Getting Advice from Siri Guru Granth Sahib
Another Fun and Inspiring Story related to the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, by Gurshabad Singh Khalsa (La Jolla/Espanola). I know you are probably wondering what the below image of waffles has to do with this article. Well, you’ll have to read on to find out.
I was listening to a Siri Singh Sahib lecture and he said "Sikhs do two things, they…." Just before he gave the answer, I stopped the tape to try and guess what he was going to say. I had been getting in the habit of doing this, to see if I was learning anything. In this case, I guessed something completely wrong, and then put the tape back in. This is what he said: "Sikhs do two things. They do Sadhana and they take advice from Siri Guru Granth Sahib". I took this quote very literally and thought it was unrealistic, and I wrote the Siri Singh Sahib a letter to tell him that I thought this couldn’t possibly be true. My rational was, how can a person, realistically, read from a book and get advice from it. I told him that I was going to put this to the test, to see if it worked or not. Like most everyone else I know, I had taken Hukams before, but I was looking at this more specifically as "taking advice". To me, there was a big difference taking a Hukam and taking advice. After writing the letter, the Siri Singh Sahib called me back and said "The teaching is true. Put it to the test and let me know what you find out".
Some time went by and I really didn’t have any need to “take advice” from Siri Guru Granth Sahib, until one evening. I had just started my frozen waffle business and the printer was going to print my first run of cartons. There was a bit of a rush to get these out and it was down to the wire to get them printed and out in time for the first run of waffles. At 11:00 pm that night, the printer called and informed me that they thought there was going to be a real problem with ‘holding’ the blue color with the four color process we were running. They gave me two options. First, was to keep it as it is, and risk having the blue color be very inconsistent and ‘spotty’. The second option was to go to a fifth color, which would for sure ‘hold the color’, but would cost significantly more per carton. At 100,000 cartons per run, this was going to represent a significant increase in cost. I hadn’t worked that into my profit margins and was very concerned about this. I was equally as concerned about not doing it, and having an inferior product. Concerned, I called some friends and consultants to see what they thought. No one had the answer. I was stuck and didn’t know what to do, and it was late and I had to give an answer. Then, I realized that this would be the perfect time to “take advice from Siri Guru Granth Sahib”.
So, I went into the Gurdwara, sat behind the Guru, waived the Chori Sahib and literally spoke out loud to the Guru telling him what the situation was and asked him what I should do. I decided I needed to ask a very specific question. So, I asked: “Guru Ji, should I print in 4-color?”. I opened the Guru and the Hukam was from Nam Dev, the Calico Printer. It said, and I paraphrase “God is the seed which grows into a tree. The tree has bark on it. The bark is taken from the tree and turned into pulp to make paper from, so Nam Dev, the Calico Printer can print on it”!
Excited, I called the printer back and said “Print 4-color. This is my final decision. Please call me in the morning and let me know how it went”. The next morning, I was awakened by a phone call at 5 am. It was the printer informing me that they were “amazed” at how well the blue color held and the cartons look perfect. I happily wrote the Siri Singh Sahib back, told him the story and informed him that I had become a “believer” in this teaching. From that day forward, I have always dedicated a room or space in my house for Siri Guru Granth Sahib, and whenever I get into a place where I don’t have an answer, I always take advice and it has NEVER not given me the best answer possible to my situation. It is a gold mine of technology that can be practically applied to anyone’s life, anytime. Thank you Siri Singh Sahib for this gem and Happy 300th Anniversary of Siri Guru Granth Sahib! – Gurshabad Singh Khalsa (La Jolla/Espanola)
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You obviously did your ardas with a true heart. We are doubters but yet Guru Ji never doubts us. Waheguru Dhan he! Congratualations on three hundred years with the Guru Granth Sahib.
This is amazing. I do take Hukam but just as a formality at the starting and the completion of Sehaj Path.  This story changes the way I look at The Guru.  Can you please share your thoughts on.. how to take a Hukam in a right way ?
