The prayer for humility will only spring out of the heart that has realized one's own shortcomings and limitations.
This love is neither for a person; nor of a romantic type, as it is immortalized in the legions of books like Romeo and Juliet, or Heer and Ranja etc. Instead it is love for God and that too it is steeped in a deep sense of reverence.
Let us pray, hope, aspire that we get to taste this divine love or Prem Rus in our lives. The Guru Ji's blessing is all that we need and aspire for, and may we be blessed to experience the feeling of divine love within.
Vaisakhi day holds a special significance in the hearts of the Sikhs, as that is the day on which Guru Gobind Singh Ji created Khalsa in the year 1699.
As Sikhs we pray for humility and high wisdom to better serve humanity. Let us make this prayer our personal prayer.
From where did Guru Ji acquire this virtue that became his character trait and working style?
The metaphor of the elephant-mind has been frequently employed in Gurbani to describe the nature of the mind. In fact this is a traditional term for the inflated ego, which has been in use for a very long time. The earliest recorded use can be found in the Buddhist texts on the nature of mind.
Reexamining the answer provided by Bhai Daya Singh we can see that if the rock had been in the hand of Guru Ji, there was no chance of its sinking.
Reading a promising news item about a move by the veteran film actor, Sanjay Dutt, to make a movie on the historical battle of Saragarhi has made me want to share with the readers my thoughts on the issue of the proper commemoration of the great battle.
So, if we want to be proud of being Sikh, feel passionate about it, let us strive to work on the understanding of Naam. As we understand what Guru Ji is trying to give us, there will be a paradigm shift in our lives and with that understanding we will be creating a new state of mind.