Bani Is Nirankar And Bani Is Naam

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4.Kirtan leads to Naam
krxI kIriq nwmu vsweI ] (363-3, Awsw, mÚ 3)
Singing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, the Naam abides within the mind.

5. Advantages Of Bani
ihrdY suix suix min AMimRqu BwieAw ] (366-11, Awsw, mÚ 4)
Constantly listening to the Ambrosial Gurbani in the heart, it becomes pleasing to the mind.
gurbwxI hir AlKu lKwieAw ]1] (366-12, Awsw, mÚ 4)
Through Gurbani, the Incomprehensible Lord is comprehended. ||1||

6. Utter Praises of Lord
eyko riv rihAw Gt AMqir muiK bolhu gur AMimRq bYnw ]1] rhwau ] (366-12, Awsw, mÚ 4)
The One Lord is pervading and permeating deep within the heart; with your mouth, recite the Ambrosial Hymns of the Guru. ||1||Pause||

 

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I think the message is that Bani, if followed, will lead us to the Almighty. It is not or it should not be possible that we do paath Of Jap ji Sahib and say that we are Nirankaar.It cannot be the intention of the line that 'Bani nirankaar hai'.It would only have ornamental value if it is not practised.Hence:
gur kI bwxI isau rMgu lwie ] (387-13, Awsw, mÚ 5)
Embrace love for the Word of the Guru's Bani.

May be you know better.

 

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ieh bwxI mhw purK kI inj Gir vwsw hoie ]40] (935-13, rwmklI dKxI, mÚ 1)
This is the Bani of the Supreme Being; through it, one dwells within the home of his inner being. ||40||

 

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If Bani is Nirankaaar as is inscripted in SGGS ji, one should have touch the bani as a philospher's stone and move to sachkhand. But as it is not so all that stated above that Bani,if followed , shall lead to NIrankaar. the formless one.
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BANI -The Word of God

By the Grace of God, we are Sikhs of the Shabd Guru. We bow to no man. We worship no images. We bow only to the Word, the Shabd, the sound current. We cannot underestimate the power of our own words and language. Our words contain the power of love and hate, and we should be fully aware of this when we speak. How do we do this? Through exercising the daily recitation of Nitnem and Gurbani. The daily prayers of the Sikh are a beautiful form and format that rearranges our neurological processes to provide us with a direct connection with the infinite creative energy of the universe. This is the heart of the Guru’s teachings. And if we do not experience this ourselves, we will most likely deny this experience to our children.

vwhu vwhu bwxI inrMkwr hY
iqsu jyvfu Avru n koie]

Great! Great is the Bani, the Word of the Formless Lord. There is no other as great as He is.
[Guru Amar Das ji, Siri Guru Granth Sahib, page 515]



This is why we say that our Guru is the Shabd Guru. The Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is not a “book,” it is not a “Bible;” it is a ‘living Guru’ that guides us, protects us and enlightens us. The whole science of Gurbani has the power to make a person divine just in its recitation. It does not require a deep and scholarly understanding, or interpretation, for an impact on our consciousness because bani is understood by the heart, not by the head.


The entire Siri Guru Granth Sahib is the calling out to the Beloved. People do not need to be dependent on saints and preachers, being led around like a donkey with a string in his nose. All that is needed is the inner experience of God that can be brought to us from our own Guru, the Living Guru, the Shabd Guru. That is the miracle, the science, and the blessing of bani.

Extracts from:
Four Pillars of Sikhism