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Anhad Shabad : The Celistial Sound Within The celestial sound within is known as naad and also as Anhad Shabad . Anhad means the sound that is not produced by striking of two objects . Thissound is there as such and has devine origin. Listening to the Shabad is aspiritual jugat (technique) of the saints who aim to reach the highest state of merger with their origin the creator Lord.This jugat can be appreciatedonly when the shabad is understood further.This practice was described by Guru Nanak (20th October 1469 7 May1539), the founder of Sikhism, and the first of the tenSikh Gurusduring hismeeting with sidhas and the conversation account is described inSidh Gosht .The spirtual path through the Shabad ( celistial Sound) is described in thehymns in Shri Guru Granth Saheb ji the only among the words thosecomes frequently are Naam and Shabad. These are also the words thathave deep meaning and needs to be given much thought.Guru Sahebji says that : gurmtI Gio canNa sbiw iml{ hir naxu . SGGS 30 Through the Guru's Teachings, illumination (knowledge) is received.
And through the Shabad, is received the Lord as Naam. SGGS 30 The gurbani in the words of Guruji is Braham Vichar it expounds andpresents spiritual knowledge. The gurbani meanings also change as per stageof the devotee who then begins to perceive subtle meanings and explanationsabout the subtle spiritual realm. The same words which earlier had been readin a go suddenly begin to hold the attention.Let us now look at the word Shabad which is commonly thought to mean ahymn or sections of SGGSji. The shabad is sung as kirtan.
We listen to Gurus shabad in kirtan (singing of hymns from SGGSji). Butthe word shabad has a different meaning also. Let us try to the subtle hintsin SGGSji.Here Guruji says: mn r[ sbiw trhu ictu laie . SGGS 19 O mind, swim across, by focusing your consciousness on the Shabad. SGGS
19 Here we are being asked to focus conscious attention on the shabad.And this is what the focus does to the mind. sc{ sbiw mnu m]ihAa pRiB Aap[ le[ imlaie . SGGS 35 The Shabad of the True one fascinates the mind; And then God Himself arranges the meeting. SGGS 35 What is the secret of this shabad that Guru ji says makes possible themerger,a devotee yearns for. Here is another explanation from SGGSji. gurmuiK baNI bRhmu h{ sbiw imlava h]ie . SGGS 39 As Gurmukh we understand that Bani (Gurus word) is Braham; through
shabad we meet HIM. SGGS 39 Braham is the unchanging reality which is the aspect of oneness that is allmatter, energy, time, space, beings and everything even beyond in thisuniverse.
We as Sikhs (disciples) are well aware of Anhad Shabad being a shabad(celestial sound) which is heard at the tenth gate and about hearing of whichGuru Amardas ji has uttered the Bani Anand Sahib. He exhorts us to hearthe shabad.This hearing of the shabad and keeping our focus on the heard shabad is theessence of our effort for Surt - Shabad meeting . This is the effort we have tokeep doing.Guru ji tells us to do udham (effort).A sikh does not do anypractice of simran. There is no skill to be perfected . The sikhs simran is aneffort at reconnection with his divine origin. The Gurus wisdom tells himthat this world is real although ever changing and HE is the World and thePlayer also. There is only HIM.Through effort we have to go across thebarrier of our ego .Through Simran which initially is jap takes our awarenesswithin and reachis a stage for surt to connect with Shabad. The Shabad isever there and so is the surt, only through repeated effort we have to keepsurt (conscious awareness) towards hearing of Shabad. This effort is sopleasing and full of anand that a yearning begins to develop.In this effortthere is ever accompanying feeling of oneness and presence of waheguru. mukit BeI b;Wn guir K]l\[ sbiw surit pit paeI . SGGS 1255 Liberation is when the Guru unties the bonds; and the honor
is obtained by focusing conscious awareness on the Shabad, SGGS 1255 Shabad in physical form is the Gurus bani and shabad is also within us. TheShabad within is the creator , the intelligence , the consciousness , theintuition , the wisdom, the creative vibration, THE WAHEGURUHIMSELF as Shabad Guru Roop.
A sikh who does regular simran , hears within the shabad (celestialsound)inside coming from the area of tenth gate.This celestial sound some say is like a HUMMMM sound and even iscompared with night sounds of insects. At the gross level where our surt isgenerally the sound is heard as such by our inner ears.As we keep our Surt focused on the shabad we gradually begin to getabsorbed it in. On further progress this celestial sound heard is very pleasant.This sound is Anahat meaning that which is formed without any objectstriking another. Gurbani therefore calls it Anhad Shabad. This shabad hasquality of light also and this is why many a devotee sees celestial light aswell. The shabad is the one that pulls the Surt through the tenth gate knownas Dasam Dwar. Here is how Guruji describes the importance of Shabad.Shabad is guru in the physical form of SGGSji. On reading the shabads weget gyan and through recitation and kirtan our consciousness is lifted and webecome more sato guni.We then move more inward and hear the shabad guru. Shabad is an aspectof Karta . The Guru is not a physical form. Only the formless one can be ourGuru who is ever present within and without. guru m[r{ s;ig swa h{ nal[ . ismir ismir itsu swa sm\al[ . -SGGS 394 My Guru is always with me, near at hand. Through simran and simran byremembering Him, I keep Him with me ever. -SGGS 394 Shabad as guru gives us intuitive understanding of spiritual realms and alsoguidance relevant to the physical life. As the physical guru guides us so alsodoes the Shabad Guru who is ever present.
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