Guest guest Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 Guru Nanak: the teaching with the potential to unite all faiths What Does " Satnaam " Mean? On Guru Nanak Ji's travels he met a group of holy men high up in the mountains. Through years of meditation and yogic practices they had mastered many supernatural powers. When Guru Nanak ji came to them they tried to impress him with their powers. To show how great they were. Once they had finished their display, they challenged Guru Nanak to show off his powers. The great Guru said the following in the words of Bhai Gurdas Ji the sikh scholar of the time of the Gurus. Baba Nanak said, O respected Holy Man! Please listen to the Truth that I utter. Without SATNAAM (The Name " Truth " ) I have no other miracle. I may wear the clothes of fire and build my house in the Himalayas. I may eat the iron and make earth move to my orders. I may expand myself so much that I could push the earth. I may weigh the earth and the sky against few grams of weight. I may have so much power that I push aside anybody just by saying. But without SATNAAM (The Name " Truth " ), all these powers are momentary like the shadow of the clouds. Guru Gobind Singh Ji writes the following Dohira that is sung at the end of the " Sikh Artee " . " Aisay chand partaap tay dayvan badhi-o partaap teen lok jai jai karai rarai NAAM SAT jaap " After exalting Ad Shakti (God the Primal Power) All divine beings were exalted. The three worlds resounded with `Hail! Hail!' and the name (NAAM) of Truth (SAT) was repeated (JAAP). The concept of Naam had been around well before Guru Nanak Ji's time. But that " life force " or " energy " was not always associated with God. What Guru Nanak ji did was put SAT in front of Naam. He emphasized that this Naam was not just energy or life force, but actually the presence of God, of TRUTH, of SAT. 'Sat Naam' is Your perfect, primal Name. Says Nanak Guru Ram Das. SGGS Ji 1083 Chant, O my mind, the True Name, Sat Naam, the True Name. In this world, and in the world beyond, your face shall be radiant, by meditating continually on the immaculate Lord God. SGGS 670 Sat Naam, the Great and Supreme True Name of God, the Personification of Creativity, dwells in the Consciousness of Guru Raam Daas. SGGS 1404 " SatNaam " - The True Name. " Sat " means True or Real and everlasting and Naam means Name but also infers the Essence of God. This Divine Essence is formless, colourless and is present in all Creation. So God is True and is immanent in all beings. Looking Deeper into the meaning and ramifications of " Sat Naam " : NAAM: ====== God's presence is everywhere, supporting all things at all times - in today's language we could say the energy structure of the whole Universe. That presence of God, of Supreme Light Energy Being is called the NAAM by the Indian mystics and Sikh Gurus. Other people call it by different names and don't always associate it with God. New age people and Reiki practioners call it " Life Force " , Indian Yogis call it the " Prana " , Chinese martial artists and monks call it " Chi " , Christians call it " The Holy Spirit " . Essentially it is the presence of God inside us and supporting absolutely everything. SAT: ==== Means TRUTH. Meaning all we see around us is temporary, even we are just here like a spark emerging from a fire and disappearing after a second. The only permanent thing is God's presence. So God's original primal name that He chose for Himself was " TRUTH " or SAT. The concept of Naam had been around well before Guru Nanak Ji's time. But that " life force " or " energy " was not always associated with God. What Guru Nanak ji did was put SAT in front of Naam. He emphasized that this Naam was not just an energy or life force, but actually the presence of God, of TRUTH, of SAT. A skeptic may ask: " Why not worship a physical form or an object? " Untruth (Asat) depends upon external things, for it is unreal. Only that which exists on its own can only be called Real and True. By engaging in Shabad-Vichaar (Spiritual inquiry) as taught by the Gurbani, we will find that when one perishable object depends on the other perishable object(s) for its sustenance, then they cannot be the source of Immortality because they