Knwon as ‘Panj Pyare‘, these five Sikhs (‘Panj Piyare‘) selected by Guru Gobind Singh Sahib were from different castes. Guru Sahib wanted to make us understand that by birth, no… Continue reading Gurbani Debunks Casteism
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Gurmat Spirituality is Practical and Universal
Spirituality is to control what happens within me, NOT to control what happens within other people out there. To the contrary, man-made religions are to control what happens outside. A… Continue reading Gurmat Spirituality is Practical and Universal
Seven Days of a Sikh
To hammer Divine Giyan-Wisdom into our deluded heads, the Gurbani enshrined within the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) uses many analogies, similes, allegories, metaphors, idioms, euphemism, symbolic expressions, figurative or… Continue reading Seven Days of a Sikh
Deraa-Vaad Baabaas
First off, the Gurmat Wisdom of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) does NOT create SANTDOM or SAADHDOM or DERAA-VAAD or BAABAA-DOM! As a matter of fact, the Gurbani (SGGS) is… Continue reading Deraa-Vaad Baabaas
Gurbani is not Meant to Repeat Pre-1469 Belief System
Guru Sahib’s epic war was with ‘Biparvaad’ (ਬਿਪਰਵਾਦ) — rituals (Karamkaand) of non-conforming elements that constitute the negation of Gurmat of Baabaa Nanak. That being said, Biparvaad is a ‘Soch-ਸੋਚ’ (thinking)… Continue reading Gurbani is not Meant to Repeat Pre-1469 Belief System