Meditation
ik ounkaar sathigur prusaadh
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
har har naam nidhaan lai gurumath har path paae
Take the treasure of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Follow the Guru's Teachings, and the Lord shall bless you with honor. hulath pulath naal chuludhaa har anthae leae shuddaae
Here and hereafter, the Lord goes with you; in the end, He shall deliver you.
jithai avughutt guleeaa bheerreeaa thithai har har mukath kuraae
Where the path is difficult and the street is narrow, there the Lord shall liberate you. 1
maerae sathiguraa mai har har naam dhrirraae O my True Guru, implant within me the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
maeraa maath pithaa suth bundhupo mai har bin avur n maae
The Lord is my mother, father, child and relative; I have none other than the Lord, O my mother. 1Pause
mai har birehee har naam hai koee aan milaavai maae
I feel the pains of love and yearning for the Lord, and the Name of the Lord. If only someone would come and unite me with Him, O my mother.
this aagai mai jodhurree maeraa preethum dhaee milaae
I bow in humble devotion to one who inspires me to meet with my Beloved.
sathigur purukh dhaeiaal prubh har maelae til n paae
The almighty and merciful True Guru unites me with the Lord God instantaneously. 2
jin har har naam n chaethiou sae bhaageheen mar jaae
Those who do not remember the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, are most unfortunate, and are slaughtered.
oue fir fir jon bhuvaaeeahi mar junmehi aavai jaae
They wander in reincarnation, again and again; they die, and are re-born, and continue coming and going.
oue jum dhar budhae maareeahi har dhurugeh milai sujaae
Bound and gagged at Death's Door, they are cruelly beaten, and punished in the Court of the Lord. 3
WOW if we don’t meditate after reading the 3 lines above this message there must be something seriously wrong with us. one thing we need to remember is the Guru Granth Sahib was written by pure immortal beings who had no need to lie about anything, they only spoke the truth and nothing but the truth.
thoo prubh hum surunaaguthee mo ko mael laihu har raae
O God, I seek Your Sanctuary; O my Sovereign Lord King, please unite me with Yourself.
har dhaar kirupaa jugujeevunaa gur sathigur kee surunaae
O Lord, Life of the World, please shower me with Your Mercy; grant me the Sanctuary of the Guru, the True Guru.
har jeeo aap dhaeiaal hoe jun naanuk har maelaae
The Dear Lord, becoming merciful, has blended servant Nanak with Himself. 413
We serve God by meditating on his name. How do we meditate on the name? It is not just to repeat the name (very boring) but also to contemplate the name that controls the two sides our mind has. When these two sides are controlled we are in total bliss and focus. We can only concentrate on any two things at once, when the third thought comes in; we loose concentration of any one of the three. This causes us to be happy and find inner peace from within. This inner peace has a very outwardly presence which we do not even recognise ourselves.
Who recognises this?
This is recognised by other people, who then begin to question you, why are you so calm? Why are you in peace? You are always very patient and we never see you angry. Then they ask what is the reason for this?
sunehi vukhaanehi jaethurrae ho thin balihaarai jaao
I am a sacrifice to those who hear and chant the True Name.
thaa mun kheevaa jaaneeai jaa mehulee paaeae thaao
Only one who obtains a room in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is deemed to be truly intoxicated. 2
naao neer chungiaaeeaa suth purumul than vaas
Bathe in the waters of Goodness and apply the scented oil of Truth to your body,
thaa mukh hovai oujulaa lukh dhaathee eik dhaath
and your face shall become radiant. This is the gift of 100,000 gifts.
The reason for this is the beautiful teachings of the living Guru Granth Sahib Jee. The central embodiment of our 10 Guru’s. This presence and aura is the biggest preaching to faith and the beautiful Sikh way of life. Those people who live for the happiness of the world and want to live by being the dust of other beings feet. To serve the Guru, to meditate on the name of God you have to serve the Universe.
pehilaa murun kubool jeevun kee shadd aas
First, accept death, and give up any hope of life.
hohu subhunaa kee raenukaa tho aao humaarai paas
Become the dust of the feet of all, and then, you may come to me.
