Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, as a companion for today.

This is neither a scholarly study of the first Sikh Guru, nor a biography of him. It is a lived conversation?a philosophical inquiry, devotional journal, and spiritual memoir braided with the voice of a mystic whose words have accompanied me through illness, uncertainty, awe, and surrender. Kamla Kapur writes as if from the hush of solitude, or after quiet hours listening to kirtan. She approaches Guru Nanak not as a distant figure of the past but as a luminous presence who walks beside her.

Each chapter is an entry into some aspect of Nanak's wisdom: the nature of death, the illusion of control, call to stillness, necessity of surrender, and the sweetness of the Name. Insights and explorations combine with the thread of longing of a Sikh devotee. Rooted in both Sikh scripture and practice, A Guide to Awakening with Guru Nanak is meant for a reader seeking a path through the fog of modern life who is open to fresh understanding.