Sri Guru Granth Sahib

[nameless]

Sat Sri Akaal friends,

Who exactly wrote SGGS, what was the motive behind writing this Granth, what all are the benefits one can attain by reading SGGS? And is it necessary that all sikhs should read SGGS?

Thanks

 

[chinu]

Sat Sri Akaal friends,

Satshriakal ji

Who exactly wrote SGGS,

Guru Aurjan dev (Adh Granth)
Guru Gobind Singh

and what was the motive behind writing this Granth,

Like.. the motive behind creating any drug store is to provide the medicine to the patients. Similarly.. the motive behind creating "GGS" was to provide the medicine to the patients who will be affected by "Disease of Love" in future.

"Disease of Love" means "The who has fallen in love with God" or in other words "The one who is feeling apathetic for sake of knowing truth/god/ownself".

Thus.. the creating of "Shri Guru Granth Sahib" was like creating a "Drug Store", Infact, all holy texts of this world are like creating a drug store, IMO. and i respect all of them equally.

and what all are the benefits one can attain by reading SGGS?

Firstly, there is need to undersatand some conditions which one need to understand before knowing the benifit which one can attain by reading respected shri guru granth sahib (Drug store, or any drug store)

- The most important thing is that only one true patients can get any true benefit from drug store, Drug store is just usless for the one who is not a patient, indeed.

- Drug store cannot create patient, yes.. it can only treat a patient, patients are always created by God itself.

- Patient itself doesn't knows which medicine is suitable, thus.. its important to take the opinion/help of Doctor(Living-Guru), before taking any medicine.

- One doctor can create medicine (If needed), but a medicine can never create a doctor.

And is it necessary that all sikhs should read SGGS?

As already being given above that patient itself doesn't knows which medicine is suitable, thus.. its important to take the opinion/help of Doctor(Living-Guru), before taking any medicine, In all the ways one patient should consider doctor as more important than a drug store, IMO

 

[nameless]

chinu ji,

So one should not touch the SGGS without the instruction from a living guru? else it will cause harm to the readers because it will not be suitable for the reader?

 

[chinu]

chinu ji,

So one should not touch the SGGS without the instruction from a living guru? else it will cause harm to the readers because it will not be suitable for the reader?

If by chance the correct medicine came in the hands of a patient, than it can give benifit.

Not only on "SGGS" it is applicable on all holy text of this world, IMO.

 

[Treks]

chinu ji,

So one should not touch the SGGS without the instruction from a living guru? else it will cause harm to the readers because it will not be suitable for the reader?

Sat Sri Akaal Ji

I haven't come across anything like this before with regard to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. On the contrary, people should read the Granth Sahib themselves and learn Gurmukhi so they can understand the original words as closely as possible. It's helpful to read, sing, and discuss in sangat as learning will be faster and you'll have access to more experience and guidance. A lot of the bani has very deep meaning and it helps to learn about them.

Sikhs shouldn't have any other guru except Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

Who exactly wrote SGGS,

Guru Granth Sahib Ji contains poetry by a number of Sikh Gurus and also Hindu bhagats and Muslim saints. Guru Arjan Sahib Ji (5th Guru) bound all the writing into the first Guru Granth with Bhai Gurdas as his scribe. Guru Gobind Singh Ji added the bani written by 9th Guru and the Granth Sahib hasn't changed since.

what was the motive behind writing this Granth, what all are the benefits one can attain by reading SGGS?

I presume the motive was to compile a beautiful resource to help others realise the Truth. The benefits of reading it are nothing if you don't read, believe and obey - discard useless thoughts and behaviours and be the best possible person you can be. See everything as one and behave accordingly. You can sit in the corner and read the Granth Sahib cover to cover 10,000,000 times and it won't matter one bit if you don't learn from it and do it. It's like reading the textbook on heart surgery but never actually performing one operation. You will leave empty-handed in the end.

And is it necessary that all sikhs should read SGGS?

Yes, of course. What kind of student doesn't pay attention to the teacher?

Guru fateh.

 

[GURSIKH]

what all are the benefits one can attain by reading SGGS

the benefit song-bird attains from rain ,

just found a painting "Kaur" of Guru Granth Sahib ji ,i wanna share

 

[nameless]

If by chance the correct medicine came in the hands of a patient, than it can give benifit.

so generally would you recommend common people to read SGGS?

nb. no intention to hurt anyone or degrade any faith/scripture by this question, i just wanted to know the clear position of chinu on this.

 

[nameless]

Thanks Treks and GURSIKH for your inputs, Sat Sri Akaal.

 

[chinu]

so generally would you recommend common people to read SGGS?

Until one is not interested in following living-guru, i recommend common people to read that holy text whichever they find easy in language and expressions to understand proplerly.

Thus keeping that in mind, i think "SGGS" is very good for the one who can read and understand "Gurmukhi" / "Punjabi" very easily, Similary.. "BG" is more good for the one who can read and understand "Sanskrit" very easily.

nb. no intention to hurt anyone or degrade any faith/scripture by this answer, i just wanted to tell my clear position.

 

[nameless]

chinu ji,

Leaving aside the example of 'drug store', could you please explain in plain simple words how someone is benefited by reading a scripture? what changes it brings in him?

 

[chinu]

chinu ji,

Leaving aside the example of 'drug store', could you please explain in plain simple words how someone is benefited by reading a scripture? what changes it brings in him?

Inspires one to search a living-guru, that's the benifit.