Lucky

On 12/30/2023 at 8:01 AM, Premi said:

'10-15 bucks' is 'loose change'?!

We have $2 and $1 coins. I carry about four $2s and couple of $1s at least. I never go around using bank card for transactions less than $20. Tea or coffee is about $2 to start. So, I'd feel guilty giving less. If a homeless is stood outside coffee shop or fast food place, I sometimes ask what they'd like and buy them food and drink if I have time. In some areas downtown, many people traveling to work will buy extra coffee or tea for the needy after asking their request. Seeing this is what gave me the idea of buying them food or drink instead of money.

On 11/24/2023 at 3:43 PM, Kaur10 said:

You would surely get the blessings as you are giving with good intention. 

I have observed  homeless drug addicts closely on daily basis due to my job role, they buy street drugs with the money and go to food bank for their food needs. Often, kind passer-by gave them food and clothes which they usually lost when high on drugs. Most of them are drug addicts but couldn’t help themselves getting out of drug habit. 
 

I am always respectful and kind to them, listen to them if they wanted to share anything or having a bad day but don’t like giving them money. 

I feel VERY SORRY for them but I personally think giving them money is not beneficial for their well-being.  

I may be wrong veerji, but wanted to share this with you. Bhul Chuk Maaf!

I often get told that they just gonna use the money to buy some gear, but to me that's a self-justifying excuse in order to convince one's self; not to give.

Personally, I give whatever comes into my hands. I always carry about 10-15 bucks loose change. I have habit to go into my pocket and grab whatever and then give without counting. This is just my personal approach and I don't expect others to follow suit. It helps with my own consciousness, since I know I can easily start telling myself "oh no, I should only give 2 bucks here", or on the other hand I might feel that another deserves at least 5 minimum.. So, in order to prevent my mann being influenced by 5 dhoot, I don't let 'mind calculation and thought' get in the way  and sub-consciously give them what Gobind (universe) expects them to receive via my hands.

Now, with regards to second issue of what they do with cash I have another mode of thinking. As per gurbani, we are ALL here to bhog our karams. Past one's and new ones. Karmee avai kapra, nadree mokh duar. In this regard, I feel that I'm doing duty on my end of decent Karam and it's entirely upto the beggar of what they spend the money on and what karam they do. Whether it's to keep warm or get drugs. Saying this, I will usually make small talk and say something like "yeh, I'll give you some change as long as you using it for food or warm drink in this cold". From that point, I feel that I've done my bit of karams and it's upto to waheguru to make judgement of whether the beggar does karam of putting money to good use or bad use. I always try hard to try and not make judgements of others, meaning it's wahguru who decides what karam is good or bad and not me.

Just to add, ..if they are completely intoxicated and incoherent, I might refuse to give any at all and tell them that I would oblige if they were little sober. This happens on rare occasions when I'm certain that they have no idea of the moment and also have zero memory of it later on.

On 6/19/2022 at 6:02 PM, Guest Searcher Question said:

 

I have seen alot of discussion on this top.  Wondering on when to switch from focus on mantar to sounds in ears?  @Lucky

Would  there be any harm in doing before rom rom is pargat?  I

f mind is focused/still?  Even then, confused on when to let go of mantar and just listen in vishraam.   

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Sorry for extremely late reply. Not been on here for some time.

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"Wondering on when to switch from focus on mantar to sounds in ears?

people will tell you different, but in my experience and as per my own journey; you are better doing this once you can stay antarghat for long periods of times doing "mental -silent" simran and attempting rom-rom technique. Once rom rom is in full blow, ie. continues effortly from intital kickstart, then you should spend longer periods of doing "dhyian" (putting concentrated focus on shabad sounds).  

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Would  there be any harm in doing before rom rom is pargat?  If mind is focused/still?  Even then, confused on when to let go of mantar and just listen in vishraam.  

You will find that if done prematurely. then dhyian and focus won't remain constant and mind will just wonder more than usual.

IF just starting out, then only attempt after you can go antarghat and remain in steady state (equilibrium)" Sehaj".  Then you can go back and forth with saas saas and sitting in dhyian

On 10/13/2021 at 12:06 PM, Kaur10 said:

Why should we not? Have you not had childhood immunisationn? Covid vaccine works on the same principle. Pfizer extracted mRNA of protein spike on the covid virus, that protein is enclosed in oily nanoparticles in the vaccine (if covid protein is directly injected then our body would destroy it instead of making copies of the protein). All this is preparing our immune system to produce antibodies to fight off the actual covid infection in case it happens in coming future. 

