How can I find Guru Jee?

WALT: Consolidate our knowledge of Shabad Guru. Understand the significance of Sri Guru Granth Sahib

Jee.

Greeting Task: Write down how reciting last lesson’s shabad made you feel.

Let’s recite it together.

a A e s h k K g G | c C j J \t T f F xq Q d D np P b B mX r l v V

S ^ Z z & L

Sant

hiya

Punjabi Alphabet – pYNqI

Recap: What is a Guru gurU?

vw ih gu rU

Guru gurU is one that removes Darkness (Ignorance). Removes the darkness of the 5 vices

Darkness LightVah = Wow = Astonishing

Everywhere/Anywhere

vw ih gu rU

so prabh nerai hoo te nerai. simar dhiaae gaae gun gobind din rain saajh saverai.1.rahaao.

Vaheguru is the nearest of the near.

Remember Him, meditate on Him, and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, day and night, evening

and morning. ((1)(Pause)) (Devgandhaaree, Ang 530, SGGSJ)

saas saas simarhu gobind. man antar ke utrai chind.

With each and every breath, meditate in remembrance on the Lord of the Universe, and the anxiety within your

mind shall depart. (Gaurree, Ang 295, SGGSJ)

vwihgurU TASK: Spider diagram 8 ways we can recite VAHEGURU

Each individual will have to experiment to find the method that helps them focus. Chanting his name, remember each part of VA-HE-GU-RU reaps many rewards.

With a mala

With a clicker

With each step- one step VAHE one step GURU

Say Vaheguru before each job, each action, each mouthful of food

Say Vaheguru Jee Ka KhalsaVaheguru Jee Ki Fateh out loud to sangat, in emails

Sit and spend 5 minutes eyes closed with focused Vaheguru simran (say VA in your stomach, HE in your heart, GU in your throat and allow the RU to be felt through your head

Silently with each breath VAHE deep breath in GURU deep breath out

As you walk, as you play, as you listen to your teacher, the drive to school ....

puhp miD ijau bwsu bsqu hY mukr mwih jYsy CweI ]

Like the fragrance which remains in the flower, and like the reflection in the mirror,

qYsy hI hir bsy inrMqir Gt hI Kojhu BweI ]1]

the Lord dwells deep within; search for Him within your own heart, O Siblings of Destiny. ||1|| Ang 684

As well as within, see God in all and everything......

“If you can’t see God in ALL, you

can’t see God at all”Bhai Harbhajan Singh Yogi

Jee

God is in everything....it is about your perspective. Guru Jee says OPEN your

eyes and heart and truly see.....

G*O*D*I*S*N*O*W*H*E*R*E

What does the above say??

It can be read: God is no where or.......

GOD IS NOW HERE!

Like everything else in life of any significance, the way I see it always depends

on how I look at it.

Do you see the VAAAAAAA- WOW

everywhere? in everything?

Open your eyes....

AKI AMDu jIB rsu nwhI rhy prwkau qwxw ]akhee a(n)dhh jeebh ras naahee rehae paraako thaanaa ||Your eyes go blind, and your tongue is unable to taste; you live only with the help of others.

gux AMqir nwhI ikau suKu pwvY mnmuK Awvx jwxw ]gun a(n)thar naahee kio sukh paavai manamukh aavan jaanaa ||With no virtue within, how can you find peace? The self-willed manmukh comes and goes in reincarnation.

AKI pRym ksweIAw ijau iblk msweI rwm ]akhee praem kasaaeeaa jio bilak masaaee raam ||My eyes are drawn to His Love, like the cat to the mouse

AauD GtY idnsu rYxwry ] mn gur imil kwj svwry ]1] rhwau ]aoudhh ghattai dhinas rainaarae || man gur mil kaaj savaarae ||1|| rehaao ||This life is diminishing, day and night. Meeting with the Guru, your affairs shall be resolved. ||1||Pause||

Thought shower ways you can practically find Guru Jee.

We’ve received the below picture text from BOB!

Vjkk VjkfWat u sayin Sikh peeps? I is txtin frm space innit

What the flippy doo dah is this orange swiggly stuff ? Confused

face!

You need to taste the jalebi to know its true form......

We can talk about the Guru but we need to experience the Guru to understand why we need him and who he is.

To know the Guru you have to feel the GuruTo feel the Guru is to feel the vibration and anand of naam To understand the Guru is to deeply ingrain in his ShabadThis is Shabad Guru, the treasure, the light of the 10 Gurus in DHAN DHAN SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JEE MAHARAJ Merge with the jewel of naam, understand the key of liberation and MERGE with AKAAL PURKH VAHEGURU! The light, the power, the knowledge of the Guru Sahib’s resides in our one and only LIVING GURU- SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JEE MAHARAJ.

Once you feel the Guru you’ll know why Guru Jee is not merely a ‘book’ or ‘scripture’ rather SHABAD GURU!

How can I find Guru Jee?

Gurbani is the key. The treasure. Remember the journey........

What does Maharaj say?

“Whatever you desire can be obtained by meditating on the Shabad (Verses) of Sri

Guru Granth Sahib Jee.”

What is Shabad?

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Jee was asked by Siddhs…who is you Guru (Teacher)? Guru Jee replied:

Shabad sbdu = The Word (sound)

sbdu gurU suriq Duin cylw ]

The Shabad is the Guru, upon whom I lovingly focus my consciousness; I am the chaylaa, the disciple.

auqpiq prlau sbdy hovY ]

Creation and destruction happen through the Word of the Shabad.

kIqw pswau eyko kvwau ]

You created the vast expanse of the Universe with One Word!

How can Shabad be the Guru?

nwm ky Dwry KMf bRhmMf ]

The Naam (the word) is the Support of the earth and solar systems.

Reflection Time....What a powerful video....FULL of EMOTION and LOVE.

Let’s go and sit with Maharaj for 5 minutes and reflect on the video content. How can you build your relationship with

Maharaj? Think back to your 3 targets.

TASK: What is Shabad Guru? TASK : Around the class there

are many Shabads-one per student.

Spend a minute reading each shabad and reflecting on what Shabad Guru is.

Add these thoughts to your mind map.

Why should we not copy out the Gurmukhi?

Father is an Anglican

Mother Lolicia is a Buddhist

We’ve been through so much together, including my father’s dramas, which include bankruptcy, jail for perjury and divorce

Brought up as Christians

Hedonistic party girl

Alexandra was a model

What lifestyle might this woman live?

Maharaj does not judge...Maharaj blesses

“Change always comes bearing gifts”

We all have the blessing to make each day count

“If you can’t see God in ALL, you

can’t see God at all”Bhai Harbhajan Singh Yogi

Jee

“After all, I was positively allergic to organised religion. It just seemed so grey to me. But then I don’t really think of Sikhism as a religion, more a path for anyone who is looking for something more spiritual”

TASK: Listen carefully to Bibi Jee discussing how to find Guru Jee.

How do we find Guru Jee?

• We need a Guru to allow us to understand true bliss.

• We need to surrender our mind, body and soul to him.

• Everything is a BLESSING.

• Open your eyes, open your mind, open your SOUL.

TASK 1: Read through the DAILY MAIL article

TASK 2: Reflect on and answer the questions on the sheet

How did I find Guru Jee?