

Person - however, as we know, we don't limit this concept to a person. 'Guru' is that what takes you from darkness to light. Or 'image of an angel' to translate my name for people who aren't really living I actually relate to the first translation [Yogi Bhajan, when he gave me my name, explained Dev as the transparent form ofīibiji explained it as 'angel'. Yogi Bhajan refer to bowing to your inner wisdom to bring in the wisdom of theĪ great way to interpret 'Guru Dev' is to break it down.ĭev - 'transparent form of God' or 'angel' Although here he mentions Guruĭas, he does not mean to say that we are bowing to Guru Ram Das either I only Manual, this was his reply (see below in quotes). When asked about Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo for the Aquarian Teacher > In 33 years time studying with Yogi Bhajan I never heard him refer to Guru Thank you also for your clarification-it helps me out greatly. Thank you for your response I find it interesting that in the AquarianĪnd I see the connectedness between this mantra and the chant, " Om Namo Truly understand Nadh, of which he was but a channel. It is best not to get attached to form, in this case Guru Nanak, to Vibration of Nam, the living experience of God. Imagery into the the essence, to encircle and finally merge in the Seems logical that if John had kept chanting he would have gone beyond Now, Guru Nanak's Guru was Sat Nam, the pure Nadh of infinite Truth. Namo Guru Dev Namo sincerely and continuously for two and a half hours,Īnd felt very blessed to discover himself revolving around Guru Nanak It perked John'sĬuriosity about how far you could take this. On one of his visits he told of how Yogi ji said that inĬhanting Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo we are like the moon circling the earth,Īnd with the earth circling the sun, and so on. In essence given the name Nadh, and to somehow tie it into Sikhism withĪ friend and great yogi, John Koerhne, used to visit my husband and me It is clearly essential for you to have a deep understanding of mantra You forgot about God and started chanting to Moses and Mohammed and Christ.” Guru Gobind Singh said, “Now God tells me to ask you when you are going to stop it because he says God created you to look through the creation, through the transparency of it.” Look to the gross existence of God through the transparency of it and find who is the Creator. Isaac, Christ, Moses, and Mohammed they came and told you to chant to God. Lord Buddha came and told you Chant to God,” and you forgot about God and chanted to Lord Buddha.

Lord Krishna came and told you, ‘Chant to God,’ and you forgot about God and started chanting to Lord Krishna. You forgot chanting to God, you started forgetting God, and you started chanting to Lord Ram. Guru Gobind Singh said, “Lord Ram came to tell you to chant to God. But when people see God prevailing in you, that is reality. If you claim that you are God, it is a very phony claim. But they are transparent they are examples they are guides they are milestones on the path of God. It is so slippery, it takes you to infinite God, Ek Ong Kar, anyway.The gurus laid the path of practical living more than anybody could do. You will probably appreciate this quote from Yogi Bhajan's "Under the Blue Skies" course of 1975:In the house of Nanak, you may get hung up on Nanak, Guru Ram Das, or Guru Gobind Singh to any extent. It does not refer specifically to Guru Nanak - though he is considered an example of a transparent Guru - and honored with that and many other titles, like "Dhan Guru Nanak," blessed Guru Nanak. Sat Nam, Guru Dev is more literally "transparent Guru" - as transparent as the angels. The answer to this question will take a few minutes to reply. Iĭo not wish to offend anyone with this post, and sincerely want toįurther my development in Kundalini Yoga, and hope that anyone knowing Although Iįind Sikhism to be a beautiful religion, I'm not Sikh myself, but haveĬertain concerns about bowing/offering my obeisances to Guru Nanak. Teacher ", but am wondering if that's not quite the case. Up until now, I've always been told that " Guru Dev " meant " inner Mean that when I say this mantra, that I'm bowing/submitting to Guru I'm not sure, however, if " Guru Dev " actually refers to Guru Nanak,īut I've read before that Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru, is also

Namo = offer my obeisances (stemming from the word " namah " ) Ong Namo = I bow / offer my obeisances (stemming from the word " namah " ) Golden Chain of Teachers ", but when I deconstruct the mantra, I find this: I know that when we chant " Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo ", we connect to " the The web and this group to find the answer and can't find it, so if youĭo have the answer, I would appreciate you sharing your knowledge. I've been trying to come to terms with this, and have combed through
