Celebrate the Shabad Guru

Guru Gaddi Day of Siri Guru Granth Sahib

Over 300 years ago, the 10th Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh, bestowed the Guruship of the Sikhs on the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, the Shabad Guru. The Shabad Guru has a critical role to play in the Age of Aquariaus. It offers a scientifc method to reprogram the mind to perceive and understand Infinity.

This weekend, Sikhs around the world celebrate Guru Gaddi day. We invite you to enjoy this wonderful video lecture given by the Siri Singh Sahib on Guru Gaddi Day in 1992. In it, he explains the Shabad Guru and the transformational power of Gurbani.

WATCH VIDEO: Celebrate the Shabad Guru

"Today, we are celebrating the Shabad Guru.  But what does it actually mean?  It means Naam. It means perpetual experience of happiness. It means ecstasy. It means Anand. It means a lot of things. But it is not practiced. It is not understood. Naam means noun. Noun means personal identity.  My personal identity bows to the Shabad Guru.  It’s a very simple human thing.  I bow that my words bring light to me and to my surroundings, even if I am in a grave. What does ecstasy mean, other than that?

It doesn't matter what is wrong with you. It is immaterial. But when you speak, it should be heavenly.  It should be authentic. When you teach, it should be a penetrating, cut-throat, straight truth. Therefore, Shabad Guru means we are free from man’s opinion, worship or experience. If we are free from man’s worship, then what are we worshipping?  We are worshipping ourselves as a man.  The Shabad Guru and its domain practically means that you worship yourself by yourself.  Be yourself, worship yourself, by yourself. That is exactly what Shabad Guru means." Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji. November 1, 1992