STEP BY STEP METHOD FOR DOING SIMRAN MEDITATION: Why resonating / remembering in mind the WORD OF GOD - Waheguru / Ram / Allah / Sai...... is greater than singing, uttering, physical recitation

The way to do Simran , is by doing antar (inside) ........listening by mind.....remembrance.......yaad (in hindi)......simarti ( in sanskrit)....simran (in punjabi/ gurmukhi).

Sri Sukhmani Sahib explains: ਪਵਿਤ੍ਰ ਪਵਿਤ੍ਰ ਪਵਿਤ੍ਰ ਪੁਨੀਤ ॥ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ॥੮॥੧੨॥

(notice pavitar comes 3 times then puneet is obtained),

Sri Anand Sahib explains: ਸੁਣਤੇ ਪੁਨੀਤ ਕਹਤੇ ਪਵਿਤੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰੇ ॥ ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਗੁਰ ਚਰਣ ਲਾਗੇ ਵਾਜੇ ਅਨਹਦ ਤੂਰੇ ॥੪੦॥੧॥

(sunte: listening = puneet) (kehte: singing = pavit) meaning that by listening we receive three times as much phal.

No wonder why Guru Ji says Kaljug meh kirtan pardhana Gurmukh japeeay laye dhiana.

Here again Guru sahib has emphasised on Dhian ........listening.....remembrance...yaad (in hindi)......simarti ( in sanskrit)....simran (in punjabi/ gurmukhi)

When we read / speak / sing the WORD OF GOD like Waheguru / Ram / Allah / Sai etc, our CONSCIENCE   (MAN) may not necessarily be with us. How ever, if we just remember the same WORD of GOD in our MIND without speaking with tongue and only by remembering in mind, this is only possible with our ACTIVE CONSCIENCE. Without conscience remembrance is just not possible.  

Following are the few steps in which one  can master this:

1. Find a silent place in your house, preferably in morning hours. The embroisal hour of 12-30am to 4am is most bliss full, fruitfull and rewarding.
2. But dont psotepone it only for not waking up early. Just start the day you think abou it.  
3. Firstly, for some time reciting with tongue and hearing it.  WORD OF GOD may be Waheguru / Ram / Allah / Sai etc, as the religion / faith calls for.  Should be loud as much that only you can hear it clearly.
4. Then for few minutes only move lips & tongue but without making sound.
5. In the third stage now stop the movement of tongue as well. Tightly freeze your tongue and now concentrate the MIND on the sound or the WORD OF GOD  that you were earlier reciting. The word may be Waheguru / Ram / Allah / Sai etc, as the religion / faith calls for. 
6. This must be practised with humility, devotion, love & attachment and not be a mere DRY remembrance.
7. Do it with belief that what you are doing is changing your inner self, modifying your attributes yoiur character, nature. A great evolution is ON.
8. Innitialy you shall find difficult to do for few minutes also. But keep doing without harming your self, keep increasing the duration gradually. Keep doing with irritation or devotion, but don't stop - dont miss a day. Even if you dont enjoy just carry on.
9. Carry on and you shall find sooner or later the same shall become soothing, you shall start ralishing it, enjoying it.
10. A stage would come that when ever you desire to remember GOD, the sound would start resonating in your MIND automaticaly without any efforts.