in themselves are unreal, impermanent or mortal. The only entity that is real is the Timeless Truth, because it is Self-existence (Saibhang); one without beginning, middle or end. This is why the Gurbani declares God and His True Name (Sat Naam) to be the only Real Thing; everything else is false or relative. KIRTAM NAAM KATHA TERE JIHBA, SAT NAAM TERA PURA POORBLA The tongue describes You using (various) praise names (e.g. HAR, WAHEGURU, RAM etc), but the name " Truth " (SAT NAAM) is YOUR OWN original primal name. Guru Nanak Ji teaches that God was in deep meditatation for an incredible amount of time (36 AGES). And He broke this deep meditation by uttering a word – a vibration – what nowadays we might think of as the BIG BANG. When God gave the first vibration to start the Creative process He effectively said " I am God, I am SAT (Truth) " . Guru Nanak Ji wrote this down as " Ik Oankar Sat Naam " meaning " One God Named " Truth " . GURPRASAD =========== What God wants us to do is to go into deep meditation (smadhi) inside ourselves and join HIM in HIS deep meditation. When Guru Nanak entered the state of deep meditation (smadhi), he was blessed by God directly. God gave Guru Nanak Ji two things to give suffering humanity : a) the SAT NAAM mantra blessed by God (called the " Gur Prasadi Naam " ) and b) humility. And like one candle lights another, Guru Nanak Ji would bless people with these two things. " IK OANKAR SAT NAAM GURPRASAD|| " One God Named " Truth " by God's Grace. With God's grace (Gur Prasad) one should meditate on the mantra SATNAAM in utmost humility. NAMASKAAR GURDEV KO SATNAAM JIS MANTER SUNAYEA I bow to Guru (Nanak) who announced the mantra of " SAT NAAM " . By meditating on the NAAM TRUTH, SATNAAM, with the blessings of God from a holy person we start our journey on the GURPRASADI GAME. And by living a TRUTHFUL life we enter deep meditation and experience the same divine union with God as Guru Nanak Ji did. " Truth " or " Sat Naam " will go deeper and deeper into you. You will experience the life force the NAAM inside you. The Truth of your existence. And with the Guru's grace (inner inspiration) you will meet the holy ones who will bless you even more along your journey. Guru Nanak's message was actually very simple: 1) Solve the riddle of how to be TRUTHFUL. KIV SACHYARA HOOIAA, KIV KURAAY TUTAY PAAL How does one become Truthful? How is the veil of falseness torn down? Guru Nanak, SGGS Ji 1 2) God is TRUTH. IK OANKAR SAT NAAM GURPRASAD|| One God Named " Truth " by God's Grace. Guru Ram Das Ji, SGGS Ji 81 3) Meditate on TRUTH JAP MAN SATNAAM SADA SATNAAM O my mind meditate on the name " Truth " , always and forever on the name of " Truth " . Guru Ram Das, SGGS Ji 670 4) TRUTH will come to reside in your spiritual heart centre. SHREE SATNAAM KARTA PURAKH GURU RAM DASS CHITHI VASSEH Sat Naam, the Great and Supreme True Name of God, the Personification of Creativity, dwells in the Consciousness of Guru Raam Daas. SGGS Ji 1404 By meditating on SATNAAM, inside yourself your soul will come to find eternal peace in the Realm Of Truth where God resides: Sach Khand. SACH KHAND VASAY NIRANKAR in the Realm of Truth the Formless Lord resides. Guru Nanak, SGGS Ji 1 In a sentence, what is SATNAAM? SATNAAM is food for your starving soul, fed to you by the holy person. And finally, if you still are not convinced, then Guru Arjun Dev ji makes it even clearer in Sukhmani Sahib ...Notice " His Naam is " SAT " , the meditator becomes " SAT " . " charan sath sath parasanehaar || His Lotus Feet are " SAT " , the toucher becomes " SAT " . poojaa sath sath saevadhaar || His devotional worship is " SAT " , the worshipper becomes " SAT " . dharasan sath sath paekhanehaar || His Vision is " SAT " , the beholder becomes " SAT " . naam sath sath dhhiaavanehaar || His Naam is " SAT " , the meditator becomes " SAT " . aap sath sath sabh dhhaaree || He is " SAT " , " SAT " sustains all. He Himself is virtuous goodness, and He Himself is the Bestower of virtue. sabadh sath sath prabh bakathaa || The Shabad is " SAT " , the speaker of God becomes " SAT " . surath sath sath jas sunathaa || Make your mind " SAT " , the listener to the Praises becomes " SAT " . bujhanehaar ko sath sabh hoe || The one