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Gurmat Vichaar
Gurmat Vichar - Discussions
Part III Liberation Mukti-Niravan
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<blockquote data-quote="Sikh80" data-source="post: 63135" data-attributes="member: 5290"><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">III-3</span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Bani and service to lord</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'AmrLipiLight'">Bgiq BMfwr gurbwxI lwl </span><span style="font-family: 'AnmolLipiHeavy'">(376-14]</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">[Gurbani is the jewel, the treasure of devotion.]</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'AmrLipiLight'">Bgiq BMfwr gurbwxI lwl ] </span><span style="font-family: 'AnmolLipiHeavy'">(376-14]</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">[Gurbani is the jewel, the treasure of devotion.]</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'AmrLipiLight'">gwvq sunq kmwvq inhwl ]2] (376-15,]</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">[Singing, hearing and acting upon it, one is enraptured.] </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: blue">and</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'AmrLipiLight'">ijs no ndir kry soeI jnu pwey gur kw sbdu sm@wly ] (797-]</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">[That humble being, who is blessed by the Lord's Glance of Grace obtains Him, and contemplates the Word of the Guru's Shabad.]</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">12.</span></strong></p><p><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Naam: A Tribute</span></strong></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Such is the <span style="color: blue">Name of the Immaculate, Divine Lord.</span>I am just a beggar; You are invisible and unknowable.Love of Maya is like a cursed woman, ugly, dirty and promiscuous.Power and beauty are false, and last for only a few days.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">But when <span style="color: blue">one is blessed with the Naam</span>, the darkness within is illuminated. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">All teachings, instructions and understandings are Yours; the mansions and sanctuaries are Yours as well. One whose father is known, cannot be illegitimate.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">One who belongs to the One Lord, has no fear.</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">13.</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Complete Surrender to The Creator: Ordained By Bani</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">One who belongs to the creator and tries to identify with Him should have no fear. The major cause of our worries and tensions are on account of the fact that we think that we are the doer while it may not be the case in reality. We are just not able to take HIM with us. We do not surrender to HIM. Somewhere deep within me still remains the element of ‘self’ that does not permit complete surrender. It is the way I feel. However, with constant practice one can attain that state of affairs where one feels that HE is the Doer and one is only a watcher.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'AmrLipiLight'">krqw kry krwvY soie ]3] </span><span style="color: green"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolLipiHeavy'">(796-3, ]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">[The Creator acts, and causes all to act. ]</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'AmrLipiLight'">pRB kI AwigAw mwin suKu pwieAw Brmu ADyrw lhI ]1] </span><span style="color: green"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolLipiHeavy'">(529-16]</span></span></p><p>[Surrendering to the Will of God, I attain peace, and the darkness of doubt is dispelled.]</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I am reminded of Hindu’s very popular Aarti :</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">‘Om jai jagdish hare………………………………………….. </span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Gurbani also has the following ‘tuk’ that is in essence, the same as is contained in the ‘Aarti’. Everything is given by HIM, Himself so what can we offer Him from our side.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'AmrLipiLight'">mnu qnu Dnu sBu pRBU kyrw ikAw ko pUj cVwvey ] <span style="color: green">(542-8]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">[The mind, body and all wealth belong to God; so what can anyone offer to Him in worship?]</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The sense of surrender is attained by offering HIM everything that we have both in wordly ways and all that stuff that we carry in our top storey called the grey matter including the mind that is also made of five 'tatts'. The following line sums up the position as follows:</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'AmrLipiLight'">smrQ AgQ Apwr pUrn jIau qnu Dnu qum@ mnw ] </span><span style="color: green"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolLipiHeavy'">(543-11]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">[Almighty, sublime, infinite, perfect Lord - my soul, body, wealth and mind are Yours.]