The famous lines of Guru Tegh Bahadur, "The World is But a Dream" [Salok Mahala 9], are explained here by their father, Guru Hargobind, a...

Mahakavi Santhok Singh, in edition to writing his magnus corpus, the Gurpratap Suraj Prakash Granth, has also written the Garab Ganjini T...

ਜਦ੍ਰ ਜਦ੍ਰ ਮਨੋ ਜਾਤੀ ॥ ਤਦ੍ਰ ਤਦ੍ਰ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟਾਤੀ ॥ Wherever their mind goes; there they see Brahm. Sant Gurbachan Singh Ji quotes a classic...

Written in the 19th century, the Faridkot Tika is the foremost commentaries on the Adi Guru Granth Sahib within traditional (sampradyaik)...

ਮੂੜ ਰੂੜ ਪੀਟਤ ਨ ਗੂੜਤਾ ਕੌ ਭੇਦ ਪਾਵੈ ਪੂਜਤ ਨ ਤਾਹਿ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਰਾਖੇ ਰਹੀਅਤੁ ਹੈ ॥੪॥੭੪॥ In darkness the fools beat the rope [thinking it is a snake], th...

[The following is from Giani Gian Singh's Twarikh Guru Khalsa, written in 1880CE] One day a thought arose to Guru Gobind Singh; “My Sikhs...

The prolific poet and historian, Kavi Santhōk Singh [1787-1843] was not only a historian but also a great scholar. Several years before w...

ਜੋ ਸੁਖ ਨਿੱਤ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਵਿਭੁ ਨਾਮ ਰੂਪ ਆਧਾਰ ॥ That Blissful, Everlasting, Consciousness, which is the support of all Names and Form [Maya]. ਮਤਿ ...

॥ ਛਪਯ ਛੰਦ ॥ ਗਨਪਤਿ ਗੌਰੀ ਸੁਤ ਭਜਹੁ ਰਿਧਿ ਸਿਧਿ ਕੋ ਧਾਮ ॥ Worship the Master of the servants to Shiva, son of Parbati, and the house of all Ridh...

When Sri Guru Amar Daas Ji was residing at his asthaan on the banks of Ganga, a Pandit came and questioned the Guru on the philosophy bei...

ਕਬੀਰ ਏਕ ਮਰੰਤੇ ਦੁਇ ਮੂਏ ਦੋਇ ਮਰੰਤਹ ਚਾਰਿ ॥ Kabeer, when one died [Ego-Hankaar], two were dead [Love-Raag and Hate-Dwaikh]. When two died, fou...

Vadhiyana to all for the Pelha Prakash of Adi Granth Sahib in the Harimandar Sahib. After Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji installed the Adi Granth ...

ਜਲ ਤਰੰਗ ਭੇਦ ਕਛੁ ਨਾਹਿਨ ਜੀਵ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਪਰਮਾਤਮ ਲਹਿੱਯੇ ॥ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਹਿ ਜੀਵ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮਹਿ ਸਾਗਰ ਬੂੰਦ ਬੂੰਦ ਸਿੰਧੁ ਅਹਿੱਯੇ ॥ There is no difference between a wav...

There are three such famous Kavach's which are read the first is from Adi Guru Granth Sahib, this is the Ram Kavach. The second is the Br...