A real seeker of Truth is he who is in search of himself – his True Nature, Essential Being, Real Self, “who am I?”, and so on. ਪ੍ਰਣਵਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਕੈਸਾ ਹੋਇ… Continue reading Real Seeker of Truth
Month: September 2009
When Reading the Word, no Need to Shout or use Loudspeakers
The following verse of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) assets that there is no need to shout so loud (ਕੂਕਾਂ ਮਾਰਕੇ, ਸਪੀਕਰ ਲਗਾਕੇ ਸੁਨਾਣਾਂ – broadcast through loudspeakers etc)… Continue reading When Reading the Word, no Need to Shout or use Loudspeakers
This World is a Dream
The Gurmat Wisdom of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) stresses that this physical world, and all the experiences associated with it, is only a dream (‘ਸੁਪਨਾ’). Hence the Gurbani… Continue reading This World is a Dream
Mithiya
In addition to ‘Supan-ਸੁਪਨ’ (lit. dream), ‘Jhooth-ਝੂਠ’ (lit. false, untrue etc.), ‘Koorh-ਕੂੜੁ’ (lit. falsehood etc.), ‘Bharam-ਭਰਮੁ’ (lit. doubt, confusion etc.), ‘Chalanhaar-ਚਲਣਹਾਰੁ’ (lit. fleeting etc.) and so on, the Gurbani calls… Continue reading Mithiya
Nature of Mayaic Delusion: Part 3
How can we get rid of this delusion? Consider the following verses from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS): ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਜਗੁ ਦੁਖੀਆ ਫਿਰੈ ਮਨਮੁਖਾ ਨੋ ਗਈ ਖਾਇ ॥ ਸਬਦੇ… Continue reading Nature of Mayaic Delusion: Part 3