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Summary of Question:	There R A Lot Of Prayer Books Like Jaap Sahib Japji Anundsahib Etc....
Category:	Gurbani
Date Posted:	Thursday, 7/11/2002 1:58 PM MDT

sat sri akal

my question is is there a easier way to learn paat there japji sahib jaap sahib anad sahib and many more
can u please tell me a easier way to learn all the paat in eatch prayer book
and i cant read punjabi that well i can only read some letters
could plz answer my question oh and always am i disrespecting guruji by calling jaap sahib japji sahib etc.. prayer books??

Reply:
If English is eaisier for you there are many nitnems with translitterations (the sounds of the Gurmukhi words written in English). I like the 'Psyche of the Soul', avalible at a-healing.com under books. Otherwise you can get a CD or tape of someone reading the Guru's banis (also at a-healing.com, as well as many other places, I'm sure) and read along with them to get the proper pronunciation. It took me a few years to learn these banis and I learn more of them everyday, so don't lose heart.
I don't think its particularly disrespectful to call these 'prayer books' but we do have the word 'Nitnem' in Gurmukhi to describe a book of 'banis'(prayers).
Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fathe.
GSKK