Guest guest Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 As I was chanting the Mul Mantra this morning, I wondered who was Guru Nanak's Guru? He chants about Guruprasad. Who was the Guru he refers to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 I always thought the Guru that Guru Nanak referred to was the infinite wisdom within. Guru literally means " from darkness to light " so anything that brings you enlightenment can be a Guru, even a fly that kept landing on my face at White Tantric yoga, for instance, reminding me everything is God. Guru Beant Kaur Bridget Kamke, LMT Kundalini Yoga Teacher Licensed Massage Therapist Children's Book Author www.infinipede.com __________ Online Doctorate Degrees Find leading online Phd programs. Study anywhere anytime. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/c?cp=7UQ51a3ekEZn8OWDwarXhAAAJz2u7S5oUx\ F0T6rVIwp71qWlAAQAAAAFAAAAABsv3T4AAAMlAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaUcwAAAAA= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 The Siri Singh Sahib often explained the distinction between Satguru, a guide to Truth within a particular time and space, and Siri Guru, the guiding Light / force throughout all the Ages (or God, as manifest through his creation - "God" being defined as the Unlimited, Unexplainable, Unmanifest One). Guru Nanak related to the Siri Guru. That is why it is often said that Sikhs have 12 gurus: There were ten "embodied" gurus, from Guru Nanak to Guru Gobind Singh. However, Guru Nanak (and all succeeding Gurus) related to the Siri Guru of Whom Guru Nanak spoke in the Mul Mantra / JapJi Sahib. Before Guru Gobind Singh left his body, he installed as guru the Siri Guru Granth Sahib (the "Word," of the Gurus - a compilation of God conscious writings of the Gurus and various saints/devotees - from various times, cultures and religions). Ultimately, Siri Guru is any manifestation that has the capacity - in a universal way, beyond time and space - to bring you to God consciousness and merger with the One. That is why the Siri Guru Granth Sahib is "Siri." As undying Word, it continues to offer light beyond time and space, tuning those who recite and merge with its vibration into that same enlightened frequency and Naad which Guru Nanak experienced and shared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Sat Nam! Great question. Have you ever read 'Sidh Ghost?' Guru Nanak's discussion with the Yogis? In this discussion (which was set down by Nanak) the yogi BHANGARNATH asks Nanak: “What is the root, the source of all? What teachings hold for these times? Who is your guru? Whose disciple are you? And Nanak replies: " From the air came the beginning. This is the age of the True Guru’s Teachings. The Shabad is the Guru, upon which I lovingly focus my consciousness; I am forever learning. Communicating with that speech which not spoken, I live unattached. " So Guru Nanak understood that the True Guru is the Shabd itself - the sound current of the universe, which we can all tune in to in each moment.......G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Guru Nanak's Guru was the SHABD.... I ever sing God's praise and speak God's Nam and by Guru's instruction I enjoy the love of God. www.satkirin.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Sat Nam, Yogiji also once said that Guru Nanak's Guru was Sat Nam. I know this to be true through the daily practice of Sat Kriya calling on the Gurus 31 minutes each day to support my reach to pure truth. The Gurus effortlessly communicate with me me for I have lovingly tapped the source of their essence, " Bij Mantra, Sarb ko Gyan " --all knowledge and wisdom come from the " Seed Mantra, " Sat Nam. Loving Blessings, SS Guru Prem Kaur Khalsa www.yogagems.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 There is a story that one day Nanak’s father, in order to encourage worldly amibition in the devout child, then 15, gave Nanak 20 rupees and sent him to a nearby city with a servant with instruction to find a good bargain. Nanak on the way ran into a group of Sadhus who were in need of food. Nanak thought “what a better bargain than to give alms to these holy menâ€. He then spent the entire sum on a feast for them (to the later disgust of his father and so on...) This is a commonly known story I believe but there is a version in certain udasi (renunciant yogis historically connected with the Sikhs) literature that continues to say how one of the sadhus, Sant Rain Das, was much impressed with the boy and became his teacher, initiating him into the udasi path and teaching him the related techniques. Additionally, it is mentioned in MacCauliffe’s account of Sikh history that Nanak, as a young boy, spent considerable time deep in the forest in a region known for its many yogis. Regardless of one’s opinion about the “Guru-less†Guru (a controversial topic in all religions), it can be safely said that Nanak viewed his teacher as the all-pervading non-individualistic “Guru†rather than making written homage to any individual. Gratefully Hari Karam Singh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Life is GuRU Herz-Licht, willem -- Liebe Grüße aus der Südkreismetropole Liebe Grüße aus dem Wendland 2w This mail is virus checked Willem Wittstamm Im Netz unter: wittstamm.de Kontakt: mail " at " wittstamm.de Tel: 05844 9999-0 Löwenvilla D-29459 Clenze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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