Скачать или смотреть How Colonial Rule Changed the Meaning of Jap Ji Sahib Forever with Dr. Jvala Singh (Part 1)

In this conversation, I sit down with Dr Jvala Singh to explore the intricacies of Sikh teachings, tracing the journey from Sikh history to the study of Jap Ji Sahib on the StudySikhi.com platform.

We discuss the role of poetry in Gurbani, the challenges of translation, and the impact of colonialism on Sikh philosophy. The conversation also examines the meaning of Ik Onkar and its implications for understanding divinity in Sikhi, while highlighting the importance of compassion and community engagement in spiritual practice.

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00:44 – You’ve chosen to cover these topics in a specific order. Why that order?

03:29 – Why is Gurbani written as poetry? Wasn’t it meant to be direct and instructive, telling people how to live?

19:24 – The paradox of compassion: if Sikhi is built on compassion, where do we draw the line?

38:34 – Most people say “Ik Oañkār” means “One God.” But is that all it means? Is it a rejection of Om? A dialogue with Islam? Or is it something deeper, a philosophical shift in how we understand reality itself?

When Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva appear in Jap Jī, explicitly in Paurī 5 and implied in Paurī 30 as creator, preserver and destroyer, what’s happening? Is Guru Nanak placing Sikhi within the Indic trimūrti framework or using those figures to completely challenge that worldview?

01:00:01 – The real shift in how Sikhs read Gurbani happened in print and that Ernest Trumpp’s colonial philology and missionary logic were at the heart of it. Most modern commentaries, you’ve argued, are in some way responding to him. What exactly changed during that period? How did his work contribute to older schools of interpretation fading away and new understandings taking their place?

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