This is an extremely beautiful composition of Sri Gobind Singh Maharaj where he says God give me this boon that I should be able to do virtuous deeds and I keep on doing keep on doing my actions my thoughts my resolves my memories nothing should come in the way I should just with the power given by you be able to do virtuous deeds I should not feel afraid even if for ages I have to fight. People thought that this was about some external battle. No! it's the battle with one's own mind when I am faced with the ghosts of my own mind your memories are the ghost of your mind when I fight the ghosts of my own mind then I should not be afraid make determined efforts to win I should win with my resolve and in this resolve God, the power is yours Arsikhon Apne Hi Man Ko Arsikhon Apne Hi Man Ko meaning I am saying this to train my mind I am educating my mind Eh Laalach Hon Eh Laalach Hon Gun To Ucharon what can I give somebody what can I teach someone there is no such greed in my mind what can I teach someone there is no such greed in my mind neither will be there because your love is in my mind the fire of your love has burned down all my desires my mind is now empty now only there is the flame of resolve given by you now only there is the flame of resolve given by you Jab Aav Jab Aav Ki Audh Nidhan Bane when for the self the mind gets into a battle meaning when your mind defeats you when your mind attacks you, I am not going to get defeated by my mind No way! At Hi Ran Mein Tab Joojh Maron I will fight this battle with my mind and defeat my mind. I am not the one to be defeated by my mind I will not be defeated by my mind I will break free of the web spun by my mind this mind cannot bind me but for that I pray, God Deha Shiva Shiva meaning the one who is a benefactor the one who can do the ultimate good for me who will take care of my welfare? he who is an embodiment of pure bliss Oh Lord it is my request I pray to the Lord give me the strength and the power and give me such a magnificent power that I can defeat my own mind what kind of boon is needed? the boon needed is that I should not step away from virtuous thoughts, from virtuous actions I should not hesitate and I find it very strange when I see people use these words or any other verses/words of Gurubani they attach worldly desires to it when I hear them say the Ardaas I feel like laughing that this was all about the mind Man Samjhavan Karane Kachuk Padiye Gyan we read the Gyana (the scriptures) to be able to train our mind what does it have to do with the world? when you get defeated by your own mind then your mind becomes more powerful which is why running after this rotten mind is futile, leave it if you follow this mind then it will lead you where ever it is, where did the mind come from? darkness where will it lead you? In darkness Mind is child of darkness and mind leads you to darkness and that is why it is so easy to get depressed so easy to get suicidal because this is what mind can do easily Shok, Moha, Chinta (sorrow, attachment, worry) this very quickly enters into the mind. why? because this is easy for the mind but, Meditation, Pranayama Sadhana Vivek (Discretion), Vairagya (detachment) Niyam (discipline), living disciplined life this is difficult for the mind, that is why the mind rebels the mind keeps on rebelling, no, leave it, just leave it, will not happen, it is difficult, just give up, leave it, will do it some other time, at present the kids are there so take care of them, look after the husband or wife take care of the home, the house leave the rest, leave it give up, it talks of leaving your resolve should be firm doesn't matter whether you are 90 year old or 19 year old even if you have turned 80 or 90 even then there is no need to worry whole life has gone without doing anything, no need to feel sad, make a resolve, whatever time is left I will do what is right so what if the body dies, you will get a new one! I will not repeat my mistakes make this clear I will not repeat the mistakes I am not silly I will not repeat the mistakes mind due to feelings and emotions makes you fall again and again and you keep falling the body is saying, mind is saying feeling lazy, let it be at that time say, Now I will surely do it I will do for sure feeling sleepy, feeling exhausted, how to do? today let me not do chanting Chanting, I shall do tomorrow, No! do it! I know an elderly lady she is addressed as Devi ji she used to say, that my time to practice was at night and one night sleep took over and I slept while sitting when she slept, her her Guru he was there too meaning she lived there with her Guru so she said one night, after taking a bath, I sat, and don't know when fell off to sleep and My Guru saw she said, he slapped my so hard that aren't you ashamed? you are sitting on your practice mat and sleeping if you were sleepy, go die in your bed why are you sitting here ? she said that when she got slapped she cried not because she got slapped, but she says she cried because the Guru was keeping awake to watch over me and I am sleeping the Guru