Popular Post SAadmin Posted April 5, 2003 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 THE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE Bhakti Yoga There are certain Do's and Dont's for the spiritual journey, called yam and Niyam. These are ten each in numbers as per details : Yam : - (X) 1. Non-Violence :- Do not cause harm to anybody, through mind, body, intellect or speech. Pray from the core of your heart, "The glory of Name Divine is highest. Let all human beings be happy by the grace of God." 2. Truthfulness :- Live truthful life and indulge not in hypocrisy. 3. Theft :- Theft of body and mind is avoided. Theft of mind means when you do some bad act behind the curtain, i.e. in aloofness so as there is no witness to your act, like act of adulteration etc. To conceal other man's articles is theft of body. 4. Brahmcharya :- Celibacy is an essential requirement for the spiritual journey. It is like fuel of the body, which must be preserved. Married persons should be faithful to each other observing moderation. 5. Patience :-Do not feel agitated over trifles. Patience brings power- Saints must have patience in abundance. 6. Forgiveness :- When you have the strength to harm somebody, but you forgive him and don't harm him, you are on the right path. 7. Mercy :- Mercy is a must for meditation. Those who kill animals for palate, cannot imbibe mercy. You kill today and you will be killed tomorrow. That is the Divine law. 8. Tender Heart :- Be of tender heart, and do not be stone-hearted or a hypocrite. Don't indulge in rebukes and slander. Always speak softly, politely and truthfully. 9. Self-discipline :- Eat less and feel contented. Follow the dictum of the Guru :- "Eat moderately, sleep less, show mercy and forgiveness and love your prime possession, the real self. (Guru Gobind Singh) There are three kinds of food that we eat viz. pertaining to i) tamoguna (ii) rajasguna (iii) satoguna 'tamas' food, includes intake of meat, fish, wine eggs etc. This food brings laziness to the man. He is likely to turn away from God and his God-consciousness is diminished. In 'rajas' is included pertaining of spicy and rich food for the sake of palate only. Heavy and rich food leads to numerous diseases.' Eat a bit less than your requirement. 'Satoguna' food includes partaking of vegetables, milk, curd, butter and cereals etc. 10. It means purity of mind, purity of body, purity of speech, purity of clothes, and purity of thought. These are ten 'yam' principles THE TEN NIYAM (RULES) 1. Penances and devotion :- Yoke yourself to the service of humanity. Service is of three kinds ie. pertaining to rajas guna, tamas guna and sats guna. The service of Guru is at the top of all the Penances. 2. Charity :- Charity is also of three types - rajas, tamas and sats charity. In tamas, one gives away something in charity under duress and in anger and at inappropriate time which may result in sin. In rajas, one distributes alms to earn glorification. While in sats guna, one gives away in all humility with a faith in the fact that everything is gift of God. This kind of generosity is rewarded. 3. Contentment :- There cannot be full satisfaction without contentment. Unless there is contentment, the mind writhing in desire wanders in wilderness. 4. Theistic intellect means a staunch believer in Guru's teachings. 5. Worship :- Worship of the Guru. It should not be external and ceremonial only, but with all the mind and soul accepting Guru as embodiment of God. 6. Faith in the shabad of Guru. If you have faith in Gurbani, you will be rewarded. If you sit quietly with closed eyes, but you don't have in Gurbani, it is of no avail. Have full faith in Gurbani. 7. Abide by teachings of Gurbani. Mould your life accordingly. Don't go against the tenets of Gurbani. 8. Peaceful Mind :- Let anger not disturb your mind at all, even when provoked by somebody. Keep cool and have perseverance. 9. Nitnem :- Keep regularity in you daily prayers, meditation and recitation of Gurbani. 10. Brahm-hom means feeding the hungry Hom implies burning of 'I' and I-am-ness, effacing ego of every type. Inviting Saints and Gursikhs for partaking food is known as Brahm-hom. These are two disciplines - Yam and Niyam and third is 'Asan'. Asan :- Find out quite place, where there is no noise, and where one can sit comfortably without any disturbance. Make a seat (asan) for meditation and use this 'asan' daily for prayers and meditation. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa. Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 5, 2003 Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 nice post - i enjoyed reading that 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAadmin Posted April 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 This is what i know from my expereince hearing baba ishar singh ji tapes about 9 bhaktis..there are as follows Sarvan Bhakti- Listen to Katha with full concentration. Kirtan Bhakti- Signing Hymns Of Gurbani with full concentration. Simran Bhakti- Doing bhakti alone.. reciting on gurmantar or vaheguroo, maala-naam jaap.. vaheguroo vahegurooo vahegurooo!!! Namskar Bhakti- Doin Namskar (Humbly Bow Down) to guru granth sahib ji and be inferior to everyone even animals not just gursikhs..every living being.. vahegurooo ARJAN Bhakti- I forgot about that one.. i gotta listen to that part again.. will let you update... morakh me.. lol :x Ardas- Humbly Praying to akal purkh(god) before any important task to do. Dasam Pab- Be Inferior And Praise Gurus as highest of the high Sakhaya Sakhi Pab- Love vaheguroo like from one mitr(freind) to another mitr(freind) Atam Nividan- Scarifice everything to vaheguroo.. its everything... basically completely surrender to vaheguroo ji....tan and mann completely scarifice to vaheguroo . thats when you get atam mukhti. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevak Posted June 14, 2003 Report Share Posted June 14, 2003 hello, I would like to know from where can I get more of these stuff about Baba Isher Singh ji. Yes, I know the tapes on the ftp server, but they are to big in size. any other tapes, books or literature on the internet? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 21, 2003 Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 sevak you can find out a little bit about sant baba isher singh on this site plus a awesome picture gallery http://www.santbabaishersinghji.pwp.blueyo...uk/contents.htm info on gurdwara rara sahib http://www.rarasahib.com there was another site which had sant isher singhs audio divans streaming but i cant find it now :cry: neo must know it, ill find out for u fateh ji 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAadmin Posted July 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 its www.jargsahib.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 21, 2003 Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 lol i was typing www.jargasahib.com <<bandar sevak the direct link to the audio is on http://www.jargsahib.com/main.htm fateh ji 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samosasingh Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 We its says "seva" of Satguru jee. What does that mean. Does it mean that we do physicall seva like cahnging rumala, keeping gurdwara clean, langar seva etc. Or dies it mean reciting naam. When the word seva comes it gurbani like: "bin satgur seve jagat muaa....", what does seva mean ?????? How do we do this seva???? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hari Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 Dear samosasingh Ji: Seva of humanity is seva of Satguru.Satguru is in everybody, it's hard to perceive that I know.But Satguru Nanak Dev says Satguru is in everybody, hidden away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bsingh19 Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 [/font:71a03fa237] N30 S!NGH Has this Sant conducted any discources on internal prakash (ie on entering the Temple of God through bhakti)? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Yes, bsingh19 he did. usually sants don't tell their own expereinces on internal parkash but they usually give hints by giving examples of other gurmukh singhs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest goody2shoes Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 On 5 April 2003 at 2:18 PM, N30 S!NGH said: THE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE Bhakti Yoga There are certain Do's and Dont's for the spiritual journey, called yam and Niyam. These are ten each in numbers as per details : Yam : - (X) 1. Non-Violence :- Do not cause harm to anybody, through mind, body, intellect or speech. Pray from the core of your heart, "The glory of Name Divine is highest. Let all human beings be happy by the grace of God." 2. Truthfulness :- Live truthful life and indulge not in hypocrisy. 