Rawel Singh

Rawel Singh I am a Sikh writer currently based in the United States. My interests include the exegesis of the Guru Granth Sahib, along with the comparative study of the Qur'an, Hebrew Bible, New Testament and Hindu texts. This blog is intended to engage in a dialogue with wider audience mostly on theological issues.

Congregation

"Sādh Saṅgat" in the Sikh parlance refers to the congregational body of committed human beings who aspire toward the attainment of self-realization while alive through the dual-act of active engagement with the Divine Word (gur śabad) and loving adherence to the long-established traditions (rahat maryādā) of the Panth.

Ardas Ardas means a formal prayer, supplication or humble request. It is derived from the Persian word ‘Arzdaasht’ meaning a petition. It is human nature to pray when one needs help say for wealth, children, personal affairs, health for peace and so on. How nice would it be if things get done on their own […]

Religious thought has evolved over thousands of years. God has always been at the center of religion but has taken varying forms. The early communities and tribes worshipped spirits or deities. The classical concept of God as the Creator did not exist. The deity was in fact the creation of those worshipping it. Worship of […]

Sadh Sangat – The Holy Congregation All humanity created by the One Creator is one brotherhood. All human beings are therefore equal in the eyes of God and all differences based on economic status, religion, caste or creed do not have Divine sanction.This is the underlying principle in Sikh practice of Sangat (company or congregation) […]

INVOCATION ਧਨਾਸਰੀਮਹਲਾ੪॥ ਮੇਰੇਸਾਹਾਮੈਹਰਿਦਰਸਨਸੁਖੁਹੋਇ॥ਹਮਰੀਬੇਦਨਿਤੂਜਾਨਤਾਸਾਹਾਅਵਰੁਕਿਆਜਾਨੈਕੋਇ॥ਰਹਾਉ॥ਸਾਚਾਸਾਹਿਬੁਸਚੁਤੂਮੇਰੇਸਾਹਾਤੇਰਾਕੀਆਸਚੁਸਭੁਹੋਇ॥ਝੂਠਾਕਿਸਕਉ ਆਖੀਐਸਾਹਾਦੂਜਾਨਾਹੀਕੋਇ॥੧॥ਸਭਨਾਵਿਚਿਤੂਵਰਤਦਾਸਾਹਾਸਭਿਤੁਝਹਿਧਿਆਵਹਿਦਿਨੁਰਾਤਿ॥ਸਭਿਤੁਝਹੀਥਾਵਹੁਮੰਗਦੇਮੇਰੇਸਾਹਾਤੂਸਭਨਾਕਰਹਿਇਕਦਾਤਿ॥੨॥ਸਭੁਕੋਤੁਝਹੀਵਿਚਿਹੈਮੇਰੇਸਾਹਾਤੁਝਤੇਬਾਹਰਿਕੋਈਨਾਹਿ॥ਸਭਿਜੀਅਤੇਰੇਤੂਸਭਸਦਾਮੇਰੇਸਾਹਾਸਭਿਤੁਝਹੀਮਾਹਿਸਮਾਹਿ॥੩॥ਸਭਨਾਕੀਤੂਆਸਹੈਮੇਰੇਪਿਆਰੇਸਭਿਤੁਝਹਿਧਿਆਵਹਿਮੇਰੇਸਾਹ॥ਜਿਉਭਾਵੈਤਿਉਰਖੁਤੂਮੇਰੇਪਿਆਰੇਸਚੁਨਾਨਕਕੇਪਾਤਿਸਾਹ॥੪॥੭॥੧੩॥ My Lord, I feel comforted to have a vision of You. You alone know this longing;no one else can understand it; Pause. You are the True Lord, the everlasting Universal Truth; What You do is flawless. There is none else who can do anything, so how can we find fault with […]


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