SEHAJ...... is something that is such an important part of Gurmatt Rehnni Behnni..Gurmatt Way of Life.... that it permeates the Gurbani of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji...as Sugar in Milk...almost the entire Gurbani is alesson in SEHAJ....
1. Questions are asked..What exactly is SEHAJ... SANJAM...Kudrat da satikaar... Care for the Environment....all these are related - inter-related....and necessary for a successful life on thsi planet and successful MERGER with the CREATOR after death.
Guru Arjun Ji Sahib declares..
ਪ੍ਰਗਟਿਓ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਹਿਜ ਸੁਖ ਸੋਭਾ ਬਾਜੇ ਅਨਹਤ ਬਾਨੀ॥
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਿਹਚਲ ਘਰੁ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਗੁਰਿ ਕੀਓ ਬੰਧਾਨੀ॥
ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ 5—ਪੰਨਾ—671---
Then again in our Anand Vivah Ceremony of Marriage...the Chauthi Laav begins
ਹਰਿ ਚਉਥੜੀ ਲਾਵ ਮਨਿ ਸਹਿਜ ਭਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਬਲਿ ਰਾਮ ਜੀਉ॥
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਸੁਭਾਇ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਮੀਠਾ ਲਾਇਆ ਬਲਿ ਰਾਮ ਜੀਉ॥
ਹਰਿ ਮੀਠਾ ਲਾਇਆ ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਇਆ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵਲਾਈ॥
ਮਨ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਜੀ ਵਧਾਈ॥
ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਠਾਕੁਰਿ ਕਾਜੁ ਰਚਾਇਆ ਧਨ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਿਗਾਸੀ॥
ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਬੋਲੇ ਚਉਥੀ ਲਾਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ॥...
Any Famer worth his salt will NEVER plant hsi crops in an unprepared field. That is sure fore way to disaster. A Good Farmer will always plough his fields...get rid of all weeds, break up the soil until its soft and pliable, remove all stones etc etc...and then only will he sow his crop seeds. Even then he will still have to watch over it carefully...watering it at intervals..putting fertilisers, pesticides...and removing the weeds...and then only..after a few MONTHS will his crop come to FRUIT....and he can harvest it.
ALL this TAKES TIME...and PATIENCE..and PERSEVERENCE...in other words SEHAJ !!
EQUIPOISE to RESTLESSNESS....SEHAJ is EQUIPOISE...DISCIPLINE.....
Similarly for a GURMATT WAY OF LIFE..SEHAJ is a pre-requisite... as they say Sehaj Pakkeh so meeth ahoyeh...a fruit that ripens on its own time..is the sweetest tasting...compared to those instantly ripened fruits ( through chemicals or other means)
Naam Abhiyaas..Naam jappna..Principles of Gurmatt Way of Life..Discipline of Rehat..ALL require PATIENCE...PERSEVERANCE...CALMNESS....SEHAJ...to bear FRUIT ( in TIME)... On the opposite side is RESTLESSNESS.....short-cuts..instant answers..immediate remedies..quick fixes....running from one holy man to another..conversions from one religion to another...praying here and praying there...ALL these not only DONT BEAR FRUIT..they lead to a lot of disappointments in lIFE - such persons lose this Life..and also the chance to meet their Creator.
[FONT="]Sahaj[/FONT][FONT="] ([/FONT]ਸਹਜ[FONT="]) and restlessness are diametrically of the opposing nature: they are antonyms. Both indicate two different and contrasting states of the mind. In a nutshell, Sahaj ([/FONT]ਸਹਜ[FONT="]) indicates the Natural State of Being (Joti-Svaroopa) — Simple and Spontaneous State of Being.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Symptoms of Sahaj are: Celestial or Intuitive Peace, Intuitive Poise, Equipoise, Natural or Peaceful Ease, Intuitive Wisdom, Understanding, undivided abidance in Shabad-Naam, Realization of the Truth, lightness and clarity of the mind, Inner Perfection, Inner Composure, all-round Purity, Quiet, Spiritual Silence (Sunn Samaadhi), Egolessness, Desirelessness, Love, compassion, contentment, humility, harmony, Joy; the sublime state of the Tenth Gate, Chauthaa Pada, Turiyaa Avasthaa, Anand (Bliss), Sahaj Samaadhi, Sukh-Aasan, Divine Lifestyle, [/FONT]ਆਤਮਿਕਅਡੋਲਤਾ[FONT="], and so on. By the way, these are also symptoms of the Gurmukh[the follower of the Truth and truthful living, Spiritual Being established in Unconditioned or Intact Consciousness (Saabat), etc.]. [/FONT]
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1. Questions are asked..What exactly is SEHAJ... SANJAM...Kudrat da satikaar... Care for the Environment....all these are related - inter-related....and necessary for a successful life on thsi planet and successful MERGER with the CREATOR after death.
Guru Arjun Ji Sahib declares..
