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Gurunanak Ji
Guru Nanak
The first Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak was an emblem of unconditional love and surrender to the one Absolute God. He had an adorable personality and an enchanting face; a strong, healthy and powerful body which always remained......More
Life of Guru Nanak Ji
Life of Guru Nanak
Guru Nanak was born on the 3rd of Vaishakh, Samvat 1528 (April 1469 as per the English calendar) at Talwandi Rai Bhoe, Nankana Sahib of today, near Lahore, now in Pakistan. His father Kalu Mehta (Kalian Das Mehta) belonged......More
Journey of Guru Nanak Ji
Journey of Guru Nanak
One of the most important aspects of his life, knowledge, learning and teachings are the journeys of Guru Nanak. Though he tried to achieve a balance between the life......More
Dunichand
Leaves from the Life of Guru Nanak
Many famous anecdotes and tales from the life of Guru Nanak are told in different versions. There are variations in each version too. Different narrators and biographers mix and re-mix their ideas. The......More
Two Nights of Gurunanak Ji
Two Nights
Travelling was an integral part of the life of Guru Nanak. He learnt and taught during his numerous short and long journeys, mostly on foot. This was one important reason that he was closer to the masses and had a definite mass......More
Previous life of Gurunanak Ji
Previous life
Many illuminating stories from the life of Guru Nanak are recorded in Dabistan. They give insight into the life, mind and teachings of the great Guru. Some of them amply explain the Guru's reincarnation and appearance on......More
Tera
Tera
Guru Nanak had spiritual longing from his early years. His father, Kalu Mehta, tried his best to make him interested in domestic activities, but Nanak was always on a different and lonely path, submerged deep in meditation and......More
Guru nanak dev ji in Mecca
Guru nanak dev ji in Mecca
Guru Nanak claimed that all are sons of God and God pervades all. The Supreme Power is everywhere.
Almost each of the 974 hymns composed by Guru Nanak and included in Sri Guru Granth Sahib is a 'confession......More
Teacher
Teacher
Guru Nanak's father Kalu Mehta was not pleased with the unchildlike and serious behaviour of his only son, who remained alone and aloof The father was worried. After a good deal of deliberation he sent him to a school where a......More
A Snake
A Snake
Guru Nanak showed signs of divinity from early childhood and was full of positive energy. The cosmic energy in a man is easily perceived by Nature, trees and animals, and are quietly attracted by the hidden power of a man like Nanak.......More
Lago and Bhago
Lago and Bhago
The divinity of Guru Nanak lay in simple, pious living, in humility, tolerance, equality and brotherhood. That is how he himself lived and asked others to live in this rhythmical way for the peace and ease of the eternal......More
Karoria
Karoria
Guru Nanak was returning from his second Udasi. The holy journey was almost over. He stayed on the western banks of the river Ravi for quite a long time. His morning sumiran and evening sohila became very popular. Almost the entire......More
The Rabab and Mardana
The Rabab and Mardana
Guru Nanak was not only a poet who composed hymns but a singer too. His verses are classical in nature and outlook, not simple metrical compositions. To the purist, the poetic metre and the counting of accented and......More
Faqir Bahlol
Faqir Bahlol
Around 1520, Guru Nanak was in Baghdad, a stronghold of Islam. Oblivious of all talks going on in the city, Guru Nanak kept singing hymns in praise of the formless and limitless Supreme God. This was treated as blasphemy. The......More
Shah Sharaf
Shah Sharaf
During one of the Udasis, the holy journey, Guru Nanak came to Panipat. A renowned Muslim Sufi, Shah Sharaf resided there. He had heard ofNanak and knew his views, but he had many doubts. When he heard N anak was in Panipat he......More
Pir Bahauddin
Pir Bahauddin
Guru Nanak was once in Multan. As usual his way of singing hymns, his enchanting personality and Mardana's Rabab were attracting people. But there were some jealous ones who did not like this since their own fame and......More
Gold and Blood
Gold and Blood
It was the rainy season. Guru Nanak was staying outside a town. In the morning prayer only a few outsiders participated while in the evening hundreds of disciples carne to see him and listen to his spiritual discourse. In the......More
Offering Water
Offering Water
Haridwar was and still is a great pilgrimage centre. This is said to be the place before the door of the Lord. Lakhs of Hindus gather there. During the Pitripaksba (fortnight of forefathers), devout Hindus perform Tarpan and......More
Perfect Answer
Perfect Answer
Returning home from one of the holy journeys, Nanak stopped at Syedpur in western Punjab. This was the time of the invasion of the first Mughal emperor Babur. War, killing, loot, destruction was happening all around and India......More
The Test
The Test
Guru Nanak had grown old and weak. He knew his end was near. So, he was looking for a successor to be the next Guru. He tested his disciples in many ways. Though he liked some, yet he could not take a final decision.
Once......More
Punishment
Punishment
From his very childhood, Nanak would begin meditating anytime or anywhere. He would then easily fall deep into trance. All worldly things would vanish for him. He was not attached to the material world.
Nanak served Daulat......More
Sajjan
Sajjan
When Guru Nanak was in Multan he heard about a cruel Muslim thug Sajjan. The notorious thug lived in Tulambah, near present-day Makhdumpur railway station. He was notorious for poisoning those who passed through his area, and then......More
Babur
Babur
This incident took place when the forces of Babur were in full cry. None was spared. Those who couldn't flee were mercilessly killed. Horror ruled the country. Anarchy, lawlessness, injustice and open murders were the order of the......More
The Doctor
The Doctor
Nanak was an 'abnormal' child born on Vaishakh Purnima. Many great men are said to have been born on Vaishakh Purnima. Incidentally, all of them showed some abnormal tendencies. Their guardians were worried about them. At......More
Ahimsa
Ahimsa
Ajit Randhava, a rich merchant, went to the Guru at Kartarpur and asked, "What is ahimsa? How can it be practiced?"
The Guru replied,
1. Do not wish evil for anyone.
This is ahimsa of thought.
2. Do not......More
Guru Nanaks Ways of Worship
Guru Nanaks Ways of Worship
Guru Nanak was a rare devotee and worshipper who himself was a renowned and most acceptable Guru. He said that only a Guru could show the real path to God. He himself had God for his Guru, and God was the Guru par......More
