inspiration do the practical myself. Only over the past 2 years have I moved up a gear and more so in the last 6 months.

If my post inspires even just one person then I really consider it worth while. Go for it Singh!!!

I'm reading Guru Granth Sahib Ji (english translation) along side naam simran and its really giving me the push I need. The amount of focus that is placed on naam/shabad unity with Almighty is just really shocking me to the max. To the point i'm getting quite annoyed by the fact that if Guru Granth Sahib Ji placed so much focus on naam simran being the only means by which we will reach Waheguru why weren't we told about it in Gurdwaras more. Maybe it was me who just wasn't taking it in. Why aren't we told this is what you need to do and this is how you go about doing it....

There are days when I run out of steam and the desire isn't there but when I read a few more angs it gives me the kick I need to get me going again. Actually i'm hooked reading Guru Ji. Can't even focus at work, just want to keep reading. My respect for my Gurus is increasing daily. Guru Amar Das ji' belows me away every time, actually they all do. Going to get shitter at work if they find out what I'm doing. I find myself totally becoming withdrawn from what is going on in the outside world. Don't care about news, tv, movies, family etc either i'm holding my phone or ipad. I'm really seeing a difference in me. Its growing to such an extent that my own mother is getting concerned and telling me to slow down and keep my feet on the ground and says I got my whole life ahead of me yet.

The only advice I'm able to give anyone is keep the simran going throughout the day whilst your doing your day to day stuff. From the moment I get up I try and start. Getting ready, journey to work, lunch times, take a few minutes off during work and just do simran eyes open or closed, journey home. I bet the other travelers are saying what is that guy mumbling to himself. If your able to dedicate fix time to it then so much the better. This is the part I'm really finding difficult to do. My legs and backside ache and I can't sit for long and the discomfort over powers the concentration your trying to reach. I find myself looking at the clock to see if times up or my thoughts just keep coming and I get frustrated but there are times when you know you had a good session even if it was just for a few moments.

I'm happy to share so here goes:

Last night before I went to sleep I was reading SGGS and the house was very quiet. Mrs is away so no snoring in my ears. lol. When it's quiet this whistling sound manifests itself. I can hear the sound coming from the right side. This time not only was there a whistling sound but a second beat like a drum. How I wish I was a musician so i could replicate what I was hearing. It was weaker than the whistle but I could definately make it out. Really freaked me out at first. Have never heard that sound before.

I spoke to a naam abhiyaasi mahapursh about it who said I was on the right track but I shouldn't focus on the sound yet. He said I need to remain focused on my naam simran and learn to still my thoughts. Also for the past few weeks the saliva in my mouth has been feeling extremely sweet. So much so that its actually becoming really difficult to tolerate. When I do simran it flows more and more. I'm still skeptical about what I'm experiencing because I feel I'm not actually putting in that much effort. Although some days are better than others.

Waheguru Mere Bharaya Hath Rakhe and bless me with his Naam...

I think Jaggi is at the mercy of the Punjab police and their political and legal system.
The way they are conducting this investigation it is becoming more and more obvious they have no intention of releasing him anytime soon. For each case they try to pin on him, police have up to 15 days to question him after which time he must be sent into judicial custody. Police then have up to 90 days to which to prepare a case and press charges or he must be released for that case. The way the police are systematically keeping him in their custody by starting a new case every time one judicial remand starts just shows they intend to harass him for some time to come.
It doesn't look very hopeful that the Foreign Commonwealth Office can do much. According to their website it looks like they can't do jack as it is not their jurisdiction to interfere in another countries legal system as flawed as it maybe.
I was surprised to learn that he is not even entitled to have legal representation during questioning. His solicitor only meets him for 1 hour each day.
What the FCO and British consulate can’t do
The FCO and British consulate won’t be able to:
get you out of prison or detention help you get special treatment offer legal advice, start legal proceedings or investigate a crime pay for any costs as a result of being arrested forward packages sent by friends or family to you prevent authorities from deporting you after release get involved if you are a dual national and are arrested in a country for which you hold a valid passport, unless there’s a special humanitarian reason to do so  
PS. Welcome back N30.
 

A couple of suggestions given here.
https://youtu.be/376kIU-Z-N8
 

I'm still stuck on falling asleep during simran, but can relate to what this person states about the throat feeling dry when coming out of the state.
 
