The Source Book On Sikhism

WE LOSE TOUCH WITH SATGURU.

It is a known fact that North American Society (dominant culture) that surrounds us and our children is somewhat materialistic, instrumental, pragmatic, organized, credentially oriented, permissive and willing to accommodate newcomers if they follow the rules. First generation immigrants spend most of their time learning and trying to follow the rules. Some of us reduce our ontological insecurities by just doing that.

In spite of stress, anxiety and “double living” SATGURU’s grace blesses us with children. We get busy showing them ethics of hard work, stress to them academic excellence and at times drown them with unconditional love. Also, we teach them our mother tongue PANJABI. We take our children to Gurdwaras in an attempt to make them spiritually inclined. In short, we make every attempt to shape the realities of our affectionate “Co-Co-Nuts” to match and become congruent to our realities. We do not want them to “grow up absurd” thinking we have abandoned them.

This volume is one such attempt to guide our children. It is felt that this will help us transmit our glorious Sikh heritage to our children and will help them internalize Guru’s Grace and will also make them learn about the Sikh concepts of “Big Wisdom”, BHANA, HUKAM, Nam Simran, Sahaj, Kudrat and Guru Parsad as developed by the Gurus. It is hoped that by doing so they will become GUNIGHIRAS and Apples of our SATGURU’s eye.

Respectfully submitted

Surinder Singh Sodhi, Ph.D.

Retired Professor/Registered Psychologist

Halifax, NS [phone]

For suggestions and obtaining more copies of this publication please telephone Dr. S.S. Sodhi at the number listed above.

Some articles are courtesy of The Sikh Courier International and The Abstract of Sikh Studies.

YOU ARE - I AM

You are - Universal, Supreme, Eternal and Infinite.

I am - A movement of egoistic ignorance

My mind is Maya, a SAT-ASAT

You are - Unknowable, Absolute, Self of all Beings,

All Beautiful and All-Blissful

I am - A self, craving and seeking the fruits of my work.

You are - A cosmic force - Prakriti, Supermind, and Gnosis.

I am - A tool, an instrument, a distortion of my childish groping.

You are - Jagad-guru, Sat Guru, Caitya Guru or Antar Yamin.

I am - Your Sadhaka struggling to escape from the mist of worldly Maya.

You are - The will of Ananda glorified possession of supreme beatitudes.

I am - Ordinary, linear, mentalized through material life illusions.

You are - The Shakti producing luminous miraculous light and power.

I am - Half-fixed, half-fluid mass of self-repeating desires and thoughts

You are - The Akal Purkha, Godhead Divine Ground

I am - Enslaved to appearances, bound to the dualities tossed between sins and virtues.