Week 4

2/3/2012

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Why we do Simran

• Purpose of our Life is to Meet God

• The Fire of Maya burns us in Rago and engulfs us in Tamo

• This Desire for things other than God keeps us separate from God.

• By tracking our thoughts we have an inventory of our desires. We recognize where we place our Love.

• Each breath is accountable and we must re-teach the mind to attach every breath to God.

• There are countless other benefits- life becomes easy.

Our mind is a reflection of

God.

Thoughts act like Ripples

in a pool…..

Breath/ Pavan

Pavan is woven in to all of the creation like a

string holding the pearls of a necklace. It

gives us life and we can only experience

Maya by the swas we are given.

We need thoughts but we also need to

stabilize the mind.

ਏਕੋ ਪਵਣੁ ਮਾਟੀ ਸਭ ਏਕਾ ਸਭ ਏਕਾ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਬਾਈਆ ॥

There is only one breath; all are made of the same clay; the light within all is the same.96

ਹਤਿ ਜੀਉ ਗੁਫਾ ਅੰਦਤਿ ਿਤਿ ਕੈ ਵਾਜਾ ਪਵਣੁ ਵਜਾਇਆ॥

The Lord placed the soul to the cave of the

body, and blew the breath of life into the

musical instrument of the body. 922

Pavan, Maya, Thoughts

• Thoughts are the sukum form of Maya

• The imbalance of the Pavan at the Ida, Pingla, and Sukhmana; also the Sun and Moon causes thought ripples/ waves.

• This breath moves up and down the body

• Where ever there is Pavan there is Maya • ਏਹੁ ਸਿੀਿੁ ਸਭ ਮੂਲੁ ਹੈ ਮਾਇਆ ॥

– This body is the source of all Maya; 1065

Bhavsagar

In the body we can find the Bhavsagar

Turbulent ocean-

Thoughts

Liberation begins by being free from our selves of thoughts.

We can only do that by closing the 9 doors

Bhavsagar

Naval

Thrikit Thribeni

Agan Saga

(Ocean of Fire)

Bik Sagar

(Ocean of Poison)

Suk Sagar

(Ocean of Happiness)

Rago and Tamo

ਅਗਤਿ ਸਾਗਿ ਿੇ ਕਾਤਿਆ ਪਰਤਭ ਜਲਤਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥

God has pulled me out of the ocean of

fire, and quenched my burning thirst. 814

ਮਿ ਤਪਆਤਿਆ ਜੀਉ ਤਮਿਰਾ ਤਬਿੁ ਸਾਗਿੁ ਸੰਸਾਿੇ ॥

O dear beloved mind, my friend, the world is

an ocean of poison. 79

God is Suk Sagar

.This path of Liv is the path of Saints, now is the time to begin the journey. ਮੋਤਹ ਤਿਿਗੁਣ ਪਰੀਿਮ ਸੁਿ ਸਾਗਿ ਸੰਿਸੰਤਗ ਮਿੁ

ਜਾਗਾ॥781

I am worthless, O my

Beloved, ocean of peace. In the Saints' Congregation, my mind is awakened ਗੁਿ ਸਬਦੀ ਸਚੀ ਤਲਵ ਲਾਏ ॥

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad,

they enshrine Love for the True one.

• Merging the mind in to the breath is key. It

can not be anchored unless you have the

Gurshabad.

• Bhai Gurdas Ji tells us Gurshabad and

Gurmantra are the same.

• Gurshabad rides on the Pavan- by

learning to anchor the mind we will induce

calm waters to cross the first Bhavsagar.

ਹਮ ਡੋਲਿ ਬੇੜੀ ਪਾਪ ਭਿੀ ਹੈ ਪਵਣੁ ਲਗੈ ਮਿੁ ਜਾਈ ॥

My boat is wobbly and unsteady; it is

filled with sins. The wind is rising - what

if it tips over? 878

ਤਬਿੁ ਗੁਿ ਸਬਦੈ ਮਿੁ ਿਹੀ ਠਉਿਾ ॥

Without the Guru's Shabad,

the mind finds no place of

rest

ਗੁਿ ਕੈ ਸਬਤਦ ਜੀਵਿੁ ਮਿੈ ਗੁਿਮੁਤਿ ਭਵਜਲੁ ਿਿਣਾ

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Gurmukh remains dead while yet alive, and

swims across the Bhavsagar. ||2||

ਗੁਿ ਸਬਦੀ ਹਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਤਬਿੁ ਸਬਦ ੈਭਿਤਮ ਭੁਲਾਇ

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Lord is found; without the Shabad, people wander, deceived by doubt. ||1|

Mechanics (2)

This is for beginners to help anchor the mind. We are working to Dhune mae Dhayn

• Step 1- – When you say Wahe- hold the breath at the

naval.

• Step 2- – When you Guru focus on it leaving the mouth in

to the Gagan.

YOU HAVE TO JAP THE GURMANTRA !

ਿਮਈਆ ਜਪਹੁ ਪਰਾਣੀ ਅਿਿ ਜੀਵਣ ਬਾਣੀ ਇਿ ਤਬਤਿ ਭਵ ਸਾਗਿੁ ਿਿਣਾ ॥੨॥

By Japing on the Lord, O mortal

being, through the Word of His Bani; you

shall be blessed with eternal life. In this way,

shall you cross over the

Bhavsagar. ||2|| 92

Mechanics SasGras(2) Step 1-

Say Wahe hold breath at the Nabi

Step 2-

Say Guru at the mouth to Gagan

Wahe

Guru

ਿਾਤਭ ਪਵਿੁ ਘਤਿ ਆਸਤਣ ਬੈਸੈ ਗੁਿਮੁਤਿ ਿੋਜਿ ਿਿ ੁਲਹੈ ॥

The breath is seated in the home of the

navel; the Gurmukh searches, and finds the essence of reality. 945 ਿਾਤਭ ਕਮਲ ਅਸਥੰਭੁ ਿ ਹੋਿੋ ਿਾ ਪਵਿੁ ਕਵਿ ਘਤਿ ਸਹਿਾ ॥

When there was no support of the navel lotus, then in which home did the breath reside? 945 ਿਾਤਭ ਕਮਲੁ ਅਸਥੰਭੁ ਿ ਹੋਿੋ ਿਾ ਤਿਜ ਘਤਿ ਬਸਿਉ ਪਵਿੁ ਅਿਿਾਗੀ ॥

When there was no support of the lotus of the navel, the breath remained in its own home, attuned to the Lord's Love. 945

ਤਕਆ ਭਵੀਐ ਤਕਆ ਿੂਿੀਐ ਗੁਿ ਸਬਤਦ ਤਦਿਾਇਆ ॥

Why wander around, and why go searching, when the Guru's Shabad reveals Him to us?

Homework

• DO SIMRAN! • Work on remembering God with every breath. • Call me if you don’t understand how to do SasGras • Categorize all your thoughts by percentages as you did

last week. • Before you speak think in it needs to be said. • Before you think, think if it needs to be thought. Make

sure your breath is balanced all day. • Anytime you see someone see them and try to treat

them as you would speak or act towards God. • Remember the Reth of the Mind.