Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Legacy Organizations, Sikh History Guru Nanak travelled everywhere with his faithful companion Mardana. One day he made his way to a sacred place called Hariduar, which means “God’s Gate.” This place, where three holy rivers join together was said to have been blessed by the gods, Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu. Huge crowds of people gathered there.…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Sikh History This story was published by Sikhnet and was told by Manjeet Singh.
Guru Nanak travelled extensively to spread the message of love, compassion and humanity, and to profess the purpose of human life on Earth. Nanak had gained immense popularity and was highly respected by all sects of society. The news of…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Sikh History, Videos In order to get into the mentality of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, I wanted to go and look at the sources. We're talking about medieval India, and where are those sources? How do we find the original material that will tell us who he was?…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Legacy Organizations, Sikh History Guru Nanak Dev Ji used to travel on foot everywhere with his companions and musicians, Bala and Mardana. One day they were walking and Mardana felt very thirsty. It was very hot outside and they had been walking for a long time. Finally they reached a hill with a dwelling at the top. They were…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Bani, Lectures-Siri Singh Sahib, Shabad Guru Listen to this, if you do not know all about eight religion, you are not a Sikh. Sikh means a learner. If don't know about others what you know. You got to know. If you know all, then you will know the unknown. Listen, if you become ever limited, you will never know the unlimited.…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Sikh History When Guru Nanak went out to the world he began spreading his message. He went to many spiritual centers, and everywhere he went he helped people and enlightened their minds. Many times he confronted the priests in charge and talked them out of blind rituals in favor of an honest true longing for the Creator.…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Legacy Organizations, Sikh History There's a kingdom at the southern tip of India, an island kingdom called Ceylon. At this place, lived a very rich raja and he wanted to know more about God, and he had heard of Guru Nanak. His friend had told him about Guru Nanak, saying, "A holy man with sacred knowledge is sharing some…
Posted by 3HO-Legacy Organization& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Sikh History Guru Nanak was enlightened in 1496 and immediately wrote the incomparable epic poem Japji Sahib, which tells of his deep and clear vision of God and the creation as it was revealed to him. His first statement after his enlightenment was, "There is no Hindu, nor any Muslim."…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Legacy Organizations, Sikh History When Nanak was a child he loved to meditate on God. Even when he was sleeping, he was with God. Once he fell asleep under a tree. The tree was shading his face from the sun. As the day passed the sun moved and the tree couldn’t protect Nanak’s face from the sun.…
Posted by 3HO-Legacy Organization& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Sikh History The realm of the sensory human lies beyond the mind. It is the realm of awakened sensitivity and spontaneous action. Guru Nanak lived as a perfect example of a sensory human. Everywhere he went he simply tuned in to the places and people there and spontaneously sang the very words that people needed to hear…
Posted by Beads of Truth& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Bani, Sikh Dharma Technology This article was originally published in a 1987 issue of Beads of Truth and was written by Kirtan Singh (LA)
Guru Nanak spoke the Japji Sahib. It is the meditation for the soul. It is spoken in the language of a God - enlightened being. It is spoken in perfect Naad, that is perfect…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Legacy Organizations, Sikh History Guru Nanak used to travel all over India with his companions Bala and Mardana. Wherever they went, they made beautiful music to help people understand God and spread truth. This story takes place when they visited a remote village in Northern India.…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, 11-Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Lectures-Siri Singh Sahib Sometimes we feel our lives are normal. We make money, we have children, we are very happy. Then why meditate? Well, basically a man as a human being has no defense mechanism except a meditative mind. You have to be intuitive. You don’t have claws, you don’t have hooves, you can’t protect yourself. Cause will…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Legacy Organizations, Sikh History This story is courtesy of Sikhnet.
Guru Nanak, together with Mardana and Bala, his two friends who always served him, traveled together to the country of Kashmir. They came to the city of Sri Nagar. There the people knew who he was because of his grace and his light. The people were…
Posted by 3HO-Legacy Organization& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Sikh History, Siri Singh Sahib Ji Guru Nanak said, ‘Crazy guys, listen to me. Running away from life is not what you are given life for. Living life is what you are given life for. Knowing the truth and living in a cave does not mean a thing to you. Knowing the truth and living the truth in the world, in…
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