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Guru Granth Sahib
Sukhmani Banee
Sukhmani Sahib:8th Ashtapadee:8th Pauri:My Understanding
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<blockquote data-quote="Amarpal" data-source="post: 112984" data-attributes="member: 10"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Dear Khalsa Ji</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">With the grace of ‘The Sat’, today I share my understanding of 8th Pauri of 8th Ashtapadee of Sukhmani Sahib with you.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><em><u><span style="color: #ff6600">Please note that the English sentence after the Transliteration is not the exact literal translation of the text of the Tuk of Siri Guru Granth Sahib under reference, it is the meaning of the tuk as understood by me</span></u></em><u><span style="color: #ff6600">.</span></u></span></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><u>First the Summary</u>:</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Sahib in this Pauri explains to us the nature of the person who is Braham-Gyani.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u><span style="color: red">Few words of Caution</span></u><span style="color: red">:</span></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: red">It</span></strong><span style="color: red"> <strong>is important to understand what Braham-Gyani means</strong></span>. This term Guru Sahib has taken from the common parlance among the spiritually evolved pure people. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Brahma, as per Hindu mythology is the creator. Bhagavatam, the compilation of Ved Vyas, elaborates on Brahma. According to this elaboration, Brahma was born and will get dissolve after some time. His life time too is given in Bhagavatam. This, according to Sikhi makes Brahma part of the creation as he takes birth, lives a life and then dies; ‘The Sat’ according to Gurbani never takes birth i.e. ‘<strong>Ajuni</strong>’; it is beyond the clutches of time i.e. ‘<strong>Akaal Murat’</strong>. Since Brahma takes birth and dies it cannot be taken to be the creator according to Gurbani. The ‘Karta Purakh’ does not take birth. <u>This ‘Karta Purakh’ is the creator according to Gurbani, which I refer to as ‘The Sat’</u>. According to Gurbani between ‘Karta Purakh’ i.e. ‘The Sat’ and his creation, including us, there is no one – Each one of us has direct link to ‘The Sat’. Thus we, Sikhs, have nothing to do with Brahma, an entity of Hindu Mythology.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Thus when Guru Sahib use the term ‘Braham-Gyani’ it means the person who has Gyan (intrinsic knowledge and wisdom obtained through personal experience of ‘The Sat’) regarding ‘The Sat’ and is not referring to the person who has the knowledge of the Hindu mythological figure ‘Brahma’ obtained through reading scripture, who is any way part of the creation and is not ‘The Absolute’. Brahma of Hindu Mythology is not part of Sikhi.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">1.</span></span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'"> bRhm igAwnI sB isRsit kw krqw ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">barahm gi-aanee sa<u>bh</u> sarisat kaa kar<u>t</u>aa.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: blue">Within creation, Braham Gyani is the doer.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Here Guru Sahib has made a very subtle distinction – ‘The Sat’ who is the doer Absolute who created its creation; for Braham Gyani, the creation exists and as an instrument of ‘The Sat’ Braham Gyani becomes the embodied does i.e. ‘Karta’. Braham Gyani is ‘Karta’ but not the ‘Karta Purakh’. ‘Karta Purakh’ is the mentor and source of the Braham Gyani. Braham Gyani has all that ‘The Sat’ has and can effectively use it during its lifetime but Braham Gyani cannot create something equivalent to the creation of ‘The Sat’. Braham Gyani is the ‘Doer’ but is not unlimited like ‘The Sat’. Braham Gyani is the Doer in the creation of ‘The Sat’ with the limitations of the embodied evolved soul.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">2.</span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'"> bRhm igAwnI sd jIvY nhI mrqw ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">barahm gi-aanee sa<u>d</u> jeevai nahee mar<u>t</u>aa.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: blue">Braham Gyani lives for ever, it never dies.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Each one of us has a mortal part i.e. the body and immortal part i.e. the being. The former is in the domain of tangible and the later in the domain of intangible. The former is made of elements and compounds that exist in the world i.e. Nature or Parkriti. The former decays; the later is some form of ‘Intelligent Energy’ which remains floating in creation of ‘The Sat’ even when the person dies and its body decays and thus is immortal. Braham Gyani knows itself as its being which never decays and thus is immortal. Worldly people consider their body to be themselves and when the body decays they die.