Happy 300th Anniversary of Siri Guru Granth Sahibji everyone! This story was very inspiring! Thank you Gurshabad Singh Khalsa ji (if you are in La Jolla, San diego – I think we have met).  Gurumustuk Veerjee thank you veerji for posting it. I loved it.
Mind Blowing . Increases my faith in Guru Granth Sahib.
Thank you for sharing this.
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true, but I am always confused that I may not interpret it right. I am sure guru gives the right advice but I am not sure I am listening right. don’t know what to do, leave it to him I guess.
wow, very motivatingly inspirational about hukamnama, have to say didn’t reli no dat , those waffles look very tempting and tasty.
this is very inspiring, i also want to do so for my problems. Can i do this online? if yes tell me how, please.
i am very thankful for all your emails.
waiting for your reply. thanks
http://www.granthsahib.com/Â is the website
Sangeeta,
Yes indeed you can take Guru’s Hukum online.
Cover your head sit in a comfortable pose and hail on the Guru, he’ll deliver. That is how my life runs.
Dolan te rakho prbhu Nanak de kar hath.
Sikhnet even delivers daily Hukum from Sri Harmandir Saheb in your mail box if you sign up for Hukum.
For taking a cyber Hukum click on the botton on the left side of the page. You’ll get Gurmukhi, pubjabi and english all three in one.
Your Comment…i just want to know after taking hukamnama how to translate it and how to get coneccted to your problems, what is way to know that this hukam tells you to do what
Sat Shri Akal To All
I dont know how to describe this. But i daily go to gurudwara sahib and daily recite Sukhmani Sahib & Jap ji Sahib for long. and even read Daily Hukamnama sahib Onlne But still my internal heart has no faith. I never feel Guru G's prescence. I know he is there but for me he is not there. its very complex.I do all this just as formality. Even i tried to take advice from Guru Sahib , I understand the meaning of paraphrase of Hukam but i cudnt understand how it was answer to my questions.Can somebody please help me to understand and let me know how to relate and understand Guru Sahib's reply to my problems or Questions.
Dear Reader of Daily Hukamnama:
Do not read through mind but read through your feelings at the time. You will find the answer loud and clear. God bless
Dr. Piara Singh
E-MAIL: [email protected]
i don`t have any word to write
my punjabi is not that good. I still dont understand which bit he understood
to be advice to print in 4 colours from the advice he asked for from the guru granth sahib ji.
please can u explain
Amazing and I have no doubts.
Baba nanak ji and gur granth sahab have always helped be at every stage. Could you please guide me as to which shabad is the hukumnana; first shabad on the left hand page or some other method? Also is it correct that if shabad is by the 5th paatshahi/Guru that means “good sign” and 3rd paatshahi/Guru means “not good”
i write this for the comment of our friend here Amandeep Kaur. Dear sister, i feel like helping you out as i am certain of the thing that the hukamnama , always and always answer to the pains of my heart in ways -MAGICAL. i am only guessing so forgive me if i am wrong, You live around people who have ardent faith in Guruji and who perhaps do the daily rituals quite often as well.And perhaps also that of late, something or some incident has hurt you so much so that you secretly(net) or even openly intend to share your thoughts and hope for a reply.
Well here is my reply ,hope it helps…Please dont lose faith as i guess also that u may be at the verge of that too.Guruji always advises :just by ritualistic following or praying you cannot achieve god….also he says that:trying to achieve god(whatever that signifies;speaking sincerely;), is the true road of life……and also he does says at almost every page in the guru granth sahib ji:taking gods name (naam) with love for god is the best way to do that(achieve god).
In understanding the hukamnama u need to do nothing ,just understand the literal meaning and somehow it relates beautifully to your life.sometimes even literal meaning is not needed just one or two words make all the sense we need so that we get our answer-isnt it?
