So here it is - my Hello World post.

This wouldn’t be the first time I’ve said “Hello World,” though. In fact, my first blog post was in 2004. I started when Blogger was the new, hip thing and Wordpress hadn’t yet become the mainstream. I think I left the blog at that time because it was becoming too personal and I became too busy with other things, which is a common theme with many bloggers. In any case, I’ve decided to get back into it.

So right now this is just a blog, but in the coming weeks I’ll be working to grow the site and share my crazy opinions and enlightening insights.

stay in high spirits,

-k.s.

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Invocation:

Salok:

The Divine Guru is my mother, the Divine Guru is my father;
the Divine Guru is my Transcendent Lord and Master.

The Divine Guru is my companion, the Destroyer of ignorance;
the Divine Guru is my relative and brother.

The Divine Guru is the Giver, the Teacher of the Lord’s Name.
The Divine Guru is the Mantra which never fails.

The Divine Guru is the Image of peace, truth and wisdom.
The Divine Guru is the Philosopher’s Stone - touching it, one is transformed.

The Divine Guru is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage, and the pool of divine ambrosia;
bathing in the Guru’s wisdom, one experiences the Infinite.

The Divine Guru is the Creator, and the Destroyer of all sins;
the Divine Guru is the Purifier of sinners.

The Divine Guru existed at the primal beginning, throughout the ages, in each and every age.
The Divine Guru is the Mantra of the Lord’s Name; chanting it, one is saved.

O God, please be merciful to me, that I may be with the Divine Guru;
I am a foolish sinner, but holding onto Him, I am carried across.

The Divine Guru is the True Guru, the Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord;
Nanak bows in humble reverence to the Lord, the Divine Guru. ||1||

- Gaurree Mahalla 5 Baavan Akhree, 250, Guru Granth Sahib