Acharya Prashant addresses a questioner who finds solace in sleeping with the Japji Sahib scripture to combat insomnia. He reassures her that this is not superstition. He explains that there are three levels of company (sangat): of the body, of the mind, and of the Self. The level of company one needs depends on the level at which one is currently living. Since most people live with body-consciousness (deh-bhav), they need the company of Truth in a physical, gross form. The questioner's problem of sleeplessness indicates that her life is currently at the level of the body. Therefore, keeping a physical copy of the scripture, which is a gross object, is an excellent way to keep the Truth with her. She cannot yet hold the Truth in its subtle form, so she needs it at her own level. He uses an analogy: if you are at a lower level and the Truth is at the highest, it is of no use unless it comes down to your level. He affirms that what she is doing is the path of devotion to the formful (Saguna Bhakti), similar to Meera Bai, who, accepting her embodied state as a woman, chose the formful Krishna as her husband. This is in contrast to the more difficult path of formless worship, like that of Lalleshwari Devi. The speaker emphasizes the importance of having a manifest, concrete entity (murti) of Truth in one's life, especially for those living at the physical level. This could be an idol, a symbol, or even a living Guru. He explains that practices like idol worship, wearing religious symbols like the Sikh 'kada', or the tradition of 'Pratah Smaraniya' (remembering the revered one first in the morning) all serve the purpose of bringing a gross, physical reminder of the Truth into one's life. This helps one to eventually rise from the gross to the subtle. He concludes by praising the questioner's practice as an act of love and faith, not superstition.
