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<blockquote data-quote="Satyaban" data-source="post: 107552" data-attributes="member: 1692"><p>Tejwant ji:</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue">"Monotheism, Pantheism, Polytheism, Atheism and all other kinds of <u><em>isms</em></u> one may be able to add to the above list are definitions/descriptions of belief systems which people use to believe in a deity, personified being God, except Atheism whose belief system is not to believe in such a deity."</span> </p><p></p><p>That would work if the belief in a deity did not precede the "systems". However the definitions precede what is being defined can it? What I am saying is that it is not logical to create a definition and later the noun it applies to.</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue">"To compensate for this black hole, all these belief systems create mechanical rituals which has multifold advantages."</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: black">Sikhism has not doctrine, dogma or rituals? If this is so why have a temple?</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue">"1. It makes people do something together which in result creates unity of the group performing the rituals.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">2. By performing the same ritual, it gives them the sense of belongingness."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">There is nothing wrong with this is there? What goes on in a Sikh temple or mandir? It is not a cacophony of noise is it or is there some order to it? For instance do you remove your shoes before entry?</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue">"6. Last but not the least, no thought process is needed for all the above which shows that self discovery or self betterment, hence self improvement take backseat although are used as great facades to lasso others.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: black">I think that is up to the individual and I have stated my position on proselytizing elsewhere.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue">"So, one can see that all the above schools of thought do not really help in developing any thought process. To the contrary because mechanical rituals are not meant for that."</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: black">I guess it is obvious that this member can not see that.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue">"Sikhi is not a belief system because it is based on pragmatism not on dogmas. As it is a pragmatic approach to life, it is based on objective reality."</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p> <span style="color: blue"></span><span style="color: black">What exactly is this "objective reality" that others don't have?</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue">"Guru Nanak shows us this pragmatic objective reality long before any other astronomer, scientist could ever do even with the help of instruments.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue">Guru Nanak says in Japji: Patalaan pataal lakh, agassan agaas.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue">There are in numerous planets and many more milky ways."</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: black">Are you sure about your time line and weren't his observations based on the Vedas? I prefer to get my science from scientists and rely on rishis, great saints and other holy men and women.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue">"Some of you may ask why Sikhi is not a belief sytem? The reason is that there is no Deity- personified GOD in Sikhi.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue">Ik Ong Kaar is not a deity, hence Ik Ong Kaar is NOT a belief but Ik Ong kaar <strong><em><u>IS</u></em></strong>.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue">It is hard to meet the Source of the Universe and beyond, our Divine Master. Ik Ong Kaar's form is immeasurable, inaccessible and unfathomable. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue">Ik Ong Kaar is above all formless and indescribable, so sublime as to be totally beyond human powers of recognition, description, or conception." </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: black">No personalized God, so does this include no transcendent intimacy during samadhi or there is no samadhi at all during meditation? I think I am misunderstanding your concept. It is my belief and prayer that God is accessible, you have said it is hard. Hence do you believe God is accessible but it is hard or that God is not accessible.</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000">Nearing conclusion are you implying that Sikhism is the only purveyor of </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000">truth?</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><strong>How do Saivites regard other faiths</strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue"><strong><span style="color: #000000"> Sloka 12</span></strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000">Religious beliefs are manifold and different. Saivites understanding the strength of this diversity, wholeheartedly respect and encourage all who believe in God. They honor the fact that the Truth is one, paths are many. Aum. "Dancing with Shiva" by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p>Peace</p><p>Satyaban</p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Satyaban, post: 107552, member: 1692"] Tejwant ji: [COLOR=blue]"Monotheism, Pantheism, Polytheism, Atheism and all other kinds of [U][I]isms[/I][/U] one may be able to add to the above list are definitions/descriptions of belief systems which people use to believe in a deity, personified being God, except Atheism whose belief system is not to believe in such a deity."[/COLOR] That would work if the belief in a deity did not precede the "systems". However the definitions precede what is being defined can it? What I am saying is that it is not logical to create a definition and later the noun it applies to. [COLOR=blue]"To compensate for this black hole, all these belief systems create mechanical rituals which has multifold advantages." [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Sikhism has not doctrine, dogma or rituals? If this is so why have a temple?[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]"1. It makes people do something together which in result creates unity of the group performing the rituals. 2. By performing the same ritual, it gives them the sense of belongingness."[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [COLOR=black]There is nothing wrong with this is there? What goes on in a Sikh temple or mandir? It is not a cacophony of noise is it or is there some order to it? For instance do you remove your shoes before entry?[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]"6. Last but not the least, no thought process is needed for all the above which shows that self discovery or self betterment, hence self improvement take backseat although are used as great facades to lasso others.[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][COLOR=black]I think that is up to the individual and I have stated my position on proselytizing elsewhere.[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]"So, one can see that all the above schools of thought do not really help in developing any thought process. To the contrary because mechanical rituals are not meant for that." [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]I guess it is obvious that this member can not see that.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]"Sikhi is not a belief system because it is based on pragmatism not on dogmas. As it is a pragmatic approach to life, it is based on objective reality."[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue] [/COLOR][COLOR=black]What exactly is this "objective reality" that others don't have?[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=blue]"Guru Nanak shows us this pragmatic objective reality long before any other astronomer, scientist could ever do even with the help of instruments. Guru Nanak says in Japji: Patalaan pataal lakh, agassan agaas. There are in numerous planets and many more milky ways." [/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=black]Are you sure about your time line and weren't his observations based on the Vedas? I prefer to get my science from scientists and rely on rishis, great saints and other holy men and women.[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=blue]"Some of you may ask why Sikhi is not a belief sytem? The reason is that there is no Deity- personified GOD in Sikhi. Ik Ong Kaar is not a deity, hence Ik Ong Kaar is NOT a belief but Ik Ong kaar [B][I][U]IS[/U][/I][/B]. It is hard to meet the Source of the Universe and beyond, our Divine Master. Ik Ong Kaar's form is immeasurable, inaccessible and unfathomable. Ik Ong Kaar is above all formless and indescribable, so sublime as to be totally beyond human powers of recognition, description, or conception." [/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=blue][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=blue][COLOR=black]No personalized God, so does this include no transcendent intimacy during samadhi or there is no samadhi at all during meditation? I think I am misunderstanding your concept. It is my belief and prayer that God is accessible, you have said it is hard. Hence do you believe God is accessible but it is hard or that God is not accessible.[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000]Nearing conclusion are you implying that Sikhism is the only purveyor of [/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000]truth?[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][B]How do Saivites regard other faiths[/B][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=blue][B][COLOR=#000000] Sloka 12[/COLOR][/B][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000]Religious beliefs are manifold and different. Saivites understanding the strength of this diversity, wholeheartedly respect and encourage all who believe in God. They honor the fact that the Truth is one, paths are many. Aum. "Dancing with Shiva" by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] Peace Satyaban [COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=blue][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR] [/COLOR] [/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue] [/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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