Dance Of The Mind Attached To Maya
First off, what is Maya? In nutshell, as the Gurbani indicates, anything that takes Jeeva (individual beings) away from their Mool (Jot, Source, Reality, etc.) is Maya…
ਏਹ ਮਾਇਆ ਜਿਤੁ … Read Full Post →
Mind Must Remain in Its Khorr
Repeated travelling of a cart makes grooves in a dirt road (ਗੱਡੇ ਦੀ ਲੀਹ, ਖੋੜ, ਖੁੱਡ, tracks, narrow lane…).
If both wheels of the cart remains in those grooves, then … Read Full Post →
Rebel Mind-King And Its Formidable Fortress
The Gurbani indicates that the deluded mind (disconnected from its Mool, connected to Maya, duality-stricken, doubt-ridden, illusioned, separated from the Hukam or Bhaanaa…) is like a rebellious king (“ਮਾਵਾਸੀ ਰਾਜਾ”-Maavaasee … Read Full Post →
Mind That Gives Up Hunger For Maya Realizes Its Mool
The Gurbani tells us that our mind is Joti-svaroopa.
ਇਉ ਕਹੈ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਮਨ ਤੂੰ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਰੂਪੁ ਹੈ ਅਪਣਾ ਮੂਲੁ ਪਛਾਣੁ ॥੫॥: Thus says Nanak – O mind! Your “Saroop” (your … Read Full Post →
Churning The Gurbani
Why do we need to churn (Shabad-Vichaar…) the Gurbani? Consider the following verse of the Gurbani:
ਪ੍ਰਥਮੇ ਮਾਖਨੁ ਪਾਛੈ ਦੂਧੁ ॥: First (comes) butter, and then the milk. (sggs 900). … Read Full Post →
