The Holy Scripture – Guru Granth Sahib Ji

The Sikhreligion was founded by Guru Nanak Dev Ji, first Guru of Sikhs, in 1469 CE. TodaySikh religion has over 20 million people across the whole world. The Sikhism –is to gloriously follow in their Sacred Footsteps is our Sikh way of Life. Sikhreligion teaches the lessons of equality, truthful living, social justice,eliminate superstitions through its Sikh Holy Book, “Guru Granth Sahib Ji”.

The GuruGranth Sahib Ji has great compositions of sage-poets of different faiths,including Kabir, Namdev, Baba Farid, Dhanna Bhagat and Ravidas. Guru GobindSingh, the tenth guru of Sikhs, later enshrined the Holy Book as the eleventhGuru of Sikhs. Guru Granth Sahib was written and compiled by Guru Sahibsthemselves. Guru Granth Sahib incorporated the gender equality that means bothgenders are free to read the Guru Granth Sahib.

Guru GranthSahib is a powerful rendering to draw the faithful nearer to the vast Onenessof Godhead. Guru Granth Sahib contains the names of all Gods of every religion,both masculine and feminine. Gurbani says that God is neither a male nor afemale. In Mool Mantar, God is considered to be “Ajuni” that means Unborn. Godis unborn and does not die. In Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Gurus used variouseffective and inspired methods and examples to spread the message of “Onenessof God” and universal brotherhood. These examples inspire the common people toachieve extraordinary heights in life.

To restore the forgotten and lost glory of the soul, Kirtan isperformed to express thespiritualist experiences in the language of love and spirit. Kirtan is thecomposition of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji with unique musicality and divinepoetry. Kirtan with godly sweet melodious fragrance awakens human heart deeplayers and consciousness. For the lovers of Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Holy Kirtanserves as their daily food, spiritual nourishment, life and consciousness.

On Ang 1375of Guru Granth SahibJi, there are most amazing lines of Kabeer Ji as:

Kabeer Jor Keeaa So Julam Hai LaeeJabaab Khudhaee,

Dhafatar laekhaa Neeksai Maar MuhaiMuhi Khaae

It means ifyou don’t live accordingly to the dharma, your face and mouth will be beaten.Guru Sahib says that form which we have as human body is the result of ourKarmas. Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is full of teachings, which we can adopt fora meaningful journey called life. The shalokas of many so- called untouchablesaints and bhaktas have been found as number of cherished terminal values andinstrumental values in Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

The greatSikh Religion was established by our great Gurus. We must need to have betterunderstanding of what our Guru Sahibs wanted to teach about Sikhism and idealSikh to be like. Always remember our Waheguru or God who is the creator of all.