This is the famous 'original' book in Golden Temple (Harmandýr Sahib)
"The Sri Guru Grant Sahib"..
Its installed here in 1604.. So, for 400 years its read every day by
the priests in Harmandýr Sahib (Golden Temple)..
It was a strange feeling for me.. The Sikh priest here seemed to me
that he was reading the sctiptures for centuries too..
Some information about the "Book" again:
"It is a treasure of divine knowledge, mysticism and a guide to a spiritual
living for anyone who ventures to find instruction from it and live by it.
The hymns help us with unwavering belief in God. A description of God is
given in the very opening sentence of Guru Granth Sahib, which is called
Mool-Mantar (basic creed). and is a Preamble of the first section called
Japji: There is One God, He is the Eternal Truth, the Creator, Without Fear,
Hate or Enmity, All-Pervading & Everlasting Divine Spirit, Self-Existent,
and He is realized by Guru's Grace.
" We are guided to live a family life and make a truthful living and share
the earning with the less fortunate.
"Lord's praise and meditation upon God's name is emphasized as a way to
spirituality. According to the hymns 'spirituality' means love for God
and his creation, humility/sweetness, empathy/compassion for others, a
feeling of brotherhood with all mankind, contentment, forgiveness, devotion
to selfless service of others, sharing resources with those in need,
truthful & honest living, to be thankful of Gods gifts (that will count
many if we attempt), doing one's best, staying on the right spiritual path
and leaving the result to Him and accepting of His will.
" Hymns tell us that following human attributes take us away from the path
of spirituality: Anger, arrogance, self-righteousness, hate/animosity,
bigotry, apathy/unconcern for others, being punitive, greed, attachment
with worldly goods or beings, lust and falsehood/corruption.
" Hymns give us a direction not to treat women as inferior and to shed
barriers that divide human race, such as racism & cast system..."
(Kulbir S. Thind, MD)
