Posted by Sikhnet& filed under Legacy Organizations, Meditation, Prayer, Sikh Dharma Technology, Siri Singh Sahib Ji
Excerpt from a Commentary by Gurucharan Singh, originally published in The Inner Voice, February 1991 and revised October 2001
Ang is 'a part'. Sang is 'in every,' or 'with every'. Wahe is 'the indescribable living ecstasy of Infinite Being'. Guru is 'the knowledge that transforms your mind, emotion and essence.' The whole phrase means,…
Posted by 3HO-Legacy Organization& filed under Legacy Organizations, Meditation, Shabad Guru
"Ek Ong Kar Sat Gur Prasad, Sat Gur Prasad Ek Ong Kar." God and We are One. I know this by the Grace of the True Guru. I know this by the Grace of the True Guru. God and We are One. This mantra, also known as the Siri Mantra or the Magic Mantra, stops…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Dharmic Education
The differences and the similarities between any two religious or spiritual traditions can be very subjective, based on the orientation of the writer and how broad or narrow the focus. This discussion is written from the perspective of a Sikh writer and is meant to have a broad view but with a somewhat limited depth.…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under Bani, Lectures-Siri Singh Sahib, Shabad Guru, Sikh Dharma Technology, The Guru
There are a lot of literary meanings of the stage of Anand. In English, you have an equivalent of it called bliss. Anand can be attached to any state where you momentarily feel satisfied. That's why Guru Amar Das wrote Anand Sahib-the command, the domain of the Anand.…
Posted by Pritpal Singh Khalsa& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Bani, Dharmic Education, Our Authors, Shabad Guru
In the first line of this Salok Guru Nānak reminds us of the trinity of our primary relationships of Father, Mother and "Guru" (our connection to the Divine). This trinity directly invokes three of the elements, or Tattvas, namely Air, Water and Earth. In other scriptures Guru Nānak describes how in the beginning of creation Air…
Posted by Dev Suroop Kaur Khalsa& filed under Legacy Organizations, Shabad Guru
Sochai Soch Na Hova-ee is the first verse or pauree of Japji Sahib following the Mool Mantra. In this verse, Guru Nanak describes this very concept—that searching outside of you is illusory. In Sochai Soch Na Hova-ee, Guru Nanak lays out the secrets of how to live well.…
Posted by Ek Ong Kaar Kaur& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, 11-Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Bani, Shabad Guru, Sikh Dharma Technology, The Guru
"Give because God gives to you. Love because that is your purpose in life. Shine because it is important. Share because it is demanded of you. How can you do it? In Japji, Guru Nanak gave you guidance, telling you the way he found liberation, ‘In the ambrosial hour, meditate on the True Identity. Your…
Posted by Snatam Kaur& filed under Bani, Our Authors, Prayer, Siri Singh Sahib Ji, Your Stories
I have been listening to, or reciting Kirtan Sohila (evening Sikh prayer) my whole life. My first conscious memory of this prayer was when my stepfather, Sat Santokh would read Kirtan Sohila to me every night before going to sleep. I am grateful beyond any words I can come up with that my stepfather did this. There…
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