Jogi Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Willingness, honesty, open mind, and humility are indispensable principles to accept God’s Will. Faith is necessary but alone it can avail nothing. We can have faith and can still keep God out of our lives. We have to turn our will and lives to the care of God. Thy Will be done. suhylw khnu khwvnu ] qyrw ibKmu Bwvnu ] “Suhayla Kahan Kahaavan, Tayra Bikham Bhaavan†It is easy to speak and talk, but it is difficult to accept Your Will. ----Guru Arjan, Siri raag, AGGS, Page, 51-17 ijsu min visAw qirAw soie ] nwnk jo BwvY so hoie ] “Jis Man Vasiya Taria Soey, Nanak Jo Bhavai So Hoey†He alone is carried across, within whose mind the Lord abides. O’ Nanak, that alone happens, which is pleasing to His Will? -----Guru Nanak, Raag Bilawal, AGGS, Page 854-3 & 4 The important key to live under the Will of God is Willingness. It unlocks the door, which then opens itself. Looking through this door, one shall see a pathway with an inscription. This is the way to a Faith That Works. This needs acceptance, which in itself is a big chapter. It does not mean liking a situation; it is just an acknowledgement of reality and hope that it will pass. This pathway needs affirmative action, that we can cut away the self-will blocking the entry of God in our lives. Faith is necessary but alone it can avail nothing. We can have faith and can still keep God out of our lives. We have to turn our will and lives to the care of God. Thy Will be done. jo qum@ krhu soeI Bl mwnau mn qy CUtY sgl gumwnu ] “Jo Tum Karho Soyee Bhal Manou Man Te Chootai Sagal Gumaan†Whatever You do, I accept as good. I have eradicated all egotistical pride from my mind. -----Guru Arjan, Raag Bilawal, AGGS, Page 824-5 Affirm to Him that I offer myself to you, to build me, as He would want me to be, relieve me the bondage of Self, that I may better do Thy Will. Try to meet God in your self, one to one and voicing the affirmation with out reservation. To every worldly and practical minded, it looks hard and even impossible. It just needs a little beginning with the key of willingness. This all sounds mysterious and remote. But this very thing bolsters our lower instincts with egotism and frustrating our spiritual progress. The moment our mental and emotional independence is in question, how differently we behave, which is quite evident with the debated on the form. We think that no body can meddle with our personal independence. We are certain that our intelligence backed by will power can rightly control over the inner lives and guarantee its success in the world we live in. But think, how well does it work? Everywhere people seem to suffer from anger, resentments, and ego, and fear, unnecessary arguments that, I am right and you are wrong. It is by circumstances rather than by virtue that we are debating this subject. When we are disturbed about something or someone, it is because we do not understand on a higher level but view it through our personality, which is attached to our need to control things and see ourselves in a positive light. We cannot find serenity when we are at war with someone or with our selves, as our emotional state does not allow us to think straight and pertinent. Nor do we need to beat up others with blame words. We need to concentrate on our part of the situation; what needs to be changed in our way of thinking and having done so, happiness will follow. pRB kI AwigAw mwin suKu pwieAw Brmu ADyrw lhI ] “Parabh Kee Aagiaa Maan Sukh Paa-eaa Bharam Adayhraa Lahee†Accepting the Will of God, I attain peace, and the darkness of doubt is dispelled. -----Guru Arjan, Raag Devgandgari, AGGS, Page, 529-16 Nothing short of right action can bring the desired result. Our whole trouble has been misuse of the self-willpower. We have tried to bombard our problems with it instead of attempting to bring it in to agreement with God’s intentions for us. God’s Will, will help us conquering the three qualities of Maya (ignorance, pride and intellect). khY nwnku hir kw Bwxw hoAw khxw kCU n jweI ] “Kehai Nanak Har Kaa Bhaanaa Hoaa Kehanaa Kashhoo Na Jaaee†Says Nanak, everything happens according to the Will of the Lord; no one has any say in this at all. -----Guru Amardas, Raag Gujri, AGGS, Page, 490-14 By ourselves, we cannot do anything at all. As it pleases the Lord, He preserves us. O my Dear Lord, every thing is in Your power. I have no power to do any thing at all. As it pleases you, forgive us. You Yourself bless us with conscious, body and everything. You Yourself cause us to act. As You issue Your commands, so do we act, according to pre-ordained destiny? ivxu krmw ikCu pweIAY nwhI jy bhuqyrw DwvY ] “Vin Karma (Grace) Kich Paaee-ai Naahee, Jay Bhou Tayra Dhavai†With out virtuous deeds one cannot gain any thing useful in spite of running around. -----Guru Nanak, Raag Tilang, AGGS, Page, 