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Originally Posted by findingmyway  I'm really confused as to what is being said here. To fully understand the poetry and analogies used in gurbani we must have an understanding of the historical context. Agreed. |
Yes this is very important.
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However, transferring those principles into modern day thinking is not acceptable? Must we stay in the past? A lot of the confusion seems to be caused by struggling to understand when something is literal and when an analogy is being used to improve understanding.
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Yes this is also very important. I think this will become more and more important as time goes on.
All I am saying is that let's keep the distinctions, between those two, between the historical and modern interpretations, in place.
Now my question to everyone: Is keeping the distinction a problem in your opinion?