the JAP JI
      The Message of Guru Nanak

      Literal Translation of the original Punjabi text
      with Introduction and Commentary

      by Kirpal Singh
       
       
       
       
       
       

      Dedicated to the Almighty God
      working through all Masters Who have come
      and Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj
      at whose Lotus Feet
      the translator imbibed sweet Elixir of Holy Naam - the Word

















      First published by Ruhani Satsang, Delhi 1959
      Fourth Edition, 1972
      No copyright

      notes: regarding this web published version of "Jap Ji"

      Spanish translation

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

         

        Preface

        INTRODUCTION

        Introduction--What Is Jap Ji?
        Religion: Objective and Subjective
        Divine Will--How Is It Revealed?
        The Objective and Subjective Aspects of Naam
        Evidences from the Various Religions
          (i) Christianity
          (ii) Hinduism
          (iii) Mohammedanism
        Sound Differentiated
          (i) Misery and Pleasure Defined
          (ii) Advantages Accruing from Inner Communion
                of the Soul with Naam or Surat Shabd Yoga
         Simran--What it means and its uses
         Three Grand Divisions and their features
           (i) Man Is an Epitome of the Three Grand Divisions of the creation
           (ii) Possibility of Communion of the Microcosm with the Macrocosm Regions
           (iii) Concentration of Spirit-Current Is Necessary Before
                 It Can Rise Into Higher Spiritual Planes
           (iv) Uses of the Three Restrictions and their Process
        God-Man
           (i) Without a God-Man, the Mystery of Soul is Never Revealed
           (ii) Three Essentials for the Progress of Soul to the Lord Explained
           (iii) The Qualifications of a God-Man
           (iv) Scriptures unable to Awaken Spirituality
           (v) Necessity of a God-Man
           (vi) Who Is the Guru?
           (vii) God-Man Is the Only True Friend
           (viii) How to know a God-Man
         Trinity in Religion
         The Purpose of Life

         
        English Version and Commentary
         
        Guru Nanak and His Teachings

        Glossary


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