Guru Gobind Rai was born in the city of Patna in the state of Bihar. Gobind Rai; A divine soul sent from the heavens to help this earth. People always noticed that when he played with his friends, even though he was physically stronger, he was always kind to everyone. He was always having fun, joking around and he laughed all the time. And there were so many games he liked to play with his friends. Sometimes he also liked to do mischief. Near his house, there was an old woman who spun yarn...

Once upon a time, Guru Gobind Singh Ji was teaching the Sikhs wonderful lessons about our own hearts. In the Sangam, there came a rich boy who really wanted to serve the Guruji. Of course Guruji, knew what was in the boy’s heart and to test it he asked everyone, “I am thirsty, who can get me water?” And before anyone else could answer, the boy exclaimed “I will!” and left to get the water. Soon enough the boy proudly came back with a glass of water. Guru ji said, “Your hands look soft. What...

The festival of lights, Diwali, is observed every year to celebrate the victory of good over evil. In Sikhism, this festival is celebrated as the day of liberation and is related to the sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind Ji.  In 1609 AD, Guru Hargobind Ji started the construction of Loh Garh fort on the outskirts of the holy city of Amritsar for the safety of the city and its residents. Seeing this and the rising popularity of the Guru, Governor of Amritsar was alarmed and alarmed the then emperor...

Once on his way to Delhi, Guru Harkrishan stopped at Panjokhda. A local priest, a Brahman enquired who was travelling? A devotee replied that it's the eighth Guru, Guru Har Krishan ji. Brahman met Guruji and said, "You might have named yourself Krishna but can you explain Gita to me?" Guruji replied, that even if he explain Gita to the Brahman, the Brahman won’t believe him. So instead Brahman should get anyone from outside to experience the real power of divinity. Brahman very cleverly...

Guru Har Rai Ji was a gentle soul. Though he kept the outside look of a warrior, it’s his inside spirit that made him a true warrior. One time, as a child, the tender aged Har Rai Ji was coming back from horse riding. He saw his divine grandpa, Guru Hargobind Ji. Har Rai Ji’s eyes lit up, “Grandfather!” He got off his horse and skipped over to the Guruji who was meditating in the flower garden.” Har Rai Ji always loved to be in his grandfather's spiritual presence. The scene was very...

Once someone asked Guru Har Rai Ji a question about the benefits of reciting Gurbani every day. They asked, “Guru Ji, may I ask a question?” Of course, the Guru lovingly allowed the question, "We always sing so much Gurbani. Sometimes we don't understand what we are singing. Is there any use in singing these holy words when we don't know what they mean?” Guru Ji didn't answer at that moment, he just smiled and waited till he could answer by giving a practical example. He waited a few days...

Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh Guru, was very tall, brave, and handsome. He was a fearless and courageous warrior, but he also had the calm presence of Guru Nanak himself. He would talk about JapJi Sahib and how it works. Once Guru Hargobind Ji sent a message to all his Sikhs. He called upon all his Sikhs to come in his presence and recite the Jap Ji Sahib. He sent out a message that there would be a Jap Ji competition. So people came and they sang Jap Ji to Guru Hargobind. Someone would...

Emperor Jahangir had heard many things about Guru Hargobind Ji, the sixth Guru, who was a soldier/saint. Enemies of the Guru had told the emperor that the Guru is raising an army. They told him that the Guru doesn't respect the worldly authority of the King, and calls himself "The True King". Jahangir decided to go and visit the Guru to see his character for himself. When he visited the Guru, he found the Sikhs to be very kind people, the Guru was very wise, strong, and friendly. He began to...

Bhai Gopal was a simple man. He was a very loving devoted Sikh of Guru Arjun Dev Ji, the 5th Guru. He worked honestly at his job. He kept a storage area. Everyone trusted him with their stuff, and he would store it for them. One time a man named Jamaal Khan came to his storage place to leave 500 gold coins for storage. But being busy that day, he forgot to write it down and to store the coins. Later, Jamaal Khan came back and asked for his stuff to be returned. Bhai Gopal looked around for...

