Guru Nanak.

[Dipika]

There is no place for Ego (HAUMAIN) in the sphere of Divine Love, in the sphere of true Prema Bhagti. That is why in the House of Guru Nanak one finds Garibi, Nimrata, Humility reigning supreme. Guru Nanak was an Incarnation of Divine Love and a Prophet of True Humility.

Neecha Andar Neech Jaat
Neechi Hu At Neech
Nanak Tin Kai Sang Saath
Vadian Sio Kia Rees

Sri Guru Granth Sahib (15)

Nanak is the companion of the lowest of the low and of the condemned lot. He has nothing in common with the high born

If we tune our minds and hearts to the nectarous melodies of Gurbani with a live faith in Sri Guru Granth Sahib, we are saved. Sri Guru Arjan Sahib assures us salvation in His famous closing hymn.

   
  Thaal Vich Tin Vastu Paio
Sat Santokh Vichaaro
Amrit Nam Thakur Ka Paio
Jis Ka Sabas Adhaaro
Je Ko Khave Je Ko Bhunchai
Tis Ka Hoe Udhaaro
Eb Vast Taji Neh Jaai
Nit Nit Rakh Urdharo
Tam Sansaar Charan Lag Tariai
Sab Nanak Brahm Pasaaro   
 
  Sri Guru Granth Sahib (1429)   
 
  In this platter (Holy Book), three holy dishes (delicacies), Truth, Contentment and Divine Wisdom, have been placed and the Nectar of Lord's Nam which is the support of all has been put above all else. He who eats and relishes this food will be saved. This holy food is so precious that it cannot be forsaken and should be firmly clasped to the heart. Clinging to the Lord's feet one is ferried across this dark ocean of the world.   


A true lover of Sri Guru Granth Sahib remains perpetually drunk, intoxicated with the Nectar of the Divine Name, Nectar of Truth, Nectar of Supreme contentment and the Nectar of Divine Wisdom.

Nam feeds contentment. Nam bestows contentment. Contentment is a rare Divine Blessing. It is rare Divine Peace and Joy. The Nectar of contentment flows uninterrupted from the Divine Name (Nam Santokhia), from the Holy Gurbani. To the blessed heart so filled with contentment, the Kingdom and the wealth of the whole world becomes totally insignificant and meaning-less.

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

Sach Puraana Hovai Nahi   
 
  Sri Guru Granth Sahib (955)   
 
  Sri Guru Nanak Sahib says, “Truth never gets old” 


Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

“As fragrance abides in the flower
As reflection is within the mirror,
So does your Lord abide within you,
Why search for him without?”

“I am not the born; how can there be either birth or death for me?”

Thou has a thousand eyes and yet not one eye; Thou host a thousand forms and yet not one form

There is but One God, His name is Truth, He is the Creator, He fears none, he is without hate, He never dies, He is beyond the cycle of births and death, He is self illuminated, He is realized by the kindness of the True Guru. He was True in the beginning, He was True when the ages commenced and has ever been True, He is also True now.”

“Let no man in the world live in delusion. Without a Guru none can cross over to the other shore.”

      “From its brilliancy everything is illuminated.”

      “She knows her Beloved, the Architect of karma, and she speaks words of ambrosial sweetness.”

“I am neither male nor female, nor am I sexless. I am the Peaceful One, whose form is self-effulgent, powerful radiance.”

      “Even Kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God.”

      “Far from wife and son am 1, far from land and wealth and other notions of that kind. I am the Witness, the Eternal, the Inner Self.”

Nanak Quotes

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

      “Deep within, she is attuned to His Love, intoxicated with delight, her enemies and sufferings are all taken away.”

“Sing the songs of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord, and become the servant of His servants.”

"Emotional attachment to Maya is totally painful, this is a bad bargain.”

      “Those who conquer their minds are beings of renunciation and detachment. They are beings of renunciation and detachment they are lovingly focused on the True One, they realize and understand themselves"

      “Alone let him constantly meditate in solitude on that which is salutary for his soul, for he who meditates in solitude attains supreme bliss.”

“Come, O Baba, and Siblings of Destiny let s join together, take me in your arms, and bless me with your prayers.”

      “Through shallow intellect, the mind becomes shallow, and one eats the fly, along with the sweets

      “That one ,plant should be sown and another be produced cannot happen, whatever seed is sown, ,a plant of that kind even comes forth.”

         “I bow at His Feet constantly, and pray to Him, the Guru, the True Guru, has shown me the Way.”

      “Whatever ,kind on seed is sown in a field, prepared in due season, ,a plant of that same kind, marked with the peculiar qualities of the seed, springs up in it.”


Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

Equality of Women
In about 1499 when the world offered no status or respect to the woman, Guru Nanak elevated the position of women by spreading this message: "From woman, man is born; within woman, man is conceived; to woman he is engaged and married. Woman becomes his friend; through woman, the future generations come. When his woman dies, he seeks another woman; to woman he is bound. So why call her bad? From her, kings are born. From woman, woman is born; without woman, there would be no one at all. O Nanak, only the True Lord is without a woman." (page 473). In so doing, He promoted the equality of women from the 15th century.


Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

[Dipika]

After teaching people in Lahore to live honestly Guru ji returned to Talwandi to see his parents. Then after a short stay, he proceeded with Mardana his companion on a long journey to visit the sacred places of pilgrimage of the Hindus. On the way they reached Bhai Lalo’s workshop at Saidpur presently known as Aimanabad in Pakistan.


Bhai Lalo earned his living by honest work. He was born in 1452 at the village of Saidpur (Pakistan). His father's name was Bhai Jagat Ram of the 'Ghataura' surname pertaining to the carpenter clan, now known as Ramgarhia. Bhai Lalo was nearly seventeen years older than Guru Nanak. When Lalo saw two holy men coming towards him, he put aside his work and spread a bed for them and went to get some lunch for them.


As the kitchen was supposed to be the most pure and clean place in a house, Bhai Lalo asked Guru Nanak to come there and have his meal. Guru ji said “Bhai Lalo, every place is clean and pure for us. Please bring the meal here.” So the meal was brought out and Mardana then divided it into three parts and they all ate it together. “This meal tastes like nectar. What has been put in it?” asked Bhai Mardana. Guru Nanak replied “That was the taste of truthfulness and honesty that you tasted. This taste is above the taste of worldly delicacies.”

One day Malik Bhago, a high government official of the city, gave a general feast. He invited Guru Nanak too. Guru ji declined the invitation saying, "We are fakirs, what have we to do with your feast?" On being asked a second time, Guru Nanak took Bhai Lalo with him and went to Malik Bhago’s house. With great anger Malik Bhago said to Guru ji, “You are dishonoring Kshatriyas by eating dry chapaties in the house of a low caste carpenter. My feast will offer you delicious food. Why do you refuse to eat it?”


Guru Nanak took Bhai Lalo’s dry chapati in his right hand and Malik Bhago’s fried sweet pancake in his left hand. When he squeezed the right hand the people present there saw drops of milk dripping from it. And when he pressed the left hand with the Malik Bhago's fried pancakes, everyone saw blood trickling from it.


“Look Malik Bhago, wealth gathered by cruelty and corruption towards the poor is like sucking their blood which you have done. You had invited me to partake of blood, leaving food pure as milk. How could I accept it?” said Guru ji. Malik Bhago was silent then. Bhai Lalo on the other hand was the symbol of honesty and hardwork. So according to Guru ji it’s better to earn little money with honesty than to amass a huge wealth by devious and crooked means.

 
A bazaar artist showing Guru Nanak squeezing blood from Malik Bhago's food and milk from Bhai Lalo's breadThe news spread that a Guru, who could challenge caste and authority, with such courage unknown before, travelled the countryside. More and more people came to listen to the enlightening words of Guru Nanak. Bhai Lalo was blessed by Guru Nanak Dev ji to spread the message of the Divine Name. He became a devout Sikh and preached the Guru's gospel to the people of Saidpur.

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM

 

[Dipika]

Once the Sultan of Aimanabad's son fell ill and could not be cured by any "vaid" or doctor. After a lot of search and trials by 'Faqirs', somebody suggested that Bhai Lalo, who also dealt in herbal medicine (Vedic), should be summoned. Coincidentally Guru Nanak was also present, when the Sultan ordered Bhai Lalo to tend to his son. Guru Nanak told the Sultan that to ask somebody to do something for one required humility and not stubborn commands. The Sultan's wife caught hold of Guru Nanak's feet and asked for forgiveness.


Guru Nanak asked Bhai Lalo to bring a piece of bread (roti) and herbs from his house. Having brought the bread and herbs, Guru Ji asked the boy to eat them. And soon the boy having eaten the "medicine" was cured of his illness. To the local people this was a miracle and this deed made the name of Bhai Lalo famous as a pious and saintly man. The Guru's singing self-composed hymns in praise of God, with the accompaniment of rabab by Mardana, attracted many people in Aimanabad.


It was here that the Mughal Emperor Babar first met Guru Nanak, and Guru Ji blessed him with seven generations of rule (Suraj Parkash).It was also here that Guru Ji uttered the Gurbani Shabad of "Jaisi Mein Aavey Khasam Ki Bani, Tesra kari gyan vey Lalo." GGS page 722.

Sai baba let your holy lotus feet be our sole refuge.OMSAIRAM