Sikhi and Valentine's Day.
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh.
As you're all probably aware, Valentine's Day is approaching this week, and I thought it would be interesting to discuss how we can apply principles of love to our own lives to strengthen our relationships with Guru Ji. This week, the world will be going crazy over a single day, which in my opinion is just a money making scheme set up by the elite to rake in some money. Guru Ji teaches us to stay away from worldly attachments like this, and instead dwell on the Naam. Whilst relationships are something I'd like to discuss in a future blog, it's important that as Sikhs we strive to maintain our principles and morals, and rather than indulging ourselves into lust, we should be aiming to keep our relationship with Waheguru at the centre of our lives. So at this time of year, express Daya (compassion) towards everyone and use this time of year as a pedestal to grow closer to Waheguru. It's easy to be whisked away by the world's ways and drift into attachment.
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj writes:
- Daas
As you're all probably aware, Valentine's Day is approaching this week, and I thought it would be interesting to discuss how we can apply principles of love to our own lives to strengthen our relationships with Guru Ji. This week, the world will be going crazy over a single day, which in my opinion is just a money making scheme set up by the elite to rake in some money. Guru Ji teaches us to stay away from worldly attachments like this, and instead dwell on the Naam. Whilst relationships are something I'd like to discuss in a future blog, it's important that as Sikhs we strive to maintain our principles and morals, and rather than indulging ourselves into lust, we should be aiming to keep our relationship with Waheguru at the centre of our lives. So at this time of year, express Daya (compassion) towards everyone and use this time of year as a pedestal to grow closer to Waheguru. It's easy to be whisked away by the world's ways and drift into attachment.
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj writes:
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When we give in to these worldly attachments, we become vulnerable, we follow manmat and not Gurmat, we become entangled in these relationships which we don't need, we eventually become subject to heartbreak. We know that our hearts are as fragile as glass and once broken they are hard to fix. By transferring our thought, love and emotion towards Guru Ji, our hearts can't be broken because our Guru is the truth. Where there is truth and honesty, that is where we can love endlessly. Sikhi is the game of love which anyone can play, knowing that they won't be let down, but instead they will be rewarded.
And if we fall of the path, and we have our hearts broken, it's hard to get ourselves back on the path of righteousness. Even during those times, we can turn to Guru Sahib because when our hearts have been broken, Guru Ji is the bandage which will keep us together.
And if we fall of the path, and we have our hearts broken, it's hard to get ourselves back on the path of righteousness. Even during those times, we can turn to Guru Sahib because when our hearts have been broken, Guru Ji is the bandage which will keep us together.
Bhul chuk maaf karni (forgive me for my many mistakes).
- Daas
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