1 / 8

Basking in the Divine Presence: A study of Jap Sahib

Explore the profound meditation and cosmic drum echo of Jaap Sahib, with a focus on its metaphysics, poetry, and purpose. Discover the universal prayer and warrior spirit within this sacred scripture.

loydm
Download Presentation

Basking in the Divine Presence: A study of Jap Sahib

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Basking in the Divine Presence:A study of Jap Sahib

  2. Ground Rules • 1. Punctual attendance • 2. The whole book/article of the month must be read • 3. Come with an open mind • 4. Share your learning and listen to others • 5. Keep the discussion relevant • 6. Respect each others’ confidentiality

  3. Introduction • Jaswant Singh Neki • Jaap Sahib revealed during profound meditation and is an echo of the 'cosmic drum.' • Jaap was composed in Paonta Sahib • Guru Gobind Singh Ji's brief history followed by translation of Sri Jaap Sahib

  4. Basking in the divine presence • Guru Gobind experiences, acknowledges and respectfully bows before the aspects of God; rather than reciting positive/ Divine Names Guru Sahib bows to a lot of negative aspects of Akaal Purkh as Waheguru cannot be defined to a single positive aspect. • As present as love ''Namo Preet Preete'' • ''On the wings of his magical words the Guru wafts the soul of his reader to the very hem of the Divine.''

  5. Metaphysics of Jap Sahib • Provides intimate interactions with the ultimate reality 'Sarab Naam' • Reality of the cosmic person – Aad Purkh • Reality of the cosmic person as a Diety – Lok Mata • Space and time – chatar chakar vartee, sarab kale • Ek Murat anek darsan – everyone sees something different, like the elephant in a dark room. • Nirgun vs Sargun rather than contradictions; Of no country/ place yet is in every place.

  6. Poetry • Entirely musical • Words = Bhakti, structure = Shakti/ Bir Ras • Unconventional combination • Universal prayer through language • Rajuul nidhane (Raju = arabic, nidhane = sanskrit) • Rhyming patterns, alliteration, onomatopaeias

  7. Chhands • Chhapai Chand – salutation to Waheguru/ weapons • Bhujang Prayat Chhand – serpent like • Rasaval Chhand – half serpent like • Chachari Chhand – quick repetitive strike • Charpat Chhand – defence like – shield strike • Ruaal Chhand – relaxed, breather / rest • Madhubar Chhand – moral ideals • Bhagvati Channd – sharp sword like • Harbolmana Chhand – the prayer before a fatal blow • Ek Acchri Chhand – Quick fencing

  8. God as a warrior • Is the purpose of Jaap sahib to infuse the warior spirit? • Is it for Khalsa only if that is the case?

More Related