The City of Amritsar (literally "pool of nectar") was originally called Ramdaspur (Guru Ram Das's city) and Chakk Ramdas, or Chakk Guru, or simply Guru Ka Chakk. The habitation was started by Bhai Jetha (the future Guru Ram Das) when Guru Amar Das asked him to establish a new colony of Sikhs. Dukh Bhanjani Beri is a historic Beri tree in the Sri Harmandir Sahib complex associated with Bibi Rajni Ji. Bibi Rajni was the daughter Duni Chand Khatri who was a rich landlord of the town of Patti....

Akbar was a famous king of India. He was a kind and good king and respected the Sikh Gurus for their fair and just teachings. In the year 1569, Akbar came to Punjab and wanted to see Guruji. So he sent a message to Guru Amar Das Ji that he was coming to visit him. The Sikhs were very happy at the news. Some Sikhs thought that special arrangements should be made to welcome the king. But Guruji said, "Akbar is as much a human being as others are. The Guru's place is open to all. So Akbar will...

Mana, a hard-working and devout Sikh of Guru Angad, served in the langar of the Guru's kitchen. But due to Mana's hard work, he became conceited and thought there was no other hardworking sewak in the Darbar of the Guru. Though Mana did his duty well, he became very rude and didn't hesitate to abuse other Sikhs. Sikhs complained to Guru Angad about the behavior of Mana. Guru Angad spoke with Mana and asked him to treat all Sikhs alike and to improve his behavior and attitude. Hearing such...

At the age of eighteen, Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s father Mehta Kalu Ji was disappointed that Guru ji’s was neither interested in farming nor other worldly work. He thought that perhaps by engaging Guruji in trade would not only be a good profitable profession but will also make him happy. Father Kalu Ji gave Twenty Rupees to Guru ji and said, “Buy some genuine goods which can make us a profit when sold.” Guru Nanak Dev ji along with Bhai Mardana Ji started from Talwandi towards Choohar-khaana to...

This story is from the life of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. When Guru Nanak Dev Ji was young, he managed to find a job on the reference of his sister's husband with Nawab Daulat Khan Lodhi in Sultanpur. His job was to weigh the food from godown to sell to the customers. But while counting, whenever Guru Ji reached No. 13 (Tera) he would completely lean in the god's name and will give more to the customer than asked for while reciting "Tera Hi Tera" meaning "Everything belongs to you".  But when Nawab...

This story is from the life of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Once there lived a man named Sajjan in Tolumba, now part of Pakistan. He was considered to be a good person in his region since he had established a place, Dharamshala, for people to stay. But he had a bad habit that if anyone forgets their belongings, he used to take them as his own and keep it. Over time, this habit took a bad turn and he started to loot any visitor who happened to come to his place. And over time, people started to call...

This is the story from the life of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. When Guru Nanak Dev Ji was travelling with Bhai Mardana, he reached Ahmedabad. There, Guru Ji saw Bhai Lalo who was working diligently and honestly and Guru Ji enjoyed the 'Kodre Di Roti' in a meal at Bhai Lalo's place. But even that simple meal was very delicious and Guru Ji explained that this meal was flavored with honesty and truth. But in the same city, a rich guy Malik Bhago used to live who had arranged a massive feast and invited...

This is the story from the life of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Once when Guru Nanak Dev Ji was traveling, he reached a mountainous region with Bhai Mardana. When Bhai Mardana started to feel thirsty, Guru Ji asked him to go to a spring at the top of the mountain and seek help from Peer Vali Kandhari who lived there. When Bhai Mardana went there to seek help, Vali Kandhari declined to help them out. Then Guru Nanak Dev Ji made water appear from the barren mountainous land. Frustrated to see this,...

This story is from the life of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Once a dacoit Bhumi Daku used to live in a village. When he invited Guru Nanak Dev Ji to come and have food at his place, Guru Nanak Dev Ji asked him to make four promises. He will not steal from the poor. He will always speak the truth. If he eats somewhere, then he can’t steal from that house. He will not let anyone else take the blame for his bad deeds. When Bhumi Daku once again thinks about going back to his old ways, he remembered the...