</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">God Himself created the world, and He himself takes care of it. Without the God's Fear, doubt is not dispelled, and love for His Name is not embraced. Through the <em>Satguru</em>, the Fear of God wells up , and the Door of Salvation is realized. Through the God"s Fear, natural state of Being is realized. It is through the God's Fear, reflecting on the Guru's Teachings that this terrifying world-ocean is crossed over. Through the God's Fear, the Fearless Lord is realized; He is Limitless. The self-willed <em>Manmukhs</em> do not appreciate the value of the God's Fear, and burning in desire, they weep and wail...(sggs 1288).</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">14.</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Control Of Mind: Possible through Bani </span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">One who accepts the wisdom of the Guru's Teachings, is absorbed into the Lord. Control of the mind is the most difficult thing to practice. Mind has been stated as a wild animal in drunken state,.it keeps on moving from place to place by being in ‘furkay’ [Beechar] of various kinds. The uncontrolled mind is the biggest hurdle in the path of the seeker. However through the Bani the mind comes to a state of calmness and peace and it gets imbued in ‘simran’.Simran is the state of mind when it is in peace and is engaged in the contemplation of the creator. As He cause us to move, so do we move according to the Pleasure of His Will. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'AmrLipiLight'">gur bcnI mnu shj iDAwny ] (796-5,]</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">[Through the Word of the Guru's Teachings, the mind intuitively meditates on the Lord.]</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Once mind is under control one can surrender to the Almighty for HIS own benefit. When the He is pleased and appeased, one is absorbed in the Lord's Name. One who is blessed by the Lord's Mercy remains focused on the Lord's meditation.</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">15.</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Gurbani Leads to Shabad Realisation</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">And Imbued with the Lord's Love, the mind is satisfied. It is true that we cannot live without the Architect of our Destiny. But it is through the constant practice and contemplation of the Gurbani that we are able to realize the ‘shabad’</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'AmrLipiLight'">hir ibnu ikau rhIAY gur sbid pCwny ]1] (796-6,]</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">[Without the Lord, how can anyone survive? Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, He is realized.]</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'AmrLipiLight'">gurmiq hir rsu pweIAY hoir iqAwghu inhPl kwmw <span style="color: green">(799-7] </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">[Under Guru's Instructions, obtain the sublime, subtle essence of the Lord; renounce other fruitless actions.]</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">15.1 Realisation Of Naam through Keertan</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The following line of Gurbani speaks for itself. The significance of bani can be realized when the full implications of this line are taken into consideration. Keeratn is another way of service of the master. Guru Sahibs have made it clear that through devotional worship and by generationg love and fear of the Creator one can reach the stage of the realization of Naam.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'AmrLipiLight'">krxI kIriq nwmu vsweI ] <span style="color: green">(363-3,]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Singing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, the Naam abides within the mind.</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">16. </span></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Control Of Mind:Evil-mindedness and Gurbani</span></strong></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Gurbani has touched this aspect at various places. One has to be of pure mind to seek His shelter. There are many aspects of Human nature that do not qualify for the good conduct. Unless and until the mind is washed of the filth the surrender is not possible.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> He Himself leads the mortals to focus on Him, and He Himself causes them to chase after Maya.He Himself imparts understanding, and He reveals Himself.He Himself is the True Guru, and He Himself is the Word of the Shabad. According to sikhism Such is His play, One and Only Lord is contained among all. To the devotee the Word of the Guru's Shabad appears very sweet.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> And his thirst is quenched, and mind and body find peace.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Sikhism is a religion and Religion is a faith. Religion is above the trap –game of semantics. Religion does not require intellectualization. It is the individual action that would ultimately govern whether what has been done would fall under the category of good or not good [let’s call it evil]. The answer is straight- forward. God will like us happy with ultimate goal that we all merge into HIM after the passage of time and on doing some acts. HE has given us intellect to differentiate between good and evil and to refrain from doing that is not good. It is how we use this intellect. Thus evil is the creation of the man and the self and none else. Further it is to noted that Religion is above all the logics and science. Science begins observations and ends with ‘hence proved’. This is not workable in Religion. We do not adopt some magic formula of ‘hence proved’ while studying/practice religion. For the Sikhs the writs as Given in SGGS ji are above all. There cannot be two opinions. There are some references that I quote as per my limited exposure to Gurbani. The following are the references that are given in sequence of their appearance in the HOLY Granth Sahib that may be helpful for clarifying the matters to some extent.