QUESTION:

Why do you say satnaam ? and not Waheguru?


REPLY:

satnaam ji,
dandauth bandhana ji


"Why do we say SatNaam, meaning God's Name Is "Truth"? Because everything
else is temporary. Our family will depart, our houses will crumble and we
will also leave our body behind. Everything around us is ever-changing,
except for SatNaam. SatNaam is forever stable.

The ones who become absorbed in it become permanent too. They merge into
the Light of SatNaam within themselves and are no longer in the cycle of
birth and death. That's why we say "SatNaam". SatNaam is the primal seed
from which the whole Creation has sprouted. The SatGuru is the fruit of
billions of years of evolution. Within the SatGuru the seed of Satnaam is
manifested. The SatGuru plants the seed of Satnaam into the disciple, so
their life will be fruitful too. This website ( www.satnaam.info )is
dedicated to promoting true understanding of SatNaam - the greatest of all
spiritual pursuits."



History of the word Waheguru:

"According to Sikh Scholar G S Talib (in Encyp. of Sikhism), Waheguru is a
compound of two words, one from Persian and the other from Sanskrit. Wah in
Persian is an interjection of wonder and admiration and Guru in Sanskrit
means a spiritual parent or preceptor.

According to McLeod (Historical Dictionary), the term 'Wah guru' first
appears in the Janam - sakhis where it means 'Praise to the Guru'. The two
words eventually coalesced to form one of the characteristic names of God.

Surprisingly, though it is now very popular with Sikhs, yet Sikh Gurus did
not use it more than once or twice in their bani in Guru Granth Sahib."

Many more articles on this topic can be read on

http://www.satnaam.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=2&i\
d=14&Itemid=21



thankyou



dust of your feet



Harjit

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