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<blockquote data-quote="Gyani Jarnail Singh" data-source="post: 95565" data-attributes="member: 189"><p>SEHAJ...... is something that is such an important part of Gurmatt Rehnni Behnni..Gurmatt Way of Life.... that it permeates the Gurbani of SGGS...as Sugar in Milk...almost the entire Gurbani is alesson in SEHAJ....</p><p></p><p>1. Questions are asked..What exactly is SEHAJ... SANJAM...Kudrat da satikaar... Care for the Environment....all these are related - inter-related....and necessary for a successful life on thsi planet and successful MERGER with the CREATOR after death.</p><p></p><p>Guru Arjun Ji Sahib declares..</p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'ChatrikUni'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #ff00ff">ਪ੍ਰਗਟਿਓ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਹਿਜ ਸੁਖ ਸੋਭਾ ਬਾਜੇ ਅਨਹਤ ਬਾਨੀ॥</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'ChatrikUni'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #ff00ff">ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਿਹਚਲ ਘਰੁ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਗੁਰਿ ਕੀਓ ਬੰਧਾਨੀ॥</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'ChatrikUni'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #ff00ff">ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ 5—ਪੰਨਾ—671---</span></span></span></p><p></p><p>Then again in our Anand Vivah Ceremony of Marriage...the Chauthi Laav begins</p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'ChatrikUni'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #ff00ff">ਹਰਿ ਚਉਥੜੀ ਲਾਵ ਮਨਿ ਸਹਿਜ ਭਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਬਲਿ ਰਾਮ ਜੀਉ॥</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'ChatrikUni'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #ff00ff">ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਸੁਭਾਇ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਮੀਠਾ ਲਾਇਆ ਬਲਿ ਰਾਮ ਜੀਉ॥</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'ChatrikUni'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #ff00ff">ਹਰਿ ਮੀਠਾ ਲਾਇਆ ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਇਆ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵਲਾਈ॥</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'ChatrikUni'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #ff00ff">ਮਨ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਜੀ ਵਧਾਈ॥</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'ChatrikUni'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #ff00ff">ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਠਾਕੁਰਿ ਕਾਜੁ ਰਚਾਇਆ ਧਨ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਿਗਾਸੀ॥</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'ChatrikUni'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #ff00ff">ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਬੋਲੇ ਚਉਥੀ ਲਾਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ॥</span></span></span>...</p><p></p><p>Any Famer worth his salt will NEVER plant hsi crops in an unprepared field. That is sure fore way to disaster. A Good Farmer will always plough his fields...get rid of all weeds, break up the soil until its soft and pliable, remove all stones etc etc...and then only will he sow his crop seeds. Even then he will still have to watch over it carefully...watering it at intervals..putting fertilisers, pesticides...and removing the weeds...and then only..after a few MONTHS will his crop come to FRUIT....and he can harvest it.</p><p>ALL this TAKES TIME...and PATIENCE..and PERSEVERENCE...in other words SEHAJ !!</p><p>EQUIPOISE to RESTLESSNESS....SEHAJ is EQUIPOISE...DISCIPLINE.....</p><p></p><p>Similarly for a GURMATT WAY OF LIFE..SEHAJ is a pre-requisite... as they say Sehaj Pakkeh so meeth ahoyeh...a fruit that ripens on its own time..is the sweetest tasting...compared to those instantly ripened fruits ( through chemicals or other means)</p><p>Naam Abhiyaas..Naam jappna..Principles of Gurmatt Way of Life..Discipline of Rehat..ALL require PATIENCE...PERSEVERANCE...CALMNESS....SEHAJ...to bear FRUIT ( in TIME)... On the opposite side is RESTLESSNESS.....short-cuts..instant answers..immediate remedies..quick fixes....running from one holy man to another..conversions from one religion to another...praying here and praying there...ALL these not only DONT BEAR FRUIT..they lead to a lot of disappointments in lIFE - such persons lose this Life..and also the chance to meet their Creator.</p><p></p><p> <em>Sahaj[/FONT]</em> ([/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸਹਜ</span>) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">and restlessness are diametrically of the opposing nature: they are antonyms. Both indicate two different and contrasting states of the mind. In a nutshell</span>, <em>Sahaj</em> ([/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸਹਜ</span>) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">indicates the Natural State of Being </span>(<em>Joti-Svaroopa</em>) —<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> Simple and Spontaneous State of Being.