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Two things - Start with thought labeling everytime a thought starts to bubble up label it - like 'planning' , 'past' , 'grudge', 'craving (such as to check email)' Focus on your nostrils or your belly - choose one and stick to it for several days (wherever you find incoming and outgoing breath sensations are the strongest). We all go through excessive thinking in the initial phases , but slowly these thoughts will loosen their grip on you - so don't lose heart. Also if breath meditation is not your thing you should try music meditation - pick a rag based kirtan such as this one and just focus on the shabad with your eyes fully or half closed (try to stay focused on the entire experience including the non vocal beats and muscial notes ), here is an example kirtan ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਜਾਏ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਹਲੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਘਰੁ ਪਾਏ ॥ On a sidenote stop identifying with being a "ramgarhia" - in fact any label that was meant for our body and we tend to identify with (not just caste, it can be profession, religion, gender, economic status etc) is an obstacle to your deeper understanding of your real self - the fat that you are spirit and not the illusory mix of body and mind - Man too jot saroop hai Apna mool pehchaan || Also for all meditations (music or breathing) do 5- 7 minutes of alom vilom as a warmup .

Very well said veerji ! Houme nave nal virodh hai doi na rahe ik thaye || Through constant meditation and listening to Guru's amrit bani I'm trying to rid myself of my ego and have succeeded to some extent

All of our suffering is of our own making ! This dawned on me from within one of my deeper meditations. Lets see how our mind gets caught up in meaningless , petty things and prevents us from enjoying life to the fullest (i) Financial Suffering Buy only what you need and what you want - limit your needs , helping a kid go to school for example will bring you much more happiness than buying the latest gadget . The most stupid thing to try to do is to keep up with others and put up a show of wealth - its called rat race for a reason - rats start scrambling when they see one rat running , we have a more evolved brain - don't we ? Learn to take pride in your simplicity and even boast about it and others around you will find themselves shamed about their showy/flashy ways. ਏਕੋ ਨਿਹਚਲ ਨਾਮ ਧਨੁ ਹੋਰੁ ਧਨੁ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥ (ii) Physical Suffering Again almost all chronic diseases - obesity, cancer, heart disease, diabetes etc are a direct result of indulgence - consuming way more calories than our body was ever meant to handle . Keep a simple vegan diet (no milk , fish , dairy , meat) and fast one day in a weak - see your weight come off and all your diseases . Being vegetarian is not enough as we are nevertheless stealing milk that was meant for the calf. Our health has a karmik link like all things in life - when we stop causing suffering to other sentient beings, in return our own well being is tremendously boosted - Dukh an deyi kise Jee Pat Seo Ghar Jaye || Do not harm any being and you will go to your home with honour And Jehre khange Choprey Ghane Sehange Dukh || Those who indulge in lavish food will suffer a great deal. (iii) Emotional Suffering We all have a tendency to carry grudges - someone did or said something bad to us ....take some deep breaths and thank them for it for taking some or our karmic debt off...what happened to us was just a result of our own karma and this person was only the messenger ..in other words akal purakh himself wanted this to happen to us ,if not them it would happen through another person or another means. ਲੇਖੈ ਬੋਲਣੁ ਬੋਲਣਾ ਲੇਖੈ ਖਾਣਾ ਖਾਉ ॥ लेखै बोलणु बोलणा लेखै खाणा खाउ ॥ Lekẖai bolaṇ bolṇā lekẖai kẖāṇā kẖā▫o. As it is pre-ordained, people speak their words. As it is pre-ordained, they consume their food. ਲੇਖੈ ਵਾਟ ਚਲਾਈਆ ਲੇਖੈ ਸੁਣਿ ਵੇਖਾਉ ॥ लेखै वाट चलाईआ लेखै सुणि वेखाउ ॥ Lekẖai vāt cẖalā▫ī▫ā lekẖai suṇ vekẖā▫o. As it is pre-ordained, they walk along the way. As it is pre-ordained, they see and hear. Remember there is enough in this world for every being , worry and jealousy are just wasted emotions - we are not truly happy until our happiness is infectious i.e. we make everyone around us happy. Feel free to pm me or on this thread if you need any gurbani tuk for a particular dilemma / suffering you are facing in this maya infested world .

Veer stingers , deeply touched by your love for the guru ..... I try to read 5-10 angs everyday and then contemplate on them as much as I can ... .also try to listen to bani in raags pretty much all day !! Its not very hard .......is punjabi your first language . You can try reading one ang (lets say 201 ) and ask me any questions ..here

IF I delete Maharajs pdf file on my computer , am I doing bedbi ?

Apparently we sikhs get as easliy worked up as hindus over cow slaughter or muslims over muhammad cartoons , where is the depth of our spirituality , where is the avastha that is at the heart of this beautiful philosophy called sikhi ?

absolutely amazing ....listen with eyes closed

Good point veerji but I am concerned this might go the way of orevious Rajaona, noormehlia, jhoota sauda protests when our people after losing a few gems in police firing forget the whole thing as though nothing had happened . So lets do not let another crisis go wasted - let us resolve to do something that anyways which as sikhs is our first duty - understand and live by gur maharaj.

Anyone reading this thread must resolve to very thoroughly study and implement angs that are reported to be torn and thrown in gutter . e.g we see a report of angs 155-185 torn, the entire sikh quam treats reading those angs and understanding meanings top priority leaving aside all worldly things !! Of course after reading we go to gurughar and resolve to implement those angs in our lives. Once the beadbi doers understand that by tearing pages they are bringing the quam closer to guru they will realize how badly it backfired. Das can do english katha of any angs that sangat here has prolem understanding !! Guru fateh !

Whats the difference between saroop guru and electronic guru .....many apne descrate guru by having porn and sggs on the same device !!

To me they are one and the same ....in fact when I meditate on my breath or do body scans I feel more connected to the akaal within me

Thanks a lot mate !

Another nice article http://www.spiritscienceandmetaphysics.com/the-truth-about-long-hair-spiritual-power-and-why-natives-wore-their-hair-long/

What is Sangat's opinion ....

ਮਃ ੫ ॥ मः ५ ॥ Mėhlā 5. Fifth Mehl: ਵਿਣੁ ਤੁਧੁ ਹੋਰੁ ਜਿ ਮੰਗਣਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਦੁਖਾ ਕੈ ਦੁਖ ॥ विणु तुधु होरु जि मंगणा सिरि दुखा कै दुख ॥ viṇ ṯuḏẖ hor jė mangṇā sir ḏukẖā kai ḏukẖ. To ask for any other than You, Lord, is the most miserable of miseries. ਦੇਹਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੀਆ ਉਤਰੈ ਮਨ ਕੀ ਭੁਖ ॥ देहि नामु संतोखीआ उतरै मन की भुख ॥ Ḏėh nām sanṯokẖī▫ā uṯrai man kī bẖukẖ. Please bless me with Your Name, and make me content; may the hunger of my mind be satisfied.

I am in Scarborough , been growing kesh for some time (planning to take amrit within next 2 months), study Guru Saab ever day , looking for sangat to bond with ....(male 38, software engineer ) I also regularly meditate (breath listening and body scanning etc)