CHILDREN AND GURBANI BASICS REVISITED By Dr. Charandeep Kaur
Can you see God? You can feel Him as you feel love of your parents but cannot see it
Basic question Why do Paath ? » Shabad Guru – invisible form of GOD! » Sabaḏ gur pīrā gahir gambẖīrā bin sabḏai jag ba▫urānaʼn. » The Word of the Shabad is his Guru and spiritual teacher, profound and unfathomable; without the Shabad, the world is insane. (SGGS 635) ਸਬਦੁ ਗੁਰ ਪੀਰਾ ਗਹਿਰ ਗੰਭੀਰਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਜਗੁ ਬਉਰਾਨੰ ॥ ਸਬਦੁ ਗੁਰ ਪੀਰਾ ਗਹਿਰ ਗੰਭੀਰਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਜਗੁ ਬਉਰਾਨੰ
Why in Book / Granth form as Guru? Shabad Guru v/s human guru -rishi: gyaan—proud—started insulting others - shabad: immortal, pure form Gyaan hi Bhagwaan -be one with God
Role as Sant-Sipahi Why taking arms became necessary? Guru Hargobind Singh- Miri/Piri = Temporal/Spiritual Gobind Singh completed the swaroop as Singh Positioning of Akal Takht and Harmander Sahib Role as Sant–Sipahi in today’s world: fight bad thoughts
Can child be spiritually elevated? Some examples Prahlad 5 years Baba Buddha ji 7 years Sri Guru Harkrishan ji got Gurgaddi at age of 5 years Guru Gobind Rai (Singh) 9 years Ajit Singh/Jujhar Singh/ Jorawar Singh(9yrs) / Fateh Singh(7yrs)
Sahibzada Zorawar Singh & Sahibzada Fateh Singh
Baba Budhaji with Guru Nanak Dev Ji Bhai Budha applied tilak of guruship to five Gurus, saw seven Gurus and remained in close association with first six Sikh Gurus from 1521 to 1628 for over one hundred years. He was the first priest of Han Mandar, and laid the foundations of Dera Baba Nanak and most of the holy buildings at Amritsar. His original name was Bura.
Prahlad- 5yrs. ਰਾਮ ਜਪਉ ਜੀਅ ਐਸੇ ਐਸੇ ॥ ਧ੍ਰੂ ਪ੍ਰਹਿਲਾਦ ਜਪਿਓ ਹਰਿ ਜੈਸੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਾਮ ਜਪਉ ਜੀਅ ਐਸੇ ਐਸੇ ਧ੍ਰੂ ਪ੍ਰਹਿਲਾਦ ਜਪਿਓ ਹਰਿ ਜੈਸੇ
Equality Preached by Guru Nanak Devji 500 years back when both Hindu and Muslim treated women in low esteem So ki▫o manḏā ākẖī▫ai jiṯ jamėh rājān. So why call her bad? From her, kings are born. (SGGS 473) ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਮੰਦਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਜਿਤੁ ਜੰਮਹਿ ਰਾਜਾਨ ॥ ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਮੰਦਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਜਿਤੁ ਜੰਮਹਿ ਰਾਜਾਨ But if women equal to men than responsibility towards Sikhism is also same
Five K’s 1.KESH 2.KANGA 3.KARA Reminders that we are warriors 4.KACHHA 5.KIRPAN
K’s (contd…….) K’s PRACTICE SYMBOL REMINDER KESH UNCUT HAIR obedience to God Hukam/ Shukar KANGA TIDY LONG comb away impure not to have HAIR thoughts impure thoughts -greed, ego, etc
K’s (contd…) PRACTICE SYMBOL REMINDER KARA STEEL closed circle STEEL BANGLE ON with no start and -will-power RIGHT ARM no end: as with GOD -faith:unshaken THIS HAND WILL NEVER DO WRONG
K’s : REMINDERS THAT WE ARE WARRIORS KACHHA KNEELONG Soldier High moral UNDERSHORTS- character Western boxer shorts KIRPAN KEEP TINY Soldier Tiny enough : SWORD -self respect -defend WEAK -uphold TRUTH
WAHE GURUJI KA KHALSA WAHE GURUJI KI FATEH
WAHE GURUJI KA KHALSA WAHE GURUJI KI FATEH