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Please note this ‘Intelligent Energy’ that I have referred above is one with ‘The Cosmic Intelligent Energy’ which is ‘The Sat’, thus its ever decaying is totally ruled out; In Sanskrit it is call Akshar, which can never be destroyed.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">This way we can see that Braham Gyani never dies. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">In fact none of the sentient beings ever die, we all were there are there and will be there as we are linked to ‘The Sat’. The only difference is that Braham Gyani knows it from first hand experience while the others sentient beings consider body as themselves and thus remain in the cycle of rebirths and death..</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">3.</span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'"> bRhm igAwnI mukiq jugiq jIA kw dwqw ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">barahm gi-aanee muka<u>t</u> juga<u>t</u> jee-a kaa <u>d</u>aa<u>t</u>aa.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Braham Gyani is the living path to liberation.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Braham Gyani, as elaborated above is an empowered instrument of ‘The Sat’. Fllowing the path treaded by the Braham Gyani one can reach a state of being where the individual stands liberated from the bondage of life. A liberated person is not subjected to the Laws of Karma; the Karmic processes do not impact on such person. Such person is no longer subordinate to the cycle of birth and death. It is because such person is no longer the body but ‘The Sat’ who illuminates the person’s intellect and thus the person becomes ‘The Sat Like’. When the being of the Braham Gyani leaves its body, it has ‘The Sat Like’ independence and can decide to come back in body form or stay as past of ‘Cosmic Intelligent Energy’ i.e. stay merged with ‘The Sat’. As I understand, it is this freedom that is said to be the liberation in scripture.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">In the company (Satsang) of Braham Gyani, by truthfully following the ways of Braham Gyani and individual can reach the same spiritual heights at which the mentor is. This way the Braham Gyani is able to provide the way to liberation and thus be call the giver i.e. Daataa.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">4.</span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'"> bRhm igAwnI pUrn purKu ibDwqw ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">barahm gi-aanee pooran pura<u>kh</u> bi<u>Dh</u>aa<u>t</u>aa.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: blue">Braham Gyani is complete Supreme Being who organizes all.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">All humans have a body and a being so is the case with Braham Gyani. Its body is similar to ours, but its being is a true and complete reflection of ‘The Sat’. It is this spiritually evolved being that makes the person Braham Gyani. Guru Sahib, as I understand is referring to this person’s being, which is the basis of this person being called Braham Gyani and not to the person’s body as such. The body cannot be complete Supreme Being because ‘The Sat’ is formless and thus has no body. The being of the Braham Gyani is formless and thus it can reach spiritual heights where it becomes a true and complete reflect of ‘The Sat’. As I understand this state can only be achieved when the person shed it ‘I-ness’ i.e. Ahamkara completely and stays imbued with the Amrit of Gurbani, perpetually resonating with the teaching of Guru Sahib i.e. living truly in accordance with Sikhi. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">5.</span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'"> bRhm igAwnI AnwQ kw nwQu ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">barahm gi-aanee anaath kaa naath.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: blue">Braham Gyani is the caretaker of those who do not have one.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Here again Guru Sahib is speaking to his audience in the context of spiritual world. It is not the task of Braham Gyani to distribute money to help the poor. As I understand, the material requirement for living a life has to be earned by each individual through honest work i.e. Kirt. There are institutions which prepare the growing young for this task, supplementing the efforts of the parents.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Braham Gyani, through its own living conduct, leadership and social interaction inculcate the basis and values on which the spirituality can grow. We all know what is to be learned in the school, it is given in the text books. The teacher in the school introduces to the student what is to be learned and teach them how to learn. Similarly the Braham Gyani introduces the seekers to the scripture and them teaches them how to internalise what the scripture is saying and them how to live a life according to these teachings – in our case in accordance with Sikhi.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">This way Braham Gyani becomes the caretaker of all individuals who do not have any one to put them on right track.