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<blockquote data-quote="Tejwant Singh1" data-source="post: 129480" data-attributes="member: 635"><p>Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh!</p><p> </p><p>I am not a Scholar or a Giani of Sikh Studies but I try, in my own way, to read and understand the Jewels of Gurbani. Therefore, at the onset, please pardon me if you find my views not very much in conformity to the main stream thinking.</p><p> </p><p>Before I dwell into "The Real Meaning of Ik Oankar?", let me ask one simple question to myself.</p><p> </p><p>Who were those people Guru Nanak ji was preaching to when he began to preach? Majority of them were of Hindu background and some may have been Muslim once Guru Maharaj came to be accepted as a Divine Personality par excellence. The Hindus and the Muslims subsequently, became his Sikhs or his Followers only once they accepted his point of view and came back to him for more.</p><p> </p><p>Since the first people he preached to were Hindus, they knew the classical mythology and description of God as many faceted being with many names as the 'Devtas' and 'Devies' went. They used to call God "Om". That is the invocation of all Hindus religious ceremonies where "Om" is recited first followed by the prayer going to some particular god or goddess. Even when a Hindu priest invokes a new Shloka, he starts with 'Om" like 'Om Bhagvati'.</p><p> </p><p>Now, take the case of semi-literate or uneducated Hindu masses having been used to calling God "Om". In the simplification or any spoken sound, there is always some corruption or deviation from the original pure sound which was refined in Sanskrit.</p><p> </p><p>By the way, the word Sanskrit itself means, "something which can not be refined anymore'. Go back to the English meaning of the word 'Sans', which means 'without'. The second vowel of 'Krit' means to do or to make. And it sounds very akin to 'Create'. Therefore, Sanskrit became a language over a long times as something which could not be 'created or crafted any further' or 'which is perfect'. But it remained a classical language of the Brahmins only, unfortunately.</p><p> </p><p>Going back to "Om". If you sit, close your eyes and recite the word "Om' in a low baritoned voice, you may experience a divine vibration in your chest which acts like a bellow, blowing out air through your throat in a controlled manner thus making the sound "Om" turn into "Ooooooooommmmmmmm", until you run out of breath and inhale again and start all over again. That is the practice which Hindu yogis indulge in, even when they do Yoga.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, Guru Nanak Dev ji Maharaj spoke to the Hindus from simple backgrounds and not to the classical Sanskrit educated elite. In my perception, he spoke the word "Om' as was being spoken by the layman. The whole Gurbani is a layman's language or simple Sant or Sadhu basha. But the words of this simple language have Sanskrit origin going back to many centuries.</p><p> </p><p>The word "Om" was being spoken as "Onnnnnmm' with a predominant nasal sound. Try it yourself.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, all that Guru Maharaj said to his congregation, "Ek Oan Kar" meaning that there is "One Om Who is the Doer or 'Karta' of everything". Its implied meaning is that there is not more than One God as the common people were made to believe until then.</p><p>My humble submission is that the meaning of <strong><span style="font-size: 18px">"Ik Oankar" is </span></strong>"One Oan Who is the Karta or Doer of everything".</p><p> </p><p>And as far as the written form is concerned, it's easy to put the Gurmukhi figure of '1' before 'Oan' rather than write Ek Oankar.</p><p> </p><p>May Waheguru ji forgive me if I have written anything incorrect. He knows what we all are talking about with our limited understanding.</p><p> </p><p>Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh!</p><p>Tejwant Singh1</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tejwant Singh1, post: 129480, member: 635"] Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh! I am not a Scholar or a Giani of Sikh Studies but I try, in my own way, to read and understand the Jewels of Gurbani. Therefore, at the onset, please pardon me if you find my views not very much in conformity to the main stream thinking. Before I dwell into "The Real Meaning of Ik Oankar?", let me ask one simple question to myself. Who were those people Guru Nanak ji was preaching to when he began to preach? Majority of them were of Hindu background and some may have been Muslim once Guru Maharaj came to be accepted as a Divine Personality par excellence. The Hindus and the Muslims subsequently, became his Sikhs or his Followers only once they accepted his point of view and came back to him for more. Since the first people he preached to were Hindus, they knew the classical mythology and description of God as many faceted being with many names as the 'Devtas' and 'Devies' went. They used to call God "Om". That is the invocation of all Hindus religious ceremonies where "Om" is recited first followed by the prayer going to some particular god or goddess. Even when a Hindu priest invokes a new Shloka, he starts with 'Om" like 'Om Bhagvati'. Now, take the case of semi-literate or uneducated Hindu masses having been used to calling God "Om". In the simplification or any spoken sound, there is always some corruption or deviation from the original pure sound which was refined in Sanskrit. By the way, the word Sanskrit itself means, "something which can not be refined anymore'. Go back to the English meaning of the word 'Sans', which means 'without'. The second vowel of 'Krit' means to do or to make. And it sounds very akin to 'Create'. Therefore, Sanskrit became a language over a long times as something which could not be 'created or crafted any further' or 'which is perfect'. But it remained a classical language of the Brahmins only, unfortunately. Going back to "Om". If you sit, close your eyes and recite the word "Om' in a low baritoned voice, you may experience a divine vibration in your chest which acts like a bellow, blowing out air through your throat in a controlled manner thus making the sound "Om" turn into "Ooooooooommmmmmmm", until you run out of breath and inhale again and start all over again. That is the practice which Hindu yogis indulge in, even when they do Yoga. Therefore, Guru Nanak Dev ji Maharaj spoke to the Hindus from simple backgrounds and not to the classical Sanskrit educated elite. In my perception, he spoke the word "Om' as was being spoken by the layman. The whole Gurbani is a layman's language or simple Sant or Sadhu basha. But the words of this simple language have Sanskrit origin going back to many centuries. The word "Om" was being spoken as "Onnnnnmm' with a predominant nasal sound. Try it yourself. Therefore, all that Guru Maharaj said to his congregation, "Ek Oan Kar" meaning that there is "One Om Who is the Doer or 'Karta' of everything". Its implied meaning is that there is not more than One God as the common people were made to believe until then. My humble submission is that the meaning of [B][SIZE=5]"Ik Oankar" is [/SIZE][/B][SIZE=5][/SIZE]"One Oan Who is the Karta or Doer of everything". And as far as the written form is concerned, it's easy to put the Gurmukhi figure of '1' before 'Oan' rather than write Ek Oankar. May Waheguru ji forgive me if I have written anything incorrect. He knows what we all are talking about with our limited understanding. Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh! Tejwant Singh1 [/QUOTE]
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