Waheguru Jee Kaa Khalsa Waheguru Jee Kee Fateh
The Mind
vin munai j horee naal lujhunaa jaasee junum guvaae
Those who battle against something other than their own mind, shall depart having wasted their lives.
Basically those who are totally indulged in the world, materialistic pleasures,I.E. Houses, Cars, Clothes, making Money also always involved in arguements, slander, lust, anger, ego, greed, attachment, other vices etc will waste away their lives in vain.
Buddhism is a very spiritual 'religion' they do not believe in God. Buddhists believe to liberate the mind and soul you have to purify the mind through meditation, so therefore they believe the mind is the universe. Sikhism is slightly different we believe in God, Vahiguroo we also believe the mind is the universe and can only be purified through meditation, through purifying the mind we attain union with God. Both religions reach the stage of Sunn Samaadh (emptiness) the only difference is Buddhists basically call the mind God. Daas' personal view on this is if you believe there is a God it should help you keep a stronger faith and keep us humble, when Buddhists say the mind is the universe even though it is true this could lead to ego, where as a Gursikh would say God created the Universe and gave us the potential to purify our mind through Naam.
mun thoon joth suroop hai aapunaa mool pushaan
O my mind, you are the embodiment of the Divine Light - recognize your own origin.
mun siaanup shoddeeai gur kaa subudh sumaalae
Renounce your cleverness, O my mind, and reflect upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
Where is the mind? What is the mind? Why do we have a mind?
The mind lies very close to your Heart. As Human beings, we have been given the opportunity to realize the biggest power of the universe, THE MIND. The mind lies in all beings E.G. Dog, Cat, Rat, Human etc. Out of 8.4 million life forms, the Human has been gifted the power to realise and purify this so called filthy and dirty mind (thoughts, desires).
munumukh maanus dhaeh thai pusoo puraeth achaeth chungaerae
Animals and ghosts said to be without wisdom are better than manmukh the mind-orientated.
Guru Jee is slapping us across the face here in this pangtee above saying animals have mind and soul but are gifted no wisdom nor knowledge by Guru Jee. Even so they are better than Humans who have been gifted both knowledge and wisdom and also can work out the difference between right and wrong, even then we choose wrong (shame on us). A human has been gifted this life to become one to one with Vahiguroo after suffering hell on Earth with the same one mind through 8.4 million lives (body).
This mind has millions and millions of disgusting thoughts as it has lived through all these life forms for example some times when we dream we never know what we have dreamt, or we cannot recognise what we have dreamt, the reason for this is because the mind has been through many bodies and lives before coming into the Human body. We have been there before but we only recognise the events from this life. All ill health, both mental and physical stress can be tracked back into the inner poison that dwells within our mind known as delusion.
bhee puraapath maanukh dhaehureeaa
This human body has been gifted to you.
gobindh milun kee eih thaeree bureeaa
This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe.
How do we purify this filthy mind which has over 30,000 thoughts per day, most of these being Negative? All the treasures of the Universe lie in the mind. Once involved in spirituality, mediation, in purifying the mind we can very easily come to the stages of occult powers (Riddhiaa Siddhiaa). Most spiritual people use these powers for the wrong reasons for example earning money. Some of these powers are as follow, reading palms; they are really reading your mind and working out your past present and future. They try to find fame by feeling no pain for example pulling buses with their hair, breaking bricks with their heads, putting sharp swords into their bodies, pain healers. These are all small powers you receive easily through the mind. There are many more powers the Human body and soul have. One of them is building your clairvoyance (Antarjaamta) to the very highest levels, even as far as knowing what is going to happen in all 3 worlds: past, present and future.
ridh sidh nuv nidh har jap jinee aathum jeethaa
Wealth, the supernatural spiritual powers of the Siddhas, and the nine treasures come to those who meditate on the Lord, and conquer their own soul.
