Mental Health and Wellbeing by Nanak Naam

Satpal Singh explores the inner journey described in Gurmat spiritual wisdom in a fun and relatable way for the whole family. In this workshop Satpal Singh covers: - How spirituality helps mental health - Can external things make us happy? - How do I look inside myself? - What is the Sikh tradition about Your support is vital in helping us produce and share valuable Sikh spirituality content. Please consider making a donation today at nanaknaam.org/donate to continue this transformative journey together!

How to meditate on Naam? How to find peace? Go through the four stages of Mantra Meditation for beginners with Satpal Singh to find your inner bliss. Also known as Naam Simran, Nam Japna. This podcast explores: - Gurmat meditation - The techniques of meditation - Why is meditation hard? - What are we trying to achieve in meditation? - Sikh meditation in Gurbani - How does mantra work?

True happiness can be found inside you. In this podcast Satpal Singh describes the inner journey for spiritual happiness and how we can change our own life experience.

In this podcast Satpal Singh covers: - How to change our understanding of ourselves - How do you define happiness in your life - Emotional trauma healing - Stress hormones effects on the body

Podcast on the nature of Happiness & Sadness covers

* Common myths 

* Causes of suffering/sadness? 

* How can I overcome my pain?  

Myths we live with 

* We cannot help moving between these two feeling as it is a normal & healthy part of life 

* Pleasure is better than pain 

* Pain and pleasure are independent opposites and not linked to each other   

Gurmat tries to create conscious humans - actively aware of their thoughts, so the goal is 

* To reach a neutral state of bliss to all circumstances and situations in life. 

* Constant tranquillity or 'sehaj' (not the same as excitement or happiness) 

* Is this possible - yes, this is how you should judge/asses our own progress.  

Causes of suffering 

* Desires (I want = I don't have) 

* Ownership     

  * Body-mind identity     

  * Ownership of possessions and people 

* Delusions of permanence     

  * Death - we say things like "I lost my father" 

* Control     

  * People should act how I want them to. Everyone acts according to his or her own conditioning.  

Solutions 

* Choose not to focus on the negative     

  * Suffering and anger continues as long as you keep narrating the same story to yourself      

  * Your mood immediately changes when someone calls or rings the doorbell     

  * Music is an instant mood-changer. 

* The past is not your reality now     

  * "I cannot change past but I choose happiness now" 

* Be impartial to everything     

  * Don't prioritise pleasures over suffering.         

    * All pleasures received in the past have faded, leaving you wanting more (so pleasures lead to desires and suffering)     

    * Don't judge anything or anyone's actions as good or bad         

      * In hukam there are only occurrences          

      * These labels only reflect how they affect us.  

* Predict unpredictability     

  * Let go of expectations     

  * Expect the unexpected     

  * Anticipate and get comfortable with the ever-changing nature of reality. 

* Treat Praise and Criticism equally     

  * When you are criticised - think about how that can serve you? (Fareeda burrai da bhalla kar) 

* Live in gratitude and grace     

  * Focus on what you have and not what you don't have     

  * ਦਸ ਬਸਤੂ ਲੇ ਪਾਛੈ ਪਾਵੈ ॥ He obtains ten things, and puts them behind him; ਏਕ ਬਸਤੁ ਕਾਰਨਿ ਬਿਖੋਟਿ ਗਵਾਵੈ ॥ for the sake of one thing withheld, he forfeits his faith. ਏਕ ਭੀ ਨ ਦੇਇ ਦਸ ਭੀ ਹਿਰਿ ਲੇਇ ॥ But what if that one thing were not given, and the ten were taken away?

 ਤਉ ਮੂੜਾ ਕਹੁ ਕਹਾ ਕਰੇਇ ॥ Then, what could the fool say or do?     

  * Start to use the 'Thank-you' mantra     

  * Treat each moment as a gift          

* Bahuta Karam Likhiya Na Jae, Vadda Daataa Til Na Tamaee - Japji Sahib

This podcast is Bhai Satpal Singh's appearance on the Sikh Channel Breakfast show on the 6th of January 2018 where he discusses happiness in the modern world. 

It looks at:  

- What is happiness 

- How does society teach us to pursue happiness 

- Does true happiness exist? 

- How does Mantra Mindfulness (Naam Simran) bring happiness?

On Guru Nanak's birthday we reflect upon the teachings of the sikh religion. 

Who was Guru Nanak and what is Guru Nanak dev ji's message. 

What does Sikhism believe in and the relevance of Guru Nanak's teachings today.

How to do Mantra Meditation?   

This Podcast answers common questions: 

- How to meditate using Mantra Mindfulness 

- What is a mantra for? 

- How to use mantra for meditation.  

- Which meditation mantras are best?

An interview with Satpal Singh (Nanak Naam) and Jasvinder Singh on Akaal Channel, hosted by Dr. Gurnam Singh and Manjit Kaur. This show focuses on the nature of suffering.