"Guru Nānak gave us Japji. Jap means repeated, reciprocal creative power. Jap means when we recite and what we recite, it takes mind, body, and soul to recite. Jap requires consciousness, intelligence, and personality; it requires soul, mind, and body.
Ji means the soul, the inner self, the eternal self, the excellent self, the infinite self. Ji energy is what the universal energy is, and Guru Nānak gave you Jap of the Ji, that's why the name is Japji. It is recitation of that Ji; it is called multiple soul, it's called infinite soul." ~Yogi Bhajan, April 16, 1985
Through repeating Japji daily, we attune our Soul to the universal consciousness that Guru Nānak embodied. This amazing poem teaches us how to live in consciousness on this planet. As we recite it with each repetition, we teach ourselves through its vibration; we don't even have to know the meaning. On a cellular level, we are shifting the vibratory frequency of our being.
Wisdom from the Master
Yogi Bhajan Video on the Power of Japji
Yogi Bhajan Lecture: Japji―Beyond Time and Space 6/17/03
Yogi Bhajan Lecture: Naad—The Resounding Sound
Yogi Bhajan Lecture: The Science of Naad and Gurbani
Blogs
Japji is the Love of My Life by Savitree Kaur
Journaling a 40-Day Meditation by Kathe Forrest aka Siri Kirin Kaur
Japji―The Song of the Soul by Dev Suroop Kaur
Japji 1st Pauri: Antidote to Depression by Dev Suroop Kaur
Japji 25th Pauri: Bahota Karam for Prosperity
Japji 28th Pauri: Conquer Your Monkey Mind by Dev Suroop Kaur
Japji 32nd Pauri: The Karma Completer by Dev Suroop Kaur
Japji 33rd Pauri: The Ego Eradicator by Dev Suroop Kaur
Japji Sahib and the Shabad Guru by Ek Ong Kaar Kaur
Japji at Summer and Winter Solstices
Guru Nanak and the Yogis by Ek Ong Kaar Kaur
Guru Nanak: Awakened Sensory Human by Guruka Singh
Shabad Guru and the Aquarian Age by Ek Ong Kaar Kaur
The Sound Current Brings Bliss to the Operating Room by Jeff Hawkins aka Jaswant Singh
Naad Yoga and How Mantra Works
Shabad Guru: Our Guide through the Wave of Change by Gurucharan Singh
The Unstruck Melody: Understanding the Science of Naad Yoga by Mata Mandir Singh
Unlocking the Power of Mantra: Deep Listening by Dev Suroop Kaur