Pfizer vaccine is very well established now, there is more than enough data to prove its efficacy and safety. There are always medicine related side-effects and adverse reactions, these happen even with basic meds like paracetamol or ibuprofen tablets.  It does not mean that we should not take it. Benefits has clearly outweighed any associated risk. I have seen patient who has developed blood clot after vaccine, but just imagine what would have happened if he actually had covid.   He is on anti-coagulant medicine now, benefit is that he has antibodies in his bodies and already taking medicine.  Covid cause blood clots which lead to strokes and heart attacks etc. and there is a mounting evidence behind it. 

Please go for pfizer vaccine, its safe and effective.  

Well done.  I'm not a fan of conventional/western medicine and I was also reluctant to get the vaccine.  However, after careful contemplation and studying, I'd say that the benefits outweigh the risks. 

I've had both pfizer doses and realized that even though i wasn't too fussed about my own protection, it's for the protection of others that matters more to me.

11 hours ago, Ragmaala said:

@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. 

Correct.

15 hours ago, Samarbir Singh said:

WJKK WJKF

I had a question for the Gurmukhs who have been blessed by pita Ji to hear anhad shabads. Recently I watched a short film on 2 young boys and how they jap naam and begin to hear anhad shabads, after I watched I was happy and learned some new things. But at night I had a thought the sound that people describe anhad shabad as a sharp sound kind of like a frequency sound. And the thought I had was that I’ve been having my ears ring out of nowhere that sounds like a sharp sound. But I don’t know if this is the same as anhad shabad. Please let me know if ringing sounds in my ear which come out of nowhere, are shabads.

@paapiman 

@Lucky

 

Bhul Chuk Maaf

The early sounds you hear are pavan shabads. . You still have a way to go before the real bhagtee begins and naam gets pargat.

It will be confusing a little this stage and it is only happening because you are going antarghat. . At this stage you can start practice going deep into saas saas. start with saas grass, get quieter as you settle...into saas saas( jap quietly with breath...keep going until settled enough to do saas saa but ALL the japna in silence with surti,. ie. breathe in-"wahe", breathe out "guru'... 'wahe-guru" done internally in complete silence with surti

10 minutes ago, gsm52 said:

Guru pyaario WGJKKWGJKF

Have a question that if this Amrit rass is physical rass in liqued state and tasted by tongue  OR it is (SUKHAM) Atmik rass for sukham body while doing naam abhyaas and mind wondering reduced.

Gur Fateh

I think it's both.

In early stages of saas graas, saas saas, say when breathing through mouth, one is able to extract it from the sukham pavan around us.  I should remind you that the amrit rass is everywhere in sukham form, meaning inside and out.  This early stage of tasting amrit rass from the brahm around us is said to be an acknowledgment nishanee from Waheguru.  Many gurmukhs question this sweet taste because they don't feel anand or bliss, and Bhai saab Simranjeet and other bhai saabs have said that you should take it as a positive insignia confirming that the bacha is on the right path. 

The above is just one stage of tasting the sweet nectar. There is a further stage when the amrit can be produced from within and it can be felt dripping at back of tongue. I can go into more detail about this some other time, but this comes from sitting in dhyian with anhad shabad. It is a very concentrated secretion (physical) and a miniscule drop gives an immense taste.(drips from pineal gland) Sometimes called naam rass or har rass since it comes directly from the "hari-mandar' inside you. Lots of gyan and anand will manifest from this naam rass unlike the rass described above.

2 hours ago, sevak said:

Lot of resources online. Listen to Bhai Vir Singh - AudioBook Gurmukhi Sikhya.

Bhai Sahib says 5 Shabad is listenned to when 5 doot chor are conquerored. He further says Radhoswamis—- everyone is listenning to anhad shabad, not possible. 
These days everyone is claiming that they are listenning to Anhaf Shabad.

He further says that one need not get impatient about listenning Anhad Shabad.

You can evaluate yourself by checking if you still have kaam, krodh, lobh, moh, ahinkaar inside u and judge urself.

I see where you are coming from paaji. No probs,.. I'm not gonna break your faith but some of us have also been at the same stage you are at. We too were questioning the authenticity of what is shabad, what is dunn, what is naam, anhad, toor, naad and so on..  From my experience you can ONLY learn and understand this part of bhagtee in stages. The stages of your own self-progress.   There is no black or white method of describing it in paragraphs and learning it without self-practice.

