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 Pritpal Singh Khalsa& filed under 11-Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Dharmic Education The Siri Guru Granth Sahib is usually embodied in a large, all Gurmukhi single volume. This is referred to as a “Bir”, meaning something that is fastened together. Today, with the world-wide demand to have access to understanding the meaning of the words of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, there are many copies…
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 SikhiWiki& filed under 05-Guru Arjan, Gurpurbs, Sikh History The Adi Granth is the early compilation of the Sikh Granth (divine living guidance), created by Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the fifth Sikh Guru. It contains Shabads which had been passed down from the first four Gurus, as well as Guru Arjan's own words, recorded by Bhai Gurdas Ji.…
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 Guruka Singh Khalsa& filed under The Guru, Your Stories I remember Siri Singh Sahib Ji speaking in Gurdwara about three kinds of stories we should all be telling each other: inspirational stories of our personal experience, stories of our history and stories of duty. This is the first kind of story. It's a very personal story. This story took place in 1999.…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 08-Guru Harkrishan, Gurpurbs, Sikh History Have you ever heard of Super Powers before? Not super powers from TV or the movies but real people who have super powers. Perhaps you've heard of people who could raise someone from the dead or be able to stop the rain from falling, or make gold appear out of thin air... All over the…
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 Sikh Dharma International& filed under 09-Guru Teg Bahadur, Prosperity Shabads, Sikh Art Corner Leer en Español
“When you offer Guru's word to somebody, it's the biggest gift you can give to anyone. Your life will change, circumstances will change, environments will change, because the magnetic field will change; because this magnetic field is from the Shabad, and Shabad is what is spoken by…
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…
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