Week 3 · The Gurus continue · Day 20

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji — our living Guru

After Guru Gobind Singh Ji, no human Guru followed — because the Guru’s light was given forever to the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Compiled first by Guru Arjan Dev Ji and completed by Guru Gobind Singh Ji, it holds the words of six Sikh Gurus, fifteen Bhagats, and many other saints — all united in one song of love for the Creator. When a Sikh bows before Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, they are bowing to the eternal living Guru — the light that has guided Sikhs for over three hundred years.

Today's idea

The Guru Granth Sahib Ji is our eternal Guru — the voice of all ten Gurus and great saints, alive in every word.

Pick two or three — there's no wrong way to do a day.

Meet Guru Ji Learn more about Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji → Read a Sakhi or story Gurbani and the Questions Children Ask Watch together GurGaddi: Panth & Granth Gurmukhi minute Trace today's letter — ਣ Nahna
Go & do it If you can, visit a Gurdwara this week and bow before the Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Notice how it sits on a throne, covered in beautiful cloth. Talk about what you see and how it feels.
Today's Gurbani

ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

Ik Onkar Sat Naam Kartaa Purakh Nirbhau Nirvair Akaal Moorat Ajoonee Saibhang Gur Prasaad.

“One Creator. Truth is the Name. The Maker of all. Without fear. Without hatred. Timeless. Unborn. Self-lit. By the Guru's grace.”

— Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 1
Talk together

Ask: 'Why is Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji our eternal living Guru — and what makes it different from any other scripture?'

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