The document discusses the Vedic literatures and their importance. It summarizes that the Vedic literatures were revealed by the Supreme Person to the first created being, Brahma, and were recorded in writing by Vyasadeva for the benefit of people in Kali Yuga. The Vedic literatures offer insights into fundamental questions about existence and the relationship between the individual soul and God. Studying the Vedic literatures daily can sharpen one's spiritual intelligence.
Sahib-e-Kamal Guru Gobind Singh by Lala Daulat RaiHarjinder Cingh
Guru Gobind Singh figures in world history as a great leader of men, a versatile genius of the highest order, a God-man and mystic par excellence, a redoubtable warrior and adept strategist, a fearless revolutionary, a classical Hero of Carlylian description, a powerful poet and patron of poets, a unique religious law giver and champion of the downtrodden, a relentless defender of faith and an all sacrificing martyr for the cause of suffering and persecuted humanity.
In fact, it is impossible to encompass and delineate in words all the facets of his highly charismatic and remarkable personality.
Contemporary and later historians, both foreign and Indian, have tried to assess and designate the tremendous scope and vast dimensions of his super-human character and his Herculean achievements.
Just to cite an example, out of a whole lot, Macgregor in his famous History of the Sikhs (1846 p.101) says:
If we consider the work which Govind accomplished both in reforming his religion and instituting a new code of laws for his followers, his personal bravery under all circumstances,
his persevering endurance amidst difficulties which would have disheartened others and overwhelmed them, in inextricable distress; and lastly his final victory over the powerful enemies by the very men who had previously forsaken him, we need not be surprised that the
Sikhs venerate his memory. He was, undoubtedly, a great man.Verily, a great man comes to surprise and baffle the whole world for all time to come. A man standing
up against a vast scourge-like empiricial system bent upon destroying and demolishing an old and decadent indigenous religious community! What an impossible situation! What courage, what resource, what pluck! A lad of nine called upon suddenly to lead a rising and developing nation, not only to save and preserve it from the clutches of a cruel and fanatic foreign ruler, but to reform, reshape and ensteel it into a strong fighting instrument of great potentiality. This is certainly a matter for constant thoughts and discussion-a great historical fact to enthrall and electrify people around for centuries to come - a rare example for the comity of nations to emulate and furbish – a fertile subject for historians to cogitate and ponder!
Here in this important monograph based upon the well-known biographical writing in Urdu by Daulat Rai, we are concerned with an Indian Historian of note. He was a man of considerable insight and acumen, who rose much higher than the ordinary class of historiographers and was thus able to grasp and understand the real historical situation obtaining in India before and during the turbulent
times of Guru Gobind Singh.
Sahib-e-Kamal Guru Gobind Singh by Lala Daulat RaiHarjinder Cingh
Guru Gobind Singh figures in world history as a great leader of men, a versatile genius of the highest order, a God-man and mystic par excellence, a redoubtable warrior and adept strategist, a fearless revolutionary, a classical Hero of Carlylian description, a powerful poet and patron of poets, a unique religious law giver and champion of the downtrodden, a relentless defender of faith and an all sacrificing martyr for the cause of suffering and persecuted humanity.
In fact, it is impossible to encompass and delineate in words all the facets of his highly charismatic and remarkable personality.
Contemporary and later historians, both foreign and Indian, have tried to assess and designate the tremendous scope and vast dimensions of his super-human character and his Herculean achievements.
Just to cite an example, out of a whole lot, Macgregor in his famous History of the Sikhs (1846 p.101) says:
If we consider the work which Govind accomplished both in reforming his religion and instituting a new code of laws for his followers, his personal bravery under all circumstances,
his persevering endurance amidst difficulties which would have disheartened others and overwhelmed them, in inextricable distress; and lastly his final victory over the powerful enemies by the very men who had previously forsaken him, we need not be surprised that the
Sikhs venerate his memory. He was, undoubtedly, a great man.Verily, a great man comes to surprise and baffle the whole world for all time to come. A man standing
up against a vast scourge-like empiricial system bent upon destroying and demolishing an old and decadent indigenous religious community! What an impossible situation! What courage, what resource, what pluck! A lad of nine called upon suddenly to lead a rising and developing nation, not only to save and preserve it from the clutches of a cruel and fanatic foreign ruler, but to reform, reshape and ensteel it into a strong fighting instrument of great potentiality. This is certainly a matter for constant thoughts and discussion-a great historical fact to enthrall and electrify people around for centuries to come - a rare example for the comity of nations to emulate and furbish – a fertile subject for historians to cogitate and ponder!
