The devotional poetry Anand Sahib of the third Guru, Guru Amar Das Ji, is a literary masterpiece; the literary critic will appreciate its aesthetic and symbolic components. Man's inherent purpose and spiritual illumination are the bani's central themes. It is a song about man's spiritual development or being in tune with the Infinite because the word "Anand" denotes bliss. This state is referred to as harmony, equipoise, or Sahaj in a metaphysical context.
Man cannot recognize his divine aspect because he is looking through the Maya curtain, which the soul represents. He typically thinks of himself as being apart from God. The Guru eliminates this duality (Dvait or Haumai). Man (and woman) may discover their divine nature through the Guru, at which point they become a Gurmukh (literally, one who faces the Guru) or Sunmukh. They are known as Munmukh or Bemukh, those who maintain only their worldly wisdom and act on their own judgment. As such, self-discipline and obeying of the Guru's directions is the way to spiritual progress.
Any spiritual journey has many challenging challenges. They include human cunning, intellectual wrangling, familial ties, traditional religious taboos and rituals, adherence to custom and convention, the never-ending cycle of desire, hypocrisy and "ad hoc means" for compromising with ideals and principles for personal gain, as well as the numerous other imperatives of expediency. By following the Guru's directions, the student can get through these challenges. His spiritual path will be supported and made possible by the Guru's grace. The spiritual journey might be aided by any contact with holy individuals or by performing deeds for the welfare of others (this is known as sangat).
There is a great story about how the Anand Sahib, by Guru Amar Das Ji, came to be written. It is said that, during Guru Amar Das ji’s time, there was a very old yogi who had spent years and years in isolation and deep meditation. But as the yogi was coming to the end of his life, he realized that he was missing something. He had obtained many mystical and spiritual powers but had not experienced any ‘Anand’ (true bliss).
The yogi decided to visit Guru Amar Das Ji and see if Guru Sahib could solve his dilemma. In an audience with Guru Amar Das Ji, and after paying respects, the yogi described his frustration with his practice and then asked very simply, “Oh kind and wise Guru, can you bless me with the experience of true bliss?’’ Guru Amar Das Ji nodded. “Leave this body,” he told the yogi. “And be reborn in my family. Then come to me and I will teach you how to live in Anand.”
The yogi took his leave of the Guru. Soon after, in obedience to the Guru’s command, the yogi sat in meditation and left his body. In due time, Guru Amar Das Ji’s son, Baba Mohri Ji, was blessed with a child. When Guru Amar Das Ji heard of the birth of the child, they knew that the yogi’s soul had been reborn.
Immediately, they called for the child to be brought to them even though the traditional time of sequestering the infant with the mother had not yet passed. When the newborn child was placed in Guru sahib’s lap, Guru sahib did bachans “Aa gaye anand Ji, anand lain vaaste” (Anand Ji has come to receive Anand (bliss).” Guru sahib started uttering “Anand Sahib” Paath and named the child as “Anand”. According to Sampardai Mahapurkh and Gianis, the first 38 Pauris were recited by Guru Amardas Ji, the 39th by Guru Ramdas Ji, and the 40th by Guru Arjan Dev Ji explaining the benefits of reading Anand Sahib.
Once Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji called Baba Anand Ji in a paalki (palanquin), saying that we have not done any service of Guru Amar Das Ji’s generation. While Baba Anand Ji was coming in the paalki (covered from all sides), Guru Sahib came and took one of the paalki sahara (legs to hoist the throne) on his shoulders and asked others not to say anything, but Baba Anand Ji was Brahamgyani (knower of “Brahm” [God]), so he came to know about this and jumped out of the paalki, and threw himself to Guru sahib’s charan (feet) in humility
Clean the body before recitation to show respect, one should clean their hands, face, and feet MINIMUM. The best thing you can do is bathe.
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One should preform Panj Ishnan (washing feet, hands and face) MINIMUM before reciting any Sikh prayer (better to take a bath). Satguru is with us at all times.
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