Why Simran/Meditation does not work!!!!!

SehaJ

Troublemaker

We all talk about Naam Simran, Reading and Singing Gurbani, Sewa, Meditation and all the other practices, and often hear people say that “it does not work”. WHY????





Naam Simran/Meditation Reading/Singing Gurbani is done to reduce all the activity of the mind to one(that is GOD/WAHEGURU/PARMATMA). SO THIS IS THE GOAL.



We need to attune our mind to a totally different level. We need to enter into silence forever.
Now- How we accomplish this GOAL:

First, what stops us to reach this Goal? MIND isn’t it……
Mind is always in the way- chattering, trying to convince us this is not possible. As it is used to the old patterns for many many lifetimes.


First we need to know about-MIND/BODY/SOUL connection- how to balance it.
Then we need to know how to discriminate between-Truth and False.

For all this and to accomplish our Goal we need a well thought out philosophy that can guide our daily life. Along with this we will do our Simran/meditation practice with a clam and quite mind.
Both efforts assist each other. Meditation makes us calmer so we can adapt the new philosophy of life easily, our new life philosophy makes us more and more adaptable to the practice of Simran/Meditation.

Now for both of these tasks we need to control our mind, our thinking process and our perception of our beliefs.
Controlling mind is not easy, we all know this…

Controlling body is a bit easier. Controlling mind is like controlling a heard of stampeding elephants.
All day long as well as during the meditation our mind gives visuals/ideas of the problem areas of our lives. This is a clear indication that we are not ready for our Simran/Meditation
Mind is suggesting- give me a chance to do what I been doing before.
I want to relax(as this is totally a new behavior for the mind).



Seems like a TOUGH JOB

NO

WE ARE GOING TO CONQOURE OUR MIND


To bring our life in divine order and our mind to a state of calmness(beyond all anxieties), we tame our mind. Mind is an instrument, our task is to use it in the right way.
Make it a properly trained instrument..


SO TO REACH OUR GOAL WE WILL NEED CALM, PURE, CLEAR,SUBTLE.


Things that will help us to develop that kind of intellect:

1. Contemplation of Bani.
Read, understand and then LIVE the teachings in real life.

2. Company(sangat)
Company(real or in mind) of Holy people, Saints, Holy Writings, Holy Books.

3. Kirtan
Singing Gurbani, Holy Songs.
All the above three will bring devotion, trust, belief and unconditional love for God. Now is the Most important one:


4. Watch your actions and reactions day and night.
Become truthful, live truthfully, Practice truth, abide by truth, serve the truth. How that is possible- remember first pauri of Sri Japuji Sahib-


So how we do it, by coming under His Command.
To do that we need to know :
What keeps us from becoming divinely truthful??????

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
Kalm-Lust


The deadly one. One of the five thieves. Effects all of us, especially the youth.
If sexual activity and thought is limited to your spouse- no damage is done to the Spiritual practice, otherwise these actions and thoughts lead to ruins.

So do not step out of that boundary. Naam does not work with this deadly desire.
Eyes, mind, body, life everything becomes impure.
REMEDY: Accept your misdeed. Ask for forgiveness from the person literally or mentally. Do this with pure heart. Mental apology is the best as you will remember it.

Krodh-Anger


Effects your stomach area. Mostly due to ego, whenever ego gets hurt, we get hurt emotionally and we become angry. Feelings are hurt……….
It is the result of a hurt pride.
REMEDY: Love ,Love all as much as you love God, as ALL IS GOD AND GOD IS ALL.
When anger strikes- stop and relax, do not react right away. Make a motto- I am going to respond to every situation instead of reacting.
Stop blaming others- others have nothing to do with your emotions:
Nimarata(humility) -more discussed in EGO about Nimrata…

Ahankaar-Ego


The worst one- seed for every other mental and physical diseases.
The distance between Jeevatma and Parmatma is due to this enemy.

REMEDY: Bring Humility(Nimarata)
Clean Kitchen utensils(at home and at Gurdwara Sahib)
Clean Shoes(Family and Sangat)
Do Dandaut Bandana(if cannot do literally do it mentally)

Clean Gurdwara

The more humility the more Amrit. This practice of humility works the best with our eastern mental setup, as this has been pondered in our heads right from the beginning.

Moh-Love


Moh/Love is bad, when it is selfish.
e.g. If you love your neighbor’s daughter/son as much as you you do your own, now this love is free from attachment and expectations.
Family concept is Moh based.
REMEDY: Love all His creation eqyally.
Develop single vision-Ek Drisht
All are equal.
To make your love for Akaal Purkh true love:
Love all His creation as much as you love Him.
Gurmukh see everyone with single vision.
Gurmukh recognizes the Supreme Soul-the Lord pervading among all.

obh-Greed


Greed to own and possess everything.-Money, Name, Fame……

Grab and run mentality
Becoming rich by hook or crook
All this gives birth to bad means, bribery, dishonesty, cheating, hiding, lying, stealing, killing….

Maya does it all. We keep doing it even after we know that nothing goes along after death.


REMEDY: SatSantokh, never long for more and more.

As whatever is in store for you and more will automatically come to you.

You can help Poor and Needy and help in for worthy cause with money and time.
Practice dasvandh/tithing if believe in that, or give otherwise.
Practice of sharing with others calms down the hunger for money.
Same way is with name and fame- help others, do not consider you better than others by all means. Do not use your position to take advantage of others or to torture others.

Once you have santokh, maya will start serving you, instead of you running after maya.




Doubts-Delutions-Illusions/Shakk
Doubts keep arising until there is sense of duality. Doubts and discussions automatically ends with the self realization.

And until then these have to be under check. They are like cracks in the foundation of the mansion of bandgi/Bhagti/devotion.

Sometimes starting with little doubts- keep widening until the entire mansion falls down(or unless something is done to rebuild)

Whenever you are unable to concentrate in naam Simran and/or there is negativity in mind, it is an indication that you are in doubt.

REMEDY: Prayer and contemplation of Bani, Holy Books, Naam Simran. Bani reminds us of the reality again and again, as well as shows us the right way to handle it.





Hopes and Desires-Aassa, Mansaa, Trishna


When unable to achieve our desires, we become disappointed. Sorrow, Depression and all this follow us around. Why- As mind is constantly battling to achieve or accomplish these desires; one way or the other.

Desires keep us away from the Almighty and Loop of Maya never ends.

REMEDY: Prayer for the Desires-
Believe that He is the Karta Purkh
He will do the best-much better than I can think of…
Pray and forget about them, HE KNOWS WHAT IS GOOD FOR US BETTER THAN US.


Tips on Simran/Meditation-


-Start with smaller periods of time.
Regularity-every morning, every 2/3 hours, every time you walk to the mailbox-whatever suits your life style.. Regularity trains our mind to attend to one thought only(we learn by practice).
-Periodically recall our purpose(communion with God) choose a word/phrase that reminds you again and again.

IT IS NEEDED SO THAT REPETITION DOES NOT BECOME MECHANICAL.
-If during simran mind jumps to another object or thought, calmly and patiently bring it back to your object/idea of concentration.



So make sure you understand that only thing you have to do –keep the mind focused on one object/idea/thought-God/Waheguru
No force, No tension, Be calm and open and favorably inclined to concentrate.
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Regards,
SehaJ




 

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