The body has 10 gates 9 of them are open; 2 eyes; 2 nostrils; 2 ears, mouth and 2 below the waist. The 10th is our spiritual gate in the crown of the head (a babies soft point). This always stays closed, this will only open through meditation and blessings by SatGuru (True Guru). When this opens completely our meditation on Naam (name of God) recites its self with every single breath, 24 hours a day, we then get caught up in spiritual powers, see all the spirits around us, see only bright light when we close our eyes and have the potential to live in all 3 worlds. These are all powers of Vahiguroo, which are called Riddhiaa Siddhiaa. The Sikh faith believes through meditation, purifying the mind and most of all, Guru Jee's blessing (Gurprasaad), these powers are very easily attained.The only time they should be used are for the good of humanity, mankind or helping the helpless. If we use them otherwise, we go against our Guru’s teachings and progress no further in our spiritual life; we actually start to go backwards in our Jeevan (life) because we are too involved in worldly affairs. The reason for this is we start to live our life in the past, present and future, which completely destroys our mind. There is only one reason a Sikh meditates, to purify his mind. This is to become one to one with God, and one to one with his/her creation. We have to find contentment within ourselves and become content with his/her creation, as in realising God everywhere, Just like Bhai Kanaiya Jee did.
Our mind is our inner voice which tells us to be selfish always negative it hardly ever tells us to be positive and compassionate, the mind is ego and can only be purified through Naam.
vujaaeiaa vaajaa poun no dhuaarae purugutt keeeae dhusuvaa guputh rukhaaeiaa
He blew the breath of life into the musical instrument of the body, and revealed the nine doors; but He kept the Tenth Door hidden.
gurudhuaarai laae bhaavunee eikunaa dhusuvaa dhuaar dhikhaaeiaa
Through the Gurdwara, the Guru's Gate, some are blessed with loving faith, and the Tenth Door is revealed to them. qh
theh anaek roop naao nuv nidh this dhaa anth n jaaee paaeiaa
There are many images of the Lord, and the nine treasures of the Naam; His limits cannot be found.
kehai naanuk har piaarai jeeo gufaa andhar rakh kai vaajaa puvun vujaaeiaa
Says Nanak, the Lord placed the soul to the cave of the body, and blew the breath of life into the musical instrument of the body. 38
eaehu saachaa sohilaa saachai ghar gaavuhu
Sing this true song of praise in the true home of your soul.
gaavuhu th sohilaa ghar saachai jithai sudhaa such dhiaavehae
Sing the song of praise in your true home; meditate there on the True Lord forever.
sucho dhiaavehi jaa thudh bhaavehi gurumukh jinaa bujhaavehae
They alone meditate on You, O True Lord, who are pleasing to Your Will; as Gurmukh, they understand.
eihu such subhunaa kaa khusum hai jis bukhusae so jun paavehae
This Truth is the Lord and Master of all; whoever is blessed, obtains it.
kehai naanuk such sohilaa suchai ghar gaavehae
Says Nanak, sing the true song of praise in the true home of your soul. 39
anudh sunuhu vuddubhaageeho sugul munoruth poorae
Listen to the song of bliss, O most fortunate ones; all your longings shall be fulfilled.
paarubrehum prubh paaeiaa outhurae sugul visoorae
I have obtained the Supreme Lord God, and all sorrows have been forgotten.
dhookh rog sunthaap outhurae sunee suchee baanee Pain, illness and suffering have departed, listening to the True Bani.
sunth saajun bheae surusae poorae gur thae jaanee
The Saints and their friends are in ecstasy, knowing the Perfect Guru.
sunuthae puneeth kehuthae pavith sathigur rehiaa bhurupoorae Pure are the listeners, and pure are the speakers; the True Guru is all-pervading and permeating.
binuvunth naanuk gur churun laagae vaajae anehudh thoorae
Prays Nanak, touching the Guru's Feet, the unstruck sound current of the celestial bugles vibrates and resounds. 401
Singh Sahib Jogee Harbhajan Singh says, “the mind is a unit energy given to you by God to serve you. Be its guide and not its slave."
--from: www.abhiyaas.blogspot.com
Waheguru Jee Kaa Khalsa Waheguru Jee Kee Fateh
