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Summary of Question:	How To Meditate Guru's Name
Category:	Gurbani
Date Posted:	Friday, 8/09/2002 1:56 PM MDT

my question is:

how anysikh can learn guru's name?My close friend used to meditate loudly Wahe Guru for 1 hour daily.plz tell me is this only way to pay respect for God..When i asked him about this..he told me ..he feels internal happiness after meditating.I tried in similar way,but i couldn't concentrate even for 10 min..plz help me in this matter..

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Sat Siri Akal.

How to meditate is a very personal thing. You have to find what works for you. When I first started to meditate, I could hardly sit for five minutes. I would close my eyes for a few seconds, and then look at the clock, then close my eyes for a few seconds more, then look at the clock again. It was a very painful experience!!! But, with time and effort and practice, now I can meditate for much longer and have some really good benefits from it.

So - you have to begin with where you are, today. How long do you feel comfortable meditating for? 10 minutes? 15 minutes? Pick something you can reasonable do. Then, prepare yourself to meditate. Do some stretches (helps open and relax the body), do some breathing exercises (helps quiet the mind) - and when your body and mind feel balanced and calm, then pick something from Gurbani that you really connect with. It can be one pauree of Japji, or one phrase like "Sat Nam, Wahe Guru" or one shabd that you love to sing. And then, just meditate on the words. You can mentally recite them. Wisper them. Sing them. Shout them. It doesn't matter - what ever works for you.

The key is to do something every day. If you do something - even just a couple minutes - but do it consistently every day, in time, you will see a lot of benefit for yourself. Progress comes much more reliably if you are consistent in small ways everyday than if you do some marathon meditation session once a week. So give it a try and let us know if you have any other questions.

God bless.

GPK