Teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji November 14, 2008
Posted by simarprit in : Punjabis, Sikhism , trackbackWhen you are born, and where you are born has a bearing on who you are and what you become. Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born in 1469, around that time – invasions, terror and blood-bath were leading to a large scale unrest in the pious land of five rivers.
Guru Sahib’s inherent nature of not accepting what was told and taught at its face value led him to evolve as an original spiritual thinker. He believed in listening, understanding and having first hand knowledge before expressing or forming his own opinion.
He listened to people of all faith and cultures.
He read extensively about the religion he was born in – Hinduism, and the dominant religion of the region Islam. He also studied Buddhism in depth.
He travelled widely to famed and acclaimed seats of learning of those times. Traveling towards the east he stayed at Haridwar, Varanasi, Kamrup in Assam and Jagananth Puri in Orissa and visited/ camped at many other important towns and schools of thought. His journey towards south of Punjab took him to temples and places of worship spread across the four states in the southern part of India and Sri Lanka. In his jtravels to north, north east and west of Punjab he covered the holy lands of Tibet, mainland China, Mecca (Saudi Arabia) and Baghdad (Iraq).
Guru Sahib desired a Sikh to- (Sikh – origin the Sanskrit word Shishya – Student)
believe in one God
do selfless worship at all times (not only in the time of need)
do service to humanity without any self interest
share and care, especially with those who are in need
earn an honest living by ensuring that no action leads to cheating or exploitation
shed all inequalities, rich – poor, men – women, higher caste – lower caste
be compassionate
be open to the view of others on all matters
practice brotherhood and not be self-centered
be not scared of death
Guru Nanak Dev Ji is also refered to as Baba Nanak or Nanak Shah. The currency of Empire of The Sikhs established by Maharaja Ranjit Singh was Nanakshahi
Guru Sahib passed away peacefully in 1539 at Kartarpur, his teachings are a way of life to millions of people all over the world.
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Thank you for making this summary which is a quick lesson to anyone, and especially to non-Sikhs like me. Good surmise.
Thank you for posting this and may you continue with more…
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The unfortunate events of 1947 partition created a wedge between Pakistan and India to such an extent that Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji became an apostle of Sikhs only; though he is an apostle of humanity.
Am a proud Pakistani and a Muslim but I equally feel honored to revere the august, the enlighten soul that took birth at Nankana Sahib 539 years ago. We in Pakistan have equal rights to take pride in teachings of the Great Guru as the Sikhs have in him. It’s same as Sikhs taking pride and paying tribute to Hazrat Baba Farid-ud-din Ganj Shakar and Hazrat Mian Mir.
At this occasion, when all Sikh brethren and sisters are celebrating Guru Ji’s birth celebrations, we in Pakistan equally share your happiness and pay tribute to that great soul of Punjab and send you Lakh lakh badhayan on this august 539th birthday of the Great Guru.
Just a few days back I was scribbling some thing and all of a sudden my pen drifted towards writing something on the Great Guru. I just wandered into certain thoughts about how did I feel in the past about Sacha Sauda and Nankana Sahib and later what was revealed to me on the miracles of Sikhism while I started studying the life of Hazrat Baba Nanak Dev Ji and the other Gurus.
Those of you who might wish to peep into my thoughts about the Guru, can see my latest post – http://teabreak.pk/baba-guru-nanak-dev-ji-and-his-message-for-humanity-106/8801/
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very nicely you have presented teachings.in a simple way
Thank you for visiting my post and taking out time to read it. Teachings of Guru Nanak play a key role in lives of millions of individuals all over the world.
A beautiful gist of sikhi teachings…..
Sikh Shabad Gurbani Kirtan also fill your heart, mind, body and soul with its purity alluring you into a divine pleasure.
A very nice post dedicated to a very pure soul. Happy Guru Purab.
Thank you.I needed this information too urgently.FROM AZHAR
tooooooo long…………………….i would be more happy if it was in brief.
its unbelievable
Thank you in advance and God bless.I am just gathering teachings on few subjects.Can anyone help me please share Guru Nanakji’s teaching on forgiveness in general.Please his teaching and not your opinion or comment..I want to know word by word as to what he tought about forgiveness.God bless you.
Best would be to go through this read along on Youtube. This is one part of his bani and about an hour would give you a fair idea about his teachings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpPJUjebWo8 – This is “pure teaching and its fairly accurate translation.” Thanks for asking a question.
nice…..may guru ji bless everyone
god always help other
good…..gurus r d real gods………..
guru nanak is my god. he is a good man