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Jot-eh-Joti / ਜੋਤਿ – ਜੋਤੀ : What Is The Essence?
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<blockquote data-quote="Serjinder Singh" data-source="post: 176467" data-attributes="member: 13216"><p>Waheguru ji ka khalsa</p><p>Waheguru ji ki fateh</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Dear Ambersaria ji</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I am sorry if I could not put my ‘theis’ across. After all it is just a thesis. A thesis is always open to modification, correction or outright rejection. However, if we look at some of the quotes in Gurbani where both words </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤਿ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">and </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤੀ</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> appear one begins to get a sense of the meanings and attributes of the two words.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Thus, on page 545 and on page 846 we have two lines obviously conveying the message but the slight variation helps understand the meaning of the two words.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਮਿਲਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਜੋਤੀ ਓਤਿ ਪੋਤੀ ਉਦਕੁ ਉਦਕਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">॥ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Page 545</span></span></p><p><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Meaning: </span></span></em><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤੀ </span></span></em><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">on meeting </span></span></em><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਬ੍ਰਹਮ (</span></span></em><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">God) gets </span></span></em><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਓਤਿ ਪੋਤੀ </span></span></em><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">or filled to the brim, the water (</span></span></em><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਉਦਕੁ) </span></span></em><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">getting merged in water (</span></span></em><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਉਦਕਿ </span></span></em><em><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">means ‘In water’).</span></span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਮਿਲਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਜੋਤੀ ਓਤਿ ਪੋਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਭਿ ਰਸ ਭੋਗੋ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">॥ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Page </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">846</span></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Meaning by analogy with above line: </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤੀ(</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">human light or soul)on meeting </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤਿ (</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">the light of God) gets filled to the brim and enjoys the taste of God’s Naam.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">In the second line the words </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਜੋਤੀ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">has been replaced by </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤਿ ਜੋਤੀ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">thus indicating that </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਬ੍ਰਹਮ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">is similar or equivalent to </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤਿ. </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Thus, making one to believe that </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤਿ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">means the light of Brahm or God and </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤੀ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">means the ‘souls’ or lights in human beings. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">This is further apparent from the following lines:</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਅਨਹਦ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਜਾਇ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਧਰਿ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">॥</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Page 790</span></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">(God) made the unstruck celestial music play by placing </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤਿ (</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">His, God’s light) in the </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤੀ (</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">human souls, human lights)</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤੀ ਜਾਤੀ ਗਣਤ ਨ ਆਵੈ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">॥ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜਿਨਿ ਸਾਜੀ ਸੋ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">॥ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Page 839</span></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The human lights/souls (</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤੀ) </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">and living varieties (</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜਾਤੀ) </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">cannot be counted. He who created these only He could know the extent.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਚੰਦੁ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਦੁਇ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਰੂਪੁ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">॥ </span></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Moon and Sun are an image of the divine light (</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤਿ)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤੀ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਅਨੂਪੁ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">॥</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">੧</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">॥ </span></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Withing these human/created lights (</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤੀ)</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> resides unique Brahm (the immanent God)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਕਰੁ ਰੇ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">॥ </span></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">O Gyani, express the ideas about Brahm</span></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤੀ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਧਰਿਆ ਪਸਾਰੁ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">॥</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">੧</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">॥</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Page 972</span></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Within the human/created lights is placed the expanse (of the universe)</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਜੋਤੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਵਰਤਹਿ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਤੁਧੈ ਲਾਵਣੀ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">॥ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Page 1314</span></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Your divine light (</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤਿ) </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">is working in the human/living lights (</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤੀ) </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">and you get linked to them through the Guru’s teachings.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਸਭ ਜੋਤਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਜੋਤੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਕਰਤੇ ਸਭੁ ਸਚੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਪਾਸਾਰਾ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">॥ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Page 1314</span></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">It is all your </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤਿ (</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">divine light)</span></span> <span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">within the lights in humans/living creation’s lights (</span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤੀ). </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">All of the expanse of the truth (of creation) is all yours.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The plural </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤੀ </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">becomes singular only when it is numerically qualified by placing counting word such as ‘</span></span><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਇਕ</span></span></strong><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">’ before it for instance </span></span><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਇਕ </span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniBani'">ਜੋਤੀ</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Humbly</span></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Serjinder Singh</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Serjinder Singh, post: 176467, member: 13216"] Waheguru ji ka khalsa Waheguru ji ki fateh [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Dear Ambersaria ji[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]I am sorry if I could not put my ‘theis’ across. After all it is just a thesis. A thesis is always open to modification, correction or outright rejection. However, if we look at some of the quotes in Gurbani where both words [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤਿ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]and [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤੀ[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman] appear one begins to get a sense of the meanings and attributes of the two words.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Thus, on page 545 and on page 846 we have two lines obviously conveying the message but the slight variation helps understand the meaning of the two words.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਮਿਲਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਜੋਤੀ ਓਤਿ ਪੋਤੀ ਉਦਕੁ ਉਦਕਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]॥ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Page 545[/FONT][/COLOR] [I][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Meaning: [/FONT][/COLOR][/I][I][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤੀ [/FONT][/COLOR][/I][I][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]on meeting [/FONT][/COLOR][/I][I][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ([/FONT][/COLOR][/I][I][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]God) gets [/FONT][/COLOR][/I][I][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਓਤਿ ਪੋਤੀ [/FONT][/COLOR][/I][I][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]or filled to the brim, the water ([/FONT][/COLOR][/I][I][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਉਦਕੁ) [/FONT][/COLOR][/I][I][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]getting merged in water ([/FONT][/COLOR][/I][I][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਉਦਕਿ [/FONT][/COLOR][/I][I][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]means ‘In water’).[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][I][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਮਿਲਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਜੋਤੀ ਓਤਿ ਪੋਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਭਿ ਰਸ ਭੋਗੋ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]॥ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Page [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]846[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Meaning by analogy with above line: [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤੀ([/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]human light or soul)on meeting [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤਿ ([/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]the light of God) gets filled to the brim and enjoys the taste of God’s Naam.[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]In the second line the words [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਜੋਤੀ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]has been replaced by [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤਿ ਜੋਤੀ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]thus indicating that [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਬ੍ਰਹਮ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]is similar or equivalent to [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤਿ. [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Thus, making one to believe that [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤਿ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]means the light of Brahm or God and [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤੀ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]means the ‘souls’ or lights in human beings. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]This is further apparent from the following lines:[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਅਨਹਦ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਜਾਇ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਧਰਿ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]॥[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Page 790[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman](God) made the unstruck celestial music play by placing [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤਿ ([/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]His, God’s light) in the [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤੀ ([/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]human souls, human lights)[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤੀ ਜਾਤੀ ਗਣਤ ਨ ਆਵੈ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]॥ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜਿਨਿ ਸਾਜੀ ਸੋ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]॥ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Page 839[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]The human lights/souls ([/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤੀ) [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]and living varieties ([/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜਾਤੀ) [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]cannot be counted. He who created these only He could know the extent.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਚੰਦੁ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਦੁਇ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਰੂਪੁ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]॥ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Moon and Sun are an image of the divine light ([/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤਿ)[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤੀ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਅਨੂਪੁ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]॥[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]੧[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]॥ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Withing these human/created lights ([/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤੀ)[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman] resides unique Brahm (the immanent God)[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਕਰੁ ਰੇ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]॥ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]O Gyani, express the ideas about Brahm[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤੀ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਧਰਿਆ ਪਸਾਰੁ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]॥[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]੧[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]॥[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Page 972[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Within the human/created lights is placed the expanse (of the universe)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਜੋਤੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਵਰਤਹਿ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਤੁਧੈ ਲਾਵਣੀ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]॥ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Page 1314[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Your divine light ([/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤਿ) [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]is working in the human/living lights ([/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤੀ) [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]and you get linked to them through the Guru’s teachings.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਸਭ ਜੋਤਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਜੋਤੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਕਰਤੇ ਸਭੁ ਸਚੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਪਾਸਾਰਾ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]॥ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Page 1314[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]It is all your [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤਿ ([/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]divine light)[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]within the lights in humans/living creation’s lights ([/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤੀ). [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]All of the expanse of the truth (of creation) is all yours.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]The plural [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤੀ [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]becomes singular only when it is numerically qualified by placing counting word such as ‘[/FONT][/COLOR][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Raavi]ਇਕ[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]’ before it for instance [/FONT][/COLOR][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Raavi]ਇਕ [/FONT][/COLOR][/B][B][COLOR=black][FONT=AnmolUniBani]ਜੋਤੀ[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Humbly[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Serjinder Singh[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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