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Power of Gurbani:

A young child went to a Gursikh and stated that no matter how hard he tried to keep Gurbani in his heart, he just could not understand or keep it. He stated that his mind was not a bucket, but a strainer, which let everything pass through and did not contain the meaning of gurbani.

The Gursikh said "Let us try an experiment. Here is a strainer, and here is some water. Now pour a bucket of water through the strainer."

The child did this and said "See, the water was not contained, it just passed through, my mind is just like this". The Gursikh said. "Do it once more", so he did, and still the water passed through the strainer. The Gursikh said. "Do it ten times at least". The child did, and at the end of this experiment, he said " See, water still passes through, no matter how many times , and how many buckets we pass through it" . The Gursikh said "Look carefully at the strainer and see if there is any thing different." The child did, and his eyes were filled with tears, and he said. "Yes, i see the difference now. The grimy dirty strainer is now shiny and bright, like never before."

The Gursikh said "My son, this is what Gurbani does for you. It cleans your mind, and even if you do not realize it, it slowly cleanses your mind, and protects you from the five vices. The more you recite Gurbani, your mind will not only become shinier, but become like the bucket itself, which will not only become clean , but hold the meaning of Gurbani in your heart".

The child smiled, and felt he had received the best example of the power of Gurbani, ever.

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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa

Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

I think that this story explains Gurbaani very well, but it isn't just reciting the Baani and Waheguru's Naam that will clean the mind. The mind itself needs to be at the right place when reading the Bani.

A really good example where this was shown is when Guru Nanak Dev Ji went into the Mosque with a couple of his "followers". When Guru Ji did not take part in the prayers, the people flipped on Guru Ji saying, "why did u not take part in the prayers with us?" and to this, Guru Ji replied, "You weren't even here praying, you were at Kabul, thinking of what horse you are going to buy".

This "Saakhi" clearly states that aswell as doing the prayers, the mind should also be in the right place. I do the Japji Sahib Da Path every morning, but because my mind is hardly ever with the Guru Ji, my day ends up being normal not special, and this is because i believe that i am not good enough yet to become a gurmukh, i must stop doing all the bad things in life before i do become gurmukh. Just by reading the Baani does not clear the mind, you must be able to concentrate with all your mind before anyone can really become Gurmukh.

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa

Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

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