</span>[/FONT]</p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Symptoms of <em>Sahaj</em> are: Celestial or Intuitive Peace, Intuitive Poise, Equipoise, Natural or Peaceful Ease, Intuitive Wisdom, Understanding, undivided abidance in <em>Shabad-Naam</em>, Realization of the Truth, lightness and clarity of the mind, Inner Perfection, Inner Composure, all-round Purity, Quiet, Spiritual Silence (<em>Sunn Samaadhi</em>), Egolessness, Desirelessness, Love, compassion, contentment, humility, harmony, Joy; the sublime state of the Tenth Gate, <em>Chauthaa Pada, Turiyaa Avasthaa</em>, Anand (Bliss), <em>Sahaj Samaadhi, Sukh-Aasan</em>, Divine Lifestyle,</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਆਤਮਿਕ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਅਡੋਲਤਾ</span>, a<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">nd so on. By the way, these are also symptoms of the <strong><em>Gurmukh</em></strong></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">[the follower of the Truth and truthful living, Spiritual Being established in Unconditioned or Intact Consciousness (<em>Saabat</em>), etc.]. </span>[/FONT]</p><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਬਿਗਸੈ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸਹਜਿ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸੁਭਾਇ</span> [/FONT]॥[/FONT]: <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Gurmukh bigsai Sahaj subhhaai: The Gurmukh (Spiritual Being) blossoms forth with <em>Sahaj</em> (sggs 1173).</span>[/FONT]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਮਨੁ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਤਨੁ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਹਰਿਆ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸਹਜਿ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸੁਭਾਏ॥ਨਾਨਕ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਨਾਮਿ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਰਹੇ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਲਿਵ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਲਾਏ</span> [/FONT]॥[/FONT]: <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Man Tan hariaa sahaj subhaae. Nanak naam rahe liv laae: Our minds and bodies are rejuvenated with Sahaj. O Nanak, through the Lord's Name (Naam) we remain attuned (i.e., <strong><u>intuitively poised, steady, restful</u></strong>, etc.) to (God's) Love (sggs 1173).</span>[/FONT]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਬਾਬੀਹਾ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਤੂੰ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸਹਜਿ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਬੋਲਿ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸਚੈ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸਬਦਿ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸੁਭਾਇ</span> [/FONT]॥[/FONT]: <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> Baabeehaa toon Sahaj bol sachai Shabad subhaai: O rainbird (of the mind), speak the Shabad, the True Word of God, with <em>Sahaj</em> (sggs 1419).</span>[/FONT]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">To be One with the Creator in this life is trying to live the life completley in tune with the NATURE...the ENVIRONMENT. Thus a Gurmukh will automatically be one who loves his enviornment..the trees..the lakes..the water supplies..the rivers..the cleanliness of the Oceans..a Gurmukh will be an animal lover..a conservationist..an environmentalist...a naturalist....blended in with the Nature surrounding him....</span>[/FONT]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸੰਸਾ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਮੂਲਿ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਨ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਹੋਵਈ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਚਿੰਤਾ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਵਿਚਹੁ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਜਾਇ॥ਜੋ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਕਿਛੁ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਹੋਇ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸੁ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸਹਜੇ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਹੋਇ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਕਹਣਾ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਕਿਛੂ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਨ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਜਾਇ</span> [/FONT]॥[/FONT]: [/FONT]Gurmukh sansaa mool na hovee chintaa vichahu jaai. Jo kish hoi su sahaje hoi kahanaa kishoo na jaai : The Gurmukh does not have an iota of skepticism or doubt; worries depart from within him. Whatever he does, he does with poise. Nothing else can be said about him (sggs 853). <br /> [/FONT]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">To the contrary, restlessness is an unnatural state of being: indicative of the burning flame of <em>Haume</em></span> ([/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਆਪਾ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਭਾਵ</span>, ego, etc.) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">within, sense-bent mind (pleasure seeking), mind's turbulent wanderings (<em>Phurne</em>) and unsteadiness, bondage through involvement ("<em>Panch</em>" or "five": lust, anger, greed, attachments, etc.) selfish desires or passions, confused state, illusioned state, deluded state, the <em>Manmukhtaa</em> or material consciousness (believing that materiality is Reality, etc.), rat-race, lack of understanding, Mayaic mind, instinctiveness, <em>Taalaabeli, Chanchal, Dhaatur Baajee, Utha Chaltaa, Dhaavat, Dhaat, Naataa, Vikshepa</em>, <em>Lahree</em> or tossing, and so on. The mind's restlessness is caused by our identification with the world of plurality (Duality or <em>Doojaa Bhaav</em>) and our wrong assumptions that we can gain unending satisfaction or happiness from it. In other words, if the mind was given the freedom to do what it wanted only constant restlessness would result as a result of its unrestrained wanderings in ten directions. <br /> </span>[/FONT]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">[/FONT] Symptoms of restlessness are: anxiety, worries, unexplained fears, feeling of insecurity, superficial anguish, distress, agitation, abnormal movements, panic disorders, sadness, depression, compulsions, irrational conduct, hyperactivity, nervousness, aggression, quick to anger, lack of understanding, and so on. By the way, these are also symptoms of the <em>Manmukh</em> (denier of the Truth and truthful living, material being in conditioned consciousness, etc.). <br /> [/FONT]<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">a real life living example of SEHAJ....Guru ARJUN JI SAHIB on the Sizzling Hot Plate...declaring..Desh na kahoon devohn...I dont blame anyone...Tera Bhanna Meetha Laggeh...Your WILL is sweet..My Creator...Bhai Mati Dass being sawed alive...saying aloud the Japji Bani...or Bhai Mani Singh reminding the Zalaad - executioner that his orders are to cut from JOINT TO JOINT..and not take the shortcut and juts cut limb to limb..and thus follow his orders and cut each finger..joint by joint..to wrist..to elbow..and shoulder.....Only one totally immersed in SEHAJ can show such behaviour..such calmness..such poise..even in the face of such horrendous torture and adversity... further examples from Gurbani of SGGS....<br /> [/FONT]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਜਿਚਰੁ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਇਹੁ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਮਨੁ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਲਹਰੀ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਵਿਚਿ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਹੈ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਹਉਮੈ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਬਹੁਤੁ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਅਹੰਕਾਰ</span> [/FONT]॥[/FONT]: <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">As long as our mind is tossing around, we are caught in ego and egotistical pride (sggs 1247).</span>[/FONT]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਚੰਚਲ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਮਨੁ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਦਹ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਦਿਸਿ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਕਉ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਧਾਵਤ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਅਚਲ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਜਾਹਿ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਠਹਰਾਨੋ॥ਕਹੁ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਨਾਨਕ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਇਹ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਬਿਧਿ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਕੋ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਜੋ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਨਰੁ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਮੁਕਤਿ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਤਾਹਿ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਤੁਮ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਮਾਨੋ</span> [/FONT]॥[/FONT]: <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> The tossing mind wanders in ten directions (i.e., restlessness) — it needs to be pacified and restrained. Says Nanak, whoever knows this technique of pacifying and restraining it is judged to be liberated (sggs 685).</span>[/FONT]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਜਨਮ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਜਨਮ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਕੀ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਇਸੁ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਮਨ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਕਉ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਮਲੁ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਲਾਗੀ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਕਾਲਾ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਹੋਆ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸਿਆਹ</span> [/FONT]॥[/FONT]: <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">The scum (i.e., impurity) of so many births is attached to this mind and it has become pitch black (sggs 651).