17. Peace - As Salam (The All Peaceful) Ajeet Kaur, USA
Ajeet Kaur
After feeling very confused and emotional last week I have come on to peace.
This blog writing experience feels so natural and effortless at times. Ajeet Kaur ended up in my inbox. Ive never heard of her or this kind of music before. But since 3 days ago I have this on non stop and I have started to find my peace again. Being from a Muslim background I know it should bother me that she sings from the sikh faith. But the beauty of the music just surpasses every barrier I think of to a place of peace. Every language has its beauty and truth if you let it reach you.
According to my source the 5th name As-Salam is peace itself. Such peace is not the result of anything and is nothing that can be said to manifest. There is no peace except the peace found in as-Salam. In another sense, as-Salam is the one who is peaceful. It is the spiritual station, of complete peace, where this perfect peace is embodied in every peaceful act. This divine quality is recommended as a greeting when meeting others and its recitation is an antidote for disharmony in our relationships. One form of the root of Ya Salam means “to be safe”. The peace of as-Salam is not a dead place, nor should it be seen as simply the end of hostilities, or any kind of mere cessation. It is the divine energy that bestows peace itself on us, and it is the miraculous word, or qawl that Allah speaks to our souls. Ya Salam may be repeated as a prayer of blessing for those who have departed. It brings the knowledge of not being abandoned at death to those who may be grieving, and to the departed souls as well.
Come with sacred chant artist Ajeet Kaur on a journey to mother India to the soundtrack of "Peace" from her album At the Temple Door featuring Todd Boston, Snatam Kaur, Sukhmani Kaur Rayat and Ram Dass Khalsa. Let the ganga wash away your worries and find the peace within through this mantra to experience our connection to each other and the divine.
Lyrics:
Peace within Me
Peace surrounding Me
Peace from Me
By thy Grace let there be peace
Ek Kun Kar, Sat Nam Said you Wahe Guru. To help you with this please see what this means.
Waheguru (Punjabi: vāhigurū) is a term most often in Sikhism to refer to God, the Supreme Being or the creator of all. It means "Wonderful Teacher" in the Punjabi language, but in this case is used to refer to God. Vāhi (a Middle Persian borrowing) means "wonderful" and guru (Sanskrit: guru) is a term denoting "teacher". Waheguru is also described by some as an experience of ecstasy which is beyond all descriptions. The most common usage of the word "Waheguru" is in the greeting Sikhs use with each other:
Satnam (Gurmukhi:ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ) is the main word that appears in the Sikh sacred scripture called the Guru Granth Sahib. It is part of the Gurbani shabad called Mool Mantra which is repeated daily by all Sikhs. This word succeeds the word "Ek-onkar" which means "There is only one constant" or commonly "There is one God". The words sat means "true/everlasting" and nam means "name".[1] In this instance, this would mean, "whose name is truth".[2]
The word nam in Sikhism has two meanings. "It meant both an application and a symbol of the All-pervading Supreme Reality that sustained the universe. Guru Nanak in his teachings emphasized the need of repeating Sat-Nam to realize the All-pervading Supreme Reality.
Have you noticed what makes you peaceful? Have you ever been moved by another language, faith or culture?
Check out Ma by Sirgun Kaur all part of Spiritvoyage.com below - it will totally calm you down. I have fallen in love with it and play to myself and my son at bedtime and morning.