But one more thing i will tell you, before doing anything for guruji, its best if you surrender yourself to him first,then see the shield he gives you in your life as you progress.
Sat shri akal Mr.Singh
Thanks for replying…yeah sure i would like to know the answer of my questions..if you can..you can email me or you can send add request on yahoo mssgr [email protected]..then may be we can discuss this topic better…i will wait for your reply..Thanks
Bhen Ji – Now is the time to deepen your relationship with your Guru. Like any relationship in life that is important, you have to surrender to it and develop it. Nothing is right or wrong. Thinking makes it so. It is all simply the will of God. The perfect God cannot make anything better than you. If He could have, He would have. So keep up and keep going.
The greatest gift that I can give you is the inspiration to get up in the amrit vela to do your sadhana and to do ishnan. When you get up in the ambrosial hours, you cut through your karma and cleanse the mind. Sadhana is the liberation of every human being.
My deepest prayers and blessings are with you and for you. May Maharaj Ji bless you and guide you. In the Name of the Cosmos which prevails through everyBODY and the Holy Naam which holds the world.
…..G
For some reason I feel very low in the last few days and today. I feel Im going around in circles with no light in my tunnel and direction. I feel Im totally on my own and no ones understands the deep pain inside besides the one guru. Reading the hukam again and again………….still doesnt give me any answers, unless I personally cant see through the trees . Just hope I get the strength, power, progress, motivation and support in this life. I do pray to guru ji from my heart, just my heart feels weaker and tears are dribbing, not knowing whats around the corner. Love and light to all and God bless.
wow !!! really a wonderful experience. it makes us feel that truly a special power is always ” ang sang sahai”… lovely feeling naa…i too take hukamnama and my dear Guru Sahib always guides me.
satri akal to all i read the hukam everyday i have a bad health illness does guru ji hear me when im doing thjs i listen to patt day and njght is there anything l should be dolng?
Yes,it is very easy.He is supreme in all aspects.
He do not give pain to any body.We believe him or not.He takes care of those also who does not do any Path.
He only see our sincerity towards his creations.
As u might have heard that pain in our life,if any,is just because of our wrong doings,may be innocently. So we must equate them here itself other wise like "Bank Interest" those will follow us during next birth.
Pray God,please give me pain for my wrong doings but please give me power to bear them happily.
Then you will certainly feel his kind blessings & pain will not give you any pain any more.
He(God) is very kind hearted,he is always with us,may be during our bad times.
Rather we remember him more during our bad times. So request him to give strength to bear pain without cursing him.
God bless you but please do not ask for any materialistic favor from him,because he is fully aware about our needs.
Sat sriakal..
i just want to be able to get advice…ive been through a really horrible time since last year oct…i put my trust and everything down to my family's honor on a certain person…but he betrayed me. what hurts more is that that person promised to be with me n take my hand with every up n down..but instead he left me n made all the excuses he could…n these excuses were only making faults at me. n now its been 6 mnths n i keep hear frm people that hes been going around talkin bad about me n even people r blaming me. my only fault was that i made the mistake of trusting him n just innocently expressed my desire to abilty to adopt children someday…
ive always had faith in God…but this time my pain is not going. I try to speak to Him but im not gettn any advice. ive always been the type to go to the temple cuz ive always found peace…but never really prayed. since this has happened, ive been doing prayers for distraction n comfort. so far it has worked interms of giving me strength. a month ago i thought i wasnt going survive the pain, i even became really ill over the last few mnths. obviously my family has supported me too but still now n then i do get weak. the strength is not there for long. i prayed so much requesting him to return to me but it hasnt happened. i dnt know what to do…shall i not expect anymore…how do i get answers?
trust me he is there u can talk to him ,u can feel him,u can have blessings ,even he will show u if he is not happy with any thing u do wrong.my parents and grand parents was radhaswami,
in 1971 i visited harmandir sahib and guruji took me to his arms ,slowly i started in him he showed me path ,he showed ways to solve problems to remove pain and give happyness.