722-9 pMc qqu kir quDu isRsit sB swjI koeI Cyvw kirau jy ikCu kIqw hovY ] “Panch Tutt Kar Thudh Srisatt Sabh Saajee Koyee Chayvaa Kario Jay Kich Keeta Hovai†You created the entire Universe out of five elements; if any one can create a sixth, let him. -----Guru Ramdas, Raag Suhi, AGGS, Page, 736-6 pMcim ivic Awkwsu kir krqw Ctmu Aidstu smweI] “Pancham Vich Aakaas Kar Karta Chatam Adsatt Samayee†The fifth element sky (void) was kept in between and creator God, the sixth one, invisibly permeated among all. ---Bhai Gurdas, Vaar 1, Pauri 2 You unite some one with one’s higher power, and cause them to understand, while others, the self-willed, do their deeds and cry out in pain. I cannot describe the glorious greatness of the Lord; I am foolish, thoughtless, lowly, and needs your forgiveness O Lord. I am ignorant, but I have entered Your Sanctuary. This is not a fatalistic or passive approach to life. We may very well be given seemingly insurmountable obstacles in life in order to learn what we can, by overcoming them. But if we face these obstacles with a basic acceptance, we are much more likely to possess the calmness of mind necessary to see with some clarity the most skillful means of overcoming them. What keeps us constantly struggling with life is the attitude of non-acceptance, of not trusting the basic process of life unfolding. We suffer under the false assumption that the goal of life is to always avoid what we find unpleasant and to try to dwell in constant comfort. We don't really understand that life is nothing personal. It is much bigger than that. We need to learn to trust in and surrender to this impersonal process we tend to think of as "my life.†jIA jMq siB srix qum@wrI srb icMq quDu pwsy ] jo quDu BwvY soeI cMgw iek nwnk kI Ardwsy ] “Jiaa Jant Sabh SaraN Tumaaree Sarab Chint Tudh Paasay, Jo Tudh Bhavai Soyee Changaa Ik Nanak Kee Ardaasay†All beings and creatures seek the Protection of Your Sanctuary; all thought of their care rests with You. That which pleases Your Will is good; this alone is Nanak's prayer. -----Guru Nanak, Raag Bilawal, AGGS, Page, 795-13 Can the question of spirituality ever be divorced from the question of character? It is impossible to be spiritual if one is not a descent person. AGGS is replete with hidden meanings, spiritual secrets and mystical moments that are not really kid stuff. It is a combination of qualities that makes an individual the sort of ethically admirable person he is. It is the settled condition we are in when we are well off in relation to feelings and actions. It is an unconflicted state where emotional response and rational assessment speak with the same voice. The moral law dictates that we need strength from our faith to fulfill our imperfect duties. Conclusions; The Divine Will created all forms; What that Will is no one can say. That Will forms all life And, that Will exalt all. The Will determines what is high what is low, The Will grants all joys and suffering, The Will blesses some; others migrate from birth to birth. All are within the Will none stands apart. Says Nanak, by recognizing the Will, We silence our ego. nwnk suK And Bey pRB kI mMin rjwie ] “Nanak Sukh Anad bha-ay Parabh Kee Man Rajaey†Nanak is in peace and bliss, accepting the Will of God. -----Guru Arjan Slokes, AGGS, Page, 1425-11 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namjap Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Thank you for bringing out the essence of living. Now I have to use it as a guideline in my daily practice. but sometimes confusion takes over and diminishes clarity, sometimes the mind runs amok and I end up chasing everything. How then can I stop all this mind stuff which is now in charge of my life ? Can you please give me a setp-by-step approach towards an easy and fulfilling life? By easy I mean, not letting my mind run loose like making schemes of how to this and that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namjap Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Thank you for bringing out the essence of living. Now I have to use it as a guideline in my daily practice. but sometimes confusion takes over and diminishes clarity, sometimes the mind runs amok and I end up chasing everything. How then can I stop all this mind stuff which is now in charge of my life ? Can you please give me a setp-by-step approach towards an easy and fulfilling life? By easy I mean, not letting my mind run loose like making schemes of how to this and that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaheediyan Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Veer Ji, read Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. This is why Akaal Purkh gifted it to us. In addition refer to your Forum name. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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