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<blockquote data-quote="Gyani Jarnail Singh" data-source="post: 22649" data-attributes="member: 189"><p><strong>Re: Sakhis -miracles Or ??</strong></p><p></p><p>Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji KI fateh.</p><p> </p><p>Now we proceed to Sakhi that relates about Guru nanak Ji sleeping while his cows ravaged someone's fields...and when this was complained agaisnt..lo and behold the fields were green once more...</p><p> </p><p>In the Philosophical sense, we can say that the "Field" or KHET is this World...and we are the Cows grazing in this field..and the GURU is our Rakhwala. Interesting to note that JESUS CHRIST is also depicted as the "SHEPHERD" and the followers as his "flock" ( only difference is that in Jesus Ji's case his "flock" is only the Christians..and He guards ONLy the Christians..while there is no such "restriction" in Guru nanak Ji's. story.</p><p> </p><p>To continue...we the "human cows"..sometimes end up "destroying" the "fileds"...especially when we let our Kaam Krodh Lobh Haumai get the better of us...Humankind descends to the levels of extreme depravity, cruelty and thus destroys the otherwise beautiful world we live in..BUT the GURU is here to BEAUTIFY the WORLD...His only MISSION is Calmness, Peace, Tranquility, shanti, araam, all things beautiful and pleasant. SO First the GURU..."changes" the COWS..HE transforms them from wild ravaging destructive BEASTS into Calm serenely peaceful "cows" that give lots of MILK, Butter and such bounty. Kavi Santokh Singh writes that the Cows that are in the Care of Guru nanak ji give much more Richer Milk and butter than other cows !! SO GURU NANAK JI firts "improves" the cows...they then begin to give more milk..butter..yogurt..MILK in Punjabi is also called AMRIT..GHEE (butter) is also AMRIT..and Yogurt is a very nutritious product. Thus what we see is thet due to GURU Ji's "kirpa Drshtee"...benevolence..the COWS begin to "behave as good animals"....their "destructive nature" is enslved/controlled...and ultimately destroyed..all due to the influence of the GURU. The World thus becomes a beautiful serene peaceful calm place....the GURU UPLIFTS human character, and gives it a purpose...and the human also becomes the peaceful seren beautiful gem of a person...</p><p> </p><p>Maybe this is the "Sakhi behind the sakhi"...of Guru nanak Ji's Cow grazing adventures....</p><p> </p><p>By now it would have become so obvious that these "sakhis" are not just ordinary run off the mill "fairy tales"... they all have an UNDERLYING MESSAGE that GURBANI contains as well. The sakhis reveal in ordinary language..the position of the True GURU....the "connection" between PARBRAHM---GURU----WORLDLY BEINGS--- What is the TRUE GURU's PURPOSE of coming to thsi World ? What will the True GURU do for thsi World..what message does He bring ? and so on.</p><p> </p><p>The PARBRAHM..is like a HUGE TREE...whose "Cool Shade" is for EVERY LIVING THING...the World is a Farmer's Field...which is Kept GREEN and ALIVE through the Kirpa and Grace of the True GURU....and the Humans are the "cows" grazing in this Field...whose Guardian, caregiver, caretaker, etc is the True GURU.</p><p> </p><p>These Sakhis are thus seen to be quite "philosphical" in nature and not just the oversimplified versions we hear in Diwans from the Kaatha wachaks and parcharaks. A lot of them reveal the "Social FABRIC" of the time and the weaknesses that strike the Society of that time. Thus what we need to do is..REDISCOVER and RE-INVENT each SAKHI according to OUR own TIME and Social Conditions. We must remember and keep in MIND that GURBANI is TIMELESS....and so are these Sakhis...all they require is a bit more understanding and re interpretation to make them RELEVANT to our YOUTH TODAY.</p><p> </p><p>Jarnail Singh gyani</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gyani Jarnail Singh, post: 22649, member: 189"] [b]Re: Sakhis -miracles Or ??[/b] Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji KI fateh. Now we proceed to Sakhi that relates about Guru nanak Ji sleeping while his cows ravaged someone's fields...and when this was complained agaisnt..lo and behold the fields were green once more... In the Philosophical sense, we can say that the "Field" or KHET is this World...and we are the Cows grazing in this field..and the GURU is our Rakhwala. Interesting to note that JESUS CHRIST is also depicted as the "SHEPHERD" and the followers as his "flock" ( only difference is that in Jesus Ji's case his "flock" is only the Christians..and He guards ONLy the Christians..while there is no such "restriction" in Guru nanak Ji's. story. To continue...we the "human cows"..sometimes end up "destroying" the "fileds"...especially when we let our Kaam Krodh Lobh Haumai get the better of us...Humankind descends to the levels of extreme depravity, cruelty and thus destroys the otherwise beautiful world we live in..BUT the GURU is here to BEAUTIFY the WORLD...His only MISSION is Calmness, Peace, Tranquility, shanti, araam, all things beautiful and pleasant. SO First the GURU..."changes" the COWS..HE transforms them from wild ravaging destructive BEASTS into Calm serenely peaceful "cows" that give lots of MILK, Butter and such bounty. Kavi Santokh Singh writes that the Cows that are in the Care of Guru nanak ji give much more Richer Milk and butter than other cows !! SO GURU NANAK JI firts "improves" the cows...they then begin to give more milk..butter..yogurt..MILK in Punjabi is also called AMRIT..GHEE (butter) is also AMRIT..and Yogurt is a very nutritious product. Thus what we see is thet due to GURU Ji's "kirpa Drshtee"...benevolence..the COWS begin to "behave as good animals"....their "destructive nature" is enslved/controlled...and ultimately destroyed..all due to the influence of the GURU. The World thus becomes a beautiful serene peaceful calm place....the GURU UPLIFTS human character, and gives it a purpose...and the human also becomes the peaceful seren beautiful gem of a person... Maybe this is the "Sakhi behind the sakhi"...of Guru nanak Ji's Cow grazing adventures.... By now it would have become so obvious that these "sakhis" are not just ordinary run off the mill "fairy tales"... they all have an UNDERLYING MESSAGE that GURBANI contains as well. The sakhis reveal in ordinary language..the position of the True GURU....the "connection" between PARBRAHM---GURU----WORLDLY BEINGS--- What is the TRUE GURU's PURPOSE of coming to thsi World ? What will the True GURU do for thsi World..what message does He bring ? and so on. The PARBRAHM..is like a HUGE TREE...whose "Cool Shade" is for EVERY LIVING THING...the World is a Farmer's Field...which is Kept GREEN and ALIVE through the Kirpa and Grace of the True GURU....and the Humans are the "cows" grazing in this Field...whose Guardian, caregiver, caretaker, etc is the True GURU. These Sakhis are thus seen to be quite "philosphical" in nature and not just the oversimplified versions we hear in Diwans from the Kaatha wachaks and parcharaks. A lot of them reveal the "Social FABRIC" of the time and the weaknesses that strike the Society of that time. Thus what we need to do is..REDISCOVER and RE-INVENT each SAKHI according to OUR own TIME and Social Conditions. We must remember and keep in MIND that GURBANI is TIMELESS....and so are these Sakhis...all they require is a bit more understanding and re interpretation to make them RELEVANT to our YOUTH TODAY. Jarnail Singh gyani [/QUOTE]
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