Wednesday 6 February 2008

A disease present within all!



Our mind is filled with dark energies that lead us to Sin; these are created by god as part of his game. The 5 vices, maya and evil instincts work together to keep us separated from God. All these dark energies are the disease and every Human is affected by this disease. The only cure is to jaap the naam of Waheguru, this will cure us from this disease. To eradiate our dark energies we must do the following:

Nitnem

Seva

Sangat

Kirtan

Read as much Gurbani as possible

Simran

Ardass to ask god for help

Exercise to keep the body and soul in tune.

Siree Raag, First Mehla:

Forgetting the Beloved, even for a moment, the mind is afflicted with terrible diseases.

How can honor be attained in His Court, if the Lord does not dwell in the mind?

Meeting with the Guru, peace is found. The fire is extinguished in His Glorious Praises. ||1||

O mind, enshrine the Praises of the Lord, day and night.

One who does not forget the Naam, for a moment or even an instant-how rare is such a person in this world! ||1||Pause||

When one's light merges into the Light, and one's intuitive consciousness is joined with the Intuitive Consciousness,
then one's cruel and violent instincts and egotism depart, and skepticism and sorrow are taken away.

The Lord abides within the mind of the Gurmukh, who merges in the Lord's Union, through the Guru. ||2||

If I surrender my body like a bride, the Enjoyer will enjoy me.
Do not make love with one who is just a passing show.
The Gurmukh is ravished like the pure and happy bride on the Bed of God, her Husband. ||3||
The Gurmukh puts out the four fires, with the Water of the Lord's Name.
The lotus blossoms deep within the heart, and filled with Ambrosial Nectar, one is satisfied.
O Nanak, make the True Guru your friend; going to His Court, you shall obtain the True Lord. ||4||20|| Ang 21 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji


Maajh, Fifth Mehla:


Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, my heart is filled with peace.
By His Grace, His devotees become famous and acclaimed.
Joining the Society of the Saints, I chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; the disease of laziness has disappeared. ||1||

O Siblings of Destiny, the nine treasures are found in the Home of the Lord;
He comes to meet those who deserve it by their past actions.
The Perfect Transcendent Lord is spiritual wisdom and meditation. God is All-powerful to do all things. ||2||
n an instant, He establishes and disestablishes.
He Himself is the One, and He Himself is the Many.

Filth does not stick to the Giver, the Life of the World. Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, the pain of separation departs. ||3||
Holding on to the hem of His Robe, the entire Universe is saved.
He Himself causes His Name to be chanted.
The Boat of the Guru is found by His Grace; O Nanak, such blessed destiny is pre-ordained. ||4||41||48|| Ang 108 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

In the Above shabad maharaj tells us that only the Naam can bring peace and tranquility. The dark energies vanish and the devotee is filled with soothing peace. The devotee is not lazy and now awakes enjoying their lord in the ambrosial hours of the morning (amrit vela)


The self-willed manmukhs are sick and diseased in the world.

They have forgotten the Giver of peace, the Unfathomable, the Infinite.
These miserable people wander endlessly, crying out in pain; without the Guru, they find no peace. ||6|| Ang 118 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji


The people who do not listen to the hukam of Guru Ji are not granted peace and union with the lord, in kaljug Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is the true Guru who can only be met with Pre-ordained destiny. The Hukam of the Guru is the key to union with the lord; the people who refuse to obey the Guru and listen to the dark energies of the mind are doomed.

Pain, disease and sorrow come when one forgets the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Ang 186 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

The Lord, Har, Har, and the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is the panacea, the medicine for the world. The Lord, and the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, bring peace and tranquility. Ang 169 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

O Nanak, the Lord's Name is the antidote to Maya; the Gurmukh obtains it. Ang 513 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Maya is the illusion that keeps one attached to tempory pleasures and worldly affairs. Maya keeps one away from the truth, the only thing that are true in this world in the lord and his name, everything else will perish. But reading Gurbani helps one escape the traps of Maya and keeps you focused on the truth.

Those who forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and become attached to greed and fraud,
are engrossed in the entanglements of Maya the enticer, with the fire of desire within them. Ang 1413 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji