Gurbani Snippets
From Sufi master Rumi’s Table Talk: The Master said: There is one thing in this world which must never be forgotten. If …
A man was chasing a truck of coals so that he could grab a few coals and sell them in the market …
Kahlil Gibran said, “Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come …
“If the whole world appears dark, the problem could be in our eyes.” We are very good at finding problems, whether in …
In Punjabi, we say “ਘੋਡੇ ਵੇਚ ਕੇ ਸੋ ਜਾਣਾ”. It means to sleep without any care in the world. These Gurbani lines …
How beautiful these lines are! Oh my mind, why do you worry that your needs may not be met? Why do …
Leo Roskin taught, “It is the weak who are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.” Humility does not mean …
We feel dissatisfied and then we run after money, fame, or power. But do we really know what we want? Malcolm Muggeridge …
Albert Einstein observed, “The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we …
There is a beautiful story I heard about Lord Krishna, Yudhishtra and Duryodhan. Once Lord Krishna called both Duryodhan and Yudhishtra into …
Oh my friend, listen to what I am going through: My beloved is near me. I can even hear him. But alas, …
One of the biggest realizations in my studies of spirituality and religion is in the understanding of Law of Karma, “As you …
What is the source of all entanglements? Ego. What is the source of all suffering? Ego. What make us lost in pleasures and …
Isn’t this world amazingly beautiful? Natural beauty, beauty of a woman, human emotions, aspirations, pleasures, achievements – what all is there to …
Gurbani is pretty clear that nothing happens without Lord’s will. ਹੁਕਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਹੁਕਮ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥ Everyone is subject …
“Is it true?”, my mind asks in amazement and shock as I read these lines. Am I really a king but living …