Goal of Human Life

Every religion ,for that matter, has some element of altruism and philanthropy. Some religions contain this as an explicit manner and some contain these elements in the form of eulogisation and it becomes ingrained in them. Sikhism is is a religion that has all the elements of Humanis that has been stated in the post of sinister ji.In sikhism rituals are minimal.All that we are told is to be a good human being and thank HIm for that we have i.e intellect and mind which helps the process of self realisation. The methodology suggested is also plain. It does not stop one to do anything that falls in line with Humanism. Humanism and spritualism are off-shoot of religion. Be it any religion.It is the religious values on which the edifice of the Spirituality can be built.
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Becoming jeevan Mukt is the highest state of a human being that one can attain with lot of patience and practice.
Your post is very much practical and points a clear intellect behind it. Thanks for introducing us to the concepts.

 
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jw kau Awey soeI ibhwJhu hir gur qy mnih bsyrw ] (13-17, gauVI pUrbI, mÚ 5)
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Purchase only that for which you have come into the world, and through the Guru, the Lord shall dwell within your mind.

inj Gir mhlu pwvhu suK shjy bhuir n hoiego Pyrw ]3] (13-18, gauVI pUrbI, mÚ 5)
Within the home of your own inner being, you shall obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence with intuitive ease. You shall not be consigned again to the wheel of reincarnation. ||3||

rUp rMg sugMD Bog iqAwig cly mwieAw Cly kink kwimnI ]1] rhwau ] (901-12, rwmklI, mÚ 5)
You must abandon your beauty, pleasures, fragrances and enjoyments; beguiled by gold and sexual desire, you must still leave Maya behind. ||1||Pause||

BMfwr drb Arb Krb pyiK lIlw mnu sDwrY ] (901-13, rwmklI, mÚ 5)
You gaze upon billions and trillions of treasures and riches, which delight and comfort your mind,
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nh sMig gwmnI ]1] (901-13, rwmklI, mÚ 5)
but these will not go along with you. ||1||
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suq klqR BRwq mIq auriJ pirE Brim moihE ieh ibrK CwmnI ] (901-14, rwmklI, mÚ 5)
Entangled with children, spouse, siblings and friends, you are enticed and fooled; these pass like the shadow of a tree.
crn kml srn nwnk suKu sMq BwvnI ]2]2]60] (901-14, rwmklI, mÚ 5)
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of His lotus feet; He has found peace in the faith of the Saints. ||2||2||60||

ry mn Et lyhu hir nwmw ] (901-17, rwmklI, mÚ 9)
O mind, take the sheltering support of the Lord's Name.
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jw kY ismrin durmiq nwsY pwvih pdu inrbwnw ]1] rhwau ] (901-17, rwmklI, mÚ 9)
Remembering Him in meditation, evil-mindedness is dispelled, and the state of Nirvaanaa is obtained. ||1||Pause||

Listen, listen to my advice, O my mind! only good deed shall endure, and there may not be another chance" (GG, 154).
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So, realization of God and a reunion of atma (soul) with paramatma (Supreme Soul, God) are the ultimate goals of human life.

The achievement ultimately rests on nadar (God's grace), but man has to strive in order to deserve His grace. As a first step, he should have faith in and craving for the Lord. He should believe that God is near him, rather within his self, and not far away. He is to seek Him in his self.

"Your beloved is close to you, O foolish bride! What are you searching outside?" (GG, 722), and "Recognize yourself, O mind! You are the light manifest. Rejoice in Guru's instruction that God is always with (in) you. If you recognize your Self, you shall know the Lord and shall get the knowledge of life and death" (GG, 441).
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The knowledge of the infinitesimal nature of his self when compared to the immenseness of God and His creation would instil humility in man and would rid him of his ego (a sense of I, my and mine) which is "the greatest malady man suffers from" (GG, 466, 589, 1258) and the arch-enemy of nam or path to God-Realization (GG, 560). Having surrendered his ego and having an intense desire to reach his goal (the realization of Reality), the seeker under Guru's instruction (gurmati) becomes a gurmukh or person looking guruward. He meditates upon nam or sabda, the Divine Word, while yet leading life as a householder, earning through honest labour, sharing his victuals with the needy, and performing self-abnegating deeds of service.

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The achievement ultimately rests on nadar (God's grace), but man has to strive in order to deserve His grace. As a first step, he should have faith in and craving for the Lord. He should believe that God is near him, rather within his self, and not far away. He is to seek Him in his self.

suixAw mMinAw min kIqw Bwau ] (4-15, jpu, mÚ 1)
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Listening and believing with love and humility in your mind,
AMqrgiq qIriQ mil nwau ] (4-15, jpu, mÚ 1)
cleanse yourself with the Name, at the sacred shrine deep within.

suixAw mMinAw min kIqw Bwau ] (4-15, jpu, mÚ 1)
Listening and believing with love and humility in your mind,
AMqrgiq qIriQ mil nwau ] (4-15, jpu, mÚ 1)
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cleanse yourself with the Name, at the sacred shrine deep within