Some of us definitely have heard about the law of attraction
and some of us have definitely read books on it as well.
Today we are going to focus on what Gurbani says about the law of attraction.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj in the Bani of Japji Sahib says
What does this mean?
We, human beings, ask and beg to Vaheguru Ji to give us a house, children, a job promotion....
As the greatest giver Vaheguru Ji is "daat kare daataar"
He fulfils all our wishes whether they'd be good or bad.
The law of attraction says that whatever desires we have in our mind,
however strong that desire is,
it will be fulfilled sooner or later.
Whether it be a good desire or a bad one
whether it be positive or negative
Let's look an example in a workplace
For example, we have this urge, this desire to be promoted into a managerial position.
What would we do about it?
You will have this thought in your mind that you want to be in this position.
I want to have this position
I want to be famous
I want to have this much of my salary
and what happens is that you start thinking about it
From that desire in your mind, it gets transformed into your words.
You start speaking about it
You start saying things about I what would happen if you were in this position:
" I would do this, I would do that"
and you start speaking to people around you about you being in that position
those are your words
and then you start transforming those words into actions
You start performing those kind of deeds that would help you to achieve that promotion.
That shows that you are ready for that position
In Gurbani this exact same thing is mentioned as well
Guru Sahib has said many times
Guru Sahib says that what kind of thoughts that we have in our mind, our "mana"
what happens is it comes into a "bach"
"bach" mean all the words that we produce, that we say.
and from those words then it gets transformed into our "kram"
"kram" translated as our deeds, all of our actions.
but Guru Sahib says that we are so engrossed into the small thoughts, small desires
about getting children, a house, a promotion, a car...
or trying to see someone else falling apart
We are so indulged in those kind of desires, that we have forgotten the ultimate desire
which is "prabh ek dhiaaeae"
so Guru Sahib says "man bach kram prabh ek dhiaaeae"
what happens when our mind, desires, thoughts, words and actions are just focused on remembering that One God?
what happens when we are only focused on Vaheguru, Akaal Purkh?
Guru Sahib says "sarab falaa soee jan paaee"
Worry not about a promotion
Worry not about getting a good car or a good house
Guru Sahib says just remember the Ultimate Creator, Akaal Purkh
What happens?
"Sarab falaa"
You reap the fruits of all happiness in this world.
Who gets the happiness of this world?
Who gets the fruit?
Who gets the reward?
Who gets to all gifts that one person could obtain in this world?
"Soee jan paae"
That person whose mind, words and actions are solely focused on the Simran of Vaheguru.
That person gets to get all the happiness of this world.
But what happens is that as human beings we are unable to capture those subtle desires in our mind
We are unable to catch what we're thinking about
Sometimes we have these desires in our mind that we don't even know
It would be, for example, out of jealousy
because if you see someone else having a bigger car, in your mind you are thinking
Do you know what? that's a good car!
I might want to get one of those as well!
or sometimes that you have this desire of hurting someone because you're so angry!
but you think that you didn't even think about it
You're so angry that you think that it would be good if you see that person falling down
It would be so subtle that when it went across you mind you didn't even catch that thought.
What happens is that you start speaking out of anger, your actions become out of anger as well
What does the law of attraction say then?
Whatever the energy that you have, is attracted around you,
the people you have attracted around you
it is because of all these desires, words and actions.
Now let's look at today
If you're in a workplace, in a college, in a school or even in a household,
think about why you are in that situation right now.
Think about what have you done to be in this position.
What kind of thoughts that you have produced?
What kind of words you have said?
What kind of actions you have done to attract some kind of people towards you?
to attract this environment?
What you can do is to speak to your friends about it.
Just have a conversation
Just ask
look, why are you attracted to me?
Am I saying something nice to you?
Am I funny? or am I positive?
or why is this person always angry at me?
Speak to that person.
Ask about it. Why are you always angry at me?
Is it because of my words? is it because of my actions?
When we start realising
when we start becoming conscious about what we are saying, thinking and doing
then it will be so easy to reflect upon how we go through certain situations in our life.
Guru Sahib say in Gurbani:
When you start becoming conscious of what you're thinking about
so "man apne te buraa mitaanaa"
Then I realise that I am attracting negativity around me because of what my mind is thinking about.
so then "man apne te buraa mitaanaa" .
So you start letting go of all that negativity, anger, hatred, jealousy from your mind
what happens when your mind starts becoming clean, clear?
"pekhai sagal sristt saajanaa"
The whole creation, the whole world becomes like a mirror in front of you.
It becomes like a reflection of your own self.
Because your mind is so clean,
your mind is clear of hatred, jealousy, anger, desire
then you start seeing the world to be clean as well
you start seeing people around you to be positive
you start seeing people around you to be loving, to be caring.
So to be honest, whatever you see outside in the world,
whatever you are attracted to is a reflection of what you have been thinking about
it's a reflection of what words you have been saying,
it's a reflection of what actions you have been doing.
Hence you see that in someone else as well.
That is the law of attraction.
What we can do today, is to focus and try to catch those thoughts that we have in our mind.
Let's see how that thought or desire that we produce in our mind would then be transformed to our words and actions.
And then be conscious about what we are thinking, saying and doing is attracting people around us.
How is attracting a certain situation that we are in.
From there, we can try to improve in a daily basis.