/lit/ - Literature

Shalok, Third Mehl:
Reading and studying are just worldly pursuits, if there is thirst and corruption within.
Reading in egotism, all have grown weary; through the love of duality, they are ruined.
He alone is educated, and he alone is a wise Pandit, who contemplates the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
He searches within himself, and finds the true essence; he finds the Door of Salvation.
He finds the Lord, the treasure of excellence, and peacefully contemplates Him.
Blessed is the trader, O Nanak, who, as Gurmukh, takes the Name as his only Support. ||1||

Third Mehl:
Without conquering his mind, no one can be successful. See this, and concentrate on it.
The wandering holy men are tired of making pilgrimages to sacred shrines; they have not been able to conquer their minds.
The Gurmukh has conquered his mind, and he remains lovingly absorbed in the True Lord.
O Nanak, this is how the filth of the mind is removed; the Word of the Shabad burns away the ego. ||2||

Pauree:
O Saints of the Lord, O my Siblings of Destiny, please meet with me, and implant the Name of the One Lord within me.
O humble servants of the Lord, adorn me with the decorations of the Lord, Har, Har; let me wear the robes of the Lord's forgiveness.
Such decorations are pleasing to my God; such love is dear to the Lord.
I chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, day and night; in an instant, all sins are eradicated.
That Gurmukh, unto whom the Lord becomes merciful, chants the Lord's Name, and wins the game of life. ||21||

>>18582455
Sikhism has something similar, chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord

>Chant and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; death will be afraid of you, and suffering shall depart.

>O mind, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and find peace.

>Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mind and body are rejuvenated. O Nanak, God has bestowed His Glance of Grace.

>O Nanak, chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the nine treasures of the Name are obtained.

>But you shall live forevermore, O Nanak, if you vibrate and love the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

>>18005586
>>18005608
>The blind have forgotten the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The self-willed manmukhs are in utter darkness.
>The Gurmukh knows the Divine Light, while the foolish self-willed manmukh gropes around in the darkness.
>Those who separate themselves from the Lord wander lost in misery. The self-willed manmukhs do not attain union with Him.
>The self-willed manmukhs find no peace, while the Gurmukhs are wondrously joyful.
>The self-willed manmukhs are totally without virtue. Without the Name, they die in frustration.
>The self-willed manmukhs do not know the Naam. Without the Name, they lose their honor.
>The self-willed manmukhs are engrossed in emotional attachment; they are not balanced or detached.
>The minds and bodies of the self-willed manmukhs are filled with darkness; they find no shelter, no place of rest.
>The blind, self-willed manmukhs do not even think of the Lord; they are drowned to death without water.
>The self-willed manmukhs create karma, and in the Court of the Lord, they receive their punishment.
>The self-willed manmukhs do not recognize the Shabad; they forfeit their honor, and depart in disgrace.
>The self-willed manmukhs do not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. The false are plundered by falsehood.

>>17989563
>Buddhist themes
Sikhism is a syncretism of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam.

>I am intuitively absorbed in the state of Samaadhi deep within. God alone knows this sweet pleasure.
>Night and day, one remains absorbed in the Perfect Poise of Samaadhi; meditate on the Name of the Lord, the inaccessible and unfathomable Lord.
>To obtain the state of life of Nirvaanaa, meditate in remembrance on the One Lord.
>One whose mind loves the Lord, Har, Har, obtains supreme peace. He reaps the profit of the Lord's Name, the state of Nirvaanaa.
>He Himself is the Awareness of Truth; He Himself understands the state of nirvaanaa.
>Meditate on the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har, O very fortunate ones; the Lord shall bless you with the most sublime status of Nirvaanaa.

>>17962237
>>17962252
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>In the Orient the combined teachings of Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism were synthesized by Nanak and his followers into Sikhism, one of the most advanced religions of Asia.
-Urantia

>>17623436
>In the Orient the combined teachings of Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism were synthesized by Nanak and his followers into Sikhism, one of the most advanced religions of Asia.

>>17611364
>it's a completely shit religion
Well you are going to have to do a better job to convince me other than "it is because I said so".
Why is your opinion not a 'shit opinion' deserving of contempt?

>>17360275
The Guru Granth Sahib is the most underrated sacred text; 99% of /lit/ plebs are wholly ignorant of it.

