Moments of wonder and awe can change your life

The nursery rhyme 'Twinkle 'Twinkle little star how I wonder what you are' expresses the feeling of wonder and awe and so does Guru Nanak's Japji Sahib. The wonder and awe expressed by Guru Nanak demonstrates that just like the little star spotted by the person who wrote it, Nanak saw light beings when he described

'Tithe Lowe lowe aakar,

 jiv jiv hukum tive tiv kaar

vekhe vigee kar veechar,

Nanak katana Karra Saar.

Just like nature fills us with the feeling of awe, so does a great meditation session but only when we first have the desire to know the truth behind this universe, this existence and we are absorbed deeply in this contemplation. Imagine the twinkle twinkle rhyme being sung by someone in a social setting and the same by someone actually watching the star, absorbed in the awe and you will realise the difference between attending a religious session in the Temple, Gurdwara, church, mosque and a quiet meditation session at home. The point is to be absorbed in the moment with the feeling. Without the feeling, the words can't do much magic and those who haven't had any first hand experience will not understand the power of those words. So recite your scriptures only to gain inspiration and to go inside yourself and dig out that feeling of wonder and awe to experience something special.  Find time to have a conversation with the universe and believe that it will provide wisdom in the moment of silence.

Wet Sponge meditation

14 points below and 14 above, feel the wet sponge at each point
Go beyond the centre of the earth and as far above as possible.
Centre of the body then two sides
Chain
Bicycle chain, pedals near the heart chakra
Four points of heart chakra, lotus shape, move outwards

Three essential requirements in meditation

Guru Nanak says in Japji Sahib
Gaviye suniye man rakhiye bhao
Sing, listen and keep love in the heart.
Saying or singing his name - any name, He has many.
Listening to what you are saying for some time and then
listening without orally saying it. The vibration stays long after you have said it.
Feel love in the heart. Remember him from the heart, otherwise what you are doing is merely a physical and mental exercise not a spiritual practice.
The mental exercise is not successful either because
'Chupe chup na hovai je lai rahan liv Tar',
the mind can't stay quiet even when sitting in meditation pose. The thoughts come and go. The only way to stop those thoughts is to feel love in the heart.
What will happen then?
Gavai ko vehe hadra hadoor.
If someone sings his name in this way, he will
see God right then and there.
So its the feeling of love that God responds to. The singing and listening is to generate the feeling. So what are you doing when quiet in meditation? Feeling Love for God and the urge to see him. If you have other desires, hoping that you will be rewarded because you are sitting in meditation pose, nothing will happen. Even to get other rewards, you need to focus on one desire at a time. Feel how much you want it and pray while in meditation. Believe that true God has the power to give anything. If you have doubt that you are not worthy of it, it will not be given. Give yourself credit and believe that you are worthy of receiving what you are asking for and you shall receive.
Jo Mange Thakur Apne Te, Soi Soi Devai
Whatever you ask, He gives all that.