</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">16.1. </span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Consequences Of evil-mindedness</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">16.1.1.</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">It is <em>our</em><em> own evil actions that keep us separate from HIM and we need not accuse any one else.[</em> <a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=136&english=t&id=5586#l5586" target="_blank">Page 136, Line 17</a>Guru Arjan Dev ] </span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">16.1.2.</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The evil-minded ones forget the Naam, and then depart.[ Guru Nanak Dev <a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=152&english=t&id=6342#l6342" target="_blank">Page 152, Line 11</a>]</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">16.1.3.</span></em></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The evil-minded are consigned to separation from the Lord[Guru Ram Das-<a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=306&english=t&id=14032#l14032" target="_blank">Page 306, Line 5</a>] </span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">16.1.4.</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Evil-mindedness disappears, and his ego is subdued, when one meditates in remembrance on the Name of the Lord.[Guru Arjan Dev] Those who speak and listen to the Lord's Name, all find peace. Those who believe in it, obtain the supreme treasure. One can refer to the relevant lines of Dhan Sri Guru Granth ji Maharaj. The Gurmukhs are imbued with the love of the Word of the Shabad.They abide in the home of their own being, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. The Shabad deep within the nucleus of the self dispels the darkness of ignorance. To the devotee the Word of the Guru's Shabad appears very sweet. And his thirst is quenched, and mind and body find peace. As per gurbani those who Vibrate upon the Lord, the filth of their evil-mindedness is washed away. Those who meditate on the Lord obtain the fruits of their rewards, and the bonds of Maya are all broken.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">17.</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Other mentions and cures for evil-mindedness</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'AmrLipiLight'">pUjhu gur ky pYr durmiq jwie jir ] </span><span style="color: green"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolLipiHeavy'">(519-12,]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">[Worship the Feet of the Guru, and your evil-mindedness shall be burnt away.]</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">17.1 </span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Love of Lord’s name–Evil-mindedness is washed</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'AmrLipiLight'">ijau ijau qyrw hukmu iqvY iqau hovxw ] <span style="color: green">(523-4]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">[</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">As is the Hukam of Your Command, so do things happen]</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'AmrLipiLight'">jh jh rKih Awip qh jwie KVovxw ] <span style="color: green">(523-4,]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">[Wherever You keep me, there I go and stand.]</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'AmrLipiLight'">nwm qyrY kY rMig durmiq Dovxw ] </span><span style="color: green"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolLipiHeavy'">(523-5,]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">[With the Love of Your Name, I wash away my evil-mindedness]</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>17.2</strong></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">By love of lord Egotism is removed.</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'AmrLipiLight'">khq nwnku scy isau pRIiq lwey cUkY min AiBmwnw ] </span><span style="color: green"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolLipiHeavy'">(798-1,]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">[</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Says Nanak, loving the True Lord, the mind's egotism and self-conceit is eradicated.]</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'AmrLipiLight'">khq suxq sBy suK pwvih mwnq pwih inDwnw ]4]4] </span><span style="color: green"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolLipiHeavy'">(798-1, ]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">[Those who speak and listen to the Lord's Name, all find peace. Those who believe in it, obtain the supreme treasure.] </span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">18.