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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 71330" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><span style="color: Sienna"><strong>Witnessing Consciousness?</strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"> ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਘਰੁ ੩ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">raag soohee mehalaa 3 ghar 3 ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">Raag Soohee, Third Mehl, Third House:</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p> <span style="color: DarkGreen">ਭਗਤ ਜਨਾ ਕੀ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਰਾਖੈ ਜੁਗਿ ਜੁਗਿ ਰਖਦਾ ਆਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">bhagath janaa kee har jeeo raakhai jug jug rakhadhaa aaeiaa raam ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">The Dear Lord protects His humble devotees; throughout the ages, He has protected them.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkGreen"> ਸੋ ਭਗਤੁ ਜੋ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">so bhagath jo guramukh hovai houmai sabadh jalaaeiaa raam ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">Those devotees who become Gurmukh burn away their ego, through the Word of the Shabad.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p> <span style="color: DarkGreen">ਹਉਮੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਇਆ ਮੇਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਇਆ ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਸਾਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">houmai sabadh jalaaeiaa maerae har bhaaeiaa jis dhee saachee baanee ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">Those who burn away their ego through the Shabad, become pleasing to my Lord; their speech becomes True.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p> <span style="color: DarkGreen">ਸਚੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਖਿ ਵਖਾਣੀ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">sachee bhagath karehi dhin raathee guramukh aakh vakhaanee ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">They perform the Lord's true devotional service, day and night, as the Guru has instructed them.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p> <span style="color: DarkGreen">ਭਗਤਾ ਕੀ ਚਾਲ ਸਚੀ ਅਤਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਚਾ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਇਆ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">bhagathaa kee chaal sachee ath niramal naam sachaa man bhaaeiaa ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">The devotees' lifestyle is true, and absolutely pure; the True Name is pleasing to their minds.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p> <span style="color: DarkGreen">ਨਾਨਕ ਭਗਤ ਸੋਹਹਿ ਦਰਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਜਿਨੀ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">naanak bhagath sohehi dhar saachai jinee sacho sach kamaaeiaa ||1||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">O Nanak, the those devotees, who practice Truth, and only Truth, look beauteous in the Court of the True Lord. ||1||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p> <span style="color: DarkGreen">ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਾ ਕੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਹੈ ਭਗਤ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਣੇ ਰਾਮ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">har bhagathaa kee jaath path hai bhagath har kai naam samaanae raam ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">The Lord is the social class and honor of His devotees; the Lord's devotees merge in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p> <span style="color: DarkGreen">ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਵਹਿ ਜਿਨ ਗੁਣ ਅਵਗਣ ਪਛਾਣੇ ਰਾਮ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">har bhagath karehi vichahu aap gavaavehi jin gun avagan pashhaanae raam ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">They worship the Lord in devotion, and eradicate self-conceit from within themselves; they understand merits and demerits.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p> <span style="color: DarkGreen">ਗੁਣ ਅਉਗਣ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ਭੈ ਭਗਤਿ ਮੀਠੀ ਲਾਗੀ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">gun aougan pashhaanai har naam vakhaanai bhai bhagath meethee laagee ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">They understand merits and demerits, and chant the Lord's Name; devotional worship is sweet to them.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p> <span style="color: DarkGreen">ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਘਰ ਹੀ ਮਹਿ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">anadhin bhagath karehi dhin raathee ghar hee mehi bairaagee ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">Night and day, they perform devotional worship, day and night, and in the home of the self, they remain detached.