Category Archives: Desires, Senses

Comparing Life to Others’

Posted by T. Singh

We are all actors on this stage of the life. Since life is a journey, during this journey on earth, we all play our unique role. At the end of the play, the curtain falls or closes, and we depart from this world. The Gurbani … READ FULL POST »

Slave to the Senses

Posted by T. Singh

We all like to think and believe that we are not slave to our senses!

ਪੰਚੇ ਰੁੰਨੇ ਦੁਖਿ ਭਰੇ ਬਿਨਸੇ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ॥੧॥: Panche runne dukh bhare binse doojai bhaai ||1||: The five relatives (the five senses of perception) weep and wail painfully, and waste … READ FULL POST »

Listening Skills

Posted by T. Singh

The Gurbani instructs the path of Bhagti (devotion) as the basis of spiritual life (ਆਤਮਕ ਜੀਵਨ). Listening (hearing) to the Truth is one of the forms of devotional discipline. Listening indicates developing a taste for listening to the Truth by which the mind is encouraged … READ FULL POST »

One Dog and Two Bitches

Posted by T. Singh

The Gurbani says that the man is accompanied by one dog and two bitches — greed is the dog, material and celestial desires are two bitches.

In the morning, they (i.e., dogs of all sorts of desires, avarice, and corruption) wake up with the man and … READ FULL POST »

O Lord! What Should I Beg for From You

Posted by T. Singh

ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ ਤੂ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਦਾਤਾ ਦਾਨਿ ਮਤਿ ਪੂਰਾ ਹਮ ਥਾਰੇ ਭੇਖਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਮੈ ਕਿਆ ਮਾਗਉ ਕਿਛੁ ਥਿਰੁ ਨ ਰਹਾਈ ਹਰਿ ਦੀਜੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਿਆਰੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਬਨਵਾਰੀ ॥ ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਗੁਪਤੋ ਵਰਤੈ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਦੇਖਿ ਨਿਹਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ॥ … READ FULL POST »