3. Theft :- Theft of body and mind is avoided. Theft of mind means when you do some bad act behind the curtain, i.e. in aloofness so as there is no witness to your act, like act of adulteration etc. To conceal other man's articles is theft of body. 4. Brahmcharya :- Celibacy is an essential requirement for the spiritual journey. It is like fuel of the body, which must be preserved. Married persons should be faithful to each other observing moderation. 5. Patience :-Do not feel agitated over trifles. Patience brings power- Saints must have patience in abundance. 6. Forgiveness :- When you have the strength to harm somebody, but you forgive him and don't harm him, you are on the right path. 7. Mercy :- Mercy is a must for meditation. Those who kill animals for palate, cannot imbibe mercy. You kill today and you will be killed tomorrow. That is the Divine law. 8. Tender Heart :- Be of tender heart, and do not be stone-hearted or a hypocrite. Don't indulge in rebukes and slander. Always speak softly, politely and truthfully. 9. Self-discipline :- Eat less and feel contented. Follow the dictum of the Guru :- "Eat moderately, sleep less, show mercy and forgiveness and love your prime possession, the real self. (Guru Gobind Singh) There are three kinds of food that we eat viz. pertaining to i) tamoguna (ii) rajasguna (iii) satoguna 'tamas' food, includes intake of meat, fish, wine eggs etc. This food brings laziness to the man. He is likely to turn away from God and his God-consciousness is diminished. In 'rajas' is included pertaining of spicy and rich food for the sake of palate only. Heavy and rich food leads to numerous diseases.' Eat a bit less than your requirement. 'Satoguna' food includes partaking of vegetables, milk, curd, butter and cereals etc. 10. It means purity of mind, purity of body, purity of speech, purity of clothes, and purity of thought. These are ten 'yam' principles THE TEN NIYAM (RULES) 1. Penances and devotion :- Yoke yourself to the service of humanity. Service is of three kinds ie. pertaining to rajas guna, tamas guna and sats guna. The service of Guru is at the top of all the Penances. 2. Charity :- Charity is also of three types - rajas, tamas and sats charity. In tamas, one gives away something in charity under duress and in anger and at inappropriate time which may result in sin. In rajas, one distributes alms to earn glorification. While in sats guna, one gives away in all humility with a faith in the fact that everything is gift of God. This kind of generosity is rewarded. 3. Contentment :- There cannot be full satisfaction without contentment. Unless there is contentment, the mind writhing in desire wanders in wilderness. 4. Theistic intellect means a staunch believer in Guru's teachings. 5. Worship :- Worship of the Guru. It should not be external and ceremonial only, but with all the mind and soul accepting Guru as embodiment of God. 6. Faith in the shabad of Guru. If you have faith in Gurbani, you will be rewarded. If you sit quietly with closed eyes, but you don't have in Gurbani, it is of no avail. Have full faith in Gurbani. 7. Abide by teachings of Gurbani. Mould your life accordingly. Don't go against the tenets of Gurbani. 8. Peaceful Mind :- Let anger not disturb your mind at all, even when provoked by somebody. Keep cool and have perseverance. 9. Nitnem :- Keep regularity in you daily prayers, meditation and recitation of Gurbani. 10. Brahm-hom means feeding the hungry Hom implies burning of 'I' and I-am-ness, effacing ego of every type. Inviting Saints and Gursikhs for partaking food is known as Brahm-hom. These are two disciplines - Yam and Niyam and third is 'Asan'. Asan :- Find out quite place, where there is no noise, and where one can sit comfortably without any disturbance. Make a seat (asan) for meditation and use this 'asan' daily for prayers and meditation. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa. Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Very nice post. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizz786 Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 On 4/6/2003 at 2:18 AM, SAadmin said: THE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE Bhakti Yoga There are certain Do's and Dont's for the spiritual journey, called yam and Niyam. These are ten each in numbers as per details : Yam : - (X) 1. Non-Violence :- Do not cause harm to anybody, through mind, body, intellect or speech. Pray from the core of your heart, "The glory of Name Divine is highest. Let all human beings be happy by the grace of God." 2. Truthfulness :- Live truthful life and indulge not in hypocrisy. 