SatGuru, Sadh and Sant?

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Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

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Here is abstract of the article in English:

In recent days It has been hot issue who is true SatGuru, sadh and sant?

It is very important to sort out these terms in order to cut down the proliferation of sadh-sants in sikhism. Following is a write up on the subject based on the Gurmat, please comment:

According to the Gurbani in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Satguru is the intermediate link between the devotee and God. With God’s grace, the devotee follows the Gurmat path, and honestly puts more effort in meditating on God’s name. The path towards God opens up, the devotee’s sins are erased, and the devotee becomes free from the cycle of birth and death. Without the Satguru, no one has ever reached God, nor will anyone ever do so. God has placed self (God) into Satguru, and the spirit can be seen by the devotee through meditating on God’s name.

The Gurbani tells us numerous characteristics of the Satguru: Satguru is complete, is spiritual, exists forever, has been existing forever, is free from the cycle of birth and death, is divine knowledge (Satguru ke Bani), is divine word (the Sabad/Gurmanter), is divine spirit (Jot), is residing in everybody, is the intermediate link between the devotee and God, and is the vehicle/channel to meet God, etc.

The Gurbani has addressed Satguru using many names. Some of these names are: beloved, friend, companion, Sadh, Sant, etc. If the definition of Satguru is not completely understood as per Gurbani, this can lead to th

e worshipping of earthly “saints.” Understanding this principle is very important. Only this understanding can stop this spreading of dehdhari (bodily) Satgurus, Sadhs or Sants who are preaching their own holiness and misleading people. In the Gurus’ era, no one ever called each other Sadh or Sant. Instead they simply called each other Bhai (Brother/Sister).

In some places in Gurbani, the term Sadh or Sant is also used to refer to God. Occasionally it is also used to refer to the people who follow the path of Satguru, the ultimate saint. In some places in Gurbani, these earthly Sadhs or Sants are called thugs (thieves), who mislead innocent people into rituals and away from the path of Satguru.

The Gurbani, like a mother, cradles us, holds our hand, warns us from the wrong path, teaches us Gurmat, and re-enforces the importance of meditating on God’s name. It also tells us to be a Sikh of Satguru, to be humble, and to meditate on God’s name with great love and devotion.

If we carefully read Gurbani, we can easily find the direction given by our Gurus and Bhagats in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji: Be humble, it is better to be called Gursikh, Bhai, or Bhain rather than Sadh or Sant. If we think ourselves superior to the rest of the mankind then it is extremely difficult to establish or keep a close relationship with God

This write up is based on numerous quotations from Gurbani so that the true character of Real Satguru-Sadh-Sant can be understood to dispel ignorance about terms.

Waheguru Jee Ka Khalsa

Waheguru Jee Kee Fateh

Definition of Terms:

Satguru: Spiritual; Word; Divine spirit

Sadh or Sant: Satguru

Gurbani: Divine writing in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Gurmat path: Honest living, Sharing & Mediation on God’s Name

Sabad/Gurmanter: Holy Word; God’s word; Satguru

Jot: Holy Spirit of God; Satguru

Gursikh: Sikh of Satguru

The Gurus: The Ten Gurus;

Bhagats: Those on God’s path

Bhai: Brother

Bhain: Sister

Gurmukhi: The “alphabet”

used in Gurbani

Khalsa: Sikh; Devotee; God’s slave/servent

[Confu Singh]

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

Bhaji,

Saadh, Gurmukh, Gursikh and Sant are used in many parts of Guru Granth Sahib ji as interchangeable terms. It is simplistic to state that to call a person a Sant is wrong but to call somebody a Pooran Gursikh is ok - according to the way these terms were used by Guru ji, these statements would mean exactly the same thing i.e. a person who reached the stage of Sach Khand and is imeersed in Waheguru ji 24/7.

Daas