</span>[/FONT]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਅੰਤਰਿ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਅਗਿਆਨ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਦੁਖੁ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਭਰਮੁ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਹੈ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਵਿਚਿ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਪੜਦਾ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਦੂਰਿ</span> [/FONT]<span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਪਈਆਸਿ</span> [/FONT]॥[/FONT]:<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> There is ignorance and pain of doubt within, like a separating veil (i.e., veil of ignorance) between the man and God (sggs 40).</span>[/FONT]</li> </ul><p>In this Age of the Rat race..is there any reason as to why there is so much...mental disorders..panic attacks..back stabbings..cheats..robbers..murderers.. sadness..marital problems..divorces..childparental conflicts...family disputes.. overflowing prisons..overflowing mental institutions..psychos...etc etc etc...this is all due to a dismal lack of SEHAJ....in our daily lives...</p><p></p><p>To be Continued...</p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gyani Jarnail Singh, post: 95565, member: 189"] SEHAJ...... is something that is such an important part of Gurmatt Rehnni Behnni..Gurmatt Way of Life.... that it permeates the Gurbani of SGGS...as Sugar in Milk...almost the entire Gurbani is alesson in SEHAJ.... 1. Questions are asked..What exactly is SEHAJ... SANJAM...Kudrat da satikaar... Care for the Environment....all these are related - inter-related....and necessary for a successful life on thsi planet and successful MERGER with the CREATOR after death. Guru Arjun Ji Sahib declares.. [FONT=ChatrikUni][SIZE=4][COLOR=#ff00ff]ਪ੍ਰਗਟਿਓ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਹਿਜ ਸੁਖ ਸੋਭਾ ਬਾਜੇ ਅਨਹਤ ਬਾਨੀ॥ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਿਹਚਲ ਘਰੁ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਗੁਰਿ ਕੀਓ ਬੰਧਾਨੀ॥ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ 5—ਪੰਨਾ—671---[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] Then again in our Anand Vivah Ceremony of Marriage...the Chauthi Laav begins [FONT=ChatrikUni][SIZE=4][COLOR=#ff00ff]ਹਰਿ ਚਉਥੜੀ ਲਾਵ ਮਨਿ ਸਹਿਜ ਭਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਬਲਿ ਰਾਮ ਜੀਉ॥ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਸੁਭਾਇ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਮੀਠਾ ਲਾਇਆ ਬਲਿ ਰਾਮ ਜੀਉ॥ ਹਰਿ ਮੀਠਾ ਲਾਇਆ ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਇਆ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵਲਾਈ॥ ਮਨ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਜੀ ਵਧਾਈ॥ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਠਾਕੁਰਿ ਕਾਜੁ ਰਚਾਇਆ ਧਨ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਿਗਾਸੀ॥ ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਬੋਲੇ ਚਉਥੀ ਲਾਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ॥[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]... Any Famer worth his salt will NEVER plant hsi crops in an unprepared field. That is sure fore way to disaster. A Good Farmer will always plough his fields...get rid of all weeds, break up the soil until its soft and pliable, remove all stones etc etc...and then only will he sow his crop seeds. Even then he will still have to watch over it carefully...watering it at intervals..putting fertilisers, pesticides...and removing the weeds...and then only..after a few MONTHS will his crop come to FRUIT....and he can harvest it. ALL this TAKES TIME...and PATIENCE..and PERSEVERENCE...in other words SEHAJ !! EQUIPOISE to RESTLESSNESS....SEHAJ is EQUIPOISE...DISCIPLINE..... Similarly for a GURMATT WAY OF LIFE..SEHAJ is a pre-requisite... as they say Sehaj Pakkeh so meeth ahoyeh...a fruit that ripens on its own time..is the sweetest tasting...compared to those instantly ripened fruits ( through chemicals or other means) Naam Abhiyaas..Naam jappna..Principles of Gurmatt Way of Life..Discipline of Rehat..ALL require PATIENCE...PERSEVERANCE...CALMNESS....SEHAJ...to bear FRUIT ( in TIME)... On the opposite side is RESTLESSNESS.....short-cuts..instant answers..immediate remedies..quick fixes....running from one holy man to another..conversions from one religion to another...praying here and praying there...ALL these not only DONT BEAR FRUIT..they lead to a lot of disappointments in lIFE - such persons lose this Life..and also the chance to meet their Creator. [I]Sahaj[/FONT][/I] ([/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਸਹਜ[/FONT]) [FONT=Tahoma]and restlessness are diametrically of the opposing nature: they are antonyms. Both indicate two different and contrasting states of the mind. In a nutshell[/FONT], [I]Sahaj[/I] ([/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਸਹਜ[/FONT]) [FONT=Tahoma]indicates the Natural State of Being [/FONT]([I]Joti-Svaroopa[/I]) —[FONT=Tahoma] Simple and Spontaneous State of Being.