Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji : What is the Subject Matter of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji ?

20. What is the Subject Matter of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji ?

The subject matter in the entire Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji is neither history nor mythology, nor rituals or modes of worshipping; rather it is a definite condemnation of illusions, fallacy, superstitions and rituals. One and only one thing is there, the truth and its attributes. It has answers to questions like…

1. What is the truth ?
2. What is the form of truth ?
3. What are the various methods of finding the truth ?
4. What is the state of being of those who have attained the truth ?
5. What is the state of being of those who have not acquired the truth ?
6. What are the obstacles in achieving the truth ? How can they be Removed ?

Entire Gurbani inspires and directs a mortal to become a truthful and complete personality. Though the verse of Gurbani is very long, yet no weariness or tiredness is felt when it is read continuously. On the contrary, it gives constant joy and bliss that leads us to sit in the divine lap of our lord. It kills the agony of jealousy, rivalry and egoism. It provides mental peace and bliss. So Guru Arjun Dev Ji has stated in Raag Mahala on page 103 :

The Word of Your Bani, Lord, is Ambrosial Nectar. Hearing it again and again, I am elevated to the supreme heights. The burning within me has been extinguished, and my mind has been cooled and soothed, by the Blessed Vision of the True Guru. ||1||

Gurbani is a constant flowing spring of nectar. It is tinged in Godly colors and costumes. Whoever joins with it is automatically dyed in its own colors. The glimpses of the Almighty are possible only through Gurbani. It provides us heavenly touch, eternal peace and everlasting bliss. The recitation of Gurbani leads a mortal to complete unison with the creator. Even messengers of death cannot come near a person who recites and reads Gurbani. So we must always keep Gurbani in the core of our heart. Guru Arjun Dev ji orders us in Raag Aasa on Page 404 :

My Beloved has brought forth a river of nectar. The Guru has not held it back from my mind, even for an instant. ||1||Pause|| Beholding it, and touching it, I am sweetened and delighted. It is imbued with the Creator's Love. ||1|| Chanting it even for a moment, I rise to the Guru; meditating on it, one is not trapped by the Messenger of Death. The Lord has placed it as a garland around Nanak's neck, and within his heart. ||2|





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				20. What is the Subject Matter of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji ? The subject matter in the entire Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji is neither history nor mythology, nor rituals or modes of worshipping; rather it is a definite condemnation of illusions, fallacy, superstitions and rituals. One and only one thing is there, the truth and its attributes. It has answers to questions like… 1. What is the truth ? 2. What is the form of truth ? 3. What are the various methods of finding the truth ? 4. What is the state of being of those who have attained the truth ? 5. What is the state of being of those who have not acquired the truth ? 6. What are the obstacles in achieving the truth ? How can they be Removed ? Entire Gurbani inspires and directs a mortal to become a truthful and complete personality. Though the verse of Gurbani is very long, yet no weariness or tiredness is felt when it is read continuously. On the contrary, it gives constant joy and bliss that leads us to sit in the divine lap of our lord. It kills the agony of jealousy, rivalry and egoism. It provides mental peace and bliss. So Guru Arjun Dev Ji has stated in Raag Mahala on page 103 : The Word of Your Bani, Lord, is Ambrosial Nectar. Hearing it again and again, I am elevated to the supreme heights. The burning within me has been extinguished, and my mind has been cooled and soothed, by the Blessed Vision of the True Guru. \|\|1\|\| Gurbani is a constant flowing spring of nectar. It is tinged in Godly colors and costumes. Whoever joins with it is automatically dyed in its own colors. The glimpses of the Almighty are possible only through Gurbani. It provides us heavenly touch, eternal peace and everlasting bliss. The recitation of Gurbani leads a mortal to complete unison with the creator. Even messengers of death cannot come near a person who recites and reads Gurbani. So we must always keep Gurbani in the core of our heart. Guru Arjun Dev ji orders us in Raag Aasa on Page 404 : My Beloved has brought forth a river of nectar. The Guru has not held it back from my mind, even for an instant. \|\|1\|\|Pause\|\| Beholding it, and touching it, I am sweetened and delighted. It is imbued with the Creator's Love. \|\|1\|\| Chanting it even for a moment, I rise to the Guru; meditating on it, one is not trapped by the Messenger of Death. The Lord has placed it as a garland around Nanak's neck, and within his heart. \|\|2\|

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