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">6.</span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'"> bRhm igAwnI kw sB aUpir hwQu ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">barahm gi-aanee kaa sa<u>bh</u> oopar haath.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: blue">Braham Gyani works for the entire creation.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Braham Gyani’s being is nothing but ‘The Sat’. Devoid of any selfish tendencies, Braham Gyani works and lives for the common good of all. Braham Gyani even protects the purity of air, earth and water as Guru Sahib has said in the shalok Pawan guru Pani Pita, Mata Dhart …….. Braham Gyani protects the plants and animals it does nothing that can damage any aspect of the creation of ‘The Sat’. Braham Gyani knows that humans are on the top of hierarchy in nature based on their capability and thus are the protectors of the creation of ‘The Sat’. The Braham Gyani knows that those born in human form have not come to enjoy life but have a mission to protect and help in the harmonious evolution of the creation of ‘The Sat’. Braham Gyani, in doing so, in fact blessing all that is in creation. As I understand this is what Guru Sahib is conveying to his audience through this Tuk.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">7.</span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'"> bRhm igAwnI kw sgl Akwru ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">barahm gi-aanee kaa sagal akaar.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: blue">All that is in form is the domain for Braham Gyani.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Sahib tells us that the Braham Gyani work for entire creation which is in form. Braham Gyani itself being in form is effective in this part of the domain of ‘The Sat’. Braham Gyani works for all the beings and insentient part of the creation. In this way Braham Gyani hold itself responsible for all the entities that are in form.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">8.</span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'"> bRhm igAwnI Awip inrMkwru ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">barahm gi-aanee aap nirankaar.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: blue">Braham Gyani is itself formless.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Braham Gyani’s body is similar to ours, its in human form like ours. It is the being that is residing in this body of Braham Gyani that is formless. It this Nirakaar part that is divine i.e. ‘The Sat’. The body of the Braham Gyani is just identical to the robotic mechanisms and system which work based on the commands delivered by the Software which, in away is formless.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Sahib through this Tuk is telling us not to imitate the form (body of the Braham Gyani) or worship it, but go after the formless in Braham Gyani and emulate it because it is there the Gyan lies, not in the body.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">9.</span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'"> bRhm igAwnI kI soBw bRhm igAwnI bnI ] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">barahm gi-aanee kee so<u>bh</u>aa barahm gi-aanee banee.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: blue">The being of Braham Gyani is the beauty and glory Braham Gyani.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">When the person evolves spiritually to the great heights where the Braham Gyani is, its being starts glowing from within. This has led to the practice of creating a hallo around the head of the paintings of spiritual individual. The head is chosen because there the Gyan is located, the being of the person resided there, it is the seat of ‘The Sat’ it is where the Dassam Dwar (tenth gate; spiritual) is. Guru Sahib has told us in very simple words that the beauty of Braham Gyani stems from the Brahma Gyan that is in its being. In other words the Braham Gyan is the decoration for Braham Gyani.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">10.</span></span><span style="color: maroon"><span style="font-family: 'WebAkharThick'"> nwnk bRhm igAwnI srb kw DnI ]8]8] </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">naanak barahm gi-aanee sarab kaa <u>Dh</u>anee. ||8||8||</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">O’ nanak, Braham Gyani owns all</span></span> <span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">||8||8||</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><u>My understanding</u>:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Sahib tells us that Braham Gyani is at such a spiritually evolves heights that it (she/he) sees the entire creation and the creator as one. Brahma Gyani feels a sense of responsibility towards all and work with this wide perception of its domain. In action Braham Gyani is ‘The Sat Like’ and one with it. This way Braham Gyani owns all.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">With this I close the post.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">With love and respect for all.