Bhaji/Benji,
You have to become zero, absolute zero. There is no room for any ego. Don’t even think you are going to be a Gurmukh because that is all ego, become lowest of the low.
See an old bag lady pushing all her worldly belonging in a supermarket trolley down the road? regard yourself even lower then her. See a tramp sitting on the pavement drunk and puke coating his dirty clothes, regard yourself lower them him. Gurmukh is not easily achieved. See Him in all, regard all on one level, not easy.
Jaap His name. But is that enough? We all do it, Gurdwaray across the world are full of smagams and naam simran divans, people jaap Him name but who has had darshan of Him? How many can say they have had darshan of Guru Nanak Dev Ji?
Guru Amar Das Ji says:
Goojaree, Third Mehla:
Everyone chants the Lord's Name, Raam, Raam; but by such chanting, the Lord is not obtained.
By Guru's Grace, the Lord comes to dwell in the mind, and then, the fruits are obtained. ||1||
It is not just a matter of japing His name we all do it to a greater or lesser extent.
You need HIS grace – Gurparsadh. Without this you will not get anywhere. So how do you get gurparadh? By pleasing Him by following His Hukam. Not easy.
But above all PREM. This is prem-dhi-khade. You need total prem.love of your Guru. Unconditional and total.
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