Guruguruji

Read this somewhere Once my son, who was about two years of age at the time was ill, very ill. We took him to the Military Hospital where we were told that he had to be immediately admitted. However, we were allowed to go back to our quarters since it was time for my 5-year-old daughter to reach home from school and there was no one at home, that would also give us time to pack whatever necessary items for the hospital stay. We were told to report by 1700 hrs. “We reached home at 1500 hrs, and I immediately started collecting items and making arrangements with the neighbors. I was called by my wife who was with our son in the bedroom. There was something in her voice that gave me a very bad feeling. I rushed to the bedroom and found her on the floor crying, and the lifeless body of our son on the bed. She could only managed to say,’Look at our son…’ I picked my son up from the bed, felt his pulse - nothing… no breathing either. The neighbors also came in, and the husband, my section commander in the unit, called for an ambulance from the unit MI Room. I also told my wife that it would be best to take him to the hospital asap. My wife said, ‘Alright, let’s pray while we wait for the ambulance to come.’ We all started praying, I was like a child begging for something to his father, I said, ‘Dear God, let my son live. He’s only two years old, he needs us, he needs his parents, and we need him. You know that we are now very far away from home, you know I can’t console my wife by myself. Why do this now? Lord, give us time to go back home, and then you can take me, but not my son. He’s too young to go away by himself, and he’s done nothing wrong…’ I don’t know how long I prayed. And then I heard my wife say with surprise, ‘Oh God, look at this!’ I opened my eyes, and to my surprise, saw that my son was moving. He opened his eyes, sat up, and said in a weak voice, ‘Mummy, I want water.’ “You know, whatever you or anyone else say about God and prayers, nothing would ever change what I went through that day. There was nothing but our prayers, heard and answered by God, that saved my boy’s life.”

Waow thank u so much for sharing, it really helps build faith. I'm going to make note of that shabad and try recite it too. God bless u, stay in chardikala

A family friend went India and the couple stopped at amritsar to matha tek and the wife accidentally left their passports which she was holding in her hand at the place she was sitting. They began to travel back home and suddenly realised. The husband was extremely angry at how careless the wife had been. She was annoyed at herself too but closed her eyes and prayed and kept saying waheguru on the whole way back. Much to their surprise when they got back the passports remained there untouched in INDIA!

A recent event at work where people on temporary contracts had to reapply and go through an interview process as there were not enough jobs for everyone. my co-worker applied but didn't get the job. She was very sad and prayed.... A week later work rang her and said situations had changed and offered her the job! I was just left gobsmacked thinking just when she thought it was all over God performed a miracle... Similarly some relatives we know couldn't have kids due to the wife's obesity and medical conditions but never gave up praying and today they have two very healthy children. I just happened to see this too https://www.google.com/amp/s/fox6now.com/2016/06/10/one-pound-miracle-baby-expected-to-survive-thanks-to-the-power-of-prayer/amp/ Have you heard of or experienced any miracles? please share your experiences.

I've noticed that when u listen to katha on ardas or asking God for something there's always a mention of guru ram das ji. There's so many mesmerizing and loving sakhis of guru ram das ji that automatically make u feel like u share all ur pains with guru sahib. All the gore sikhs love guru ram das ji and call guru sahib 'the master of miracles' I was just wondering why Guru Ram Das ji?

Remember you are an amazing person and if u want to attract ur husband u need to show confidence in yourself and know that you are worth the respect and care u deserve- this does not mean be high in ego -You have to be very careful. Remember u do not need to beg or chase him because that will show him that he is higher than u and that u r need. You need to be happy in yourself, pretend to be happy and calm around him. If you notice him do something nice, make sure u show its made u happy- appreciate the little things. Don't react to his rude behavior or show that u are worried by it because when u will do this he will realize that he isn't as powerful as he thought he was. Research law of attraction and how positivity works. Do not talk about divorce if u don't want it. please please please do sukhmani sahib and an ardas at AMRITVELA. Divorce etc is all because of the influence of kalyug. If you begin your day by sukhmani sahib at amritvela before anyone else wakes up u have allowed positive vibes in ur house, kalyug won't be as powerful. You need to trust the power of gurbani and you must think positive when u do paath. Paath is an energy, whatever thoughts u have whilst doing paath they are energised and made powerful so please be brave be strong be positive. May waheguru ji bless your family with unity and love.

