Navtej Gurbani Series

The historical context and philosophical significance of this baani is explained in this Intro clip, and the rationale for naming it The Legacy Series

How Sansaar and Nirankaar co-exist, and how to find Nirankaar through humility, good deeds and fulfilling our responsibilities in life.

Very important example of use of satire in Kabeer ji’s bani, and the rejection of Brahman and the related religious beliefs

Using an example of a tree, Bhagat Kabeer Ji beautifully explains how to ensure we mindfully use every moment of our life in the company of good people and good thoughts. Even small moments of saadh sangat may bring lot of benefits

Urgency required in life to transform from a state of sleep to a state of awakening, and how to make that change

Continuation of the theme of being one with God while fulfilling worldly responsibilities and in the process, enjoying life’s surprises when they come.

Another unique style of Gurbani, calling in other bhagat’s baani within Bhagat Kabeer Ji saloks, and demonstrating the oneness of the principles among bhagat baani and Gurbani. Also, example of Strategy and the Fat Smoker book to talk about the knowing-doing gap.

This interesting set of saloks under the heading of Mehla 5 is about the Guru Arjan Dev ji’s master shot in Gurbani , a unique way to blend his own baani with Bhagat Kabeer ji to highlight the connectedness of the teachings of the two around the importance of guru to remove duality from within us.

A powerful technique to overcome duality is to treat every materialistic thing as a gift from God, so we don’t need to shun anything, rather care for things as if they are gifts and fulfil our responsibilities without getting attached to them.

Three saloks around how to make the D-Day easy to manage and another one around the concept of duality

First, taking the example of rain drops falling upon land, Kabeer ji explains that if land is fertile, rain drops will make an impact, so better to focus on making our hearts pure. Next is the concept of Hajj, that pilgrimage to a specific place doesn’t mean God will be achieved, rather see God everywhere

Using the example of two types of Ram in Gurbani, Bhagat Kabeer ji stresses on the need to know which Ram are we referring to, since the law of nature is that we become who we follow - Jeha Seve Teho Hove!

Explanation of the concept of Halal in Islam and how it extends beyond food and drinks, as well as the underlying philosophy of sacrifice/qurbani

Starts with the unique pain arising out of a stroke of Guru’s shabad and then goes to religious leaders for their duality

Interesting way to comparing Guru Gobind to Sooraj Chand that need to illuminated in our lives, and those who understand this responsibility don’t waste time sleeping

Picking up the theme from last salok, Kabeer ji says that this world is like a game of God, that’s difficult to understand, but once you understand its working through the Guru, you’ll not be impacted by the heat of Maya, rather it will provide you warmth as in winters.

Continuation of “Daava” - people do daava about being religious too, and Kabeer ji says even that burns the from inside

Kabeer ji teaches us to live a life free from possessions (daava) and we talk about the 4Ps of possessions - Power, Position, Property and People - and use the power of opposite to overcome these possessions

These saloks are about Sewa, both Guru’s sewa and Gobind’s sewa, and the ill-effects of blindly following rituals only to show off

Starts with Kabeer Jo suggesting what type of humans indulging in good deeds are acceptable and ends with Power of Opposite principle

How to transform through Guru’s shabad (Light Bulb moments)

Decoding highly encrypted baani around Ganga Jamuna and valuable wood from Tree

A stepped approach to humility using examples of rock, dust, water and God

Continuation of the earlier theme that instead of trying to show off richness or religiousness, we should show off our qualities for the betterment of society

The sense of urgency to fulfil the purpose of life - discovering your uniqueness and living into it