A very disappointing and misleading video for the following reasons. The names/mantars used in gurbani are all descriptions that describe an element of god. You can recite and sing all these mantars as much as you like, nobody will say anything to you. But there is one word that encompasses all these qualities into one and that is vahiguru. The person in the video uses ourselves as an example that we all have different names and that whatever your relationship is with that person they will call you what they like best. However, we all have 1 official name that is on our birth certificate, passport and other official documents. Your nicknames won't work on these documents. Now let's see what's in gurbani. ਮਨ ਤਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਤੁਹੀ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥ Deep within my mind and body, I meditate on You. ਮਰਮੁ ਤੁਮਾਰਾ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਇਆ ॥ I have obtained Your secret from the Guru. ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਿਆ ਇਕੁ ਏਕੈ ॥ Through the True Guru, the One and only Lord was implanted within me; Guru sahib above is saying that naam is a secret which is implanted in you by the True Guru. This explains why in gurbani Guru ji hasn't made it obvious about vahiguru being THE mantra. Below guruji further clarifies that it is the gurmantar that is implanted within us. There are a number of shabds that talk about gurmantra, I have chosen just one below. ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਿ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਇਆ ॥ Says Nanak, the GurMantra has been implanted within me; ਕੇਵਲ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਿਦ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥੪॥੪੨॥੧੧੧॥ the Name alone is contained within my heart. ||4||42||111|| So now we know it is the gurmantar that is implanted within us, gurmantar and naam are the same thing as illustrated above. We now need to know what the gurmantar is. The person in the video has himself clarified this, by mentioning bhai gurdas ji. Interestingly Guru Arjan Dev ji has stated that Bhai Gurdas jis varan are the key to the guru jis wisdom, the key to unlock the secret, bhai gurdas ji unlocks the secret by telling us ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਗੁਰ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਹੈ ਜਪਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਖੋਈ। His Guru-manta is Vahiguru, whose recitation erases egotism. So now we know the gurmantra is implanted within us by the true guru and it is vahiguru. The process of implanting gurmantra happens during the amrit sanchaar when a person fully commits to guruji. Other sources to clarify my point, but not limited is when sikhs do ardas twice a day we say ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੇ ਸਰਬੱਤ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਹੈ ਜੀ, ਸਰਬੱਤ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਜੀ ਕੋ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਚਿਤ ਆਵੇ, ਚਿੱਤ ਆਵਨ ਕਾ ਸਦਕਾ ਸਰਬ ਸੁਖ ਹੋਵੇ॥ First the entire respected Khalsa make this supplication that may they meditate on Your Name; and may all pleasures and comforts come through such meditation. Bhai Nand Laal a close associate of the 10th Guru, who wrote instructions recited to him by Guru Gobind Singh ji says ਵਾਹਗੁਰੂ ਨਿਤ ਬਚਨ ਉਚਾਰੇ॥ Every day utter Waheguru. ਵਾਹਗੁਰੂ ਕੋ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਧਾਰੇ॥੮॥ Imbue the mantra of Waheguru in your heart. In conclusion there is only one true name (satnaam). This name is implanted within us by guruji during the amrit sanchaar. This name we use to meditate on 24 hrs a day and is our only support and saviour, it is our Guru and this word is vahiguru. Please don't be mislead by people, read gurbani, build your relationship with guruji and the truth will always triumph.
🙏🏽🙏🏽 Waheguru Waheguru 🙏🏽🙏🏽
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To me Allah and Ram and other names have been beautifully expressed in gurbani and the experience is like the essence that works on you ...
A very disappointing and misleading video for the following reasons.
The names/mantars used in gurbani are all descriptions that describe an element of god. You can recite and sing all these mantars as much as you like, nobody will say anything to you. But there is one word that encompasses all these qualities into one and that is vahiguru. The person in the video uses ourselves as an example that we all have different names and that whatever your relationship is with that person they will call you what they like best. However, we all have 1 official name that is on our birth certificate, passport and other official documents. Your nicknames won't work on these documents. Now let's see what's in gurbani.
ਮਨ ਤਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਤੁਹੀ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥
Deep within my mind and body, I meditate on You.
ਮਰਮੁ ਤੁਮਾਰਾ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
I have obtained Your secret from the Guru.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਿਆ ਇਕੁ ਏਕੈ ॥
Through the True Guru, the One and only Lord was implanted within me;
Guru sahib above is saying that naam is a secret which is implanted in you by the True Guru. This explains why in gurbani Guru ji hasn't made it obvious about vahiguru being THE mantra.
Below guruji further clarifies that it is the gurmantar that is implanted within us. There are a number of shabds that talk about gurmantra, I have chosen just one below.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਿ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਇਆ ॥
Says Nanak, the GurMantra has been implanted within me;
ਕੇਵਲ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਿਦ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥੪॥੪੨॥੧੧੧॥
the Name alone is contained within my heart. ||4||42||111||
So now we know it is the gurmantar that is implanted within us, gurmantar and naam are the same thing as illustrated above. We now need to know what the gurmantar is. The person in the video has himself clarified this, by mentioning bhai gurdas ji. Interestingly Guru Arjan Dev ji has stated that Bhai Gurdas jis varan are the key to the guru jis wisdom, the key to unlock the secret, bhai gurdas ji unlocks the secret by telling us
ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਗੁਰ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਹੈ ਜਪਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਖੋਈ।
His Guru-manta is Vahiguru, whose recitation erases egotism.
So now we know the gurmantra is implanted within us by the true guru and it is vahiguru. The process of implanting gurmantra happens during the amrit sanchaar when a person fully commits to guruji.
Other sources to clarify my point, but not limited is when sikhs do ardas twice a day we say
ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੇ ਸਰਬੱਤ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਹੈ ਜੀ, ਸਰਬੱਤ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਜੀ ਕੋ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਚਿਤ ਆਵੇ, ਚਿੱਤ ਆਵਨ ਕਾ ਸਦਕਾ ਸਰਬ ਸੁਖ ਹੋਵੇ॥
First the entire respected Khalsa make this supplication that may they meditate on Your Name; and may all pleasures and comforts come through such meditation.
Bhai Nand Laal a close associate of the 10th Guru, who wrote instructions recited to him by Guru Gobind Singh ji says
ਵਾਹਗੁਰੂ ਨਿਤ ਬਚਨ ਉਚਾਰੇ॥
Every day utter Waheguru.
ਵਾਹਗੁਰੂ ਕੋ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਧਾਰੇ॥੮॥
Imbue the mantra of Waheguru in your heart.
In conclusion there is only one true name (satnaam). This name is implanted within us by guruji during the amrit sanchaar. This name we use to meditate on 24 hrs a day and is our only support and saviour, it is our Guru and this word is vahiguru. Please don't be mislead by people, read gurbani, build your relationship with guruji and the truth will always triumph.