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p> <span style="color: DarkGreen">ਭਗਤੀ ਰਾਤੇ ਸਦਾ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਵੇਖਹਿ ਸਦਾ ਨਾਲੇ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">bhagathee raathae sadhaa man niramal har jeeo vaekhehi sadhaa naalae ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">Imbued with devotion, their minds remain forever immaculate and pure; they see their Dear Lord always with them.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p> <span style="color: DarkGreen">ਨਾਨਕ ਸੇ ਭਗਤ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਦਰਿ ਸਾਚੇ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਲੇ ॥੨॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">naanak sae bhagath har kai dhar saachae anadhin naam samhaalae ||2||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">O Nanak, those devotees are True in the Court of the Lord; night and day, they dwell upon the Naam. ||2||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span> <span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p> <span style="color: DarkGreen">ਮਨਮੁਖ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਿਣੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਈ ਰਾਮ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">manamukh bhagath karehi bin sathigur vin sathigur bhagath n hoee raam ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">The self-willed manmukhs practice devotional rituals without the True Guru, but without the True Guru, there is no devotion.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p> <span style="color: DarkGreen">ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਰੋਗਿ ਵਿਆਪੇ ਮਰਿ ਜਨਮਹਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ ਰਾਮ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">houmai maaeiaa rog viaapae mar janamehi dhukh hoee raam ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">They are afflicted with the diseases of egotism and Maya, and they suffer the pains of death and rebirth.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 9px">Guru Naanak Dev</span></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="font-size: 9px">Ang 768</span></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span><span style="color: Sienna">:hmm:Witnessing Consciousness is an essential spiritual practice to assist the mind rid of its bondage, negativity or impurity (ego or <em>Haume</em>). Simply put, it is uninterestedly observing everything as a totally detached observer (<em>Saakshi Bhaav</em>). It is being able to remain "unaffected and untouched" in any situation, not to "get infatuated by anything", to be in "continuous remembrance of the Lord". As many terms in the Gurbani indicate, it is to be in the state of "<em>Alipat, Niraaraa</em> or <em>Niraalaa, Bikhiaa maahi oudaas</em>, <em>Anaraagaa, Niaarou</em>, <em>Nirjog</em>, <em>Niraas, Niraalam</em>, <em>Alep</em>, <em>Nirlep</em>,<em> ikaant</em>, etc.", and so on. It is being in the world like the lotus flower that remains untouched in the water or the duck that swims in the water without becoming wet or the bird that flies in the sky without leaving any footprints behind, or an actor who reads his part without attachment. In nutshell, witnessing is to remain "untouched and unperturbed within, under all circumstances". The Gurbani repeatedly emphasizes remaining unaffected within, under all happenings. That is the eternal state of witnessing — living a fully Conscious Life (<em>Gurmukh</em> lifestyle), the state of no-<em>Haume</em> or no-mind</span>.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.gurbani.org/articles/webart204.htm" target="_blank">Witnessing Consciousness</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 71330, member: 35"] [COLOR=Sienna][B]Witnessing Consciousness?[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen] ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਘਰੁ ੩ ॥ raag soohee mehalaa 3 ghar 3 || Raag Soohee, Third Mehl, Third House: [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen] ਭਗਤ ਜਨਾ ਕੀ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਰਾਖੈ ਜੁਗਿ ਜੁਗਿ ਰਖਦਾ ਆਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥ bhagath janaa kee har jeeo raakhai jug jug rakhadhaa aaeiaa raam || The Dear Lord protects His humble devotees; throughout the ages, He has protected them. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen] ਸੋ ਭਗਤੁ ਜੋ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥ so bhagath jo guramukh hovai houmai sabadh jalaaeiaa raam || Those devotees who become Gurmukh burn away their ego, through the Word of the Shabad. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen] ਹਉਮੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਇਆ ਮੇਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਇਆ ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਸਾਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ॥ houmai sabadh jalaaeiaa maerae har bhaaeiaa jis dhee saachee baanee || Those who burn away their ego through the Shabad, become pleasing to my Lord; their speech becomes True. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen] ਸਚੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਖਿ ਵਖਾਣੀ ॥ sachee bhagath karehi dhin raathee guramukh aakh vakhaanee || They perform the Lord's true devotional service, day and night, as the Guru has instructed them. ਭਗਤਾ ਕੀ ਚਾਲ ਸਚੀ ਅਤਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਚਾ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਇਆ ॥ bhagathaa kee chaal sachee ath niramal naam sachaa man bhaaeiaa || The devotees' lifestyle is true, and absolutely pure; the True Name is pleasing to their minds. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen] ਨਾਨਕ ਭਗਤ ਸੋਹਹਿ ਦਰਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਜਿਨੀ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ naanak bhagath sohehi dhar saachai jinee sacho sach kamaaeiaa ||1|| O Nanak, the those devotees, who practice Truth, and only Truth, look beauteous in the Court of the True Lord. ||1|| [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen] ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਾ ਕੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਹੈ ਭਗਤ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਣੇ ਰਾਮ ॥ har bhagathaa kee jaath path hai bhagath har kai naam samaanae raam || The Lord is the social class and honor of His devotees; the Lord's devotees merge in the Naam, the Name of the Lord. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen] ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਵਹਿ ਜਿਨ ਗੁਣ ਅਵਗਣ ਪਛਾਣੇ ਰਾਮ ॥ har bhagath karehi vichahu aap gavaavehi jin gun avagan pashhaanae raam || They worship the Lord in devotion, and eradicate self-conceit from within themselves; they understand merits and demerits. [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkGreen] ਗੁਣ ਅਉਗਣ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ਭੈ ਭਗਤਿ ਮੀਠੀ ਲਾਗੀ ॥ gun aougan pashhaanai har naam vakhaanai bhai bhagath meethee laagee || They understand merits and demerits, and chant the Lord's Name; devotional worship is sweet to them. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen] ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਘਰ ਹੀ ਮਹਿ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ॥ anadhin bhagath karehi dhin raathee ghar hee mehi bairaagee || Night and day, they perform devotional worship, day and night, and in the home of the self, they remain detached. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen] ਭਗਤੀ ਰਾਤੇ ਸਦਾ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਵੇਖਹਿ ਸਦਾ ਨਾਲੇ ॥ bhagathee raathae sadhaa man niramal har jeeo vaekhehi sadhaa naalae || Imbued with devotion, their minds remain forever immaculate and pure; they see their Dear Lord always with them. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen] ਨਾਨਕ ਸੇ ਭਗਤ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਦਰਿ ਸਾਚੇ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਲੇ ॥੨॥ naanak sae bhagath har kai dhar saachae anadhin naam samhaalae ||2|| O Nanak, those devotees are True in the Court of the Lord; night and day, they dwell upon the Naam. ||2|| [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen] ਮਨਮੁਖ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਿਣੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਈ ਰਾਮ ॥ manamukh bhagath karehi bin sathigur vin sathigur bhagath n hoee raam || The self-willed manmukhs practice devotional rituals without the True Guru, but without the True Guru, there is no devotion. [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkGreen] ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਰੋਗਿ ਵਿਆਪੇ ਮਰਿ ਜਨਮਹਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ ਰਾਮ ॥ houmai maaeiaa rog viaapae mar janamehi dhukh hoee raam || They are afflicted with the diseases of egotism and Maya, and they suffer the pains of death and rebirth. [SIZE=1]Guru Naanak Dev Ang 768[/SIZE] [/COLOR][COLOR=Sienna]:hmm:Witnessing Consciousness is an essential spiritual practice to assist the mind rid of its bondage, negativity or impurity (ego or [I]Haume[/I]). Simply put, it is uninterestedly observing everything as a totally detached observer ([I]Saakshi Bhaav[/I]). It is being able to remain "unaffected and untouched" in any situation, not to "get infatuated by anything", to be in "continuous remembrance of the Lord". As many terms in the Gurbani indicate, it is to be in the state of "[I]Alipat, Niraaraa[/I] or [I]Niraalaa, Bikhiaa maahi oudaas[/I], [I]Anaraagaa, Niaarou[/I], [I]Nirjog[/I], [I]Niraas, Niraalam[/I], [I]Alep[/I], [I]Nirlep[/I],[I] ikaant[/I], etc.", and so on. It is being in the world like the lotus flower that remains untouched in the water or the duck that swims in the water without becoming wet or the bird that flies in the sky without leaving any footprints behind, or an actor who reads his part without attachment. In nutshell, witnessing is to remain "untouched and unperturbed within, under all circumstances". The Gurbani repeatedly emphasizes remaining unaffected within, under all happenings. That is the eternal state of witnessing — living a fully Conscious Life ([I]Gurmukh[/I] lifestyle), the state of no-[I]Haume[/I] or no-mind[/COLOR]. [URL="http://www.gurbani.org/articles/webart204.htm"]Witnessing Consciousness[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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