There is an old saying — you can lead a horse to the water, but you can’t make it drink the water! Similarly, one cannot make or force people to… Continue reading Knowledge is Taken, not Given
Author: T. Singh
Author is neither a scholar, nor a philosopher, nor a writer, nor a Pujaaree, etc., nor interested in being one. As a learner, he is trying to understand the Gurbani from the Gurbani to see own self and the world per the Wisdom of the SGGS. ... More →
Length of Life is One Breath!
As long as we live, we will have questions, and to some of these questions we may discover answers. The Gurmat (Wisdom, Upadesh, or Way of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib,… Continue reading Length of Life is One Breath!
Be in the World, but not of the World!
The Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) has a rich style of transmitting Wisdom through examples, illustrations, idioms, proverbs, etc. to reflect (Vichaar) and to provide a guide on how to… Continue reading Be in the World, but not of the World!
Seven Days of a Sikh
To hammer Divine Giyan-Wisdom into our deluded heads, the Gurbani enshrined within the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) uses many analogies, similes, allegories, metaphors, idioms, euphemism, symbolic expressions, figurative or… Continue reading Seven Days of a Sikh
Gurbani on Mental Traps
Superstition or doubt (ਵਹਿਮ-ਭਰਮ) is a major obstacle to the development of an individual or society. Unless one’s daily life is guided by Bibek_budhi (discerning intellect), the Sri Guru Granth… Continue reading Gurbani on Mental Traps