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Guru Granth Sahib
Jup Banee
Japji Sahib - Pauri 17
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<blockquote data-quote="Amarpal" data-source="post: 1754" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>Dear Tejwant Jee,</p><p></p><p>My understanding of the word 'Sacrifice', which you wanted me to elaborate, is given below.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'">vwirAw n jwvw eyk vwr ] </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">vaari-aa na jaavaa ayk vaar.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Sahib is overwhelmed by the immenseness of ‘The Sat’ and says that he cannot be sacrificed even once for ‘Karta Purakh’. In a way Guru Sahib has conveyed the limited and smallness of human existence.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The use of word ‘Sacrifice’ needs elaboration. Sacrifice is what we offer as homage to some one superior; it can be any thing. </span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">In Japji Sahib, Guru Sahib is expressing what he felt from the depth of his heart and soul. Guru Sahib is stating that even if he dedicates his whole live to the cause of spirituality, it will not be enough. This way he is not using his life for his own use but for the benefit and uplifting of others, hence the word ‘Sacrifice’.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Here I want to mention what someone has said ‘we move towards our potential when we turn our learning into action’. Guru Sahib did that long back.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Sahib, not only said that sacrifice of one life is not enough for the task, he made his ‘Jot’ to move from one guru into another. I the process we had nine Gurus in succession after Siri Guru Nanak Dev Jee, before perceivable impact was made towards evolution of the society towards spirituality; note ten lives were needed. It is with this realisation the Guru Sahib has stated:</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">vaari-aa na jaavaa ayk vaar.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> I cannot be sacrificed even once. </span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Sahib repeatedly (ten times) had to sacrifice there lives for the task, once was not enough, it was too little and inadequate. </span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">These are the sentiments and realisation that I find in what Guru Sahib had said in this sentence. The subsequent progression of nine Gurus tells me that probably my understanding is correct.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">With Love and Respect for all.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Amarpal</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amarpal, post: 1754, member: 10"] Dear Tejwant Jee, My understanding of the word 'Sacrifice', which you wanted me to elaborate, is given below. [color=maroon][font=WebAkharThick]vwirAw n jwvw eyk vwr ] [/font][/color][font=Tahoma][size=3]vaari-aa na jaavaa ayk vaar. [color=navy][/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Guru Sahib is overwhelmed by the immenseness of ‘The Sat’ and says that he cannot be sacrificed even once for ‘Karta Purakh’. In a way Guru Sahib has conveyed the limited and smallness of human existence.[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]The use of word ‘Sacrifice’ needs elaboration. Sacrifice is what we offer as homage to some one superior; it can be any thing. [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]In Japji Sahib, Guru Sahib is expressing what he felt from the depth of his heart and soul. Guru Sahib is stating that even if he dedicates his whole live to the cause of spirituality, it will not be enough. This way he is not using his life for his own use but for the benefit and uplifting of others, hence the word ‘Sacrifice’.[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Here I want to mention what someone has said ‘we move towards our potential when we turn our learning into action’. Guru Sahib did that long back.[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Guru Sahib, not only said that sacrifice of one life is not enough for the task, he made his ‘Jot’ to move from one guru into another. I the process we had nine Gurus in succession after Siri Guru Nanak Dev Jee, before perceivable impact was made towards evolution of the society towards spirituality; note ten lives were needed. It is with this realisation the Guru Sahib has stated:[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][font=Tahoma]vaari-aa na jaavaa ayk vaar.[/font][/size] [font=Tahoma][size=3] [/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] I cannot be sacrificed even once. [/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Guru Sahib repeatedly (ten times) had to sacrifice there lives for the task, once was not enough, it was too little and inadequate. [/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size] [font='Times New Roman']These are the sentiments and realisation that I find in what Guru Sahib had said in this sentence. The subsequent progression of nine Gurus tells me that probably my understanding is correct.[/font] [font='Times New Roman'][/font] [font='Times New Roman']With Love and Respect for all.[/font] [font='Times New Roman'][/font] [font='Times New Roman']Amarpal[/font] [/QUOTE]
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