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Heard one of the Kray Twinz Singh lost his life to Covid. Apparently both were in serious shape in hospital. Think one of them did a lot of the sound system seva setup at Guru Maneyo Granth Gurdwara in Slough. 
 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-58988747
 

Heard one of the Kray Twinz Singh lost his life to Covid. Apparently both were in serious shape in hospital. Think one of them did a lot of the sound system seva setup at Guru Maneyo Granth Gurdwara in Slough. 
 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-58988747
 

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…
 
 

Liked how they added some of the anhad sounds to the background of this short film. Those that have heard these sounds will know subtly what the producers were hinting at.
 
 

I am not sure if I should write this but think I might have just experienced something.

I was lying down on the sofa just thinking about waheguru when I had this urge to do simran. I started the jaap and my voice sounded so clear. I became totally engrossed in the sound and then all of a sudden my voice and breath suddenly merged into perfect union all by themself without me trying to force it. Then it felt like a ball of energy started shooting up and down inside of me between my chest and navel. It was really powerful. All of a sudden I became aware of what was happening to me so I stopped out of fear. I'm still a little shaken up by the experience.

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…
 
 

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…
 
 

@Samarbir Singh   Ear ringing is a hint of anahd shabad or sehaj dhun that you hear while still in tregun, pavan, and while still having all the augan. The real Anhad Shabad or Sehaj Dhun , you will hear only when you are in Sehaj , free from pavan, tregun, your body, and very close to Nirankar Ji, and upon hearing sehaj dhun you should have amrit in every rom...This is not my experience but my understanding from listening to Simranjit Singh Tohana. And it makes sense too. A lot of people start hearing ringing sound, its a beginning, little bit closer to Nirankar ji, but not the end goal. 
For example, I hear ringing when I focus, or during bani or simran, but it does not mean anything yet.  Only if my vikars are controlled, mind is in samadhi, amrit rass is received, I will hear the true sehaj dhun or anhad shabad.  I might be wrong but thats what I have understood so far.  more experienced Gurmukhs like @Sat1176 @Lucky can correct me. 
This path is like a life long marathan of mehnat not a sprint
ps. just after writing this the sounds have gotten more prominent 
but overall its a good thing, its a beginning while we are still in this mud. 

I’ve had the first dose. Can’t say I felt great after having it. Had fever for 2 days and my arm was swollen for over a week.
I would take my chances with  vaccine over getting COVID again.

Recovered now thanks. Waheguru’s grace.

Liked how they added some of the anhad sounds to the background of this short film. Those that have heard these sounds will know subtly what the producers were hinting at.
 
 

Waheguru Ji
Came across a gem of a website, wanted to share with the sangat.
Hundreds of kathas done from a Naam Abhyas point of view and practical advice. Including larivaar akath katha of Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
Akath Katha website

Liked how they added some of the anhad sounds to the background of this short film. Those that have heard these sounds will know subtly what the producers were hinting at.
 
 

Liked how they added some of the anhad sounds to the background of this short film. Those that have heard these sounds will know subtly what the producers were hinting at.
 
 

Recovered now thanks. Waheguru’s grace.

Recovered now thanks. Waheguru’s grace.

Meditation Two friends meet on the street.
One asks the other: "Hi, how are you?"
The other ones replies: "I'm fine, thanks."
"And how's your son? Is he still unemployed?"
"Yes, he is. But he is meditating now."
"Meditating? What's that?"
"I dont know. But it's better than sitting around and do nothing!"

Mosquito Lullaby
Talking about those days when there were no mosquito repellents and we had to spend sleepless nights. Sardarji was also experiencing the same every time he tries to sleep,one mosquito comes and disturbs his sleep with a sound "guooonn, guooonn." He gets very irritated. He tries to cover his ear but the problem remains persistent. Ultimately he gets up and catches the mosquito in his hand.He is very kind and not for the blood shed but still wanted to take revenge. Happy as he is now starts singing a lullaby and says "so ja machchar, bete so ja". After some time he finds the mosquito falling in to deep sleep in his hands. So he goes near it and says "Guoooonnnnn, guoooonnnnn."

Santa Singh's Sociology PHD thesis topic was "Why Panjabi women have big boobs?"

After much research, his conclusion was - "They take out money from their bra and give for ardas at the Gurdwara. The Giani always says, "Jede khajane to maya aayee hai, oss khajane nu horr vadhaye"

What restraints should be put on the mind.
Lok ladjyaya - Feeling embarrassed when doing seva or Simran Haumai - Ego Dubdha, Devesh, Nafrat - Duality (having second thoughts on the teachings), Revenge, Hatred Nindaya / Chugli - Slandering someone to raise one's own profile. Gossiping All these 4 lead to Hatred.
What's left if we remove these 4? Pyaar
 

Crying happens automatically as the mind is purified and happens to most mediators. Read this passage from another person.
Six months of crying
I was beginning to develop real discipline in meditation. I made a commitment to myself that I would sit for an hour every day. This was beyond my capacity at the time, but I didn’t really know that. I was just doing what I thought I should be doing. It wasn’t a pleasant experience initially; it was a painful period as yucky old emotions surfaced and moved through. I was working on a master’s degree in transpersonal psychology during that period, so I had a context in which to see it as a purifying practice. I purchased a cooking timer to help me discipline myself, setting it for one hour each day. I promised myself that I would not move during that hour, so there I sat with tears streaming down my face. Mostly, there were no particular memories coming; rather, it was like formless old pains coming forward and washing away. A hand would almost move to wipe away the tears, but I would say inside to myself, “No, let them go.” Sometimes the tears would run down my side all the way to my hips as I sat bare chested on hot summer days without air conditioning. It was a beautiful experience, and very important as I look back on it.

It's a common question we all have is should we do more baani da paaths or Waheguru Simran? 
Here the gurmukh speaks in favour of simran starting at 46 mins. 
 

Ji Baba ji from Prabh ka Simran kender , maand. He said to look at the nose with opening your eyes less and do Simran

I found a job as service desk analyst. Let me go pakka I will hook our brothers and sisters.

When i heard from Bhai Sahab yesterday, he was talking about drishti banauni to see sach. He said twaadi avastha n bhakti hai hun drishti bannani sikho. So m seeking inputs on the same.
@Luckyji @Sat1176ji @HisServantji @Sikhilove@sevakji @ragnarokji and others - Benti  Gurmukho help karo ji