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Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary [email protected] Guru Chintan (Guru's Meditation) Giani SantSingh Maskin Publishers: Gurjyoti Enterprises, Alwar Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary [email protected] Guru Chintan (Guru'sMeditation) by GianiSantSinghMaskin Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced inanyform withoutthe priorpermissionofthe publishers. © Publisher Price : Rs.200/- FirstEdition :2007 SecondEdition :2009 Publishers :Gurjyoti Enterprises RoadNo.2Alwar, Rajasthan (India) MobilePhone :09829215353 E·mail: gurjyoti@sanchametin [email protected] Typesetting :HarsimranGraphics,Delhi-II0051 Printers :ShilalekhAssociates. Delhi 11032 Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary [email protected] List ofArticles TwoWords(Fromthe Editor) 5 TwoWords bytheTranslator 6 AboutGuruChintan(JathedarSadhuSinghBhoura) 7 SomeReflectionsonBriefLife(GianiChetSingh) 9 Preface(SinghSahibGianiKirpalSingh) 15 TwoWords (FromtheWriter) 21 Foreword 1. ReligionAndWealth 22 2. PassionAndSalvation 24 3. MeditationAndFood 25 4. SystematicAnd Unsystematic 27 5. HungerAnd Satiety 29 6. Weal And Woe 31 7. LifeAnd Death 34 8. IllnessAnd Healthiness 37 9. LiterateAnd Illiterate 39 1O.LaughingAndWeeping 42 II.BeautyAndUgliness 45 I2.FriendshipAndEnmity 48 13.RichnessAnd Poverty 51 I4.GetAndGive 54 I5.WomanAndMan 56 I6.SongAndSinger 59 17.SingingtheGloryofGod AndSingerofHisGlory 61 I8.Preaching And Preacher 64 19.LoveAndLover 67 20.CreatorAndCreation 71 21.DemonAndgod 74 22.KingAndSubjects 76 23.WineAndWoman 79 24.SolitudeAndCrowd 82 25.CountryAndForeignCountry 84 26.UnionAndSeparation 86 27. lAndYou 90 Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary [email protected] 28.WorryAndMeditation 93 29.SenseAnd Senselessness 95 30.ScienceAndKnowledge 97 3I.AbsoluteAndAttributive 99 32.FlowerAndThorn 102 33.GoldenAgeAndDarkAge 106 34.PowerAnd Prestige 110 35.PoetAnd Poetry 114 36.BehaviourAndViews 118 37.KindnessAndDuty 121 38.YogiAndLuxurious 123 39.PureAnd Dirty 127 40.AttributeofDarkness,InstinctofPassion And ElementofPurity 130 41.NoAndYes 134 42.HermitAndSaint 136 43ActionAndIntention 139 44.TheistAndAtheist 142 45.UnripeAndRipe 144 46.PathAndTraveller 146 47.ViceAndVirtue 150 48.DarknessAndLight 152 49.HeatAndCold 154 50.DevoteeAnd Devotion 157 51.Past, FutureAnd Present 161 52.FoolishAndWise 163 53.CensureAnd Praise 165 54.SpeakingAndVowofSilence 168 55.LifeAnditsDevelopment 172 56.ReligiousGuidanceAndPolitics 177 57.CompleteAndIncomplete 179 58.BondageAndSalvation 182 59.Brahma,VishnuAndShiva 185 60.GurmukhAndManmukh 189 61.SunAndMoon 191 62.GuruAndSikh 194 63.GreedAndSatisfaction 198 64.SustenanceandSustainer 200 65.LiberalityAndMiserliness 202 66.DonorAnd Beggar 204 67.RelationAndRelative 207 Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary [email protected] ff' F3~J l.fHlfu q H d II 'Two words 6y P,tfitor 1faeSatfJuruji;- ty~~))fT'fuoft€ II (nfQat::;» Eaeh kaaj tum aap keeou. (page 382) 'You CYourselfliave causeatliis to liappen. Guru Chintan(Guru's meditation) isthe first bookwhich was written himselfby respected Giani Sant Singhji Maskin in (PehaIGaon)whiletravellinginJammu& Kashmir.Ithas67topics and all are related to every human being may be a Sikh, Hindu, MuslimorChristianandarebasedonGurbani,i.e,UniversalGuru, Sri Guru Granth Sahibji (the Ocean ofknowledge). The readers whoaresearchingfortheecstasywillbemorebenefittedbyread ingandapplyingthemethodsintheirdaytodaylife. ThefirstEnglishBooki.e.BiographyofMaskinJi hasal ready beenpublished. This bookwill also beadvantageousto En glishknowingGursikhs residinginIndiaand abroadandalsoen couragethe second generation Gursikhs who have been born.and brought up and settled in their adopted countries. This bookwill bringthemclosertoGurmatalso. Theword(pageIl'>for)mentioned attheendofGurbaniShabadisrelatedtoSriGuruGranthSahibJi. Iam thankful to SardarJaswant Singhji aclosefriend of mine who put in a lot ofeffort and hard work to accomplish this task. Iprayto SupremeLordGodtoshowerhis benisonon himso thathe maycontinueto servethe SikhPanththrough histalent. Actualllywebotharenotprofessionalandinthisexercise, ifwe have made some mistakes, those may be forgiven. Humble servantofSadh Sangat. Harjit Singh Editor Mobile: 9810878595. Email: [email protected] 5 Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary [email protected] Two wordS from tlieTransfator Bythe graceofGod and due tothe intimacywith S. Harjit Singhitwasmygoodlucktohavethecharanchoh(tJd(') ~) ofthe respectedGiani SantSinghJiMaskin.Ihadtheopportunityto lis tento hisdiscoursesattheannual samagamsatAlwarandalso in theT.V. HoweverIneverthoughtthathewillbecalledsosoon by theAlmightly.AfterhisdepartureIcametorealizehisgreatnessin the Sikhworld in particularandthe world ingeneral. In this con nectionhiscoupletgivenbelowisrelevant:- ••~ 0l(J ~ 1Ecr fun (')cffi CWf HaI ll13t ~ H:ajHaT(J ~ cJ3r ~I.. "Chiraageraah bana-aygayekdin nakshay kadam mairay, Abhitoemaingumrahmaloomhotahun." I had the good fortune due to the encouragement from S.Harjitsinghtotranslatehisbiography.Thoughthetranslationis notofhigh literarystandard,yetIhavethesatisfaction forthejob inahumblemanner. IhopetheEnglishspeakingandEnglishknowmgwillbenefit fromthis. ImaybepardonedforthemistakesImighthavedone in thisendeavour. Servant ofthe Sadh Sangat. Jaswant Singh B-20 East Baldev Park, ParvanaRoad, Delhi-51 Ph.: 011-22502477 6 Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary [email protected] GuruChintan (qJ~ ftBo) Guru's Meditation About the Book Guru Cbintan Ihave gone through this book, viz., 'Guru Chintan' writ ten by Giani Sant Singh Ji Maskin. He has written on more than sixtytopics inthisbook.Averyfew bookscontainingsuchessen tial topics have been seen. These essays fulfil the requirementof learnedmen,writers and lecturers. In the present times, these essays fulfil the requirement which always remain underthe consideration ofthe Sikh people. In these essays efforts have been made to successfully elaborate thesubjectsingreatdetails,byremainingwithintheessentiallim itsofthetopic. The choice ofwords used is very appropriate and can be easilyfollowed byeveryone.Theviewsexpressedareverysuper natural.Thegivensimiliesareveryappropriate.Theseessayswill beveryhelpful in understandingtheesotericthoughtsofGurmat. To keep the modernity ofvocabulary and thoughts, spe cial efforts have been made to give uniqueness to all the topics. Repetition ofthe same thoughts has been avoided which demon stratesthe richness ofMaskinji'svocabulary. To display the authentic sketch ofGurmat, Maskinji.has notcaredfortheworldlyformalities andappreciationordeprecia tion from others. Thisvirtue is not present in ordinarywriters. Every essay has been bedecked by giving examples, and references from other languages which shows Maskin ji's thor oughknowledgeaboutotherreligions. In the end it is my ardent desire that Satguru may bless 7 Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary [email protected] Maskinjiwith longlifeand maywiden hisknowledgesothatSikh people may continue to get true knowledge and guidance about Gurmat. Sadhu Singh Bhoura Jathedar 28-2-1979 SriAkal Takhat Sahib, SriAmritsar. 8 Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary [email protected] 9.lf' H13\!)d l.{HlfuII SomeReflectionson BriefLife.. BirthofGianiSantSinghjiMaskin Hewasbornfrom MotherRam KaurjiandFatherSardar KartarSinghji in 1934atTownLakhi Marwat, DistrictBannu of FrontierProvince(NowinPakistan). Education AfterpassingPrimaryclassesfromKhalsaSchool,hejoined GovernmentHighSchool.ButduetothePartitionofIndiain 1947, he could nottake theexamination ofmatriculation andcame and settledatAlwarinRajasthan. Hisfatherbreathedhislastin 1952. The separationofhisfather hadadeep impactonhismindandhe began to remain very sad. He was theonly son ofhis mother. His motherand other relatives advised him very much but he lefthis home in sadness. Withthe instinctofa hermit, he met many nice saintsandlearnedpeopleandgoteducation.Helearnedthemeanings ofGurbani and knowledge ofGurmat from Nirmalai SaintGiani BalwantSinghji. Thereafterhe got inclinedtowards Exegesis of scriptures (qaT). Marriage He returned toAlwarafterfive years. Hewasvery happy toseehismotheraridotherfamilymembers.Hismotherandother family memberscoaxedhimformarriage. Inaccordance withthe GurmatPrincipal. 'FI05 lRJ}f Hfu 0JfuJB ~ tt' Sagal Dharam MainGarist Pardhan hai. "Family life is best ofall other ways oflife" He agreed for the marriage. Accordingly he was married toaluckyandculturedladyBibiSundarKaurin 1958.Hedecided to have permanenthome inAlwar. 9 Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary [email protected]