In a new podcast series The 12 Gurus: From 1469 to Infinity, SikhRI sheds light on the lives and meaning of Gurus in Sikhi. Were they spiritualists and reformers or Divine and Revolutionaries? What lessons can we draw from them? How do they teach us to think?
The series introduces Gurus as masters of fine arts, builders of cities, deliverers of justice, coordinators of Seva and an overarching gateway to freedom and equality. It touches on the singular and harmonized Jot and Jugat as well as varied and diverse physical and temporal forms to provide a holistic understanding of the Gurus’ fundamental nature.
In this episode, we dive into the world of Guru Arjan who continues Guru Nanak's mission:
• Compiled Ādi Granth (Bhāī Gurdās)
• Established Darbār Sāhib – Sikh Center(SāīM MiāM Mīr, Bābā BuDhā)
• Social causes protest
• Famine in Panjab, Challenge unfair taxation
• Founded Taran Tāran
• Embraced Martyrdom
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Suggest a correction →The first fifteen saloks by Sheikh Farid Ji convey that the span of every being’s life is predetermined and finite. The being has come into this world to engage in devotion of IkOankar (the Divine) and to live a life of humility and non-attachment.
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