CHILDREN AND GURBANIBASICS 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!

» 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)

ਸਬਦੁ� ਗੁ�ਰ ਪੀਰ ਗੁਹਿ�ਰ ਗੁ ਭੀਰ ਹਿਬਨੁ� ਸਬਦੁ� ਜਗੁ� ਬਉਰਨੁ ॥

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.

ਰਮ ਜਪੀਉ ਜਅ ਐਸ� ਐਸ� ॥ ਧ੍ਰੂ� ਪੀ�ਹਿ�ਲਾਦੁ ਜਹਿਪੀਓ �ਹਿਰ ਜ�ਸ� ॥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)

ਸ� ਹਿ�ਉ ਮ ਦੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਹਿਜਤੁ� ਜ ਮਹਿ� ਰਜਨੁ ॥ • But if women equal to men than responsibility

towards Sikhism is also same

Five K’s

1. KESH2. KANGA 3. KARAReminders that we are warriors4. KACHHA5. KIRPAN

K’s (contd…….)K’s PRACTICE SYMBOL REMINDER

KESH UNCUT HAIR obedience to God Hukam/ Shukar

KANGA TIDY LONG comb away impure not to have HAIR thoughts impure

thoughts -greed, ego, etc

K’s (contd…)

PRACTICE SYMBOL REMINDER

KARA STEEL closed circle STEEL BANGLE ON with no start and -will-power RIGHT ARM no end: as with GOD -faith:unshaken

THIS HAND WILL NEVER DO WRONG

K’s : REMINDERS THAT WE ARE WARRIORS

KACHHA KNEELONG Soldier High moral UNDERSHORTS- character

Western boxer shorts

KIRPAN KEEP TINY Soldier Tiny enough : SWORD -self respect

-defend WEAK -uphold TRUTH

WAHE GURUJI KA KHALSA

WAHE GURUJI KI FATEH

WAHE GURUJI KA KHALSAWAHE GURUJI KI FATEH