Here in this important monograph based upon the well-known biographical writing in Urdu by Daulat Rai, we are concerned with an Indian Historian of note. He was a man of considerable insight and acumen, who rose much higher than the ordinary class of historiographers and was thus able to grasp and understand the real historical situation obtaining in India before and during the turbulent
times of Guru Gobind Singh.
While being credited with the finding of a new religion known as Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev Ji's teachings have always had a universal appeal especially among the Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs alike. Highly appealing at once both to reason and devotion, Guru Nanak's teachings are deeply rooted in the dogmas of Hinduism and Islam. The source of Guru Nanak's teachings is the holy scripture of Sikhs called Guru Granth Sahib.
GURU NANAK SAHIB AND SIKHISM
Prof. Dr. M.S. Bajwa, Ph.D. LL.B
ABSTRACT
Guru Nanak Sahib, believed as founder of the Sikhism, was actually a convert from
Hinduism. He was a religious scholar and the master of four languages, Sanskrit, Gurmukhi
(he invented), Arabic and Persian and four holy books, Psalms, Tora, Bible and Quran. He
carried the Holy Quran with him all the time and recited regularly. He understood that
simple and illiterate people of the Punjab villages could not understand the Holy Quran. So,
being a poet and singer, he reproduced and explained the Quranic verses, ideology and
prayers in his self styled Punjabi poems (Gurmukhi Bani), e.g Jap Ji Sahib. His Mission was
to spread the name of Allah/Rab/God---the Creator and Sustainer of the universes and to
recite His Holy names all the time to become His friend. Most of the Muslims believe Guru
Nanak Sahib as a Muslim Faquir (Saint) like Kabir Sahib, Mian Mir Sahib, Bhuley Shah
Sahib, Sain Baba and Sir Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Sahib. He also wrote Bani about Prophet
Muhammad PBUH and Muslim Holy Book Quran.
All religions of the world passed through the process of evolution with passage of
time and so was the Sikhism. The religion changed from the second Guru Angat Dev Sahib
(Bhai Lehna) through the tenth Guru Gobind Singh Ji. They changed from saints to saint
soldiers---the Khalsas. Actually it was not Guru Nanak Sahib but Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the
real founder of Sikhism. The tenth Guru Gobind Singh Ji discontinued the chain of human
gurus, completed compilation of the Guru Granth Sahib as the eleventh and last Guru and
performed the ‘matha taking’ (Sajjda). From that time the Sikhs started ‘matha taking’ to the
Holy Book, Guru Granth Sahib.
Gurunanak Jayanti celebrates the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev. He was born on the full moon day in the month of Kartik according to the Hindu Calendar in 1469 A.D. at Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi, thirty (30) miles from Lahore, in the present Pakistan. He is the founder of Sikhism who believed that there is only one God in whose eyes we are all equal. Visit Us : http://www.victoriouskidsseducares.org/
Iskcon Bangalore is trying to give human society an opportunity for a life of happiness, good health, peace of mind and all good qualities through God consciousness.
While being credited with the finding of a new religion known as Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev Ji's teachings have always had a universal appeal especially among the Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs alike. Highly appealing at once both to reason and devotion, Guru Nanak's teachings are deeply rooted in the dogmas of Hinduism and Islam. The source of Guru Nanak's teachings is the holy scripture of Sikhs called Guru Granth Sahib.