[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]Symptoms of [I]Sahaj[/I] are: Celestial or Intuitive Peace, Intuitive Poise, Equipoise, Natural or Peaceful Ease, Intuitive Wisdom, Understanding, undivided abidance in [I]Shabad-Naam[/I], Realization of the Truth, lightness and clarity of the mind, Inner Perfection, Inner Composure, all-round Purity, Quiet, Spiritual Silence ([I]Sunn Samaadhi[/I]), Egolessness, Desirelessness, Love, compassion, contentment, humility, harmony, Joy; the sublime state of the Tenth Gate, [I]Chauthaa Pada, Turiyaa Avasthaa[/I], Anand (Bliss), [I]Sahaj Samaadhi, Sukh-Aasan[/I], Divine Lifestyle,[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਆਤਮਿਕ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਅਡੋਲਤਾ[/FONT], a[FONT=Tahoma]nd so on. By the way, these are also symptoms of the [B][I]Gurmukh[/I][/B][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][the follower of the Truth and truthful living, Spiritual Being established in Unconditioned or Intact Consciousness ([I]Saabat[/I]), etc.]. [/FONT][/FONT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Raavi]ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਬਿਗਸੈ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਸਹਜਿ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਸੁਭਾਇ[/FONT] [/FONT]॥[/FONT]: [FONT=Tahoma]Gurmukh bigsai Sahaj subhhaai: The Gurmukh (Spiritual Being) blossoms forth with [I]Sahaj[/I] (sggs 1173).[/FONT][/FONT] [*][FONT=Raavi]ਮਨੁ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਤਨੁ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਹਰਿਆ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਸਹਜਿ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਸੁਭਾਏ॥ਨਾਨਕ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਨਾਮਿ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਰਹੇ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਲਿਵ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਲਾਏ[/FONT] [/FONT]॥[/FONT]: [FONT=Tahoma]Man Tan hariaa sahaj subhaae. Nanak naam rahe liv laae: Our minds and bodies are rejuvenated with Sahaj. O Nanak, through the Lord's Name (Naam) we remain attuned (i.e., [B][U]intuitively poised, steady, restful[/U][/B], etc.) to (God's) Love (sggs 1173).[/FONT][/FONT] [*][FONT=Raavi]ਬਾਬੀਹਾ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਤੂੰ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਸਹਜਿ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਬੋਲਿ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਸਚੈ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਸਬਦਿ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਸੁਭਾਇ[/FONT] [/FONT]॥[/FONT]: [FONT=Tahoma] Baabeehaa toon Sahaj bol sachai Shabad subhaai: O rainbird (of the mind), speak the Shabad, the True Word of God, with [I]Sahaj[/I] (sggs 1419).[/FONT][/FONT] [*][FONT=Tahoma]To be One with the Creator in this life is trying to live the life completley in tune with the NATURE...the ENVIRONMENT. Thus a Gurmukh will automatically be one who loves his enviornment..the trees..the lakes..the water supplies..the rivers..the cleanliness of the Oceans..a Gurmukh will be an animal lover..a conservationist..an environmentalist...a naturalist....blended in with the Nature surrounding him....[/FONT][/FONT] [*] [FONT=Raavi]ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਸੰਸਾ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਮੂਲਿ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਨ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਹੋਵਈ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਚਿੰਤਾ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਵਿਚਹੁ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਜਾਇ॥ਜੋ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਕਿਛੁ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਹੋਇ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਸੁ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਸਹਜੇ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਹੋਇ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਕਹਣਾ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਕਿਛੂ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਨ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਜਾਇ[/FONT] [/FONT]॥[/FONT]: [/FONT]Gurmukh sansaa mool na hovee chintaa vichahu jaai. Jo kish hoi su sahaje hoi kahanaa kishoo na jaai : The Gurmukh does not have an iota of skepticism or doubt; worries depart from within him. Whatever he does, he does with poise. Nothing else can be said about him (sggs 853). [/FONT] [*] [FONT=Tahoma]To the contrary, restlessness is an unnatural state of being: indicative of the burning flame of [I]Haume[/I][/FONT] ([/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਆਪਾ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਭਾਵ[/FONT], ego, etc.) [FONT=Tahoma]within, sense-bent mind (pleasure seeking), mind's turbulent wanderings ([I]Phurne[/I]) and unsteadiness, bondage through involvement ("[I]Panch[/I]" or "five": lust, anger, greed, attachments, etc.) selfish desires or passions, confused state, illusioned state, deluded state, the [I]Manmukhtaa[/I] or material consciousness (believing that materiality is Reality, etc.), rat-race, lack of understanding, Mayaic mind, instinctiveness, [I]Taalaabeli, Chanchal, Dhaatur Baajee, Utha Chaltaa, Dhaavat, Dhaat, Naataa, Vikshepa[/I], [I]Lahree[/I] or tossing, and so on. The mind's restlessness is caused by our identification with the world of plurality (Duality or [I]Doojaa Bhaav[/I]) and our wrong assumptions that we can gain unending satisfaction or happiness from it. In other words, if the mind was given the freedom to do what it wanted only constant restlessness would result as a result of its unrestrained wanderings in ten directions. [/FONT][/FONT] [*][/FONT] Symptoms