</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>Reference in Gurbani to Door Of Salvation</strong></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkharLight'">nwnk <u><span style="color: blue">mukiq duAwrw Aiq nIkw</span></u> nwn@w hoie su jwie ]</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkharLight'">haumY mnu AsQUlu hY ikau kir ivcu dy jwie ]</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkharLight'">siqgur imilAY haumY geI joiq rhI sB Awie ]</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkharLight'">iehu jIau sdw mukqu hY shjy rihAw smwie<a href="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=18064#_ftn1" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #800080">[1]</span></u></a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Third Mehl:</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><em>O Nanak, the gate of liberation is very narrow; only the very tiny can pass through. Through egotism, the mind has become bloated. How can it pass through? Meeting the True Guru, egotism departs, and one is filled with the Divine Light. Then, this soul is liberated forever, and it remains absorbed in celestial bliss</em>.<a href="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=18064#_ftn2" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #800080">[2]</span></u></a> </span></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">19.</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Concept Of Guru In Sikhism</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">In Sikhism the term 'Guru' is not used for a teacher or a guide or an expert or even a human body. The word Guru is composed of two terms.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">GU- means darkness and</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">RU- means Light.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">For Sikhs, Guru is the Light that dispels all darkness. It is called JOT (Divine Light). Guru Nanak, the founder Guru of Sikhism was regarded as the embodiment of Divine Light.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The Guru in Sikhism is a perfect Prophet or Messenger of God in whom the Light of God shines fully, visibly and completely. Guru is in union with Divine. Thus he ushers the devotees, the seekers of Truth into a spiritual birth. Through him the Glory of the Lord is transmitted to humanity. On account of his Divine prerogatives, the Guru, though human in form, is Divine in Spirit.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">God is in the Guru and Guru is in God. Though God is everywhere and in everybody but His traits are illuminated through the Guru. The Jot (Divine Light) that enshrined Guru Nanak's body and the Primal Jot of God are, therefore, one and the same.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The guruship and the Jot has been passed from Guru Nanak, the founding Guru of Sikhism, to the Sikh scripture, Grandh Sahib. When Guru Nanak conferred Guruship on Guru Angad, the JOT was passed on and Guru Angad too became the embodiment of Divine Light. In the same way all the nine Gurus were the embodiments of Guru Nanak Jot. The tenth Master, Guru Gobind Singh then conferred the Guruship on Guru Granth Sahib (Holy Scripture of Sikhs). As a result, Guru Nanak JOT is, enshrined and preserved in Guru Granth Sahib which became the embodiment of Divine Light. It is the Living Guru for ever</span><a href="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=18064#_ftn3" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #800080">[3]</span></span></u></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">20</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Nutshell</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">In nutshell, </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">It is <em>our</em><em> own evil actions that keep us separate from HIM and we need not accuse any one else what to say of God.</em></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> The evil-minded ones forget the ‘Naam’ or ‘Naam Simran<a href="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=18064#_ftn4" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #800080">[4]</span></u></a>’ of the same, and then depart. The evil-minded </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">are consigned to separation from the Lord<strong>. </strong>However, the evil- mindedness disappears, and ego is subdued, when one meditates in remembrance on the Name of the Lord and may reach the door of salvation as well that has been briefly discussed at para.10 above. One is required to be a constant visitor to the Bani so that the fickleness of the mind is erased and one can attune oneself with ‘Naam’ in Simran and meditation. The reading and recitation of the bani plays a major role in self-purification and the realization of the self.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> The Lord's Name abides deep within the nucleus of one who realizes the Bani of the Guru's Word within his soul. Now, this is the essence of the teachings of the four ages: for the human race, the Name of the One Lord is the greatest treasure. Celibacy, self-discipline and pilgrimages were the essence of Dharma in those past ages; but in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Praise of the Lord's Name is the essence of Dharma. [p.797] Those who are attached to HIM are saved, like iron which is carried across with wood.