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  1. amardeep
    Hukam according to the Faridkot Teeka is: ਪੁਰਸੁ (ਰਜਾਈ) ਅਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਕੇ ਹੁਕਮ ਮੇ ਚਲੇ ਅਰਥਾਤ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਮੈਂ ਭਾਣਾ Sahib Singh says does'nt explain what hukam means per se.
  2. amardeep
    Sorry I was mistaken. In regards to the Anandpur darbar, it is Kavi Santokh Singh and he talks about the writings produced falling into the category of the 9 rasas. I apologize for mixing things up
  3. amardeep
    No it is assumed that the reader knows what they are
  4. amardeep
    I’ve read from the first volume. Very interesting and deep
  5. amardeep
    Acccording to giani Gian Singh, the 14 vidyas were the basis of all the translation activities of the Anandpur darbar under guru Gobind Singh. Ie the writings composed and translated fit under the 14 categories.
  6. amardeep
    I think they both emanate the same truth
  7. amardeep
    And often asked question is: How can there be differences between religions, if they all come from the same source? A good question. Firstly, -Sikhi does not accept that the current Outlook of World religions is also the way they looked when they were first revealed. In that sense, some errors have crept into religions and their founders have been misrepresented through their own historical writings. Secondly, - Sikhi has no issue with difference. A large majority of religious rules are due to the environment and culture, that was prevalent at the time the religion was revealed. For instance in judaism many rules only makes sense when looked at in a desert context. In a European context where there is plenty of Water and acces to green land, they make Little relevance. But they are rules within judaism. In this regards, Guru Gobind Singh in Akal Ustat says that the inner essence of Hinduism and Islam is the same- and outer differences are due to the local contexts that arose from the cultures each religion was revealed in.
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    In this regard, Sikhi is not a modern religion that came out of the blue and comdemned everything before it. On the other hand, there are dozens of references to people that had lived before Guru Nanak, and achived the highest stage of perfection. The essence of Sikhi (Gurmat) has been there since the earliest of human beings and revealed from beyond through many avatars, gurus and prophets.
  9. amardeep
    Very interesting topic, and very vital for understanding Sikh philosophy. Firstly, the Word Guru is quite manifold in the Guru Granth Sahib. Sometimes it Refers to God, sometimes the Means to understand God and also the historical Guru. Many times people have a hard time figuring out which one is meant on the specific verse. In essense and a traditional interpretatoin is, that the historical Gurus were manifestations of divine attributes of God. The many attributes of God take form in the person of the Guru and avatars of the past. This would also include the prophets of the Semitic traditions. In our scriptures and commentaries you can find references to Krishna, Vishnu, Moses, Muhammed etc. It is also states that there is a difference in the number of attributes each of these manifestations has, depending on the context and mission they were to have. That Guru Nanak had more attributes than Krishna or Moses does not in a thelogical sense mean that Guru Nanak was better or beyond in any sense. It Means that the mission of Guru Nanak was more intense, and therefore manifested more attributes. Likewise in the Guru Granth Sahib you have the revelations of the Gurus, their followers and bhagats at the same level. Regarding prophets of the semitic tradition it is stated in Gurbani: ਸਤਰਿ ਸੈਇ ਸਲਾਰ ਹੈ ਜਾ ਕੇ ॥ सतरि सैइ सलार है जा के ॥ Saṯar sai▫e salār hai jā ke. He has 7,000 commanders, ਸਵਾ ਲਾਖੁ ਪੈਕਾਬਰ ਤਾ ਕੇ ॥ सवा लाखु पैकाबर ता के ॥ Savā lākẖ paikābar ṯā ke. and hundreds of thousands of prophets; And also: ਪੀਰ ਪੇਕਾਂਬਰ ਸਾਲਿਕ ਸਾਦਿਕ ਛੋਡੀ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਥਾਇ ਪਏ ॥੨॥ पीर पेकांबर सालिक सादिक छोडी दुनीआ थाइ पए ॥२॥ Pīr pekāʼnbar sālik sāḏik cẖẖodī ḏunī▫ā thā▫e pa▫e. ||2|| The spiritual leaders, prophets, seers and men of faith renounced the world, and became acceptable. ||2||
  10. amardeep
    Sikhi is not a religion in a modern sense. Many people in history have belonged to other religions (hinduism and islam) and at the same time taken inspiration from the teachings of Guru Granth Sahib in their everyday life. In many ways, Sikhism contributes to a greater understanding of other religions. I have a Muslim friend that said he understood Islam better by reading about Sikhism
  11. amardeep
    What is a platonist ?
  12. amardeep
    Beautiful
  13. amardeep
    I think the different writings ( Pran Sangli, Haqiqat Rah Muhkam, Rattanmala, Paintees Akhri) are considered Gurbani in the various sampradays even though they were not included in the Guru Granth Sahib by Guru Arjan and Guru Gobind Singh. They were ucharans by the Gurus and therefore transmitted to future generations. Likewise, the various Hukamnamas and other shabads found in the early janam sakhis likwise are considered Gurbani (- because they come from the Guru) but are not part of the Guru Granth Sahib. One saroop from 1714 for instance contains the Rajnama that talks about Khalsa Raj. This would be interesting for the Sikhs in the time of Banda Singh Bahadur do study and recite.
  14. amardeep
    I would say 7 million followers in the span of 130 years - mostly converting from Islam - is quite a huge succes in itself in such a short period of time.
  15. amardeep
    Probably through the archives in Punjab. I'm not sure which library it is located at though.
  16. amardeep
    I would recommend you to watch the Nanak Naam Youtube channel. It covers the philosophical aspects of SIkhism: https://www.youtube.com/user/NanakNaamOrg
  17. amardeep
    Welcome to the forum. The www.srigranth.org is the best platform to read the Sikh holy scriptures in Englishl
  18. amardeep
    I dont think it has been published
  19. amardeep
    Osho's Japji Sahib commentary is really Deep - amazing stuff
  20. amardeep
    see this https://awingandaway.wordpress.com/2015/07/13/birds-in-hindu-culture/
  21. amardeep
    No I have no idea.
  22. amardeep
    Is there any difference between Twarikh Guru Khalsa and Panth Prakash - except for first being prose and the second being in verse?
  23. amardeep
    As in the smaller Sikh kingdoms of the Malwa region? Interesting.
  24. amardeep
    I have the Twarikh Guru Khalsa in 3 volumes, but i've never thought about any volumes missing. What does this missing volume cover? Is it some specific decades of the 18th century?
  25. amardeep
    In generel I find it very difficult to find the works of Giani Gian Singh apart from Panth Prakash. He wrote some 15 books in total but I only think 4 have been published. I'd really love to read his book on Lahore. His books on Nirmale and Amritsar can be found on PDL

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