ANAM:

Ray man eh bidh jog kamaa-o
Oh my mind, practice Yoga in this way:

Singee saach akapat kanthalaa
Let Truth be your horn, sincerity your necklace,

Dhi-aan Bibhoot charaa-o
and meditation the ashes you apply on your body.

Taatee geho aatam bas kar kee
Catch your burning soul (self) and stop the flames.

Bhicchhaa naam adhaarang
Let the soul (self) be the alms bowl in which you collect the sweet Naam and this will be the only support you will ever need.

Baajay param taar tat har ko
The Universe plays its divine music. The sound of reality is shrill, but this is where God is.

Upajai raag rasaarang
When you listen to the reality from this place of awareness the sweet essence of Raag arises.

Ughatai taan tarang rang
Waves of melodies, emotions, and passions arise and flow through you.

Gi-aan geet bandhaanang
Bind yourself with the song of God.

Chak chak rehay dayv daanav mun
The Universe spins like a potter’s wheel and from it fly demons and angels.

Chhak chhak bayom bivaanang
The sage listens to this and instead of getting caught in either one, the sage drinks the nectar of the heavens and is carried to the heavens in a divine chariot.

Aatam upadays bhays sanjam ko
Instruct and clothe yourself with self control. Meditate unto infinity

Jaap so ajapaa jaapai
until you are meditating without meditating.

Sadaa rehai kanchan see kaayaa
In this way, your body shall remain forever golden,

Kaal na kabahoo bayaapai
and death shall never approach you.

Commentary

Water holds many lessons for us in the realm of vibration – Water can flow, it absorbs all that we add to it, responding to cold, at sub-zero temperatures it takes a solid form as ice. At higher temperatures -the water rises as vapour.  We too can be dense and rigid, frozen emotions making us part of that which does not move. We may experience stuckness and entrenched positions : duality and division arise.

In these rigid states, it is difficult to access the deeper flow of emotion, of tears, of that which brings us together in the ocean of compassion. Separate selves and divided perceptions bring forth further suffering. And that sweetness of the water element is less available to us : pleasure and creativity that can be expressed through a healthy sacral chakra. As we draw our focus towards the divine, towards elevating sounds words and intentions, like water vapour, we too can rise.

 Shabds hold a beautiful vibration to cut the flow of thought.

They can bring the listener to an experience of the divine.

Rather than succumbing to the flow of negative thoughts, I am grateful to turn to prayer and sound currents such as these encoded within words written by a man remembered and honoured as Guru Gobind Singh the 10th Sikh Guru. The power of this man as a symbol of victory: the Sikh Khalsa.

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At time of writing, I have been chanting the Ray Man shabd for at least a year now as a focus for Healing. I include a recording here and the words for you to share in these positive vibrations – to cut the flow of negativity in our minds, in our surroundings & our world.