It’s been hundreds of years since the people of Punjab and across the world have been celebrating days of importance tied to the gurus and others. The 10 gurus have parkash, gur-gaddi, joti joyt days- that’s 30 days a year when we should reflect on how they lived their lives.
It’s very easy to remember someone and celebrate what they accomplished in life. This is what everyone does and we’re all good at doing it well, we make it know that it’s a special day with an ever more special significance tied to it. It’s one thing to remember, but it’s something else to actually apply the teachings of the person being remembered to our lives. There’s not much good if nothings learned from days like this.
Today I went to the Gurdwara for about two hours. It was packed; there wasn’t much room in the parking lot. When we got inside there was a huge lineup in the langar hall. It was good to see all those people who had at least made an effort to go to the Gurdwara.
We sat down and listened to Kirtan and then Katha started. I decided to record it. The katavachak’s name was Gurdev Singh. He attempted to tell the life of Shr Guru Nanak Dev Jee in about half an hour.
Most of the things he talked about were quite familiar but there were a few things I had never heard before.
Listen to it here
what are your views on the controversy between the nanakshahi calendar and the bikrami calendar?
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