The Meaning Of Life.indd - Raj Karega Khalsa Network

The Meaning Of Lifeback to the sky. A great Saint wanted to be blessed with thesacred sight, or darshan, of Guru Gobind Singh jee. He knewin the tradition of meeting Kings he would have to take anoffering to please the Master. In those days people used togive money or gifts. Even if they had nothing they would offera simple flower or a twig for brushing teeth, they knew everylittle bit of seva-service to the Guru would be rewarded. Thegreat saint offered three feathers from the mythical bird andbowed respectfully to Guru Gobind Singh jee in his True andRoyal court.The next day Guru Gobind Singh jee tied the feathers to threearrows and fired them into the sky. The Sikhs went searchingfor the arrows but came back empty handed. They said, “Gurujee we searched all afternoon, but we can find neither thearrows nor the feathers.” Guru Gobind Singh jee said thosefeathers went back to the sky, they went back to the land of themythical bird and they took the arrows with them!Khalsa jee, the Word of God is like the feathers of the ImmortalBeing. Whoever gets attached to it like the arrow, willreturn home to God’s Realm of Truth, Sach Khand!Guru Granth Sahib jee contains God’s Word exactly as it camethrough six of the Gurus. Some people criticise and say, “IfGuru Granth Sahib jee only contains six Guru’s writings, thenwhy do we say in Ardas that Guru Granth Sahib jee is the lightof all ten Gurus…“dasaa(n) paatshaahee-a dee jotsiri Guru Granth Sahib jee.”119