ਹਰਖੋਵਾਲHarkhowal

Topics

Find a topic, then the katha that speaks to it. Topics are drawn from Babaji’s own titles and from the Gurbani he has expounded: Gurbani topics gather the katha of their Angs, others gather recordings and videos whose titles name them.

ਵਿਸਥਾਰ In depth

Eleven themes with an introduction, Gurbani, Babaji’s katha and questions for reflection.

ਵਿਚਾਰ Ideas and practice

ਬਾਣੀ Gurbani and other texts

ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖ Gurus and Gurmukhs

ਦਿਹਾੜੇ Occasions

  1. ਹਉਮੈHaumaiWhy does the sense of ‘I’ cause so much suffering?
  2. ਹੁਕਮHukamWhat does it mean to accept the Divine will, without giving up?
  3. ਨਾਮNaamWhat is Naam, and how does remembrance change a person?
  4. ਸ਼ਬਦ ਗੁਰੂShabad Guru and SangatHow can a Word be a Guru, and why do we need sangat?
  5. ਸੇਵਾSevaWhen does helping others become a spiritual practice?
  6. ਮਾਇਆMaya and VairagDo we have to give up the world to be free of it?
  7. ਮਨMan, the mindCan the restless mind be brought home?
  8. ਗਿਆਨGian and AtmaWho am I, really, and can knowing it set me free?
  9. ਭਗਤੀ ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰੇਮBhagti and PremWhat does it mean to love the Divine?
  10. ਰਹਿਣੀRahini: living itHow does spiritual understanding show up at home, at work and with others?
  11. ਮੁਕਤੀMuktiIs freedom something after death, or something now?
ਹਉਮੈHaumaiਹੁਕਮHukamਨਾਮNaamਸ਼ਬਦ ਗੁਰੂShabad Guru and SangatਸੇਵਾSevaਮਾਇਆMaya and VairagਮਨManਗਿਆਨGian and Atmaਭਗਤੀ ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰੇਮBhagti and PremਰਹਿਣੀRahiniਮੁਕਤੀMukti
How the in-depth themes connect. Dashed lines mark connections where the two ideas also pull in different directions.