In order to CONVEY the truth of the BANI, all 35 composers of Bani (ਬਾਣੀਕਾਰ) who are included in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) have used language, vocabulary, beliefs, phrases,… Continue reading Gurbani Defines Parjat
Category: Vivek-Budhi, Discernment
The Path on which Panihaaree is Plundered
When the subtler truth that has not been personally experienced, one cannot grasp it directly. However, with the help of allegories, metaphors and similes, the real nature of the Supreme… Continue reading The Path on which Panihaaree is Plundered
Don’t Take Anything at Face Value
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
The Gurmukh Never Grows Old!
A Sikh is supposed to be a lifelong learner. Because as long as one is learning he/she is not old. The Enlightening Wisdom embedded within Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) asks… Continue reading The Gurmukh Never Grows Old!
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