Category Archives: Naam, Shabad, Hukam
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 …
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 …
Entire Gurbani Is Naam
The Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) tells us that the Entire Gurbani is Naam. In addition, the Gurbani is also said to be the “Gun Bani-ਗੁਣ ਬਾਣੀ” (Gun = Virtues). The …
ਨਾਨਕ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ – O Nanak! There is Only One Amrit
According to the Brahma-Giaan of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ( SGGS), there is only One Amrit. And that One Amrit is the Naam (“ਨਾਮੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ”), Gur-Shabad (“ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਸਬਦੁ”), Shabad-Vichaar …
Gurbani Rescinds Eclipse Rituals
On August 21, 2017, there was a memorable event in the U.S. — a total eclipse of the sun was visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses the United …