Gurmat Articles

Why was no Bani revealed by the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Gurus?

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 โ€œDhur Kee Baani,โ€ revealed directly from the Almighty

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What is the difference between โ€œRehraasโ€ and โ€œSampooran Rehraasโ€?

The word Sampooran means โ€œcomplete.โ€ Calling any Rehraas Sampooran Rehraas can be highly disrespectful and even blasphemous toward Gurbani. Rehraas Sahib, as compiled in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, is shorter and concise. Does that make it incomplete? If a longer Rehraas with additional Shabads is

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How to show reverence to Gurbani while using digital devices like mobiles and laptops

เจฌเจพเจฃเฉ€ เจ—เฉเจฐเฉ‚ เจ—เฉเจฐเฉ‚ เจนเฉˆ เจฌเจพเจฃเฉ€ เจตเจฟเจšเจฟ เจฌเจพเจฃเฉ€ เจ…เฉฐเจฎเฉเจฐเจฟเจคเฉ เจธเจพเจฐเฉ‡ เฅฅ เจ—เฉเจฐเฉ เจฌเจพเจฃเฉ€ เจ•เจนเฉˆ เจธเฉ‡เจตเจ•เฉ เจœเจจเฉ เจฎเจพเจจเฉˆ เจชเจฐเจคเจ–เจฟ เจ—เฉเจฐเฉ‚ เจจเจฟเจธเจคเจพเจฐเฉ‡ เฅฅเฉซเฅฅโ€œThe Word, the Bani, is Guru, and the Guru is the Bani. Within the Bani, all the Ambrosial Nectar is contained. If His humble servant believes in

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What is Rainasbai Kirtan?

Rainasbai (เจฐเฉˆเจฃเจฟ เจธเจฌเจพเจˆ; rainas baa-ee) means throughout the night. Rainasbai Kirtan (เจฐเฉˆเจฃเจฟ เจธเจฌเจพเจˆ เจ•เฉ€เจฐเจคเจจ) refers to the singing of Gurbani throughout the night (dusk to dawn). Bhai Gurdaas Ji mentions that the Great Bhagats held Rainsbais. เจธเฉเจฃเจฟ เจชเจฐเจคเจพเจชเฉ เจ•เจฌเฉ€เจฐ เจฆเจพ เจฆเฉ‚เจœเจพ เจธเจฟเจ–เฉ เจนเฉ‹เจ† เจธเฉˆเจฃเฉ เจจเจพเจˆ ||

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Who was Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra?

In the history of human rights activism in India, few stories are as tragic and revealing as that of Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra. A brave man who dared to expose the brutal reality of state-sponsored violence against Sikhs in Punjab, Khalra paid the ultimate price for

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How Gurbani describes the age of Kaljug

The way of Kaljug is very strange and is totally opposite to what Dharam preaches. In Kaljug, saints are slandered and scoundrels are worshipped; fools are considered to be wise and wise are derided as fools; poison is consumed as if it is Amrit and Amrit

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Who can truly call Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji their Guru?

After the Vasaakhi of 1978, All India Akali Conference was held at Siri Amritsar Sahib. In that meeting one of the shrewd BJP (Bhartiya Janta Party) leader started blaming the Sikhs for the 1978 Shaheedi Saka involving Bhai Fauja Singh jee Shaheed. He complained, “why did

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How Television and Modern Distractions Can Undermine a Devout Sikhโ€™s Spiritual Growth

Chapter 54 of “Se Kinehiya” (Autobiography of Baba Harnam Singh Jee Rampur Khera wale, written by Bhai Sewa Singh Jee): ONE GETS THE FRUITS OF THE COMPANY WE KEEP Around 1970 a lady by the name of Joginder Kaur came to Baba Ji. The lady appealed

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Why Gursikhs Must Avoid Anti-Gurmat Places

This is a vital subject for discussion. Guru Sahib has blessed us with a Saroop (appearance) that cannot be hidden even among lakhs of people. A Gursikh stands out because of his hair, beard, Dastaar, and Baana. These outward signs of the Khalsa are not ones

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Sihari with a Bindi is a sign of plural

เจ…เจ–เฉ€ เจฌเจพเจเจนเฉ เจตเฉ‡เจ–เจฃเจพ เจตเจฟเจฃเฉ เจ•เฉฐเจจเจพ เจธเฉเจจเจฃเจพเฅฅ (139)(เจ…เจ–เฉ€เจ‚-เจ…เจ–เฉ€เจ†เจ‚) เจ—เจฒเฉ€ เจญเจฟเจธเจคเจฟ เจจ เจœเจพเจˆเจ เจ›เฉเจŸเฉˆ เจธเจšเฉ เจ•เจฎเจพเจ‡เฅฅ (141)(เจ—เฉฑเจฒเฉ€เจ‚-เจ—เฉฑเจฒเจพเจ‚ เจจเจพเจฒ) เจ…เฉฐเจคเฉ เจจ เจธเจฟเจซเจคเฉ€ เจ•เจนเจฃเจฟ เจจ เจ…เฉฐเจคเฉเฅฅ (5)(เจธเจฟเจซเจคเฉ€เจ‚-เจธเจฟเจซเจคเจพเจ‚) เจฆเจพเจคเฉ€ เจธเจพเจนเจฟเจฌ เจธเฉฐเจฆเฉ€เจ† เจ•เจฟเจ† เจšเจฒเฉ‡ เจคเจฟเจธเฉ เจจเจพเจฒเจฟเฅฅ (83)(เจฆเจพเจคเฉ€เจ‚-เจฆเจพเจคเจพเจ‚) เจ•เจฐเจฟ เจ•เจฟเจฐเจชเจพ เจญเจ—เจคเฉ€ เจชเฉเจฐเจ—เจŸเจพเจ‡เจ†เฅฅ (108)(เจญเจ—เจคเฉ€เจ‚-เจญเจ—เจคเจพเจ‚ เจจเฉ‡) เจฐเจพเจคเฉ€ เจฐเฉเจคเฉ€ เจฅเจฟเจคเฉ€ เจตเจพเจฐเฅฅ (7)(เจฐเจพเจคเฉ€เจ‚-เจฐเจพเจคเจพเจ‚, เจฐเฉเจคเฉ€-เจฐเฉเจคเจพเจ‚, เจฅเจฟเจคเฉ€-เจฅเจฟเจคเจพเจ‚) เจธเจพเจง เจธเฉ‡เจตเจพ

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