ਪ੍ਰਗਟਿਓ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਹਿਜ ਸੁਖ ਸੋਭਾ ਬਾਜੇ ਅਨਹਤ ਬਾਨੀ॥
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਿਹਚਲ ਘਰੁ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਗੁਰਿ ਕੀਓ ਬੰਧਾਨੀ॥
ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ 5—ਪੰਨਾ—671---
Then again in our Anand Vivah Ceremony of Marriage...the Chauthi Laav begins
ਹਰਿ ਚਉਥੜੀ ਲਾਵ ਮਨਿ ਸਹਿਜ ਭਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਬਲਿ ਰਾਮ ਜੀਉ॥
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਸੁਭਾਇ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਮੀਠਾ ਲਾਇਆ ਬਲਿ ਰਾਮ ਜੀਉ॥
ਹਰਿ ਮੀਠਾ ਲਾਇਆ ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਇਆ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵਲਾਈ॥
ਮਨ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਜੀ ਵਧਾਈ॥
ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਠਾਕੁਰਿ ਕਾਜੁ ਰਚਾਇਆ ਧਨ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਿਗਾਸੀ॥
ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਬੋਲੇ ਚਉਥੀ ਲਾਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ॥...
Any Famer worth his salt will NEVER plant hsi crops in an unprepared field. That is sure fore way to disaster. A Good Farmer will always plough his fields...get rid of all weeds, break up the soil until its soft and pliable, remove all stones etc etc...and then only will he sow his crop seeds. Even then he will still have to watch over it carefully...watering it at intervals..putting fertilisers, pesticides...and removing the weeds...and then only..after a few MONTHS will his crop come to FRUIT....and he can harvest it.
ALL this TAKES TIME...and PATIENCE..and PERSEVERENCE...in other words SEHAJ !!
EQUIPOISE to RESTLESSNESS....SEHAJ is EQUIPOISE...DISCIPLINE.....
Similarly for a GURMATT WAY OF LIFE..SEHAJ is a pre-requisite... as they say Sehaj Pakkeh so meeth ahoyeh...a fruit that ripens on its own time..is the sweetest tasting...compared to those instantly ripened fruits ( through chemicals or other means)
Naam Abhiyaas..Naam jappna..Principles of Gurmatt Way of Life..Discipline of Rehat..ALL require PATIENCE...PERSEVERANCE...CALMNESS....SEHAJ...to bear FRUIT ( in TIME)... On the opposite side is RESTLESSNESS.....short-cuts..instant answers..immediate remedies..quick fixes....running from one holy man to another..conversions from one religion to another...praying here and praying there...ALL these not only DONT BEAR FRUIT..they lead to a lot of disappointments in lIFE - such persons lose this Life..and also the chance to meet their Creator.
[FONT="]Sahaj[/FONT][FONT="] ([/FONT]ਸਹਜ[FONT="]) and restlessness are diametrically of the opposing nature: they are antonyms. Both indicate two different and contrasting states of the mind. In a nutshell, Sahaj ([/FONT]ਸਹਜ[FONT="]) indicates the Natural State of Being (Joti-Svaroopa) — Simple and Spontaneous State of Being.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Symptoms of Sahaj are: Celestial or Intuitive Peace, Intuitive Poise, Equipoise, Natural or Peaceful Ease, Intuitive Wisdom, Understanding, undivided abidance in Shabad-Naam, Realization of the Truth, lightness and clarity of the mind, Inner Perfection, Inner Composure, all-round Purity, Quiet, Spiritual Silence (Sunn Samaadhi), Egolessness, Desirelessness, Love, compassion, contentment, humility, harmony, Joy; the sublime state of the Tenth Gate, Chauthaa Pada, Turiyaa Avasthaa, Anand (Bliss), Sahaj Samaadhi, Sukh-Aasan, Divine Lifestyle, [/FONT]ਆਤਮਿਕਅਡੋਲਤਾ[FONT="], and so on. By the way, these are also symptoms of the Gurmukh[the follower of the Truth and truthful living, Spiritual Being established in Unconditioned or Intact Consciousness (Saabat), etc.]. [/FONT]
- ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿਬਿਗਸੈਸਹਜਿਸੁਭਾਇ[FONT="]॥[/FONT][FONT="]: Gurmukh bigsai Sahaj subhhaai: The Gurmukh (Spiritual Being) blossoms forth with Sahaj (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 1173).[/FONT]
- ਮਨੁਤਨੁਹਰਿਆਸਹਜਿਸੁਭਾਏ॥ਨਾਨਕਨਾਮਿਰਹੇਲਿਵਲਾਏ[FONT="]॥[/FONT][FONT="]: Man Tan hariaa sahaj subhaae. Nanak naam rahe liv laae: Our minds and bodies are rejuvenated with Sahaj. O Nanak, through the Lord's Name (Naam) we remain attuned (i.e., intuitively poised, steady, restful, etc.) to (God's) Love (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 1173).[/FONT]
- ਬਾਬੀਹਾਤੂੰਸਹਜਿਬੋਲਿਸਚੈਸਬਦਿਸੁਭਾਇ[FONT="]॥[/FONT][FONT="]: Baabeehaa toon Sahaj bol sachai Shabad subhaai: O rainbird (of the mind), speak the Shabad, the True Word of God, with Sahaj (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 1419).[/FONT]
- [FONT="]To be One with the Creator in this life is trying to live the life completley in tune with the NATURE...the ENVIRONMENT. Thus a Gurmukh will automatically be one who loves his enviornment..the trees..the lakes..the water supplies..the rivers..the cleanliness of the Oceans..a Gurmukh will be an animal lover..a conservationist..an environmentalist...a naturalist....blended in with the Nature surrounding him....[/FONT]
- ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿਸੰਸਾਮੂਲਿਨਹੋਵਈਚਿੰਤਾਵਿਚਹੁਜਾਇ॥ਜੋਕਿਛੁਹੋਇਸੁਸਹਜੇਹੋਇਕਹਣਾਕਿਛੂਨਜਾਇ[FONT="]॥[/FONT][FONT="]: [/FONT][FONT="]Gurmukh sansaa mool na hovee chintaa vichahu jaai. Jo kish hoi su sahaje hoi kahanaa kishoo na jaai : The Gurmukh does not have an iota of skepticism or doubt; worries depart from within him. Whatever he does, he does with poise. Nothing else can be said about him (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 853).
