4. Does Your Ego Cause Your Suffering?
Question: If I have haumai (ego), is it possible that I get a physical injury or illness directly because of it? Like God punishing me? Answer : Dukh – Sorrow: Means the sorrows we face on a … Read More
3. My Friend Is Sick, What Can I Do?
January 9, 2006 by satnaam
The following is in response to a question that was asked by a Sangat concerning her friend’s sickness and how can she recover from the sickness: Answer from Dassan Das : As far as your friend is concerned, your doing … Read More
2. Does God make people suffer?
January 9, 2006 by satnaam
Question: I was watching the news the other day and noticed the stories all revolved around DEATH. First there was the AIDS crisis in Africa, where 13 Million people have been infected and nearly 3 million people die every year. … Read More
1. What Is Death?
January 9, 2006 by satnaam
Ik oankaar sat naam satgur parsaad. Dhan dhan paar braham parmesar ji. Dhan dhan gur-guru-satgur-gurbani-sat sangat-sat naam. Guru pyare ji, Gur fateh parvaan karna ji. We have tried to answer your questions as follows, … Read More
14. Naam Is Not Only For Saints
January 6, 2006 by satnaam
Ik Onkar Satnaam Sat GurParsaad. Sat Sat Satnaam Sat Sat Satnaam Sat Sat Satnaam This head bows at the holy feet of the Guru; the Gur; all the Saints/Rishis/Peers/Bhagats and of congregation. Naam is not only for Saints, it … Read More
13. What does Shabd Guru really mean?
January 6, 2006 by satnaam
Ik Onkaar SatNaam SatGurParsaad. We all have heard about the Shabad Guru. However, what does it really mean or it implies is poorly explained or understood. This word i.e. the Shabad has been used hundreds/thousands of times in the … Read More
12. A brief background on the Bhatts
January 6, 2006 by satnaam
Question : At the end of Siri Guru Granth Sahib ji there are verses in praise of each of the first five Gurus. There are a lot of praises and mention of earlier Guru’s and relating the Gurus to Sri … Read More
11. Raag : The Glorious Divine Music Of The Lord
January 6, 2006 by satnaam
Raaga signifies the glorious divine music of the Lord. It is the happiness that evolves through the meeting of Nar-Nari (Lord -Devotee). This very state is felt by the "Suhagans" of Lord, and is indescribable. The Raaga (Raag) itself … Read More
10. Languages Used In The Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
January 6, 2006 by satnaam
What is more important, the meaning or the language of SGGS Ji? I saw the following: http://www.sikh-uni.ac.uk/01/lectures/sem2000/lect_08.htm The languages used in the Siri Guru Granth sahib Ji are: a. Panjabi – Sikh Gurus , Bhagat (saint) Sheikh Farid and others … Read More
9. The Arrangement Of Invocations (Mangals)
January 6, 2006 by satnaam
The following article is from the internet:- In Guru Granth Sahib all new chapters, titles and subtitles start with an invocation, which is called a mangal in Sanskrit language. An invocation or a mangal is a prayer to God … Read More