Recently I came across 6 Sanskrit meanings of the word ‘teacher’ which put that lofty word ‘Guru’ in a new light for me because ‘our’ Guru is quite unique. I also remembered a discussion with my Sikhi
mentor, the late S. Joginder Singh Ji, a founding member of the SNSM, Sikh Naujawan Sabha Malaysia, of the prefix ‘gur’ in a few pivotal Sikhcentric words leading towards our ‘Guru’.
Guru Ji reminds that the body is made of five elements, which upon death shall merge back into same source from where they originated. Guru Ji shares that the unique aspect of the human body is that God dwells within it, so He asks us to remember Him to cross the fearful worldly ocean.
Five centuries ago Guru Nanak began his mission by alerting people against this clergy-made God. Instead, he preached God as a virtual reality in all creation. Thus, the God of Guru Nanak is associated with and realized through a genuine appreciation of the natural designs that flourish within and around us.
Bhagat Ambrik had many virtues. He conquered all lustful thoughts, looked upon all rich and poor as equals and he did not regard materialistic things, such as his horses, his kingdom, women and other things as important.
Shabad Hazaray is the Bani of longing for the beloved Guru. It was written by Guru Arjan when he was separated from Guru Ram Das, his father for a duration of time.
Three brothers and their mission to preserve & propagate Puratan Gurmat Sangeet.
The increasing barrenness of the Earth also reflects a spiritual emptiness within humans
The real revelation was written directly by Guru Gobind Singh.
This essential purpose of fulfillment is becoming the primary preoccupation of every conscientious person.
So, we can see that Guru Ji’s thought process is no different from Bhagat Kabir’s although they have not seen each other or even heard from the other. After the incident on river Bein Guru Ji decided to go on Udassis-long journeys, to spread this message of one mankind. In the process of his journey to the east he passed through Kurshetra, Delhi, Mathura, Paryag, Ayudhya, and reached Varanasi (Banaras) around 1501.