Sangat on Friday

Sat Naam ji

Dandauth bandhna ji

 

Harminder ji from Canada very kindly bless us with his presence over the weekend.  He stpped over in UK especially to meet th Sangat

on his way to India.  He shared lots of divine wisdom with us as well as his doubts.  We were very blessed to have his company.

At Sangat on Friday he bowed to everyones feet, he shared with us afterwards that Sant Isher singh ji said there are four types of GRace that God does upon us:

 

1. grace of receiving this body

2. grace of meeting people who motivate us towards God

3. grace of meeting our Guru and getting Naam

 

The first three God does upon us, but the lat one we have do upon our self

4. grace to make effort to put into practise what our Guru teaches us.

 

 

Harminder jii also shared with us that once a man said that when he hears that Godis fair and just, other people may feel reassured that everyone will get what they deserve, but he fills with fear.  Because when he looks at all the bad deeds he has done he knows he is doomed.   But when he hears that God is merciful and kind, then he fills with hope that he can be pardoned and redeemed.

 

Harminder ji said he was struggling with baba ji's second marriage and just wanted his doubts to go.  We said to him when we are drowning at the bottom of a deep dark well and someone throws a rope down to us , do we say "Before i take hold of the rope, can you tell me about your life?"    Harminder ji laughed and said his doubts had now gone.  He said that he was in hell and Dassan Dass ji and Baba ji have given us the rope of Naam to pull us out, all we have to do is climb out, not to start questioning and judging them.

 

At the sangat on Friday , Namjeevan ji shred with us a conversation with baba ji she had just had.  She said that baba ji talked about the importance of sangat in this dark age.  That if we look around there is hardly anyone getting together in their homes to do sangat, everyone is busy in maya.   So firstly it is an incredible gift to have a sangat get together.  Secondly, to be able to attend sangat is also not in our control, it is written in god;'s court as to who will attend.  And Naamjeevan ji said that she has seen this herself, names written in gold in God's court.  Thirdly, sangat is so blessed because GOD HIMSELF steps into the sangat, that is why we feel so much of His presence - AMRIT , within us.      Fourthy, never underestimate the power of Sat Sangat.

 

Sant Sang Antar Prabh Deeta

Naam Prabhu Ka Lagaa Meeta

 

In the company of Saints one sees God within themself

and the His Naam becomes sweet.

....Guru Arjun Dev ji,

 

God bless everyone with Sant Sangat.

 

And remember, one is alone, two is sangat.  It doesnt take much to start a sangat.

Grab one other person, set a time even just once a week.

Dont worry about making langar and so on, just bring some simple fruit or snacks to share.

Put a CD of music/kirtan and practise doing silent simran inside.

Remember our sangat is not about chanting, singing or giving prepared speeches.  Our sangat

is about practising Samadhi - going into deep inner meditation.

At the end share your expereinces and help each other with problems in life. Talk about how the 5 thieves and ego have effected you.

Do some counselling using the divine wisdom.

 

 

Harminder ji really enjoyed the sangat and said he had seen sangat done in a new and powerfull and useful way as we discussed and helped with problems at the end.

Where in temple sangats people just listen and go.

 

Harminder ji also said not to get obsessed with the body of our Gurus - wether it is Dassan Dass or baba ji or whoever else.  He said it is their teachings that is the Guru.

It is their divine wisdom which transforms us within.  He said there wasa story of Baba Nanak, one day he was shouting and telling people off.  Next day he was sweet and kind.   He asked the sangat what was the difference between the two days, the sangat said , his words were harsh the day before, but kind today.  Baba Nanak said the different words had effected their minds in different ways, but the body called Nanak was the same bothe days.   So he taught the sangat, it is the words that are the Guru not the physical body.

 

Harminder ji says he takes the teachings of baba ji and dassan dass ji to heart , that is important.  Even when discussing with other people, talk about the divine teachings, rather than focusing on the personality of the teacher.

 

Harminder ji asked Namjeevan ji for blessings, she placed her hand on his head and for the next few hours he felt great warmth inside his whole chesst and he could hear "satnaam satnaam" going on automatically inside.  He said that has happened with Dassan Dass ji's blessings, the simran has gone into his heart area.  He said he was drvigin for 3 hours and would normally have some song or thoughts in his mind, but he noticed that "satnaamsatnaam" was repeating inside his heart and all three hours his thoughts were on Dassan Dass ji.

 

We said see that is what it means when we say the Guru is always with me, "Gur meray sang sada ha nalay."

 

We also leanred humbleness from Harminder ji, whatever problems he has been having in his spiritual path, he has emailed Dassan Dass ji , told the proboem , asked for blessings and been blessed.  He said he struggled with getting up early and was yawning at work.  Dassan Dass ji blessed him saying he will feel energized and never qwill yawn at work again. Since then he only need 5 hrs sleep and feels fresh at work after doing his simran at amritvela.

 

Harminder ji said he had done so many untruthful deeds and he can not believe his luck that he has still met the Guru and been given the naam and is expereincing Naam inside himself.   He said it doesnt matter what people tell you is right or wrong way to God, when you feel it inside yourself then you know that teacher is the right way for you.

 

 

 

 

Dust of your feet, biggest fool, stubborn and lustful, ungrateful sinner, please forgive our mistakes and keep us in your seva,

 

Harjit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dust of your feet

Harjit