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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
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Gurbani (151-185)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
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Gurbani (537-556)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
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Vaar Sorath (642-659)
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Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
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Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
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Gurbani (728-750)
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Chhant (763-785)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
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Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
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Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
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Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
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Gurbani (1319-23)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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<blockquote data-quote="Seeker2013" data-source="post: 202767" data-attributes="member: 19755"><p>Guru Nanak ji never distanced himself from hinduism or islam ! He distanced himself from the hypocrisy and superstitions of both religions. If he did boycott both hinduism and islam , he wouldn't have visited hindu temples and mecca ! What he said was rather than the outer rituals (shaving heads, wearing garlands, putting a dhoti , vegetarianism just for looking pious to people, caste system , circumcision, praying in only one direction etc ) try to understand the essence ! And gurbani is all about essence !</p><p>Gurbani tells what a true pandit is, what a true vaishnu is , what a true muslim is , what a true mullah is ! (and for my sake , please don't ask me to quote, I don't wish to open another 5 tabs in my chrome and hang the browser. I am sure you can find it online yourself with a few clicks <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )</p><p></p><p>whenever you feel like browsing gurbani , you can use <a href="http://www.srigranth.org" target="_blank">http://www.srigranth.org</a> (it has english features too)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A minister , you can say that also !</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Try to get above controversies, if you seek controversies you will get multitudes of them ! did Guru Gobind Singh write the dasam granth, did bhagats in SGGS really were vishnu worshippers, did man really land on the moon , Is Obama a muslim ?!!!!</p><p></p><p>One thing that is crystal clear in both SGGS and DG is that bhavana / sharda / faith in him and above ALL "love for him" is most important thing . we can keep the cheesy controversies aside !</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There's no such thing as a "lesser god" , they're mere celestial beings as per gurbani, something like angels in abrahamic religions.</p><p>They're mentioned in gurbani over and over again. But as I said, whether these beings are metaphorical or actual, is debatable !</p><p></p><p>In Japu ji sahib (the prime bani in sikhi ), Guru Nanak while describing the whole universe praising and trying to describe god says so :</p><p></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF" target="_blank">ਆਖਹਿ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%AA%E0%A9%80" target="_blank">ਗੋਪੀ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A4%E0%A9%88" target="_blank">ਤੈ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BF%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%A6" target="_blank">ਗੋਵਿੰਦ </a>॥</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>आखहि गोपी तै गोविंद ॥</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Ākẖahi gopī ṯai govinḏ.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The Gopis and Krishna speak.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF" target="_blank">ਆਖਹਿ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%88%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%B0" target="_blank">ਈਸਰ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF" target="_blank">ਆਖਹਿ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%A7" target="_blank">ਸਿਧ </a>॥</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>आखहि ईसर आखहि सिध ॥</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Ākẖahi īsar ākẖahi siḏẖ.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Shiva speaks, the Siddhas speak.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF" target="_blank">ਆਖਹਿ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%A4%E0%A9%87" target="_blank">ਕੇਤੇ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%A4%E0%A9%87" target="_blank">ਕੀਤੇ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%A7" target="_blank">ਬੁਧ </a>॥</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>आखहि केते कीते बुध ॥</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Ākẖahi keṯe kīṯe buḏẖ.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The many created Buddhas speak.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF" target="_blank">ਆਖਹਿ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%B5" target="_blank">ਦਾਨਵ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF" target="_blank">ਆਖਹਿ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B5" target="_blank">ਦੇਵ </a>॥