Guru Granth Sahib
as Interfaith
Divine Scripture
Sikhism is not an 'ism', as such, but a spiritual way of life for the entire mankind to become divine.Guru Granth Sahib, the holy Sikh scripture, contains the divine 'Words' (hymns) of all those God-conscious persons, who merged with the divine by treading on the divine path and by meditating on the Divine Name.The divine concept of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikh faith, is that the Divine 'Word' is the Guru and the Surt(i) (tune of mind), which is egoistic, is the disciple of the Divine 'Word'. The Surt(i), by meditating on the divine 'Word', would shed its ego and become divine. One divine sentence incorporated in Guru Granth Sahib sums up this concept:In Mathematical equation it will be:MAN - EGO = GODThis is the universal truth and the divine path treaded by the mankind to become divine, irrespective of any caste, creed, religion, region or sex.Today, we hold many conferences and seminars for interfaith, but nobody has tried to explain the world that Guru Granth Sahib itself is the divine scripture of the 35 God-conscious persons, who belong initially to different caste, creed, religion, region and sex. Similarly, nobody could define the magnanimity of Guru Granth Sahib, in which the divine verses of only six Sikh Gurus out of the ten Sikh Gurus, have been incorporated. Whereas, the divine hymns of 15 Saints belonging to different caste, creed, culture, religion and social status also find a place of honor in Guru Granth Sahib. Out of these 4 were initially following the Muslim faith. Then we have high caste Brahmins, a King; and also a barber, cobbler, weaver and a butcher, who were considered belonging to low caste. Besides, the divine verses of 11 Bhatts (high-caste Brahmins), who became divine after great struggle in search of truth, also figure in Guru Granth Sahib. These Bhatts met the Sikh Gurus in Amritsar and they were enlightened by the Gurus, who were then considered the Gurus only of the Sikh sect by the common man.No divine scripture of any religion has a single divine 'Word', by an individual belonging to the other religion, caste, creed or region. Everyone would be astonished to know that whenever a Sikh bows before Guru Granth Sahib, he is not only showing respect to the Sikh Gurus but also to all those belonging to different communities, caste, creed, religion as mentioned above. Guru Nanak has thus, inculcated the gist of spirituality amongst his followers i.e., Sikhs, who are the students of spirituality or seekers of truth and any seeker of truth (Jagiasoo) - student belonging to any religion, caste or creed can tread on the divine path by reciting the divine name with full devotion and dedication.In short, submitting completely to the divine by shedding his ego, one can attain the stage of divine wisdom i.e., helm of the Nirankar (figureless stage, which is called all-pervading Almighty God). Whosoever attains this stage, merges with God and gets the supreme divine bliss:Whosoever reaches this stage, rises above the bondage of castes, creeds, rituals and customs and merges with God, who has no religion. All the God-conscious persons reach this stage even by following initially their own religious customs and way of meditation.This is the gist of the theme of spirituality. Whosoever follows the divine teachings and principles of Guru Granth Sahib, will become a member of the interfaith community, who have reached the kingdom of the divine (Nirankar ke des), which has been aptly described as Begumpura (the city without sorrow) by Bhagat Ravidas, who was a cobbler initially but attained this kingdom and merged with the divine.Hence in the end, we pray with folded hands to the entire mankind that they should consider Guru Granth Sahib as interfaith divine scripture.If everybody follows the teachings of Guru Granth Sahib in letter and spirit, then there will be universal brotherhood and divine peace on this earth. We can only pray and hope that those days are not far when we, the entire world community, would tread on this divine path to establish heaven on this planet.In this context, we may cite an example here. Sant Attar Singh Mastuana Wale, was considered the divine Saint by the followers of all religions, caste and creed. He was born in 1866 and after meditating on the divine name merged with the Almighty Lord and served mankind irrespective of any caste and creed. He perceived that scientific era is fast approaching and it would lead mankind to distraction from the divine path. He visualized that the Western world is teaching mere 'literacy' to explore scientific discoveries, which would ultimately tamper. He felt the need for combining the spiritual