there are so many examples in life ,but this is each ones own experiance and feeling.U TOUCH HIS FEET HE WILL BLESS U ,U TALK TO HIM ,HE WILL ANSWAR U. TRY .
dear satpal kaur: i hope this comment reaches you in good health………………………….well there is a power in acceptance which is more powerful than any on this earth…………………………acceptance of what is……………………that is hukam……………………when you read the hukam nama ……………………..first accept the hukam of lord……this way we kill the ego (ahankaar) from our lives and thus the very illusion we live in…………………rest of the way the hukamnama will show you
dear Suky: i feel very bad for you…………………………..i wish i could help you reduce your pain which i am sure is unbearable…………life treats us in ways that we cannot comprehend………………………………..i personally went through a severe mental suffering about which id rather not share on net…………………….but that mental suffering turned out to be one the best gifts god could have given me………………………….i had a million questions i wanted to ask and get the answers of right away………………………….but didnt get all answers immediately……………………….now i know life is beautiful because guruji has blessed me with a sense of assurance that i want stop having faith and love for the maker even if intense suffering were to come………………….its like an internal decision i have ended up taking……….."oh lord i will love u ,no matter what happen, so please help me such that i remain loving you no matter what happens to me" This thought makes my feeling of faith stronger and makes me fearless and impervious to any pain, ( i call it guru ki mehar) ,
talking about your problem specifically: well it doesnt really take much super powers to get over someone…………….il say leave that person in the past and use this experience to grow and become an even more mature humanbeing….and next time you will be much much stronger with any relationship you get in,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,remember "finest metal goes through the hottest fire" (or it goes something like that) :-) …………………and if this experience doesnt kill you, i assure you it will only make you stronger………………………………………about how to deal with it now…………………………take one step at a time ………………….start with first making sure that you recuperate emotionally and only then start taking steps towards dealing with the situation…………………….mean time let ur family handle the other problems which you cant deal with at the moment……..eat well get to the best of health ……….then go to pray………cry at the feet of god al that you want……………………and i hope all goes well with you…..actually it will :)
Sat Sri akal my husband is addicted to aclohol i try helping in every way but there is no sucess. But i can i do. I did sukhmani shaib path for him. but he still did not stop it feels like to me that ththeir is no god in this earth is all your kismat. what ever is gonna happed you cannot stop. is that true please help me that i do not loose trust in my waharaguru ji.
Sat Sri Akal-If U R having belief in these words,why r u worrying for any thing,may be addiction of alcohol (Daru of any kind). What ever is happening or will happen in this universe,it is because,he feel so.
Mind it NOTHING CAN HAPPEN IN THIS UNIVERSE WITHOUT HIS "HUKAM".
We feel that God is not doing any thing positive/ good things for us, where as this is not the truth. If that is the case,who is giving him the money ?
I do not know the detail,but he is taking this in his house & that too,after finishing his routine work,he is not a gone case. See around u,world is not so good/happy as we wish for ourself.
Feel your-self lucky,as long as he is with u people.It may be because of kind blessings of God.Other much worst things r happening in this world with many people.
Thanks God & pray him to bless him with positiveness.
You should never ask for any favor from God,which is the creation of the mankind.Because each & every thing of this universe has been created by God only.
With due apology,will u prefer that he leave "Daru" & start taking worst things of the subject.
Pls have positive approach & try to see some plus point in him which many Non-drinker do not have.
I am sure,if u feel so,next movement u will be thankful to God.
Condition is the faith & no materialistic demand from (God) him because he is fully aware about our needs.
