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 โDhur Kee Baani,โ revealed directly from the Almighty
Read MoreThe word Sampooran means โcomplete.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
Read Moreเจฌเจพเจฃเฉ เจเฉเจฐเฉ เจเฉเจฐเฉ เจนเฉ เจฌเจพเจฃเฉ เจตเจฟเจเจฟ เจฌเจพเจฃเฉ เจ เฉฐเจฎเฉเจฐเจฟเจคเฉ เจธเจพเจฐเฉ เฅฅ เจเฉเจฐเฉ เจฌเจพเจฃเฉ เจเจนเฉ เจธเฉเจตเจเฉ เจเจจเฉ เจฎเจพเจจเฉ เจชเจฐเจคเจเจฟ เจเฉเจฐเฉ เจจเจฟเจธเจคเจพเจฐเฉ เฅฅเฉซเฅฅโThe 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
Read MoreRainasbai (เจฐเฉเจฃเจฟ เจธเจฌเจพเจ; rainas baa-ee) means throughout the night. Rainasbai Kirtan (เจฐเฉเจฃเจฟ เจธเจฌเจพเจ เจเฉเจฐเจคเจจ) refers to the singing of Gurbani throughout the night (dusk to dawn). Bhai Gurdaas Ji mentions that the Great Bhagats held Rainsbais. เจธเฉเจฃเจฟ เจชเจฐเจคเจพเจชเฉ เจเจฌเฉเจฐ เจฆเจพ เจฆเฉเจเจพ เจธเจฟเจเฉ เจนเฉเจ เจธเฉเจฃเฉ เจจเจพเจ ||
Read MoreIn 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
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreAfter 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
Read MoreChapter 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
Read MoreThis 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
Read Moreเจ เจเฉ เจฌเจพเจเจนเฉ เจตเฉเจเจฃเจพ เจตเจฟเจฃเฉ เจเฉฐเจจเจพ เจธเฉเจจเจฃเจพเฅฅ (139)(เจ เจเฉเจ-เจ เจเฉเจเจ) เจเจฒเฉ เจญเจฟเจธเจคเจฟ เจจ เจเจพเจเจ เจเฉเจเฉ เจธเจเฉ เจเจฎเจพเจเฅฅ (141)(เจเฉฑเจฒเฉเจ-เจเฉฑเจฒเจพเจ เจจเจพเจฒ) เจ เฉฐเจคเฉ เจจ เจธเจฟเจซเจคเฉ เจเจนเจฃเจฟ เจจ เจ เฉฐเจคเฉเฅฅ (5)(เจธเจฟเจซเจคเฉเจ-เจธเจฟเจซเจคเจพเจ) เจฆเจพเจคเฉ เจธเจพเจนเจฟเจฌ เจธเฉฐเจฆเฉเจ เจเจฟเจ เจเจฒเฉ เจคเจฟเจธเฉ เจจเจพเจฒเจฟเฅฅ (83)(เจฆเจพเจคเฉเจ-เจฆเจพเจคเจพเจ) เจเจฐเจฟ เจเจฟเจฐเจชเจพ เจญเจเจคเฉ เจชเฉเจฐเจเจเจพเจเจเฅฅ (108)(เจญเจเจคเฉเจ-เจญเจเจคเจพเจ เจจเฉ) เจฐเจพเจคเฉ เจฐเฉเจคเฉ เจฅเจฟเจคเฉ เจตเจพเจฐเฅฅ (7)(เจฐเจพเจคเฉเจ-เจฐเจพเจคเจพเจ, เจฐเฉเจคเฉ-เจฐเฉเจคเจพเจ, เจฅเจฟเจคเฉ-เจฅเจฟเจคเจพเจ) เจธเจพเจง เจธเฉเจตเจพ
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