values and teachings with 'literacy' so that it becomes value-based 'education' (Vidya) for the betterment of future generations. Literate man is the most egoistic. Literacy without spirituality has been vehemently condemned in Guru Granth Sahib:A literate person is the most duffer because he is selfish and egoistic. On the other hand, Vidya (value-based education) has been eulogized in Guru Granth Sahib:That is why the great patriot and a revered leader of the Hindus Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya along with all the Rajas and Maharajas and the Saints requested the great Saint of the era Sant Attar Singh to lay the foundation of the Banaras Hindu University. So much so that he went to Mastuana from Sangrur railway station bare-footed by covering 8 Kilometers to bow before the Saint and request him to lay the foundation, which he accepted.After Guru Gobind Singh, Sant Attar Singh was the first who laid more stress on education and opened first girls' school in the far-flung backward area of Mastuana, a hitherto unknown remote place. Later on, a boys' school was also opened. Santji laid great stress on value-based education. During his lifetime, Sant Attar Singh participated and presided over several Sikh Educational Conferences. He subsequently established several schools and colleges. On a specific request, he sent Sant Teja Singh to head the prestigious Khalsa College, Amritsar for sometime. His beloved devotee, Sant Teja Singh, who was MA LLB from Punjab and AM from Harvard, following the mission of his mentor continued the good work. Sant Teja Singh discovered Baru Sahib, which was blessed by Guru Gobind Singh when he visited Nahan and laid the foundation stone of this Braham Vidya, which will become the Braham Vidya University.After he merged with the divine light, his followers started an English medium school at Baru Sahib in 1986 with 5 students. It later became a full-fledged residential school affiliated with CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education), Govt. of India. And now its status has been raised to a university, which was sanctioned by the Government and UGC under the name of Eternal University.At present, there are 6 colleges and about 60 schools established in Northern states of India viz., Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, where value-based education is being imparted.
Sikhism is not an 'ism', as such, but a spiritual way of life for the entire mankind to become divine.Guru Granth Sahib, the holy Sikh scripture, contains the divine 'Words' (hymns) of all those God-conscious persons, who merged with the divine by treading on the divine path and by meditating on the Divine Name.The divine concept of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikh faith, is that the Divine 'Word' is the Guru and the Surt(i) (tune of mind), which is egoistic, is the disciple of the Divine 'Word'. The Surt(i), by meditating on the divine 'Word', would shed its ego and become divine. One divine sentence incorporated in Guru Granth Sahib sums up this concept:In Mathematical equation it will be:MAN - EGO = GODThis is the universal truth and the divine path treaded by the mankind to become divine, irrespective of any caste, creed, religion, region or sex.Today, we hold many conferences and seminars for interfaith, but nobody has tried to explain the world that Guru Granth Sahib itself is the divine scripture of the 35 God-conscious persons, who belong initially to different caste, creed, religion, region and sex. Similarly, nobody could define the magnanimity of Guru Granth Sahib, in which the divine verses of only six Sikh Gurus out of the ten Sikh Gurus, have been incorporated. Whereas, the divine hymns of 15 Saints belonging to different caste, creed, culture, religion and social status also find a place of honor in Guru Granth Sahib. Out of these 4 were initially following the Muslim faith. Then we have high caste Brahmins, a King; and also a barber, cobbler, weaver and a butcher, who were considered belonging to low caste. Besides, the divine verses of 11 Bhatts (high-caste Brahmins), who became divine after great struggle in search of truth, also figure in Guru Granth Sahib. These Bhatts met the Sikh Gurus in Amritsar and they were enlightened by the Gurus, who were then considered the Gurus only of the Sikh sect by the common man.No divine scripture of any religion has a single divine 'Word', by an individual belonging to the other religion, caste, creed or region. Everyone would be astonished to know that whenever a Sikh bows before Guru Granth Sahib, he is not only showing respect to the Sikh Gurus but also to all those belonging to different communities, caste, creed, religion