Re: Chinese Bamboo,

SatNaam Ji

 

thankyou for sharing this, it is so true.  It has taken along time (8 yrs) for us to change deeply within, for gurbani and Baba Ji's wisdom to go deep into our mind and being.  And along the way we have often felt like giving up and feeling like nothing has happened for us.  But now in the last few months we feel the shoots are rising up very fast.  Even in gurbani Guru ji says that the seed of Naam is planted in the wet prepared soil, so has to be weed free (clean up bad habits first, then get Naam).  After that we develop our good routine of amritvela and evening simran and seva of sangat.  We live honestly and slay the inner beast and become as gentle as a flower in the sunshine of Sat Naam.  Then Gurbani says there are spiritual shoots, buds and flowers.  Finally we receive the fruits of our spiritual labouring in terms of spiritual experiences and divine union.  And beyond that the fruit generates another seed, meaning as Sant we can plant the seed of GurParsaadi Naam in other Truth-seekers who are ready for it, who have prepared their mind soil.     Baba ji has planted the seed within Dassan Dass Ji, Namjeevan Ji and  Pritam Anand Ji.  They have all become towering spiritual giants like the bamboo plant and have planted the seed of GurParsaadi Naam within others, like Tanraj ji who himself has become another towering spiritual giant.

And many others in the sangat who are reading this should please take hope that we too have had the seed of GurParsaadi Naam sown within us and we just need to keep taking the Gurmat deeper into our mind, body and soul.

 

Dust of your feet

Harjit

On 21 July 2010 10:29, Randhir Saimbhi <bitta.nz@gmail.com> wrote:

Please Forgive for being an intruder. Share with Satnaam Parivaar if you wish. Forgive Please.

 

 

"The heights by great men reached and kept
Were not attained by sudden flight,
But they, while their companions slept,
Toiled ever upward through the night." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 

 

 

 

Chinese Bamboo: Courtesy Wallbuilder Ministries

The Chinese Bamboo plant starts from a tiny seed. You plant the seed in the dirt, and you water the seed. Very little seems to happen the first year. Despite your efforts, only a tiny shoot pokes out of the ground.

So…..the second year you water and fertilize and protect the seed…..Nothing happens.

So…..the third year you water and fertilize and protect the seed…..Nothing happens.

So…..the fourth year you water and fertilize and protect the seed…..Nothing happens.

So…..the fifth year you water and fertilize and protect the seed.….Finally, during the fifth year, the Chinese Bamboo plant begins to grow. In fact, it grows 90 feet tall in just 6 weeks!

If you're like most people, you will be tempted to give up. Don't do it! If you give up, the seed you planted will die. But if you continue to care for the seed, one day (when you least expect it) the results of your labor will seem to magically appear overnight!

If the Chinese Bamboo plant immediately shot up 90 feet in the first year, one strong wind would blow it down. By growing deep before it grows tall, it gains the strength it needs to withstand the force of heavy winds. Similarly, lasting growth starts on the inside of people. It's difficult to see that change is taking place, but this is a necessary process. The growing they do on the inside creates strength of character and conviction.

Don't give up hope! Your efforts will be rewarded!  Once the root system is established, your growth or the growth of those you are coaching will spring up seemingly overnight!