Jyot

• v • t • e Jyoti is a holy flame that is lit with cotton wicks and Akhand jyoti [ ] अखंड ज्योति (Akhand jyoti) means a flame that burns without any interruption. The jyot burns all the time following certain rituals. Diya with ghee should be kept on the right hand side of Goddess and an oil lit diya should be kept Diya with ghee should be kept on the left side. • Zee Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh. 2020-10-16 . Retrieved 2021-02-23. • www.dailyo.in . Retrieved 2021-02-23. • नवभारतटाइम्स.कॉम (2020-03-25). नवभारत टाइम्स (in Hindi) . Retrieved 2021-02-23. • punjabkesari. 2017-03-20 . Retrieved 2021-02-23. • Sārikā (in Hindi). Beneta Kolamaina eṇḍa Kampanī. 1987. p.36. • Sivkishen (2015-01-23). Kingdom of Shiva. Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. 978-81-288-3028-0. • Amar Ujala (in Hindi) . Retrieved 2021-02-23. • The Economic Times . Retrieved 2021-02-23. • www.jagran.com (in Hindi) . Retrieved 2021-02-23.

The Sikhs believe in One Guru Light, the Jyot *. (*or Joth where th is pronounced as in think.) In the Bhatt Savaiyay in Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) Guru Nanak Sahib is referred to as the embodiment of the Jyot as follows: ਜੋਤਿਰੂਪਿਹਰਿਆਪਿਗੁਰੂਨਾਨਕੁਕਹਾਯਉ॥ Joth Roop Har Aap Guroo Naanak Kehaayo || The Embodiment of Light, the Lord Himself is called Guru Nanak. (SGGS Ang 1408) The same Jyot was in the nine Guru-persons after Guru Nanak. Thus, the start of the Guru-succession process is described as follows: ਨਾਨਕੁਤੂਲਹਣਾਤੂਹੈਗੁਰੁਅਮਰੁਤੂਵੀਚਾਰਿਆ॥ Naanak Thoo Lehanaa Thoohai Gur Amar Thoo veechaariaa || You are Nanak, You are Angad, and You are Amar Daas; so do I recognize You. (SGGS Ang 968) According to Sikh belief, the Jyot now resides in Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the Shabd or Word Guru. Together with the divine concept of Jyot, the idea of Jugat is also introduced in the Guru tradition. Jyot and Jugat go together. From this twin- track approach has emerged a whole-life socially active system which is the miri-piri (temporal-spiritual) heritage of the Khalsa Panth. Jyot can be conceptualised as a divine Source of Light which shows the way to the ultimate Reality or Truth ( Sacch). Jyot, the Light, shows the path to God-centred love (through bhagti and Naam meditation). It leads the way to the understanding and loving acceptance of the Divine Law or Hukam Razaaee. It leads to inner detachment from this life which is a passing phase, and attachment to the Timeless, Eternal Reality, the...

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