who understands this, realises all is " SAT " . naanak sath sath prabh soe ||1|| Nanak: The Lord God is " SAT SAT " ||1|| These are the actions, reactions, dimensions, limits, but when beyond the limitless there's an experience, that is called paraa poor balaa. From the Infinite of the Infinite, and beyond that, God, your Name is 'Sat Naam.' Now Sat Naam means literally " the Name of Absolute Truth " It is a panch shabad mantra. Sat Naam is a panch shabad mantra with the primal sounds Sa-Ta-Na-Ma. It's beautiful if you understand the science of it. Sat Naam is beej mantra, it is the seed that when planted in the depths of the mind gives rise to the tree of Truth which is God. That is why Sat Naam is the beej mantra. Sat Nam is a panch shabad (mantra containing five parts). Saa means Infinity, taa means birth, naa means death, and maa means resurrection. Sat Naam is the shabad in which you have superiority over God. God is a slave in the hand of the devotees. Sat Naam purifies the entire time and space, when you speak it even once; it does not matter when. It is the superior self-power of God. God is remembered by His actions. Naam simran is a must to prepare for Gurbani (the inner voice of God) to have its effect. It is the complete science of the word and sound. It changes a human's biological and psychological metabolism of his body, mind, and soul. Chant, O my mind, the True Name, Sat Naam, the True Name. In this world, and in the world beyond, your face shall be radiant, by meditating continually on the immaculate Lord God. Wherever anyone remembers the Lord in meditation, disaster runs away from that place. By great good fortune, we meditate on the Lord. The Guru has blessed servant Nanak with this understanding, that by meditating on the Lord, we cross over the terrifying world-ocean. Indeed the Primal Guru is the Word eternal, Sat naam, the all- pervading Divine Spirit. By repeating or symbolizing the Ultimate Reality, anyone can reach the highest stage of Bliss. The macrocosm is reflected in microcosm at this stage. Guru Nanak says: `Such is the Divine play of the Creator that He, God has reflected the whole cosmos within the human body.' Finally, Swami Ji explains what Naam (the Word) is, what is the destination, and what is our ideal? He says that our aim is to merge our soul with Sat Naam (true Word), the Eternal Nameless God Power. We have first to rise above body-consciousness and get the lowest link. After gradually traversing the various higher planes (deeper levels of consciousness), the soul will finally reach where there is nothing but All-Truth. The three regions—primal, subtle, and causal are destructible. Beyond these three regions is Satlok or Sachkhand which is the abode of the Almighty. This is our goal and we must achieve it. Jesus Christ at the time of leaving His immortal frame, instructed His disciples first to accomplish what He had taught them. The human birth has given you a golden opportunity. Make the best use of it. A skeptic may ask: " Why not worship a physical form or an object? " Untruth (Asat) depends upon external things, for it is unreal. Only that which exists on its own can only be called Real and True. By engaging in Shabad-Vichaar (Spiritual inquiry) as taught by the Gurbani, we will find that when one perishable object depends on the other perishable object(s) for its sustenance, then they cannot be the source of Immortality because they in themselves are unreal, impermanent or mortal. The only entity that is real is the Timeless Truth, because it is Self-existence (Saibhang); one without beginning, middle or end. This is why the Gurbani declares God and His True Name (Sat Naam) to be the only Real Thing; everything else is false or relative. Naam-Simran (meditation) - The key to Happiness The love of God and adoration through Naam Simran (meditation) give meaning to our life and alleviate mass ignorance. To the people of Indian sub-continent Guru Nanak gave a revolutionary message: " There is no Hindu, there is no Musalman. " Meditation on Naam brings inner peace and controls wayward impulses of mind by fixing our thought on God: To conquer the mind is to conquer the world, said Guru Nanak: " Munn jeetey jag jeet " . The technique is