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“Sikhs around the world are celebrating the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhi”

Born in the humble village of Talwandi Punjab in 1469, young Nanak found himself dissatisfied with the inequities, hypocrisies, and general unhappiness he observed all around him. He ultimately decided to establish a new religious tradition, Sikhi, a tradition that continues to flourish more than five centuries later.

Today Guru Nanak’s followers comprise the fifth-largest world religion, numbering nearly 30 million around the globe. His teachings have inspired a diversity of expressions over the years, from art and literature to humanitarian efforts. In a way, the most easily noticeable aspect of his legacy is how Guru Nanak continues to inspire so many —including me— and how his teachings continue to resonate with people around the world today.

I did my Ph.D. research on the earliest accounts of Guru Nanak’s life and the teachings contained within them, and I want to share an idea central to Guru Nanak and the Sikh worldview.

Guru Nanak’s first teaching, and the first teaching to appear in Sikh scripture is the term ik oankar. This term refers to the oneness of the divinity, a singular connective force that permeates every aspect of this world. In a prayer that Sikhs have sung every evening for centuries, Guru Nanak wrote, “The same divine light pervades everyone and everything.”

Ik oankar is so central to Sikh teachings that many have said that all of Sikh wisdom is constructed upon its foundation. It is the first idea I learned as a Sikh and it’s the first idea my wife and I taught our two daughters as well. The concept of ik oankar informs how Sikhs are to act in this world as well. If we truly believe in a shared divine light, then there is no possibility for discriminating against others.

We see this in the life and teachings of Guru Nanak, who rejected all social disparities and hierarchies (e.g., gender, caste, religion) and advocated for equal treatments and rights for all.

May Guru Sahib bless you with joy, peace, and happiness. Happy Gurpurab!

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प्रकाशोत्सव पर्व है आज!

प्रकाशोत्सव है आज हम नमन करें

श्री गुरू गोबिन्द सिंह जी प्रकट हुए।

उनकी अनंत कृपा सभी पर बनी रहे

शब्द हैं अपर्याप्त कैसे गुणगान करें।

ज़िन्दगी उनकी थी पूर्ण संघर्ष भरी

अनगिनत रही उनकी क़ुर्बानियाँ भी।

वो ज़ुल्मी के अहम के आगे न झुके

निर्बल के स्वर को उन्होंने दी रवानी।

संत ज़रूरत आयी तो सिपाही बने

सवा लाख से एक लड़ाने की ठानी।

एक गोविंद ने गीता का ज्ञान देकर

संघर्ष और युद्ध की राह सही मानी।

वहीं गुरू जी ने भी रणभेरी फूँककर

जुल्म मिटाने शस्त्र उठाने की ठानी।

गुरू गोबिन्द सिंह ने दुर्बल को उठा

खालसा पंथ बनाकर सिंह सजाया।

गुरू मान्यो ग्रंथ यही हुकुम सुनाया

गद्दी पर बिठा पथ-प्रदर्शक बताया।

©deepjams4-some wandering thoughts

today,

often,

i wish to be there

and feel your serenity.

serenity and contentment

for every soul.

[ shri harmandir sahib ji | july 2016 ]

Congratulations to everyone on the 550th Prakash Purab of Dhan Dhan Satguru Sri Guru Nanak Dev Jee Maharaaj!! 💛

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਿਆ ਮਿਟੀ ਧੁੰਧੁ ਜਗਿ ਚਾਨਣੁ ਹੋਆ ॥

With the emergence of the true Guru Nanak, the mist cleared and the light scattered all around. ~ Bhai Gurdaas Jee, Vaar 1 Pauri 27

Maharaaj Jee taught the values of humility, of serving others without condition, of treating all beings with compassion, of selflessness, of living honestly and with truth, of genuine unritualistic devotion, and of pure love. They preached true equality between all, regardless of race, background, age, religion or gender. Contrary to the compliant, passive and "peaceful" image of Guru Nanak Dev Jee that politicians and state officials are quick to paint, Guru Sahib never hesitated to be vocal and to stand up against injustice and oppression, whether perpetuated by an individual or by a government. The light of God themselves, a revolutionary, a poet, a teacher, a traveller, a musician, our redeemer, our saviour and our enlightener - they challenged the darkness of the world.

The benefactor Lord listened to the cries (of humanity) and sent Guru Nanak into this world... Guru Nanak came to redeem the dark age of Kalyug. ~ Bhai Gurdaas Jee, Vaar 1 Pauri 23