Posted by Pritpal Singh Khalsa& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Bani, Dharmic Education, Our Authors, Sikh History
Japji Sahib is timeless and universal. Recited daily (Jap), it becomes a companion, slowly revealing insights of your inner journey of self-realization and bringing light and strength to your divine self, your “ji.” The recitation of Japji acts as a medicinal salve or remedy to heal the injuries and the challenges encountered during your life.…
Posted by Pritpal Singh Khalsa& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Dharmic Education, Our Authors, Sikh History
Nanak was born into a middle-class Hindu family in 1469 in a small village near Lahore, Pakistan. As a boy, he rejected commonly held spiritual conventions and spent as much time as he could in the company of traveling sadhus, mystics, and spiritual teachers. Although well versed in Sanskrit, Persian, and the sacred texts of…
Posted by Dev Suroop Kaur Khalsa& filed under Shabad Guru, Your Stories
It’s a beautiful, crisp November morning in northern New Mexico. We're gathered under the cottonwood trees waiting to carry the Siri Guru Granth Sahib—our Shabad Guru (sacred scriptures revered as the "living" Guru for Sikhs)—in a procession to our temple. It's Guru Gaddee Day - the day that commemorates the installation of our…
Posted by Dev Suroop Kaur Khalsa& filed under Legacy Organizations, Shabad Guru
Sochai Soch Na Hova-ee is the first verse or pauree of Japji Sahib following the Mool Mantra. In this verse, Guru Nanak describes this very concept—that searching outside of you is illusory. In Sochai Soch Na Hova-ee, Guru Nanak lays out the secrets of how to live well.…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Ji& filed under 11-Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Lectures-Siri Singh Sahib, Shabad Guru, Sikh Dharma Technology
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…
Posted by 3HO-Legacy Organization& filed under Dharmic Education, Legacy Organizations
Let’s meditate on Nirvair, which translates as ‘without revenge, vengeance or animosity.’ It comes after Nirbhau (without fear) in the Mul Mantra, showing us that we need to reach the fearless state before we can let go of the past.…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Shabad Guru, Sikh Dharma Technology, Siri Singh Sahib Ji
Shabad Guru Technology to Bring More Love to Your Life
This Valentine's Day, we have curated a collection of shabads that we feel will provide a heavenly boost to your holiday, no matter where you find yourself in life's great journey of love.
These shabads were drawn from The Psyche of the Golden Shield, which contains…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Ji& filed under 11-Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Lectures-Siri Singh Sahib, Shabad Guru, Sikh Dharma Technology
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…
Posted by GuruKirin Kaur Khalsa& filed under Shabad Guru, Shabad Guru Courses
Bhajan is a beautiful word in Sikh Dharma. It means to create a vibration strong enough that your heart creates a call to the Infinite. This is your spiritual song. When we meditate this way, vibrating the Infinite Cosmos within us, we open the path for transformation as it allows God to come through in…
Posted by GuruKirin Kaur Khalsa& filed under Lectures-Siri Singh Sahib, Shabad Guru
How Do I Recognize the Shabad as my Guru?
The way to recognize your Guru is simple: does this bring you an experience of God within yourself? The spiritual teacher supports the process of going to the Guru, but the Guru is the carrier itself; it brings us to an experience of God within. In…
Posted by SatKirin Kaur Khalsa& filed under Community, Shabad Guru, Sikh Dharma Technology
Would it surprise you if I told you that the people we surround ourselves with have a profound impact on us? Indeed, one of the most widely used sayings in the English language - you are the company you keep - dates as far back as Biblical times: “He that walketh with wise men shall be…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Ji& filed under Lectures-Siri Singh Sahib, Shabad Guru, The Guru
Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji. November 1, 1992
"Today, we are celebrating the Shabad Guru. But what does it actually mean? It means Naam. It means perpetual experience of happiness. It means ecstasy. It means Anand. It means a lot of things. But it is not practiced. It is not…
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