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Bhai Vir Singh Ji's wisdom on Naam Meditation.
His was another era in which he studied Panjabi, sanskrit, braj, persian, urdu and English. He wrote countless books including classics like Sundri and Vijay Singh and took on the right wing Hinduvata who were determined to break Sikhs from their independent and unique Sikhi.
Here are a few of his words on Naam ..
When this eternal, pure light meets with the spark of light within you, at that moment enlightenment takes place. Your life, as you know it ceases. This pure light transforms you. Wonder and gratitude fill every pore of your being.
If this union does not take place, then you continue to live like an extinguished lamp, low in spirits and powerless to rise above worldly desires. This is the cause of pain and suffering. So train your mind to always remain in the presence of the Divine.
Think, when you remember someone, is your attention not that person? Attention is the essence in this world. When you give something your total attention, the work gets accomplished. But when the attention gets diverted, the work suffers. When a student gives his attention to his education, he gets educated. Similarly, if you focus your attention on the Divine and its attributes, you too will reap the benefits. So raise your consciousness above the seen world and focus your attention on the Divine.
When you begin to feel the love of the Divine within your mind and body, know that grace has been bestowed. This is Naam.
Dyed in the love of the Divine you will see the Divine pervading everywhere. This is naam.
When your attention turns from the seen world, towards the Divine world, that is also naam.
Naam is not mere repetition.
Naam is repetition, recitation, remembrance and sensation.
Naam is life!
Naam is grace!
Naam is the divine light meeting the light within you.
Naam is love, devotion, ecstasy and rapture.
Naam is when in your remembrance of the Divine, you feel a heavenly sensation on your tongue.
Naam is when all the cells in your body get immersed in the love of the Divine and the flow of blood through your veins resounds with the sensation of the Divine.
Every pore, every cell rejoices. At that moment, you are truly awake. You are truly alive.
To know naam; to understand naam, you must have faith. Faith, that the Divine is all-pervading. Faith, that in the seen and unseen world, it is the Formless One that permeates. Faith, that invisible to the naked eye, the Pure Light of the Divine is in each and every being. Faith, that the Divine is eternal strength. Faith, that the power and ways of the Divine cannot be known by mortals, for the Divine is immortal.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji Says, "Naam vihoonaa mukath kiv hoee."
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, how can anyone find liberation?
Vaheguroo!
