Life is impossible without water. Water gives life to everything in this world. It is also very important in ALL the world religions since the beginning of time. In almost all the religions, creation account… Read More »
Water obviously plays such an important role in our day-to-days life. It fertilizes agriculture and produces life and food and is the source of livelihood of the people; but at same time water has a… Read More »
The thought of Anahad naad (unstruck sound) is found in most of the religions today. Shri Guru Granth Sahib speaks about naad (shabad, raag, dhuni) but at the same time relates it with Anahad (shabad… Read More »
“0, My Merchant friend, in the Third watch (youthful beauty) of Night, your mind is fixed on beauty and riches. You remember not the Lord’s Name, through which one is delivered of his bondage. Remember… Read More »
The term Haumai is frequently used for those who have not reached the state of Gurumukha (Jiwan-mukta) or liberated one. In Sikhism ego is treated as vice and disease for a man (Manmukh). Though, it… Read More »
The doctrine of Karma (works) is closely related with the theory of rebirth and transmigration (Samsara-Chakra). “Coming and going” (Avagaman) is the most popular phrase used by the Gurus for the concept of transmigration. It… Read More »
The concept of “Nam” is another crucial word in the Sikh belief toward Emancipation or liberation (Jivan-Mukta). “The word ‘Nam’ is the summary expression for,[1] the whole nature of Akal Purakh (God). In this way… Read More »
The idea of heaven and hell is basically linked with the concept of life after death. At the time when Sikhism was gaining prominence in India, there were two streams of thinking: Hindu and Muslim.… Read More »
Hukam is another key concept that helps a person to have union with God. According to Guru Nanak God has revealed His truth in creation and specifically in the Hukam, which orders creation. He who… Read More »
Nadar the Arabic word for grace refers to the favorable glance bestowed by a superior upon an inferior, Grace is the beginning of the process of “Jiwanmukta” (the liberated one). In Sikhism the God with… Read More »