NamJap ji

Thanks for following up with that idea. I saw that you created a thread earlier today to house the yoga discussions. Now you have moved them. The yoga discussions are important enough actually to deserve their own thread.

Back to futurekaur ji,

My own opinion is that it is a good idea to stick with the tradition of taking a hukamnama and then the Panj Piaaree select the name. Actually, I think they look at the first letter of the first word, and suggest several names. Then one is identified as the best. This is the way to go because it cuts out the kind of weirdness that inevitably enters the situation when new age strategies are used. It eliminates the ego aspect -- the hukam is drawn and the shabad becomes the basis for the name. So in essence the shabad finds you and you find the shabad through the new name. But again, sometimes my opinions are dreadfully old hat.

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ਮਨ ਕਰਹਲਾ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ man karehalaa gur govindh samaal O camel-like mind, dwell upon the Guru and the Lord of the Universe.