First, in order to impart the Truth (ਸਚ) to masses, all the 35 contributors of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) have used terms that were prevalent and prevailing at … Continue reading “A Long Journey – Cycle of Birth and Death!”
Category: Life, Death, Mortality
The Wisdom of the Gurbani indicates two kinds of living — life, existence, state, “ਜੀਵਨਾ-Jeevanaa“: Living at the body-level (i.e., Maya) Living at the Aatmaa or soul-level (i.e., the Gurmukh … Continue reading “Two Types of Living And Dying”
Time is merciless, inexorable, and cruel. Full of destructive tricks, time is the greatest magician! All the hopes and enjoyment of man in this world are consistently destroyed by the … Continue reading “Oblivious To The Passage Of Time”
As sunrise is the proof of immanent sunset or as the morning is the proof of approaching night, similarly, birth of an entity is the proof of it’s impending death. … Continue reading “Birth Is The Proof Of Impending Death”
In nutshell, pride corrupts man’s mind and intellect (pride => self-conceit, arrogance, haughtiness, consciousness of exalted position, Abhimaan-ਅਭਿਮਾਨ, Ahankaar-ਅਹੰਕਾਰ, Garab-ਗਰਬ, etc.). ਬਡੇ ਬਡੇ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੀਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਗਰਬਿ ਗਲੇ ॥੧॥: O Nanak! … Continue reading “Pride Of Worldly Possessions Rots The Mind”
One of personal choices made will shape not only one’s own life, but also the world. Thus goes the ceaseless battle of life! This battle of life consists of a … Continue reading “Battle Of Life Is Waged Moment To Moment”
If a person is disease-stricken, his mere reading of the medicine’s label without taking the medicine will not cure him. In order to be cured of the disease and related … Continue reading “Gurbani Says Help Yourself To Realize The Ultimate Purpose Of Life”
The Gurbani’s edict (ਫੈਸਲਾ) is: It will not work — we will not be able to take to it. Why? Because, we will have new problems in the way then! … Continue reading “Waiting For Retirement To Take To Spirituality?”
The mind finds it hard to accept the idea that existence contains life and also death. However, life is not logical as the mind! The reality is: If there is … Continue reading “Death Is Not To Be Feared”
The Gurbani’s edict (ਫੈਸਲਾ) is that unless one is spiritually Awakened, he is not yet alive — he is as dead (Aatmac Maut-ਆਤਮਕ ਮੌਤੇ ਮਰਿਆ)! Consider the following verses (and … Continue reading “To Be Born Is One Thing But To Be Truly Alive Quite Another!”