Yes, there are many nishanees for different stages of shabad but as far as I know, The 5 dhoot are ONLY left behind when in chautha padh.   However, once you get naam pargat and have crossed the 1st bhavsagar, then you can  be protected/shielded (free from)  low vibration entities of different  kinds, but you will never be free from the 5 dhoot whilst your MANN and atma are in  astool form.  The khel is about the 5 dhoot and your mann constantly. as long as you are having vichaar/furnay/thoughts of any kind, ..then the 5 dhoot are always tagging on.   These are some of the key points that I can give you and I'm stating them with relevance to gurbani. I suggest you have a good read through this thread from the beginning and things will become a little less fuzzy.  

You are questioning these things, and I'm glad. it shows you have the drive. My advice is that you practice simran with faith and don't ignore any sounds you hear. That doesn't mean you follow them or try searching for them. They come in time and if you read back older posts you will see how me and some other seekers found our way through certain sounds we experienced.  Only after you have heard them  will you begin to understand what is true anhad i.e.. when listening in chautha pad avastha(outside of tre-gun maya) and what are pavan shabads. Another thing is , Amrit rass. I remember reading a number of texts and many of them didn't mention the sweet amrit rass or it's stages. Amrit rass is a must and it's the earliest nishanees of you walking the right path. But amrit rass itself has different stages of 'where' you are drinking it from, even though there is only ONE amrit.

I'm not saying I have the right answers, but the little bits I'm telling you have been confirmed with what Bhai Simranjeet Tohana ji and other gurmukhs have stated on many occasions.

Other piece of advise  I can give, is for you not to be trying to jump ahead. All this does is create self-made gyan and more thoughts for the mind. Instead focus with 100% dhyian on the stage you are practicing. Whether that is Saas graas, saas saas or antharghat.  Give it your fullest devotion.

Waheguru

Sat kartar

3 hours ago, dalsingh101 said:

I think black pepper also works to help the body's cells take difficult to absorb nutrients in, I know it does that with curcumin (haldhee).  

Yes, it's called "bioperine" and available to purchase in tablet and capsule form also. Piperine or Bioperine works by stimulating liver enzymes which in turn will help metabolize haldee  more efficiently. Personally, I do recommend that you take it with most fat soluble vitamins and supplements. Common fat soluble vitamins are A,D,E and K.  Nowadays, some multivitamin and mineral brands include the bioperine (3-5g) as an active ingredient.

16 hours ago, Mooorakh said:

One small question "> rises in my mind wenever I hear this even in kathas, so i take this opportunity to ask veerji - If we have to close 9 doors to open the 10th then why do they say to do simran with open eyes. ? It's practically almost impossible for me to do simran with open eyes as yet. .. 

Becomes rarely possible only wen I used to sit in Nanaksar months ago and keep my eyes steady on Guru sahibs saroop but otherwise ">

Good question...

It's about disassociating your consciousness(surti) from the illusion of maya. 

We don't physically plug the ears, nose or the privates down below, but the eyes become more of a concern?   Yes, they do. 

Why?... because we have got so accustomed to allowing our mind to sit at the eyes more than any other indries.  Now, remember that the bhagtee is all about "Sukham"  So we  can learn to have physical eyes open whilst keeping  sukham eyes disassociated from physical objects or akar.  The aim is to not let the mann sit at the physical eyes whether they are open on not.    A little tricky? I  know.   But  with practice, and as naam starts to become more manifest, you should start seeing the brahm prakash everywhere in the empty space around you. It will become a lot easier then.    

The Gurmat Meditation guys and Bhai Tohana jee always suggest us to try and focus on that empty space with eyes open and then slowly close the eyes, and you should be looking at the same 'khalee khalaa' (empty space) when eyes are closed. This is helpful because it stops people moving their eyeball around when eyes are shut. To look at the void empty space, your eyes have to be still at first, and then when you start to see the prakash of satch, you can move them around and see it everywhere.  

Hope that answers how it may be done with eyes open, however, I'm sure many will suggest that if you find it easier to halt your mann with closed eyes, then continue closing them.  But yes, it is good practice to attempt both and like @GurjantGnostic stated above.  It's how we can take it into the world on a day to day basis.

Personally, and most of the time, I find it easier with eyes closed and then If I've been in a session for a while and the room is dim, I can usually carry on with as much focus with the eyes open.

16 hours ago, GurjantGnostic said:

You have to be able to do Simran eyes open because we take it into the world and are supposed to do it 25hrs a day. Like on the battle field. Eyes need to be open. 

But if you wish to do some closed or semi open eyed Simran that's great. You should. And also open.