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Nanak Is The Guru, Nanak Is The Lord Himself
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<blockquote data-quote="Khojat" data-source="post: 73660" data-attributes="member: 5934"><p><strong>Re: Nanak is the Guru, Nanak is the Lord Himself.</strong></p><p></p><p>Dear Sikh80,</p><p> </p><p>Thank you for your reply. I understand the basic confusion as expressed in your reply. I am sure there are many others with similar sentiments. We are not alone. Those of the Christian Faith have been facing these same questions for over 2000 years. We are only just starting to explore the depths of our own Faith.</p><p> </p><p>To answer your questions, i first need to clarify some issues;</p><p> </p><p>Firstly, all that I have stated is from the SGGS JI and is according to my interpretation of the same. God forgive me if I ahve put in anything other that the Word og the SGG JI. I have tried to be careful and not insert my own unguided views (guided by the SGGS Ji)</p><p> </p><p>Secondly, in my first post, I stated that God and the Sat Guru are two seperate beings though intertwined and in constant communion. The Sat Guru is pure light and an Immaculate Soul.</p><p> </p><p>As God pleases he selects a pure vessel (a worthy human body) that has proved itself and has reached the highest level of spiritual attainment. God by His Grace then infuses this being with His light and Word. The Light of the Sat Guru is now in an embodied state (has a physical body as opposed to only a spiritual one). The Sat Guru is given the task of teaching and spreding God's Name and Truthfulness to the World that has either gone astray or has forgotten its belief in the Tru One God. The Sat Guru is the closet that any moratl man will come to knowing or seeing God.</p><p> </p><p>Thirdly, when you attempt to understand </p><p>God and his characteristics/virtues, you must be careful not to attribute human failings to Him such as Pride, Ego, Desire, etc. It is a very easy mistake to make. God is free from all such failings that afflict Man.</p><p> </p><p>To answer your questions directly do note;</p><p> </p><p>1. It is God, through the Sat Guru that is teaching the world His Praise. As you have out it, It is God Praising God. This is what it seems like at first Glance. Dig a little deeper and ask a few questions.</p><p>If God is free from such things as Pride and Ego, then what purpose does it serve for Him to create and generate His own praise. The answer may lie in the fact that Man has been seperated from God and that God has created the means for Man - His Children - to return to Him.</p><p>God has placed the means to Salvation and Reunion with the body of Man. However, it has been Hiddden. Man must find it again and make his way back to God.</p><p>God sends the Sat Guru just for this purpose. To bring his word and true religion to His lost Children.</p><p>The Sat Guru teached us the Word of God and the Love of God. He teaches us to Praise God from the botom of of hearts and from the depths of our Souls. </p><p>Those rare ones amongst us who heeds this advice and hold it dear to their hearts above all other things begin their Spiritual Journey back to God. Through God's praise, one comes to bear unconditional love to God, one comes to fear God and one comes to obey God. As this process continues, the man ascends the spiritual plane (Sat Guru Nanak mentions 5 such planes in the Japji Sahib). As he ascends higher he receives higher understanding and revelations about the universe, of all things and of God. He attains mental and spiritual prowess but ever remains humble in God's fear.</p><p>He continues to ascend until he reached the Tenth Gate and gains union with God. This can happen even while the man is alive on Earth.</p><p> </p><p>This then is the purpose of God seemingly creating and perpetuating His own Praise. His Praise and His Word which he has infused into the Sat Guru is the Life line to be Given to His Children so that they will have the means to return to their Creator, if they have the will and if they are strong enough to do so. Those who are unable to are not abandoned but they are given continuous opportunities (rebirth). God will not abandon them unless they are the Cursed Ones.</p><p> </p><p>The above, answers all your points raised. I hope it gives you some clarity in thought. No answer is ever complete. Each is subject to interpretation. This is mine.</p><p> </p><p>GurFateh</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Khojat, post: 73660, member: 5934"] [b]Re: Nanak is the Guru, Nanak is the Lord Himself.[/b] Dear Sikh80, Thank you for your reply. I understand the basic confusion as expressed in your reply. I am sure there are many others with similar sentiments. We are not alone. Those of the Christian Faith have been facing these same questions for over 2000 years. We are only just starting to explore the depths of our own Faith. To answer your questions, i first need to clarify some issues; Firstly, all that I have stated is from the SGGS JI and is according to my interpretation of the same. God forgive me if I ahve put in anything other that the Word og the SGG JI. I have tried to be careful and not insert my own unguided views (guided by the SGGS Ji) Secondly, in my first post, I stated that God and the Sat Guru are two seperate beings though intertwined and in constant communion. The Sat Guru is pure light and an Immaculate Soul. As God pleases he selects a pure vessel (a worthy human body) that has proved itself and has reached the highest level of spiritual attainment. God by His Grace then infuses this being with His light and Word. The Light of the Sat Guru is now in an embodied state (has a physical body as opposed to only a spiritual one). The Sat Guru is given the task of teaching and spreding God's Name and Truthfulness to the World that has either gone astray or has forgotten its belief in the Tru One God. The Sat Guru is the closet that any moratl man will come to knowing or seeing God. Thirdly, when you attempt to understand God and his characteristics/virtues, you must be careful not to attribute human failings to Him such as Pride, Ego, Desire, etc. It is a very easy mistake to make. God is free from all such failings that afflict Man. To answer your questions directly do note; 1. It is God, through the Sat Guru that is teaching the world His Praise. As you have out it, It is God Praising God. This is what it seems like at first Glance. Dig a little deeper and ask a few questions. If God is free from such things as Pride and Ego, then what purpose does it serve for Him to create and generate His own praise. The answer may lie in the fact that Man has been seperated from God and that God has created the means for Man - His Children - to return to Him. God has placed the means to Salvation and Reunion with the body of Man. However, it has been Hiddden. Man must find it again and make his way back to God. God sends the Sat Guru just for this purpose. To bring his word and true religion to His lost Children. The Sat Guru teached us the Word of God and the Love of God. He teaches us to Praise God from the botom of of hearts and from the depths of our Souls. Those rare ones amongst us who heeds this advice and hold it dear to their hearts above all other things begin their Spiritual Journey back to God. Through God's praise, one comes to bear unconditional love to God, one comes to fear God and one comes to obey God. As this process continues, the man ascends the spiritual plane (Sat Guru Nanak mentions 5 such planes in the Japji Sahib). As he ascends higher he receives higher understanding and revelations about the universe, of all things and of God. He attains mental and spiritual prowess but ever remains humble in God's fear. He continues to ascend until he reached the Tenth Gate and gains union with God. This can happen even while the man is alive on Earth. This then is the purpose of God seemingly creating and perpetuating His own Praise. His Praise and His Word which he has infused into the Sat Guru is the Life line to be Given to His Children so that they will have the means to return to their Creator, if they have the will and if they are strong enough to do so. Those who are unable to are not abandoned but they are given continuous opportunities (rebirth). God will not abandon them unless they are the Cursed Ones. The above, answers all your points raised. I hope it gives you some clarity in thought. No answer is ever complete. Each is subject to interpretation. This is mine. GurFateh [/QUOTE]
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