Worship of Guru Granth Sahib
A word has no form, and it needs speech, or a body for its communication with others. The physical body to the word is provided by writing on something e.g. paper.
Because the Word has no form, (Body of its own), it cannot be separated from paper on which the word is written. Body of the Word i.e. Guru Granth Sahib – the Shabad Guru (the Word Guru), is the collection of papers.
When Sikhs worship the Word, with it, its body (Guru Granth i.e. paper on which it is written), gets automatically honoured. Sikhs worship the Word, and their bowing to Guru Granth Sahib is not idol worship. Sikhs worship only One God through the Word i.e. Gurbani i.e. Hymns present in Guru Granth Sahib.
A very intersting perspective. These days we can also see, say, hear, and write (type) experiencing the spritual vibration of words electronially... Guru is WAH
ReplyDeleteGood information, this has helped me to understand a bit more about Sikhism. But I am also researching acts of worship, the weekly collective act of worship and the special objects used during worship (if any)
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