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Mohan's younger brother convinced Baba Buddha not to disturb him, and Baba Buddha also returned to Guru Arjun empty-handed. Inside, he found Mohan in a deep meditative trance. When Mohan did not answer Baba Buddha's knock, he entered the house anyway. Baba Buddha was by then a very old and respected man in the Sikh community, having been a disciple of all the Gurus, from Guru Nanak through Guru Arjun. Guru Arjun then sent Baba Buddha to Mohan's house. Mohan refused to answer the door when Bhai Gurdas knocked, and Bhai Gurdas returned to Guru Arjun empty-handed. Mohan felt slighted at having been passed over for Guruship - his father, Guru Amar Das, had seen the Divine Light in Guru Ram Das, and had bestowed the Guruship upon him. Guru Arjun sent Bhai Gurdas to Mohan's home in Goindwal, to request this collection of Shabads. The most complete collection of Shabads of Guru Nanak, Guru Angad and Guru Amar Das was in the possession of Mohan, a son of Guru Amar Das. Guru Arjun realized that a standardized, authenticated collection of the Guru's Bani (called Gurbani) was needed to preserve the integrity of the Shabad. Although pothis existed of authentic Gurbani, there were many different collections of Shabads, and many differing versions of the same Shabads. The elder brother of Guru Arjun, Prithia, composed his own hymns and passed them off as writings of Guru Nanak. Chanting these Shabads, the Sikhs became vehicles for the vibrations of the "Word of God", and they achieved a state of higher consciousness, a transcendent meditative union with God and Guru.Ī Granthi reads from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib on the first floor of Harimandir SahibĮven early in Sikh history, however, there were mal-quotations, and pretenders to the Throne of Spirituality. Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das and Guru Ram Das all composed Shabads (hymns), and the Sikhs began to collect these in books called Pothis (small books). In his later years at Kartarpur, it became customary for the members of the Sikh community to sing certain hymns on a daily basis: Japji in the morning So Dar and So Purakh, the beginnings of Rehiras, in the evenings. These enlightening words were sung by his companions, Bala and Mardana, and by the Sangats (congregations) which grew up around Guru Nanak. Through his Hymns and Prayers ( Shabads), he inspired and uplifted humankind to live a life of truth, righteousness and spirituality. Guru Nanak brought the "Word of God" to manifest upon Earth.