re: "Sab Sikhan Ko Hukam Hai Guru Manyo Granth" and the Roadhaswami
From the above, I have gathered that you have been brain-washed by a typical cult to think only to believe in a physically living sant to attain jivan mukti.
So here I would like to ask a few questions about Guru Arjan Dev Ji's martyrdom.
Why did he choose to give his life instead of cherishing his physical body.
Would it matter to us if we lived only for 30 years or 90 years in the physical body ?
What do you understand by " Mil Sadh sangat Bhaj Keval Naam"
Naamjap ji
From the above, even i can say that you have been brain-washed by your typical tradition to think only to believe in the granth to attain jivan mukti.
GuruArjunDev ji gave up his life, due to the circumstances. He gave up his life, because he felt it was right, at that time. But it does not mean that the physical body of a saint is useless. It does not mean that there is no need to go to the living saints.
Besides, what would you say about the other sikh gurus who did not give up their lives? They were living saints and people visited them, loved them, and enjoyed their sangat.
" Mil sadh sangat bhaj keval naam " This happens when first of all a living sadh is present. This happened in sikhs when the gurus were alive, and people actually became enlightened in their sangat at that time.
But if there is only a sangat and a book, it is not sadh sangat. A group of unenlightened people sitting around a book, cannot be called a sadh sangat. Because sadh is not present there.
Sikhs worship a book, hindus worship idols, muslims worship a stone and i dont see much of a difference. Sikhs feel that their book is the ultimate god, hindus feel that their idols are the ultimate god, and the muslims feel that their stone is god. Not much of a difference. When the living saints are gone, every religion or cult becomes a stupid belief system. And every belief system claims that they have the ultimate truth.
Sikhs love to cling to a book, because it is comfortable and convenient for them.
A living guru is always a headache and a challenge for the ego. So they stay away from the living gurus. And sikhs beauutifully mold the meanings of the lines in the book, where the importance of a living guru is mentioned. They say that the words sant, braham gyani, or sadh, are for the god. Or they say that these are not the titles.
May be they had a talk with their dead gurus about this, and were told that these words are for god. Or they Made it by themselves to fit those lines with their own ideology.