simple enough: sit in repose check the wandering of your mind from external objects, and direct it towards the Lord within. Guru Nanak's Japuji tells us that let us not stray away into by- roads of materialism and sensual indulgences. The holy Guru defines the Fundamental Creed as the Spiritual Highway: " He is the Sole Supreme Being of eternal manifestation; Creator, Immanent Reality; without Fear; without Rancor; Self-Existent; Realized by Grace of the holy preceptor (God). Remember Him in primal time, in all time, He is the Creator; Nothing is real but the Eternal God. Nothing shall last but the Eternal. On His Name we dwell for He is the One Source sprung from the Vedas, Smritis, Puranas, the Qur'an, and other sacred scriptures. There is not the slightest difference between Him and His Name. He is inseparable, and omnipresent. So Guru Nanak asked: `repeat His Name with devotion and fervour, but be ever a seeker of Truth. Such a person is sure to realize the Truth. God is within us, nearer than the nearest. But our vision is so blurred by a thousand petty desires that He seems to us to be either non-existent or too far off to make any difference. Guru Nanak's exhortation of Naam and Simran - or meditation - are synonymous with japa and dhyana; there is no difference. Gurbani says the seeker after Truth, or a Gursikh, can reach the highest goal by taking the Lord's name. For japa, or naam-simran, the spiritual unity is indispensable. Indeed, Naam-simran is the most powerful unifier uncovered by Guru Nanak as a spiritual and mental exercise. Scientists and psychologists alike concede the necessity of quiet meditation, which is all the more necessary for the educated and the busy, the technocrat, who tense up in daily routine. You do not need a charm around your neck. Guru Nanak's gospel " has a charm of its own. It is not restricted to a single dimension of human experience but refers to the totality of human life. Naam Simran (meditation using the NAME OF TRUTH, Sat Naam), is one of His great contributions to socio-spiritual culture of humanity. " How can He be experienced? Gurbani says, " Not by renouncing the world, or going in search of Naam to places of pilgrimage, or to the jungle or self-styled saints. Because Naam is everywhere, discover it in Satsangat, living a natural and normal life in society. The Guru Granth says: human birth is a rare privilege which one should not expect to get again and again. It is a priceless opportunity to remove Ego (Haumai) by removal of difference between Jivatma and Parmatma, through Naam-simran the way is simplified. As the Fifth Master says in Sukhmani: " There is naught else equal to Naam Nanak, man gains deliverance only through Jap of Naam ...... Through Naam many sinners (fallen one) have achieved salvation. " " Divine Name is God Himself " , so by meditating on Satnaam with devotion Guru (inner Divine) stirs our souls with His name, therefore let us remember: The mystic formula of Naam-simran awakens spiritual consciousness. It purifies the mind, removes sins - whether committed knowingly or unknowingly. Daily practice cleanses the mind (chitt-shuddhi) effecting higher intelligence and wisdom. Rhythmic vibrations produce pure music: Anhad-nad, continuity of Naam simran regulates the life and awakes superhuman powers. Simran produces spiritual energy and one breathes divinity. By constant remembering the Name, the mind is elevated and releases the hidden power of the soul. Simran is a powerful agent in awakening the love and harmony, and the spirit becomes intoxicated with Divine love. Guru Nanak says " The medicine for all ailments is Naam simran. Guru Tegh Bahadur explains: " Just as the smell resides within the flower and ashes contained within charcoal, in the same way God lives within us; and then the mind realizes the Truth within. In Siddh-gosht Guru Nanak says: " When there was no universe, no form, no unit of life, the Word in His essence was in the Transcendent. " In Japuji, Guruji says, " All creation has emerged from a single command flowing one like a multitude of rivers. By hearkening to the Naam, the art of Yoga and all the secrets of body and mind are unveiled. Nothing can bar or mar the path of those who truly believe in