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Amarpal Singh</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amarpal, post: 112984, member: 10"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Dear Khalsa Ji[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]With the grace of ‘The Sat’, today I share my understanding of 8th Pauri of 8th Ashtapadee of Sukhmani Sahib with you.[B][/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][I][U][COLOR=#ff6600]Please note that the English sentence after the Transliteration is not the exact literal translation of the text of the Tuk of Siri Guru Granth Sahib under reference, it is the meaning of the tuk as understood by me[/COLOR][/U][/I][U][COLOR=#ff6600].[/COLOR][/U][/FONT][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][U]First the Summary[/U]:[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Guru Sahib in this Pauri explains to us the nature of the person who is Braham-Gyani.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U][COLOR=red]Few words of Caution[/COLOR][/U][COLOR=red]:[/COLOR][/B][COLOR=red][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][COLOR=red]It[/COLOR][/B][COLOR=red] [B]is important to understand what Braham-Gyani means[/B][/COLOR]. This term Guru Sahib has taken from the common parlance among the spiritually evolved pure people. [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Brahma, as per Hindu mythology is the creator. Bhagavatam, the compilation of Ved Vyas, elaborates on Brahma. According to this elaboration, Brahma was born and will get dissolve after some time. His life time too is given in Bhagavatam. This, according to Sikhi makes Brahma part of the creation as he takes birth, lives a life and then dies; ‘The Sat’ according to Gurbani never takes birth i.e. ‘[B]Ajuni[/B]’; it is beyond the clutches of time i.e. ‘[B]Akaal Murat’[/B]. Since Brahma takes birth and dies it cannot be taken to be the creator according to Gurbani. The ‘Karta Purakh’ does not take birth. [U]This ‘Karta Purakh’ is the creator according to Gurbani, which I refer to as ‘The Sat’[/U]. According to Gurbani between ‘Karta Purakh’ i.e. ‘The Sat’ and his creation, including us, there is no one – Each one of us has direct link to ‘The Sat’. Thus we, Sikhs, have nothing to do with Brahma, an entity of Hindu Mythology.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Thus when Guru Sahib use the term ‘Braham-Gyani’ it means the person who has Gyan (intrinsic knowledge and wisdom obtained through personal experience of ‘The Sat’) regarding ‘The Sat’ and is not referring to the person who has the knowledge of the Hindu mythological figure ‘Brahma’ obtained through reading scripture, who is any way part of the creation and is not ‘The Absolute’. Brahma of Hindu Mythology is not part of Sikhi.[/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=maroon][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]1.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick] bRhm igAwnI sB isRsit kw krqw ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]barahm gi-aanee sa[U]bh[/U] sarisat kaa kar[U]t[/U]aa. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=blue]Within creation, Braham Gyani is the doer.[/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Here Guru Sahib has made a very subtle distinction – ‘The Sat’ who is the doer Absolute who created its creation; for Braham Gyani, the creation exists and as an instrument of ‘The Sat’ Braham Gyani becomes the embodied does i.e. ‘Karta’. Braham Gyani is ‘Karta’ but not the ‘Karta Purakh’. ‘Karta Purakh’ is the mentor and source of the Braham Gyani. Braham Gyani has all that ‘The Sat’ has and can effectively use it during its lifetime but Braham Gyani cannot create something equivalent to the creation of ‘The Sat’. Braham Gyani is the ‘Doer’ but is not unlimited like ‘The Sat’. Braham Gyani is the Doer in the creation of ‘The Sat’ with the limitations of the embodied evolved soul.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]2.[/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick] bRhm igAwnI sd jIvY nhI mrqw ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]barahm gi-aanee sa[U]d[/U] jeevai nahee mar[U]t[/U]aa. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=blue]Braham Gyani lives for ever, it never dies.[/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Each one of us has a mortal part i.e. the body and immortal part i.e. the being. The former is in the domain of tangible and the later in the domain of intangible. The former is made of elements and compounds that exist in the world i.e. Nature or Parkriti. The former decays; the later is some form of ‘Intelligent Energy’ which remains floating in creation of ‘The Sat’ even when the person dies and its body decays and thus is immortal. Braham Gyani knows itself as its being which never decays and thus is immortal. Worldly people consider their body to be themselves and when the body decays they die.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Please note this ‘Intelligent Energy’ that I have referred above is one with ‘The Cosmic Intelligent Energy’ which is ‘The Sat’, thus its ever decaying is totally ruled out; In Sanskrit it is call Akshar, which can never be destroyed.