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Understanding Truth

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The Search of Truth = (ਸਚ ਦੀ ਖੋਜ – Sach Dee Khoj) => Shabad-Vichaar => Understanding of Truth – true Understanding of the Gurbani (beyond its literal or worldly meanings: ਅਖਰੀ ਅਰਥਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਅੱਗੇ)…

Intellectual acceptance of the Infinite Glory of the Gur-Shabad is fine; … READ FULL POST »

Sri Guru Granth Sahib on Rahat

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  • ਜਿਨਿ ਜਾਤਾ ਤਿਸ ਕੀ ਇਹ ਰਹਤ ॥ Jini jaataa tis kee ih Rahat : This is the ‘Rahat’ of him who Knows … (sggs 294).

According to the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS), what is the ‘Rahat’ of the one who “Knows” (Brahm, Paramaatam, Mool-ਮੂਲ, Truth, Source, Reality, Highest Spiritual Realization…)?

  • ਸਚੁ ਕਰਣੀ ਸਚੁ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਰਹਤ ॥ …: Sachu karanee sachu taa kee Rahat… (sggs 283).
  • ਸੰਤ ਰਹਤ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥… : Sant Rahat sunahu mere bhaaee… (sggs 392).
  • ਦਸਵੈ ਦੁਆਰਿ ਰਹਤ ਕਰੇ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਇ ॥੩॥: Dasavai duaari rahat kare tribhavan sojhee paai (sggs 490).
  • ਅਪੁ ਤੇਜੁ ਬਾਇ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੀ ਆਕਾਸਾ ॥ ਐਸੀ ਰਹਤ ਰਹਉ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਸਾ ॥: Apu teju baai prithamee aakaasaa. Aisee rahat rahaou hari paasaa (sggs 327).

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Seeing the world as the Gurbani sees it

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The Gurmat (i.e., the Aatam-Giaan, Bibek-Budhi – ਆਤਮ ਗਿਆਨ, ਬਿਬੇਕ ਬੁਧਿ – of the Gurbani…) is meant to be thoroughly understood and applied.

ਫਰੀਦਾ ਅਮਲ ਜਿ ਕੀਤੇ ਦੁਨੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਆਏ ਕੰਮਿ ॥੧੦੦॥: Freedaa amal ji keete dunee vichi dargah aaye kammi ||100|| (sggs 1383). … READ FULL POST »

Hirdaa-the Spiritual Heart

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Hirda (pronounced as Hirdaa-”ਹਿਰਦਾ”…) mentioned in many Shabads of the Gurbani is not the physical heart that pumps blood in the body, which can be dissected by the surgeon’s knife. It is neither the psychological mind that is under the control of the Maya’s three … READ FULL POST »

Ajapaa Jaap

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As indicated in the onset of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (“ਜਪੁ” ਬਾਣੀ), there are countless Jap (“ਅਸੰਖ ਜਪ”) in the world. Associated with these countless Jap are also countless desires (ਇੱਛਾਵਾਂ), demands (ਮੰਗ), feelings, ways, methods, Mariayada (ਮਰਯਾਦਾ: ਬੰਦੇ ਦੀ ਅਪਣੀ ਮਰਜੀ i.e. ਮਨਮੁਖਤਾ), … READ FULL POST »

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