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Simple question needs a simple answer: Guru Granth Sahib Ji is our king, our savior, our protecter. In fact he is the king of God's creation, of every universe created and the King throughout all ages.

We have not accepted Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Hukam that GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI IS HIS NEXT PREDECESSOR, AS the final eternal LIVING GURU IN A PHYSICAL FORM - only the spiritually blind won't be able to accept this and will question it. So, if you wish to accept it practice Guru Ji's teachings and make the metha tekh meaningful. Sant Niranjin Singh Ji said that only a Gurmukh knows how to do the perfect metha tekh, in fact Guru Granth Sahib Ji erases their sins when they do it. This is because they are true followers of Guru Ji.

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Jagdi Jyot - one light in all the Gurus

One day, after completing his Nitnem, Baba Harnam Singh Ji (Rampur Khera) went to pray and pay his respects to Guru Ji, when a question arose in his mind,

“How is it that Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji embodies the spirit of the ten Guru’s?”

With this thought in mind Baba Ji bowed to Guru Ji, paid obeisance, got

up and pronounced Gur-Fateh. As he did so, he looked up to Sri Guru

Granth Sahib Ji and saw the intensely radiant forms of the ten Guru’s

arising out of the palanquin. The room was filled with radiant,

incandescent light. His eyes were finding it difficult to bear the intense

brightness of the light. A few seconds later, the radiant forms of the

Guru’s appeared to transform into one bright, radiant, glowing light and

one by one merged into the body of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Then the

forms of the Guru’s would reappear one by one out of the body of the

true Guru. This transformation of the ten Guru’s from and into the body

of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji happened three times. Now all that Baba Ji

could perceive was this glowing radiant light around Sri Guru Granth

Sahib Ji that was spreading into the rest of the room. Baba Ji thanked

the Almighty and felt that this miracle was performed by God to answer

his question. In Baba Ji’s mind there was deep contentment and faith

that...

God the embodiment of light has caused

Himself to be called Guru Nanak

From him Angad dev became the Guru

Whom he forthwith united with the Lord

Showering his benediction

Angad dev established Amar Das as the true Guru

Amar Dass has blessed Guru Ram Das Ji with the ambrosial

umbrella

Says Mathura, seeing the vision of Guru Ram Das

Nectar sweet became the speech of Arjun Dev

With these eyes, see the embodiment

Of the approved disciple Arjun dev, the fifth Guru.

jot roop har aap guroo naanak kahaa-ya-o.

taa tay angad bha-ya-o tat si-o tat milaa-ya-o.

angad kirpaa Dhaar amar satgur thir kee-a-o.

amardaas amrat chhatar gur raameh dee-a-o.

gur raamdaas darsan paras kahi mathuraa amrit ba-yan.

moorat panch parmaan purakh gur arjun pikhahu na-yan.

||1||

(Swaiyas 5th Guru, page 1408)

The divine light, which manifested within the body of Guru Nanak

Dev Ji then passed through each of the ten Guru’s. The same divine

light passed into and is now seated in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. It is only

our vision that is distorted and clouded, unable to see this reality. This is

the reason we meditate on naam, so that the grime of sin is washed

from our eyes and the illusion of doubt is banished from within us. May

the Almighty remove this doubt that makes us perceive the Gurus and

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji as separate entities, when, in fact, they are one

and the same divine light. May we too, recognise this divine light as the

living embodiment of the Almighty Lord. May we get guidance from

the living Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. The tenth master Guru Gobind

Singh Ji tells us...

All know the Lord in his different forms

The rare one recognizes him as one

The one who knows this is the blessed one.

Bhinn bhinn roop subhhoo kur jaanaa

Eyk roop kinhoo pehchaanaa

(Bachittar Natak 10th Guru Dasam Granth)

Baba Ji spent a considerable time enjoying the divine miracle that

had just occurred. He then read a hukamnama from Sri Guru Granth

Sahib Ji. After bowing and paying his respects to the true Guru, he

returned to his room to immerse himself in meditation of naam,

overflowing with bliss at witnessing the miracle.

-from the book 'say kinehya'

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Yes, one reason is respect. Another reason imho is that we completely surrender ourselves to the Guru.

"Ja o ṯa o parėm kẖėlaṇ kā cẖā o.

If you desire to play this game of love with Me,

Sir ḏẖar ṯalī galī mėrī ā o.

then step onto My Path with your head in hand.

Iṯ mārag pair ḏẖarījai.

When you place your feet on this Path,

Sir ḏījai kāṇ na kījai. ||20||

give Me your head, and do not pay any attention to public opinion. ||20||"

- Ang 1412, Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji.

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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

I heard a great explanation in Katha once, about why we Matha Tek:

In older times, (especially in India) when people used to wash dirty dishes (bhanday) they used to use dirt or sand and scrubb it on the dishes to make them clean.

Even if you go to Punjab now, some Gurdwara Sahibs have this where there is some dirt/sand near the langar hall and the Sangat uses it to wash the dishes, by applying it and scrubbing it, then rinsing with water.

The end result, Sat Sangat Jee...a clean dish or bowl, etc.

The same way, our body is a dish (bhanda) and we are dirty becaue of our paaps (sins)...so we go to Guru Sahib Ji and we ask them to clean us...

So upon coming to Guru Ji...we beg for the charan dhoor (dust on Guru Ji's feet) so we can apply to it to our forehead and clean ourselves.

Guru Maharaj will do Kirpa and also we have to do Simran and have love and Guru Ji will make us clean!!

bhul chuk maaf kario Ji

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