Dhyan Me Nind Kyo Aati hai | Why Do We Fall Asleep In Meditation ? Dhyan Me Nind Kyu Aata Hai ? Dhyan Me Nind Se Kaise Bache ?
 

I'm still stuck on falling asleep during simran, but can relate to what this person states about the throat feeling dry when coming out of the state.
 
Dhyan Me Nind Kyo Aati hai | Why Do We Fall Asleep In Meditation ? Dhyan Me Nind Kyu Aata Hai ? Dhyan Me Nind Se Kaise Bache ?
 

I think Jaggi is at the mercy of the Punjab police and their political and legal system.
The way they are conducting this investigation it is becoming more and more obvious they have no intention of releasing him anytime soon. For each case they try to pin on him, police have up to 15 days to question him after which time he must be sent into judicial custody. Police then have up to 90 days to which to prepare a case and press charges or he must be released for that case. The way the police are systematically keeping him in their custody by starting a new case every time one judicial remand starts just shows they intend to harass him for some time to come.
It doesn't look very hopeful that the Foreign Commonwealth Office can do much. According to their website it looks like they can't do jack as it is not their jurisdiction to interfere in another countries legal system as flawed as it maybe.
I was surprised to learn that he is not even entitled to have legal representation during questioning. His solicitor only meets him for 1 hour each day.
What the FCO and British consulate can’t do
The FCO and British consulate won’t be able to:
get you out of prison or detention help you get special treatment offer legal advice, start legal proceedings or investigate a crime pay for any costs as a result of being arrested forward packages sent by friends or family to you prevent authorities from deporting you after release get involved if you are a dual national and are arrested in a country for which you hold a valid passport, unless there’s a special humanitarian reason to do so  
PS. Welcome back N30.
 

That sound your hearing is called sehaj dhun. You can confirm that yourself when you speak one to one with any of the Gurmukhs who teach this path. I personally have so I confirm to you what I have been told. It is the start and as you focus on it you should notice it gets louder and louder. Sometimes it disappears and your left wondering where has it gone? Why has it gone? All you can do is revert back to Gurmantar and start again, trying to still the mind and relaxing in a more sehaj state whilst trying to remain relatively consciousness and aware (not easy). 
Now doing seva of listening to this sound is not easy either and other sounds may come along the way as you go deeper within and your mind becomes more still. Don't expect miracles just cos you hear this sehaj dhun because like others have said it's only the start. How long we stay at only this stage of sehaj dhun only Waheguru knows. Only thing you can do is keep practicing the Gurmantar jaap and when you hear the sehaj dhun also try focus on it slowly trying to climb to the next rung of the ladder. When the time is right Waheguru ji will progress you to the next stage. Don't get impatient or lose faith mate. 
Others will come on this topic to discourage you and that's their right to give you an alternative opinion. Your already doubting, lost and confused and I don't blame you. It's not an easy path, believe you me coz I been trying for years. Getting close to a gurmukh who will take you under their guidance is also not easy. Especially if you cannot go have regular sangat in their presence as most live in India. Online sessions help but it still leaves questions in your mind until you have a 1 to 1 with them and clear any doubts. But once you have asked and got your answer like I know you have, you got to take their word for it and then keep practicing. 
Just to give you some scale to the journey ahead lets say there is more stages to come and we are still on the first step so just be grateful you identified the ladder and slowly trying to climb up. Other are yet to even acknowledge the ladder may exist. Everyone is on their own journey and I hope everyone finds a ladder that works for them. 
1. Sehaj dhun
2. Countless shabad ghanayray (so loud you can hear them internally when at a party) 
3. Panj shabad
4. Naad (naam) - Sound of an aircraft
5. Internal amrit or amrit verkha from listening to naam. Stage 4.
6. Parkash internally and externally. 
 
