Category: Naam

Naam and Naam Japna in Gurbani   Introduction   The word Naam occurs in Gurbani in many forms like ਨਾਮ, ਨਾਮੁ, ਨਾਵ, ਨਾਉ, ਨਾਇ, ਨਾਮੇ, ਨਾਮੋ and ਨਾਮੈ. The basic word is ਨਾਮ. The Aunkarr _ to ਨਾਮੁ makes it singular, whereas ਨਾਮ is plural as per Gurbani Viaakaran/grammar. ਨਾਇ, ਨਾਮੇ, ਨਾਮੋ and ਨਾਮੈ make […]

Naam Japna Everyone wishes to have a life of comfort and peace. Some people employ means like rituals and worships. Some go amke their abodes in jungles to escape the world. Everyone makes efforts for physical and financial comfort. Guru Nanak says that whether in religious or mundane terms real satisfaction cannot be obtained with […]

Vahiguru, Vaahguru   The expression Vahiguru is widely used by the Sikhs and others in referring to Akal Purakh, the Eternal Almighty. Its use in Fateh as Vahiguru Ji Ka Khalsa; Vahiguru Ji Ki Fateh as well as in the Sikh Ardas or supplication is well known. However there is also a view that the […]

Naam is fundamental to the Sikh faith. It has been used in Sri Guru Granth Sahib or Gurbani innumerable times The scripture uses it in the beginning of Mool Mantar as Sat Naam and in the last Tuk “Nanak naam mile ta jiva tann mann theevai haria” before Ragmala. So SGGS starts and ends with […]

Naam literally means Name. In Gurbani it is used as a way of remembering Akal Purakh the eternal God. God is not a physical entity and as such cannot be described. He is present in every one and every thing that exists. However we cannot experience Him because of distractions around us. These in turn […]

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