It is very hard to change for a person, who is heavily involved in the Maya pursuits, to become a devotee of the Creator. Many of us, the Sikh-seekers, fail to understand what actually the Gurbani wants us to do. Our deep indulgence in the worldly affairs makes us think that by doing daily recitation …
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The Bliss We Often Don’t Seek
I want to share with the Gurbani lovers a few things about the Gurbani : The Gurbani is not a poetic fantasy but an actual expression of spiritual experience expressed through beautiful metaphors and analogies. We all are trying to interpret it through our intellectual efforts, but we don’t have the experience the Gurbani came …
A Gift Of Peace
We don’t know why and when the bani “Sukhmani” was written, and believing in stories about it doesn’t help us anyway. In Santhya Bhai Veer Singh relates some stories given in “Suraj Parkash”. According to that, some followers asked the Guru to write simple bani to help the follower to get attached to Naam. It …
The Path On Which We Often Slip Down
The following shabda at 830, SGGS is all about seeking Ekankaar within with extreme longing. Fifth Nanak expresses the plight of a seeker, who is utterly sincere in his goal. As the seeker progresses, a big change comes within and the Seeker’s ultimate wish materializes. It starts with very sincere hope of envisioning Ekankaar within. …