Category: Shabad Guru

The Invention of the Gurmukhi Script

Many people who practice Kundalini Yoga as taught by the Siri Singh Sahib - Yogi Bhajan love the mantras and chants. But where did these chants come from? What language are they written in? Kundalini Yoga often uses chants taken from the language of Gurmukhi.  As far as languages go, Gurmukhi is relatively new. It’s
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The Shabad is my Guru

Shabad – the sound that cuts the ego. Guru – the wisdom that takes us from darkness to light. In his teachings, Yogi Bhajan, also known as the Siri Singh Sahib of Sikh Dharma, taught that the Shabad Guru would become the guiding wisdom for people in the Aquarian Age. But what, exactly, is the
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The Power and Blessings of Siri Guru Granth Sahib – Part 2

The Guru's word (Gurbani) is what the Guru spoke. It is the imprint of the essence of God. It is the pathway to God. If the ordin­ary human being speaks it, it will always elevate him to that state of consciousness of the Guru.
Portrait of Yogi Bhajan, 1973

The Power and Blessings of Siri Guru Granth Sahib – Part 1

Siri Guru Granth Sahib is the Guru and it contains the Guru. What is the Guru? It is the formula for experiencing one’s own divin­ity. Siri Guru Granth Sahib has the power to give one the experience of God because it is a Siri Guru.
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The Quantum Technology and Impact of Shabad Guru

The impact of the Shabad Guru comes from its masterful use of the technology of sound and rhythm. It is a “quantum technology.” A technology is the application of a science. The sound patterns of the Shabad Guru are based on the science of sound. In the West this would be the science of reflex
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The Science of Naad and Gurbani

Siri Guru Granth Sahib is the Guru and it contains the Guru. What is the Guru? It is the formula for experiencing one's own divinity. Naad means "the essence of all sounds." All languages contain sounds, which relate to one or more of the five elements of air, fire, water, earth, and ether.
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The Mother’s Prayer: Puta Mata Ki Asis

Every woman embodies the energy of the Kundalini Mata Shakti: The Creative Power of the Mother. When a woman decides to assist a soul in coming to the planet in human form, it is a tremendous responsibility. In Japji Sahib, Guru Nanak said that the human birth is very rare and very precious, for it is only
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Deepening Your Relationship with the Guru

  Deepening Your Relationship with the Guru The next session begins October 10, 2018 SDI is happy to invite you to the 2nd offering of this dynamic online course that we've created in partnership with our sister organization, SikhNet. The course is titled, "Deepening Your Relationship with the Guru". It is a
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Reflections of Purity

by SS Siri Pritam Kaur Khalsa, Yuba City CA Courtesy of the Spring 2018 Ministry Newsletter In each of our lives, we are told, challenges must come. It’s a universal law. Otherwise, no forward movement is generated. It is said that we all have “squares” in life that have to be
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