There has always been only one Guru, the Jaagdi Jyot (Living Light). To non-Sikhs, it may appear that there were ten human Gurus, but for Sikhs, there has always been and still is only one Guru. Gurbani is “Dhur Kee Baani,” revealed directly from the Almighty according to His will.

The same Guru-jyot worked through all the Guru Sahibaans, and it is this Guru-jyot that is the true Guru. The Guru-jyot visited nine khands (continents) of this planet in His first body to spread the glory of Naam. In the fifth body, the Guru-jyot chose martyrdom. In the sixth body, it chose to carry the two kirpans of Miri and Piri.

It is the mauj (pleasure) of Guru Ji that no Bani was revealed in the sixth, seventh, and eighth bodies, while a vast amount of Bani was revealed in the fifth body. Why did the Guru-jyot not create the Khalsa in the first body? Why did Guru Gobind Singh Ji not include his Amrit-Bani in Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji? These are questions beyond mortal understanding.

We, as human beings, cannot fathom the wisdom of the Guru. Guru Ji’s greatness is infinite, while our understanding is limited. What can we say except to bow in reverence and gratitude to the Guru’s will?