The shadow of vices / Bikaar (also spelt ‘Vikaar‘) — lust, anger, greed, attachment, pride; and their countless variations — stalks behind Righteousness or Virtues up to last moment until… Continue reading Gurbani Asks Burn Mind’s Bikaar
Tag: Bikaar
Stuck Half-Way
The Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) boldly declares that mere talk or chatter about Brahm-Giyan (spiritual Wisdom); mere reading of the Gurbani (SGGS); or mere Pakhandbaajee (hypocrisy, rituals or Karamkaand, religious… Continue reading Stuck Half-Way
Rebel Mind-King and its Formidable Fortress
The Gurmat Wisdom of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) indicates that the deluded mind (disconnected from its Mool but connected to Maya: duality-stricken, doubt-ridden, illusioned, separated from the Hukam…)… Continue reading Rebel Mind-King and its Formidable Fortress
Hummas Dhummas
Hummas (ਹੁੰਮਸ) = Sultriness, heat, swelter, mugginess, stuffy – chaos, tumult etc. Dhummas (ਧੁੰਮਸ) = darkness – ignorance, confusion, shrieks etc. ਬਾਰਿ ਵਿਡਾਨੜੈ ਹੁੰਮਸ ਧੁੰਮਸ ਕੂਕਾ ਪਈਆ ਰਾਹੀ ॥ ਤਉ… Continue reading Hummas Dhummas
Panch Ko Jhagraa
In the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS), the word ‘Panch’ (ਪੰਚ) is used for (1) five Bikaar (i.e. lust, anger, greed, attachment and pride – ਪੰਜ ਕਾਮਾਦਿਕ and their numerous… Continue reading Panch Ko Jhagraa