Tag Archives: intellect
Common Sense Is Not Common Anymore
As the Gurbani is cognizant of the importance of the human birth as well its impermanence, its views about the human life are based on a sound common sense. Accordingly, … Read Full Post →
Whatever is in the Mind Comes Forth
The Gurbani Indicates that as is the mind’s intellect (ਅਕਲ, ਬੁੱਧਿ…), that comes forth (becomes manifest, apparent, evident, ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਾਂ, ਫਲ ਲੱਗਣਾਂ…). That is, mere words of mouth by … Read Full Post →
As is the intellect so does one understands
Bhagat Kabeer Sahib says:
ਜਾ ਕੈ ਜੀਅ ਜੈਸੀ ਬੁਧਿ ਹੋਈ ॥ ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਜਾਨੈਗਾ ਸੋਈ ॥੪੫॥: Jaa kai jea jaisee budhi hoee. Kahi Kabeer jaanegaa soee: Says Kabeer! As is the intellect … Read Full Post →
Path on Which the Water Woman is Plundered
When the subtler philosophical truth that has not been personally experienced, one cannot grasp it directly. However, with the help of allegories, metaphors and similes, the real nature of the … Read Full Post →
On Using Wisdom
The Gurbani urges us to use Akal (ਅਕਲ).
Akal (ਅਕਲ) = wisdom, intellect, reason…
Thus, in nutshell, using Akal (ਅਕਲ) simply implies using Viveka-Budhi (discerning intellect).
Without discerning or discriminating … Read Full Post →
