Gifts of JapJi Pauris

NamHariKaur · #1 (**permalink**) 23-Jun-2005, 23:31 PM

Sat Nam!
The Aquarian Teacher 2003 has a page listing the Gifts of the 40 pauris of JaapJi. I am wishing to learn more about the origin of that list - or to find who and where these gifts were first described. I would guess that it may originate in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, and if so, can anyone point me to the reference for it?
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If not, was it from Yogi Bhajan's teachings?
And if so, from whom/where did he gain this knowledge - if anyone knows.
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Thank you kindly - all!
-Nam hari Kaur

Arvind · #2 (**permalink**) 24-Jun-2005, 23:13 PM

Kaur ji,

I assume you are talking about Japji Sahib, as Jaap Sahib is another baani. Japji Sahib has 38 pauris, and Jaap Sahib has 199.
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Japji Sahib is the baani in the very beginning of Guru Granth Sahib.
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I dont know abt Aquarian teacher 2003 u mentioned. Pls provide more info abt that. On surface, I just know that Yogi ji attempted to translate the baani in English and those came to be known as aquarian teachings. I may be wrong though, so anyone may correct me.

Thanks.

NamHariKaur · #3 (**permalink**) 25-Jun-2005, 06:25 AM

Sat Nam, Arvind Ji!

Thank you for replying.

Yes JapJi Sahib with 38 or 40 pauris (depending on whether Mul Mantra and ending Shlok are counted or not) is what I am referring to. I believe I have seen it written as JaapJi in some place or places, but from my understanding, you are right, it is mukta (short "a" vowel), not a long "a" vowel and should not be "aa" in any transliteration. I might be mistaken about having seen it written as "JaapJi".

The Aquarian Teacher is a Kundalini Yoga book for Teachers of K. Yoga. It's full title is "The Aquarian Teacher Manual". I do not have the book, but have only a page listing "The Effects of the Paurees of JapJi" copied from the 2003 edition of it.

A few examples of the effects quoted from that page follow:
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14th pauri: "when you cannot find your path in life; when you cannot see the direction to your destiny, and when you cannot achieve fulfillment, the 14th pauri will show you the way."

28th pauri: "is the strongest permutation and combination of words in the world. It unites you with God."
(This has certainly been my experience!)

36th pauri: "brings divine realisation. It grants complete understanding of the Heavens and the Earth."

So I am wishig to track these descriptions of the "effects of the Pauris" back to their origin, or at least further back than the Aquarian Teacher Manual. . I would guess that one of the Guru's must have made statements somewhat like these about these pauris.

I suppose I could contact the publisher or author of the Aquarian Teacher and ask them for their source, and if I can find a way to do that on the internet I might do that if I do not get enough information here.
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Thank you again for replying.
Wahe Guru!
Nam Hari Kaur

Arvind · #4 (**permalink**) 13-Jul-2005, 03:38 AM

O wow... this is a quite a bit of learning. Thanks for sharing this information. I am interested to see more of such type of valuable information.
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Regarding learning Gurumukhi venture of yours, please feel free to ask our regular Punjabi contributors, including me

Best Regards.

NamHariKaur · #5 (**permalink**) 13-Jul-2005, 12:04 PM

Sat Nam!

Since you are interested, when I get some time I will either try to scan the full page of the "gifts of the pauris" with text recognition enabled and see if I can somehow post the whole thing here - or else I might take the time to type the whole list for you. But it may be a week before I get to it.
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Wahe Guru

Nam Hari Kaur, Eugene, Oregon

Arvind · #6 (**permalink**) 13-Jul-2005, 21:14 PM

Thank you very much. I look forward to your posting, whenever you get time for this.
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Regards.

Lee · #7 (**permalink**) 12-Aug-2005, 22:41 PM

Yes I too have read this.

I have a gutka at home with this infomation just after the forward and just before gurbani begins.
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I got it sent to me from the States, I can't remember which person or organisation posted it to me, but they are handing them out for free, doing their good sewa.

Cheers,

lee.

muneet · #8 (**permalink**) 26-Dec-2005, 19:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NamHariKaur

Sat Nam, Arvind Ji!

Thank you for replying.

Yes JapJi Sahib with 38 or 40 pauris (depending on whether Mul Mantra and ending Shlok are counted or not) is what I am referring to. I believe I have seen it written as JaapJi in some place or places, but from my understanding, you are right, it is mukta (short "a" vowel), not a long "a" vowel and should not be "aa" in any transliteration. I might be mistaken about having seen it written as "JaapJi".

The Aquarian Teacher is a Kundalini Yoga book for Teachers of K. Yoga. It's full title is "The Aquarian Teacher Manual". I do not have the book, but have only a page listing "The Effects of the Paurees of JapJi" copied from the 2003 edition of it.

A few examples of the effects quoted from that page follow:

14th pauri: "when you cannot find your path in life; when you cannot see the direction to your destiny, and when you cannot achieve fulfillment, the 14th pauri will show you the way."