is having to stay awake to watch ovem and see what I am doing and I am sleeping she said she experienced so much pain that day, that after that day whenever at night I would sit, it may be for 2 or for 3 hours for whatever time I would sit, then never felt sleepy again never slept after that when I had to sit, then I just had to sit this mind it's wishes that are there here one so called aspirant, very quickly people label themselves as seekers I am a disciples of Guruji, I meditate said I have moods sometimes my mood gets disturbed sometimes I am in a depressive mood sometimes the mood is like that the one whose moods keep changing is neither a disciple nor a seeker such a one is nothing he needs to get his mind treated what does mood word imply? Mood word implies that mind is too weak too unstable there is no question about it (mood) there is no meaning of mood many a times people make excuses this happened so that is why this happened, this happened that is why my mood became upset if due to someone your mood gets spoiled then you are spoilt only if possible improve yourself nothing should perturb your mind nothing! how will that happen? resolve and to build this resolve, for that Prayer and resolve a combination of two things deep resolve and prayer-fullness what you do is empty prayers but no resolution, just by praying alone nothing will happen if promise of firm resolve is not there both are needed Guru Gobind Singh Maharaj did not say that Shiva shower your blessings, Lord bless me and all my work will be done he said you bless me so that my resolve becomes firm it takes two hands to make a clap God please do it then it will happen, If Guru does it then it will happen, and people are so shameless that they sit in-front and say, Gurumaa you are not blessing us, so it is not happening such a foolish thing this is what about your activity what about your.... one small thing I would like to say and then rest it one, a very wealthy man in America, he said to me Gurumaa I just got to know about your Sakhti Program it is very good, very nice so for a year what is the cost incurred? how much money do you give? you tell me and I will only give it to you all the money needed, however much it may be he is a very wealthy man I said to him, I will not take it from you why? I said, because you are telling a lie you have met me here on my face here you are saying this where were you till now, you never come for the Satsang those who do not come for the Satsang who have no love in their heart I do not accept their money I do not need your money no, I will come I said okay come to the Ashram let us meet & talk there, then I will tell no, you tell me about your project, whatever the project I will sponsor it solely I will fund it alone I said, no problem but I don't believe you, I said it on his face, I don't believe you! sitting in his house I told him that I don't believe you I do not trust you and that is what happened three days ago he sent an sms to one of my disciples that for some reason I am not able to come, tell Gurumaa to tell how much money is needed, I will send the cheque I told, reply to him that my answer is still the same I will not take not from you not like this why? wealth which has been earned by adopting wrong means then using that for a good cause at a virtuous place, making it an opportunity to be proud, I will not do that there are many temples, Gurudwara's go give it there, I will not accept it I call this blood money that which is not earned using honest means, that is blood money money soaked in blood I do not accept why should I accept? doing good deeds keeping good thoughts adopting the path meditation making it a way of life until you make this resolve, it will not happen It will not happen on it's own look up to God or look up to the Guru or else take the short cut so and so Guruji awakens the Kundalini he helps attain enlightenment then go there, seeking the real thing is extremely difficult (like chewing iron nuts), you wish to make do with the fake one, then do it some one said, Krishna I want to meet Krishna one says I will make you meet what did he do? gave him a small idol of Krishna said now you have met Krishna now be happy Resolve and Prayers combine both in this birth only you can be liberated in this very birth you can do it in this moment it takes just one moment to be free from the mind's web it is important to understand the mind some one said, I have become old, nothing can be done why? who says nothing can happen to an old man Guru Amardas ji was 72 years old when he reached Guru Angad Dev Ji he went at that age and with his practice and the power of his prayers not only did he attain the experience of Parmatman (Brahman) experiencing the Lord only he also became so worthy that Guru Angad Dev, ignoring his own sons made him sit on the Guru's seat who says nothing can happen at the age of 72 72, 78, 80 whatever doesn't matter firm resolve determined resolve strong detachment honest prayer thats's it everything is done
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