</span></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=18064#_ftnref1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: blue">[1]</span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: blue">This Shabad is by Guru Amar Daas Ji in Raag Gujri on Pannaa 509 </span></span></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=18064#_ftnref2" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: blue">[2]</span></span></u></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><a href="http://www.sikhitothemax.com/Page.asp?SourceID=G&PageNo=&ShabadID=1887&Format=2" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue">http://www.sikhitothemax.com/Page.asp?SourceID=G&PageNo=&ShabadID=1887&Format=2</span></a></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=18064#_ftnref3" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: blue">[3]</span></span></u></a><a href="http://www.1stholistic.com/Prayer/hol_sikh-history.htm#ConceptofGuru" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: blue"><u>http://www.1stholistic.com/Prayer/hol_sikh-history.htm#ConceptofGuru</u></span></span></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=18064#_ftnref4" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: blue">[4]</span></span></u></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: blue"> I would prefer to use the term Name-simran, however, due to conventional usage Naam simran is being used.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>E & OE.</p><p>to be contd................</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sikh80, post: 63135, member: 5290"] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Times New Roman]III-3[/FONT][/COLOR] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]Bani and service to lord[/FONT][/B] [FONT=AmrLipiLight]Bgiq BMfwr gurbwxI lwl [/FONT][FONT=AnmolLipiHeavy](376-14][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][Gurbani is the jewel, the treasure of devotion.][/FONT] [FONT=AmrLipiLight]Bgiq BMfwr gurbwxI lwl ] [/FONT][FONT=AnmolLipiHeavy](376-14][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][Gurbani is the jewel, the treasure of devotion.][/FONT] [FONT=AmrLipiLight]gwvq sunq kmwvq inhwl ]2] (376-15,][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][Singing, hearing and acting upon it, one is enraptured.] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=blue]and[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=AmrLipiLight]ijs no ndir kry soeI jnu pwey gur kw sbdu sm@wly ] (797-][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][That humble being, who is blessed by the Lord's Glance of Grace obtains Him, and contemplates the Word of the Guru's Shabad.][/FONT] [B][/B] [B][/B] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]12.[/FONT][/B] [B][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Naam: A Tribute[/FONT][/B][/B] [FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]Such is the [COLOR=blue]Name of the Immaculate, Divine Lord.[/COLOR]I am just a beggar; You are invisible and unknowable.Love of Maya is like a cursed woman, ugly, dirty and promiscuous.Power and beauty are false, and last for only a few days.[/FONT] [FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]But when [COLOR=blue]one is blessed with the Naam[/COLOR], the darkness within is illuminated. [/FONT] [FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]All teachings, instructions and understandings are Yours; the mansions and sanctuaries are Yours as well. One whose father is known, cannot be illegitimate.[/FONT] [FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]One who belongs to the One Lord, has no fear.[/FONT] [B][/B] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]13.[/FONT][/B] [B][/B] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]Complete Surrender to The Creator: Ordained By Bani[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman]One who belongs to the creator and tries to identify with Him should have no fear. The major cause of our worries and tensions are on account of the fact that we think that we are the doer while it may not be the case in reality. We are just not able to take HIM with us. We do not surrender to HIM. Somewhere deep within me still remains the element of ‘self’ that does not permit complete surrender. It is the way I feel. However, with constant practice one can attain that state of affairs where one feels that HE is the Doer and one is only a watcher.[/FONT] [FONT=AmrLipiLight]krqw kry krwvY soie ]3] [/FONT][COLOR=green][FONT=AnmolLipiHeavy](796-3, ][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][The Creator acts, and causes all to act. ][/FONT] [FONT=AmrLipiLight]pRB kI AwigAw mwin suKu pwieAw Brmu ADyrw lhI ]1] [/FONT][COLOR=green][FONT=AnmolLipiHeavy](529-16][/FONT][/COLOR] [Surrendering to the Will of God, I attain peace, and the darkness of doubt is dispelled.] [FONT=Times New Roman]I am reminded of Hindu’s very popular Aarti :[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]‘Om jai jagdish hare………………………………………….. [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Gurbani also has the following ‘tuk’ that is in essence, the same as is contained in the ‘Aarti’. Everything is given by HIM, Himself so what can we offer Him from our side.[/FONT] [FONT=AmrLipiLight]mnu qnu Dnu sBu pRBU kyrw ikAw ko pUj cVwvey ] [COLOR=green](542-8][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][The mind, body and all wealth belong to God; so what can anyone offer to Him in worship?][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]The sense of surrender is attained by offering HIM everything that we have both in wordly ways and all that stuff that we carry in our top storey called the grey matter including the mind that is also made of five 'tatts'. The following line sums up the position as follows:[/FONT] [FONT=AmrLipiLight]smrQ AgQ Apwr pUrn jIau qnu Dnu qum@ mnw ] [/FONT][COLOR=green][FONT=AnmolLipiHeavy](543-11][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][Almighty, sublime, infinite, perfect Lord - my soul, body, wealth and mind are Yours.][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]God Himself created the world, and He himself takes care of it. Without the God's Fear, doubt is not dispelled, and love for His Name is not embraced. Through the [I]Satguru[/I], the Fear of God wells up , and the Door of Salvation is realized. Through the God"s Fear, natural state of Being is realized. It is through the God's Fear, reflecting on the Guru's Teachings that this terrifying world-ocean is crossed over. Through the God's Fear, the Fearless Lord is realized; He is Limitless. The self-willed [I]Manmukhs[/I] do not appreciate the value of the God's Fear, and burning in desire, they weep and wail...