Anhad is not just restricted to one sound. There are countless to come. The sehaj dhun is like a rope to hold onto  to as you try and go deeper within. It’s just starting….
I was listening to one katha last week and the gurmukh said stick with sehaj dhun until you get to stage 4. So if you hear any other sound remain focused the sehaj dhun anyway. Waiting for the naad is the next rung to switch to after sehaj dhun. Let other sounds pass you by. Just hearing the sounds is not enough, you also need to be in the right state of mind and heading inwards toward samadhi and leaving body consciousness  and be listening to them at the right place heading upwards. It’s not just I hear a sound balle balle. Lots to learn yet and it won’t be all shared here. don’t get hung up in sehaj dhun, don’t think just hearing one sound means you made it either, because we haven’t. Keep learning about Bhakti marg and how to go deeper using simran and Shabads. You've been given good advice by some in this thread about simran teaching resources. You will be surprised how little you know cos it’s never published online, cos they don’t want the head ache. Those who want to learn will seek out and try and get in touch. Those that listen live in that moment take the knowledge or you miss out. It takes time and effort on your part to want to learn more. Suggest you take the advice if seriously interested in anhad marg. No one here is giving you guarantees of anything , we are all searching, sharing and learning together, no one claims to have made it either.  Some have made it further than others though and for that I do bow down in respect of their achievements and kirpa bestowed upon them. It’s credit to them for still coming back here on this very forum and helping and encouraging those of us who are still far behind.
Anyway good luck Bro. WaheGuru kirpa karan. Hope you find your way soon…
 
 

About 6 months focus on naam simran now and before that about 1 year on mool mantar. Before that it was just reading books and listening to kirtan katha but I was still lacking inspiration do the practical myself. Only over the past 2 years have I moved up a gear and more so in the last 6 months.

If my post inspires even just one person then I really consider it worth while. Go for it Singh!!!

I'm reading Guru Granth Sahib Ji (english translation) along side naam simran and its really giving me the push I need. The amount of focus that is placed on naam/shabad unity with Almighty is just really shocking me to the max. To the point i'm getting quite annoyed by the fact that if Guru Granth Sahib Ji placed so much focus on naam simran being the only means by which we will reach Waheguru why weren't we told about it in Gurdwaras more. Maybe it was me who just wasn't taking it in. Why aren't we told this is what you need to do and this is how you go about doing it....

There are days when I run out of steam and the desire isn't there but when I read a few more angs it gives me the kick I need to get me going again. Actually i'm hooked reading Guru Ji. Can't even focus at work, just want to keep reading. My respect for my Gurus is increasing daily. Guru Amar Das ji' belows me away every time, actually they all do. Going to get shitter at work if they find out what I'm doing. I find myself totally becoming withdrawn from what is going on in the outside world. Don't care about news, tv, movies, family etc either i'm holding my phone or ipad. I'm really seeing a difference in me. Its growing to such an extent that my own mother is getting concerned and telling me to slow down and keep my feet on the ground and says I got my whole life ahead of me yet.

The only advice I'm able to give anyone is keep the simran going throughout the day whilst your doing your day to day stuff. From the moment I get up I try and start. Getting ready, journey to work, lunch times, take a few minutes off during work and just do simran eyes open or closed, journey home. I bet the other travelers are saying what is that guy mumbling to himself. If your able to dedicate fix time to it then so much the better. This is the part I'm really finding difficult to do. My legs and backside ache and I can't sit for long and the discomfort over powers the concentration your trying to reach. I find myself looking at the clock to see if times up or my thoughts just keep coming and I get frustrated but there are times when you know you had a good session even if it was just for a few moments.

Here have a listen to this. What happens when you listen to poan shabads and how high they take you. Listen from 17 mins
https://www.facebook.com/Balbir.gandhran/videos/195782402661986/
 

