Surat Shabad Meditation

Suratà

The Consciousness, or Soul- Consciousness is spread throughout  the body, The Soul function to focus to have attention on one point or subject, to Concentrate  on  one thought. Accordingly, Focus your consciousness in deep absorption on the Lord. In this Meditation we are using The Soul to focus on the God`s remembrance, prayer through Gurbani.

In  nature there is a power that manages everything with discipline from day to night, birth to death. Anything you look at nature functions with discipline from start to end. The Cycle of death and birth is end-less. Who is doing it or how is it happening ? We call it the Almighty power of God or power of (Nam) Shabad or ek Oongkar.  

Our Soul is a part of God. Our Soul is to function in  Nature that requires a body. So the body and its senses are used by  the Soul to function. Let us look at wholesome body: body has 3 parts; physical body, body`s inner function along with brain, and 3rd Sou. The Soul spreads throughout the body.

The other power of God that’s called (Maya) controls the Soul. Maya has three characters:

1. (Rjo- gun) desire to dominate others and use it for own benefit, wealth and power.

2. ( Tamu- gun) desire to acquire worldly pleasers.

3. (Satoo-gun) desire of kind, humble and be a Spiritual being. These desires make us separated from God, even though we live in God and we breathe in God.      

Shabadà

According to Guru Nanak, teaching Oo-angkar is a Shabad  sound which created the entire Universe. O-ankar is in the Consciousness as life stores.  O-ankar created the Brahma and Vedas. O-ankar saves the Gurmukh.

“Both birth and death comes about by Shabad. Rebirth too is because of Shabad”, says Guru Amar das ji.

“He is all in all himself and reveals in his Creation by supporting it by Shabad”, says Guru Nanak dev ji.

“The word of the Master shows the way to God realization”. says Guru Nanak dev ji.

With the true word, one knows the truth. With the true sound, one sings the glory of the Lord” says Guru Nanak dev ji.

“In the beginning was the word, the word was with God, and the word was God. Through him all things were made without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life. The word became flesh.” says  Saint John said.

Meditationà

Meditation is to be all alone with Him. No another thought should come during His remembrance. All that you are: should be aware of Him and feel  His presence.

Our body is a combination of Physical and Spiritual body (Soul). Our Spiritual body (Soul) lives in four states.

1)   Awake state- (Jagat)The mind is aware of all our senses. And is attached with world.

2)   Dream state-(Supan) The mind is awake but it not aware of the body`s senses. The body Conscious is with-drawn by Soul and the body is in sleep mode.

3)   Deep sleep state-(Sushupti) The mind is asleep with body, yet the Soul is aware of its own self in peace.

4)   Absolute Happiness state-(Turiya) It comes during the Meditation when we are in deep Samadi, the Soul is in tune with the higher power as follows.

Practice Notes:

  1. Sit in a relaxed posture where disturbance is eliminated.
  2. Close the eyes and look into them as you are looking inward without causing any strain.
  3. Mentally recite the word (Shabad)  (Ek-Oankar) and hear the mind saying it.
  4. Concentrate 100%:, no other thought Should come during this practice, while you are meditating on the sound of the Shabad as you recite Ek-Oankar.
  5. Pronounce the word Ek is separate, and say quietly the word Oankar.
  6. Then lengthen the sound og O ar as it is pronounced Ooooang – Kaaaar and feel the sound merging in you.
  7. You WILL achieve inner peace and absolute Happiness. 

 

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