Category Archives: Gurbani
The Egg of Doubt Must Burst
The Gurbani speaks at the level of the mind. It’s meant to change the mind for good (change Soch or thinking). Hence, the Gurbani is the mirror for the mind …
Who can Say the Guru is Dead?
In the life of a true Sikh, everyday is a Gurpurab if he lives his daily life by the Wisdom (Vitues…) of the Guru (ਜੀਵਨ ਵਿਚ ਗੁਣਾਂ ਦੀ ਕਮਾਈ)! Which …
What Humans and Animals Consume is Another Form of Life
We often hear or come across arguments, debates, opinions, writings, etc., regarding should one eat meat (another Jeeva or life). The purpose of this post is to find out exactly …
The Satgur’s Sword of Wisdom
The Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) asserts: (1) Giaan (Wisdom) is the Guru, (2) it’s our consciousness (Surat-ਸੁਰਤ) that needs to become a Sikh (ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀ, or learner, or student of …
Mere Seeing and Bowing is of no Avail
Without Shabad-Vichaar, mere bowing (Mathaa Tekanaa) or seeing (Darshan) of Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) will not and cannot liberate anybody from Maya, doubts, duality, Haumai (false ego-sense), worldly bondage, …
Churning The Gurbani
The Gurbani is the source of Wisdom (Giaan, ਉਚੀ ਮਤ, ਸਮਝ… ) which we can apply to mend our conditioned minds (thinking-ਸੋਚ). Hence, it’s NOT meant to be ritualistic or …
Pujaaree System Wants People Remain Ignorant, Fearful, Ritualistic…
There is an Indian proverb that goes something like this: Where the greedy people live, there a cheat or a swindler (ਠਗ, thug, trickster, etc.) will never starve. A cheat …
Rabid Dog and Greed
The Gurbani says that the man is accompanied by one dog and two bitches — greed is the dog, and desires and avarice (ਆਸਾ, ਤ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨਾ, etc.) are the two bitches. …
Ghost-Pret Defined
The majority of us talk about ghosts and goblin or Bhoot-Pret as heard from manufactured stories, or as seen in movies and t.v. serials, or Pakhand, etc. However we seldom …