See God's Light Within All

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See God's Light Within ALL

In December 2004, while I was studying in London, I visited the

Gurdwara Sahib in Southall and Giani jee was doing Kathaa (discourse on

Gurbaani). Giani jee's words stuck to my mind. He explained how Gurbaani says

Waheguru resides WITHIN ALL and that Waheguru FORGIVES and CLEANS the

sins or filth of a sinner.

He went on to explain how at the end of Ardaas we all say together,

‘naanak naam chardee kalaa, tere bhaane sarbat da bhalaa’. Yes, we

say, ‘SARBAT DA BHALAA’. We ask for the good of ‘ALL’. Guru Gobind

Singh Sahib jee did NOT say, "I ask for the good of all EXCEPT for

AURANGZEB who cowardly murdered my two young sons." No. When we do Ardaas

we do not say, "Sarbat Da Bhalaa, but NOT that person who swore at me

last week… I don’t want his bhalaa (good)."

A beautiful analogy was given to illustrate that there is good within

all. We say Waheguru is within all, but from personal experience seeing

Waheguru is difficult at times. The example given by Giani jee was

A lady works hard to earn a living. On the side, she saves a little bit

of money at a time, so that they she can save up to buy a GOLD

BRACLET. Eventually, the lady saves enough money to go the jeweller’s shop

and buys a gold bracelet. She gives the bracelet to her child. The child

one day is walking with the bracelet and accidentally DROPS the

bracelet in the GUTTER. The gutter is DIRTY. God knows what is in the gutter

â€" urine, dirt, people’s spit, and the smell.

Would we expect the child to leave the bracelet in the gutter and walk

on home? NO. Why not? Because he knows how HARD his mother has WORKED

to earn the money, which she used to buy the bracelet. Therefore, he

stretches out his arm and PICKS UP the dirty bracelet. He goes to WASH

the bracelet with WATER and SOAP, and then puts it back on his hand.

Waheguru has made ALL of us. Waheguru sees us all in an EQUAL light,

because the Lord has created us and the Lord knows how beautiful we are

within DESPITE how much FILTH and DIRT we throw on ourselves.

Guru Nanak Sahib jee did not only REVEAL Gurbaani, but he also LIVED

Gurbaani. Guru Nanak Sahib jee stretched his arm out to help people. Guru

Nanak Sahib jee stretched his arm out to help people out of the gutter

of Kaljug. Guru Nanak Sahib jee stretched his arm out of people to

give them the CHANCE to realise that they can clean themselves and realise

that under this dirt and filth lies a beautiful TREASURE.

Guru Nanak Sahib jee gave his arm out to BHUMEEAA CHOR, a bandit and

thief, and helped him to become a SANT, saintly person. Guru Nanak Sahib

jee gave his arm out to KAUDA RAAKASH, a cannibal who ate men, and

inspired him to remember Waheguru and live a TRUTHFUL LIFE. Guru Nanak

Sahib jee gave his arm out to SAJJAN THAG, a deceitful murderer who would

rob people of their money, and made him REALISE the consequences of his

actions and CHANGE his life.

Giani Jee explained to the Sangat that Guru Nanak Sahib jee gave his

arm out. He saw Waheguru within all, because he shared the Light of God,

he knew that Waheguru had created EVERYONE. It is the perversion of the

mind and one's actions that are evil, NOT THE PERSON. Just as the

child stretched out his arm to get out the gold bangle from the dirty

gutter because he knew his mother had worked hard to buy it, similarly the

Gurmukh recognises the divinity WITHIN ALL the creation, despite the

dirt and filth which one may throw over themselves.

thankz nd regards

gitika kaur khalsa

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