Is Healing at Golden Temple, Harmandir Sahib a miracle ? Or Naamaukhad.

Healing at Golden Temple, Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar, India

We hear of reports of healing that occurred in Harmandir sahib, Amritsar. These are reported to be a Miracle.  Recently Ms. Kaveri a 15 year old girl who had bone cancer and got cured of it. There were several other reported cases including of a paralyzed boy who on getting up while bowing begin to walk. A popular case is of  Mr. Vasu Bhardwaj who was cured of cancer while on visit there. Also of  Ms. Sunita Rawat, who is reportedly  cured of  kidney Cancer after Holy Dip in the Sacred Sarovar of Harmandir Sahib.

Apart from these reported cases there are others too wherein Gurbani cured diseases. Only miraculous appearing are reported in media.

A healing is reported as a Miracle when -

• Occurs at a religious place
• as a result of prayer or recitation of Gurbani
• The cure happens fast and is not through mainstream medical treatment.
• Also, the state of mind of the person cured cannot be replicated by individuals in general.

In such a position we have to look at Gurbani for explanation and method.

Anyone doing vichar of Gurbani would fond that it says" the cure for all diseases is Naam". Gurbani calls the healing that Naam brings as "Naam Aukhad" meaning Naam is medicine that is cure for all types of problems. The above cures have aspects of not just faith  but a back ground of prayer and recitation of Gurbani Hymns.  Here the result are due to "Naam Aukhad" which can be had by other persons in general.

First let us look at the cause of diseases mentioned in Gurbani as "involvement with five vices" whereby the person is not aware of his spiritual legacy.

These five vices change the state of mind of the person. They harbor in mind resentments, anger, apathy, guilt, jealousy, feeling victim, unloved, pride, greed, attachments. Such a state of mind affects the functioning of the body which reflects the disease. Other causes are living in a negative environment, having negative experiences due to bad events. The causes are karmic in nature due to diverse reasons. What ever the cause it is the state of mind  and lifestyle brought by these which is reflected as disease in body.

Gurbani says Naam is the Cure.

Naam is our true spiritual identity. Gurbani says we have two identities. One is that of Haume, a sense of individuality that identifies with materialism and the physical body. Haume easily gets attracted towards the five vices. 

On earth which Gurbani calls as Dharamsal, meaning a place where both right and wrong exists. It is where Good and bad are there in the world. Here the circumstances are decided by " what we sow that we reap" rule. IT is our thoughts and state of mind that is reflected in body as well as life circumstances.

Naam is our true nature which is true reality. Naam is pure awareness of the Creator. Our conscious awareness  is the same light, Jyote that is the all pervading Jyote in creation that keeps giving rise to Creation.

Naam is Nirbhau meaning fear is not part of it. Fear is created part  of physical reality. It is not part of Spiritual reality.

Naam is also Nirvair, meaning no one is enemy. It is a state of awareness which has nothing connected with fear like anxiety, resentment, anger and many other negative emotions . It may be noted that fear is mot a single emotion but has many variants for example insecurity is a kind of fear while confidence comes from state of Love.

Gurbani Hymns are known to be of Spiritual origin. These have come from within to Saints and the Sikh Guru's. These hymns are called  Sabad meaning word of the true Guru. Sabad is Celestial Sound of Creation which brings vibratory as a field giving rise to five elemental parts of creation which are Air, Water, Fire, Earth and Sky ( space).

Gurbani recitation by contemplation of words in a state of prayer changes state of mind of the individual. When we pray and recite Gurbani then we connect with Naam. This repeated state of mind daily is reflected in general mental state and brings healing. This is Naam Aukhad which everyone can bring in their life.

Now the explanation of Miraculous healing. 

Gurbani explains that everything in this world is Hukam creation. This process of creation is happening every instant. Hukam is like the intent of creator ( Karta). It has all information and pattern that is created in the past, present and future.

Past in fact is a memory  and future is potential possibility. The present is Now that we are experiencing.

The Mool Mantar lines :

“ਆਦਿ ਸਚੁ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸਚੁ ॥ ਹੈ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹੋਸੀ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ ॥੧॥

Aad Sach Jugadh Sach. Hei Bhi Sach Nanak Hosi Bhi Sach,

Sach(true)  in the primodal time (aad) and Sach (true)  thereafter (Jugadh);

In the present is Sach (truth) ; and says Nanak, the Sach( truth) would be come ahead also.

(Guru Granth Sahib:1)

These lines tell that the Sach is an ever true eternally existing state of the Creator who is the ONE only, there is none other. The created is Maya and is HE ownself. Maya in a deceptive way hides truth or true nature of creation which is everchanging and never same. It only gives illusion of sameness but everything born or created ends or dies.

The Sach is Nirgun and ever changing creation is Sargun. The creation is a Nirgun-Sargun combination.

The Creation is brought by the Hukam which is Nirgun and past and future exists in Nirgun state.

Gurbani says that What is in the present, Hei bhi in the mind decides what would appear in the Sargun world out of the possibilities that are present in the Hukam in future.

The future possibility could be a totally cured state. a shift that is a new reality.

The reality in fact is always shifting to new. It generally is linear and follows event with linked  events. But many times it shifts to an unconnected reality by jumping events. If we look around we can find it happening many times in creation. Many have these reality shifts experiences. But are ignored.

Time does not exist at the Sach which is eternal. In sargun also time is an experience that emerges out of event flow seen as cause-effect. Science very well understands that time-space are different at quantum level of creation. Quantum state is nearer to the Sabad in Nirgun that gives rise to creation, first comes the subtle energy forms and then the material forms.

The miracles are in fact part of Naam Aukhad.

The fact is healing that occurs through simple medicines is also Naam Aukhad as Hukam causes events that lets us come to right doctor and right treatment.

Healing is in fact change of our state of mind to a higher positive level. We often let go of things that are holding us like a grudge, unforgiveness, guilt or a bad memory.  A change in state of mind and life style does bring healing.

Naam is our true nature. We should know more about it daily. We should do vichar (contemplate) on  Gurbani words. We should read books of those Gursikhs who have spiritual experiences and consider Guru Granth Sahib as Guru and Gurbani the illuminating light.

A simple prayer to the Nirgun Naam within brings synchronous events in the life that bring the right knowledge with understanding of Naam Aukhad.