What was in Guru Nanak's potli?

BaljeetSingh · #10 (**permalink**) 09-Sep-2010, 22:25 PM

I think it is just applying common sense....One can not just wake up one day and say...let me walk thousands of miles without knowing the risks involved and how to mitigate them....
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If Guru Nanak never officially documented his travels details, then how do we know that whatever is in Janamsakhis is accurate (and is not speculation).
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karam · #11 (**permalink**) 11-Sep-2010, 04:00 AM

Guru Nanak dealt with many thugs and thieves to bring them on the right path so that common people wouldn't suffer at their hands, sajjan thugg, bali kandhari are the main ones that come to mind and on his travels to Bihar he dealt with some robbers etc and there is no mention of him carrying any weapons, I guess his words were strong than any weapon

Sikh royalist · #12 (**permalink**) 18-Sep-2010, 01:50 AM

baljeet veer nobody like's a Guru who was a normal human being like you and me all of them want a super hero Guru

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i guess he must have carried an iron bowl carried by most of the sadhu's even today

BaljeetSingh · #13 (**permalink**) 18-Sep-2010, 01:56 AM

Dear Sikh Royalist - I am not trying to portray Guru Nanak as a super hero. I am just trying to ask the members of this forum to start thinking what would Guru Nanak have carried with him during his travels and a weapon to protect himself from thieves and robbers comes to my mind.....
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=32055

Regarding iron bowl carried by Sadhus today....Are you referring to the bowl today's sadhus carry begging for food door to door? I do not agree that Guru Nanak went door to door to beg for food.....He himself denounced it in many times in his bani.

Regards

spnadmin · #14 (**permalink**) 19-Sep-2010, 00:40 AM

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Originally Posted by BaljeetSingh

I think it is just applying common sense....One can not just wake up one day and say...let me walk thousands of miles without knowing the risks involved and how to mitigate them....

If Guru Nanak never officially documented his travels details, then how do we know that whatever is in Janamsakhis is accurate (and is not speculation).

This is a relevant question for the thread. Without documentation, how does one decide whether the janamsakhis are accurate and not speculation? The matter has been discussed by Sikh scholars, both in general and in relation to specific stories from the lives of all of the gurus.

http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-s...ue-events.html

There are scholars that question the validity of the janamsakhis completely. There are others who try to match a sakhi to shabads that have historical significance. Example: the sakhis/shabads pertaining to the destruction of Lahore.

Do we need to carry this issue to a different thread BaljeetSingh ji?

BaljeetSingh · #15 (**permalink**) 19-Sep-2010, 23:59 PM

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Originally Posted by spnadmin

This is a relevant question for the thread. Without documentation, how does one decide whether the janamsakhis are accurate and not speculation? The matter has been discussed by Sikh scholars, both in general and in relation to specific stories from the lives of all of the gurus.

http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-s...ue-events.html

There are scholars that question the validity of the janamsakhis completely. There are others who try to match a sakhi to shabads that have historical significance. Example: the sakhis/shabads pertaining to the destruction of Lahore.

Do we need to carry this issue to a different thread BaljeetSingh ji?

Dear spnadmin - Though it is a valid question, but is not directly related with the topic of this thread. At this point, I would like to keep this thread here only and continue to discuss what other things Guru Nanak carried while travelling.

BaljeetSingh · #16 (**permalink**) 20-Sep-2010, 00:03 AM

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Originally Posted by jasdir singh

Guru nanak was a faquir,
He was "God" himself or the "God" in man,

If he wish "He" can call mounteverest in less than one second

I respectfully disagree that Guru Nanak was "God" or "God" in man. That theory applies to Christians where Jesus Christ claims to be son of God.

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Originally Posted by jasdir singh

So through his journey he carried "Naam" or "Shabad" or "Word" in his "Internal potli" to distribute among the lovers of god only,
The "external poli" was just a showcase,

I agree with the concept of "internal potli". My question is about the contents of the "external potli".

Regards

spnadmin · #17 (**permalink**) 20-Sep-2010, 00:17 AM

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Originally Posted by BaljeetSingh

Dear spnadmin - Though it is a valid question, but is not directly related with the topic of this thread. At this point, I would like to keep this thread here only and continue to discuss what other things Guru Nanak carried while travelling.

BaljeetSinghji

It was never my intention to move this thread. My concern was that if there were any lengthy digressions about janamsakhis, they need to be moved to exiting threads or to new threads. I think you are saying that these are related subjects and I agree.

findingmyway · #18 (**permalink**) 20-Sep-2010, 23:54 PM

How about a supply of dahl (cereals/pulses!) to be used when he was in-between towns and which he could share with others along the way