</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>आखहि दानव आखहि देव ॥</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Ākẖahi ḏānav ākẖahi ḏev.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The demons speak, the demi-gods speak.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF" target="_blank">ਆਖਹਿ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BF" target="_blank">ਸੁਰਿ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%B0" target="_blank">ਨਰ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%AE%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%BF" target="_blank">ਮੁਨਿ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%A8" target="_blank">ਜਨ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B5" target="_blank">ਸੇਵ </a>॥</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>आखहि सुरि नर मुनि जन सेव ॥</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Ākẖahi sur nar mun jan sev.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The spiritual warriors, the heavenly beings, the silent sages, the humble and serviceful speak.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%A4%E0%A9%87" target="_blank">ਕੇਤੇ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF" target="_blank">ਆਖਹਿ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%A3%E0%A8%BF" target="_blank">ਆਖਣਿ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%AA%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF" target="_blank">ਪਾਹਿ </a>॥</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>केते आखहि आखणि पाहि ॥</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Keṯe ākẖahi ākẖaṇ pāhi.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Many speak and try to describe Him.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%A4%E0%A9%87" target="_blank">ਕੇਤੇ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF" target="_blank">ਕਹਿ ਕਹਿ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%89%E0%A8%A0%E0%A8%BF" target="_blank">ਉਠਿ ਉਠਿ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF" target="_blank">ਜਾਹਿ </a>॥</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>केते कहि कहि उठि उठि जाहि ॥</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Keṯe kahi kahi uṯẖ uṯẖ jāhi.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Many have spoken of Him over and over again, and have then arisen and departed.</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>So even if krishnas, vishnus, brahmas , <insert another innumerable deities here> exist, they're all subjects of the one lord king : Waheguru alias Brahman alias Allah alias God . Some clarity now ? and this is not my view. This is gurbani's view.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Don't know ! But as I said bhaavna (feeling inside ) is most important ! Guru Amar das ji started as a devi worshipper , Many bhagats themselves might have started as idolaters , deity worshippers , considering that india is a polytheistic country (or should we say garb of polytheism and monotheism inside <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ) , many bhagats might have started with deities but in the end realized their deity is just one facet of THE ONE.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>He wasn't a durga worshipper, but we have to remember the times he lived in . Durga was widely worshipped by the persecuted (hindus) then ! so he tried to uplift their spirits with "beer ras" (warrior spirit) by explaining things in their own language , but he has clarified that even durga is one of the creations of almight to .</p><p>Durga is not anything by herself. As such is not worthy of worship .</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Gurbani mentions them ! at more than one place, but nowhere we're told to worship them . Infact it is said clearly</p><p></p><p>[<strong>more here</strong> <a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Search&Param=english&SearchData=gods" target="_blank">http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Search&Param=english&SearchData=gods</a> ]</p><p></p><p></p><p>its irrelevant to us TBH whether he existed for real or is simply a mythological character some people made up a few thousand years ago !</p><p>Gurbani mentions him at places. but again NO worship. They're mere vessels . Ocean is only the One waheguru .</p><p></p><p></p><p>And finally don't be enticed by gods or deities . Guru says</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%B0" target="_blank">ਗੁਰ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BE" target="_blank">ਸੇਵਾ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A4%E0%A9%87" target="_blank">ਤੇ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%AD%E0%A8%97%E0%A8%A4%E0%A8%BF" target="_blank">ਭਗਤਿ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%88" target="_blank">ਕਮਾਈ </a>॥</p><p></p><p>गुर सेवा ते भगति कमाई ॥</p><p></p><p>Gur sevā ṯe bẖagaṯ kamā▫ī.</p><p></p><p>Serving the Guru, devotional worship is practiced.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A4%E0%A8%AC" target="_blank">ਤਬ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%87%E0%A8%B9" target="_blank">ਇਹ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%B8" target="_blank">ਮਾਨਸ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B9%E0%A9%80" target="_blank">ਦੇਹੀ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%AA%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%88" target="_blank">ਪਾਈ </a>॥</p><p></p><p>तब इह मानस देही पाई ॥</p><p></p><p>Ŧab ih mānas ḏehī pā▫ī.</p><p></p><p>Then, this human body is obtained.