GURU NANAK SAHIB AND SIKHISM
Prof. Dr. M.S. Bajwa, Ph.D. LL.B
ABSTRACT
Guru Nanak Sahib, believed as founder of the Sikhism, was actually a convert from
Hinduism. He was a religious scholar and the master of four languages, Sanskrit, Gurmukhi
(he invented), Arabic and Persian and four holy books, Psalms, Tora, Bible and Quran. He
carried the Holy Quran with him all the time and recited regularly. He understood that
simple and illiterate people of the Punjab villages could not understand the Holy Quran. So,
being a poet and singer, he reproduced and explained the Quranic verses, ideology and
prayers in his self styled Punjabi poems (Gurmukhi Bani), e.g Jap Ji Sahib. His Mission was
to spread the name of Allah/Rab/God---the Creator and Sustainer of the universes and to
recite His Holy names all the time to become His friend. Most of the Muslims believe Guru
Nanak Sahib as a Muslim Faquir (Saint) like Kabir Sahib, Mian Mir Sahib, Bhuley Shah
Sahib, Sain Baba and Sir Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Sahib. He also wrote Bani about Prophet
Muhammad PBUH and Muslim Holy Book Quran.
All religions of the world passed through the process of evolution with passage of
time and so was the Sikhism. The religion changed from the second Guru Angat Dev Sahib
(Bhai Lehna) through the tenth Guru Gobind Singh Ji. They changed from saints to saint
soldiers---the Khalsas. Actually it was not Guru Nanak Sahib but Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the
real founder of Sikhism. The tenth Guru Gobind Singh Ji discontinued the chain of human
gurus, completed compilation of the Guru Granth Sahib as the eleventh and last Guru and
performed the ‘matha taking’ (Sajjda). From that time the Sikhs started ‘matha taking’ to the
Holy Book, Guru Granth Sahib.
Gurunanak Jayanti celebrates the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev. He was born on the full moon day in the month of Kartik according to the Hindu Calendar in 1469 A.D. at Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi, thirty (30) miles from Lahore, in the present Pakistan. He is the founder of Sikhism who believed that there is only one God in whose eyes we are all equal. Visit Us : http://www.victoriouskidsseducares.org/
Iskcon Bangalore is trying to give human society an opportunity for a life of happiness, good health, peace of mind and all good qualities through God consciousness.
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4. We are
here
This huge
temple complex
is represented
as a dot on
Bangalore map.
Bangalore
Population: over 6 million. One of the fastest growing cities
37. The Vedas are also called
as SHRUTIS or knowledge
received through aural
reception.
38. Srimad Bhagavatam predicts about
people in Kali-yuga
• mandäù — lazy;
• sumanda-matayaù —
misguided;
• manda-bhägyäù — unlucky;
• hi upadrutäù — and above
all disturbed
39. Today, we depend on modern
gadgets to even remember details
of our near & dear ones
43. “When I read the Bhagavad-Gita,
the only question left is how God
created the universe. Everything
else seems to be superfluous.”
Albert Einstein
Physicist
44. “The balance of mind
which few highly-
civilized individuals,
such as Arjuna, the
hero of Bhagavad-
gita, can maintain in
T. S. Eliot action, is difficult for
American-English
Poet
most of us even as
observers.”
45. “The deeper you dive
into it, richer the
meaning you get...with
every age, the important
words will carry new
and expanding
Mahatma
meanings. But its
Gandhi
India’s Father of central teachings will
Nation not vary.”
46. “Let the Gita be to you
a mine of diamonds as
it has been to me. Let it
be your constant guide
and friend on life’s
Mahatma way. Let it light your
Gandhi path and dignify your
India’s Father of
Nation
labour.”
47. “It gives utterance
to the aspirations of
the pilgrims of all
sects who seek to
tread the inner way
to the city of God.”
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
former President of India
48. “In the morning I bathe my intellect
in the stupendous and cosmogonal
philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita,
in comparison with which our
modern world and its literature
seem puny and trivial.”
Henry David Thoreau
49. The Vedas offer insight into
• Who am I ?
• Where have I come from ?
• Where do I go after death ?
50. • What is the purpose of my
existence ?
• Who is God ?
• How am I related to God ?
51. Since, these questions deal
with very fundamental
aspects of our existence, we
can immensely benefit by
daily studying these vedic
literatures & sharpening our
Spiritual Intelligence ‘SQ’.