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I understand rejecting a deity. I agree with Sikhism that God is beyond our human understanding and much of the trappings of religions have little to do with God. Your issue with messengers is very interesting. One of the first things I read about Sikhism is that they don't recognize prophets...

I don't think God can be defined. That's the role of revelation to tell us about God that He is the source of all things, the King and Lord of the universe, that he is the Beloved of our souls, that he is just and the source of all goodness. By divine Manifestion, a Bahai term with layers of...

I like to think that reality has many layers which can be similtanously true. I've only read the first few pages of the Sri Guru Granath Sahib, but I'm convinced by it's divine orgin. It shares with other scripturers that the words themselves point to a deeper Truth. Plato, in the Republic...

Harry, You point out the worst thing about philosophy. It quickly becomes Plato says this and Soinoza this and the Hindus say this and the Christains say this. It's maddening. It's all opinions and there is no certainity. Your question is a good way to think about it. When most people say...

I found this referenced on another thread Sach Khand - Wikipedia It seems that the goal is union with the Divine then, not self realization as already divine. Right?

Aman asked me to talk a little bit about my mystic background. Short answer is I grew up Christain and studied Lutheran theology in undergraduate then became Zen Buddhist then studied Hassidic Judaism then recently became Baha'i with an interest in Platonism. That really doesn't describe me...

What is the Sikh view on human True Nature? Zen Buddhism says ultimately there is no self and our True Nature is emptiness, not void but empty of description. It's pure Being. So I'm borrowing this term of True Nature from Zen. Who are we really or ultimately? Mystics of Abrahamic faiths...

Hello! I'm a mystic and I starting study Sikh scripture and theology. It's absolutely beautiful and I look forward to discussing it further. Thanks, MM