No person and no interpretation may be guaranteed to be totally true today and forever. I celebrate Khoj Gurbani and point out that what we translate today is not for ever; it will need retranslating and tweaking by every new generation.
Kamaljeet Kaur spent almost 10 years hand writing a Savrup of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib in Lareevaar. She is the first woman to hand write the SGGS since the Guru's times. This is her story.
“The title comes from the main message of the Guru Granth Sahib,” Jawa said, “which is no matter what religion we belong to, no matter what race we belong to, no matter what color we are, it is the same light — ....
The Siri Guru Granth Sahib gives us 'Shaant Ras' - peaceful essence. And Dasam Bani (The writings of Guru Gobind Singh) gives us 'Bir Ras' - warrior spirit. For example Jaap Sahib energizes us and fills you with courage.
People should be encouraged to take hukams from the Siri Guru Granth Sahib and read in the Akhand Paath. People should not be made to feel self conscious about their pronunciation. No one should feel "I'm not good enough or I'm not qualified." Those who have had the experience of the Guru have the duty to share it with others and not shut them out.
During Sunday Gurdwara at 3HO Summer Solstice Chardikala Jatha sings a shabad by Guru Gobind Singh ji "As Kirpan Khando Karag"
myGuru is an iOS app that allows you to read and search the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji using a simple, easy-to-use interface.
Being spiritual and connecting to the One Divine Creator is our main purpose in life. How can we do that? Do Sikhs meditate? What exactly is Naam Japna? What is Simran? Why do Sikhs chant Vaheguru? What is the Gurmantar? Where does the word Vaheguru come from?
When we handle the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, and NitNem Gutkas we handle them with respect. So what about when we have Gurbani on an electronic device? How do we keep respect of the Gurbani when we bring our phone everywhere?
Do you think Guruji wants us to simply accept that everything in our lives at present and all to come to us in the future is the best for us as decided by Vaheguru and that there is no reason to ask for anything?