What is the Meaning of Gurprasad?

whatcomesafterfour · #1 (**permalink**) 19-Oct-2010, 14:25 PM

a question that has intrigued me from age of 2
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Gurparsad - what is it?

from an innocent question i asked from my mom and anyone near, every time i recited the Mool Mantar...i have always reflected upon it...day after day... yet failed to grasp it all...

i hope to learn more from the learned people here...
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dalbirk · #2 (**permalink**) 19-Oct-2010, 18:43 PM

http://dalbirk.blogspot.com/2010/01/japu-ji-sahib.html

Ik Onkar, Sat(i)nam(u), Karta Purkh(u),
Nirbah, Nirvair, Akal Murat(i),
Ajuni, Saibhang, Gurprasad(i).
Meaning: This is the creedal statement of Sikhism. It means fundamental teaching. The meaning of the above statement is that God is one and He is omnipresent in equal measures. He is the Creator of the Universe and is present in every nook and corner of it. He fears none and hold no animosity with anyone. His form or shape is beyond time or period. Time ha no effect on Him. He is beyond childhood, youth, old age and death. He does not take birth. His existence is self-illumined. The blessing or Grace of a True Guru realizes such Lord.
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Pronunciation: É should be pronounced as ‘Ik’ and > as Onkar. Ajuni Saibhang should not be read together. Both are independent words and should be read with a pause in between. Reading Prasad as “Parshad” is incorrect.
So the meaning of GURPARSAAD Is as per Prof Sahib Singh Ji is
" The blessing or Grace of a True Guru realises such God "

spnadmin · #3 (**permalink**) 19-Oct-2010, 19:38 PM

dalbirk ji
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I am thankful for your blog in so many ways.

findingmyway · #4 (**permalink**) 19-Oct-2010, 20:05 PM

The Guru has given us the gift of knowledge and is guiding us on our way to realising Sat Naam. Who is the ultimate Guru? the satguru? None other than God himself, who is helping us on our way

amit_jnu · #5 (**permalink**) 19-Oct-2010, 23:49 PM

Tejwant Singh · #6 (**permalink**) 20-Oct-2010, 00:38 AM

Gurparsad- Showering of goodness from the within via The Source-Ik Ong Kaar.

SikhGiani · #7 (**permalink**) 20-Oct-2010, 02:52 AM

Gur+Prasaad
Guru's Blessing

seeker3k · #8 (**permalink**) 20-Oct-2010, 09:49 AM

By dilbirkfficeffice" />
the maening of GURPARSAAD Is as per Prof Sahib Singh Ji is
" The blessing or Grace of a True Guru realises such God

by findingmyway,
The Guru has given us the gift of knowledge and is guiding us on our way to realising Sat Naam. Who is the ultimate Guru? the satguru? None other than God himself, who is helping us on our way

Both contradicted each other.
If the gurparsad is blessing of guru then how can the guru be God himself?

Parsad and elm (begging) is kind of same thing. But they are different. Parsad is when some one give us of his own. It can be cloths food water any thing one give to other with out asking.
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Elm (begging is when we ask the person to give us food cloths and so on n on.
But parsad is best when it is given by guru with out us asking for it.

What is the eltimate parsad by the guru? It is the naam that by it we can realizes the God.

We read this guruparsad word in the Granths over and over but still many can not understand what it mean. Or we do not want to understand it.

What one believe is right for him/her.

ManinderSingh69 · #9 (**permalink**) 20-Oct-2010, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seeker3k

By dilbirkfficeffice" />
the maening of GURPARSAAD Is as per Prof Sahib Singh Ji is
" The blessing or Grace of a True Guru realises such God

by findingmyway,
The Guru has given us the gift of knowledge and is guiding us on our way to realising Sat Naam. Who is the ultimate Guru? the satguru? None other than God himself, who is helping us on our way

Both contradicted each other.
If the gurparsad is blessing of guru then how can the guru be God himself?

I think u are missing something. Guru Ji says:

ਨਾਨਕ ਸੋਧੇ ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਬੇਦ ॥
naanak sodhhae sinmrith baedh ||

ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਗੁਰ ਨਾਹੀ ਭੇਦ ॥੪॥੧੧॥੨੪॥
paarabreham gur naahee bhaedh ||4||11||24|| Ang 1142

Maskeen Ji used to say " Guru Darr(Door) hai, Paramaatma Ghar(home) hai. So to enter into Home u need a Door and Door is part of Home"
I other words, Guru is the Aakaar Roop of Nirankaar.

Its just an innocent observation/suggestion/learning with no hard feelings.
Regards