Yoga is becoming popular everywhere. Including China! Many yoga students in China have found themselves drawn to the study of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. One of their favorite aspects of the yoga is chanting - in particular the practice of chanting Japji Sahib by Guru Nanak. read more
So now we went to Baoli Sahib at 9:00 PM and after inquiring about the rehat of doing the Paath from a sewadar, took our laminated copies of Japji Sahib Ji we went to the bottom, took a dip in the Baoli and started the paath in a high tone and sehajta, standing on the first pauri which was below the water. The feeling was so good,... read more
Although the Mool Mantar (Seed Mantra) is strictly not part of Japji but the prologue to the whole scripture. It is always read with the latter, which is the first composition in SGGS. It describes the virtues of the Creator and ends with Gurprasadi meaning the Creator may be known with the Grace of the Guru. The subject of Grace runs throughout... read more
The Song of Bliss is the seal of all the previous meditations and prayers and is crystallizes the mind's learning and explodes a person into the totality of bliss of their own soul. read more
Guru Hargobind announced to his Sikhs that he wanted them to come in his presence and recite Jap Ji Sahib. When Sikhs would come and recite, he could tell how well they understood the teachings. One man did such a wonderful Japji that Guru Hargobind knew of no other offering he could give. So the Guru was about the offer the throne Baba Nanak to him...