There is an old saying — you can lead a horse to the water, but you can’t make it drink the water! Similarly, one cannot make or force people to… Continue reading Knowledge is Taken, not Given
Tag: Sikhi
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, Sadh, Sant…
First off, the Gurmat Wisdom of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) does NOT create SANTDOM or SAADHDOM or BAABAA-DOM or DERAA-VAAD! Instead, it creates Gurmukh mindsets. As a matter of… Continue reading Deraa-Vaad Baabaas, Sadh, Sant…
Gurbani is not Meant to Repeat Pre-1469 Bipran System
‘Bipar’ means Brahmin (Pujaaree). Guru Sahib’s epic war was with ‘Biparvaad’ (i.e. Brahminvaad’). What is ‘Biparvaad‘? In a nutshell, that way or mode of life, practice, custom, tradition, system, or ritual… Continue reading Gurbani is not Meant to Repeat Pre-1469 Bipran System
Sikhi of the Clergy – Pujaaree
At the time of Guru Nanak’s arrival (1469), two ideologies (ਵਿਚਾਰ ਧਾਰਾ) were dominant in India — (1) Brahmin (Pujaaree-clergy) influence, madness of belief in caste system (Jaat Paat) in… Continue reading Sikhi of the Clergy – Pujaaree