DIPA, BHAI, a Jatt of Deu clan, once came along with Bhai Narain Das and Bhai Bula to Guru Arigad (1504-52) and begged to be instructed how they could have themselves released from the cycle of birth and death. The Guru, according to Bhai Mani Singh, Sikhan di Bhagat Mala, told them to foll^ the bhakti marga, path of devotional love of God, to the exclusion of the paths of bairag (renunciation), yoga (austerities) and gian (knowledge). Bhakti, he explained, involved complete self surrender to the Will of the Lord.
Discover Bhai Manjh's pious journey from a well-to-do Rajput to a devoted Sikh, embodying faith, surrender, and service to the Guru's will.
Discover the essence of renunciation across faiths, from Bhakti's devotion to Buddhism's enlightenment and Sikhism's inner surrender.
Explore the life of Surdas, the bhakta poet from medieval India whose verse in Guru Granth Sahib inspires divine love and spiritual reflection.
