Guru Nanak Dev ji (1469 - 1539)
Note: Sikh Philosophy Network follows the Nanakshai (2003) calendar placing the birthday of Guru Nanak as April 14. This gurpurab was followed from 2003 through 2012 when a revised Nanakshai Calendar was adopted by the SGPC, celebrating Guru Nanak's birthday in...
Guru Nanak’s Message for today’s Flat, Interconnected World
By Dr. Inder M. Singh
http://www.sikhfoundation.org/sikh-punjabi-language-studies/guru-nanak%E2%80%99s-message-for-today%E2%80%99s-flat-interconnected-world-inder-m.-singh/
Introduction
Five hundred years ago in Northern...
The Emperor Babur Meets Guru Nanak
By The Poet Warrior
http://www.sikharchives.com/?p=6511
The Emperor Babur was the grandson of Tamerlane (Timur The Lame) who is chiefly remembered in history for the sacking of the Great City of Samarkand which lay along the ancient Silk Road...
In these questions and paraphrasing the issue is how is the universe created and how is misery eliminated?
Let us review the following,
Sidhas/Yogis ask:
Guru Ji’s answers:
In this last of the questioning lines, the issue of the creation of world/universe and the elimination of...
In these questions the Sidhs post what is the origin of mind or soul without a functioning body. How would the breaths of life sustain without functioning centres enabling these? Does wisdom attach to formlessness? Without conception or life is all this of no consideration?
Let us review...
In these questions the Sidhs post what is the soul and how to so understand. How the sun so gets absorbed by the moon as we see the light so emanating thereof. Even though the symbolism is of sun and moon the implied reference is to the origin/source as in Sun and its relationship to the...
Sat Sri Akaal
Has anyone seen this book A Guru Nanak Glossary by Christopher Shackle? Is it any good? I'm thinking of buying it but it's proving a bit tricky. I don't want to go to a lot of effort if it's not worth it.
Many thanks
I want to inform all SPNers that SIKH HISTORY in brief is posted on a website "pothi.com" the title of which is "A GLIMPSE INTO THE HISTORY OF THE SIKHS". It is available free as E BOOK and print book is available for Rs.200/- plus postal charges.
Further I want to inform also that there is a...
INTERFAITH DIALOGUE DEVELOPED BY GURU NANAK DURING HIS ITINERARIES-A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Col Dr Dalvinder Singh Grewal
Dean R & D Desh Bhagat University
[email]Dalvinder45@yahoo.co.in[/email
Dialogue is formed by the two words 'dia' and 'logos', which can be literally interpreted as 'dual...
Dear all,
Vahgur ji ka Khalsa, Vahgur ji ki Fateh!
It is a pleasure to see that there are so many on SPN interested in learning and growing thru dialogue. I invite you all to visit my website www.1infinite.com, where I have begun posting from my book "Siddh Gosht: A Dialog on Empowered...
In this series of questions the Sidhs ask about logical dependencies of beliefs and statements about life. They also ask how one could become wise.
Let us review the following,
Another dialog follows,
Essence of Guru Ji’s answers:
Guru ji state that fundamental to all is the...
A note on fonts: Fonts in the original document from Global Sikh Studies are not reproducible as Gurmukhi fonts, most likely because the site is using machine code, because at one time it was the only way to generate Gurmukhi fonts that were compatible with fonts stored on most DOS platforms...
Misinterpretation of Guru Nanak’s Teachings, Part 2
Baldev Singh
316 R Glad Way, Collegeville, PA 19426 US
A note on fonts: Fonts in the original document from Global Sikh Studies are not reproducible as Gurmukhi fonts, most likely because the site is using machine code, because at one...
Depending on how you look at it, this article is either too late or too early. I just found it on the net and wanted to post anyway. It can be stuck at the time of Vaisakhi when SPN will remember the birth of Guru Nanak, since we follow the 2003 Nanakshahi calendar. The article is related to our...
In this series of questions the Sidhs ask about salvation, logical questioning how exhaled air is supported and how to stay calm in interactions .
Let us review the following,
Sidhas/Yogis ask:
Guru Ji’s answers:
Guru ji state that fundamental of all, the creator and the...
In this series of questions the Sidhs ask about the enlightenment of the intellect and the impacts of lack thereof.
Let us review the following,
Sidhas/Yogis ask:
Guru Ji’s answers:
Guru ji peg the solution to the acquisition of wisdom. Guru ji state that it is negatively impacted...
Washington, Dec 11 (IANS) The Obama White House has celebrated the birthday of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, for the third time in the presence of about 160 members of the community from across the US.
Paul Monteiro, Associate Director at the Office of Public Engagement, welcomed the...
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