Originally Posted by Narayanjot Kaur

To the main question,
Just Curious ji

To paraphrase the famous Swiss psychologist and student of religion Carl Jung. Once in explaining why American railroad tracks were open and not not bordered by high metal fences as was true in Europe in his time, Jung said that Europeans plan for stupidity and Americans count on intelligence. Well an analogy can be found with Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

Guru Nanak had faith in humanity and did not spend a lot of time thinking of ways to micromanage the affairs of body and soul. For one thing he believed that humans were intrinsically good and that the enslavement of ritual and prescription would never release the inner power of divine light.

That is why Sri Guru Granth Sahib carries a message of liberation and empowerment.

He believed that there is "gian" within each of us. Sri Guru Granth Sahib does not insult its devotees by making any attempt to lay out a blueprint for spiritual, ethical and moral practice.

He gave us this view of ourselves as moral creatures. He believed we could figure this out without a lot of supervision.

• There is only one God for all the peoples of the world
• All are equal before this one God
• To respect all beings and to protect the weak.
• To live by one's honest labour and enterprise - Kirat Karni
• To remember the gift of life from the Almighty and to rely on Him only
• To engage in regular remembrance of God - Naam Japna and Simran
• One must live the life of a householder - committed to Selfless service (Sewa) to the community
• To shares one's wealth with the needy - Wand ka Chakna
• To be vigilant and defend one's life from the evil internal forces - Lust (Kham), Anger (Krodh), Greed (Lobh), Attachment (Moh), and Ego (ahankar).
• To promote positive qualities both personally and among the community. To embrace Sat (Truth); Daya (Compassion); Santokh (Contenment); Nimrata (Humility); and Pyare (Love) as positive qualities of life.