(sggs 1288).[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]14.[/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]Control Of Mind: Possible through Bani [/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman]One who accepts the wisdom of the Guru's Teachings, is absorbed into the Lord. Control of the mind is the most difficult thing to practice. Mind has been stated as a wild animal in drunken state,.it keeps on moving from place to place by being in ‘furkay’ [Beechar] of various kinds. The uncontrolled mind is the biggest hurdle in the path of the seeker. However through the Bani the mind comes to a state of calmness and peace and it gets imbued in ‘simran’.Simran is the state of mind when it is in peace and is engaged in the contemplation of the creator. As He cause us to move, so do we move according to the Pleasure of His Will. [/FONT] [FONT=AmrLipiLight]gur bcnI mnu shj iDAwny ] (796-5,][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][Through the Word of the Guru's Teachings, the mind intuitively meditates on the Lord.][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Once mind is under control one can surrender to the Almighty for HIS own benefit. When the He is pleased and appeased, one is absorbed in the Lord's Name. One who is blessed by the Lord's Mercy remains focused on the Lord's meditation.[/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]15.[/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]Gurbani Leads to Shabad Realisation[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman]And Imbued with the Lord's Love, the mind is satisfied. It is true that we cannot live without the Architect of our Destiny. But it is through the constant practice and contemplation of the Gurbani that we are able to realize the ‘shabad’[/FONT] [FONT=AmrLipiLight]hir ibnu ikau rhIAY gur sbid pCwny ]1] (796-6,][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][Without the Lord, how can anyone survive? Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, He is realized.][/FONT] [FONT=AmrLipiLight]gurmiq hir rsu pweIAY hoir iqAwghu inhPl kwmw [COLOR=green](799-7] [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][Under Guru's Instructions, obtain the sublime, subtle essence of the Lord; renounce other fruitless actions.][/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]15.1 Realisation Of Naam through Keertan[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman]The following line of Gurbani speaks for itself. The significance of bani can be realized when the full implications of this line are taken into consideration. Keeratn is another way of service of the master. Guru Sahibs have made it clear that through devotional worship and by generationg love and fear of the Creator one can reach the stage of the realization of Naam.[/FONT] [FONT=AmrLipiLight]krxI kIriq nwmu vsweI ] [COLOR=green](363-3,][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Singing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, the Naam abides within the mind.[/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]16. [/FONT][/B] [B][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Control Of Mind:Evil-mindedness and Gurbani[/FONT][/B][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman]Gurbani has touched this aspect at various places. One has to be of pure mind to seek His shelter. There are many aspects of Human nature that do not qualify for the good conduct. Unless and until the mind is washed of the filth the surrender is not possible.[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] He Himself leads the mortals to focus on Him, and He Himself causes them to chase after Maya.He Himself imparts understanding, and He reveals Himself.He Himself is the True Guru, and He Himself is the Word of the Shabad. According to sikhism Such is His play, One and Only Lord is contained among all. To the devotee the Word of the Guru's Shabad appears very sweet.[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] And his thirst is quenched, and mind and body find peace.[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Sikhism is a religion and Religion is a faith. Religion is above the trap –game of semantics. Religion does not require intellectualization. It is the individual action that would ultimately govern whether what has been done would fall under the category of good or not good [let’s call it evil]. The answer is straight- forward. God will like us happy with ultimate goal that we all merge into HIM after the passage of time and on doing some acts. HE has given us intellect to differentiate between good and evil and to refrain from doing that is not good. It is how we use this intellect. Thus evil is the creation of the man and the self and none else. Further it is to noted that Religion is above all the logics and science. Science begins observations and ends with ‘hence proved’. This is not workable in Religion. We do not adopt some magic formula of ‘hence proved’ while studying/practice religion. For the Sikhs the writs as Given in SGGS ji are above all. There cannot be two opinions. There are some references that I quote as per my limited exposure to Gurbani. The following are the references that are given in sequence of their appearance in the HOLY Granth Sahib that may be helpful for clarifying the matters to some extent.