In this game there is no room for ignorance and selfishness. This game is about finding your inner self through meditation but also unselfishly serving and loving his/her creation. This brings you to the complete Sikh way of life, which is contentment (santokh).
thin kae paap dhokh sabh binusae jo gurumath raam rus khaathae
Those who partake of the Lord's sublime essence, through the Guru's Teachings - their sins and sufferings are all eliminated.
jin ko likhuth likhae dhur musuthak thae gur sunthokh sar naathae
Those who have such pre-ordained destiny inscribed on their foreheads, bathe in the pool of contentment of the Guru.
How does meditation purify your mind and find you such a big treasure?
The name (Naam) of God is a replacer of thoughts. When you contemplate his name this causes your mind to be focused and eased, and completely reduces your thoughts, for example if you meditated for 30 minutes in one day, and you usually have 30,000 thoughts a day, this would reduce your thoughts to a smaller number (wild guess 27,000). Slowly your practice would increase, you would meditate for a lot longer and the number of thoughts would decrease. This is causing your mind to be purified and completely slowing down the way of our life. This helps us to conquer stress and depression, 2 of the minds wildest evils and become completely calm, at his time there are no negative thoughts in our mind to think about, just the one beautiful name.
dhar saevan sunth jun khurrae paaein gunee nidhaan
Standing at the Lord's Door, the humble Saints serve Him; they find the Treasure of Excellence.
There are only a handful of Sikhs in the World who have reached the highest levels of spirituality, and meditate 24 hours a day, living a beautiful inner peace, no negative all positive thoughts, and a beautiful presence of God. Completely pure mind. This can only happen through the blessings of the true Guru. We cannot do this ourselves if we tried it would be our complete pride. QUALITY IS ALWAYS A MINORITY. Quality is always more powerful than quantity, this is why Guru Jee said 1 of his Gursikhs is worth Savaa Lakh (125, 000).
gur alukh lukhaaeiaa jaa this bhaaeiaa jaa prabh kirupaa dhaaree
The Guru showed me the Invisible Lord, when it pleased Him, and when God showered His Blessings.
In spirituality we can only get to a certain small stage, after this stage we will only progress if we follow the true Guru’s teachings and his command, the Sikh way of life. Then we shall be blessed by the pure spirits, souls we do not see in this world. (Shaheed Singhs), the unseen world, who have been with us from our first incarnation and will only help us in this world if we take a step towards God. We take one step towards God – God shall take a million back towards us.
churun suran gur eaek paiddaa jaae chulu
sath gur kott paiddaa aagae hoe laeth hai
When our spirituality starts to progress we come to a stage where we need very little sleep. One or two hours is enough. Science says an average person needs 8 hours sleep a day, but Sikhism and spirituality say you can do with 1 or 2 or even without sleep.
What is the reason for this?
mohi rain n vihaavai needh n aavai bin dhaekhae gur dhurubaarae jeeo
I cannot endure the night, and sleep does not come, without the Sight of the Beloved Guru's Court.
The reason for this is the tiredness of the mind through mental stress, thinking too hard and a stressful job. Physical working can be less tiring than mental mind work. The main reason we need more sleep is because of our jobs, and thinking all the time. The most our mind runs around is in our sleep, this is the reason when we sleep more we wake up very tired which in turn causes headaches.
Most Sikhs rise between 12 midnight and 4 in the morning, these are the ambrosial hours, the most peaceful time to meditate. The earlier you get up to sacrifice your sleep the more our Guru blesses us. It is like taking away gifts in the sale. There is also a very big connection with all the spiritual souls all around the world who are meditating at this time. This powerful time of meditation is the key to your meditation throughout the day. It should keep you going for at least 12 hours. When the Sikhs rise at this time, they bathe and then they are ready for at least 2 hours of seated meditation.
har dhun ruthun juvaehur maanuk har dhunai naal anmrith vaelai vuthai har bhuguthee har liv laaee
The Lord's wealth is like jewels, gems and rubies. At the appointed time in the Amrit Vaylaa, the ambrosial hours of the morning, the Lord's devotees lovingly center their attention on the Lord, and the wealth of the Lord.
A good focussed meditation is the best sleep we can ever get. It is appropriate to at least 8 hours sleep. The reason for this is because the mind is totally at ease , thought free and replaced by the beautiful name of the Lord. This is the reason a Gursikh (Guru's Sikh) needs very little sleep.
naam bihoonaa thun mun heenaa jul bin mushulee jio murai
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the body and mind are empty; like fish out of water, they die.