28th pauri: "is the strongest permutation and combination of words in the world. It unites you with God."
(This has certainly been my experience!)

36th pauri: "brings divine realisation. It grants complete understanding of the Heavens and the Earth."

So I am wishig to track these descriptions of the "effects of the Pauris" back to their origin, or at least further back than the Aquarian Teacher Manual. . I would guess that one of the Guru's must have made statements somewhat like these about these pauris.

I suppose I could contact the publisher or author of the Aquarian Teacher and ask them for their source, and if I can find a way to do that on the internet I might do that if I do not get enough information here.

Thank you again for replying.
Wahe Guru!
Nam Hari Kaur

Dear NH kaur
thanks very much for the info you gave while looking for something yourself!
if you can understand punjabi spoken i recommend you listen to Giani Sant Singh MaskinJis explanation of each pauri available on the net . Im also fascinated by the Japji; meanwhile if you can also read Osho's two volumes on the same subject.
What has been mentioned about the pauris in your reference is indeed correct and valid but by hindsight- the whole Japji is much more . But thanks anyway.
WGJKK/ WGJKF
Muneet

Prabjyot Kaur · #9 (**permalink**) 02-Feb-2006, 04:46 AM

I found this sometime back at Sikhnet Discussion Form.

Japji sahib is the first morning prayer of the Sikhs, here is the
breakdown of it .....really beautiful ..read on ......

The Mul Mantra is a fate killer. It removes the fate and changes the destiny to complete prosperity.

The first pauri is an antidote to depression. It will lift you from the deepest depression, insecurity, nightmares and loss.

The second pauri imparts patience and stability.

The third pauri transforms insufficiency, turns depression into elevation and transforms low self-esteem into complete self confidence.

The fourth pauri blesses those trapped in feelings of poverty and lack of means. It blasts through the trap of these feelings like a thunderbolt from the blue.

The fifth pauri must be recited when you feel a sense of failure within yourself. When you feel that you are not up to the job this pauri will grant you all success.

The sixth pauri dispels limitation. Recite it when you feel limited, cornered, trapped or coerced. When you suffer from greed, madness for power, overbearing expansionand the need to control, when you become trapped in your territoriality, the seventh pauri will heal you.

The eight pauri gives the power to be a perfect sage.

The ninth pauri gives expansion.

The tenth pauri grants grace.
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The eleventh pauri gives virtuousness. When you feel small, the twelfth pauri gives you solidarity of self, self-pressiveness and self-respect.

The thirteenth pauri gives you the occult knowledge of infinity. It brings deep intuition.

When you cannot find your path to life, when you cannot see the direction to your destiny, when you cannot achieve fulfilment, the fourteenth pauri will show you the way.

The fifteenth pauri brings liberation.

The sixteenth pauri gives knowledge of the structure of the universe.

The seventeenth pauri brings freedom and resurrection.

The eighteenth pauri fights madness, deep feelings of inferiority and self-destructive behaviour.

The nineteenth pauri brings universal knowledge, inspiration and revelation. When the monsters are nipping at your heels, the twentieth pauri wipes away all your sins.

The twenty-first pauri will maintain your status, grace and position.

The twenty-second pauri brings victory in legal battles. It gives you strategy.

The twenty-third pauri dispels darkness and elevates the self.

The twenty-fourth pauri breaks through all limitations with the force of a thunderbolt.

So powerful that it affects generations, it has the power to kill misfortune.

When you recite the twenty-fifth pauri all your needs become pre-fulfilled. Prosperity, virtue, estate and wealth are yours without asking.

The twenty-sixth pauri transforms nothing into everything. In your business it banishes losses, misfortunes and miseries.
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When you are stuck and you cannot see the window of opportunity before you, the twenty-seventh pauri shows you the way. It removesobstacles and hurdles.

The twenty-eighth pauri is the strongest permutation and combination
of words in the world. It unites you with God.

The twenty-ninth pauri is a shield of protection. It protects you from the enemies by simply vaporizing those who wish you harm.

The thirtieth pauri places you upon the throne of divinity. It makes you into a sage and a saint.

The thirty-first pauri pulls all virtues from the heavens.

The thirty-second pauri pays your debts and completes your karma.

The thirty-third pauri destroys your ego and brings home your divinity.It removes negativity, neutralises your destructive nature and prevents harm to others by your hand.

The thirty-fourth pauri brings stability.

The thirty-fifth pauri gives you the breadth to do your duty and
fulfill your responsibility.

The thirty sixth pauri brings divine realisation. It grants complete
understanding of the heavens and the earth.

The thirty-seventh pauri cuts the karma. It eradicates the impact of all bad karmas.

The thirty-eighth pauri gives you the power to rewrite your own destiny.

The Salok brings self-satisfaction, elevation, acknowledgement and respect.