Sikhilove G
Good philosophy often begins by calling into question the
meanings of some of the
key terms we use to express a point of view on a subject. It's not always the case that
fact and not
argument, rules intelligent thinking, quite often, it's the other way around. The aim of academic writing is to develop a point of view on or interpretation of a material and offer evidence in support. With that in mind, I go on to say as follows:
Sachkandh are souls who practice Truth 24/7,
..you could've said, 'souls are residents of sachkhand who practice truth 24/7' since "sachkhand" is a realm, an area, dimension, dwelling, territory, plane, etc. And, the soul in this case is the subject acting on the object [sachkhand], meaning, belonging to or living there.
Why is it necessary to have meanings of terms ?
Well, in a rough and ready mode, if we are to understand each other [discussion under thread], then we have to mean the same by the words we use. We can't use words to mean whatever we choose them to mean. For example, mamma in Italian means
mother, Punjabi
uncle and British-Punjabi
police [slang]. And, hence the reason for consistency and precision. That said, quite often in philosophy, a definition is only a starting-point- something to trigger think-mode. But more importantly, if I may add, is the need to get our vocab right if we're to understand and interpret Gurbani. The writers of Gurbani uses special vocab to mean and express specific conceptual points of view, such as "sachkhand". That is to say, it being a syllable of two words [1] sach = truth and [2] khand = realm, denoting specifically a metaphysical location beyond time and space of which Baba Nanak speaks in pauri 34-37 of japjisahib. Cash-value of which can only be had if one was to both read and interpret within theoretical standpoint to make sense.
But equally must I confess, an adept like yourself can do without such formalities and enjoy the true happiness of the soul in accord with perfect virtue being a staunch believer. So please take my comments to reflect literal sense and not corrective measures.
Take care and thank you !