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Guru Gobind Singh 1666-1708
Tenth Master of The Sikhs

"The one thing men dread most is death. I have always lived in its
nearness and looked it in the face. So should every one of you who
claim to follow me. I will ride to my death as a bridegroom does to the
house of the bride. Do not grieve for me. For wheresoever are the Five Pure
Ones dedicated to God, there my presence shall always be." Guru Gobind Singh

The Sikhs hold an important place in the history of India. Guru Nanak Dev founded Sikhism in the fifteen century and he was followed by nine Gurus (enlightened teachers or prophets). Guru Angad developed the Gurumukhi script. Guru Ram Das laid the foundation for the city of Amritsar. Guru Arjan Dev compiled the Adi Granth, the sacred texts-songs of the Sikhs (a.k.a. Siri Guru Granth Sahib). But it was Guru Gobind Singh who gave Sikhs a renewed sense of chardikala, and Sikh Dharma its resurgent vigor and mass following in the 17th century. The main principle of Sikhism is that there is but one God, and all people are servants of God. The people who are bound together in this holy brother-sisterhood are known as Khalsa. Guru Gobind Singh declared that he was the last of the earthly Gurus, and he commanded his followers to revere only the Guru-Word as Guru after his death.

Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, was born in 1666 in Patna Sahib, Bihar, India as Gobind Rai, to Mata Gujari and Guru Teg Bahadur. His birthday Gurpurb has traditionally been celebrated on January 5th each year. He lived much of his amazing life in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, following in his father's footsteps in succession on the divine throne at the age of 9 after his father's martyrdom in 1675.

His father, Guru Teg Bahadur was martyred, upholding religious freedom for the Hindus of Kashmir who were being forced to convert to Islam or die under Emperor Aurangzeb's rule. Guru Gobind Singh brought the Sikh Dharma through a difficult period of establishment, persecution and battles to which he gave his life. His entire family was killed in defense of religious freedom and Truth. He left his body in 1708, in Nanded, also known as Hazur Sahib.

His prophecy is that 960 million souls will live in Khalsa Consciousness, and all will be safe in its fold.

Guru Gobind Singh

“I’m explaining to you the foundation of the Khalsa as it has been laid. In the foundation of the Khalsa, two sons of Guru Gobind Singh in body are there. In the walls of this Khalsa, there are two sons of Guru Gobind Singh, innocents are there, alive and well. Pure and alive forever. Martyr never dies. Their martyrdom reminds us that on their blood and flesh the foundation of Khalsa was laid. The two fought with the entire animosity from dawn to dusk defending the origination of the Khalsa. Five who gave their head and took the Amrit became so pure, so noble, so graceful, that Guru Gobind Rai, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, bowed down and asked for the same Amrit which he gave. Creator became Creation.”

“Let us put it in the scientific language. Millennium, conscious act of creativity of God is united in this unison-ness of the light. The spectrum of light views the light itself to the multi-ness of the total creativity. In that unison-ness and that creativity came the light and the creative light which meditated for thousands and thousands and thousands of human years, and God went into bliss and consciousness, and could just create one of its own kind.”

“Looking at the entire creation, he looked at Rishi Dusht Daman, and asked him to take rebirth. Thus, the birth of Gobind Rai got promised in the kingdom of God. This is one birth in recorded spiritual identity, which was asked not, but requested by God himself, to a living being.” Siri Singh Sahib, October 1,1987, Los Angeles, CA.

Guru Gobind Singh requests baptism

Guru Gobind Singh was a scholar and master of many languages, a poet and author of divine verse, keeping a court of 52 poets. He was a great warrior and statesman, defender of the faith, and beloved of God. He added to and preserved the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, and passed the Guruship for all time to the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, the embodiment of the Divine Word, the Shabad Guru. -- See The 12 Aspirations of the Sikhs. See The Sikh Warrior's Anthem.

Guru Gobind Singh meets with the Sangat

Jap Sahib (Meditation)
By Guru Gobind Singh
From Sacred Writings of The Sikhs

There is no mark, which sets apart
The Ever Changeless Light of hearts.
No caste or sect, shape, form or hue;
Imagination can't construe
His Greatness or His countless Names;
The King Who o'er the three worlds reigns;
A million Indras can't compete;
God's men and demons touch His feet.

The world's vast fortunes seem as weeds
Amidst the garden of His deeds.
Thus, by His deeds His Name is placed;
Breath of Wisdom, Grace of grace.
Even forests slim or small
In glades and glens repeat the call,
"He is Infinite and All ... Infinite and All."

I bow to Thee, Eternal,
Beyond death the Beauteous Form.
To the Merciful and Mighty,
O, I bow to Thee, Unborn;
To the One Who has no costume,
Who’s beyond all destiny,
Without treasure, without body, Indestructible is He;
Who is Nameless and cannot be named,
Who occupies no space,
Beyond karma, beyond dharma, beyond need of dwelling place.

