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To propagate and spread dharma, Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji undertook four major Udasis (missionary journeys), as described by Bhai Gurdas Ji: ਬਾਬਾ ਦੇਖੈ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਧਰਿ ਜਲਤੀ ਸਭਿ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਵੀ ਦਿਸਿ ਆਈ। ਬਾਝੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੁਬਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਹੈ ਹੈ ਕਰਦੀ ਸੁਣੀ ਲੁਕਾਈ। ਬਾਬੇ ਭੇਖ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਕੀ ਰੀਤਿ ਚਲਾਈ। ਚੜ੍ਹਿਆ ਸੋਧਣਿ ਧਰਤਿ ਲੁਕਾਈ।। (Var 1, Pauri 24) […]

Human beings are a mixture of virtues and vices. Noble individuals adopt the virtues of others and do not absorb their vices. A person remains great in society only as long as they cultivate and maintain unique virtues, embracing the good and abandoning the bad: “ਗੁਣਾ ਕਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਵਾਸੁਲਾ ਕਢਿ ਵਾਸੁ ਲਈਜੈ ॥ ਜੇ ਗੁਣ […]

“ਆਪਣੇ ਸਿਰ ਪਰ ਧੂਪ ਸਹਿ ਬ੍ਰਿਖ ਔਰ ਸੁਖ ਦੇਤ। ਤਿਉ ਤਨ ਪਰ ਦੁਖ ਕੋਟ ਲੈ ਸੁਜਨ ਔਰ ਸੁਖ ਹੇਤ।” (ਨੀਤੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ – ਗਿਆਨੀ ਦਿਤ ਸਿੰਘ) Across the world, noble people have always taught humanity to do good. The reason is clear: human nature tends to be easily attracted toward wrongdoing, while goodness requires deliberate encouragement. […]

The one who conquers their own mind is truly a brave hero (Soorbir). There are two kinds of victories: conquering others, and conquering oneself. A person who conquers others is a political leader; a person who conquers themselves is a saint, devotee, or a Gurmukh. I submit that conquering oneself is far more difficult than […]

There are three kinds of people in the world: First, those who pray for the welfare of all; Second, those who pray only for their own welfare; And third, those who pray for their own welfare and wish ill for others. Such people even take delight in imagining harm for others; it gives them a […]

According to the ancient tradition practiced at the supreme and central seat of the Sikh nation—Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib Ji—the second Ardaas is performed after the completion of Asa Ji di Vaar Kirtan in the presence of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. After this, the Singh Sahib takes the second Hukamnama. The first Hukamnama is […]

The creation of the Timeless Being—this Nature—is humanity’s closest friend and teacher. If we observe its colours with attention, we find a deep harmony within them. The beauty of Nature has the power to awaken our dormant emotions. Listening to the sweet songs of the birds that roam within it brings joy to the human […]

London- The deteriorating condition of Sikhs in Pakistan reflects the steady erosion of religious freedom, with incidents of disappearance, forced conversion, or targetted killings eroding the fragile promise of equality enshrined in the country’s Constitution, a report cited on Monday. It added that the shrinking Sikh population in the country also endangers the survival of […]

Sri Amritsar-Acting Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj, has taken strong notice of the objectionable fancy-dress competitions ordered by the Child Welfare Council, Punjab—affiliated with the Indian Child Welfare Council—dedicated to the martyrdom day of the Sahibzadas, the sons of Sri Guru Gobind Singh. The Jathedar said that these events be […]

The human body is an aggregate of countless hungers, and the entire life is spent trying to satisfy these hungers. When one hunger is fulfilled, many new ones arise, and one day life ends in the midst of these very hungers. The entire taste of a thing lies in hunger itself. Gur-Wak: ਭੁਖੈ ਸਾਦੈ ਗੰਢ […]