The Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) has a rich style of transmitting Wisdom through examples, illustrations, idioms, proverbs, etc. to reflect (Vichaar) and to provide a guide on how to… Continue reading Be in the World, but not of the World!
Tag: detachment
Being Detached, Yet Living Affectionately
The Gurbani enshrined within the the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) counsels to strive for affectionate detachment (Bairaag-ਬੈਰਾਗ), and then practice it in daily life. What’s detachment? Detachment from what? Detachment from the… Continue reading Being Detached, Yet Living Affectionately
Slumbering Mind – Spiritual Sleep Paralysis
The Gurmat (Way of the Guru: Sri Guru Granth Sahib, SGGS) teaches that the entire world is asleep — deep sleep of love of Maya (ਮਾਇਆ ਦੀ ਭੁੱਖ), intoxication of… Continue reading Slumbering Mind – Spiritual Sleep Paralysis
Pride Rots the Mind
A persons intellect gets corrupted by his worldly pride (pride => self-conceit, arrogance, haughtiness, Abhimaan-ਅਭਿਮਾਨ, Ahankaar-ਅਹੰਕਾਰ, Garab-ਗਰਬ etc.). The Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) teaches us this pride could be of… Continue reading Pride Rots the Mind
Anything that Appears will Soon Disappear
That which is Real never ends, and that which ends is not Real! The Gurmat Wisdom of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) teaches us that anything seen is ephemeral,… Continue reading Anything that Appears will Soon Disappear