I know a lot of people may disagree with me but I'm telling u the truth, wake up at amritvela do sukhmani sahib followed by ardas. You'll see ur situation will begin changing. But the key is u must be positive and think positive thoughts. Yes everyone has free will but in now a days we all heavily influenced by kalyug. Kalyug is always on our mind hence we have so much anger and hatred etc but if wake up at amritvela and spread positive energy early in the morning guru nanak dev ji protects us from kalyug. I'm really sorry that you're in this difficult situation, I'm in a very similar one and I'm doing exactly what I have explained. It is making a difference. I would really recommend you start this as soon as possible. Like you said if u leave you'll be stuck in a single parent situation but if u stay and do nothing you will still be unhappy. So if u want sukh do sukhmani sahib, spread positive energy and take control of your life. Best of luck sister. May God bless you

Have you had any experiences with this baani?

haha true but what I mean is, I want to sound a bit more professional/ sophisticated. I want to be the best version of myself.

I've been trying to sit and meditate but I really struggle my mind just blasts and thinks about everything thats happened in the past and worries about the future. I've been trying to focus on waheguru but then again my anxiety kicks in and I become inpatient and wonder why my ardas hasn't been answered. .... I guess these are Kulyug's ways of trying to stop me from doing the right thing.

thank you, tbh I think letting go is the thing im finding the hardest but the very last step that is needed to fulfil my ardas. I guess at times I lose patience and it just feels like everything is out of control, unfixable and it is just the end of my marriage. I need to keep in mind that this is the 'prime time' for God's grace and the perfect time for his miracles to happen. I mean people have been cured from their deadly diseases with the kirpa of Guru Ram Das ji, they had scientific evidence stating it was the end of their life. I bet nobody believed that they could be cured either. Similarly nobody believes my marriage can be restored but with waheguru jis grace anything can happen. I know a lot of people would say be positive, you can re-marry, pray for a better future, your still young etc but imagine if a mother has a child who has gone astray she doesn't pray that he gets out of her life and God replaces him with a better one ... so why isn't it justifiable to pray for my husband to come back on the right track and for him to see sense. sorry for going off on one lol.

I'm in my 20's, I'm from a very traditional family = don't go out much, no proper friends (tbh I am happy and used to that way as over the years I've seen its benefits) Recently, I've just been feeling like I've lost my personality. So now that I am going through a struggling period in my life and keeping positive/ trusting waheguru ji to answer my ardas (some of you may know my situation from my previous posts) I think its a great opportunity to find/build myself. Things I want to improve on: PROBLEM 1- lack of exciting experience kind of made me seem a little 'boring' at work and I don't go out much, I don't really like watching much TV and don't listen to many english songs which didn't help lol.... How can I become a interesting person especially? PROBLEM 2 - I really want to uplevel my vocab to sound sophisticated and articulate in my every day talk- (I sound quite childish lol) I've tried researching words etc but never seem to remember them haha PROBLEM 3- No hobby, as with my family structure 'going out' etc isn't accepted, I don't really have a proper hobby. I want to find a hobby which is useful to me and will help me present myself as an exciting/interesting person. My hobby used to be knitting LOL but obviously that didn't present me in the most interesting light haha. I know this sounds like I'm a dead boring person but in fact at school I used to be quite popular and within my wider family I'm loved... I guess it's now that I'm going out to work in the real world I meet people who are much older than me or have more life experiences, I just feel kinda zoned out. I know a lot of people will say - go out, go gym, enjoy life, dont be locked inside etc etc BUT that is not the answer to my questions lol. There will be a time I would want to do that (when im with my husband) but at the moment I want to build myself at home so when I do go out, I don't portray myself dumb or vulnerable. Thank you

Thank u ? ur words do sound promising a but I'm struggling to relax. I just get the random outbreaks of anger and end up in a spiteful argument with my parents and then I feel guilty- I ended up hurting myself this weekend, now I have a scar on my face. Just so annoyed at myself that even after reading bani I haven't learnt anything -I let myself in to karodh. I really wish I could be able to feel waheguru ji with me, I have nobody.

I would say you're blessed to be enjoying nitnem and feel any sensation at all because I'm still working on being able to keep focus on my nitnem. I remember reading somewhere that sometimes people feel sensations and its a good sign because there's an awakening process going on in your body, the positive energy you gain when meditating is beginning to flow. Kirpa!