of restlessness are: anxiety, worries, unexplained fears, feeling of insecurity, superficial anguish, distress, agitation, abnormal movements, panic disorders, sadness, depression, compulsions, irrational conduct, hyperactivity, nervousness, aggression, quick to anger, lack of understanding, and so on. By the way, these are also symptoms of the [I]Manmukh[/I] (denier of the Truth and truthful living, material being in conditioned consciousness, etc.). [/FONT] [*]a real life living example of SEHAJ....Guru ARJUN JI SAHIB on the Sizzling Hot Plate...declaring..Desh na kahoon devohn...I dont blame anyone...Tera Bhanna Meetha Laggeh...Your WILL is sweet..My Creator...Bhai Mati Dass being sawed alive...saying aloud the Japji Bani...or Bhai Mani Singh reminding the Zalaad - executioner that his orders are to cut from JOINT TO JOINT..and not take the shortcut and juts cut limb to limb..and thus follow his orders and cut each finger..joint by joint..to wrist..to elbow..and shoulder.....Only one totally immersed in SEHAJ can show such behaviour..such calmness..such poise..even in the face of such horrendous torture and adversity... further examples from Gurbani of SGGS.... [/FONT] [*] [FONT=Raavi]ਜਿਚਰੁ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਇਹੁ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਮਨੁ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਲਹਰੀ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਵਿਚਿ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਹੈ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਹਉਮੈ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਬਹੁਤੁ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਅਹੰਕਾਰ[/FONT] [/FONT]॥[/FONT]: [FONT=Tahoma]As long as our mind is tossing around, we are caught in ego and egotistical pride (sggs 1247).[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Raavi][/FONT] [*][FONT=Raavi]ਚੰਚਲ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਮਨੁ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਦਹ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਦਿਸਿ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਕਉ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਧਾਵਤ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਅਚਲ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਜਾਹਿ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਠਹਰਾਨੋ॥ਕਹੁ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਨਾਨਕ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਇਹ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਬਿਧਿ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਕੋ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਜੋ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਨਰੁ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਮੁਕਤਿ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਤਾਹਿ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਤੁਮ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਮਾਨੋ[/FONT] [/FONT]॥[/FONT]: [FONT=Tahoma] The tossing mind wanders in ten directions (i.e., restlessness) — it needs to be pacified and restrained. Says Nanak, whoever knows this technique of pacifying and restraining it is judged to be liberated (sggs 685).[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Raavi][/FONT] [*][FONT=Raavi]ਜਨਮ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਜਨਮ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਕੀ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਇਸੁ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਮਨ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਕਉ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਮਲੁ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਲਾਗੀ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਕਾਲਾ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਹੋਆ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਸਿਆਹ[/FONT] [/FONT]॥[/FONT]: [FONT=Tahoma]The scum (i.e., impurity) of so many births is attached to this mind and it has become pitch black (sggs 651).[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Raavi][/FONT] [*][FONT=Raavi]ਅੰਤਰਿ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਅਗਿਆਨ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਦੁਖੁ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਭਰਮੁ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਹੈ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਵਿਚਿ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਪੜਦਾ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਦੂਰਿ[/FONT] [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਪਈਆਸਿ[/FONT] [/FONT]॥[/FONT]:[FONT=Tahoma] There is ignorance and pain of doubt within, like a separating veil (i.e., veil of ignorance) between the man and God (sggs 40).[/FONT][/FONT] [/LIST] In this Age of the Rat race..is there any reason as to why there is so much...mental disorders..panic attacks..back stabbings..cheats..robbers..murderers.. sadness..marital problems..divorces..childparental conflicts...family disputes.. overflowing prisons..overflowing mental institutions..psychos...etc etc etc...this is all due to a dismal lack of SEHAJ....in our daily lives... To be Continued... [FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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