Gurbani tells that our fight or struggle should be with our own crooked mind (i.e., thoughts, habits, ਸੁਭਾ…), NOT with the body-frame (ਸਰੀਰ)! This is the Gurmukh Lifestyle (the Divine… Continue reading Crookedness
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Rabid Dog and Greed
The Gurbani says that the man is accompanied by one dog and two bitches — greed is the dog, and desires and avarice (ਆਸਾ, ਤ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨਾ, etc.) are the two bitches.… Continue reading Rabid Dog and Greed
O Wandering Mind! Come Home
The Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) calls mind “Pavan Man(u) – ਪਵਨ ਮਨੁ” (i.e., wind like – wavering, restless, wandering, Mayaic…), and “Pardaesee – ਪਰਦੇਸੀ” (i.e., wandering mind, strange, alien, foreigner,… Continue reading O Wandering Mind! Come Home
Pride Of Worldly Possessions Rots The Mind
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
Gurbani Says Well Filled With Amrit Is Within Your Body
The Gurmat Wisdom of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) tells us that its ‘ALL-ਸਭ ਕਿਛੁ’ within, here and now! This ‘ALL-ਸਭ ਕਿਛੁ’ also includes Amrit! Here is the Gurbani’s edict… Continue reading Gurbani Says Well Filled With Amrit Is Within Your Body