Thank you, I have heard this in giani jis katha too. I was really inspired at a point but I think I was trying to do too much without any focus. But looking at your message has really made me realise that I may do paath but do naam abhiyas at all hence my mind hasn't yet developed that skill of keeping focus and taking control of my mind. I'm still a slave to my mind because I tell myself I'm going to keep faith in guru sahib but as soon as my mind has a negative thought, I drift off with negativity and limit myself to human knowledge. I'm just in this unfortunate situation and I really want to be able to feel waheguru ji is on my side, so when I try my best to keep faith in him I just want to be able to know he's holding my hand tightly too.

Waow ur totally right. Look at the hukamnama katha today.

Yeah that's true, I just feel so low. I really just want to speak to waheguru ji. I wish he could just call me up there to be with him. Sad thing is I have no hope in the world and when I try speaking to waheguru I just feel like I have no answers.

Thank this is eye opening, I remember a mahapurkhs bachan explaining that if we want to love God and get closer to him look at and be with nature. The beauty of nature will force you to praise the creator and think of his qualities. When I'm with nature, I feel surrendered and hopeful that he's listening to my prayer, I like to sing the shabad 'Jo mange takur apne te soee soee deve.' It reminds me that waheguru ji promises to fulfil our minds desires - this is a fact and unquestionable so I must be lacking from my side. But sometimes I just want something to happen where I feel I've had an answer from him, I see his grace unfolding and my problems resolving. I know I may sound needy and religion isn't just about resolving our problems but when all other efforts have failed ,who else can we turn to but God? Bal hoa bandan bhare kichu na hot opaye, kaho nanak ab oath har gajj jyo hoth sahaee Bal hoa bandan chute sab kich hoth opaye nanak sab kuch tumare haath me tum hi hoth sahaee

Yeah, I have noticed that for example a katha will pop up on YouTube which gives me hope or I'll find a saakhi etc but because these 'encouragements' don't take a physical form I.e. I keep faith but don't see any of my problems resolving...my monkey mind starts thinking it's a coincidence and starts questioning if it's actually God talking to me.

I totally agree but Im just curious to know how he'd show us that he's listening to us or speaking back to us. For example when I'm feeling down I really want to speak to waheguru ji rather than any other person, I do paath but don't know what else to do

So how would you seek guidance if you have a problem or just generally want God as a friend

Yes but how will he answer our questions, or speak to us like a friend? When we chant waheguru, what's he saying to us? Can we ever have a proper conversation?

I was wondering how does God talk to us? Or if we want to ask him for help or guidance how will he respond to our questions? How do we know that it's him out ? Is the only way a hukamnama?

Waow this is amazing, may waheguru ji continue to shower his grace on you all. Keep up the chardikala spirit!

