Category: GURBANI ARTICLES

ANAND SAHIB: An Ultimate Bliss – Part 2

[Continued from the previous post] Below, Guru Ji expresses the power of His Will; as in Jap Ji it is said: nothing is in our hands including our longing to attain knowledge of Him and getting liberated (7 on SGGS). Whoever succeeds in spiritual spheres is because of His Will. He has created this world …

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The Ultimate Bliss: Anand Sahib

In  “Ram Kli Anand”, Third Nanak shares his spiritual achievement with his followers; we, his followers, will be unfortunate if we fail to grasp his precious advice. We cannot see even in the light if we keep our eyes closed. We cannot listen what is being said if our minds remain lost in our own …

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The Cultural Quagmire And Gurbani

Gurbani deals with the mind. It cleans it by creating virtuous thoughts in it; the mind being pressured by cultural influence often resists to Gurbani guidance, and it tries to make excuses to go along with cultural stream.  The cultural influence is the reason we often live culture and very rarely try to live the …

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Looking For A Saint

In Gurbani, the word “Saint” has been used for a True Guru, The Creator and a divine person who becomes one with the Creator.              I have recently visited India and I am totally stunned how people judge others by looking at outer appearance. Why Fake Saints are mushrooming is …

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The Peak Of Sikhi

Meticulously Guru Nanak Dev has laid out a map for his followers to guide them to a peak where the Creator is truly realized. When He is realized, talks, discussions and debates lose their cluster to distract the mind. Such a state of mind is obtained only if one progresses carefully to that peak as …

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