as mentioned above. Guru Nanak has thus, inculcated the gist of spirituality amongst his followers i.e., Sikhs, who are the students of spirituality or seekers of truth and any seeker of truth (Jagiasoo) - student belonging to any religion, caste or creed can tread on the divine path by reciting the divine name with full devotion and dedication.In short, submitting completely to the divine by shedding his ego, one can attain the stage of divine wisdom i.e., helm of the Nirankar (figureless stage, which is called all-pervading Almighty God). Whosoever attains this stage, merges with God and gets the supreme divine bliss:Whosoever reaches this stage, rises above the bondage of castes, creeds, rituals and customs and merges with God, who has no religion. All the God-conscious persons reach this stage even by following initially their own religious customs and way of meditation.This is the gist of the theme of spirituality. Whosoever follows the divine teachings and principles of Guru Granth Sahib, will become a member of the interfaith community, who have reached the kingdom of the divine (Nirankar ke des), which has been aptly described as Begumpura (the city without sorrow) by Bhagat Ravidas, who was a cobbler initially but attained this kingdom and merged with the divine.Hence in the end, we pray with folded hands to the entire mankind that they should consider Guru Granth Sahib as interfaith divine scripture.If everybody follows the teachings of Guru Granth Sahib in letter and spirit, then there will be universal brotherhood and divine peace on this earth. We can only pray and hope that those days are not far when we, the entire world community, would tread on this divine path to establish heaven on this planet.In this context, we may cite an example here. Sant Attar Singh Mastuana Wale, was considered the divine Saint by the followers of all religions, caste and creed. He was born in 1866 and after meditating on the divine name merged with the Almighty Lord and served mankind irrespective of any caste and creed. He perceived that scientific era is fast approaching and it would lead mankind to distraction from the divine path. He visualized that the Western world is teaching mere 'literacy' to explore scientific discoveries, which would ultimately tamper. He felt the need for combining the spiritual values and teachings with 'literacy' so that it becomes value-based 'education' (Vidya) for the betterment of future generations. Literate man is the most egoistic. Literacy without spirituality has been vehemently condemned in Guru Granth Sahib:A literate person is the most duffer because he is selfish and egoistic. On the other hand, Vidya (value-based education) has been eulogized in Guru Granth Sahib:That is why the great patriot and a revered leader of the Hindus Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya along with all the Rajas and Maharajas and the Saints requested the great Saint of the era Sant Attar Singh to lay the foundation of the Banaras Hindu University. So much so that he went to Mastuana from Sangrur railway station bare-footed by covering 8 Kilometers to bow before the Saint and request him to lay the foundation, which he accepted.After Guru Gobind Singh, Sant Attar Singh was the first who laid more stress on education and opened first girls' school in the far-flung backward area of Mastuana, a hitherto unknown remote place. Later on, a boys' school was also opened. Santji laid great stress on value-based education. During his lifetime, Sant Attar Singh participated and presided over several Sikh Educational Conferences. He subsequently established several schools and colleges. On a specific request, he sent Sant Teja Singh to head the prestigious Khalsa College, Amritsar for sometime. His beloved devotee, Sant Teja Singh, who was MA LLB from Punjab and AM from Harvard, following the mission of his mentor continued the good work. Sant Teja Singh discovered Baru Sahib, which was blessed by Guru Gobind Singh when he visited Nahan and laid the foundation stone of this Braham Vidya, which will become the Braham Vidya University.After he merged with the divine light, his followers started an English medium school at Baru Sahib in 1986 with 5 students. It later became a full-fledged residential school affiliated with CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education), Govt. of India. And now its status has been raised to a university, which was sanctioned by the Government and UGC under the name of Eternal University.At present, there are 6 colleges and about 60 schools established in Northern states of India viz., Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, where value-based education is being imparted.