[/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]16.1. [/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]Consequences Of evil-mindedness[/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]16.1.1.[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman]It is [I]our[/I][I] own evil actions that keep us separate from HIM and we need not accuse any one else.[[/I] [URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=136&english=t&id=5586#l5586"][COLOR=windowtext]Page 136, Line 17[/COLOR][/URL]Guru Arjan Dev ] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]16.1.2.[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman]The evil-minded ones forget the Naam, and then depart.[ Guru Nanak Dev [URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=152&english=t&id=6342#l6342"][COLOR=windowtext]Page 152, Line 11[/COLOR][/URL]][/FONT] [B][I][FONT=Times New Roman]16.1.3.[/FONT][/I][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman]The evil-minded are consigned to separation from the Lord[Guru Ram Das-[URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=306&english=t&id=14032#l14032"][COLOR=windowtext]Page 306, Line 5[/COLOR][/URL]] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]16.1.4.[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman]Evil-mindedness disappears, and his ego is subdued, when one meditates in remembrance on the Name of the Lord.[Guru Arjan Dev] Those who speak and listen to the Lord's Name, all find peace. Those who believe in it, obtain the supreme treasure. One can refer to the relevant lines of Dhan Sri Guru Granth ji Maharaj. The Gurmukhs are imbued with the love of the Word of the Shabad.They abide in the home of their own being, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. The Shabad deep within the nucleus of the self dispels the darkness of ignorance. To the devotee the Word of the Guru's Shabad appears very sweet. And his thirst is quenched, and mind and body find peace. As per gurbani those who Vibrate upon the Lord, the filth of their evil-mindedness is washed away. Those who meditate on the Lord obtain the fruits of their rewards, and the bonds of Maya are all broken.[/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]17.[/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]Other mentions and cures for evil-mindedness[/FONT][/B] [FONT=AmrLipiLight]pUjhu gur ky pYr durmiq jwie jir ] [/FONT][COLOR=green][FONT=AnmolLipiHeavy](519-12,][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][Worship the Feet of the Guru, and your evil-mindedness shall be burnt away.][/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]17.1 [/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]Love of Lord’s name–Evil-mindedness is washed[/FONT][/B] [FONT=AmrLipiLight]ijau ijau qyrw hukmu iqvY iqau hovxw ] [COLOR=green](523-4][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]As is the Hukam of Your Command, so do things happen][/FONT] [FONT=AmrLipiLight]jh jh rKih Awip qh jwie KVovxw ] [COLOR=green](523-4,][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][Wherever You keep me, there I go and stand.][/FONT] [FONT=AmrLipiLight]nwm qyrY kY rMig durmiq Dovxw ] [/FONT][COLOR=green][FONT=AnmolLipiHeavy](523-5,][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][With the Love of Your Name, I wash away my evil-mindedness][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][B]17.2[/B][/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]By love of lord Egotism is removed.[/FONT][/B] [FONT=AmrLipiLight]khq nwnku scy isau pRIiq lwey cUkY min AiBmwnw ] [/FONT][COLOR=green][FONT=AnmolLipiHeavy](798-1,][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Tahoma][[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]Says Nanak, loving the True Lord, the mind's egotism and self-conceit is eradicated.][/FONT] [FONT=AmrLipiLight]khq suxq sBy suK pwvih mwnq pwih inDwnw ]4]4] [/FONT][COLOR=green][FONT=AnmolLipiHeavy](798-1, ][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][Those who speak and listen to the Lord's Name, all find peace. Those who believe in it, obtain the supreme treasure.] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]18.[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][B]Reference in Gurbani to Door Of Salvation[/B][/FONT] [FONT=GurbaniAkharLight]nwnk [U][COLOR=blue]mukiq duAwrw Aiq nIkw[/COLOR][/U] nwn@w hoie su jwie ][/FONT] [FONT=GurbaniAkharLight]haumY mnu AsQUlu hY ikau kir ivcu dy jwie ][/FONT] [FONT=GurbaniAkharLight]siqgur imilAY haumY geI joiq rhI sB Awie ][/FONT] [FONT=GurbaniAkharLight]iehu jIau sdw mukqu hY shjy rihAw smwie[URL="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=18064#_ftn1"][U][COLOR=#800080][1][/COLOR][/U][/URL] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Third Mehl:[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][I]O Nanak, the gate of liberation is very narrow; only the very tiny can pass through. Through egotism, the mind has become bloated. How can it pass through? Meeting the True Guru, egotism departs, and one is filled with the Divine Light. Then, this soul is liberated forever, and it remains absorbed in celestial bliss[/I].[URL="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=18064#_ftn2"][U][COLOR=#800080][2][/COLOR][/U][/URL] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]19.