gurbani

Dear Members, In this post, I share my understanding of the 33rd Pauri of Japji Sahib. 1. AwKix joru cupY nh joru ] aakhan jor chupai nah jor. Have power to say, no power to keep silent. My understanding: Guru Sahib is introducing me to myself; Guru Sahib is telling me what...

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru ji Ki fateh. I have not found a single line in Guru Granth Sahib that does not conform to rational thinking. Interpretation of Gurbani with the help of cooked up mythical stories has blinded us and we are unable to see the thread of Logic running through the 1430...

Dear Khalsa Jee, Through this post, I share with you what I have understood from the 32nd Pauri of Japji Sahib. 1. iek dU jIBO lK hoih lK hovih lK vIs ] ik doo jeebhou lakh hohi lakh hoveh lakh vees. If one tongue becomes one-lakh tongues and this lakh tongues become twenty lakh...

Dear Khalsa Jee, Here, with you, I share my understanding of 31st Pauri of Japji Sahib. 1. Awsxu loie loie BMfwr ] aasan lo-ay lo-ay bhandaar. The seat is everywhere and store too is everywhere. My understanding: Guru Sahib is telling me that ‘The Sat’ is everywhere. Wherever...

Dear Khalsa Jee, Today, I share with you what I understand from 30th Pauri of Japji Sahib. Preface: In the earlier Pauri, Guru Sahib has asked me to live a life, which is based on knowledge and guided by compassion. It clearly tells me that Guru Sahib wants me, as a Sikh, to be an...

Dear Khalsa Jee, Today, I share with you my understanding of 29th Pauri of Japji Sahib. 1. Bugiq igAwnu dieAw BMfwrix Git Git vwjih nwd ] bhugat gi-aan da-i-aa bhandaaran ghat ghat vaajeh naad. Let knowledge be your food and compassion your guide, with this done music will be in you...

Dear Members, Today, I share with you my understanding of 28th Pauri of Japji Sahib. 1. muMdw sMqoKu srmu pqu JolI iDAwn kI krih ibBUiq ] munda santokh saram pat jholee Dhi-aan kee karahi bibhoot. Make contentment your earrings, humility the begging bowl and meditation as the ash...

Dear Members, Today, I share with you my understanding of 27th Pauri of Japji Sahib. Preface: Just literal translation of what is said by Guru Sahib in Japji Sahib does not satisfy me. I seek the spiritual message of our Guru Sahib from each of the Pauri. As I study 27th Pauri...

Dear Members, This post is to share with you what I understand from 26th Pauri of Japji Sahib. Caution: My understanding of this Pauri is very different from what is given in published literature. In this post I will be as transparent as is possible for me as to why I understand it...

Dear Members, Here, I share with you my understanding of 25th Pauri of Japji Sahib. 1. bhuqw krmu iliKAw nw jwie ] bahutaa karam likhi-aa naa jaa-ay. The doings of ‘Karta Purakh’ are so numerous that they cannot be documented. 2. vfw dwqw iqlu n qmwie ] vadaa daataa til na...

Dear Readers, Through this post, I share with you all, what I have understood from 24th Pauri of Japji Sahib. 1. AMqu n isPqI khix n AMqu ] ant na siftee kahan na ant. There is no end to individuals who praise ‘Karta Purakh’ and there is no end to these praises. 2. AMqu n...

Dear Members, Through this post, I share with you what I understand from 23rd Pauri of Japji Sahib. The sentences of this Pauri are numbered serially for easy reference. 1. swlwhI swlwih eyqI suriq n pweIAw ] saalaahee saalaahi aytee surat na paa-ee-aa. The sycophants praise...

Dear Members, Through this post, I share with you my understanding of the 22nd Pauri of Japji Sahib. The sentences of this Pauri are serially numbered for easy reference. 1. pwqwlw pwqwl lK Awgwsw Awgws ] paataalaa paataal lakh aagaasaa aagaas. Nether world beneath nether worlds...

Dear members, Through this post, I share with you my understanding of the 21st Pauri of the Japji Sahib. The sentences of this Pauri are serially numbered. 1. qIrQu qpu dieAw dqu dwnu ] tirath tap da-i-aa dat daan. Pilgrimage, austere discipline, compassion and charity. 2...

Dear Members, In this post, I share with you my understanding of the 20th Pauri of Japji Sahib. I have given serial numbers to the sentences of this Pauri for easy reference. 1. BrIAY hQu pYru qnu dyh ] bharee-ai hath pair tan dayh. When one covers the hands, feet, and body by...

Dear Members, Through this post, I share my understanding of the 19th Pauri of Japji Sahib with you. As I proceed with this work, I give serial numbers to the sentences of this Pauri to facilitate subsequent reference. 1. AsMK nwv AsMK Qwv ] asaNkh naav asaNkh thaav. Countless...

Dear Members, Through this post, I share with you my understanding of the 18th Pauri of Japji Sahib. I have given serial numbers to the sentences of this Pauri for ease of reference if required. 1. AsMK mUrK AMD Gor ] asaNkh moorakh anDh ghor. Countless foolish and immensely...

Dear Members, In this post, I share with you my understanding of the 17th Pauri of Japji Sahib. In a way, the theme of this Pauri is the same as the previous Pauri. I have given serial numbers to the sentences of this Pauri for ease of reference in the text. 1. AsMK Bgq gux...

Gurbani's Correct Interpretation: A Rejoinder by Baldev Singh Contributed by VaheguruSeekr (Tejwant Ji) Joginder Singh, a retired principal from Chandigarh, in his article Gurbani's Correct Interpretation published in the Abstacts of Sikh Studies (January - March 2003, p. 34-38), has accused...

Waheguru Ji ka Khalsa Waheguru ji Ki Fateh. The word Amrit and Amritsar occurs many many times in Gurbani. The literal meaning has been taken to mean the CITY OF AMRITSAR where stands the Harimandir darbar. The SAROVAR surtrounding this Harimandir sahib darbar is normally referred to as...