Translated from “Ardas Shakti”, written by Sardar Raghbir Singh Bir. This story is pretty inspiring. ******BEGINNING OF TRANSLATION***********AUKHI GHAREE NAA DEKHAN DAYEE, APNA BIRAD SAMAALE||My daughter (S. Raghbir Singh jee's daughter) was expecting a baby. Since this was her first time, it was expected to be a painful delivery. Till nine months, my daughter’s health was normal but at end of the ninth months, her whole body swelled and became sore. Due to some other reasons too, the doctors did not think that this would be a normal delivery case.When I told the senior doctor that for while, everything in my home had been normal and that Vaheguru had never disappointed me, he started laughing, called the other doctors and said, “Look, Mr. Singh is sure that the baby will be delivered normally.” Other doctors too addressed me as Mr. Singh and told me that they too want the baby to be born by normal delivery but all circumstances are leading towards delivery through operation and that they have to be prepared for that.When the time for delivery came, my daughter was taken to the hospital. All day she stayed in great pain and around 11pm the doctor told me that next day around 4am – 5am the baby will be born and that I should go home now. My daughter had become very weak after enduring pain all day. She called me over and said to me that she does not have power to even do ardaas and that I should perform ardaas (prayer) for her. She said that she could sustain pain anymore and asked me to do ardaas to rid her of pain. I myself was in a state of shock and surprise over the events of the whole day. My daughter had been in pain all day and the doctors were suggesting that she would have to sustain pain all night as well. He condition was very serious at that time.After much persuasion by the doctors to leave for home, I came back home around 11pm, so that I may knock the door of Siri Guru Granth Sahib jee and do ardaas. Before going for home, I went to the labour room (where babies are delivered) and I did ardaas and recited the following shabad with full faith:BILAVAL MAHALLA 5 ||TAATEE VAAO NAA LAGAYEE, PARBRAHAM SHARNAAYEE||CHAUGIRD HAMARAI RAMKAAR, DUKH LAGAI NAA BHAAYEE|| 1 ||SATGUR POORA BHETIYA, JIN BANAT BANAAYEE||RAAM NAAM AUKHAD DIYA, EKA LIV LAAYEE|| RAHAO || 1 ||RAAKH LIYE TINN RAKHANHAAR, SABH BIYAADH MITAAYEE||KAHO NANAK KIRPA BHAYEE, PRABH BHAYE SAHAAYEE|| 2 ||I came home while my daughter and my wife stayed at the hospital.It took me 10 minutes to come home in my car. At 11:10pm I started doing ardaas with folded hands. My idea was that since I will not be able to sleep, I would spend the whole night doing ardaas and simran. Going through this ardaas what I experienced and what I saw, would be hard to explain but I will try my best to write for the benefit of readers of “Aatam-Science” (A Sikh spiritual magazine) what occurred during my ardaas:WHAT HAPPENED IN THE BEGINNING OF MY ARDAASIn the beginning of my ardaas I had a very scary thought. This thought and vision had been created as a result of my faithlessness or maybe it was created as a test for me. I am not sure of this. I think before every spiritual experience, Maaiya tries its best not to let one escape from its clutches. If the spiritual student stays strong and does not falter during such tests, then illusions like maaiya cannot do anything and the infinite power of Vaheguru protects the Sikh.In the beginning of the ardaas this thought came in my mind that first of all, Vaheguru in front of whom I am doing ardaas probably does not exist and even if he does exist, there is nothing he can do about it as the current situation of my daughter is the result of her bad karma from previous life. The inner voice addressed me saying that my daughter must have done some very bad karma in her previous life and for this she will have to suffer. The thoughts came to my mind along the lines that the condition of my daughter in fact is very serious and that what the doctors are saying is truth. I am not going to get anything positive out of this ardaas. Then the thought came to my mind that it was my duty to stick around my daughter who is at deathbed and instead of sticking around with her, I have run home to do ardaas like a coward. Instead of facing the problem, I am looking for refuge a futile thing like ardaas. After this I saw in my thoughts the dead body of my daughter and the thought came to my mind that it is futile to do ardaas for a dead body. I FIGHT BACK THE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS OF MY MINDI was very surprised to see such attacks of my mind and got worried. After I saw the dead body of my daughter in my thoughts I cried out, “NO NO NO, this cannot happen! My father Vaheguru is all mighty. My Vaheguru will not consider my daughter’s previous karma. I have come under his protection and he always keeps honour of the ones who come to him. The scene and the thoughts that I had seen are all illusion. My Vaheguru is million times powerful than Maaiya the illusion. My eyes can be deceived, as what they see may be wrong. My ears can be deceived, as what they listen to could be wrong. My daughter can be deceived by illusion of maaiya. The doctors can be deceived by maaiya but I am a Sikh of Guru Arjun Dev jee and I am a Khalsa of Guru Gobind Singh jee. I cannot be deceived (dhokha) by maiya. I know that if Vaheguru wants he can survive us without breathing. My daughter will surely get cured”.After saying out all this, I extended my hazooriya towards Vaheguru and said, “Sache Paatshah, please don’t look at my weaknesses. Cure my sweet daughter. Please prove the falsehood of maaiya”. When the above stated thoughts went across my mind, the previous scary thoughts vanished. My anxious and tired mind was filled with peace and fearlessness. In this new state of mind, I was saying:VAHEGURU JEE KAA KHALSA VAHEGURU JEE KEE FATEH||While sitting in this state of mind, I heard the phone ring. I picked up the phone and found out that my daughter had given birth to a baby at 11:43pm and that the birth was natural and not by operation. Doctors were surprised at this. My daughter and her child were doing just fine. After the phone call, I was filled with gratitude and started reciting the following pankiti of Gurbani:VAARIYA NAA JAAVAAN IKK BAAR||TU SADA SALAMAT NIRUNKAAR||***********END OF THE TRANSLATION************