the Naam " Guruji says to Yogis. Yet it is not easy to adhere to true regimen. The treasure of Naam simran grows slowly. Naam comes as a result of merit, it is easy to dispute or discuss religious philosophy, but it is a lot more difficult to practice Simran with absolute faith and confidence. Guru is inner Who Is the True Guru (Satguru) To create the right conditions needed for re-discovery of the Supreme Truth, there are two ways: external or passive, and internal or active. In the external way, you live with somebody who hopefully has realized the Truth, and submit yourself entirely to his guiding. In the internal way, you turn within, seek the inner guide and follow the inner Light (Antarguru). The short-coming of the external way, particularly in the Kal Yuga, is: It is rare to find somebody worthy of trust and love; as people are short lived; it's neither possible nor practical for householders or working persons to live for a extended period of time with potential embodied Gurus to find out which one is true to be trusted. To the contrary, the Self within (Antarguru) is not only full of Divine Love and Trust, but also ever available to everybody, eternally! This Pure Existence-Knowledge-Bliss is complete, most intimate, Conscious Being, and always with us. Accordingly, it is this internal way of life that is emphasized by the Gurmat; where one's outer life is unimportant. To realize This is the end of all searching. Aape Satiguru Shabad hai aap: The Lord is the Satguru as well as the Shabad (sggs 797). Satgur meraa sadaa sadaa na aavai na jaayi. Oh abinaasee purakh a sabh mahi rahiyaa samaayi: My True Guru is eternal; beyond birth and death. He is the Imperishable Creator Lord; He is permeating and pervading among all (sggs 759). gur purmesur eak hai subh mehi rehiaa sumaae : The Guru and the Transcendent Lord are one and the same, pervading and permeating amongst all. (sggs 53). gur paarbraham eaekai hee jaanae : One sees the Guru and the Supreme Lord God as one and the same (sggs 887). Sabh kish ghar mahi baahari naahee. Baahari tolai so bharam bhulaahee: Everything is within the home of the Self; there is nothing beyond. One who searches outside is deluded by doubts In fact, Baabaa Nanak did not even have any embodied Guru! During " Sidh Goshtee " , he was asked by the Sidhas about it. Three of their questions to Baabaa Nanak were: " Who is your Guru? How do you become a disciple? Where does the Shabad reside? " Baabaa Nanak's answers were as follows: Shabad Guru surti dhun chelaa: The Shabad is my Guru. By focusing consciousness on this celestial sound or Shabad, I become a disciple (sggs 943). MANTRAS Mantras are sounds that connect us with different levels of intelligence. SAT NAM is the most basic mantra used in Kundalini yoga. (pronounced like " but mom " ) SAT means the truth. NAM means name, identity, to identify with or to call upon. SAT NAM can be translated as " Truth is God's Name. Truth is my (your, our) identity. " It is used as a personal mantra to express or tune into one's infinite identity. SAT NAM is an invocation of our divine consciousness. Its vibration links us up to our true identity, which is our divine soul. SAT NAM is called the seed or bij mantra. By transcending on this mantra we plant the seed of universal truth in our consciousness. We all know the axiom " The truth shall set you free. " The question is how do we link up with the Truth. SAT NAM is one mantra that links us up with the Truth. SAT NAM has the power to set us free by waking us up to our infinite identity. SAT NAM has the power to clear the subconscious mind so that old wounds and programs no longer get in the way of Self-realization. It does so by changing the projection of our minds. Mantra means the projection of the mind. " Bij " or seed mantras use universal sound currents to rearrange the habit patterns of the mind. They do so by accessing the part of the mind that regulates habits. The sounds erase patterns that vibrate at lower frequencies or do not resonate with the Truth or our true essence. They establish new habits by replacing the old frequency with the higher frequency of the Truth. SAT resonates with universal Truth. NAAM " is the vibration which creates what it