Gurbani makes it clear that all diseases are a result of forgetting Parmeshar Vaheguru: ਪਰਮੇਸਰ ਤੇ ਭੁਲਿਆਂ ਵਿਆਪਨਿ ਸਭੇ ਰੋਗ ॥ (All diseases befall (on the jeev) when Vaheguru is forgotten). Since the cause of all diseases is forgetting Vaheguru, therefore the cure would be to
Read Moreਕਬੀਰ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਸਿਮਰਨੁ ਛਾਡਿ ਕੈ ਰਾਤਿ ਜਗਾਵਨ ਜਾਇ ॥ ਸਰਪਨਿ ਹੋਇ ਕੈ ਅਉਤਰੈ ਜਾਏ ਅਪੁਨੇ ਖਾਇ ॥੧੦੭॥Kabir! Those who give up meditation on the Lord, and get up at night to wake the spirits of the dead, shall be reincarnated as snakes, and eat their
Read Moreਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨਿ ਗੋਵਰਧਨ ਧਾਰੇ ॥ – Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji: 1041 There are four words in this pankiti. Let’s go through the meanings of all four words: 1) Gurmat: This word here means through Gurmat i.e. Guru di matt raahee. Gurmat is absolute at all
Read Moreਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਗੁਰ ਕੇ ਸਿਖ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰਬਾਣੀ ਨਿਰਬਾਣ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੨॥Very fortunate are the beloved Sikhs of the Guru; through the Lord, they attain the supreme state of Nirvana. ||2||– Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji: 494 Nirvana, according to Gurmat, is the state where the devotee stays
Read MoreIn olden days, there used to be a very fine silk material manufactured in Dhaka (now in Bangladesh). It used to be so thin and fine that it used to fit in a box as small as a matchbox. Once, Aurangzeb noticed that his daughter was
Read MoreOn the 8th August 1922, during the British Raaj in India, the police arrested five Singhs for cutting Acacia wood for Guru-Ka-Langar (free community kitchen) from uncultivated land attached to Gurdwara Guru Ka Bagh, Sri Anandpur Sahib. Under the British Raaj law, everyone was sentenced to
Read MoreSri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar Since the very creation of Siree Harmander Sahib by Siree Guru Raam Dass Jee & Siree Guru Arjan Dev Jee in 1574, it has been at the centre of Sikh spiritual & temporal affairs. This is perhaps the reason why successive regimes
Read MoreSodhi Harbhajan Singh wrote a book called “Bhajan Bandagi da Pratap”. In this book, he has narrated a very interesting and funny story of an atheist who used to challenge the existence of God. Gurbani says that Vaheguru ensures that everyone gets food or Rozee but
Read MoreWhen this eternal, pure light meets the spark of light within you, at that moment enlightenment takes place. Your life as you know it ceases. This pure light transforms you. Wonder and gratitude fill every pore of your being. If this union does not take place,
Read MoreOne day, a group of devoted Gursikhs, Bhai Bhagvaan Daas, Bhai Bodla Malik, Pirthee Mal, Dalloo Bhagat, Shyaam Daas, and Sunder, visited the darbar of Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji. They bowed with reverence, doing matha tek, and humbly requested Guru Sahib to guide them on how
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