Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 05-Guru Arjan, 11-Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Publications, Sikh History
Guru Ram Das had three sons. The child who was to become the Guru was the youngest. Born April 15, 1563, he was named Arjan Mal. Each of the boys had very different dispositions. The eldest, Prithi Chand, was clever in social and worldly affairs. He managed the Guru’s household and most efficiently administered the…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 11-Siri Guru Granth Sahib, The Guru
The Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji teaches us that there is a very intimate relationship between the Natural Environment (Kudrat), Waheguru (Kartar) and the Guru.…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 11-Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Shabad Guru
Wonderful is the sound current of the Naad, wonderful is the knowledge of the Vedas. Wonderful are the beings, wonderful are the species. Wonderful are the forms, wonderful are the colors.…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under 11-Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Gurpurbs, Publications, Siri Singh Sahib Ji
This is an excerpt from the 4th chapter, "The Shabad Guru and the Sound Current" of the book Heroes, Saints and Yogis: Tales of Self Discovery and the Path of Sikh Dharma, compiled by Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa and Guruka Singh Khalsa. This particular selection is by Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi…
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 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 Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, 11-Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Lectures-Siri Singh Sahib
Excerpt from a lecture by Siri Singh, Sahib Yogi Bhajan
We can prove scientifically that our Guru is living. It is not a philosophy, though it is a complete philosophy; it is not a Ved, it is not a human being, though it is a surmounted, pure, vibratory human being. Even John…
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(As explained by Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji)
SIRI: (See + Ree) The entire light of the sun’s creativity. Lakshmi. Whatever has been created, whatever is possibly created, shall be created, can be created, is called "Siri."
GURU: (Gu=darkness + Ru= light) From darkness to light, from ignorance to…
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Part 2 of Chapter 3 of Victory and Virtue
Structure of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib
Within it's 1430 pages, the Shabads of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib are arranged in thirty-one Ragas, the traditional Indian musical measures and scales. Within the Ragas, they are arranged by order of the Sikh…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, 05-Guru Arjan, 11-Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Publications, The Guru
Chapter 4 (Part 1) Gurbani, Gurmukhi, Naad Yoga and NitNem from the book Victory and Virtue
Excerpted and edited from transcripts of lectures of the Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan
It takes you many incarnations to find a Guru. And sometimes as a human you may not even…
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…
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