Guru Nanak Dev Ji is the founder of Sikhism. He led many people to the concepts of meditation, sharing, kirtan and praying to God.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji is the first Guru of Sikhism. He was a spiritual teacher and also poet. He started many religious practices to lead people towards humanity and kindness. He is the founder of Sikhism. He led many people to the concepts of meditation, sharing, kirtan and praying to God.
The Five Learnings by Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
“For each and every person, our Lord and Master provides sustenance. Why are you so afraid, O mind? The flamingos fly hundreds of miles, leaving their young ones behind. Who feeds them, and who teaches them to feed themselves? Have you ever thought of this in your mind?”
Explanation: In the above statement Guru Nanak Ji states that in God’s faith and in his will one can overcome fear. He guides faith over fear. He states the example of flamingos to ask the human beings to observe nature and move on leaving the anxiety of survival behind.
“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.”
Explanation: Nanak Ji states that There resides God where there is truth or in other terms, Truth is the presence of God. Truth has no ending and beginning. Truth remains truth.
“There is but one God. True is His Name, creative His personality and immortal His form. He is without fear sans enmity, unborn and self-illumined. By the Guru’s grace He is obtained.”
Explanation: Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji highlights the importance of Guru(teacher). The singular nature of God can be obtained by the spiritual path led by the teacher. The guidance of Guru takes one towards God.
“Owing to ignorance of the rope the rope appears to be a snake; owing to ignorance of the Self the transient state arises of the individualized, limited, phenomenal aspect of the Self.”
Explanation: The main concept behind this saying is that one must not ignore their true self. He used the example of rope to be mistaken by snake when ignored. A similar concept goes with human beings.
”Whatever kind of 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.”
Explanation: Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji explains that encourage the positivity in your present, so that you can lead a positive life because as we sow, so shall we reap.
