Sikhisme

This is the forty-first chapter from the fifth Rut that is being published here into an English vernacular. What is the relevance of this chapter and why is this the commencement of the pure knowledge within the text? These ten chapters are a series of questions and answers between Bh¿¿ Day¿ Singh J¿ and the Sikhs on topics foundwithin Ved¿nt and Yog. This first chapter is based on the Karams. What are the karams? The Karams are the actions of cause and effect and the different types that induce good and bad merit to a person. This topic covers the different types, their differences and where they are stored. The subject matter is very difficult to comprehend so I have tried to simplify the language and the content from the commentary by Gi¿n¿ Harbhajan Singh J¿ when he expounds the text. This is so that the knowledge can be grasped easier to those that wishto learn and can provide points of further investigation and learning if the seeker desires.

This book is the third part of a series of books that will focus on anEnglish translation of the text known as the Sr¿ N¿nak Park¿sh thatwas written by Bh¿¿ Santokh Singh J¿.The Sr¿ N¿nak Park¿sh is a hagiographic account portraying the lifeof Sr¿ Gur¿ N¿nak Dev J¿ through a poetical measure. This text wascreated by the great poet, Kav¿ Santokh Singh J¿ in order for Sikhs tofocus on the correct historical stories of the Gur¿ when there weremany accounts that had been tampered. The distortion of earlierhistorical accounts led to Kav¿ Santokh Singh J¿ creating this text sothat Sikhs would have knowledge about the founder of their faith.Through these stories' individuals can also gain knowledge on greatphilosophical and metaphysical teachings.I have written this book so that the Sikh community who are unableto understand the Punj¿b¿ vernacular are able to grasp the great life ofSr¿ Gur¿ N¿nak Dev J¿. I am surprised that so far, the many Sikhscholars have not attempted to bring such a work to the community. Itis with the grace of the intellectuals that I have been able tocommence such a project. This commentary was originally uttered byGi¿n¿ Harbhajan Singh Dhudhikay (Vidy¿rth¿ Sampard¿i Bhindr¿).