[/FONT] - [FONT="]To the contrary, restlessness is an unnatural state of being: indicative of the burning flame of Haume ([/FONT]ਆਪਾਭਾਵ[FONT="], ego, etc.) within, sense-bent mind (pleasure seeking), mind's turbulent wanderings (Phurne) and unsteadiness, bondage through involvement ("Panch" or "five": lust, anger, greed, attachments, etc.) selfish desires or passions, confused state, illusioned state, deluded state, the Manmukhtaa or material consciousness (believing that materiality is Reality, etc.), rat-race, lack of understanding, Mayaic mind, instinctiveness, Taalaabeli, Chanchal, Dhaatur Baajee, Utha Chaltaa, Dhaavat, Dhaat, Naataa, Vikshepa, Lahree or tossing, and so on. The mind's restlessness is caused by our identification with the world of plurality (Duality or Doojaa Bhaav) and our wrong assumptions that we can gain unending satisfaction or happiness from it. In other words, if the mind was given the freedom to do what it wanted only constant restlessness would result as a result of its unrestrained wanderings in ten directions.
[/FONT] - [FONT="]Symptoms of restlessness are: anxiety, worries, unexplained fears, feeling of insecurity, superficial anguish, distress, agitation, abnormal movements, panic disorders, sadness, depression, compulsions, irrational conduct, hyperactivity, nervousness, aggression, quick to anger, lack of understanding, and so on. By the way, these are also symptoms of the Manmukh (denier of the Truth and truthful living, material being in conditioned consciousness, etc.).
[/FONT] - [FONT="]a real life living example of SEHAJ....Guru ARJUN JI SAHIB on the Sizzling Hot Plate...declaring..Desh na kahoon devohn...I dont blame anyone...Tera Bhanna Meetha Laggeh...Your WILL is sweet..My Creator...Bhai Mati Dass being sawed alive...saying aloud the Japji Bani...or Bhai Mani Singh reminding the Zalaad - executioner that his orders are to cut from JOINT TO JOINT..and not take the shortcut and juts cut limb to limb..and thus follow his orders and cut each finger..joint by joint..to wrist..to elbow..and shoulder.....Only one totally immersed in SEHAJ can show such behaviour..such calmness..such poise..even in the face of such horrendous torture and adversity... further examples from Gurbani of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji....
[/FONT] - ਜਿਚਰੁਇਹੁਮਨੁਲਹਰੀਵਿਚਿਹੈਹਉਮੈਬਹੁਤੁਅਹੰਕਾਰ[FONT="]॥[/FONT][FONT="]: As long as our mind is tossing around, we are caught in ego and egotistical pride (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 1247).[/FONT]
- ਚੰਚਲਮਨੁਦਹਦਿਸਿਕਉਧਾਵਤਅਚਲਜਾਹਿਠਹਰਾਨੋ॥ਕਹੁਨਾਨਕਇਹਬਿਧਿਕੋਜੋਨਰੁਮੁਕਤਿਤਾਹਿਤੁਮਮਾਨੋ[FONT="]॥[/FONT][FONT="]: The tossing mind wanders in ten directions (i.e., restlessness) — it needs to be pacified and restrained. Says Nanak, whoever knows this technique of pacifying and restraining it is judged to be liberated (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 685).[/FONT]
- ਜਨਮਜਨਮਕੀਇਸੁਮਨਕਉਮਲੁਲਾਗੀਕਾਲਾਹੋਆਸਿਆਹ[FONT="]॥[/FONT][FONT="]: The scum (i.e., impurity) of so many births is attached to this mind and it has become pitch black (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 651).[/FONT]
- ਅੰਤਰਿਅਗਿਆਨਦੁਖੁਭਰਮੁਹੈਵਿਚਿਪੜਦਾਦੂਰਿਪਈਆਸਿ[FONT="]॥[/FONT][FONT="]: There is ignorance and pain of doubt within, like a separating veil (i.e., veil of ignorance) between the man and God (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 40).[/FONT]
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