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I see you listed three questions, let me start with what you quoted from Gurbani: " ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਗਡੀ ਲਦੀਅਹਿ ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਭਰੀਅਹਿ ਸਾਥ ॥ ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਬੇੜੀ ਪਾਈਐ ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਗਡੀਅਹਿ ਖਾਤ ॥ ਪੜੀਅਹਿ ਜੇਤੇ ਬਰਸ ਬਰਸ ਪੜੀਅਹਿ ਜੇਤੇ ਮਾਸ ॥ ਪੜੀਐ ਜੇਤੀ ਆਰਜਾ ਪੜੀਅਹਿ ਜੇਤੇ ਸਾਸ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਲੇਖੈ ਇਕ ਗਲ ਹੋਰੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਝਖਣਾ ਝਾਖ" I have heard these lines...

Thank you for your question. I notice your questions on this site are often very challenging and some may interpret your challenging perspectives as your ideation towards always seeing "glass as half full". I differ and I see in your perspective the "half empty portion of the glass" does...

Thank you for asking this foundational question; it is this curiosity that helps many of us understand the essence of Gurbani without getting bogged down by incomprehensible philosophical arguments. The answer to your question " why souls separated from god in the first place" is: BECAUSE WE...

Thank you for sharing this blog (Who Am I?) of yours, Dr. Grewal - much appreciated. In hope of learning through this exchange, please see if I got it right from: I = Atma= Soul In other word, "I", Atma, and Soul all mean the same thing being a part of Parmatma ( Supreme Soul). That is "I...

Doctor Sahib, this is right but when WE make such a statement "ਵਿਚਾਰ ਮਾਰਨ, ਚਿੱਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਾਮ ਵਸਾਉਣ, ਨਾਮ ਦੀ ਸਾਧਨਾ , ਜੁੜਨ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ , ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਪਾ, ਨਿਜ ਥਾਉ ਤੇ ਟਿਕਾਣਾ ਵੱਖ ਵੱਖ ਸਥਿਤੀਆਂ ਹਨ ਜਿਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਾਉਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਭਾਉਣਾ ਬਹੁਤ ਜਰੂਰੀ ਹੈ|", we need to be clear about the very three words that you stated at...

A lot of food for thought. Thank you Dr. Grewal for sharing. I just finished reading the entire write up and will need to read it again to draw answers to the questions you posted at the outset: Who am I? what is Manh? What is Pran?, what is Atma? and many such questions that interest me. You...

Bhai Sahib, you know the difference between Japji Sahib and Jaap Sahib - I am alluding to Japji Sahib. I think you should be able to understand the question that I am asking about the word "Jap" as quoted below. Does not "Jap" refer to the bani that follows. Bringing in Jaap Sahib from Dasam...

Two questions for you please: 1) You say the Mool Mantar "starts from ‘IK-ONKAR SATNAM KARTA PURAKH' and ends with ‘NANAK HOSI BHI SACH’". Are you then suggesting that "Jaap" is not the name of the Bani which is composed in the next 38 Pauris? It is problematic - "Japp" word seems to suggest...

Dr. Grewal, please ignore my request; I just figured it out. Thanks you

A few years back, I had a social get-together at my place and was having dinner sitting next to a close friend of mine, Dr. Satyam Murty. At that time Satyam Murty was working as a senior scientist in Oceanography with Government of Canada. Later, he became the head of National Tidal Facility of...

I enjoy your new threads. Can you please tell me how to start a new thread on SPN; I have tried to ask the Contact for the site but not getting anywhere. I would appreciate if you can help and share this info. Thanks.

Can you please let me know how to start a new thread on this site; I have asked this question to the "Site Contact" but have not received response. Would you help ? Thanks

Thank you for a very detailed narrative on Mool Mantar. My question was different and simple: Is there any suggestion in AGGS that it is "Mool Mantar" as it is often referred to? Is it not simply a supplication ( ਮੰਗਲਾਚਰਣ). Gurbani is subject of Bibak Budh (there are several references...

I do not believe any Guru or Bhagat ever used the word "Mool Mantar' in Gurbani although the words like "Beej Mantar" and "Mantar" have been used. It appears that some thoughtful Sikh or Sikhs came up with this term ( for a good and noble reason) and it has become an accepted practice in...

Mool Mantar? Can anyone please help me. Is there any where in Gurbani, any reference that suggests it is Gurbani's "Mool Mantar". Is it not simply a ਮੰਗਲਾਚਰਣ? Mahan Kosh: ਮੰਗਲਾਚਰਣ: ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਦੇ ਮੁੱਢ ਇਸ਼੍ਟਦੇਵ ਦਾ ਆਰਾਧਨ