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%87%E0%A8%B8" target="_blank">ਇਸ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B9%E0%A9%80" target="_blank">ਦੇਹੀ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%89" target="_blank">ਕਉ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF" target="_blank">ਸਿਮਰਹਿ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B5" target="_blank">ਦੇਵ </a>॥</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>इस देही कउ सिमरहि देव ॥</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Is ḏehī ka▫o simrahi ḏev.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Even the gods long for this human body.</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%8B" target="_blank">ਸੋ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B9%E0%A9%80" target="_blank">ਦੇਹੀ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%AD%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%81" target="_blank">ਭਜੁ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BF" target="_blank">ਹਰਿ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%80" target="_blank">ਕੀ </a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B5" target="_blank">ਸੇਵ </a>॥੧॥</p><p></p><p>सो देही भजु हरि की सेव ॥१॥</p><p></p><p>So ḏehī bẖaj har kī sev. ||1||</p><p></p><p>So vibrate that human body, and think of serving the Lord. ||1||</p><p></p><p>So , even the gods long for this human birth , so that they may utter god's name and free themselves from the cycle of birth and death !</p><p></p><p>And lastly, I would just say that you need to cultivate some sharda (faith for him) in your heart. Your all posts indicate a sense of "Ok yeah I respect him and all, but in real life he's not going to do anything for me, only I wud do things for me" . <strong>He acts through you ! and sometimes through someone else to help you in all your difficulties in life.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>I would suggest take some time to recite sukhmani sahib with translations. It will really give you peace of mind . And also help with the duality screaming . May Waheguru bless you, <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Seeker2013, post: 202767, member: 19755"] Guru Nanak ji never distanced himself from hinduism or islam ! He distanced himself from the hypocrisy and superstitions of both religions. If he did boycott both hinduism and islam , he wouldn't have visited hindu temples and mecca ! What he said was rather than the outer rituals (shaving heads, wearing garlands, putting a dhoti , vegetarianism just for looking pious to people, caste system , circumcision, praying in only one direction etc ) try to understand the essence ! And gurbani is all about essence ! Gurbani tells what a true pandit is, what a true vaishnu is , what a true muslim is , what a true mullah is ! (and for my sake , please don't ask me to quote, I don't wish to open another 5 tabs in my chrome and hang the browser. I am sure you can find it online yourself with a few clicks :) ) whenever you feel like browsing gurbani , you can use [URL]http://www.srigranth.org[/URL] (it has english features too) A minister , you can say that also ! Try to get above controversies, if you seek controversies you will get multitudes of them ! did Guru Gobind Singh write the dasam granth, did bhagats in SGGS really were vishnu worshippers, did man really land on the moon , Is Obama a muslim ?!!!! One thing that is crystal clear in both SGGS and DG is that bhavana / sharda / faith in him and above ALL "love for him" is most important thing . we can keep the cheesy controversies aside ! There's no such thing as a "lesser god" , they're mere celestial beings as per gurbani, something like angels in abrahamic religions. They're mentioned in gurbani over and over again. But as I said, whether these beings are metaphorical or actual, is debatable ! In Japu ji sahib (the prime bani in sikhi ), Guru Nanak while describing the whole universe praising and trying to describe god says so : [B][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF']ਆਖਹਿ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%AA%E0%A9%80']ਗੋਪੀ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A4%E0%A9%88']ਤੈ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BF%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%A6']ਗੋਵਿੰਦ [/URL]॥ आखहि गोपी तै गोविंद ॥ Ākẖahi gopī ṯai govinḏ. The Gopis and Krishna speak. [URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF']ਆਖਹਿ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%88%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%B0']ਈਸਰ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF']ਆਖਹਿ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%A7']ਸਿਧ [/URL]॥ आखहि ईसर आखहि सिध ॥ Ākẖahi īsar ākẖahi siḏẖ. Shiva speaks, the Siddhas speak. [URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF']ਆਖਹਿ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%A4%E0%A9%87']ਕੇਤੇ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%A4%E0%A9%87']ਕੀਤੇ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%A7']ਬੁਧ [/URL]॥ आखहि केते कीते बुध ॥ Ākẖahi keṯe kīṯe buḏẖ. The many created Buddhas speak. [URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF']ਆਖਹਿ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%B5']ਦਾਨਵ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF']ਆਖਹਿ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B5']ਦੇਵ [/URL]॥ आखहि दानव आखहि देव ॥ Ākẖahi ḏānav ākẖahi ḏev. The demons speak, the demi-gods speak. [URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF']ਆਖਹਿ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BF']ਸੁਰਿ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%B0']ਨਰ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%AE%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%BF']ਮੁਨਿ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%A8']ਜਨ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B5']ਸੇਵ [/URL]॥ आखहि सुरि नर मुनि जन सेव ॥ Ākẖahi sur nar mun jan sev. The spiritual warriors, the heavenly beings, the silent sages, the humble and serviceful speak. [URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%A4%E0%A9%87']ਕੇਤੇ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF']ਆਖਹਿ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%A3%E0%A8%BF']ਆਖਣਿ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%AA%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF']ਪਾਹਿ [/URL]॥ केते आखहि आखणि पाहि ॥ Keṯe ākẖahi ākẖaṇ pāhi. Many speak and try to describe Him. [URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%A4%E0%A9%87']ਕੇਤੇ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF']ਕਹਿ ਕਹਿ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%89%E0%A8%A0%E0%A8%BF']ਉਠਿ ਉਠਿ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF']ਜਾਹਿ [/URL]॥ केते कहि कहि उठि उठि जाहि ॥ Keṯe kahi kahi uṯẖ uṯẖ jāhi. Many have spoken of Him over and over again, and have then arisen and departed.[/B] So even if krishnas, vishnus, brahmas , <insert another innumerable deities here> exist, they're all subjects of the one lord king : Waheguru alias Brahman alias Allah alias God . Some clarity now ? and this is not my view. This is gurbani's view. Don't know ! But as I said bhaavna (feeling inside ) is most important ! Guru Amar das ji started as a devi worshipper , Many bhagats themselves might have started as idolaters , deity worshippers , considering that india is a polytheistic country (or should we say garb of polytheism and monotheism inside ;) ) , many bhagats might have started with deities but in the end realized their deity is just one facet of THE ONE. He wasn't a durga worshipper, but we have to remember the times he lived in . Durga was widely worshipped by the persecuted (hindus) then ! so he tried to uplift their spirits with "beer ras" (warrior spirit) by explaining things in their own language , but he has clarified that even durga is one of the creations of almight to . Durga is not anything by herself. As such is not worthy of worship . Gurbani mentions them ! at more than one place, but nowhere we're told to worship them . Infact it is said clearly [[B]more here[/B] [URL]http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Search&Param=english&SearchData=gods[/URL] ] its irrelevant to us TBH whether he existed for real or is simply a mythological character some people made up a few thousand years ago ! Gurbani mentions him at places. but again NO worship. They're mere vessels . Ocean is only the One waheguru . And finally don't be enticed by gods or deities . Guru says [URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%B0']ਗੁਰ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BE']ਸੇਵਾ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A4%E0%A9%87']ਤੇ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%AD%E0%A8%97%E0%A8%A4%E0%A8%BF']ਭਗਤਿ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%88']ਕਮਾਈ [/URL]॥ गुर सेवा ते भगति कमाई ॥ Gur sevā ṯe bẖagaṯ kamā▫ī. Serving the Guru, devotional worship is practiced. [URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A4%E0%A8%AC']ਤਬ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%87%E0%A8%B9']ਇਹ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%B8']ਮਾਨਸ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B9%E0%A9%80']ਦੇਹੀ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%AA%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%88']ਪਾਈ [/URL]॥ तब इह मानस देही पाई ॥ Ŧab ih mānas ḏehī pā▫ī. Then, this human body is obtained. [B][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%87%E0%A8%B8']ਇਸ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B9%E0%A9%80']ਦੇਹੀ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%89']ਕਉ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF']ਸਿਮਰਹਿ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B5']ਦੇਵ [/URL]॥ इस देही कउ सिमरहि देव ॥ Is ḏehī ka▫o simrahi ḏev. Even the gods long for this human body.[/B] [URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%8B']ਸੋ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B9%E0%A9%80']ਦੇਹੀ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%AD%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%81']ਭਜੁ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BF']ਹਰਿ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%80']ਕੀ [/URL][URL='http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B5']ਸੇਵ [/URL]॥੧॥ सो देही भजु हरि की सेव ॥१॥ So ḏehī bẖaj har kī sev. ||1|| So vibrate that human body, and think of serving the Lord. ||1|| So , even the gods long for this human birth , so that they may utter god's name and free themselves from the cycle of birth and death ! And lastly, I would just say that you need to cultivate some sharda (faith for him) in your heart. Your all posts indicate a sense of "Ok yeah I respect him and all, but in real life he's not going to do anything for me, only I wud do things for me" . [B]He acts through you ! and sometimes through someone else to help you in all your difficulties in life.[/B] [B]I would suggest take some time to recite sukhmani sahib with translations. It will really give you peace of mind . And also help with the duality screaming . May Waheguru bless you, :)[/B] [/QUOTE]
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