give up ego

SatNaam Ji

Dandauth Bandhna ji

 

would just like to share the obvious with  the sangat that listening to and singing of Gurbani Kirtan really focuses the mind and fills the heart with love.   Last few weeks we have been spedngin all day listening to kirtan whilst converting our old audio cassettes to MP3s.  guru Ji has been very kind and has filled us with lots of love for gurbani again - its is all his blessing as to whose heart will get pierced with the arrows of the Gur Shabad - Guru's word.  Then the other night we where hearing gurbani verses all through our dreams.   Last night we had a dream we were with a young Sikh man (like our friend) at the gurdwara, we were sitting cross legged at his feet and he said what are you doing and we replied with love and laughter, "just give up haumai (ego) and sit at everyone's feet"  then we massaged his feet.   He tried to stop us politely.  but it was lovely lesson for us from Guru Ji,  to just give up ego and sit at everyones feet i.e. keep our mind on washing everyones feet, or touch them for real, or do danduth for real, or even wash them for real, or wipe their shoes - whatever it takes to stay at their feet.

 

also what we have found really helpful in the last few days, is that whenever someone annoys us , rather than reacting badly, just say to yourself "STOP!  How do I feel right now?"  Then notice what feelings and thoughts are running thru your mind,  eg "I feel angry, frustrated, annoyed.  They are stubborn and not listening etc".  But then to change those thoughts to ones of compassion, to think of positive things about the other person, "they are a good person, a kind person, they look after their kids, they work hard, they are generous and so on". 

 

It has really worked, instead of focusing on their ONE negative deed, to refocus on the NINE good deeds and to wash their feet with love and laughter.

 

Dust of your feet

Harjit