{"id":8963,"date":"2013-09-19T11:59:18","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T06:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.barusahib.org\/?p=8963"},"modified":"2025-10-23T12:00:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T06:30:15","slug":"embracing-the-simplicity-manifesting-the-plainness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/embracing-the-simplicity-manifesting-the-plainness\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing The Simplicity &#8211; Manifesting The Plainness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/embracing-the-simplicity-manifesting-the-plainness\/#The_Soul_That_Speaks_Through_Music\" >The Soul That Speaks Through Music<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/embracing-the-simplicity-manifesting-the-plainness\/#A_Journey_Towards_Musical_Enlightenment\" >A Journey Towards Musical Enlightenment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/embracing-the-simplicity-manifesting-the-plainness\/#Chasing_Dreams_with_Dedication\" >Chasing Dreams with Dedication<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/embracing-the-simplicity-manifesting-the-plainness\/#The_Beauty_of_Simplicity_in_Expression\" >The Beauty of Simplicity in Expression<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/embracing-the-simplicity-manifesting-the-plainness\/#A_Blessing_from_Baru_Sahib\" >A Blessing from Baru Sahib<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/embracing-the-simplicity-manifesting-the-plainness\/#Music_%E2%80%93_A_Path_to_the_Divine\" >Music &#8211; A Path to the Divine<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Soul_That_Speaks_Through_Music\"><\/span>The Soul That Speaks Through Music<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Amritpreet Kaur, Gurdaspur &#8211; <\/strong><em>\u2018Music is the greatest treasure in the world\u2019 <\/em>this saying is undeniably affirmed by <strong>Amritpreet Kaur of Gurdaspur,<\/strong> for whom music is the movement of the sound to reach the soul.<br \/>\nMusic is the shorthand of emotions and for her, music was her religion, her passion, and her beauty. She matriculated and passed her <strong>12th grade<\/strong> from a <strong>Government school in Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur.<\/strong> She secured <strong>70%<\/strong> in class <strong>10th<\/strong> and <strong>71%<\/strong> in her <strong>class 12th CBSE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Journey_Towards_Musical_Enlightenment\"><\/span>A Journey Towards Musical Enlightenment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In <strong>2008,<\/strong> she came to <strong>The Kalgidhar Trust, Baru Sahib<\/strong> with all her hopes and passion to excel in the stream of music.<br \/>\nShe polished her talent by imbibing the skills of <strong>\u2018Prayag Sangeet in Instrumental\u2019<\/strong> at <strong>Baru Sahib<\/strong> for a year and currently she is pursuing her <strong>Bachelor\u2019s in Music <\/strong>and proposes to be a musician in life.<br \/>\nNot only has she made music her reverence, but she also wishes to spread these <strong>\u2018surs and taals\u2019<\/strong> within the souls of other people too. Her sister too is a music admirer and teaches the harmony lovers in an <strong>Akal Academy at Amritsar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chasing_Dreams_with_Dedication\"><\/span>Chasing Dreams with Dedication<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Aspirations and dreams have always resided within you but very few realize the importance of time and hit the masterstroke to achieve them.<br \/>\n<strong>Amritpreet Kaur<\/strong> not only attained success with her best efforts and dedication but she is also an example for those who are still fixing up the wings to their dreams and trying to accomplish their goals.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Beauty_of_Simplicity_in_Expression\"><\/span>The Beauty of Simplicity in Expression<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Simplicity is the glory of expression and the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is the simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.<br \/>\nMusic is a refuge, Music doesn\u2019t lie, After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Blessing_from_Baru_Sahib\"><\/span>A Blessing from Baru Sahib<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Devout thanks to <strong>Akal Academy,<\/strong> who not only endowed the instinct of courage in her but also bestowed the benediction and blessed her soul with spirituality and eternal values.<br \/>\nThe value-based education given by this Academy has raised her endeavour and spirit to work hard.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Music_%E2%80%93_A_Path_to_the_Divine\"><\/span>Music &#8211; A Path to the Divine<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is said that <strong>\u2018Music\u2019<\/strong> has a direct relation with the Almighty, so we assume how well her spirit is attached to Babaji.<br \/>\nWe all have our inspirational models that make us move on our ambitions. The same way, <strong>Amritpreet Kaur<\/strong> found the magnetic power of touching souls through Music.<br \/>\nThere is nothing in the world so much like prayer, as music is. Therefore, let the strings of your <strong>Sitar<\/strong> hit your soul and let your fingers on the Surmandal experience the heavenly bliss.<br \/>\nSo play the music and not the instrument for music cleanses the understanding, inspires it, and lifts it into a divine realm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Soul That Speaks Through Music Amritpreet Kaur, Gurdaspur &#8211; \u2018Music is the greatest treasure in the world\u2019 this saying is undeniably affirmed by Amritpreet Kaur of Gurdaspur, for whom music is the movement of the sound to reach the soul. 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