Posted by SatKirin Kaur Khalsa& filed under Dharmic Education I love this 33rd Paurī from Gurū Nānak’s Jap Jī and use it regularly as a stopgap for many situations. God is the Doer and provider of all (not you or Prince Charming). You can repeat this Paurī to neutralize the destructive nature of the ego, to be free from self-vengeance, from being too critical, to clear the…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Community, Sikh Dharma International 2019 marks the 550th Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and this momentous occasion will be commemorated around the world. As part of our celebration, 3HO and Sikh Dharma are joining together to take a Yatra with about 100 sangat members to India.Whenever the Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan attended these historic events, he would always bring…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Dharmic Education As every cell receives life, it also stores history: every cell, and not only the ones in the brain, is the organic substratum, the biological ground, of the subconscious. The totality of our cells is the hard drive of personal experience. That is called “cell memory.”…
Posted by Gurutej Singh Khalsa& filed under Dharmic Education In the 31st Paurī, Gurū Nānak states authoritatively that God prevails everywhere in the Cosmos. He tells us, āsaṉ lo-i lo-i bhanḏār; that God has His seat in every world. Again Gurū is telling us that there are worlds upon worlds that we, as mortal humans, are unaware of.…
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 Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World, Community, Your Stories His extraordinary message; the perfect description of the paths that every Soul seeking the realization of God proves; The explanation of the wonderful worlds created by the unique and divine Spirit can immerse the devotee in a sacred experience.…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Dharmic Education How can the same term evoke the creative, nurturing and caring qualities of a mother as well as the misguiding illusion of the world? In the 30th Paurī of Jap Jī Sāhib, Gurū Nānak reveals the true nature of Maya and the process of creation. …
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 Sikh Dharma International& filed under Dharmic Education In the twenty-ninth Paurī, Gurū Nānak asks us to connect to our infinite hearts through our inherent, divine wisdom and compassion. Experiencing this incredible gift of connectivity unites us with our source and thereby with everything that is, while living in any other way is uncomfortable and lonely. …
Posted by Aquarian Times& filed under Shabad Guru The yogis often refer to the freewheeling, erratic nature of the mind as the 'monkey mind.' A scattered mind creates scattered habits. Commanding the mind and stilling its chatter are considered keys to yogic discipline and are a direct source of mental health.…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under Dharmic Education This Pauri from Jap Jī is very important. Mundā santokh, tolerance and unlimited patience, is the highest power you can have. Mundā are the earrings, which yogīs wear in the solar center to denounce the world. It is the sun meridian point: this little lobe represents your head with the central part of your intelligence in the center. When…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Dharmic Education In the beginning of the 27th Paurī Gurū Nānak tells us about the gate to God’s home. Everybody now is interested in getting information about God’s home, like a Google Map to God. They are perhaps more interested in receiving a miracle than a description of the path. At least we get to know, that it…
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 Pritpal Singh Khalsa& filed under Dharmic Education Gurū Nānak begins this Paurī by using the word, amul, to describe God as priceless. To be priceless is to be beyond any possible price – to have value that exceeds any price. As God is infinite there is no way to assign a value or a measure of that vastness. Even science admits that we…
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