The Mystical Process of the Divine as Described in the Mool Mantra
By Ek Ong Kaar Kaur

Guru Nanak gave the Mool Mantra as the essence of the Sikh teachings. Recently, while meditating on it, it dawned on me how inter-dependent the phrases of the Mool Mantra really are. For a long time the Mool Mantra seemed to me a group of adjectives describing the experience of Divinity. But like a seed that breaks open to create roots – what I saw was that the Mool Mantra is not just a description. It defines a process through which we can become aware of the reality of the Divine inside us. Each line describes a state of consciousness. And understanding that state becomes a pre-requisite to developing an understanding of the state of consciousness described in the next line. Read entire article here >

Mool Mantra Audio Clips

You can listen to various artists' rendition of the Mool Mantra below:

• Chardi Kala Jetha
• Nirinjan Kaur Khalsa
• Guru Shabad Singh Khalsa
• Dev Suroop Kaur Khalsa
• Guru Ganesha Singh Khalsa

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੧ਓ
Ek Ong Kaar
The Creator of all is One

ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ
Sat Naam
Truth is His Name

ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ
Kartaa Purakh
He is the Doer of everything

ਨਿਰਭਉ
Nirbhau
He is Fearless, without anger

ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ
Nirvair
He is Undying

ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਿਤ
Akaal Moorat
Unborn

ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ
Ajoonee Saibhang
Self-illumined

ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਸਾਦਿ ।।
Gur Prasaad
This is revealed through the True Guru's grace

ਜਪੁ ।।
Jap
Meditate

ਆਦ ਸਚੁ
Aad Sach
He was True in the beginning

ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸਚੁ ।।
Jugaad Sach
He is True through all the ages

ਹੈ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ
Hai Bhee Sach
He is True even now

ਨਾਨਕ ਹੋਸੀ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ
Naanak Hosee Bhee Sach
O Nanak, He shall ever be True*

*Translation from Peace Lagoon by Premka Kaur