Nanak, jeevteyaa mar rahiye: to die, while living, every moment – Dr. Inderjit N. Kaur
Abstract
While we usually think of living and dying as opposing, Gurbani also speaks of a kind of living and dying that are in conflux. In this presentation, I explore the message in Sri Guru Granth Sahib of this manner of living and dying, and their convergence, and then reflect on what that might mean in practical terms, every day, every moment.
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About the Author
Dr. Inderjit N Kaur is Research Associate in the Music Departmentat UC Santa Cruz, specializing in the historical, aesthetic and performative aspects of Sikh Shabad Kirtan. She has published and presented widely for the academia as well as the community. She has worked closely with 11th generation raagi, late Bhai Avtar Singh, and at his request, translated into English the text of his four-volume book on raags and historical compositions from the Sikh tradition. Her research has offered a significant new interpretation of the term “ghar” in shabad titles, as melodic variations from different locales (www.SikhMusicHeritage.org), and a critique of the term “Gurmat Sangit” (http://www.global.ucsb.edu/punjab/journal/v18_1-2/articles/9_ShabadKirtan.pdf). Inderjit holds an MA in Ethnomusicology and a PhD in Economics, both from UC Berkeley. She has earned senior diplomas in Indian classical music and in Indian classical dance. Singing Shabad Kirtan has been an integral part of her whole life.
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I am simply feeling blessed that I get an opportunity to listen to such a great talk on Gurbani verse “Nanak, jeevteyaa mar rahiye” from a very respected personality. Thanks a lot for uploading this video.
I am a engineering graduate student and, highly influenced by Sikhism, Gurbani and Shabad Kirtan. I tried a lot to find some technical paper on the topic like: How our mind gets effected from Gurbani and Shabad Kirtan? But could not find technical literature and published research for the topic.
I shall be very thankful to you if you could spare some of your valuable time & quote the effect of ‘Shabad Kirtan’ on our mind. Otherwise I will equally thankful to you if you could provide me some referral links for the same.
Thanks.