guru nanak

Originally Posted by : Balbir Singh Pray Truth for all and say Satsriakal! Dear Gurbani Lovers! I have a curiosity. In Japuji Sahib after Guru's Vaak "hai bhee sach naanak hosee bhee sach" number '1' occurs. The same number '1' occurs again after Guru's Vaak "hukam rajaa-ee chalnaa naanak...

Sat Nam; I have read someplace that "scholars say" that Guru Nanak was born on the 15th of April. I am told that Sikhs do not celebrate it on that day. Can anyone fill in more details on both parts of this? I became more curious when I heard about the "scholars" version because the day I first...

INDIA BEFORE GURU NANAK After its climax, Buddhism started degenerating in India. Statues of Buddha and Budhisattvas became very common and were installed in their temples. Buddhist monks preached lesson of non-violence and non-resistance which made the people non-aggressive even in self...

Sat Nam! The Aquarian Teacher 2003 has a page listing the Gifts of the 40 pauris of JaapJi. I am wishing to learn more about the origin of that list - or to find who and where these gifts were first described. I would guess that it may originate in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, and if so, can...

Guru Nanak Dev, The Founder of Sikh Religion by Gurdas Singh Guru Nanak the founder of Sikhism the world's youngest monotheistic religion was born in Talwandi in the state of Punjab. From his earliest days he showed signs of deep spirituality and of a holy nature to all who came into contact...

Guru Nanak Dev Ji visit to Kamroop: hay kaaman narak bisraaman baho jonee bharmaavneh. chit harnan tarai lok gam-yan jap tap seel bidaarneh. alap sukh avit chanchal ooch neech samaavneh. tav bhai bimunchit saadh sangam ot naanak naaraa-ineh. ||46|| O sexual desire, you lead the...

hey ma sis is doing her dissertation and wanted a sum text from the guru granth sahib that sayz nething about aiming and achieving ? could you help ?

My understanding of 7th pauri jy jug cwry Awrjw hor dsUxI hoie ] If one lengthens life span by yoga to ages four, Or even succeeds in stretching the span by tenfold. nvw KMfw ivic jwxIAY nwil clY sBu koie ] And his fame in nine regions flows is followed ‘with homage’ wherever he goes...

I would like to hear the views of sangat on the following post made by my friend in another forum. Thanks

Stanza VI Teerath navah jai tis bhava vin bhanai kai nae karii Pilgrimage bathing is only then useful if it pleases Him; if bathing, His favor does bestow, why at all to places of pilgrimage I go? Jaiti seerth upai vaikha vin karma kai milai lai Vast, as God’s Creation that I do perceive...

Here is my understanding of 5th pauri. Thapiya na jaaye keeta na hoeye, aapeh aap niranjan soey God can neither be installed like an idol nor constituted or created; the pure one is self-existent reality. Jin seviya tin pa-eyah maan, nanak gaveyee-hey guni nidhan Those who served and...

Here is my understanding of 4th pauri. Saa-cha sahib saach naaye bhakhiya bhau aapaar True is God (Not fiction of our mind), true is His ownership, and Eternity’s is His Name. He is remembered with infinite expression of love, in communication with inner desired aim. Aakhey manghey dhey...

Rawalpindi’s Muslim tenant remembers his pre-Partition Sikh landlord Varinder Walia Tribune News Service Bhupinder Singh Sometimes, human sentiments transcend the regional and the temporal...

Is it true that Shia Muslims accept Guru Nanak as a Prophet? Anyone know more about this. I know they are much more tolerant in terms of acceptance of other Prophets and beliefs than Sunni Muslims.

First use of ‘Hindustan’ by Guru Nanak: Jodh Singh Sarbjit Dhaliwal Tribune News Service Chandigarh, December 13 Who was first to use the word Hindustan? Obviously, it is the most difficult question to answer. “Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, was first to use this word. Unfortunately...

Dear peeps, My personally opinion on this is Guru ji did not have the need to read the vedas, shasaters, purans or the ketabs. The reason being is guru ji was nirankar himself. Meaning god manifested his attributed in Guru Nanak (but not god) just like a drop of water becomes one in an ocean...

Washington, November 25: Warmly greeting Sikhs across the US and the world on the occasion of the 535th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, President George W. Bush has said the teachings of the founder of Sikhism of equality and respect have inspired generations...

Interesting point of view... But we have to remember that Guru Nanak Dev Ji's teachings were both acceptable to Muslims and Hindus, which may explain why he was let in to Mecca. Muslims at the time did consider him a Muslim, his wife was Muslim, remember... Since a Muslim women can only marry a...

Hope you're aware of the new book on Guru Nanak by one of our fellow Sikh.Diasporans, Eleanor Nesbitt. Part of the UK's Indic Values Series it is titled simply Guru Nanak and costs about 9 pounds. The publisher is Bayeux Arts, Canada and religious and Moral Education Press, U.K.

Dear Khalsa Jee, Through this post, I share with you what this Shalok means to me. 1. pvxu gurU pwxI ipqw mwqw Driq mhqu ] pavan guroo paanee pitaa maataa Dharat mahat. Air as Guru, water as father, the earth as great mother. 2. idvsu rwiq duie dweI dwieAw KylY sgl jgqu ]...