names. SAT NAAM AND THE SCRIPTURES OF THREE MONOTHEISTIC TRADITIONS. In the three major monotheistic traditions, names of God which are attributes are most commonly used. Some examples are, Love, Father, Lord, Almighty etc. The Sanskrit Bija or seed mantra " Sat Naam " is understood as a complete Name of God, rather than an attribute or referent. It also has a meaning of God, which is described within the scriptures of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. According to ancient tradition, which is being increasingly realized by modern neurolinguistic psychology, Sanskrit is a language which in addition to it's surface meaning has vibrational qualities and structures which create the direct experience of the word in the nervous system of the listener. When, through meditation, these sounds are followed to the source of the thought and transcended, that which is named becomes the actual experience. Therefore a person who contemplates, and transcends on the mantra " Sat Naam " begins to embody the Truth which is underlying. In effect the Word becomes flesh. In Eastern Philosophy there is a Sanskrit term " Ritam Bhara Pragyam " . By this is meant the underlying reality (literally translated as " It is real " ). Therefore a thought perceived at this level is experienced as real. JUDAISM Ex 3:14 " God said to Moses: I AM WHO AM. He said: Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: HE WHO IS, hath sent me to you " . God is saying He is the identity of existence. Sat Naam means the Name or Identity of Absolute Existence. Sat means Absolute: Existence, Truth, Being, and Good, while Naam means the name of, or identity of. Sat Naam is therefore the Sanskrit translation of the Name of God, as understood in the scripture of Judaism and the Old Testament of Christianity.. CHRISTIANITY John 14:6 " Jesus saith to him: I am the way, and the truth, and the life " When Jesus says He is the Truth, he is saying his identity is Truth. Sat Naam means the Name or identity of Absolute Truth. Sat Naam is therefore the Sanskrit translation of the Name of Jesus, as understood in of Christianity. It is also the way to the Truth, for by transcending on Sat Naam we follow it to it's source. ISLAM A Name of God, in the Qur'anic verses is stated: " That is because God, He is the Truth " (22: 6) and " God, He is the manifest Truth " (24: 25). He is the Truth means His identity is Truth. Sat Naam means the identity or manifestation of Absolute Truth, or Sat. As can be readily seen the Name of God, Sat Naam, expresses the same understanding of God, translated into Sanskrit, as the understanding of God held by the three major monotheistic traditions. Ernest Holmes, in The Science of mind quotes Plotinus who said, " … It (nature) lets fall the seed of it's thought into the Universal Subjective which, being Law, produces the object thought about. " Restated, if we transcend (follow a thought to its subtlest level until we go beyond thought to the field of Pure Being) on the primal or first Name of God, Truth, with the bija (seed) mantra " Sat Naam " we will bring about the embodiment of God within ourselves. This is our True identity, and is liberation. Yogi Bhajan in a lecture says; " There will be a controversy that Sat Naam is not a mantra. Sat Naam is a Panch Tantra Mantra. It is a panch shabad. It is THE ONLY mantra. When Almighty God wanted to test His reality, He created the tattvas (principals), and at the time of creation of the tattvas (principals), Sa-Ta-Na-Ma is the sound. In the beginning there was the word, word was with God, and word was God. That sound is right there and that is Sat Naam. True Identity. God created the tattvas (principals), so that you can find the true identity of yourself as well as of the God. