There are some who believe Guru Nanak’s birthday and His ‘Parkash Day’ (also known as Parkash Purab) falls on different dates. We need to take several factors into consideration to such a claim but more importantly, seek the answers from within Gurbani with a Gurmat perspective and not adhere to such claims blindly. The ‘Birthday’ …
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What is ‘Amrit Vela’? When is ‘Amrit Vela’? What does Gurmat say about ‘Amrit Vela’? Most Amritdharis (Initiated Sikhs) and Sikh clergy will tell you that ‘Amrit Vela’ is a special auspicious time of the day in the early wee hours of the morning before dawn. There are contradicting answers, depending on whom you ask. …
In today’s Shabad Kirtan Vichar, we are blessed to sing and understand the meanings of this shabad gifted to us by our 3rd Guru, Guru Amar Das Ji. It is a Salok in Raag Sorath. You will find this shabad on page 653 in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji (SGGS). This shabad has TWO …
In the last couple of years, you may have come across various articles, books and even YouTube videos of people proclaiming the DG is or is not the composition of Guru Gobind Singh. My sole purpose of preparing this article is to provide sufficient pointers and evidence that will hopefully help you take a stand …
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In today’s Shabad Kirtan Vichaar, we are blessed to sing and understand the meanings of this Shabad gifted to us by our 5th Guru, Guru Arjan Dev Ji. You will find this Shabad on page 625 in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS). This Shabad has 2 stanzas with 1 Rahao. If you can remember, …
Click Play button above to listen or you can read below. 16th of June, 1606 marks a very important date in the Sikh calendar. On this date, Guru Arjan Dev Ji (the 5th Sikh Guru), age 43, was captured by one of the most brutal, heartless and fanatic Muslim rulers of all time, Emperor Jehangir. …
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Click Play button above to listen or you can read below. This shabad is composed by Guru Amar Das Ji (3rd Sikh Guru). It is composed in Raag Bilawal and you will find this shabad in Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) pages 797 and 798. Basically, this shabad is divided into four (4) parts with …
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Many scholars and parcharaks have tried to answer this question. I am not a parcharak and neither am I a scholar. I will share with you the answer based on my understanding and from within Gurbani itself. I hope, by the time you finish reading this article, you will have a clear picture as to …
I am sharing The Hijacking of Sikhi book review (2022 revised version) purely because I believe that this book is an important one, perhaps one of the MOST IMPORTANT books to be published in the 21st century. I was thrilled to read it partly because I heard a lot about this book from a few. …
I was sitting in my porch contemplating on what topic to write for my next blog and video post when suddenly I received a WhatsApp message. Someone had actually put my number in their WhatsApp group (without my consent of course). But I believe they did it with good intention, perhaps thinking, “isda bhi bhalla …
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