Do You Get The Answers To Your Questions From Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji?

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Do you get the answers for your questions from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji? Please discuss your answers.
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Aman ji and bhagurdipsingh ji

Naturally I do not consult the Guru for answers about the weather, the stock market, or other problems that require some worldly information. But for emotional, person-to-person, communication, and ethical problems, yes I do. Any kind of problem that lives in the heart. I do not believe that the answer comes from the actual reading -- as in a horoscope or the Farmer's Almanac (maybe people get that yearly publication outside of the US). What happens is that within a few hours, and after reflection, the answer just comes and seems easy. Hope that is what you are talking about.

Whenever I have to take some policy decision, or I have to decide between wrong and right I pray to my guru for guidance. I go to the Gurdwara Sahib and take Waak or read the Mukhwaak of the day. The answer is always there.Sometimes the shabad being recited at the time of my entering the Gurdwara Sahib has the answer.
I would like to quote a real incident in my life.
I had/have always advised my daughter to pray to God in times of distress.
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When she was seven years old studying in second grade, while playing during a games period she noticed that she had lost one of her gold earings. She could not complain to the class teacher because wearing of gold ornaments in school was banned. She did not know where to look for. She was desperate.
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She closed her eyes and prayed. The child was innocent and her faith was firm. By this time the bell rang. The teacher asked the children to make a line and move to the class. She came and stood in the file almost on the verge of tears.She looked down to avoid direct contact with the teacher and believe me what she noticed. The ear ring was there near her feet on the ground. Her prayer had been answered.

Bhai ji

Great! You finally got connected. The story is really a good example. And your daughter --- you have given her this gift -- a vision of you as a model of devotion.

Waheguru ji ka khalsa
Waheguru ji ki fateh

ਬਾਣੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੁਰੂ ਹੈ ਬਾਣੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਬਾਣੀ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਸਾਰੇ ॥
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बाणी गुरू गुरू है बाणी विचि बाणी अम्रितु सारे ॥
Baṇī gurū gurū hai baṇī vicẖ baṇī amriṯ sārė.
The Word, the Bani is Guru, and Guru is the Bani. Within the Bani, the Ambrosial Nectar is contained.

ਗੁਰੁ ਬਾਣੀ ਕਹੈ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਜਨੁ ਮਾਨੈ ਪਰਤਖਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੇ ॥੫॥
गुरु बाणी कहै सेवकु जनु मानै परतखि गुरू निसतारे ॥५॥
Gur baṇī kahai sėvak jan mānai parṯakẖ gurū nisṯārė. ||5||
If His humble servant believes, and acts according to the Words of the Guru's Bani, then the Guru, in person, emancipates him. ||5||

Source: Sri Granth: Sri Guru Granth Sahib

ਵਡਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਊਚਾ ਥਾਉ ॥
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वडा साहिबु ऊचा थाउ ॥
vadā sāhib ūcẖā thā­o.
Great is the Master, High is His Heavenly Home.

ਊਚੇ ਉਪਰਿ ਊਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥
ऊचे उपरि ऊचा नाउ ॥
Ūcẖė upar ūcẖā nā­o.
Highest of the High, above all is His Name.

Source: Sri Granth: Sri Guru Granth Sahib

Waheguru ji ka khalsa
Waheguru ji ki fateh

Bhai Gurdeep Singh jio
Sat Sree Akaal !

I am happy to know you have infused deep faith of Waheguru in your child; however, I shall not teach my child to pray for materialistic thing what so ever. Just my views on it, you can ignore it.

I do get the answers from the Granth sahib whenever I feel the need and especially in tormented times or when I feel lost and low.

i agree... there should be a selection in the poll for "sometimes" or "when it's relevant".

i know people who pray or consult Guru because they haven't studied for a test. to me, that seems out of place.

as we are reminded every evening, "Dukh daaru sukh rog bhaiya jaa sukh taami na hoyee: Pain is the medicine and pleasure is the disease; where there is pleasure, there is no desire for God."

unfortunately, i often find this is true in my life. i go to Guru with my problems, my pains, my suffering, my challenges... but not often with my joy. this is something i'm trying to change.

i mean, of course i thank God in Ardaas for good things that are happening... but do i think about them in the larger context of Sikhi? unless they're directly related to my faith, i often don't. and i know i should.

it's a learning process...

You maybe surprised I have hit not sure.

Why you may ask? The reason is I am not sure whether I get the answers but rather the direction to go to get the answers. Does that make sense?