[/FONT][/B] [B][COLOR=windowtext][FONT=Times New Roman]Concept Of Guru In Sikhism[/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=windowtext]In Sikhism the term 'Guru' is not used for a teacher or a guide or an expert or even a human body. The word Guru is composed of two terms.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=windowtext]GU- means darkness and[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=windowtext]RU- means Light.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=windowtext]For Sikhs, Guru is the Light that dispels all darkness. It is called JOT (Divine Light). Guru Nanak, the founder Guru of Sikhism was regarded as the embodiment of Divine Light.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=windowtext]The Guru in Sikhism is a perfect Prophet or Messenger of God in whom the Light of God shines fully, visibly and completely. Guru is in union with Divine. Thus he ushers the devotees, the seekers of Truth into a spiritual birth. Through him the Glory of the Lord is transmitted to humanity. On account of his Divine prerogatives, the Guru, though human in form, is Divine in Spirit.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=windowtext]God is in the Guru and Guru is in God. Though God is everywhere and in everybody but His traits are illuminated through the Guru. The Jot (Divine Light) that enshrined Guru Nanak's body and the Primal Jot of God are, therefore, one and the same.[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=windowtext][/COLOR] [COLOR=windowtext][FONT=Times New Roman]The guruship and the Jot has been passed from Guru Nanak, the founding Guru of Sikhism, to the Sikh scripture, Grandh Sahib. When Guru Nanak conferred Guruship on Guru Angad, the JOT was passed on and Guru Angad too became the embodiment of Divine Light. In the same way all the nine Gurus were the embodiments of Guru Nanak Jot. The tenth Master, Guru Gobind Singh then conferred the Guruship on Guru Granth Sahib (Holy Scripture of Sikhs). As a result, Guru Nanak JOT is, enshrined and preserved in Guru Granth Sahib which became the embodiment of Divine Light. It is the Living Guru for ever[/FONT][URL="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=18064#_ftn3"][U][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#800080][3][/COLOR][/FONT][/U][/URL][FONT=Times New Roman].[/FONT][/COLOR] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]20[/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]Nutshell[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman]In nutshell, [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]It is [I]our[/I][I] own evil actions that keep us separate from HIM and we need not accuse any one else what to say of God.[/I][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] The evil-minded ones forget the ‘Naam’ or ‘Naam Simran[URL="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=18064#_ftn4"][U][COLOR=#800080][4][/COLOR][/U][/URL]’ of the same, and then depart. The evil-minded [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]are consigned to separation from the Lord[B]. [/B]However, the evil- mindedness disappears, and ego is subdued, when one meditates in remembrance on the Name of the Lord and may reach the door of salvation as well that has been briefly discussed at para.10 above. One is required to be a constant visitor to the Bani so that the fickleness of the mind is erased and one can attune oneself with ‘Naam’ in Simran and meditation. The reading and recitation of the bani plays a major role in self-purification and the realization of the self.[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] The Lord's Name abides deep within the nucleus of one who realizes the Bani of the Guru's Word within his soul. Now, this is the essence of the teachings of the four ages: for the human race, the Name of the One Lord is the greatest treasure. Celibacy, self-discipline and pilgrimages were the essence of Dharma in those past ages; but in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Praise of the Lord's Name is the essence of Dharma. [p.797] Those who are attached to HIM are saved, like iron which is carried across with wood.[/FONT] [URL="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=18064#_ftnref1"][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=blue][1][/COLOR][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Arial][COLOR=blue]This Shabad is by Guru Amar Daas Ji in Raag Gujri on Pannaa 509 [/COLOR][/FONT] [URL="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=18064#_ftnref2"][U][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=blue][2][/COLOR][/FONT][/U][/URL][FONT=Times New Roman][URL="http://www.sikhitothemax.com/Page.asp?SourceID=G&PageNo=&ShabadID=1887&Format=2"][COLOR=blue]http://www.sikhitothemax.com/Page.asp?SourceID=G&PageNo=&ShabadID=1887&Format=2[/COLOR][/URL][/FONT] [URL="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=18064#_ftnref3"][U][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=blue][3][/COLOR][/FONT][/U][/URL][URL="http://www.1stholistic.com/Prayer/hol_sikh-history.htm#ConceptofGuru"][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=blue][U]http://www.1stholistic.com/Prayer/hol_sikh-history.htm#ConceptofGuru[/U][/COLOR][/FONT][/URL] [URL="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=18064#_ftnref4"][U][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=blue][4][/COLOR][/FONT][/U][/URL][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=blue] I would prefer to use the term Name-simran, however, due to conventional usage Naam simran is being used.[/COLOR][/FONT] E & OE. to be contd................ 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