CHILDREN AND GURBANI
BASICS REVISITED
By Dr. Charandeep Kaur
Can you see God?
You can feel Him
as you feel love of your parents
but cannot see it
Basic question
Why do Paath ?
» Shabad Guru– invisible form of
GOD!
॥
ਸਬਦੁ ਗੁਰ ਪੀਰਾ ਗਹਿਰ ਗੰ ਭੀਰਾ ਹਬਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਜਗੁ ਬਉਰਾਨੰ
» Sabaḏ gur pīrā gahir gambẖīrā bin
sabḏai jag ba▫urānaʼn.
» The Word of the Shabad is his
Guru and spiritual teacher,
profound and unfathomable;
without the Shabad, the world is
insane. (SGGS 635)
Why in Book / Granth form as
Guru?
• Shabad Guru v/s human guru
-rishi: gyaan—proud—started
insulting others
- shabad: immortal, pure form
• Gyaan hi Bhagwaan
-be one with God
Role as Sant-Sipahi
• Why taking arms became necessary?
• Guru Hargobind Singh- Miri/Piri =
Temporal/Spiritual
• Gobind Singh completed the swaroop as Singh
• Positioning of Akal Takht and Harmander Sahib
• Role as Sant–Sipahi in today’s world:
fight bad thoughts
Can child be spiritually
elevated?
Some examples
• Prahlad 5 years
• Baba Buddha ji 7 years
• Sri Guru Harkrishan ji got Gurgaddi at age of 5
years
• Guru Gobind Rai (Singh) 9 years
• Ajit Singh/Jujhar Singh/ Jorawar Singh(9yrs) /
Fateh Singh(7yrs)
Sahibzada Zorawar Singh &
Sahibzada Fateh Singh
Baba Budhaji with Guru Nanak
Dev Ji
Bhai Budha applied tilak of guruship to five Gurus, saw seven Gurus and
remained in close association with first six Sikh Gurus from 1521 to 1628 for
over one hundred years. He was the first priest of Han Mandar, and laid the
foundations of Dera Baba Nanak and most of the holy buildings at Amritsar. His
original name was Bura.
Prahlad- 5yrs.
ਰਾਮ ਜਪਉ ਜੀਅ ਐਸੇ ਐਸੇ ॥
ਧ੍ਰੂ ਪਰਹਿਲਾਦ ਜਹਪਓ ਿਹਰ ਜੈਸੇ ॥੧॥
Equality
• Preached by Guru Nanak Devji 500 years back
when both Hindu and Muslim treated women in
low esteem
• So ki▫o manḏā ākẖī▫ai jiṯ jamėh rājān.
So why call her bad? From her, kings are born.
(SGGS 473)
ਸੋ ਹਿਉ ਮੰ ਦਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਹਜਤੁ ਜੰ ਮਹਿ ਰਾਜਾਨ ॥
• But if women equal to men than responsibility
towards Sikhism is also same
Five K’s
1. KESH
2. KANGA
3. KARA
Reminders that we are warriors
4. KACHHA
5. KIRPAN
K’s (contd…….)
K’s
PRACTICE
KESH
UNCUT HAIR obedience to God
KANGA TIDY LONG
HAIR
SYMBOL
REMINDER
Hukam/ Shukar
comb away impure not to have
thoughts
impure thoughts
-greed, ego, etc
K’s (contd…)
KARA
PRACTICE
SYMBOL
REMINDER
STEEL
BANGLE ON
RIGHT ARM
closed circle
STEEL
with no start and
-will-power
no end: as with GOD -faith:unshaken
THIS HAND WILL NEVER DO WRONG
K’s : REMINDERS THAT WE ARE WARRIORS
KACHHA KNEELONG
UNDERSHORTSWestern boxer
shorts
Soldier
High moral
character
KIRPAN
Soldier
Tiny enough :
-self respect
-defend WEAK
-uphold TRUTH
KEEP TINY
SWORD
WAHE GURUJI KA KHALSA
WAHE GURUJI KI FATEH
WAHE GURUJI KA KHALSA
WAHE GURUJI KI FATEH