How does meditation affect illness?
A person that meditates regularly, very rarely gets ill. The reason for this is that meditation causes you to slow down to life, be mindful and keeps your energy levels balanced, which keeps you relaxed and less stressed. The 6 chakra (chakkar) in our body play a major part with our health. These are below the Naval, Stomach, Heart, Throat, middle of the Forehead and the crown of the head. These are your power energy centres. They are shaped like lotus flowers in our body and all spin at different speeds, keeping your health intact. They also play a major part in the spiritual stages of your concentration and focus. The crown chakra in the head playing the last part (10th gate – dasam duar)
naam nidhaan sathiguroo sunaaeiaa mitt geae sugulae rogaa jeeo
The True Guru has inspired me to hear the Treasure of the Naam; all my illness has been dispelled.
Bentee Saadh Sangat Jee I think it has become quite obvious by now what this site is about, why are we wasting our time lets prepare for Amrit and purify our mind through Naam.
paiseelae gugun mujhaarun
I have entered into the sky of the mind, and opened the Tenth Gate.
baedheealae chukr bhuangaa
The chakras of the coiled Kundalini energy have been opened,
bhaetteealae raae nisungaa
and I have met my Sovereign Lord King without fear.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
har har naam nidhaan lai gurumath har path paae
Take the treasure of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Follow the Guru's Teachings, and the Lord shall bless you with honor. hulath pulath naal chuludhaa har anthae leae shuddaae
Here and hereafter, the Lord goes with you; in the end, He shall deliver you.
jithai avughutt guleeaa bheerreeaa thithai har har mukath kuraae
Where the path is difficult and the street is narrow, there the Lord shall liberate you. 1
maerae sathiguraa mai har har naam dhrirraae O my True Guru, implant within me the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
maeraa maath pithaa suth bundhupo mai har bin avur n maae
The Lord is my mother, father, child and relative; I have none other than the Lord, O my mother. 1Pause
mai har birehee har naam hai koee aan milaavai maae
I feel the pains of love and yearning for the Lord, and the Name of the Lord. If only someone would come and unite me with Him, O my mother.
this aagai mai jodhurree maeraa preethum dhaee milaae
I bow in humble devotion to one who inspires me to meet with my Beloved.
sathigur purukh dhaeiaal prubh har maelae til n paae
The almighty and merciful True Guru unites me with the Lord God instantaneously. 2
jin har har naam n chaethiou sae bhaageheen mar jaae
Those who do not remember the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, are most unfortunate, and are slaughtered.
oue fir fir jon bhuvaaeeahi mar junmehi aavai jaae
They wander in reincarnation, again and again; they die, and are re-born, and continue coming and going.
oue jum dhar budhae maareeahi har dhurugeh milai sujaae
Bound and gagged at Death's Door, they are cruelly beaten, and punished in the Court of the Lord. 3
WOW if we don’t meditate after reading the 3 lines above this message there must be something seriously wrong with us. one thing we need to remember is the Guru Granth Sahib was written by pure immortal beings who had no need to lie about anything, they only spoke the truth and nothing but the truth.
thoo prubh hum surunaaguthee mo ko mael laihu har raae
O God, I seek Your Sanctuary; O my Sovereign Lord King, please unite me with Yourself.
har dhaar kirupaa jugujeevunaa gur sathigur kee surunaae
O Lord, Life of the World, please shower me with Your Mercy; grant me the Sanctuary of the Guru, the True Guru.
har jeeo aap dhaeiaal hoe jun naanuk har maelaae
The Dear Lord, becoming merciful, has blended servant Nanak with Himself. 413
We serve God by meditating on his name. How do we meditate on the name? It is not just to repeat the name (very boring) but also to contemplate the name that controls the two sides our mind has. When these two sides are controlled we are in total bliss and focus. We can only concentrate on any two things at once, when the third thought comes in; we loose concentration of any one of the three. This causes us to be happy and find inner peace from within. This inner peace has a very outwardly presence which we do not even recognise ourselves.
Who recognises this?
