Gurbani is the finger pointing to the moon.

Gurbani is the ladder; Gurbani is the path; Gurbani is the finger pointing to the moon.

It shows the destination; it holds your hand to help you on the ladder one rung at a time, starting from the lowest to the uppermost. But, ultimately, you have to let go of the ladder to step on to the roof; you have to walk on the path and then one day you have to leave the path behind and take the quantum leap to get there.

As long as you are holding on to the finger you cannot see the moon. It is indeed very important to look at the finger to know the direction in which it is pointing. But you will not gain anything by worshipping the finger; you have to look at the moon to which it is pointing.[/su_column]