Why do we pray to and worship pictures and statues of our guru, when we are advised to follow the teachings in Guru Granth Shaib, and believe that God is everywhere, and how do we know if the pictures of our guru are real?
Why do we pray to and worship pictures and statues of our guru, when we are advised to follow the teachings in Guru Granth Shaib, and believe that God is everywhere, and how do we know if the pictures of our guru are real?
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The truth is that those pictures are not of our GURUS. Worshiping those is against SIKHI principles and MANMUKHTA.
Respected Brother/Sister,
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh!
In response to your question, learned brother Kandola Sahib has given an appropriate reply. The undersigned is just quoting two Pangtis from Guru Granth Sahib, which make it absolutely clear that Guru ka Shabad is Guru ki Moorti (Idol) in Sikhism and the Sikh is required to change his life, as per teachings of Guru Granth Sahib. His worship is to get rid of vices and achieve emancipation/ salvation in the life time itself. There is no place for worship of images and statues in Sikhism.
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Regards,
Your Brother
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ਗੋਂਡ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੁ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨ ॥ ਗੁਰ ਕੇ ਚਰਨ ਰਿਦੈ ਲੈ ਧਾਰਉ ॥ ਗੁਰੁ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਸਦਾ ਨਮਸਕਾਰਉ ॥੧॥ (ਪੰਨਾ 864)
ਪਦਅਰਥ: ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਮੂਰਤਿ = ਗੁਰੂ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ = ਰੂਪ ਮੂਰਤੀ। ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਧਿਆਨੁ = ਗੁਰੂ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ = ਰੂਪ ਮੂਰਤੀ ਦਾ ਧਿਆਨ। ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ = ਗੁਰੂ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦੀ ਰਾਹੀਂ। ਮੰਤ੍ਰੁ = ਨਾਮ = ਮੰਤ੍ਰ। ਮਾਨ = ਮੰਨਦਾ ਹੈ। ਰਿਦੈ = ਹਿਰਦੇ ਵਿਚ। ਲੈ = ਲੈ ਕੇ। ਧਾਰਉ = ਧਾਰਉਂ, ਮੈਂ ਧਾਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।੧।