Simran – Contemplative Meditation

Definition:

Simran means to remember, and is a means of contemplative meditation using repetition which enables one to realize that they are an inseparable part of the divine. Gurmanter a repetition which is focused on the recitation of Waheguru or the identity of the divine is known as naam simran

Simran may be performed:

• Anytime day or night.
• As an early morning meditation.
• Inaudibly, while listening with the mind.
• Audibly with the tongue while listening with the ears.
• While singing hymns from the Sikh scripture Guru Granth.

As the soul merges with its maker, simran produces a kind of ecstatic state which scripture describes as an elixir of enjoyment.