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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: 63623" data-attributes="member: 5290"><p><strong>Naam : Definition thereof and clarifications</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>Naam Jaap</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>Naam Japo</strong> or <strong>Naam Japna</strong> - Is the rememberance of God by repeating and focussing the mind on His name. The names given to God primarily refer to the attributes of the Almighty and His various qualities. The guideline in the <strong><em>Rehit Mariyada</em></strong> of <a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Guru_Gobind_Singh" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">Guru Gobind Singh</span></u></a> demands that the Sikh engages in Naam Simran as part of his or her everyday routine. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">This concept is also permeated in the Sri </span></span><a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Guru_Granth_Sahib" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0000ff">Guru Granth Sahib</span></span></span></u></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> as the way in which humans can conquer ego, greed, attachment, anger and lust, together commonly called the </span></span><a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Five_Evils" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0000ff">Five Evils</span></span></span></u></a><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> or Five Thieves and to bring peace and tranquillity into ones mind. The Sikhs practise both the quiet individual recitation of Naam in ones mind and this is commonly called Naam <em>Simran</em> while the loud and communal recitation of Naam is called <em>Naam Jaap</em>. However, this is not a strict definition of these phases and variations are found among the different Sikh communities. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><u>The term <strong>Naam</strong> refers to the various names given to God as used by the </u></span></span><a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Sikh" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0000ff"><u>Sikhs</u></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><u>. </u><strong>Naam Japo</strong> refers to the meditation, vocal singing of </span></span><a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Shabad" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0000ff">Shabads</span></span></span></u></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> or hymns, from the Sri </span></span><a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Guru_Granth_Sahib" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0000ff">Guru Granth Sahib</span></span></span></u></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> or the chanting of the various </span></span><a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Names_of_God" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0000ff">Names of God</span></span></span></u></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">, specially the chanting of the word </span></span><a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Waheguru" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0000ff">Waheguru</span></span></span></u></a><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">, which means <em>Wonderful Lord</em>. Singing of hymns with musical accompaniment is generally referred to as <strong><a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Kirtan" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">Kirtan</span></u></a></strong>. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">This act of meditation, singing and chanting is a one of three main pillars of </span></span><a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Sikhism" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0000ff">Sikhism</span></span></span></u></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> and is the term used to refer to this very important activity in the everyday life of a Sikh – the singing, quite meditation, listening of sacred text or sacred words. Critical importance is given to meditation in the </span></span><a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/SGGS" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0000ff">SGGS</span></span></span></u></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">. The other two pillars are </span></span><a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Kirat_Karni" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0000ff">Kirat Karni</span></span></span></u></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> and </span></span><a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Wand_kay_Shako" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0000ff">Wand kay Shako</span></span></span></u></a><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Ji says in the </span></span><a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/SGGS" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0000ff">SGGS</span></span></span></u></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">: </span></span><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=189&english=t&id=8044" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0000ff">Read Text in Red</span></span></span></u></a></p><p style="text-align: center"><p style="text-align: center"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #ee4000"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">SGGS Page 189 </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">With my hands I do His work; with my tongue I sing His Glorious Praises.</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">With my feet, I walk on the Path of my Lord and Master. ((1)) </span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">It is a good time, when I remember Him in meditation. </span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, I cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ((1)(Pause)) </span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">With your eyes, behold the Blessed Vision of the Saints. </span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Record the Immortal Lord God within your mind. ((2)) </span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Listen to the Kirtan of His Praises, at the Feet of the Holy. </span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Your fears of birth and death shall depart. ((3))</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Enshrine the Lotus Feet of your Lord and Master within your heart. </span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Thus this human life, so difficult to obtain, shall be redeemed. ((4)(51)(120)) </span></span></strong></p> </p> </p></blockquote><p></p>
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((1)(Pause)) With your eyes, behold the Blessed Vision of the Saints. Record the Immortal Lord God within your mind. ((2)) Listen to the Kirtan of His Praises, at the Feet of the Holy. Your fears of birth and death shall depart. ((3)) Enshrine the Lotus Feet of your Lord and Master within your heart. Thus this human life, so difficult to obtain, shall be redeemed. ((4)(51)(120)) [/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/CENTER][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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