Author: Jaswant Singh Neki
Publisher: Guru Nanak Dev University
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 200
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8177700057
Description
An attempt has been made in this book to provide the essential historical background of developments along with a consideration of the spiritual insights contributed by Punjabi genius. While doing so, the argument has been illustrated with selections from the relevant source materials. The quotations from Sri Guru Granth Sahib and other Sikh sources as well as from the Sufi poets have been rendered into English by the author himself.
Effort has been made to preserve both the spirit of the message as well as its poetic quality as far as was possible. For the translation of quotations from Sanskrit sources, the author had to rely on the Hindi Bhashyas as well as some available English translations.
Spirituality means being related to spirit in contrast to the tangible or material. Its sublime reaches pertain to the relationship between man and God. Although the spiritual urge is present in man everywhere, it seems safe to say that there is something special about the genius of the Punjab. The Punjab's spiritual heritage is not only among the most ancient, it is also among the most varied.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
The Punjab
The Indus Valley Civilization
The Classic Vedic Tradition
Some Vedic Hymns
Searching for the One Basic Reality
Some Upanishadic Sayings
The Epics
The Bhagavad Gita
Selections from the Bhagavad Gita
The Dark Age
The Bhakti Movement
Selections from the Works of Bhaktas
The Sufi Way
Selections from Sufi Works
The Sikh Faith and the Sikh People
Guru Nanak Dev
Selections from Guru Nanak Dev's Works
Guru Angad Dev
Selections from Guru Angad Dev's Works
Guru Amar Das
Selections From Guru Amar Das's Works
Guru Ram Das
Selections from Guru Ram Das's Works
Guru Arjan Dev
Selections from Guru Arjan Dev's Works
Gurus Har Gobind, Har Rai and Har Krishan
Guru Har Gobind
Guru Har Rai
Guru Har Krishan
Guru Tegh Bahadur
Selections from Guru Tegh Bahadur's Works
Guru Govind Singh
Selections from Guru Govind Singh's Works
SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB
THE DASAM GRANTH
EPILOGUE
INDEX