Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa,
Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh,
I would like to humbly share page 260 of Se Kineya, where Sant Seva Singh relates about Sadhu Singh, who from being unable to speak properly, or hear, began to hear Anhad Shabad, after he started doing Naam Simran as advised by Babaji. He spiritual blessings increased even more with simply Naam of Waheguru (not forgetting taking Khandey Batey Ki Pahul) Simran.
But because his family began to take him back to live with them for a week, he lost all blessings, as a result of watching TV, and getting addicted to it, convincing me TV, and the company we keep floats or drowns us>
one does not bring a TV to the Gurdwara. He replied, “Don’t keep a
trolley here in the gurdwara but put one in the rooms where we sleep or
put one in the langar hall?” I asked him again “Can you hear Waheguru
Waheguru inside you anymore?” He replied that he could not. I asked
him if he could hear those musical instruments anymore and he said not
any more. I was astonished that on the one hand the fruit of twenty
years of seva, simran and holy company had raised him to the spiritual
height where he could hear Anhad shabad. On the other, just a few
weeks of TV had overwhelmed all his past good actions. I remembered
how much truth was hidden in Baba Ji’s words. He used to say that if
a person through pious deeds, seva and simran gets his foot in the door
of heaven he would lose his foothold if he has the misfortune of keeping
bad company. Keeping immoral company is so powerful and effective
it can cause us to lose our place in heaven. Secondly, I could not help
but think that if Sadhu Singh had just watched TV for a few weeks
what would become of all those people who watch TV for years and
years. The deterioration of our concentration aside I wondered how
many lives if would take to regain the focus of our conscious again. If
a simpleton Sadhu Singh’s attention can be disrupted so easily who
could only see but not hear a TV, what becomes of the person who can
watch, see, hear and understand all the sordid things shown on TV. As
Baba Farid Ji says…
The sinless are beaten What of us sinners?
ayhu nidosaaN maaree-ai ham dosaaN daa ki-aa haal. ||39||
(Salok Bhagat Farid Ji, page 1379)
Oh spiritual master in the age of darkness, Guru Nanak Dev Ji,
you started the tradition of transforming each home into a temple where
celestial music is sung day and night. But you kalyug (master of darkness)
have placed TV in all homes and turned them into cinema halls; Well
done! You have stealthily absorbed the time of Rehras and now people
watch TV instead. Whatever we watch at night now roams freely in
our imaginations. Sleeping late at night after watching TV, you have
stolen the ambrosial hours of dawn from people. It is your age and your
rule. Only a fortunate few ones have escaped your influence. The
words of Rattan Singh Bhangu in his book “Panth Parkash” are true.
He says that…
Kalyug the age of darkness wants to sink the sinner
While the Great Guru wants him to swim across
Bhul chuk muaf
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa,
Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਬਚਨਕਮਾਵਣੇਸਚਾਏਹੁਵੀਚਾਰੁ॥