Tag Archives: life
What Humans and Animals Consume is Another Form of Life
We often hear or come across arguments, debates, opinions, writings, etc., regarding should one eat meat (another Jeeva or life). The purpose of this post is to find out exactly …
The Gurmukh Never Grows Old!
The Gurbani talks about two mentality-groups living together on earth: (1) the “rare” Gurmukhs (Daas, Bhagat, Jan…) who live the Divine Life, and (2) the rest – Manmukhs, Saakat, Mayadhaaree, …
Two Types of Living And Dying
The Wisdom of the Gurbani indicates two kinds of living — life, existence, state, “ਜੀਵਨਾ-Jeevanaa“: Living at the body-level (i.e., Maya) Living at the Aatmaa or soul-level (i.e., the Gurmukh …
Oblivious To The Passage Of Time
Time is merciless, inexorable, and cruel. Full of destructive tricks, time is the greatest magician! All the hopes and enjoyment of man in this world are consistently destroyed by the …
Birth Is The Proof Of Impending Death
As sunrise is the proof of immanent sunset or as the morning is the proof of approaching night, similarly, birth of an entity is the proof of it’s impending death. …
Battle Of Life Is Waged Moment To Moment
One of personal choices made will shape not only one’s own life, but also the world. Thus goes the ceaseless battle of life! This battle of life consists of a …
Happy New Year!
These days, a popular and common expression is: “happy new year”. What’s so “new” or what’s so “happy” about such “Parpanch” (ostentation, deception, illusion…)? The Gurbani tells us that the majority …
Gurbani Says Help Yourself To Realize The Ultimate Purpose Of Life
The Gurbani reminds us that the purpose (“Kaaj“) of human life is to realize one’s Mool (Source, Jot, Prabhu, Hari, Raam, Gobind, Allah…), within. Furthermore, the Gurbani places great emphasis …
Waiting For Retirement To Take To Spirituality?
The Gurbani’s edict (ਫੈਸਲਾ) is: It will not work — we will not be able to take to it. Why? Because, we will have new problems in the way then! …
To Be Born Is One Thing But To Be Truly Alive Quite Another!
The Gurbani’s edict (ਫੈਸਲਾ) is that unless one is spiritually Awakened, he is not yet alive — he is as dead (Aatmac Maut-ਆਤਮਕ ਮੌਤੇ ਮਰਿਆ)! Consider the following verses (and …