Category: GURBANI ARTICLES

Everything is Him

 On SGGS 138, there is a Sloka by Guru Angad ji; in it, the Guru tells his followers that the mind slave loves the things blessed by the Creator more than he loves Him. The Guru further explains, though the light of the Creator exists one’s within, one still acts good and bad as per …

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Right Environments For Connecting With The Creator

 On SGGS 146, there is a sloka by Guru Angad ji in which he guides his followers to remain in good environments that can keep them inclined toward the Universal Creator.  Let us ponder over that sloka:  ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ 2 ॥ ਅਠੀ ਪਹਰੀ ਅਠ ਖੰਡ ਨਾਵਾ ਖੰਡੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥  ਤਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਏਕੁ …

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A Few Suggestions By The Guru For His Sikhs

The second Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Angad shares his experience how a Sikh can become one with the universal Creator and suggests what to do. Let us ponder over his sloka on 146 SGGS:  ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ 2 ॥ ਅਠੀ ਪਹਰੀ ਅਠ ਖੰਡ ਨਾਵਾ ਖੰਡੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥ ਤਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਏਕੁ ਭਾਲਹਿ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੀਰੁ …

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Believing Only In The Universal Creator   

When we ponder over the bhagat-bani, we see it fully aligned with the Gurmat; here and there in SGGS, the Guru added his own views in response to any bhagata’s bani but basically that is a kind of further interpretation to remove any ambiguity in the thought presented by the Bhagata. The below shabda is …

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A Gurmat Way

On SGGS 20, the Guru says: ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ 1 ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਬੇੜੀ ਸਚ ਕੀ ਤਰੀਐ ਗੁਰ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥ ਇਕਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਇਕਿ ਜਾਵਹੀ ਪੂਰਿ ਭਰੇ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਿ ॥  ਮਨਹਠਿ ਮਤੀ ਬੂਡੀਐ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਚੁ ਸੁ ਤਾਰਿ ॥1॥ Sirīrāg mėhlā 1. Nānak beṛī sacẖ kī ṯarī-ai gur vīcẖār. Ik āvahi ik jāvhī pūr bẖare ahaʼnkār.  Manhaṯẖ maṯī būdī-ai gurmukẖ sacẖ so …

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