Hi, welcome to Gurmukh Soch. Let me explain why I chose this url. When I say Gurmukh, I mean any perosn (not necessarily GurSikh), whose mukh (or face or man-bhavna) is towards the Guru. I am eager to interact, exchange views and understand the soch of such people.
Overall there are 2 objectives that I set out for myself , to achieve through my blog.
First, is to spread the message of the great saint-poet Bhai Sahib Bhai Vir Singh ji, among the youth. I recently visited Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan on the occasion of his 50th death anniversary. (read a wikipedia extract on Bhai Vir Singh ji http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhai_Vir_Singh)
What struck me as odd was the conspicuous absence of young people. If young people do not relate to Bhai Vir Singh, I fear that his work may fade in the coming decades. Then, a simple message that I had read somewhere came back to me " If you are unhappy with a situation , either you should do whatever is possible in your strength to change it, or, you should extract out the situation." In this case, it struck me that if I start a blog that publishes (whatever little to start with) youth-relevant extracts of Bhai Vir Singh Ji's work, I can something little to resolve this unhappy situation.!
This will be a gradual process, it will involve a lot of research into Bhai Sahib ji's work. But I do hope to post something of substance at least once a week.
Second, many times through my life I have experienced unexplainable joy when sitting in sat-sangat. I have been able to feel the purity, the truth and the strength in spiritual words. These are the precious moments where I have felt happiness. I wish to understand; and help many more people also understand how this happiness can be sustained. I wish to understand what aspects people attribute to the strength of their faith, and the strength in their prayer.
So, look forward to blogging! Please feel free to post comments.