God bless you & be thankful to him all the times even while doing anything everything,everywhere,may be cooking of food or doing cleanliness in your house,u must thanks him,for every thing-any thing-may be just for nothing.
well whatever is going to happen u dont know so you cannot stop something that you dont even know what it is , but yes what has happened in the past you know and yes u also cannot stop it but what is happening right now, u can resist and can even see what it is, but it is more sensible to let it happen as it is happening . To help u do this , i suggest this: just know what is it ,that u dont want to see happen, then as it is happening,take basic, calm, cool steps to stop it from happening….if that fails , then dont put any strain on yourself beyond that and just let that thing happen, as in dont come in the way of that thing……….you will notice something beautiful happening. you are making " that" thing happen ,exactly the way you wanted it…THIS WILL HELP YOU..just apply it with your husband too..
WITH DUE APOLOGY:- MANY TIMES I FEEL,I AM FIRM BELIEVER OF GOD.WHEN EVER I FEEL LIKE, I CAN FEEL HIS PRESENCE,ANY TIME,ANY PLACE OR EVEN IN ANY SITUATION.SOME TIME MANY OF MY CLOSE FRIEND FEEL,I AM A BIG FOOL.BUT UP TO SOME EXTENT I KNOW,GOD IS THE SUPREME POWER.
BUT STILL I FEEL,I AM NOT SO LUCKY.BECAUSE TILL DATE I COULD NOT GIVE MORE WEIGHT AGE TO GURU THAN GOD.I KNOW WE CAN SEE GURU/CAN TALK TO HIM ANY TIME.BUT HOW GURU IS GREATER THAN GOD? WHO SO EVER HAD TAKEN BIRTH HAS TO LEAVE THIS WORLD ONLY GOD LIVES FOR EVER.THEN,THIS QUESTION MARK? THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT I DO NOT RESPECT GURU,MAY MUCH MORE THAN ANY SIKH.BUT TILL DATE NO CLARITY ON THE SUBJECT. I CAN EXPLAIN MY FAITH IN GOD THIS WAY " I HAVE WRITTEN THE ABOVE,BECAUSE OF HIS DIRECTIONS". I WILL REMAIN IN THIS WORLD AS LONG AS HE PERMITS & I WILL NEVER BLAME HIM FOR ANY THING,MAY BE POSATIVE/NAGATIVE.BECAUSE I HAVE UNDERSTOOD,GOD DO NOT DO ANY THING NAGATIVE.IT IS MY BELIEF/FAITH OR WHAT EVER NAME ONE CAN GIVE.BUT EVEN THEN I HAVE NOT GOT THE ANSWER. WHERE AS IT IS ALSO CLEAR TO ME,THAT WILL ONLY HAPPEN,WHENEVER HE (GOD) WILL FEEL PROPER.THANKS & REGARDS. ( I shall be thankful to him,whosoever will give vision to me on the subject).
Sat sri akkal,
I'm new here n am looking for answers for my problems.I have a terrible health condition that even doctors are not really able to help.To make things worse i'm only 35 years old with 3 childrens.I do not sit to do any prayers but i hold waheguru very close to my heart.Everyday i would recite his name and thank him for everything that he's given me.I thank him for my wonderful husband,for my wonderful childrens and for all the good things that he's done for us.But since i've fallen sick i feel that he's not there for me anymore……many months back i did sukhmani sahib path and the hukamnama was so beautiful….the hukamnama was: waheguru has given u everything that your heart desires and remember that he's always with you.But now that i'm not well and i need his help so badly where is he??why isn't he helping me??one should not talk highly about oneself but i'm such a nice person……i've never hurt or cheated anyone .i'm so humble….i do charity,i help people who come to me for help…..then why is he not helping me….
i am sailing in the same boat,sick badly having two kids husband getting change even inlaws,need same help.
I'm such a nice person and don't deserve this waheguru.please help me….my childrens are 9,6 and 18months old.what will happen to them if i'm not able to care for them…..losing hope…please help!