In a way it can be considered an extension of Hinduism as it syncreticly evolved combined with influence from Buddhism and Islam (which makes it decidedly monotheistic).
There are concepts in it like nirvana, samadhi, kali yuga etc

>>17269222
Its the full book, 1400 pages
mp3 download here
https://www.sikhnet.com/gurbani/album/siri-guru-granth-sahib-english

the link in OP is a 24/7 streaming of the audio on repeat

The first complete audio recording in English of the Sri Guru Granth playing 24/7:

https://www.sikhnet.com/radio/akhandpath-english


One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying, Beyond Birth, Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace ~
Chant And Meditate:
True In The Primal Beginning. True Throughout The Ages.
True Here And Now. O Nanak, Forever And Ever True. ||1||
http://srigranth.org

>>17112152
>tfw listening to the Guru Granth Sahib

https://www.sikhnet.com/radio/akhandpath-english

>>17101518
Sikhism has a large Islamic influence, so it is more Abrahamic than you think.

The Guru Granth Sahib is very accessible, its poetic and very easy and delightful to read.
I think religions should be experienced, so to experience the sacred text second-hand is not desirable, best to experience it directly.

>The Hukumnama refers to a hymn from a randomly selected left hand side page from the Guru Granth Sahib on a daily basis in the morning. This is seen as the order of God for that particular day. The Hukamnama is distributed and then read aloud in Gurdwaras throughout the world.

https://goldentempleheavenonearth.com/hukamnama/

>>16963661
Its top tier religious text, very poetic, meditative and devotional.

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
He descends the treacherous precipice, to bathe in the cleansing pool;
without speaking or saying anything, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
Like water vapor in the sky, he remains absorbed in the Lord.
He churns the true pleasures to obtain the supreme nectar. ||1||
Listen to such spiritual wisdom, O my mind.
The Lord is totally pervading and permeating all places. ||1||Pause||
One who makes Truthfulness his fast and religious vows, does not suffer the pain of death.
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he burns away his anger.
He dwells in the Tenth Gate, immersed in the Samaadhi of deep meditation.
Touching the philosopher's stone, he obtains the supreme status. ||2||

>>16884917
They have cool music too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WdOZiVjLj8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPvpETZzfKc

>>16612307
If you were smart you would know how.

>>16608015
Guru Granth Sahib is the most under-rated

>>16057535
The fools do not know the Truth. The self-willed manmukhs waste their lives away in vain.
Why have they even come into the world? ||8||
Shalok, First Mehl:
You may read and read loads of books; you may read and study vast multitudes of books.
You may read and read boat-loads of books; you may read and read and fill pits with them.
You may read them year after year; you may read them as many months are there are.
You may read them all your life; you may read them with every breath.
O Nanak, only one thing is of any account: everything else is useless babbling and idle talk in ego. ||1||
First Mehl:
The more one write and reads,
the more one burns.

How based was he?

He dwells in the Tenth Gate, immersed in the Samaadhi of deep meditation.
Touching the philosopher's stone, he obtains the supreme status. ||2||
For the benefit of the mind, churn the true essence of reality;
bathing in the over-flowing tank of nectar, filth is washed away.
We become like the One with whom we are imbued.
Whatever the Creator does, comes to pass. ||3||
The Guru is cool and soothing like ice; He puts out the fire of the mind.
Smear your body with the ashes of dedicated service,
and live in the home of peace - make this your religious order.
Let the Immaculate Bani of the Word be your playing of the flute. ||4||
Spiritual wisdom within is the supreme, sublime nectar.
Contemplation of the Guru is one's bathing at holy places of pilgrimage.
Worship and adoration within is the Lord's dwelling.
He is the One who blends one's light with the Divine Light. ||5||

>>15918707
>Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
http://srigranth.org/ (the default english translation here)

>Comparison of the Five Complete
Translations of Sri Guru Granth Sahib
https://www.sikhs.org/english/english.htm

>>15829859
BASED

>>15608342
Even genuine religious experience, truth, or wisdom has to be interpreted and conveyed by fallible human minds.

>>15128476
Pretty distinct, it has Hindu elements but is basically monotheistic.

> In the Orient the combined teachings of Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism were synthesized by Nanak and his followers into Sikhism, one of the most advanced religions of Asia. -Urantia


O Nanak, sing of the Lord, the Treasure of Excellence.
Sing, and listen, and let your mind be filled with love.
Your pain shall be sent far away, and peace shall come to your home.
The Guru's Word is the Sound-current of the Naad; the Guru's Word is the Wisdom of the Vedas; the Guru's Word is all-pervading.
The Guru is Shiva, the Guru is Vishnu and Brahma; the Guru is Paarvati and Lakhshmi.
Even knowing God, I cannot describe Him; He cannot be described in words.
The Guru has given me this one understanding:
there is only the One, the Giver of all souls. May I never forget Him!

"God is spirit."
He is a universal spiritual presence.
The Universal Father is an infinite spiritual reality;
he is "the sovereign, eternal, immortal, invisible, and only true God."