Category: GURBANI ARTICLES

The Guru Reveals A Secret

Over  time,  the  concept  of  our  Creator  has  been  made  so  different  than  the  reality  that  we  always  look  at  our  Creator  living  somewhere  else  away  from  us.  In  the  Gurbani,  it  is  made  clear  that  our  Creator  has  made  His  abode  in  us;  therefore,  it  is  advised  that  we  should  search  our  Creator  within  …

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Understanding “The Mool Mantra” of JapJi

If we don’t understand Mool Mantra (A prelude To Jap Ji), we know nothing about Sikhi; without understanding the concept of the Creator in “Mool Mantra”, we simply build our pyramids of knowledge based on stories told over times by those, who were more interested in the pursuit of their own quest than understanding fully …

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Fourth Nanak’s Advice On Religious Shops In Competition

In  the  Gurbani,  the  followers  are  guided  carefully  towards  Prabh,  the  all  pervading  imperishable  Creator;  the  Gurus  have  taken  all  efforts  to    make  their  followers  aware  not  only  about  negative  influences  of    Maya  attractions,  but  also  about  those  religious  shops,  which  rip  off  the  believers    financially  and  spiritually  by  misleading  them.  It  appears  that  the  …

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Are We Listening To Our Guru?

In Sri Guru Granth Sahib, there is First Nanak’s expressed truth about those persons who don’t care what the Guru says but remain interested in those things that lead them to frustrations and sufferings. The Guru points out our indifference toward our Creator through a metaphor of a frog, which remains engrossed in its own …

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First Nanak: Always Be Prepared To Go Home.

In the Gurbani, death is deemed as a call from the Creator (23, SGGS), but it is also referred in it to realize us that we are not here forever; we witness the reality of death everyday around; when someone dear to us dies, we feel it very close to us. Bringing close the certainty …

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