In general, approaches to discover truth are: (1) scientific, and (2) logical (ਤਰਕ). Truth can never be understood or known through the glasses of blind-faith (ਅੰਧ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ਼, ਅੰਨੀ ਸ਼ਰਧਾ). Aptly,… Continue reading Don’t Take Anything at Face Value
Category: Giaan, Giyan, Gian, Wisdom, Ignorance
No Taker of Knowledge
Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) puts forth a universal Vichaar-Dhaaraa (Thought, Bibek or discernment, Giaan or Wisdom, view, etc.). We are given this Bani — the Treasure of Giyan-Wisdom —… Continue reading No Taker of Knowledge
Gurbani Addresses the Human Mind
Spirituality is to control what happens within me, NOT to control what happens within other people out there. To the contrary, man-made religions are to control what happens outside. A… Continue reading Gurbani Addresses the Human Mind
The Satgur’s Sword of Wisdom
The Gurmat Wisdom of the Gurbani of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) asserts: (1) Giyan-Wisdom is the Guru, (2) it’s our conscience (Surat-ਸੁਰਤ) that needs to become a Sikh… Continue reading The Satgur’s Sword of Wisdom
Gurbani Speaks of one Universal Dharma of Virtues
To dispel ignorance, Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) spreads the Light of Giyan-Wisdom through the ‘Naam Dharma-ਨਾਮ ਧਰਮ’. This ‘Naam Dharma‘ means the Dharma of Divine Virtues, the Dharma of… Continue reading Gurbani Speaks of one Universal Dharma of Virtues