In order to impart the Truth (ਸਚ), all 35 contributors of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) have used terms that were already within the use and within the psyche… Continue reading Paap and Punn
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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
Two Minds
The Gurbani tells us that we Jeeva live in duality (Doojaa Bhaav, a dual existence, two-ness, ਦੁਚਿੱਤੀ-ਦੋ ਮੱਨ…). If we bravely and honestly examine our duality-ridden existence (Mayaic), we will… Continue reading Two Minds
Neither Male Nor Female
All forms, names, shapes, or colors appear in our worldly consciousness of Maya as appearances. On account of movement of thoughts (words…) on the surface of the Pool of Consciousness,… Continue reading Neither Male Nor Female
ਸੂਤਕ – Sootak
The Gurbani tells us that the entire world is burning with Sootak (ਸੂਤਕ)! In fact, according to the Gurbani, all birth and death are in Sootak. ਸੂਤਕੁ ਅਗਨਿ ਭਖੈ ਜਗੁ… Continue reading ਸੂਤਕ – Sootak