Today is the 539th birthday of Gure Nank Dev Ji the founder of the world's youngest religion.. well for most of the central government offices it was a day off... but for the followers of the religion.. it was a day huge funfair an fervour... it began with most of them offering prayers, singing songs and hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib... followed by what the kids (or atleast i love the most) the Karawah Prasad.. thats the traditional sikh sweet pudding.. and then the langar food...

Guru Nanak Ji was is a great prophet of peace. His teachings breathe the purest spirit of devotion. The love of God and the love of man were the very core of the message of Guru Nanak. We need to learn to serve the poor gently, quietly, and to have reverence for all the saints of the past. This is the first great teaching of the Guru. Guru Nanak's teachings revolutionized people in diverse ways. His teachings are of great interest today as they were in his own time.

The Guru on Babar's (the mughal king) request gave him his advise called Nasihat Nama in which he counseled ' worship God everyday and to be just and kind to everyone. The NAAM, the Sat Naam, the holy Word of God or the Kalma, was a panacea for all ills of life, here and in the hereafter.'

He founded no new sect. He revered all religions. He respected the saints of all times and places. He taught no new creed. He preached love, faith and noble deeds. For him all the people were of God. In the Hindus and in the Muslims, he saw the Vision of God in Man. In all the nations of the world, he beheld an endless procession of the race of man. To all countries and to all people, he sang the song of NAAM or the Holy Word.

Nanak was the prophet of peace and good will, harmony and unity. He was the prophet of Light and gave Light to all for seventy long years


The simplest way to pay tribute to the Guru his to follow is teachings.

Love knows no reward. It is a reward in itself. Service and sacrifice characterize love.

Do your duty.. towards your family and your community.. lead a pure and moral life.. full of noble deeds and kind words..

May the Guru's blessings be with you.