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]This way we can see that Braham Gyani never dies. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]In fact none of the sentient beings ever die, we all were there are there and will be there as we are linked to ‘The Sat’. The only difference is that Braham Gyani knows it from first hand experience while the others sentient beings consider body as themselves and thus remain in the cycle of rebirths and death..[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]3.[/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick] bRhm igAwnI mukiq jugiq jIA kw dwqw ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]barahm gi-aanee muka[U]t[/U] juga[U]t[/U] jee-a kaa [U]d[/U]aa[U]t[/U]aa. [/FONT][COLOR=blue][FONT=Times New Roman]Braham Gyani is the living path to liberation.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Braham Gyani, as elaborated above is an empowered instrument of ‘The Sat’. Fllowing the path treaded by the Braham Gyani one can reach a state of being where the individual stands liberated from the bondage of life. A liberated person is not subjected to the Laws of Karma; the Karmic processes do not impact on such person. Such person is no longer subordinate to the cycle of birth and death. It is because such person is no longer the body but ‘The Sat’ who illuminates the person’s intellect and thus the person becomes ‘The Sat Like’. When the being of the Braham Gyani leaves its body, it has ‘The Sat Like’ independence and can decide to come back in body form or stay as past of ‘Cosmic Intelligent Energy’ i.e. stay merged with ‘The Sat’. As I understand, it is this freedom that is said to be the liberation in scripture.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]In the company (Satsang) of Braham Gyani, by truthfully following the ways of Braham Gyani and individual can reach the same spiritual heights at which the mentor is. This way the Braham Gyani is able to provide the way to liberation and thus be call the giver i.e. Daataa.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]4.[/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick] bRhm igAwnI pUrn purKu ibDwqw ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]barahm gi-aanee pooran pura[U]kh[/U] bi[U]Dh[/U]aa[U]t[/U]aa. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=blue]Braham Gyani is complete Supreme Being who organizes all.[/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]All humans have a body and a being so is the case with Braham Gyani. Its body is similar to ours, but its being is a true and complete reflection of ‘The Sat’. It is this spiritually evolved being that makes the person Braham Gyani. Guru Sahib, as I understand is referring to this person’s being, which is the basis of this person being called Braham Gyani and not to the person’s body as such. The body cannot be complete Supreme Being because ‘The Sat’ is formless and thus has no body. The being of the Braham Gyani is formless and thus it can reach spiritual heights where it becomes a true and complete reflect of ‘The Sat’. As I understand this state can only be achieved when the person shed it ‘I-ness’ i.e. Ahamkara completely and stays imbued with the Amrit of Gurbani, perpetually resonating with the teaching of Guru Sahib i.e. living truly in accordance with Sikhi. [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]5.[/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick] bRhm igAwnI AnwQ kw nwQu ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]barahm gi-aanee anaath kaa naath. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=blue]Braham Gyani is the caretaker of those who do not have one.[/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Here again Guru Sahib is speaking to his audience in the context of spiritual world. It is not the task of Braham Gyani to distribute money to help the poor. As I understand, the material requirement for living a life has to be earned by each individual through honest work i.e. Kirt. There are institutions which prepare the growing young for this task, supplementing the efforts of the parents.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Braham Gyani, through its own living conduct, leadership and social interaction inculcate the basis and values on which the spirituality can grow. We all know what is to be learned in the school, it is given in the text books. The teacher in the school introduces to the student what is to be learned and teach them how to learn. Similarly the Braham Gyani introduces the seekers to the scripture and them teaches them how to internalise what the scripture is saying and them how to live a life according to these teachings – in our case in accordance with Sikhi.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]This way Braham Gyani becomes the caretaker of all individuals who do not have any one to put them on right track.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]6.[/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick] bRhm igAwnI kw sB aUpir hwQu ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]barahm gi-aanee kaa sa[U]bh[/U] oopar haath. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=blue]Braham Gyani works for the entire creation.[/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Braham Gyani’s being is nothing but ‘The Sat’. Devoid of any selfish tendencies, Braham Gyani works and lives for the common good of all. Braham Gyani even protects the purity of air, earth and water as Guru Sahib has said in the shalok Pawan guru Pani Pita, Mata Dhart …….. Braham Gyani protects the plants and animals it does nothing that can damage any aspect of the creation of ‘The Sat’. Braham Gyani knows that humans are on the top of hierarchy in nature based on their capability and thus are the protectors of the creation of ‘The Sat’. The Braham Gyani knows that those born in human form have not come to enjoy life but have a mission to protect and help in the harmonious evolution of the creation of ‘The Sat’. Braham Gyani, in doing so, in fact blessing all that is in creation. As I understand this is what Guru Sahib is conveying to his audience through this Tuk.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]7.[/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick] bRhm igAwnI kw sgl Akwru ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]barahm gi-aanee kaa sagal akaar. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=blue]All that is in form is the domain for Braham Gyani.[/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Guru Sahib tells us that the Braham Gyani work for entire creation which is in form. Braham Gyani itself being in form is effective in this part of the domain of ‘The Sat’. Braham Gyani works for all the beings and insentient part of the creation. In this way Braham Gyani hold itself responsible for all the entities that are in form.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]8.[/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick] bRhm igAwnI Awip inrMkwru ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]barahm gi-aanee aap nirankaar. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=blue]Braham Gyani is itself formless.[/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Braham Gyani’s body is similar to ours, its in human form like ours. It is the being that is residing in this body of Braham Gyani that is formless. It this Nirakaar part that is divine i.e. ‘The Sat’. The body of the Braham Gyani is just identical to the robotic mechanisms and system which work based on the commands delivered by the Software which, in away is formless.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Guru Sahib through this Tuk is telling us not to imitate the form (body of the Braham Gyani) or worship it, but go after the formless in Braham Gyani and emulate it because it is there the Gyan lies, not in the body.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]9.[/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick] bRhm igAwnI kI soBw bRhm igAwnI bnI ] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]barahm gi-aanee kee so[U]bh[/U]aa barahm gi-aanee banee. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=blue]The being of Braham Gyani is the beauty and glory Braham Gyani.[/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]When the person evolves spiritually to the great heights where the Braham Gyani is, its being starts glowing from within. This has led to the practice of creating a hallo around the head of the paintings of spiritual individual. The head is chosen because there the Gyan is located, the being of the person resided there, it is the seat of ‘The Sat’ it is where the Dassam Dwar (tenth gate; spiritual) is. Guru Sahib has told us in very simple words that the beauty of Braham Gyani stems from the Brahma Gyan that is in its being. In other words the Braham Gyan is the decoration for Braham Gyani.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]10.[/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=maroon][FONT=WebAkharThick] nwnk bRhm igAwnI srb kw DnI ]8]8] [/FONT][/COLOR][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]naanak barahm gi-aanee sarab kaa [U]Dh[/U]anee. ||8||8|| [/FONT][COLOR=blue][FONT=Times New Roman]O’ nanak, Braham Gyani owns all[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=navy][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Times New Roman]||8||8||[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][B][U]My understanding[/U]:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Guru Sahib tells us that Braham Gyani is at such a spiritually evolves heights that it (she/he) sees the entire creation and the creator as one. Brahma Gyani feels a sense of responsibility towards all and work with this wide perception of its domain. In action Braham Gyani is ‘The Sat Like’ and one with it. This way Braham Gyani owns all.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]With this I close the post.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]With love and respect for all.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Amarpal Singh[COLOR=maroon][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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