Ans. The Sikh spirit and those Gursikhs who chalked out a new path, started a new order and carried out fantastic (spiritual) deeds, are described by Bhai Gurdas as subtler than a trich, sharper than a sword and tasteless like licking of a stone. A Gursikh who treads the path of such Sikh spirit, is […]
Q. 88. According to Bhai Gurdas what are the attributes of the Sikh spirit (Gursikhi)? Read More »
Ans. Guru Har Gobind said:vlod eisbiznosHumility is the root of “Sikhi”.Service (of human kind) is the branches of “Sikhi”. Holy congregation (Saadh Sangat) is the leaves of “Sikhi”. Understanding the Word (Shabad) are the flowers, while the fruits are becoming completely oblivious of care for ones body (ones own well being) compared to the well
Ans. Bhagat Kabir says: ਕਬੀਰ ਮਾਨਸ ਜਨਮੁ ਦੁਲੰਭੁ ਹੈ ਹੋਇ ਨ ਬਾਰੈ ਬਾਰ॥ (SGGS, P. 1366) Kabir: human birth is hard to attain, it does not occur again and again”. This is why the Gurus’ directive is that we should not waste the (counted number of breaths that the Creator has bestowed upon us.When the
Ans.It was Guru Nanak who honoured us the principle of: ਘਾਲਿ ਖਾਇ ਕਿਛੁ ਹਥਹੁ ਦੇਇ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਹੁ ਪਛਾਣਹਿ ਸੇਇ॥ (SGGS, P. 1245) (Those who share their honest earnings with needy, truly recognize the way (to God). When Guru Nanak started farming at Kartar Pur, towards the last few years of his life, he used to
Q.56. How and when did the practice of “Daswandh” (tithe) start in Sikhism? Read More »
Ans. The literal meaning of the term ‘Golak’ is “coming and going”, not staying put at one place. It also means the holes in the body, e.g., ears, eyes, nostrils etc. The money offered to Gurdwaras or donated for Gurus’ causes is supposed to come and go (spent for charitable purposes as it comes). That
Q. 55. What do we understand by the term “Golak”? Read More »
Ans. On becoming the seventh Nanak, Guru Hari Rae exhorted, “maintain an unshakable faith in God and always remember His Name. He further directed, “Stay away from lust and anger, for they corrode the body. Avoid bad deeds and do not shirk good deeds. Never steal, earn your living with honest work. Do not enter
