A group of devoted Sikhs, Bhai Moola, Bhai Sooja, Bhai Chandu, Bhai Raamdaas Bhandaari, Bhai Baala, and Bhai Sayeen Daas, once approached Siri Guru Arjun Dev Ji Maharaj with a very deep and practical question. They asked how the system of karma works for Gursikhs. Their
Read MoreBhagat Baba Farid Ji, in one of his saloks, presents a very deep reality of human life: ਫਰੀਦਾ ਮੈ ਜਾਨਿਆ ਦੁਖੁ ਮੁਝ ਕੂ ਦੁਖੁ ਸਬਾਇਐ ਜਗਿ ॥ਊਚੇ ਚੜਿ ਕੈ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਤਾਂ ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਏਹਾ ਅਗਿ ॥81॥ Reading this salok naturally brings calm to the mind. Baba
Read MoreMany people raise a question regarding ishnaan. They say that they accept the need for bodily ishnaan, but they ask whether there is also a hukam to do keshi ishnaan every day. In simple words, they wonder if washing the body without washing the head and
Read Moreਮ:4 ॥ਗੁਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਜੋ ਸਿਖੁ ਅਖਾਏ ਸੁ ਭਲਕੇ ਉਠਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥ਉਦਮੁ ਕਰੇ ਭਲਕੇ ਪਰਭਾਤੀ ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ਕਰੇ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਸਰਿ ਨਾਵੈ ॥ਉਪਦੇਸਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਪੁ ਜਾਪੈ ਸਭਿ ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਪਾਪ ਦੋਖ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਵੈ ॥ਫਿਰਿ ਚੜੈ ਦਿਵਸੁ ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਗਾਵੈ ਬਹਦਿਆ ਉਠਦਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥ਜੋ ਸਾਸਿ
Read MoreAhimsa Parmo Dharma: Ahimsa means non-violence, Parmo means greatest, and Dharma means duty or religion. Some Indian schools of thought, such as Buddhism, Jainism, and certain sects of Hinduism, teach Ahimsa as Parmo Dharma, meaning the greatest action a person can perform. In modern times, Mohandas
Read MoreMata Khivi Ji cooking Langar for the Sangat in Guru Angad Dev Ji’s Holy Kitchen Did Guru Angad Dev Ji’s langar include meat? If that were true, why isn’t meat prepared in Sikh langars today? Did the Sikh code of conduct (Sikh maryada) change at some
Read MoreGuru Har Rai Sahib Ji caring for animals in his animal sanctuary at Kiratpur Sahib In many Sikh historical books, it is written at several places that Guru Har Rai Patshah Ji had eight marriages. This raises an important question: did Guru Sahib Ji truly have
Read MoreBhagat Kabeer Ji was a great poet who spoke without discrimination. His message was meant for everyone, not only for Muslims. Initially, his Guru was Ramanand Ji, who was a Hindu and later began his own Bhagti Marag and promoted devotion to Raam. If Bhagat Kabeer
Read MoreGuru Nanak Dev Ji at Mecca Some people question how Guru Nanak Sahib Ji could have visited Mecca if he was not a Muslim. This doubt mainly comes from the belief that non-Muslims have never been allowed to enter Mecca. However, this belief does not fully
Read MoreSome people ask whether Sikhi really started in 1699, or if Sikhs had a distinct identity before that. Many claim that the Sikh code of conduct (Sikh Rehat) began only when Guru Gobind Singh Ji initiated Amrit (baptism) in 1699. But how true is this? Was
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