HOLY SERMONS OF JAAP SAHIB are the holy verses which are uttered by Tenth Master and Creator of KHALSA PANTH Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. After going through this holy book the feelings of true devotion, true faith and true love for the Almighty God who is the Creator of all and everything, will be created and developed both into the minds and hearts of the readers. The goal or main objective of the human life is only to have union with the Supreme Soul and to attain the salvation. The human life is provided to a person by the Lord so that he or she may make efforts to get rid of transmigration of the soul, to avoid the cycle of repeated births and deaths by performing noble and good deeds and by pondering over the pious name of the Almighty Lord. In this way one may achieve one’s goal of life and one may make his or her life a successful one.
Jaap Sahib is a universal prayer hailing God's varied attributes, and in the process seeking God's grace. I earnestly invite you to plunge into it and enjoy its bliss. You will emerge transformed and rejuvenated, and find that your worldly challenges seem so small that you will sail through them successfully because God's grace and power will be operating through you. What is more, your spirit will be constantly soaring upwards to its ultimate goal of union with the Supreme Spirit.
Read and ponder over this translation of the Jaap Sahib, and feel for yourself the Greatness of the Greatest(God) Jaap Sahib was composed by the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh. Jaap Sahib is made up of 199 pauris or verses, in the form of rhymed couplets and the vocabulary is superb. Jaap Sahib is a total and complete introduction to a non-individual Creator (God), or Nature itself. The verses are in the form of rhymed couplets and the vocabulary and ingenuity are superb. The immortal One is far beyond human comprehension, and Guru Gobind Singh has gracefully presented a composition for one to get an insight into the Supreme Being. Jaap Sahib is a rhythmic hymn, composed like a necklace with pearls and jewels beautifully arranged around a string (the string refers to the Supreme God); the pearls and jewels are His attributes, virtues, and glories. Jaap Sahib is an introduction to God. The glories sung (composed) by Guru Gobind Singh revolve around the following attributes of God: God is metaphysical, beyond time, Eternal, Unborn, not created, Self-existent, and without form, feature, color or contour. Therefore, neither can He be described or depicted, nor can anyone make His image or idol. God is Universal, pervading in all of His manifestations. He cannot be confined to any particular place, land, country, religion, race, body or name. God is the Creator of the Universe and the laws governing it. His Law and Justice is Righteous and Ultimate. God is pervasive in His Creation and also extends beyond it; He is thus ingrained in His Creation and at the same time transcends it. God is Omnipotent, Omnipresent, and omniscient. Nothing can happen outside of His Will; whether good or evil, He is the Creator-Sustainer-Destroyer of His Creation. He Himself is the Life of life, the Death of death. He is the Darkness of darkness, the Light of light. Enjoy this humble translation, and feel for yourself the Greatness of the Greatest.
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These days most of the couples in every part of the universe are leading a stressful and quarrelsome life. Most of them are facing marital discord. They fail to enjoy their married life and their expectations are not fulfilled and they are frustrated with their married life. As a result the families are being broken. Their marriages end in divorces. They have no regard for the marriage. They fail to understand and convince their spouses. I hope that after going through this book the feelings of devotion, faith and love for the marriage and for the spouse will be created and developed both into their minds and hearts. They will start to adjust themselves with the situations and the circumstances. They will start to understand their life partners and begin to .live long partnership with the spouses.
