Vahiguru ji ka Khalsa, Vahiguru ji ki Fatih!

The melodious musical mode of Basant evokes a sense of festivity and renewal. It ushers in the slow melting away of the frozen winter and evokes the warmth and anticipation of spring's potential to bring new life and movement. It is the season of Holi, the festival of colors, the changing of seasons from Phagun to Chet, and the new year (557) on the Nanakshahi Calendar.

In this time of transitions, in the excitement of changing seasons and ​​years, and in all the festivities they bring, how can we be in a celebration that is constant? We turn to the timeless verses of Guru Arjan Sahib, where the Guru evokes the vibrancy of this joyous time of connection. Amidst the colorful hues of Phag, or Holi, we are reminded of the festival's deeper essence—the experience of a sacred union with IkOankar, the One, and a celebration of that union.

Guru Arjan Sahib's words are reverberating with joy, transcending boundaries of time and ritual as the Guru says, today in our home, the atmosphere has become festive like Phag. Having gathered with the companions of Prabhu, the Divine, the One, we have started playing Holi. We have made Holi the service of saintly beings. The deep red color of IkOankar has been applied.

We pause.
We reflect.

What kind of Holi is this? Where time and calendars play no role, where the festivities are constant, where the colors are deep and everlasting because they are of IkOankar? What does it look like to experience spring in our heart-homes in every moment, regardless of the external changing seasons?

The Guru shows us that celebration, joy, and connection with IkOankar know no bounds—neither of time nor circumstance. We can gather with the companions of IkOankar who know IkOankar and, thus, are in constant bliss. We can make our celebration the service of the truth-oriented ones. In this state, in every moment is spring, in every moment is Holi, and in every moment, we are dyed in the deep crimson red of IkOankar.

May our bodies bloom in love in this season and all seasons. May we become beautiful, flourishing forth regardless of happiness or pain. May we live in an endless Spring, fragrant and green as can be.  

May Wisdom-Guru be with us!