He Himself has become my help and support - aap sehaaee hoaa

QUESTION:

> Sat nam,
>
> Can anyone tell me more about the Aap Sahai Hoa meditation and what it
> is 'for'? On the 'Circle of Light' CD it is explained as being 'a
> mantra for prosperity, inner peace and self-esteem. It frees the mind
> from negativity and protects you from negative surroundings.'
>
> I'm going to do it for at least 40 days and would be interested in
> hearing more about it, if anyone knows.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Elspeth

 

REPLY:

 

Dear Elspeth,

Sat Naam, Sat Guru, Sat Sangat - I bow to you.

 

I find it very interesting and wonderful how this mantra can be combined with yoga and mudras as

taught by Yogi Bhajan Ji and described in previous posts.  And also all the benefits it brings to one who recites it.

 

Personally, I have had the following experience of it and as long as I put my heart into it, I didn't necessarily need to put the yoga 

and mudras and timings or chantings with it (although that is a great way to focus the mind).   

 

It is a verse by the fifth Guru, Guru Arjun Dev Ji.

Whenever I sing or recite any praises from the Guru's, I always feel it is the Guru within me who is

singing it.  In that way, I feel I am stepping in the dear Guru's shoes, and those sweet words are

carving my heart into a humble and kind place.  A place where God can come and reside. 

That is the greatest benefit of singing and reciting the words of the Guru-Masters, they take us back to

the place they came from, and that is the higher consciousness - the God consciousness.

 

I remember visiting my Aunt in hospital once in India on a vist.  She could hardly speak, I just sat next to her

whilst my Dad (her brother) spoke to her.  I had the feeling to hold her hand and to just keep reciting this

verse "aap sahaee hoa, sachay da sachay doo-a".   It felt very kind and loving.  It felt like the Guru was blessing

her Himself.   It felt like the Guru was giving her the help and support she needed at this time when she was at her weakest

and lowest.

 

And that's what it means, "God Himself becomes the Aid, the True One's support is True."

 

Years later, when she was well and came to visit us, she said to me that she remembered me sitting next to her quietly,

praying for her and it had helped her.  I was surprised she was even aware I was there.  God was giving me some feedback through her, I guess,

to reinforce that it was a good thing He had me do.

 

I always find it helps to read the whole verse that a particular line comes from. My friend once said to me,

that when we read the Guru's words, try and feel why they turned the pen in that particular way,

what were they feeling, what were they expressing.  Baba Ji also said we have to not merely read or recite the

Guru's words, but to become them.  So that there is no difference in what the Guru's words say and what we do.

 

You can read for yourself the whole verse

 

http://www.sikhitothemax.com/Page.asp?SourceID=G&PageNo=&ShabadID=2377&Format=2

 

Here and hereafter, He is our Savior.
God, the True Guru, is Merciful to the meek.
He Himself protects His slaves.
In each and every heart, the Beautiful Word of His Shabad resounds. ||1||
I am a sacrifice to the Guru's Feet.
Day and night, with each and every breath, I remember Him; He is totally pervading and permeating all places. ||Pause||
He Himself has become my help and support.  (aap sehaaee hoaa )
True is the support of the True Lord.  (sachae dhaa sachaa dtoaa)
Glorious and great is devotional worship to You.
Nanak has found God's Sanctuary. ||2||14||78|| 

 

 

dust of your feet

 

Harjit