THERE IS NO POINT IN READING RELIGIOUS BOOKS! by Bhagat Kabir Ji > Bhagat Kabir ji: hey ignorant person, reading holy books (Bible, Quran, Gita, Vedas, Guru Granth Sahib or any other) is of no use if it doesn't help you connect to God. Hey fool, What's the point of getting stuck in destructive thoughts/desires when you have forgotten God and don't do Naam-Simran. »
IMPORTANCE OF PERSON WHO CONNECTS YOU TO GOD by Guru Arjun Dev ji - Guruji says that the person who connects you to God should be given the most respect. Guruji says we should touch their feet and thank them out of respect and even give them our life in exchange for their gift. We should not worship the person though we should only worship God »
THE ILLUSION OF MAYA by Guru Arjun Dev ji > We are blind fools, these 5-evils are destroying us and insulting us but we don't see them because we are blinded by our desires and greed. Just like birds are trapped by putting bird food on a net, we are getting trapped by Maya and we don't see the trap. To get out of Maya's trap, I am embedding God's name in my heart (by doing Naam-Simran). »
NEVER ENDING TREASURE OF NAAM-SIMRAN by Guru Amardas ji > The treasure of Naam-Simran never ends, it's not something we can spend it all or lose it. This treasure is a gift from Waheguru and with Waheguru's blessing I have ingrained God in my heart. When Waheguru blesses us with the gift of Naam-Simran we become Kings of eternal life of our soul. »
WHY WE NEED A GURU by Guru Ram Das ji > Dear God my love, please bless me with Guru who can show me how to meet (experience) you, and I always serve him. I have started to really like you because I don't have any hopes with anybody else but you. You are my mom, dad, and my partner - I can't live 1 second without you, I will experience spiritual death. »
WHAT IS A COMPLETE GURU? by Guru Arjun Dev ji > In Gurbani, we see several references to "Sat Guru" or "Poora Guru" meaning Complete Guru. This means all of our Gurus (including Guru Granth Sahib ji, we Complete Guru i.e. They are not missing anything, free of 5 forms of Maya). All other humans who claim to be Guru might have "Powers" but they are all incomplete. Waheguru has Saved me in my battle... »
GURU NANAK DEV JI IS THE BEST TEACHER IN THE WORLD - he uses the analogy of our professions (Farmer, Shop owner, Business person and Job worker) to explain connection to God. Most people earn their living by Farming, running a shop, business or working a job, so Guruji uses these examples to teach us. »
OCEAN OF PEARLS by Guru Nanak Dev ji >> Guru is like an Ocean full of Pearls of Praise-discussion of God. A Gursikh can get Spiritual life from this Ocean, and with God's blessing Gursikhs stay close to him. Then there are those people who confuse dirty puddles with this Ocean and waste their time pursuing 5-evils or praying somebody other than the Almighty God. »
BLACK MAGIC & EVIL EYE = NONSENSE by Guru Arjun Dev ji >We should do Naam-Simran and we should never miss a chance to do Simran with Saadh-Sangat (a group of people who are as passionate about God as we are, or more). When we have God in our mind, evil and negativity can't affect us (including black magic), we are also saved from vikaars (5 forms of Maya). Those people who enjoy doing Naam-Simr... »
HOW DO WE "SEE" GOD? by Bhagat Ravidas ji > It's easy to notice with people and objects around us. When we have ego we are unable to "see" God (connect to God who is within us). God is in everything and everything, he created everything. We must not forget this and always remember God. The day we give up ego, we are able to "see" God. »