The Science Of Naad And Gurbani

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The Science of Naad and Gurbani

As explained by Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji

Naad means "the essence of all sounds". All languages contain sounds which relate to one or more of the five elements of air, fire, water, earth or ether. Gurbani is a perfect combination and permutation of sounds relating to all the five elements in complete balance. When Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Guru Nanak, compiled the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, in 1604, he put in only those Banis which were in Naad. These compositions are called Gurbani.

There are eighty-four meridian points on the upper palate of a human's mouth. One can feel that upper palate with the tongue and experience its different surfaces. There are two rows of meridian points on the upper palate and on the gum behind the upper teeth. The tongue stimulates those meridian points, and they in turn stimulate the hypothalamus which makes the pineal gland radiate. When the pineal gland radiates, it creates an impulsation in the pituitary gland. When the pituitary gland gives impulsation, the entire glandular system secretes and a human being obtains bliss. This is the science.

Gurbani is the combination of the tongue with the meridian points. When you read and recite Gurbani, it stimulates your hypothalamus. It is totally different than any scriptures because Gurbani is made in a scientific way. There are two banis: "kachee bani" is that which does not fit on the Naad. It is not a balanced sound current. "Pakee bani" is that which fits on the Naad and is balanced. One who knows the Naad knows the Aad, the Primal Creativity. One who knows the Aad is Parmayshwaar, the Supreme God.

The whole language of Gurbani has the power to make a person divine, just in its recitation, if done correctly. One need not be concerned with the meaning for a change in consciousness. Bani has to be understood by the heart, not by the head. There is no power in the head, it is in the heart. The head is for God and the heart is for you. That is why Guru Gobind Singh asked for the head, and not for the heart. Whosoever lives with the head to God and heart for self, that prayer is complete.

The entire Siri Guru Granth Sahib is the calling of the Beloved. It is in Naad. Torah, Bible and Vedas are not in Naad because none of them felt that much pain of separation between God and the beloved."

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The entire Siri Guru Granth Sahib is the calling of the Beloved. It is in Naad. Torah, Bible and Vedas are not in Naad because none of them felt that much pain of separation between God and the beloved."

What?! THe Vedas are the first scripture in the history of Asia that mentions, and describes in detail, music! The whole system of scales, notations, grehm murchanas, were derived from old Hindu scriptures. As the Mughals came and settled, they brough a different attitude to music altogether. Instead of using music as a means of devotion and spirituality, they used it as a means of entertainment. Some of the greatest Hindustani raags were composed in the court of Akbar.

Both traditions of music, both Hindu and Islamic, influenced Guru Granth's Sahib musical system. Guru Arjan used naad, in the form of raag systems, to show the Sikh what they were feeling when they wrote that shabad.

This gives a better understanding to the musical and emotional influenceon Gurbani, and can help immemsely in translation. When you think about the mood the Gurus were feeling when they composed the shabad, you can better understand the spiritual message.

The Gurus have contributed greatly to the musical aspect of both Gurbani and Indian music in general. Guru Arjan himself created 31 raags, and Guru Teg Bahadur Ji, 9th Guru created Raag Jaijavanti, under which only his Bani is found.

Guru Ram Das Ji created Parhtal, which means that the shabad, when sung, will hve more than one taal involved. Compositions by Bhai Balbir Singh or Bhai Avtar Singh can include Ik Taal, Teen Taal, and Jhap Taal in just one shabad.

Guru Sahibs also included South Indian styles of music, known as Dakhani. There are 6 raags that include the Dakhani style: Gauri Dakhani, Vadhans Dakhani, Bilaval Dakhani, Ramkali Dakhani, Maru Dakhani, Parbhati Dakhani.

Guru Granth Sahib was not the foremost exponent in music at the time, but it preserved Indian music from being lost forever.

It's a bit biased though, what Yogi Bhajan Ji has said.