Word Of The Day: dhor

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Meaning: noun: Beast, animal.

Quote:
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mool na boojhahi aap?aa�� se pasooaa se ?hor jeeu.
They who do not understand their Root are like beasts, animals.
– Guru Nanak Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 751

Message: Animal instinct is to focus on itself and to meet its basic needs. It has a basic instinct for survival. There is no spiritual dimension in its life.

Many of us live our lives in this way. We need basic necessities to live in this world. So our focus tends to be on trying to build a comfortable life for our family and ourselves. Without realizing it, we soon become trapped in the desire for more. Having luxuries, we now fear losing them. Worries and misery are the results of a materially busy life, devoid of divinity.

Those of us who are aware of some spiritual dimension in our life tend to live a life of duality. Seemingly spiritual on the surface, but we have no deep conviction. We are still no better than the animal and live in delusion.

The Divine is our root which we have forgotten. The Divine is the source of all life and all prosperity. Not understanding His role in our life and not giving Him, His due position and veneration, we remain no better than animals.

Summary of the Week:
Gurbani constantly gives us examples of our foolishness and ignorance. Only when one is willing to step out from this veil of delusion can any wisdom be acquired.

The source of wisdom is within our reach. The Truth is within us.

Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.
–� Elbert Hubbard, a writer, publisher, and philosopher, 1856 – 1915