Congratulations to everyone on celebrating the Sikh new year.
The Sikh new year falls on the Sangrand of Chet.
The first day of the first month in the Sikh calendar
which is Chet.
In this video we are going to be looking at the Pauree
of the Chet month in the Bani of Barah Maha
by Guru Arjan Dev Ji.
Guru Arjan Dev Ji is going to guide us
and give us teachings for this month of Chet.
At the end of this video I will be sharing three things
that we need to do in this month.
Guru Arjan Dev Ji starts off the Pauree by saying
Everybody in the world seeks peace,
Anand, the state of bliss, of Sukh.
Even in the English calendar inthe month of January when the new year comes
we all have our new yer resolution
and one of that is always seeking for happiness.
Guru Arjan Dev Ji says that for us to for that Sukh,
that Anand, that permenant Sukh
is through Araadhana, is through Naam Simran,
meditation on Parmatama.
We might ask this question that
Sache Paatshah, where can we get that inspiration and guidance
or directions to do Naam Simran?
Also to ensure continuity when we do it?
Guru Sahib continues in the next Pankti,
They say,
It is through the sangat of the Saints,
the Mahapurakhs, the Gurmukhs
that we are inspired to do Naam Simran,
We are blessed and guided to do Naam Simran.
Sangat ji, especially walking on the path of Sikhi
as e new person, it is very important to get that inspiration and that guidance.
Just like someone in this world who seekd to become a doctor
or a businessman or a business woman, what do we do?
We read the life stories, the biography, we watch videos of the person
who is a successful doctor or a successful business person.
Then being inspired by them we also try to walk on the same path as them as well.
It is the same thing here as well sangat ji.
Seeking for that inspiration and guidance from the saints.
Raja Shiv Nabh During the time of Guru Nanak Dev Ji
he was a king of Sangladeep which is now modern Sri Lanka.
Raja Shiv Nabh got inspiration to do Naam Simran from Bhai Mansukh Ji
who has done the Sangat of Guru Nanak Dev Ji,
who has learned so much from Guru Nanak Dev Ji
and was doing Bhagti from the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
Raja Shi Nabh listened to the Sakiyan of Guru Nanak Dev Ji
was so inspired that he too started doing Naam Simran
he too started remembering Guru Nanak Dev Ji
and one day the time came when through that rememberance,
through that Araadhana Guru Sahib Themselves
came to Sangladepp to bless Raja Shiv Nabh with Their darshan.
Guru Ji says in the next Pankti,
That those who have found Parmatama
those saints, those Gurmukhs who have through Naam Simran
found Parmatama, their coming into this world
is fortunate, is fruitful.
Guru Sahib says that too can be our situation as well.
Where through Naam Simran, through meditation,
Bhagti we can also find Parmatama
and our coming into this world will also become fruitful.
Remember what Guru Sahib says
That we have come here to gain a profit.
Profit of what?
Through Naam Simran, union with Vaheguru.
Inthe next two Panktiaan Guru Sahib is giving us advice
on after getting inspiration and guidance to do Naam Simran
how should we be doing Naam Simran.
That even for a moment
Khin here means the moment taken for a blink ofan eye
It is so instant
Guru Sahib says even for an instant if we forget Parmatama,
we do not remember Vaheguru Ji
then that moment, that breath that we have taken
has become useless, our life has become uselss infact.
Then we ask this question again to Sache Paatshah
that Vaheguru Ji, Sache Paatshah, Guru Sahib,
You have guided us, You have told us
to do Kirat Kamaaee,
to live in a Griht Jeevan
and in this world we have our family to take care,
we have to earn money, we have to provide education
we have to go to work.
There are so many things that w have to do.
How is it that through all of this we can still do Your Naam Simran?
Guru Sahib says in the next Pankti,
They say,
Understand this, know this and realise this
that Parmatama, Akaal Purakh is where?
Is not just somewhere in a space or in Heven that we have to
the world has nmade such.
Guru Sahib is saying that Parmatama
is in the Jal, in the watr,
in the Thal - Earth,
inthe space - Sky
everywhere
is even in the jungle, in the blade of grass that we see.
Parmatama is basically in every core in every single atom, cell
* that we can see and we cannot see in this world as well.
Sangat Ji, to be able to come this state
where we can remember Parmatama throught everything we see
with our physical eyes
it really requires us to be concious
to be in the present moment.
think about it.
The Araadhana, the Simran of Akaal