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Inspiration. Greatness of Siri Jap Ji Sahib. By Jaspreet Kaur and Bhupinder Singh. Purpose of Jap Ji Sahib. Japji Sahib = Sri Guru Granth Sahib j i Service to Guru Sahib Fulfils our desires Gives all the fruit of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Clears bad influences of mind.
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Inspiration Greatness of Siri Jap JiSahib By JaspreetKaur and Bhupinder Singh
Purpose of Jap Ji Sahib • Japji Sahib = Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji • Service to Guru Sahib • Fulfils our desires • Gives all the fruit of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji • Clears bad influences of mind
Gurmukhs • SantJarnail Singh • Baba GurbachanSingh • Sant Attar Singh
Gurmukhs • SantJarnail Singh = 151 • Baba GurbachanSingh = 101 • Sant Attar Singh = 175
Quote “ • It offers a spiritual remedy for all our ills. • It helps us to realize the Truth and thereby make our life more purposeful and contented. • The recitation of Japji Sahib removes the delusions from our minds and sets us on the road to discover the eternal mind - the creator of the universe. By SantNiranjan Singh Ji ”
Guru Hargobind Sahib jee’s darbarwas going on. Guru Sahib addressed the sangat and asked if anyone could recite paathof SiriJap jee Sahib. For some time there was a complete silence but then BhaiGopaalajeegot up and with his hands folded did benti(prayer) that he would try to recite paath of SiriJap jee Sahib. Story
Guru Sahib made him sit on a place higher than his. BhaiGopaalajeewith great devotion and love started doing the paathof Siri Jap jee Sahib. He did paath with total concentrationand by the kirpaof Guru jee, no other thought came to his mind.
The whole sangat was sitting with closed eyes, listening to Jap Ji Sahib. He recited sunanpaurithen mannanpaurifrom Jap Ji Sahib and when he arrived at “teerath tap dayadattdaan”, Guru Sahib decided to give him Gurgaddi (Guruship) for such paath.
BhaiGopaalajeewho was doing paath with utmost concentration, had a thoughtcome to his mind, as he reached “Nanak NadriNadarNihaal”. He thought that if Guru Sahib asked him to ask for something, he would ask for one of the 5 horses that Guru Sahib has. Four of those five great horses had been distributed to Bhai BidhiChandjee, PaindeKhaan, Guru Sahib himself and BhaiJetha jee. Only one was left to be given and BhaiGopaalajeewantedthat horse.
At the bhog of the paath, Guru Sahib gave BhaiGopaalajeea lot of pyaar and ordered one of his Sikhs to give BhaiGopaalajeethe new horse. Then he mentioned that he was preparing to give him Gur-gaddi, if he had not thought of the horse.
Quiz What was the name of the Sikh that recited Jap Ji Sahib? What three things did he need for Guru Sahib to be pleased with the recitation? What two things broke his devotion, love and concentration? What did he want from Guru Sahib? What would he have gotten if he did not have that thought in his mind?
Summary • Being attached to Maya displeases Guru Sahib • Being attached to Maya does not allow us to get full blessings (kirpa) from Guru Sahib • Anything can be attained through love and concentration • Guru Sahib is happy if his sikh is attached to Naam and Bani What did Guru Sahib do in the story that showed his pyar is not limited? gurkwkihAw min vsYhaumYiqRsnwmwir ]1] rhwau]Let the Words of the Guru abide within your mind; let egotism and desires die. ibiKAwmwieAwijinjgquBulwieAwswcwnwmu n BwieAw ]Maya is the poison which has deluded the world; it does not love the Naam.
Homework • Read the whole of Jap Ji Sahib • Pick out any part you find interesting or something you don’t understand • Write it down and bring it to the next class. www.srigranth.org (read page by page)