n and ‘Samadhies’ as described by Sh. Patanjal the originator of Yoga. Gurbani tells a very straight and simple method of meditation, which is as under:“O’ mind meditate on NAM of the Destroyer of sins (God) and you shall obtain honour in God’s court. Fixing your attention of the Guru’s word (Gurbani) you shall obtain all the fruits that you desire.”Page 1313/14The above quotation answers the questions that how can one meditate on the Formless very clearly. The answer is that to meditate on Formless God you fix your attention on the Guru’s word (Gurbani). So we should keep our mind in the meaning of the word(s) or lines of Gurbani which we are hearing reading or singing. In this manner we should move our mind along the words/lines of Gurbani which are being repeated and the mind would remain absorbed in the word (God and word is one and so the mind would remain absorbed in God. This is the way to meditate on Formless God). By meditating on God in this manner with the help of the ‘Word’ (Gurbani) one would start realising God.“Deliberate over the Guru’s word and in this manner meditate on HIM.”Page 740/15So one should meditate on God through the Guru’s Word (Gurbani) i.e. by fixing one’s intent in the ‘Word’.“Through the Guru’s Word (Gurbani) great contentment wells up (in the mind) and ones ‘ attention is perfectly attuned to the Lord.”Page 682/19“By hearing (NAM i.e. Gurbani) with intent in the word) one procures the meditation of the Lord.”Page 3/2Now we examine the following lines which are quoted by those who meditate on the Photo or image of the living Guru:“Akal moorat hae sidh saanten kee Thahar niki dhian ko.”Page 1208/7Those who say that one should meditate on the Photo/image of the Guru they place the coma, while explaining the above quotation, after the word ‘kee’...
