Gurmat Articles

Correct pronunciation of numerical terms in Gurbani

Within Gurbani, many rules are written in a very clear and beautiful way. By understanding them properly, they can be followed easily. Examples from Gurbani: ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧॥Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang: 14 ਗੂਜਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਤੀਜਾ॥Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji,

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The immortal design of the soul in distinction from Vaheguru

Who are “we”?Philosophies such as Advaitism distill our existence until “we” no longer remain, and what is left is the mere idea of existence, void of any actual Being to experience this state. According to these philosophies, “I” and “we” are illusions; and when we achieve our goal

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The story of Chandrahans

Who was Chandrahans? His name has appeared in Siri Guru Granth Sahib jee at least once. Following is the pankiti where his name appears: ਸਭੁ ਹੈ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਹੈ ਪਸਰਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਬੀਜਿਆ ਖਾਵਾਰੇ ॥ ਜਿਉ ਜਨ ਚੰਦ੍ਰਹਾਂਸੁ ਦੁਖਿਆ ਧ੍ਰਿਸਟਬੁਧੀ ਅਪੁਨਾ ਘਰੁ ਲੂਕੀ ਜਾਰੇ ॥੬॥ In everything

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ਸੁ ਕਹੁ ਕਲੵ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੀਐ: The Non-existent Bhatt Talh

IntroductionAlmost every Sikh knows the lines: ਸੁ ਕਹੁ ਟਲ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥ਦਰਸਨਿ ਪਰਸਿਐ ਗੁਰੂ ਕੈ ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਦੁਖੁ ਜਾਇ ॥੧੦॥ However, many Sikhs are unaware that they are using ਟਲ instead of the correct word, ਕਲ. Printed Birhs today contain the word ਟਲ which is a misprint. As

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The Story of Bhagat Dhru – The Child Whose Bhagti Shook the World

Dhru was born to the first wife of Raja Uttanpad. The king had two wives, but he was most fond of the second one. Dhru had a step-brother from his stepmother, the second wife of the king. Since the king was more fond of Suruchi, the

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The story of Gajj Raaj saved by Waheguru

There are several pankitis in Gurbani alluding towards an elephant that was saved from an octopus. Presented below is the brief story of how the elephant was saved by Vaheguru. Hopefully, this will enable us to understand many pankitis of Gurbani more clearly. Gajj means elephant.

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Gurbani Verses Against Eating Meat

Gurbani verses on Kindness to All Beings and Abstaining from Meat Gurbani says to be kind towards all beings. The unnecessary killing of animals for one’s taste buds, when it is not essential for human survival, goes against this: ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਸਗਲ ਪੁੰਨ ਜੀਅ ਦਇਆ ਪਰਵਾਨੁ

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Gurmat Vichaar on the Shabad ਜੀਆ ਕਾ ਆਹਾਰੁ ਜੀਅ ਖਾਣਾ ਏਹੁ ਕਰੇਇ ॥

Those who support eating meat often quote the line ਜੀਆ ਕਾ ਆਹਾਰੁ ਜੀਅ ਖਾਣਾ ਏਹੁ ਕਰੇਇ ॥ and claim that Guru Ji is saying that the sustenance of life depends on eating other living beings, so there is no harm in killing living beings to eat

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A Gurmat perspective on suicide and karma

The word Karma basically means action or actions. There are three kind of karma (karams) 1) The actions that we are performing currently.2) The actions we did previously but we have not suffered the consequences of those karma yet.3) The actions that we did previously and

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Plants and Animals Are Both Alive, So Why Can’t We Eat Meat?

People who eat meat argue that just as there is life in plants, there is also life in animals. If you can eat fruits and plants, then why can’t you eat animals? This argument is also given by many learned scholars, but why don’t they understand

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