The word ‘Sikh‘ derivatively means a learner or a student (ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀ). Thus, a Sikh cannot be anything but a lifelong learner on the road of life, to travel within –… Continue reading It’s the Mind that Needs to Become a Sikh
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We are Neither the Body nor the Mind
All forms are a result of the play of the five elements or Maya, including the human body. With the form of the body, false ego-sense appears. All human sufferings… Continue reading We are Neither the Body nor the Mind
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,… Continue reading O Wandering Mind! Come Home
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… Continue reading Two Types of Living and Dying
Actions are the Louder Expressions of Thoughts
Innumerable creatures live in this world. However, man alone is roof and crown of Creation. Man has come to dominate all other species simply because of the power of his… Continue reading Actions are the Louder Expressions of Thoughts