I call the Gurbani a source of ultimate freedom, because it frees its true followers from man’s assumed rituals and rites. It attaches its followers to the Creator, who is all pervading and all present with infinite power to create and destroy the visible and invisible universes and beyond. It verifies that the small deities …
In Punjab, India, there is a picture of Darbar Sahib on sale everywhere; on that picture there is a Gurbani-verse, ਹਰਿ ਮੰਦਰੁ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਸਾਜਿਆ ਰਖਿਆ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਵਾਰਿ॥ Har manḏar har jī▫o sāji▫ā rakẖi▫ā hukam savār. but it has nothing to do with the of picture of Darbar Sahib. Its usage is misleading, because it …
In the following shabda Third Nanak makes it clear that it is not the reading or discussing of religious scriptures that helps the seeker to obtain spiritual progression but the grace of the Creator. The Guru advises his followers to reflect on the mind and its different situations it falls for by giving an example …
Sikhi settles well only with the Guru’s thought that binds and guides its course; any thought other than the Guru’s words has no meaning in the Sikhi. Any effect of science or modern culture used while understanding the Gurbani will literally become a misgiving. In the past, many people have tried to interpret the Gurbani …
Once one truly falls in love with the Creator, one sees the world very differently. A distance develops from the world, which is involved in the Maya pursuits deeply; then living in that world becomes easier and comfortable. Everywhere the presence of the beloved Creator is felt intensely. Compassion for the week and left behind …
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