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I agree, becoming an Amritdhari can be a life-changing experience. It is very much like dying and being reborn for many, as it was for you, Akasha ji. :veryhappykaur:

Lol. Everyone's time comes. Unless they are Peter Pan :happymunda:

@chazSingh @Original Certain lines can stand on their own, however there are many that cannot. It is best to take a uniform approach and expect all to provide context whenever quoting from Gurbani. The alternative is to leave it to the discretion of the poster, which leaves the door open for...

There cannot be debate without disagreements. One liners are almost always taken out of context to support one's argument. Quoting more than a few lines ensures that proper weight is given to the meaning derived from Gurbani rather than relying on one's own subjective interpretation. Debate...

I agree. This is why the Punjabi words provided by Bhagat ji, ending in -kar, do not follow the rule. As you said, Onkar is derived from the Sanskrit word Omkara which translates to sound of Om or form of Om. Onkar likewise means sound of ਓ or form of ਓ. In Gurmukhi, ਓ makes the sound oooo...

It's not Om-kar. The first letter in Gurmukhi is Oora, not Om. Tippi is needed. ਅਹੰਕਾਰ means pride. Every -Kar you see isn't a suffix. If it was derived from Akar, then it would translate to "form of pride". That doesn't make sense. Bhai Gurdas ji - Vaar 3, Paurie 15 ਏਕਾ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ਲਿਖਿ...

Most of us come here to share what we know and learn from each other, but there are some that come here to show us how much they know. They have time to write an essay for their post, but they don't have time to give more than a line of Gurbani to support their argument. Go figure. Giving more...

ਓਂ is the symbol. When it is spelled phonetically, it is ਓਅੰਕਾਰ. The ਅੰ is inserted to hold the tippi, because it cannot be placed on ਓਂ. The ਕਾਰ at the end of these words doesn't come from Akar (form). Nir is a negation of Akar so you can combine the two, just like Nir + Gun = Nirgun Ek...

We ran into a similar issue with the word Bhagauti in another thread. There were two different spellings of the same word. One of them didn't appear in Gurbani, like Nirakar. I would stick with the tippi as a rule of thumb. Without it, we are left with Ek-kar and O-kar instead of Ekankar and...

Guna is a Sanskrit word meaning attribute. The 3 Gunas are qualities found within all things according to certain schools of Hindu Philosophy. Sargun means with physical attributes. It is not referring to the 3 gunas. I maintain that Onkar is sargun as it is all things manifest. This is within...

Guna is a physical attribute or quality. Sargun is with attributes and it refers to creation which is Onkar. Nirgun is without physical attributes or qualities. Ekankar is nirgun. Akar means shape / form. Nir is the negation. Nir + Akar = Nirankar (without form) Ek + Akar = Ekankar (The form...

I agree. Onkar is the sargun (manifested) form of the Divine. However, the One is also nirgun (unmanifested). The nirgun aspect of the One is Ekankar, which has been denoted by the numeral 1 in the mool mantar as Bhai Gurdas ji discusses in his vaars, mentioned in OP. Onkar is the Kavaao...

@BhagatSingh @Harry Haller Let's continue the discussion on Ek Onkar here: Sikhi - ੴ - Meaning And Pronunciation

This thread has been diverted from Meaning Of Rahao Is Ek Onkar an instruction on pronunciation of Onkar, or does the Ek hold any significance in Sikhi Philosophy itself? Can Ekankar and Onkar be used interchangeably in Gurbani, or do these terms refer to distinct characteristics of the...

Gur Prasaad - By the Guru's grace. The Guru is the Divine What has been written in Gurbani has been imparted by the Divine's glance of grace (Nadar). This is written from the perspective of supreme humility. Nothing in the Universe happens outside of the Hukam (Divine Command). The only way to...