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Summary of Question:	Realistic Approach To Gurbani
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Tuesday, 2/05/2002 12:45 AM MST

Dear Veer ji ,

Sat Sri Akal!
Taking you as gursikh brother, I would like to share with you something with you.
In a Gurmat discussion program I came across man with a glow of Naam on his face and
Fragrance of gurbani in his words, and he shared with the sangat certain brilliant ideas and thoughts on how to follow a realistic approach to gurbani.
In the hope of getting answers to certain queries in my mind
I discussed with him a wonderful topic on HOW to live in the presence of God
I mean Akal purakh di hazoori or what Guru Sahib describe as sada suhaagan.
He told me first and the foremost thing you should do is, make a friendly relation with HIM .This can be done by sitting alone and sharing your joys, sorrows and even your shortcomings with Him by thanking him for Joys and happiness when they come,and instead of cursing yourself for your shortcomings and bad deeds, pray to Him for what he called `sumat` (high thinking, guru ji?s thinking) and then whatever solutions you get to your problems and towards your shortcomings are provided to you by His grace and try to implement those by living your life in his presence.
In this way this kind of living will become your habit and you will remain away from sorrow.
Thank you.
Yours lovingly
dipankar