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<blockquote data-quote="mystic" data-source="post: 55895" data-attributes="member: 1131"><p>Wahe Guru Ji ka Khalsa</p><p>Wahe Guru Ji Ki fateh</p><p> </p><p>Thank you for an excellent example of how to cultivate Awareness. Dhyan and variations of this shabad appears some 1600 times in the SGGS, withiout Dhyan there is no Bhagti. It saddens me to read the comments about not using such stories to illustrate dhyan and that doing "paath" at 2.- 2.30 is meditation. Please try and understand the essence of Sikhi, NOT from a christianised point of view, but the mystical traditions to Guru Nanak. </p><p> </p><p>If doing Paath was meditation, why are all Gurdwaras in state of conflict? to mention but one point. Please check how simple TM meditation in Washington DC, Lebonon, Merseyside UK plus another 60 other research studies demonstrated that meditation reduces Crimes rate in surrounding areas, reduce stress and conflict in the lebanon war. WE NOT KNOW how to meditate I m sad to say. </p><p> </p><p>Meditation is essential and the Sikhs need to learn this. I have been studying meditation for over 18 years and have been able to see where meditation was replaced with the usual "prayers" type workship. </p><p> </p><p>Meditation is simply directing ones awareness to either insight (Visapanna) or object, (Shabad/ mantra), The process needs to be done in a loving way, intentionally, with an attitude of observation and acceptance.</p><p> </p><p>To me the situation appears something like this, illustrate via example:</p><p> </p><p>We go and purchase some flatpack furniture,</p><p>we extract the instructions, we cover them in clothes, we place the instructions on a manji sahib, we read them, we sing about them, we do katha of the instuctions, we wake up realy in the morning and read them... unfortaunately, our flat pack remains flat! No one bothers to build the furniture, this is the situation with many of us, we read paath, we do kirtan, we listen to katha, yet we dont follow the instructions.</p><p> </p><p>I would suggest that colleagues read about Consciousness, read about what meditation really is (Please check Zazen as they are propbably the only holders of this secret in its origional form. Dhyan when it went to China was known as Chan and as it migrated to Japan it become Zen, both India nd China appear to have lost the origional) and compare with SGGS. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">•</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">man rae sabadh tharahu chith laae ||Guru Nanak Dev ang 18 </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">O mind, swim across, by focusing your consciousness on the Shabad</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">•</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">bhaaee rae raam kehahu chith laae || Guru Nanak Dev ang 22</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">O Siblings of Destiny, chant the Lord's Name, and focus your </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">consciousness on Him</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">•</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">eikas sio man maaniaa thaa hoaa nihachal cheeth ||</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">When the mind accepts, and is satisfied with the One, then the </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">consciousness becomes steady and stable</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">•</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">maerae man eaekas sio chith laae ||</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">O my mind, focus your consciousness on the One.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">•</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">chandhan cheeth vasaaeiaa mandhar dhasavaa dhuaar ||</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Like the essence of sandalwood, He permeates her consciousness, and </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">the Temple of the Tenth Gate is opened</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 9px">•</span> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">•</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">In your mind, by your words, and within your heart, meditate on the Lord, and He will be pleased. In this way, repeat the Name of </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">the Lord. ||1|| Guru Amar das ang 669</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #366732"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Dhyan is about awareness and Intent. Understand what awareness is first and cultivate the refinement of this awareness to penertate the VIBRATION of shabad ( Remember, Dhunn Surt Chela) DHunn is vibration, Surt is Awareness and Chela is that which follows. </span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #366732"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Gurfateh</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #366732"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Mystic </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #366732"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">•</span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #366732"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #366732"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mystic, post: 55895, member: 1131"] Wahe Guru Ji ka Khalsa Wahe Guru Ji Ki fateh Thank you for an excellent example of how to cultivate Awareness. Dhyan and variations of this shabad appears some 1600 times in the SGGS, withiout Dhyan there is no Bhagti. It saddens me to read the comments about not using such stories to illustrate dhyan and that doing "paath" at 2.- 2.30 is meditation. Please try and understand the essence of Sikhi, NOT from a christianised point of view, but the mystical traditions to Guru Nanak. If doing Paath was meditation, why are all Gurdwaras in state of conflict? to mention but one point. Please check how simple TM meditation in Washington DC, Lebonon, Merseyside UK plus another 60 other research studies demonstrated that meditation reduces Crimes rate in surrounding areas, reduce stress and conflict in the lebanon war. WE NOT KNOW how to meditate I m sad to say. Meditation is essential and the Sikhs need to learn this. I have been studying meditation for over 18 years and have been able to see where meditation was replaced with the usual "prayers" type workship. Meditation is simply directing ones awareness to either insight (Visapanna) or object, (Shabad/ mantra), The process needs to be done in a loving way, intentionally, with an attitude of observation and acceptance. To me the situation appears something like this, illustrate via example: We go and purchase some flatpack furniture, we extract the instructions, we cover them in clothes, we place the instructions on a manji sahib, we read them, we sing about them, we do katha of the instuctions, we wake up realy in the morning and read them... unfortaunately, our flat pack remains flat! No one bothers to build the furniture, this is the situation with many of us, we read paath, we do kirtan, we listen to katha, yet we dont follow the instructions. I would suggest that colleagues read about Consciousness, read about what meditation really is (Please check Zazen as they are propbably the only holders of this secret in its origional form. Dhyan when it went to China was known as Chan and as it migrated to Japan it become Zen, both India nd China appear to have lost the origional) and compare with SGGS. [FONT=Verdana]•[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]man rae sabadh tharahu chith laae ||Guru Nanak Dev ang 18 [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]O mind, swim across, by focusing your consciousness on the Shabad [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]•[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]bhaaee rae raam kehahu chith laae || Guru Nanak Dev ang 22 [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]O Siblings of Destiny, chant the Lord's Name, and focus your [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]consciousness on Him [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]•[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]eikas sio man maaniaa thaa hoaa nihachal cheeth || [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]When the mind accepts, and is satisfied with the One, then the [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]consciousness becomes steady and stable [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]•[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]maerae man eaekas sio chith laae || [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]O my mind, focus your consciousness on the One. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]•[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]chandhan cheeth vasaaeiaa mandhar dhasavaa dhuaar || [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Like the essence of sandalwood, He permeates her consciousness, and [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]the Temple of the Tenth Gate is opened[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=1]•[/SIZE] [FONT=Verdana]•[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]In your mind, by your words, and within your heart, meditate on the Lord, and He will be pleased. In this way, repeat the Name of [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]the Lord. ||1|| Guru Amar das ang 669[/FONT][COLOR=#366732][/COLOR] [COLOR=#366732][/COLOR] [COLOR=#366732][FONT=Verdana]Dhyan is about awareness and Intent. Understand what awareness is first and cultivate the refinement of this awareness to penertate the VIBRATION of shabad ( Remember, Dhunn Surt Chela) DHunn is vibration, Surt is Awareness and Chela is that which follows. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#366732][/COLOR] [COLOR=#366732][FONT=Verdana]Gurfateh[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#366732][/COLOR] [COLOR=#366732][FONT=Verdana]Mystic [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#366732][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]•[/SIZE] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#366732][/COLOR] [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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