Just wanted to share what with happened with our family last month with Covid 19 in that someone may learn a few things that may help them.
Over the December and early January month our local gurdwara had continuous akhand paths going on in memory of the shaheedi of char sahibzadey and parkash gurpurb of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. My mother  does regular akhand path roals went there to do the seva against the wishes of my father. This was bit of a divided decision as on one hand her sharda believed nothing would happen, yet my dad is in his early 70s could be at risk if he were to catch it. She never went anywhere else apart from the gurdwara.  Anyway she attended the gurdwara for a number of days partaking in the akhand paths seva for couple of hours at the time.
On New Years day, which fell on a Friday we invited my mother over for a couple of hours to spend time with us. She was feeling extremely lonely and missed seeing us. The next day my mother started getting covid symptoms including aching body and slight fever. On the Sunday, I got her tested and her result came back positive.
By Monday my wife and Dad also felt like they were not feeling well. Within a few days both of them also tested positive. My mother just suffered with a fever for a few days, loss of appetite, body weakness. Dad had the same but also had a extremely bad chesty cough. It was really bad that he couldn't even speak without coughing. With Wahegurus kirpa both recovered parents recovered in around 10 days.
The first week of covid my wife had quite minor symptoms. Just general lethargy and slight fever. Rest for a few hours a day was enough. However in the second week things started getting a lot worse. She started diarreah and vomiting and couldn't keep anything down, really bad fever and totally bed bound. 
I had one of those finger tip Oximeter devices at home which state that the average person should have blood oxygen saturation levels of between 95 to 100. I recommend everyone get one of those and check your baseline levels when your healthy and well. Anything less than 93 should be a warning sign that your oxygen levels are deteriorating and you should be medically assessed.
My wife was hovering around 95 so wasn't too concerned but never the less because she had been vomiting for a few days now we called the NHS covid helpline. They noticed whilst talking to her that she was becoming breathless the more the conversation continued. They called an ambulance and had her taken to hospital for assessment. They discharged her the same day and just gave her some medication to help with the vomiting. However they stated that during the next 4 days she would either get better or worse next few days were critical.
The very next day I noticed that my wife was taking very short shallow breaths as she slept. Normally people are supposed to take less than 20 breaths per minute. She was taking roughly 30-35 breaths. By the morning her blood oxygen levels were between 85-90. She was taken into hospital again and after various tests they said she had developed Covid pneumonia in her lungs and needed oxygen therapy and steroids (Dexamethosone is the standard drug they give here in the UK). Luckily we got her in early and after a few days of oxygen therapy she was able to breathe on her own and was discharged. It was any extremely stressful time for the entire family.
A few days before her discharge I started getting symptoms of feeling very weak and feeling cold in the hands and feet. I was now also covid positive and spent the next few days in bed with general weakness and the occasional fever. I also developed the severe cough and on a couple of occasions coughed up slight blood. Took me about 7-10 days to get over it before things began to calm down. Have I fully recovered today? Absolutely not! I'm still getting dull aches in the left side of my chest and in my shoulders. My blood oxygen levels are ok  but I think I'm probably suffering from inflammation of the left lung and maybe even heart and have long covid. It's a really worrying when you have it and you certainly think about if your time is up.
Keep safe everyone and follow the government guidelines. We didn't, thinking we were fine and we paid the price. I was fearful for my parents because they are elderly and extremely worried when my wife was taken to hospital, not knowing if I would ever see her again. She saw a number of people die in front of her and it was a very traumatic time for her in the hospital. I recall the day the ambulance took her away and how hysterical and worried she was. Don't let it get that to stage people and  stay safe now.
Gurdwaras are now subsequently closed in east London but we now found out that 19 people got it Covid in the gurdwara in that period and probably more. My mother didn't inform the Test and Trace people that she caught it at the gurdwara as she didn't want to get the gurdwara in to trouble. Whilst gurdwaras are important part of our spiritual lives but they are a gathering places where anyone there can have covid and we wouldn't know it.  I know gurdwaras are struggling financially because of the lack of sangat and having to remain closed in certain areas. But I truly believe during this pandemic it is for the best they remain closed or don't allow people to stay for long. Sorry to say this but our people are not sticking to the rules and some people will pay the price with their lives. For example someone told us they believe they got covid from a sick person who was serving parshad with his hands. Why are we so reckless! The committees should be held accountable. I was deeply annoyed when I found out my mother did not tell test and trace that she had been to the gurdwara. How will we truly know if gurdwaras are a breeding ground for covid if our people don't declare where they have been properly.  We all have a collective responsibility. Anyway stay safe and keep your families safe.... 🙏
 
 

I’m feeling much better now. Nothing unusual noticed after 2nd shot of vaccine. My lungs feel better that I can now handle cold drinks again and even eat ice cream. 
My wife on the other hand is not having it so easy. She seems to have very low stamina these days. Walking very slow in particular when walking up stairs. I think it may have impacted her lungs quite badly.
 
Thanks for asking bro. 🙏