SDuppal..i feel your pain buddy…it is the pain of the mind..BUT LET ME TELL YOU ONE THING…THIS IS THE BEST TYPE OF AIN YOU HAVE EVER HAD IN YOUR LIFE…WHY?…BECAUSE THIS QUESTION ABOUT IS GURU GREATER THAN GOD…HAS GOT YOU EVEN CLOSER TO GOD…NOW THE PAIN THAT YOU FEEL MAY NOT LAST FOREVER . IT WILL GO AWAY AND SOON YOU WILL BE AT PEACE…BUT WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING IS THAT ,TO BE AT PEACE WITH YOURSELF FOREVER…..YOU MUST FORGET EVERYTHING ,EVRY PROBLEM,EVRY GOOD THING,EVRY BAD THING,EVERY DESIRE,EVERY HAPPY MOMENT,EVERY UNHAPPY MOMENT ,EVERY DOUBT,EVERY SURE FEELING AND SIMPLY,,,,,REMEMBER THE MAKER THAT IS GOD……CALL HIM WHATEVER NAME YOU LIKE,,,WAHEGURU, ALLAH,RAM,AHURA MAZDA, AS LONG AS YOU CALL HIM OUT WITH LOVE…….MAKE THAT YOUR MISSION IN LIFE…THAT IS NOT ME SAYING,THAT IS THE MESSAGE OF OUR BELOVED GURU. EVEN HE SAYS,REMEMBER HIM AT ALL TIME….HE SAYS" GYANI ,DHYANI,GUR GUR 'HAAI……..KAHAN NA JAAE TERI TIL WADEYAII" WHICH MEANS THAT EVEN THE GYANIS,DHYANI,GURUS OF THIS WORLD CANNOT BEGIN TO EVEN DESCRIBE YOUR WONDERS OH GOD!!
Dear Sister-Shane Kaur
I hope this message reaches out to you in time and helps you the way it has been helping me. Health is material,it will come,it will go. It is not your duty to worry about it. Now i dont say that you worry on it purposely…infact you are correct in worrying about it( i mean it is only the most normal thing)Firstly a person who is not well and is seeking hope on the internet truly is a positive person.As you have that element of hope in you i take you for a positive minded person,who has been breaking slowly slowly as her body has been.The mind is a strange place , we come on this planet use our minds for a certain amount of time and then this mind goes away as though it never really was there.i know that you are hoping and seeking a miracle,that someway you might be healed. It is a strange way that god seeks a way to help us remember him.Now this is what you will do…….you will make the pains that you feel from your problem(whenever they come) and use them to get closer to the maker(spiritually speaking).And that will perhaps also be the powerhouse that heals you.This is what i suggest you and if you follow this, your chances of improving will significantly improve:
1)whenever you feel bad or negative about anything,remember god and keep remembering him (within normal human limits)till the pain goes away and this way make sure that no single negative thought is ever allowed to bother you
2)this will make you happier most of the times and at other times,a little uncomfortable…..this discomfort will be the driving force of your healing
3)from this moment on,spend every passing minute of your free time in visualizing yourself,growing old with your children and husband,happy over how life has been a beautiful experience,feel the happiness,actually see yourself standing somewhere and holding something,feeling something,smelling something. when you are not free ,try bringing in quick moments of these visuals in between your doing things(not disturbing what you are doing)but in your free time, visualize away.
4)never give up or give in to the feeling of loss of hope (basically the first point)….im just saying it again to emphasize its importance
If life is to even go away,that too must you accept….but you accept that when it happens …as you have a mission to heal.
Your children will be fine , remember …tin kawan khalawe kawan chugawe mann mein simran karaya: which simply means ——for you——–"when the thought of worry comes about who will feed my baby birds,i will remember his name"–these are words from rehras sahib
All the best
jeet
I had been married for 81/2 years to a Sikh man, My problems started when the inlaws invited themselves in. they forcefully made him divorce me, and i have 2 beautiful children that have to suffer, the way i do. i go to the Gurdwara everyday and pray for us to get back as a family. Is there any special part of the Gurbani I could apply to my daily life?