LOVE FOR GURSIKHS!
The humility of Guru Ramdas Ji is immense. 1534-1581
"O Gurmukhs, O my friends and companions, give me the gift of the Lord's Name, the life of my very life.
I am the slave, the servant of the Guru's Sikhs, who meditate on the Lord God, the Primal Being, night and day. Within my mind and body, I have enshrined love for the feet of the Guru's Sikhs. O my life-mates, O Sikhs of the Guru, O Siblings of Destiny, instruct me in the Teachings, that I might merge in the Lord's Merger."
Bapu Ji (father, Guru ji) shared something amazing yesterday. He said, 'We can measure someone's love for Sikhi and Guru Sahib, by seeing how they treat other Gursikhs and Sangat.'
Gursikhs belong to Guru Sahib, so if we have love for Guru Sahib, we will automatically have love for everything related to Guru Sahib, especially his Gursikhs.
Reminds me of something someone else had said earlier, that we should kiss the feet of even a dog that lives near a Gursikhβs house! But sometimes we fail to even treat Gursikhs with any love, forget about the dog. Love is very distant. We find it very easy to hurt and disrespect Gursikhs (Guru's children).
If we hurt the feelings or inflict any form of pain and suffering upon anyone, let alone Guru's Sikhs, Guru Sahib Ji will not be happy with the way we have conducted ourselves in our Pavittar (pure) form. We become a stain upon our fatherβs (Guru Gobind Singh Ji) turban.
We have lost our love for Guru Sahib Ji! This is the reason why we don't have the same love for Gursikhs anymore. We don't live our lives according to the Gurbaani lines quoted at the top of the page.
"Gurbaani Banneeai" ang (page) 304. Guru Ramdas Ji says, 'become Gurbaani, the walking figure of Guru Jiβs perfect and spiritual teachings.'
Can we truly say we are taking steps to become like Gurbaani? Are we true to our hearts and Guru Ji? Do we love Guru's Sikhs, even if their views are slightly different or contrary to ours? Have we lost our patience and failed to develop Guru Ji's loving virtue of tolerance? DO WE SEE GOD IN ALL? Do we think we have more of a hold on Gurmat (Guru's teachings) than other Sikhs of the Guru? Do we think we have the right to behave in an anti Gurmat way, if we feel others have disrespected our way of thinking? Some points to ponder on! If we answer the questions above honestly, they should give us an idea of how close we actually really are to Guru Ji.
"All Gursikhs actions should only be according to Gurmat."
The sign of true Gursikhs love will be when they recognise and do saanj (look at views shared) of Gurmat and ignore the contrary. Views shared by Gursikhs will always outweigh views contrary at around 90%-10%.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji Says,Β "Saanj kareejai guneh kaeree shhodd avagan chaleeai."
Let us form a partnership, and share our virtues; let us abandon our faults, and walk on the Path together.
Guru Arjun Dev Ji - "Hoe eikathr milahu maerae bhaaee dhubidhhaa dhoor karahu liv laae."
Come and join together, O my Siblings of Destiny; dispel your sense of duality and let yourselves be lovingly absorbed in the Lord.
"Har naamai kae hovahu jorree guramukh baisahu safaa vishhaae."
Let yourselves be joined to the Name of God; become Gurmukh, spread out your mat, and sit down together.
Vaheguroo!
