Chazji
I have thought about you quite a lot over the bank holiday weekend, and at times, I have found myself just wishing I could switch off the white noise in my head, just to find some calm, some peace, (backlog of 15 pc's/laptops to get out), however, and after giving he matter a huge amount of thought, my feeling is that this simran you speak of, are mind clearing practices, all our minds are different, in mine, I see wolves and clowns, in yours you see the five thieves, my own personal opinion is that one needs to really understand what is going on in your head rather than block it out, take for example gambling, drinking and women, all used to have a huge hold on me, that now I find boring, I do not need to do simran to block them out, I have understood what they represent, the fun I could have in indulging in them, and the peace I have if I do not, of course I still have a few things that I need to work on, but the things I have ticked, they cannot touch me again, ever. My method utilises learning about yourself, really getting into your head and mentally debating, using the fine words of wisdom from the SGGS, there is no need to read off huge parts of Bani, when sometimes just thinking about one line will suffice. Not chanting, or repeating, but understanding, just one line can be enough.
So, question, and an honest answer required, do you use simran to envelop yourself in grace so that you can fight off the thieves, or do you use simran as a learning tool in the hope that one day you can understand the five thieves and understand why they have nothing to entice you with?
your brother harry