This is recognised by other people, who then begin to question you, why are you so calm? Why are you in peace? You are always very patient and we never see you angry. Then they ask what is the reason for this?
sunehi vukhaanehi jaethurrae ho thin balihaarai jaao
I am a sacrifice to those who hear and chant the True Name.
thaa mun kheevaa jaaneeai jaa mehulee paaeae thaao
Only one who obtains a room in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is deemed to be truly intoxicated. 2
naao neer chungiaaeeaa suth purumul than vaas
Bathe in the waters of Goodness and apply the scented oil of Truth to your body,
thaa mukh hovai oujulaa lukh dhaathee eik dhaath
and your face shall become radiant. This is the gift of 100,000 gifts.
The reason for this is the beautiful teachings of the living Guru Granth Sahib Jee. The central embodiment of our 10 Guru’s. This presence and aura is the biggest preaching to faith and the beautiful Sikh way of life. Those people who live for the happiness of the world and want to live by being the dust of other beings feet. To serve the Guru, to meditate on the name of God you have to serve the Universe.
pehilaa murun kubool jeevun kee shadd aas
First, accept death, and give up any hope of life.
hohu subhunaa kee raenukaa tho aao humaarai paas
Become the dust of the feet of all, and then, you may come to me.
In this game there is no room for ignorance and selfishness. This game is about finding your inner self through meditation but also unselfishly serving and loving his/her creation. This brings you to the complete Sikh way of life, which is contentment (santokh).
thin kae paap dhokh sabh binusae jo gurumath raam rus khaathae
Those who partake of the Lord's sublime essence, through the Guru's Teachings - their sins and sufferings are all eliminated.
jin ko likhuth likhae dhur musuthak thae gur sunthokh sar naathae
Those who have such pre-ordained destiny inscribed on their foreheads, bathe in the pool of contentment of the Guru.
How does meditation purify your mind and find you such a big treasure?
The name (Naam) of God is a replacer of thoughts. When you contemplate his name this causes your mind to be focused and eased, and completely reduces your thoughts, for example if you meditated for 30 minutes in one day, and you usually have 30,000 thoughts a day, this would reduce your thoughts to a smaller number (wild guess 27,000). Slowly your practice would increase, you would meditate for a lot longer and the number of thoughts would decrease. This is causing your mind to be purified and completely slowing down the way of our life. This helps us to conquer stress and depression, 2 of the minds wildest evils and become completely calm, at his time there are no negative thoughts in our mind to think about, just the one beautiful name.
dhar saevan sunth jun khurrae paaein gunee nidhaan
Standing at the Lord's Door, the humble Saints serve Him; they find the Treasure of Excellence.
There are only a handful of Sikhs in the World who have reached the highest levels of spirituality, and meditate 24 hours a day, living a beautiful inner peace, no negative all positive thoughts, and a beautiful presence of God. Completely pure mind. This can only happen through the blessings of the true Guru. We cannot do this ourselves if we tried it would be our complete pride. QUALITY IS ALWAYS A MINORITY. Quality is always more powerful than quantity, this is why Guru Jee said 1 of his Gursikhs is worth Savaa Lakh (125, 000).
gur alukh lukhaaeiaa jaa this bhaaeiaa jaa prabh kirupaa dhaaree
The Guru showed me the Invisible Lord, when it pleased Him, and when God showered His Blessings.
In spirituality we can only get to a certain small stage, after this stage we will only progress if we follow the true Guru’s teachings and his command, the Sikh way of life. Then we shall be blessed by the pure spirits, souls we do not see in this world. (Shaheed Singhs), the unseen world, who have been with us from our first incarnation and will only help us in this world if we take a step towards God. We take one step towards God – God shall take a million back towards us.
churun suran gur eaek paiddaa jaae chulu
sath gur kott paiddaa aagae hoe laeth hai
When our spirituality starts to progress we come to a stage where we need very little sleep. One or two hours is enough. Science says an average person needs 8 hours sleep a day, but Sikhism and spirituality say you can do with 1 or 2 or even without sleep.
What is the reason for this?
mohi rain n vihaavai needh n aavai bin dhaekhae gur dhurubaarae jeeo
I cannot endure the night, and sleep does not come, without the Sight of the Beloved Guru's Court.
The reason for this is the tiredness of the mind through mental stress, thinking too hard and a stressful job. Physical working can be less tiring than mental mind work. The main reason we need more sleep is because of our jobs, and thinking all the time. The most our mind runs around is in our sleep, this is the reason when we sleep more we wake up very tired which in turn causes headaches.
