The Gurus and Bhagats were not only God-Connected, they were also excellent communicators, poets, and presenters. They effectively used idioms / metaphors to explain very complex spiritual ideas. Hence impregnated… Continue reading Conquer the Mind, Conquer the World!
Category: Mind, Body, Intellect
Breaking the Metaphoric Wall of Falsehood
When the Truth that has not been personally experienced, one can not grasp it directly. However, with the help of analogies, similes, allegories, metaphors, idioms, euphemism, symbolic expressions, figurative or… Continue reading Breaking the Metaphoric Wall of Falsehood
The Dog’s Tail
The previous post touched upon the use of idioms (ਮੁਹਾਵਰੇ) in the Gurbani. When the Truth that has not been personally experienced, one can not grasp it directly. However, with… Continue reading The Dog’s Tail
Two Hukam
As discussed in the preceding post (“Two Minds“) – on account of duality (Doojaa-Bhaav, two-ness, ਦੁਚਿੱਤੀ…) – there are two minds at work (“ਕਹਨ ਸੁਨਨ ਕਉ”): (1) Half mind (ਅਰਧ… Continue reading Two Hukam
Two Minds
The Gurbani tells us that we Jeeva live in duality (Doojaa Bhaav, a dual existence, two-ness, ਦੁਚਿੱਤੀ-ਦੋ ਮੱਨ…). If we bravely and honestly examine our duality-ridden existence (Mayaic), we will… Continue reading Two Minds