Word Of The Day: Andhaa

ਅੰਧਾ (aňdhaa)
Meaning: adjective: Blind, ignorant.

Quote:
ਨਾਨਕ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਬੁਝਈ   ਅੰਧਾ ਕਹੀਐ ਸੋਇ॥
naanak hukam na bujha-ee   aňdhaa kaheeai soi.
Nanak! One who does not understand Hukam, the Divine Will, is called blind, ignorant.
– Guru Angad Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 954

Message: Hukam as mentioned in Gurbani is the Divine Order/Will. Just as the Divine is beyond description so it is with His Order. All of life is His visible expression. It is that vital principle which creates, sustains and regulates the Universe. All creatures are born, live and die under His order. Evil and virtue both are His creation. By His will alone distinction comes to some but not to others. One who does not understand this is blind to the reality and truth of life.

To understand this, is to remove self-centeredness, which is the driving force in most of our lives. Through this understanding we accept the diversity of human life and experience. One has the freedom to live life either in accordance with this or in discord. Submission eventually leads to peace of mind. But most of us choose to live otherwise.

Once realization sets in, one lives in harmony with the whole of creation, everything and everyone around us.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance. – Confucius

Etymology: From Sanskrit andh (blind; darkness) → Pali andh → Prakrit aṁdh → Sindhi andhu (arrogance)/andho (blind), Lahndi annhaa/andhaa, Punjabi andh (blindness, arrogance)/ andhaa/annhaa (blind).