'm mainly interested in the concept of total
liberation
this is a concept I also find hugely interesting, although possibly for different reasons, my own understanding is that we are given personalities, a mish mash of desires and needs, of ego, arrogance, the need to belong, the to ingratiate oneself with society, etc, in my view, the aim of Sikhism is to see this personality as false, and pointless, and to find the god given personality that exists in us all, not to please god, or to do the right thing, but because to walk in that consonance of unity with everything, makes life pleasant, peaceful and fulfilling.
and the question about the recitation of the Name of
God..how do we know the Name of God? Did He/She said it to us..all religions and phlisophies came up with different names....could someone explain that to me..with words I can understand.
pardon me for being frank, but, again, in my opinion, and it is only my opinion, who cares? How is the name of god going to help us in any way? I have a 1997 Nissan Micra parked outside with a terminally flat tyre, it is presented in mouldy green and has the wing mirrors falling off, but that is a different story. What I really need to do is get off my backside, go out into the cold, and change the tyre, although maybe chanting the word tyre could help, I really need to get up.
It is not the name of god that is important, rather than the qualities of god that we need to know about, how can we know the qualities of god, in Sikhism, I believe these are enshrined in the Mool Mantra, truth, lack of enmity, courage, all good qualities to embrace.
Yes, all religions came up with an original name, an original deity, because its easier to remember names and bow before deities than it is to live up to the standards of god.
.I'm also an astrolger..what is the
Sikh point of view on
Astrology?
Astrology is defined according to wikki as
Astrology consists of several pseudoscientific systems of
divination[1] based on the premise that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events in the human world. Many cultures have attached importance to astronomical events, and the
Indians,
Chinese, and
Mayans developed elaborate systems for predicting terrestrial events from celestial observations. In the West, astrology most often consists of a system of
horoscopes purporting to explain aspects of a person's
personality and predict future events in their life based on the positions of the sun,
moon, and other celestial objects at the time of their birth. The majority of professional astrologers rely on such systems.
[2]:
Sikhism is pragmatic, it stands with science shoulder to shoulder, it is a fact based religion devoid of miracles and auspicious moments, I would say Sikhism gives absolutely no weight at all to astrology, although the same cannot be said about most Sikhs....