Most Sikhs rise between 12 midnight and 4 in the morning, these are the ambrosial hours, the most peaceful time to meditate. The earlier you get up to sacrifice your sleep the more our Guru blesses us. It is like taking away gifts in the sale. There is also a very big connection with all the spiritual souls all around the world who are meditating at this time. This powerful time of meditation is the key to your meditation throughout the day. It should keep you going for at least 12 hours. When the Sikhs rise at this time, they bathe and then they are ready for at least 2 hours of seated meditation.
har dhun ruthun juvaehur maanuk har dhunai naal anmrith vaelai vuthai har bhuguthee har liv laaee
The Lord's wealth is like jewels, gems and rubies. At the appointed time in the Amrit Vaylaa, the ambrosial hours of the morning, the Lord's devotees lovingly center their attention on the Lord, and the wealth of the Lord.
A good focussed meditation is the best sleep we can ever get. It is appropriate to at least 8 hours sleep. The reason for this is because the mind is totally at ease , thought free and replaced by the beautiful name of the Lord. This is the reason a Gursikh (Guru's Sikh) needs very little sleep.
naam bihoonaa thun mun heenaa jul bin mushulee jio murai
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the body and mind are empty; like fish out of water, they die.
How does meditation affect illness?
A person that meditates regularly, very rarely gets ill. The reason for this is that meditation causes you to slow down to life, be mindful and keeps your energy levels balanced, which keeps you relaxed and less stressed. The 6 chakra (chakkar) in our body play a major part with our health. These are below the Naval, Stomach, Heart, Throat, middle of the Forehead and the crown of the head. These are your power energy centres. They are shaped like lotus flowers in our body and all spin at different speeds, keeping your health intact. They also play a major part in the spiritual stages of your concentration and focus. The crown chakra in the head playing the last part (10th gate – dasam duar)
naam nidhaan sathiguroo sunaaeiaa mitt geae sugulae rogaa jeeo
The True Guru has inspired me to hear the Treasure of the Naam; all my illness has been dispelled.
Bentee Saadh Sangat Jee I think it has become quite obvious by now what this site is about, why are we wasting our time lets prepare for Amrit and purify our mind through Naam.
paiseelae gugun mujhaarun
I have entered into the sky of the mind, and opened the Tenth Gate.
baedheealae chukr bhuangaa
The chakras of the coiled Kundalini energy have been opened,
bhaetteealae raae nisungaa
and I have met my Sovereign Lord King without fear.
posted by Gupt Wannabe Naam Abhiyaasee at 9:25 AM
4 Comments:
u talk about the two sides that the mind has?...coudl u clarify.
also about only needing two hours sleep a night, then y would gurusahib make the darkness last for longer than two hours.surely there is a purrpose for the sun goindg down-sleep??
2 Side of the mind. One is the concious side and one is the subconcious side, there is a really good chapter from a book that Daas wants to type up, from 'God in the light of Gurbani & Science' by Bhai Dharam Singh. It gives a view of the mind from a scientific and Gurbani aspect.
With regards to sleep. Gursikhs do not need sleep when our concentration gets high, this is in the case with Bhai Rama Singh who used to do 11+ hours of Simran per day when he wasn't even a Sikh. Bhai Randhir Singh whilst in jail meditated for 2 months without sleep, Baba Nand Singh Kaleranwale meditated for 3 years without sleep, then broke his Samaadhi (total concentration) and then meditated again for another 2 years. What to say of the benevolence of Naam?
The eyes find it very difficult to sleep when concentration gets to a certain level. The sun rising has nothing to do with meditation, when concentration becomes one to one with Naam then Naam continues to Japna itself in Ajapa Jap state, where Naam abides in the Dasam Duaar and carries on when asleep.
The concentration only becomes one at Amritvelaa when concentration should be totally on Naam. The only other time when we have single minded concentration is when we become Brahmgyanee, at this stage Naam is constantly one Ras, nothing affects the concentration of such a Naam Abhiyaasee.
Just to add, it is widely known that Baba Nand Singh Kaleranwale never slept in his life.
Here's a request Singh. Please get some punjabi fonts and try to write the gurbani lines in gurmukhi coz its difficult to read 'em and reading the gurbani the wrong way is also not good .So please consider my request
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