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[Singh375]

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[dharamyudh]

We seriously need a dedicated Simran section on this forum. 

[kaur]

8 hours ago, Singh375 said:

Kirpa comes when Guru Sahib become happy with you. But there are few things you can do to help yourself. We will discuss Paap and Distractions here.

Paap

A poet writes: Paath vi karde haan, Jaap vi karde haan, Kite rab he na banjiye, Eseliye paap vi karde haan

~ We pray, We mediate, But so we don't actually turn into God, We also commit sin

We discussed moving towards experiencing/meeting God on the Simran Guidance post here:

https://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?/topic/86754-simran-guidance/

Simran and paath are steps towards God, but paap are steps away from God. By trying to conduct our lives according to the teachings of our great Guru's we can move away, and keep away from paap. Going A to B is easy, unless we keeping taking steps backwards.

Distractions

Parmatma Ji is sitting inside you, when our focus comes inwards we come closer to meeting him.  But look at the Sikhs from time of Guru Nanak Dev Ji versus us. Look how many distractions there are now which actually, 100 years ago didn't even exist. TV, instant news, films, magazines, smartphones, social media, forums , etc.

This is a big thing for the serious spiritual seeker to consider. All of these innovations stop our mind from focusing inwards. Even when dhiyan comes inwards, these distractions keep pulling it back out - "check my notifications", "did they reply to my comment?".

Kuljug got it's teeth deep into us. Why are FB and IG so popular? Because they are designed to have endless scrolling - it feeds our greed for gossip and information.

People seem to always need external stimulus like phone or tv to stop them getting bored. When you can sit on your own, close your eyes and be content this is called Oup Assan (sitting with your own self inside thir ghar)

Prabh ki ustat karo sant meet, savdhan akagar cheet

~ Paise God oh my saints and friends, but do it with alert and focused mind.

So true.. we have so many distractions these days and we enjoy them so much.. 

Paapi mann wants to rely on these external sources for the happiness..

Waheguru karo Kirpa.. Mann tuhadey naal lagg jaavey and hamesha laggeya rahey...

WAHGEURU