liberation

NIHALU CHADDHA, BHAI, was a devoted Sikh who lived in Agra. Once he, accompanied by Bhai Saktu Mahita, visited Amritsar to pay obeisance to Guru Arjan. According to Bhai Mani Singh, Sikhdn di Bhagat Maid, they sought instruction saying, "Some believe that liberation is not possible without virtuous actions; there are others who assert that all action is merely temporal and that spiritual knowledge or insight, gidn (jndna), alone is the means of attaining liberation.

uddhav

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akali jatha sacha sauda bar

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BHAGVANA. BHAI, along with Bhai Latkan Ghura, Bhai Gurditta and Bhai Katara, the jeweller, once came to see Guru Arjan and asked for a mantra, or sacred formula. The Guru, as says Bhai Mani Singh, Sikhan di Bhagat Mala, told them that any name for God would save, but they might repeat and meditate upon the word Vahiguru revealed by Guru Nanak as a means of liberation. Bhai Bhagvana and his companions were pleased to be so instructed.

CHARAN SINGH, BHAI (1902-1921), son of Bhai Gurdit Singh and Mai Sada Kaur of the village of Kotla Santa Singh in Sheikhupura district, now in Pakistan, was born on 12 Maghar 1959 Bk/26 November 1902. His original name was Karnail Singh and he was renamed Charan Singh when he received the vows of the Khalsa. He attended the village primary school. He had a musical voice and got up a dhadi jatha (band of preachers singing heroic ballads from Sikh history to the accompaniment of small tambourines called dhads and a sarangi, a stringed instrument). He himself played the sarangi.

Discover the inspiring story of Bhai Harnam Singh, a Sikh martyr who bravely gave his life at Nankana Sahib in 1921 for the Gurdwara Reform Movement.

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Discover Bhai Indar Singh's courageous role in the Akali reform movement and his ultimate sacrifice at Nankana Sahib for Gurdwara liberation in 1921.

Discover the inspiring dedication of Bhai Jhanjhu, a devoted musician of Guru Arjan, who achieved liberation through music and service.

jivanmukta

Discover the path to Jivanmukta in Sikhism, achieving spiritual liberation while still living. Learn how this ancient concept redefines human existence.

Discover how Bhai Jodha and Bhai Jamu achieved liberation through mindful recitation of God's Name, following Guru Arjan's teachings on focused attention.

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The Sikh Encyclopedia

This website based on Encyclopedia of Sikhism by Punjabi University , Patiala by Professor Harbans Singh.