The Eleventh and Last Guru of the Sikhs
The Guru Granth Sahib Ji is the holy book of Sikhism and is the eleventh Guru of the Sikhs. The Holy Granth Sahib is treated like a living Guru by the Sikhs and is respected, loved and cared for like the previous living Gurus before.
The Guru Granth Sahib was made the last and perpetual Guru of the Sikhs in 1708 by the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Before his demise, he instructed the Sikhs to treat the Granth Sahib as their next and eternal Guru. So all in all the Sikhism has 11 Gurus - 10 in human form and the Granth Sahib.
The Guru Granth Sahib is a voluminous book of 1430 pages and is held by the Sikhs as a sacred conduit for wisdom and guidance.
The holy book consists of the actual words spoken by the founders of the Sikh religion (the Ten Gurus of Sikhism) and the words of various other Saints from other religions including Hinduism and Islam.
When one visits a Gurdwara (a Sikh temple) , the Guru Granth Sahib forms the main part of the Main Hall. The holy book is placed on a dominant platform and covered in a very beautiful and attractively coloured fine cloth. The platform is always covered by a canopy, which is also decorated in expensive and very attractive coloured materials. The text in which the Granth is written is a script called Gurmukhi (literally "From the Guru's mouth"), which is considered a modern development of the ancient language called Sanskrit. The Gurmukhi script was introduced and made popular by Guru Angad Dev Ji.
The final copy of the Guru Granth Sahib was prepared by Guru Gobind Singh Ji. It includes the teachings of all the Gurus before him and also saints of other religions. It is compiled in the form of hymns written in praise of God, which describe what God is like and the right way to live.
The Guru Granth Sahib
Message of the Guru Granth Sahib Ji
The Guru Granth Sahib provides unique and unequaled guidance and advice to the whole of the human race. It is the torch that will lead humanity out of Kali Yug (era of evil) to a life in peace, tranquility and spiritual enlightenment for all the nations of the World. The main message can be summarized as:
1. All peoples of the world are equal
2. Women are equal
3. One God for all
4. Speak and live truthfully
5. Control the five vices
6. Live in God's hukam (Universal Laws)
7. Meditate on the name of God (Remember God)
8. Practice Humility, Kindness, Compassion, Love, etc
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Translation of the Guru Granth Sahib
English translation of page 1 of 1430 pages.
I found this site that has provided a complete translation in English of the Holy Granth Sahub Ji. Here is the translation of the first page:"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||
By thinking, He cannot be reduced to thought, even by thinking hundreds of thousands of times.
By remaining silent, inner silence is not obtained, even by remaining lovingly absorbed deep within.
The hunger of the hungry is not appeased, even by piling up loads of worldly goods.
Hundreds of thousands of clever tricks, but not even one of them will go along with you in the end.
So how can you become truthful? And how can the veil of illusion be torn away?
O Nanak, it is written that you shall obey the Hukam of His Command, and walk in the Way of His Will. ||1||
By His Command, bodies are created; His Command cannot be described.
By His Command, souls come into being; by His Command, glory and greatness are obtained.
By His Command, some are high and some are low; by His Written Command, pain and pleasure are obtained.
Some, by His Command, are blessed and forgiven; others, by His Command, wander aimlessly forever.
Everyone is subject to His Command; no one is beyond His Command.
O Nanak, one who understands His Command, does not speak in ego. ||2||
Some sing of His Power-who has that Power?
Some sing of His Gifts, and know His Sign and Insignia.
Some sing of His Glorious Virtues, Greatness and Beauty.
Some sing of knowledge obtained of Him, through difficult philosophical studies.
Some sing that He fashions the body, and then again reduces it to dust.
Some sing that He takes life away, and then again restores it.
Some sing that He seems so very far away."
Get the whole 1430 page translation of the Holy Guru Granth Sahib Ji here
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The Guru Granth Sahib (, '), or Adi Granth', is the holy scripture and the final Guru of the Sikhs. It is a voluminous text of 1430 angs (pages), compiled and composed during the period of Sikh Gurus, from 1469 to 1708. It is a collection of hymns or shabad, which describe the qualities of God and why one should meditate on Gods name.
Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708), the tenth of the Sikh Gurus, affirmed the sacred text Adi Granth as his successor, terminating the line of human Gurus, and elevating...
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