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<blockquote data-quote="P J Singh" data-source="post: 226268" data-attributes="member: 25524">I do not believe any Guru or Bhagat ever used the word &quot;Mool Mantar&#039; in Gurbani although the words like&nbsp; &quot;Beej Mantar&quot; and &quot;Mantar&quot; have been used.It appears that some thoughtful Sikh or Sikhs came up with this term ( for a good and noble reason) and it has become an accepted practice in Sikhi.So what is the problem with continued use of this word &quot;Mool Mantar&quot;?We all know what Gurbani says about the &quot;Mool&quot; ; who is our &quot;Mool&quot;; and who is the Mool of this visible and invisible creation -- It is the All-Pervading EK!In the so-called Mool Mantar, EK is followed by a set of its attributes.[&quot;Mool Mantar&quot; can also be interpreted as &quot;foundational Mantar&quot;, but the following problem remains]The problem: When we read this from ੧ਓੰ to ਨਾਨਕ ਹੋਸੀ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ !! ੧ !! as a ਮੰਗਲਾਚਰਣ, our frame of mind is very different - it is subdued, poised, humbled and focused with profound feeling of reverence ( ਆਰਾਧਨ).&nbsp; But when we use it as a Mantar then it has a tendency to become a sort of repetition over time and thus most often carried out without much conscious awareness about the Mool or the powers and scope of the His attributes that we repeat over and over again.&nbsp; ਆਰਾਧਨ is most often imbued with Love and ਲਿਵ; whereas as a &quot;Mantar&quot;, it&nbsp; may initially start with Love and ਲਿਵ but it soon phases out as a ritualistic repetition- and we all know Gurbani discourages and disapproves ritualistic practices.Guru Fetah!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="P J Singh, post: 226268, member: 25524"] I do not believe any Guru or Bhagat ever used the word "Mool Mantar' in Gurbani although the words like "Beej Mantar" and "Mantar" have been used. It appears that some thoughtful Sikh or Sikhs came up with this term ( for a good and noble reason) and it has become an accepted practice in Sikhi. [B]So what is the problem[/B] with continued use of this word "Mool Mantar"? We all know what Gurbani says about the "Mool" ; who is our "Mool"; and who is the Mool of this visible and invisible creation -- It is the All-Pervading EK! In the so-called Mool Mantar, EK is followed by a set of its attributes. ["Mool Mantar" can also be interpreted as "foundational Mantar", but the following problem remains] [B]The problem[/B]: When we read this from ੧ਓੰ to ਨਾਨਕ ਹੋਸੀ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ !! ੧ !! as a ਮੰਗਲਾਚਰਣ, our frame of mind is very different - it is subdued, poised, humbled and focused with profound feeling of reverence ( ਆਰਾਧਨ). But when we use it as a Mantar then it has a tendency to become a sort of repetition over time and thus most often carried out without much conscious awareness about the Mool or the powers and scope of the His attributes that we repeat over and over again. ਆਰਾਧਨ is most often imbued with Love and ਲਿਵ; whereas as a "Mantar", it may initially start with Love and ਲਿਵ but it soon phases out as a ritualistic repetition- and we all know Gurbani discourages and disapproves ritualistic practices. Guru Fetah! [/QUOTE]

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