Consider the following verse of the Gurbani: ਕਊਆ ਕਹਾ ਕਪੂਰ ਚਰਾਏ ॥ ਕਹ ਬਿਸੀਅਰ ਕਉ ਦੂਧੁ ਪੀਆਏ ॥੨॥: Kaouooaa kahaa kapoor charaae. kah bisiar kaou doodhu piaae ||2||: Offering camphor … Continue reading “Crow-Mind”
Category: Animals
The instinctive, Haumai or Mayaic mind is also called “black deer” by the Gurbani. As indicated in the Gurbani, our mind has been accumulating Malla (Bikh, Sootak; inner filth, inner … Continue reading “O Black Deer!”
ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਸਦਾ ਬਗੁ ਮੈਲਾ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਲੁ ਲਾਈ ॥: Manamukh sadaa bagu mailaa houmai malu laaee: The Manmukh (self-willed, materialistic, ego being, denier of truthful living …) will always be filthy … Continue reading “Manmukh is Filthy As a Crane”
ਮਃ ੩ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਰਵਰੁ ਏਕੁ ਫਲੁ ਦੁਇ ਪੰਖੇਰੂ ਆਹਿ ॥ ਆਵਤ ਜਾਤ ਨ ਦੀਸਹੀ ਨਾ ਪਰ ਪੰਖੀ ਤਾਹਿ ॥ ਬਹੁ ਰੰਗੀ ਰਸ ਭੋਗਿਆ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਹੈ ਨਿਰਬਾਣੁ ॥ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ … Continue reading “Two Birds”
ਮਾਇਆ ਫਾਸ ਬੰਧ ਬਹੁ ਬੰਧੇ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿਓ ਖੁਲ ਖੁਲਨੇ ॥ ਜਿਉ ਜਲ ਕੁੰਚਰੁ ਤਦੂਐ ਬਾਂਧਿਓ ਹਰਿ ਚੇਤਿਓ ਮੋਖ ਮੁਖਨੇ ॥੩॥: Maya phaas bandh bahu bandhe har japio khul khulanae. Jiou … Continue reading “Symbolism of Elephant-Crocodile Story”
A donkey or an ass is known to be the beast of burden. It carries burden day and night, without knowing for who he is doing it, and why he … Continue reading “Beast of Burden”
The level of intelligence of an utterly foolish or stupid person is generally compared with that of a donkey. Poor Donkey! For example, if some one acts stupidly, he takes … Continue reading “They Are Real Donkeys”
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., … Continue reading “One Dog and Two Bitches”
ਤੁਮ ਮਖਤੂਲ ਸੁਪੇਦ ਸਪੀਅਲ ਹਮ ਬਪੁਰੇ ਜਸ ਕੀਰਾ ॥ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਮਾਧਉ ਜੈਸੇ ਮਧੁਪ ਮਖੀਰਾ ॥੨॥: Tum makhatool suped sapeeal ham bapure jas keeraa. Satsangat mil raheeai maadhaou jaise … Continue reading “SILKWORM”
Spiritually speaking, when we talk about wild elephants, their three main aspects come to light: (1) elephants’ lustful urges, (2) its conduct, which is like a drunkard being, and (3) … Continue reading “TRAPPING OF ELEPHANT AND THE HUMAN MIND”