El Gurú Granth Sahib
como Escritura Divina Interreligiosa
Sikhism no es un 'el ism', como a tal, pero un estilo de vida espiritual para la humanidad entera para volverse divino. El gurú Granth Sahib, la escritura de Sikh santa, contiene el divino 'Palabras (los himnos) de todos esas personas Dios-conscientes con que unieron el divino pisando en el camino divino y meditando en el Nombre Divino. El concepto divino de Gurú que Nanak, el fundador de fe de Sikh, es que el Divino 'la Palabra' es el Gurú y el Surt(i) (la melodía de mente) que es egoísta es el discípulo del Divino 'la Palabra'. El Surt(i), meditando adelante el divino 'la Palabra', vertería su ego y se pondría divino. Una frase divina incorporó en Gurú que Granth Sahib resume este concepto: En la ecuación Matemática estará: EL HOMBRE - EL EGO = EL DIOS Éste es la verdad universal y el treaded del camino divino por la humanidad ponerse divino, independiente de cualquier casta, credo, religión, región o sexo. Hoy, nosotros sostenemos muchas conferencias y seminarios para el interfaith, pero nadie ha intentado explicar el mundo que el Gurú el propio Granth Sahib es la escritura divina de las 35 personas Dios-conscientes que pertenecen inicialmente a la casta diferente, credo, religión, región y sexo. Semejantemente, nadie podría definir la magnanimidad de Gurú Granth Sahib en que los versos divinos de sólo seis Gurús de Sikh fuera de los diez Gurús de Sikh, ha estado incorporado. Considerando que, los himnos divinos de 15 Santos que también pertenecen a la casta diferente, credo, cultura, religión y estado social encuentran un lugar de honor en el Gurú Granth Sahib. Fuera de estos 4 estaba siguiendo la fe musulmana inicialmente. Entonces nosotros tenemos Brahmanes de la casta altos, un Rey,; y también barbero, zapatero remendón, tejedor y un carnicero que fueron considerados la pertenencia para mugir la casta. Además, los versos divinos de 11 Bhatts (los Brahmanes de la alto-casta), quién se puso divino después del gran forcejeo en busca de la verdad, también figure en el Gurú Granth Sahib. Estos Bhatts se encontró a los Gurús de Sikh en Amritsar y ellos eran ilustrados por los Gurús que fueron considerados entonces sólo los Gurús de la secta de Sikh por el hombre común. Ninguna escritura divina de cualquier religión tiene un solo divino 'la Palabra', por una pertenencia individual a la otra religión, casta, credo o región. Todos nos asombraríamos para saber que siempre que un Sikh arquee ante el Gurú Granth Sahib, él no sólo está mostrando el respeto a los Gurús de Sikh pero también a todos esos perteneciendo a las comunidades diferentes, casta, el credo, la religión como arriba expresado. Gurú que Nanak tiene así, inculcó la esencia de espiritualidad entre sus seguidores es decir, Sikhs que es los estudiantes de espiritualidad o buscadores de verdad y cualquier buscador de verdad (Jagiasoo) - estudiante que pertenece a cualquier religión, casta o credo puede pisar en el camino divino recitando el nombre divino con la devoción llena y dedicación. Para abreviar, sometiendo completamente al divino por el derramamiento su ego, uno puede lograr la fase de sabiduría divina es decir, timón del Nirankar (los figureless organizan que se llama todos-saturando el Omnipotente Dios). Whosoever logra esta fase, une con Dios y consigue la beatitud divina suprema: Whosoever alcanza esta fase, sube la esclavitud de castas, credos, rituales y costumbres anteriormente y une con Dios que no tiene la religión. Todas las personas Dios-conscientes alcanzan esta fase incluso siguiendo sus propias costumbres religiosas y manera de meditación inicialmente. Ésta es la esencia del tema de espiritualidad. Whosoever sigue las enseñanzas divinas y principios de Gurú Granth Sahib, se volverá un miembro de la comunidad del interfaith de que ha alcanzado el reino el divino (el Nirankar ke des) que se ha descrito oportunamente como Begumpura (la ciudad sin el dolor) por Bhagat Ravidas que era inicialmente un zapatero remendón pero logró este reino y unió con el divino. De en el fin, nosotros oramos con las manos plegadas a la humanidad entera que ellos deben considerar al Gurú Granth Sahib como el interfaith la escritura divina. Si todos seguimos las enseñanzas de Gurú Granth Sahib en la carta y espíritu, habrá hermandad universal entonces y paz divina en esta tierra. Nosotros sólo podemos orar y espera que esos días no estén lejanos cuando nosotros, la comunidad mundial entera, pisaríamos en este camino divino para establecer el cielo en este planeta. En este contexto, nosotros podemos citar un ejemplo aquí. Sant Attar el Singh Mastuana Wale, fue considerado el divino San por los seguidores de todo las religiones, casta y credo. Él nació en 1866 y después de meditar en el nombre divino unió con el Omnipotente Señor y la humanidad servida independiente de cualquier casta y credo. Él percibió esa era científica está rápidamente próxima y llevaría la humanidad a la distracción del camino divino. Él visualizó que el mundo Occidental está enseñando no más 'la alfabetización' para explorar descubrimientos científicos que manosearían finalmente. Él sentía la necesidad por combinar los valores espirituales y enseñanzas con 'la alfabetización' para que se ponga valor-basado 'la educación' (Vidya) para la mejora de generaciones futuras. El hombre instruido es el más egoísta. La alfabetización a menos que se ha condenado la espiritualidad vehementemente en el Gurú Granth Sahib: Una persona instruida es el la mayoría el zoquete porque él es egoísta y egoísta. Por otro lado, Vidya (la educación valor-basado) se ha elogiado en el Gurú Granth Sahib: Por eso el gran patriota y un líder venerado del Hindus Pandit el Madan Mohan Malaviya junto con todos los Rajas y Maharajas y los Santos pedidos el grande San de la era el Sant Attar Singh a ponga la fundación de la Banaras hindú Universidad. Tanto para que él fuera a Mastuana de Sangrur estación ferrocarril desnudo-pagada cubriendo 8 Kilómetros para arquear antes el San y le pide a ponga la fundación que él aceptó. Después del Gurú Gobind Singh, el Sant Attar Singh fue el primero quién puso más tensión en la educación y abrió la escuela de muchachas primero en el área dirigida hacia atrás extensa de Mastuana, un hasta aquí el lugar remoto desconocido. Después, la escuela de un muchachos también fue abierta. Santji puso la gran tensión en la educación valor-basado. Durante su vida, el Sant Attar Singh participó y presidió encima de varios Sikh las Conferencias Educativas. Él estableció varias escuelas y universidades como consecuencia. En una demanda específica, él envió el Sant Teja Singh para encabezar la Universidad de Khalsa prestigiosa, Amritsar para algún día. Su devoto querido, Sant Teja Singh que era MA LLB de Pendjab y AM de Harvard que sigue la misión de su mentor continuada el trabajo bueno. El Sant Teja Singh descubrió Baru Sahib que era bendito por el Gurú Gobind Singh cuando él visitó Nahan y puso la piedra de la fundación de este Braham Vidya que se volverá la Braham Vidya Universidad. Después de que él unió con la luz divina, sus seguidores empezaron una escuela elemento inglesa a Baru Sahib en 1986 con 5 estudiantes. Se volvió una escuela residencial completa se afiliada con CBSE después (la Tabla Central de Educación Secundaria), Govt. de India. Y ahora su estado se ha levantado a una universidad que se sancionó por el Gobierno y UGC bajo el nombre de Universidad Eterna. Hay 6 universidades y aproximadamente 60 escuelas establecidas en los estados Norteños de viz de India en la actualidad., Himachal Pradesh, Pendjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan dónde la educación valor-basado está impartiéndose,.
