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Law of Attraction Vaheguruji ka khalsa, Vaheguruji ki fateh,  I have read and heard the Western perspective on law of attraction, but little did I know that my Guru, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji actually spoke about it 500 years ago! How cool is that??  So, I started doing my research, started reading books, going on iGurbani app and typing the word 'attract', guess what, I found my answer. Why was I wondering elsewhere, when the answer was with me all the time?  Guru Sahib speaks about the connection between the thoughts, words and actions. And, like literally, we go through this almost everyday, where we would be thinking about something, and we constantly speak about it. For example, my mind is currently in a hurricane thinking about earning money, because I got to pay the bills! And, as conscious as I try to be, words slip out of my mouth to anyone dear to me, about me trying to look for a job. And guess what, my actions...

      Bhagat Prahlad Ji- Translated from  Sri Gur Bhagat Mala Steek by Giani Narain Singh Ji During the time of the early yug, when in Hindustan, the gods and demons used to live, before Sri Ram Chandr Ji, Bhagat Prahlad was born in Uttarakhand. There are a lot of praises for this bhagat. There are many mentions of Bhagat Prahlad in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. He used to recite and remember God’s Name. At that time, the meaning of Ram was ‘The Almighty God’. The praises of Ram were sung by all the Vedas. The story of Prahlad is mentioned in the Puranas. Once, there was a Rishi called Keshav Rishi. He used to carry out penance and meditate a lot. One day, while meditating in the forest, he thought of going into the village. While wondering, his gaze went upon a girl called Ditti, and he had the wish of marrying her. She agreed and so did her parents. Soon, they got married. After some time, Ditti gave birth to two sons and a girl. The names of the sons w...

Bhagat Dhru -Translated from Sri Gur Bhagat Mala Steek by Giani Narain Singh Ji 1.       Sri Dhru Bhagat Ji In the age of Satyug, there was a bhagat called Dhru. He was born in the house of King Uttanpad. His mother’s name was Suneeta. She was a religious and truthful woman. King Uttanpad had two wives. The younger wife, Suruchi was beautiful but was fickle minded and full of jealousy. She controlled the King and always kept him in her palace. She had a son as well who always played with the father. Suruchi never let Dhru play with his father. Dhru never got to enjoy the love of a father. A child who doesn’t get the fatherly love, the child’s upbringing is incomplete and will then go through series of mental distress. Bhai Gurdaas Ji writes about the life of Bhagat Dhru in their Vaaran. < siqgur pRswid] One Oankar, the primal energy, realized through the grace of the divine prec...