O, I bow to Thee Unconquerable, the Stranger to defeat.
To the Fearless, Self Sufficient One, the One without deceit;
To the One Who has no color, no beginning and no end,
Who is Bountiful and Faultless, Far Too Great to comprehend;
O, I bow to Thee Who art but One and Thee Who many be.
Beyond earth, air, water, fire and gas, I bow my Lord to Thee ...
Beyond earth, air, water, fire and gas, I bow my Lord to Thee.

I bow to Him beyond all deeds, Who wears no special dress,
Who has no country, name or manner, the Desireless.
I bow to Thee Imperishable, Thee from sorrow free;
Beyond attachment, anger, pride, desire and greed is He;
To the One in need of no one, Who is worshipped in three worlds;
The Source of every treasure, He Who cannot be installed.
He Who’s free from all affliction, independent of all breath;
He Who organizes and destroys, Who is the Death of death.

O, I bow to He Who generates, the One Who can't be known.
The Source of passion, strength and grace;
I bow to Thee, Unborn;
He Who is the Supreme Yogi, far beyond all intellect;
He in need of no support, yet Who supports the ocean's depth ...
He in need of no support, yet Who supports the ocean's depth.

I bow to He Who has no caste, religion, faith or creed;
Sublime and All Prevailing Beauty, with no lineage;
The Countryless, the Garbless, Homeless, Spouseless, King of all,
Who dispenses death and mercy, He Who takes the shape of all.
O, I bow to the Creator, the Sustainer, the True Lord;
To the One Annihilator, low I bow to Thee Unborn;
To the One Who has no secrets, He Who is the Death of all;
The Creator of all beauties, their destruction and their fall.

O, I bow to the Sustainer, Omnipresent in all hues;
Who prevails throughout the universe, the Endless Well of Truths.
O, I bow to Thee, Immortal Lord, to Thee untouched by age;
To the Doer, the Forgiver, to the Fearless and the Sage ...
To the Doer, the Forgiver, to the Fearless and the Sage.

He Who is Every Occupation, no relations, no restraint;
To the kind and constant Husband, Aspiration of the saint;
To the Endless and the Infinite, the Love of every soul;
The Creator and Destroyer, bend thou low, this mortal coil.
Bow down to the Lord of Yogis, the Sustainer of the wife;
The Enjoyer of all pleasures, the Caretaker of all life.

He Who's kind and understanding, more impartial than the sea;
He Who dries up all life's fluids, O, I bow my God to Thee.
To the Bountiful and Fruitful, Who is not sustained by breath;
Who is Fearless and Desireless, He Who is the Death of death;
Who is Infinitely Gracious, Who’s within and out of me;
To the Only God whose Name is Truth, I bow, my Lord to Thee ...
To the Only God whose Name is Truth, I bow, my Lord to Thee.

I bow to Thee, O Virtuous, upon Whom all rely;
He Who lives in everyone, the One from Whom all shapes arise;
To the Moon of moons, the King of kings, the most respected One;
Unto He Who has no comrade, Hymn of hymns and Sun of suns;
He Who is the Dance within the dance, the Sound within the sound.
To the Music of all music, to the Current, I bow down;
To the One Who is the Hand and is the hand's Activity,
Who contains all forms, all maya, Great and Glorious is He.

The Dispute of all disputes, the Supreme Siddha of the verse;
To the User of all weapons, Mother of the universe;
Who is All-Supreme in wisdom, without lust and costume free;
To the Master of maneuvers, O, I bow my Lord to Thee ...
To the Master of maneuvers, O, I bow my Lord to Thee.

I bow to He Who cures disease, Who takes our daily care;
Present in both gods and demons, Who is Dutiful and Fair.
He Who knows all forms of cunning, the Embodiment of love;
Who bestows all life and charity, All Seeing Lord above;
To the Mantra of all mantras, Pure of fire and the Pure;
To the Jantra of all jantras, Conqueror of the universe;
The Immortal, Without Master, to the True and Blissful Form;
To the Tantra of all tantras, low, I bow to Thee Unborn.

O, I bow to He Who rules all wealth, the Brightest of the bright;
To the Seed of seeds, the Song of songs, the Form of dark and light;
To the Honored of all honored, without fear or mystery;
Object of all meditation, O, I bow my Lord to Thee ...
Object of all meditation, O, I bow my Lord to Thee.

I bow to the Bestower of all knowledge time and space;
To the Source of love, the Source of strength, salvation, bliss and grace.
He Who takes the form of passion, He Who takes the form of pain;
To the Harshest of the harsh, the Many and the One again;
To the Everlasting Sculptor Who is pleased with every mold;
The Embodiment of kindness, the Controller of the soul;
The Destroyer of the three conditions, future, past and now.

He Who is the Life of life, bestowing undestroyable power;
To the Battle of all battles, the Embodiment of peace;
The Unalterable Essence, Formless through eternity;
To the Righteous Lord of Indras, Who’s within and out of me;
Meditation of all meditations, Lord, I bow to Thee ...
Meditation of all meditations, Lord, I bow to Thee. --

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