3. Theft :- Theft of body and mind is avoided. Theft of mind means when you do some bad act behind the curtain, i.e. in aloofness so as there is no witness to your act, like act of adulteration etc. To conceal other man's articles is theft of body. 4. Brahmcharya :- Celibacy is an essential requirement for the spiritual journey. It is like fuel of the body, which must be preserved. Married persons should be faithful to each other observing moderation. 5. Patience :-Do not feel agitated over trifles. Patience brings power- Saints must have patience in abundance. 6. Forgiveness :- When you have the strength to harm somebody, but you forgive him and don't harm him, you are on the right path. 7. Mercy :- Mercy is a must for meditation. Those who kill animals for palate, cannot imbibe mercy. You kill today and you will be killed tomorrow. That is the Divine law. 8. Tender Heart :- Be of tender heart, and do not be stone-hearted or a hypocrite. Don't indulge in rebukes and slander. Always speak softly, politely and truthfully. 9. Self-discipline :- Eat less and feel contented. Follow the dictum of the Guru :- "Eat moderately, sleep less, show mercy and forgiveness and love your prime possession, the real self. (Guru Gobind Singh) There are three kinds of food that we eat viz. pertaining to i) tamoguna (ii) rajasguna (iii) satoguna 'tamas' food, includes intake of meat, fish, wine eggs etc. This food brings laziness to the man. He is likely to turn away from God and his God-consciousness is diminished. In 'rajas' is included pertaining of spicy and rich food for the sake of palate only. Heavy and rich food leads to numerous diseases.' Eat a bit less than your requirement. 'Satoguna' food includes partaking of vegetables, milk, curd, butter and cereals etc. 10. It means purity of mind, purity of body, purity of speech, purity of clothes, and purity of thought. These are ten 'yam' principles THE TEN NIYAM (RULES) 1. Penances and devotion :- Yoke yourself to the service of humanity. Service is of three kinds ie. pertaining to rajas guna, tamas guna and sats guna. The service of Guru is at the top of all the Penances. 2. Charity :- Charity is also of three types - rajas, tamas and sats charity. In tamas, one gives away something in charity under duress and in anger and at inappropriate time which may result in sin. In rajas, one distributes alms to earn glorification. While in sats guna, one gives away in all humility with a faith in the fact that everything is gift of God. This kind of generosity is rewarded. 3. Contentment :- There cannot be full satisfaction without contentment. Unless there is contentment, the mind writhing in desire wanders in wilderness. 4. Theistic intellect means a staunch believer in Guru's teachings. 5. Worship :- Worship of the Guru. It should not be external and ceremonial only, but with all the mind and soul accepting Guru as embodiment of God. 6. Faith in the shabad of Guru. If you have faith in Gurbani, you will be rewarded. If you sit quietly with closed eyes, but you don't have in Gurbani, it is of no avail. Have full faith in Gurbani. 7. Abide by teachings of Gurbani. Mould your life accordingly. Don't go against the tenets of Gurbani. 8. Peaceful Mind :- Let anger not disturb your mind at all, even when provoked by somebody. Keep cool and have perseverance. 9. Nitnem :- Keep regularity in you daily prayers, meditation and recitation of Gurbani. 10. Brahm-hom means feeding the hungry Hom implies burning of 'I' and I-am-ness, effacing ego of every type. Inviting Saints and Gursikhs for partaking food is known as Brahm-hom. These are two disciplines - Yam and Niyam and third is 'Asan'. Asan :- Find out quite place, where there is no noise, and where one can sit comfortably without any disturbance. Make a seat (asan) for meditation and use this 'asan' daily for prayers and meditation. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa. Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Thank you so much ji. Its very beautiful and an eye opener. I loved every word! Thank you for also explaining in English. WJKK WJKF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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