Spirituality – Religion

SHALOK, THIRD MEHL: Everything comes by His Command, and everything goes by His Command. If some fool believes that he does so himself, he is blind, and acts in blindness. O Nanak, one who becomes […]

MARDAANAA: The body is the bottle, self-conceit is the wine, and desire is the company of drinking buddies. The glass of the mind’s longing is filled to overflowing with falsehood; the Messenger of Death is […]

Many people perform tap (austerities) for the ultimate goal of pleasing Bhagwan. Once, there was a tapasvi (a person performing austerities) who decided that he wanted to please Bhagwan and so he began performing penance […]

In the time of the Mahabharat, a very special child named Devavrat was born to Shantanu, the king of the entire land of Bharat. Devavrat, better known as Bhishma, is forever remembered from the Hindu […]

|| 1 || THIRD MEHL: The fool does not understand his own self; he annoys others with his speech. His underlying nature does not leave him; separated from the Lord, he is beaten. He has […]

Parshuram is known to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He was the son of Raja Prasenjit’s daughter Renuka and Bhrigu dynasty’s Jamdagni. Parshuram was devoted to Lord Shiva. He had immense knowledge and was […]

The leaf, once separated from the branch, shall not join with it again; all alone, it falls on its way to death. Prays Nanak, without the Lord’s Name, the soul wanders in suffering forever. || […]

The second chapter of the Bhagwad Gita is a primary source of eternal knowledge. Bewildered by the challenges before him, Arjuna seeks Krishna’s intervention in removing his ignorance and leading him on the path of […]

Vishwaroopa Dharshan means showing (or) exposing his original representation in a very big way. Sriman Narayanan has shown his Vishwaroopa Dharshan in various aspects of time to various people. As soon as we think of […]

Simran and Sewa. These are the “Foundation of Sikhism”. It is the duty of every Sikh to practice Naam Simran (meditation on God’s name) daily and engage in Seva (selfless service) whenever there is a […]

CONTD FROM Vol 8 ISSUE 14 || 2 || I share a bed with my Beloved, but I do not behold the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. I have countless demerits – how can my […]

Several months before March 1699, Guru Gobind Singh invited his followers from all over India to a special congregation at Anandpur on Vaisakhi Day, 30 March 1699. As a result, on that particular day many […]

Baisakhi is one of the major festivals of Sikhs and is celebrated with lot of enthusiasm and gaiety in the state of Punjab and all throughout the world where there is a significant Sikh population. […]

Arjuna raises many questions to Krishna, and wonders how he can fight. Krishna tells him that he (Arjuna) speaks like a learned man, and yet he shows through his doubts that he is not learned. […]

The Yaksa, who confronts Yudishtra, in the Mahabharata, is clever. His questions are never direct, but tricky, said V.S. Karunakarachariar, in a discourse. There is a man, who is able to have every kind of […]

The Tirumurais of the Saiva saints are expressions of their devotion and unshakable faith in Siva. The underlying sentiment is the surrender of the soul to the Lord who resides as the most intimate presence […]

The Sikh Gurus never believed in the exclusivity of their teachings. The Gurus undertook travels to spread their message to peoples of different cultures in their own native languages. The Gurus did not believe in […]

CONTD FROM Vol 8 ISSUE 13 || 4 || 2 || BIHAAGRAA, FOURTH MEHL: In this world, the best occupation is to sing the Praises of the Naam, O my soul. Singing the Praises of […]

Outward symbols are necessary and beneficial. When viewed from the right angle of vision, you will find that they play a very important part in your material as well as spiritual life. Though they may […]

On all the continents and islands, He is permeating and fully pervading; He is in all worlds. || 1 || Pause || He is the most unfathomable of the unfathomable; who can chant His Praises? […]

Setting aside all meritorious deeds (Dharm), just surrender completely to My will (with firm faith and loving contemplation). I shall liberate you from all sins (or the bonds of Karm). Do not grieve. (18.66) (The […]

CONTINUED FROM Vol 8 ISSUE 11 The subject, the object, and the knowledge of the object are the threefold driving force (or impetus) to an action. The eleven organs (of perception and action), the act, […]

CONTD FROM Vol 8 ISSUE 11 || 1 || I behold the fruitful vision of the Saint; this is the meditation I have taken. The Lord Master has become Merciful to Nanak, and he has […]

The Sikh Gurus never believed in the exclusivity of their teachings. The Gurus undertook travels to spread their message to peoples of different cultures in their own native languages. The Gurus did not believe in […]

Faith in sacrifice, charity, and austerity is also called “SAT”. Selfless service for the sake of the Supreme is, in truth, termed as “SAT”. (17.27) Whatever is done without faith — whether it is sacrifice, […]