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Summary of Question:	I Wake Up Hearing Shabd Kirtan
Category:	Gurbani
Date Posted:	Thursday, 5/22/2003 10:48 AM MDT

Satnam,

some abnormal stuff has been happening with me. Please don't laugh, i am not making this up. Without any delay here it goes: from the past 2 weeks i somtimes wake up listening to shabad, no radio or cd or tape is on, becuase i dont usually wake up with an alarm. Its shabad that i usually listen to througout the day in the car or rehraas or something that i am familiar with. I am not complaining but i can't make sense out of it. I am a medical student so i know i am not ill (self diagnosed). But i would usually ask this in confidentiality with our Gurdwara giani ji, but i go to school away from home so Giani is kind of far for now. So, i don't know why i hear shabad in the morning. I am not amritdhari. I listen to shabad instead of songs now. I never pay attention to songs i usually listen to songs due to attractive beats never pay attention to the singer or producer. Past few weeks i decreased the amt of music i hear and increased the amt of shabads (i dunno y). Now sometimes i hear those shabads when i wake up and when i realize i hear them they go away and the room is silent as if i were in sort of a trance. I know this is weird, please shed some light on it. I haven't been to a gurdwara since 1 month bcuz where i go to school there isn't one. I bet some people will get a laugh out of this but i dont care...i need the explanation. Thanks...
ps: I am not on any drugs or medication! If it helps then i can tell u that my life is mainly school and school and more school...and i love it!
R. Kaur

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Dear One Sat Siri Akaal.
Waheguru is reaching out to you. And you are paying attention, given what you said above. Don't worry about it. If it's always the same shabd, look it up in SGGS and make sure you study it and meditate on its meaning. Waheguru wants you to remember Him! Considering the queries about nightmares I have answered on this site, you are truly blessed to awaken with shabd Guru in your thoughts. Don't worry about it and I'm NOT laughing. Guru Nanak's whole idea was that constant remembrance of the Naam is what liberates us. So take advantage of the direction you are being led and help it with your practice of the Naam and Paath. Beyond that I cannot explain it. Although it also occurs to me that perhaps you should PLAY kirtan or play MORE kirtan (if you already know how). Above all, HONOR this experience and do not fret over it. It is a priceless gift. Guru ang sang,
-DKK