Naam Japna

Sikh80 · #51 (**permalink**) 27-Dec-2007, 21:11 PM

Therefore, Sabad, the Divine Word, the Divine Name and NAAM are synonymous with the True Reality. Says Guru Nanak, in Asa-di-Var:
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God created Himself
And assumed a Name
Second, besides Himself,
He created Nature.
Seated in Nature He watches
With delight what He creates. Rag Asa (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji-463)

Sikh80 · #52 (**permalink**) 27-Dec-2007, 21:11 PM

The word ‘Sabad’ has also been used by Guru Nanak in the sense of teachings of the Guru (Gurbani). The Guru gives the Divine Word, or the Divine Name, to his disciple and tells him to contemplate on it.
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O my friend, my divine Guru!
Set alight His Name within me;
The Name taught by my Guru
Is the help of my soul;
The praise of the Lord is my vocation;
Happy, most happy are the Lord’s people,
Who have faith in the Lord,
Who thirst for Him,
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And with the gift of His Name
Their thirst is slaked.

Sikh80 · #53 (**permalink**) 28-Dec-2007, 09:07 AM

The mystical approach deals with the practical ways of contemplating on the Divine Name or the Divine Word. Guru Ram Das, the Fourth Guru says –
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Gur satgur ka jo sikh akhae
He who deems himself a Sikh of the True Guru
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Should rise betimes and contemplate the Name.
In the early hours of the morning.
He should rise and bathe
And cleanse his soul in a tank of nectar,
And as he repeats the Name the Guru taught him.
Thus he washes away the sins of his soul. [Gauri, Var, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji-305]

Sikh80 · #54 (**permalink**) 28-Dec-2007, 09:08 AM

There is no value that is more valuable than the Name of God. The Divine Name is a priceless wealth, it is eternal and True. It cannot be destroyed by fire, death or any other means.
Name is the potency of God, who, in the pre-creation stage, existed without a Name. It is the agency through which God Creates. It is the spirit of God and the enlightened and purifier of the soul. Name has created everything in this universe.
Guru Nanak emphasizes on the recitation of the Divine Name (NAAM) which stands for God and His Creative Transformative Power and is the most powerful and effective means of attaining identity with the Divine Being. For attuning with God, Simran, or remembrance, and repeating of the Divine Name, or invocation, enables the disciple to reach that stage of absorption where he finds himself in His presence; it is a simple yet very efficacious method for internal spiritual growth of the disciple and supplies inexhaustible stores of energy and vitality for concentration and paves the way for reaching the Lord – the ultimate objective of one’s life.
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http://www.sikhreview.org/april2002/naam.htm

Sikh80 · #55 (**permalink**) 28-Dec-2007, 10:23 AM

Kundalni of no use without Naam

The Yogi draws the breath upwards, and opens the Tenth Gate.[905-7]
He practices inner cleansing and the six rituals of purification.
But without the Lord's Name, the breath he draws is useless. ||3||
The fire of the five passions burns within him; how can he be calm?
The thief is within him; how can he taste the taste?
One who becomes Gurmukh conquers the body-fortress. ||4||
With filth within, he wanders around at places of pilgrimage.
His mind is not pure, so what is the use of performing ritual cleansings?
He carries the karma of his own past actions; who else can he blame?
He does not eat food; he tortures his body.
Without the Guru's wisdom, he is not satisfied.
The self-willed manmukh is born only to die, and be born again. ||6||
Go, and ask the True Guru, and associate with the Lord's humble servants.
Your mind shall merge into the Lord, and you shall not be reincarnated to die again.
Without the Lord's Name, what can anyone do? ||7||
Silence the mouse scurrying around within you.
Serve the Primal Lord, by chanting the Lord's Name.
Nanak, God blesses us with His Name, when He grants His Grace. ||8||5||

Sikh80 · #56 (**permalink**) 28-Dec-2007, 12:13 PM

To put it in simple language, the Shabad or Naam is akin to a subtle bridge between the Source and His material universe. One must cross this bridge to go back to Divine Home ("Nij Ghar" or Pure Self) within. This is to say that, without Realizing the Essence of the Shabad (Naam, Bani, etc.) within, one can not link with his True Self. But, as the Gurbani says, rare is the one who, by becoming a Gurmukh (Spiritual Being), reflects on the True Shabad (Naam) within. Rest of us — stumbling around in delusion — search for It in the gross objects of the mirage-like fleeting, perishable or changeful world!

Tanu manu khoje taa naaou paae: Search your body and mind, and find the Name (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 110).
Raam naam aatam mahi sodhai: He searches for the Divine Name within his own soul (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 274).
Vadabhaagee gharu khojiaa paaiaa naam nidhaan: By great good fortune, I searched my body, and found the treasure of the Naam within (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 757).
Kaaiaa nagaree sabade khoje naam navam nidhi paaee: One who searches the village of the body, through the Shabad, obtains the nine treasures of the Naam within (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 910).
Bin Shabdai Pir na paayeeai birthaa janam gavaayi: Without the Shabad, one does not find her Divine Beloved, and her life wastes away in vain (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 31).
Hari jeeyu saachaa saachee Bani Shabad milaavaa hoyi: The Dear God is True, and True is the Word of His Bani. Through the Shabad, we merge with Him (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 32).
Naamai te sabh oopjai bhaayee nayi visariyai mar jaayi: Naam is the creator of everything. To forsake Naam is death (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 603).
Gur kai sabde aap pashaanai: Realize the Self through the Shabad (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 224).
Nanak naam na veesarai shootai sabad kamaae: O Nanak, do not forget the Naam; without practicing and Realizing the Shabad, you will not be liberated (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 62).
Gurmukhi saach sabad beechharai koi: Rare is the one who, by becoming a Gurmukh (Spiritual Being), reflects on the True Shabad (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 946).

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Sikhism: Reflections On Gurbani

Sikh80 · #57 (**permalink**) 28-Dec-2007, 15:48 PM

srb rog kw AauKdu nwmu ] (274-18, gauVI suKmnI, mÚ 5)
The Naam is the panacea, the remedy to cure all ills.
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Sikh80 · #58 (**permalink**) 28-Dec-2007, 15:48 PM

puMn dwn jp qp jyqy sB aUpir nwmu ] (401-2, Awsw, mÚ 5)
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Donations to charity, meditation and penance - above all of them is the Naam.

Sikh80 · #59 (**permalink**) 28-Dec-2007, 15:50 PM

jyqw kIqw qyqw nwau ] (4-9, jpu, mÚ 1)
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The created universe is the manifestation of Your Name.

ivxu nwvY nwhI ko Qwau ] (4-10, jpu, mÚ 1)
Without Your Name, there is no place at all.

Sikh80 · #60 (**permalink**) 28-Dec-2007, 15:51 PM

nwmu inDwnu soeI pwey ik®pw kry pRBu soie ]3] (405-5, Awsw, mÚ 5)
He alone obtains the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, unto whom God shows His Mercy. ||3||