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Gurbani (489-503)
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Gurbani (660-685)
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Gurbani (696-703)
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Gurbani (984-988)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
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Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
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Bara Maha (1107-1110)
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Gurbani (1118-1123)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
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Gurbani (1197-1200)
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Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
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Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
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Chhant (1278)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
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Gurmat Vichaar
Gurmat Vichar - Discussions
Nanak Is The Guru, Nanak Is The Lord Himself
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<blockquote data-quote="KAMLASINGH" data-source="post: 135864" data-attributes="member: 13564"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">If one believes that gurbani is philosophy, then you are right, and all the gurbani translations are correct. But I believe that gurbani is statement of a fact. Guruji’s are stating a fact that is not known to the rest of the world. For them to be able to make factual statements, they have to know the fact first. The knowledge of the fact can only come from the creator. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I will translate the tuk you introduced, as follows:</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkharSlim'">joiq rUip hir Awip guru, nwnku khwXau ] </span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkharSlim'">qw qy AMgdu BXa,u qq isau qqu imlwXau ]</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The jot roop of God is the Guru, who enlightened Nanak, and Nanak gave the enlightenment to Angad, and so on. This was accomplished when tat was re-united with the tat.</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Meaning of jot is light or intelligence. Opposite of jot is kal. Kal means darkness or ignorance, or lack of intelligence. Meaning of Guru is “One that transforms darkness into light”, or the “one that transforms lack of intelligence into intelligence”. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The five elements and their compounds that make up our body, lack intelligence. So our physical body is not intelligent. What makes the physical body intelligent is “tat”, and that “tat” is the Guru.</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">We obviously are intelligent, then we can say we already have the guru within us. But meaning of “</span><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkharSlim'">qq isau qqu imlwXau” </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">is</span> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">that we have only half of the “tat” in us, but there is another half that we have no access to. Our situation is very similar to a computer that has no internet access.</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Obviously, each one of us is just a miniscule part of the whole, so when one is attached to the whole, one becomes whole. </span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Since, the “tat” makes our dumb body work, then we should be recognized as “tat” and not by our physical appearance. When Nanak (physical entity) is enlightened, he becomes God. We recognize Nanak by his physical existence. But the real Nanak is what is sitting inside the physical body, and we know that it is God. Hence: </span><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkharSlim'">joiq rUip hir Awip guru, nwnku khwXau ] </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Part of God that creates intelligence in living beings, is the Guru who manifested Himself, in the physical form, as Nanak.</span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Guruji’s did not want to say this themselves, because they did not want to confuse the reader. Moreover that idea was already tried in Christianity. So, they had Bhats state that.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KAMLASINGH, post: 135864, member: 13564"] [FONT=Arial]If one believes that gurbani is philosophy, then you are right, and all the gurbani translations are correct. But I believe that gurbani is statement of a fact. Guruji’s are stating a fact that is not known to the rest of the world. For them to be able to make factual statements, they have to know the fact first. The knowledge of the fact can only come from the creator. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]I will translate the tuk you introduced, as follows:[/FONT] [FONT=GurbaniAkharSlim]joiq rUip hir Awip guru, nwnku khwXau ] [/FONT] [FONT=GurbaniAkharSlim]qw qy AMgdu BXa,u qq isau qqu imlwXau ][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]The jot roop of God is the Guru, who enlightened Nanak, and Nanak gave the enlightenment to Angad, and so on. This was accomplished when tat was re-united with the tat.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Meaning of jot is light or intelligence. Opposite of jot is kal. Kal means darkness or ignorance, or lack of intelligence. Meaning of Guru is “One that transforms darkness into light”, or the “one that transforms lack of intelligence into intelligence”. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]The five elements and their compounds that make up our body, lack intelligence. So our physical body is not intelligent. What makes the physical body intelligent is “tat”, and that “tat” is the Guru.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]We obviously are intelligent, then we can say we already have the guru within us. But meaning of “[/FONT][FONT=GurbaniAkharSlim]qq isau qqu imlwXau” [/FONT][FONT=Arial]is[/FONT][FONT=GurbaniAkharSlim] [/FONT][FONT=Arial]that we have only half of the “tat” in us, but there is another half that we have no access to. Our situation is very similar to a computer that has no internet access.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Obviously, each one of us is just a miniscule part of the whole, so when one is attached to the whole, one becomes whole. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Since, the “tat” makes our dumb body work, then we should be recognized as “tat” and not by our physical appearance. When Nanak (physical entity) is enlightened, he becomes God. We recognize Nanak by his physical existence. But the real Nanak is what is sitting inside the physical body, and we know that it is God. Hence: [/FONT][FONT=GurbaniAkharSlim]joiq rUip hir Awip guru, nwnku khwXau ] [/FONT][FONT=Arial]Part of God that creates intelligence in living beings, is the Guru who manifested Himself, in the physical form, as Nanak.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Guruji’s did not want to say this themselves, because they did not want to confuse the reader. Moreover that idea was already tried in Christianity. So, they had Bhats state that.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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