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[Guest guest]

i want to learn gurbani kirtan. do i need to be a sikh or member of the

khalsa?

 

help!

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam,

 

You definitely don't need to be a Sikh or a member of the Khalsa to

learn gurbani kirtan. The Shabd Guru is for everyone! (See the

excerpt of an article I wrote for Aquarian Times below for an

explanation of Shabad Guru). Singing Gurbani Kirtan is a wonderful

practice:

 

Shabd Guru — Clarity and Unity

 

In the Sikh tradition, the written words in the Siri Guru Granth

Sahib are known as the Shabd Guru. The Shabd Guru is seen not simply

as a compilation of uplifting and inspiring words written by

enlightened saints and sages and placed on the pages of this volume,

but as the living Guru of the Sikhs.

 

Those who wrote the words of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib transcended

individual identity and ego, and their words came from an exalted

state of things unlimited. When we take the opportunity to read,

sing, chant, and listen to these words, we deeply connect with our

excellence. There is no external personality to confront in the

process. There is only our relationship with our own Infinity. The

Shabd Guru is a powerful technology universally available to anyone

in any walk of life to uplift and transform oneself and others.

Through the Shabd Guru, we can directly use and gain infinite benefit

from the sound that " clarifies the doubt of the mind and gives unity

and essence to the man. "

 

Blessings, Dev Suroop Kaur

 

Kundalini-Yoga , " jreneeworks "

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> i want to learn gurbani kirtan. do i need to be a sikh or member

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