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 shriadishakti , " theo " <johnlasher20002000> wrote: > > Guru Nanak: the teaching with the potential to unite all faiths > > Hi John, Thank you for this really informative post regarding " Sat Naam " , and being a Sikh i used this word all my life and continue to utter occasionally. Even during decades of alcoholic abuse, even in my most drunken stupor this word " Satnaam " was always involuntarily uttered. Somehow this fragile single thread with the Divine refused to snap, as if the link was indestructible! " The word Sat means True or Real and Naam means the Divine Essence, the Being of God. This Essence is formless, colorless, and featureless, but is present in all Creation. There is no place, no thing, no plant, no creature in which it is not (Jaytaa keetaa taytaa naa-on. Vin naavai naahee ko thaa-o.) Being formless, colorless, featureless, this Essence cannot be seen or visualized by the mind. We can see only the physical dimension of Reality in God's Creation — mountains, plants, trees, creatures, etc. Thus, the outer shell of Reality holds us (the appearances deludes us) and we cannot penetrate deeper to experience the All Pervading Reality. The physical dimension of Reality (the outer shell) is always in flux; it keeps changing. While birth, death, creation, destruction, etc., occur in the physical dimension of Creation, the Essence, the Immanent Being of God (Naam) never changes; it transcends space and time. The word Naam is a symbol representing the spiritual dimension of Creation; it is the very Being of God permeating all that exists. Naam is not merely the `Name of God' as is commonly believed; it symbolizes the Being of God filling all Creation. " Dr. Santokh Singh, Nitnaym Banees, Sikh Resource Centre, Ontario, 1992, p. 13. " The chief designation for the deity in Sikhism is " Sat Nam, " meaning " True Name. " These two words are the first two words in the text of the sacred scriptures. They recur at the beginning of each hymn in the Granth and frequently throughout the book. They are used mystically as an efficacious saving formula. The phrase is itself venerated mystically, as if it were a pantheistic kind of deity. The Guru was asked why the words " Sat Nam " — the True Name — were always written as an introduction to his hymns. He replied: " The Name is the God of all gods . . . The Guru's Sikhs worship the True Name, and thus remove all obstacles to salvation. Accordingly the prefatory words, 'the True Name,' are written in all compositions. " (138.) They who forget the Name, go astray . . . How can a man be saved without the Name? (149; Trumpp, 589.) I abide in the Name, and the Name abideth in my heart. " Robert E. Hume, The World's Living Religion, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1959, p. 99. i am a bit busy today morning as it is Diwali (Happy Diwali to all) and my wife wants me to cook chicken curry. Probably i will have some free time tomorrow to answer your post and Kyyan's as well. In the meantime i hope you will check the post below on Dsam Dwar and answer a few questions: shriadishakti/message/2418 1) How is that despite all the chanting of " Sat Naam " for five centuries Sikhs have no idea about " Dsam Dwar " ? 2) Why do even the most enlightened of Sikhs, gianis and scholars know so little about something that is absolutely vital for self- realization and enlightenment? 3) Can i assume that they are ignorant and their Dsam Dwar remains closed because they have yet to meet the Inner Guru? 4) Can i assume that only by the Grace of the Inner Guru the Dsam Dwar can be opened, an experience felt as cool breeze flowing out of the Brahmarandhra, hands, and sometimes from the feet and other parts of the body? 5) What do you know of the Aykaa Mayee (One Mother) entrenched in the Japji Sahib, the Divine Essence from whence springs forth the voluminous Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the most important of Sikh prayers? " Aadays, tisai aadays. Aad aneel anaad anaahat, jug jug ayko vays. Obeisance, obeisance to Her, the Primal, the Immaculate, without beginning, without end, Immutable through all ages. Aykaa maa-ee, jugat viaaee, tin chalay parvaan. The Mother was conceived alone in some mysterious way and She procreated three deities. Ik sansaaree, ik bhandaaree, ik laa-ay deeban. One was Creator (Brahma), one Sustainer (Vishnu), and one Destroyer) Shiva) of the world. Jiv tis bhaavai, tivai chalaavai, jiv havai phurmaan. The world moves as She ordains and as She pleases. Oh vaykahi, onaa nadar na aavai, buhutaa ayho vidaan. She sees all, but no one sees Her: this is a great wonder. " jagbir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.