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Is There A Difference In What Is Meant By "true Guru" And "lord?"

Sikhilove

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But it is not nihilistic we are not nothing.. We are a part of the whole otherwise what is the point?

He realised His true Origin and Self after ages of meditation and self contemplation and self assessment and blessed us with the opportunity to learn what He did in a fraction of the time. He created this game out of Pure Love, the wish to share his discovery with another.

We learn to detach from Maya and teach others out of the illusion also. We learn every moment, each Darshan of Him He blesses us with (All image and Form) is a lesson and a gift. It's not here for us to get caught up in, and hence attached to, we're here to discover and to experience life.

This world and the spirit realm are projections of the Nothingness, of the whole. They are all parts of the whole. Dukh and Sukh are again parts of the whole.

Yeh we are separate souls but really we are One in that we are made from the same stuff He is. We're One in Truth, in the Nothingness, the Silence.

We serve and honour Truth by teaching it to others with the same Love, whether they are criminals or good souls, they're all God and here to discover the self.

It's not pointless, it's amazing.
 

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He realised His true Origin and Self after ages of meditation and self contemplation and self assessment and blessed us with the opportunity to learn what He did in a fraction of the time. He created this game out of Pure Love, the wish to share his discovery with another.

We learn to detach from Maya and teach others out of the illusion also. We learn every moment, each Darshan of Him He blesses us with (All image and Form) is a lesson and a gift. It's not here for us to get caught up in, and hence attached to, we're here to discover and to experience life.

This world and the spirit realm are projections of the Nothingness, of the whole. They are all parts of the whole. Dukh and Sukh are again parts of the whole.

Yeh we are separate souls but really we are One in that we are made from the same stuff He is. We're One in Truth, in the Nothingness, the Silence.

We serve and honour Truth by teaching it to others with the same Love, whether they are criminals or good souls, they're all God and here to discover the self.

It's not pointless, it's amazing.
Except for me it's not pointless. For me we wouldn't have the concept of kirat karo if it was pointless.. If accepting nothingness was righteous then surely living your life in a cave meditating would be perfectly acceptable.. To live or die be good or bad would not matter yet it does matter.. Onkaar is everything so nothing matters but the nothingness is premised on accepting everything.. Sikhi teaches us, expects of us to engage in the world
 

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He realised His true Origin and Self after ages of meditation and self contemplation and self assessment and blessed us with the opportunity to learn what He did in a fraction of the time. He created this game out of Pure Love, the wish to share his discovery with another.

We learn to detach from Maya and teach others out of the illusion also. We learn every moment, each Darshan of Him He blesses us with (All image and Form) is a lesson and a gift. It's not here for us to get caught up in, and hence attached to, we're here to discover and to experience life.

This world and the spirit realm are projections of the Nothingness, of the whole. They are all parts of the whole. Dukh and Sukh are again parts of the whole.

Yeh we are separate souls but really we are One in that we are made from the same stuff He is. We're One in Truth, in the Nothingness, the Silence.

We serve and honour Truth by teaching it to others with the same Love, whether they are criminals or good souls, they're all God and here to discover the self.

It's not pointless, it's amazing.
Except for me it's not pointless. For me we wouldn't have the concept of kirat karo if it was pointless.. If accepting nothingness was righteous then surely living your life in a cave meditating would be perfectly acceptable.. To live or die be good or bad would not matter yet it does matter.. Onkaar is everything so nothing matters but the nothingness is premised on accepting everything.. Sikhi teaches us, expects of us to engage in the world
 

Sikhilove

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Except for me it's not pointless. For me we wouldn't have the concept of kirat karo if it was pointless.. If accepting nothingness was righteous then surely living your life in a cave meditating would be perfectly acceptable.. To live or die be good or bad would not matter yet it does matter.. Onkaar is everything so nothing matters but the nothingness is premised on accepting everything.. Sikhi teaches us, expects of us to engage in the world

That's what I said, it's not pointless it's amazing.

Truth is a psychology, to apply to our lives. Gurbani teaches us to live Truth in Action, meaning live your life, enjoy your life, learn lessons that are taught, perform selfless service whilst remaining in chardi kala and being a good soul etc.

I never said don't live, experience and enjoy your life and help others.

The point of relaying the fact that He created the khel out of love for us is that there was nothing in it for him. It was and continues to be the greatest selfless service that has ever and that will ever be rendered upon any soul.

Teaching others out of the illusion, to live their lives happily in chardi kala free of the thieves is divine service and one that the Gurus devoted their lives to. We are here to follow their examples and to live and enjoy our lives detached from rubbish whilst living our higher purpose(selfless seva/ teaching others to detach from the rubbish also). To stand up for justice, and fight for what's right when needed.
 
If onkaar is nirbhau nirvair then why would 'he' create a game?

For us to experience/ discover/ learn what He did.
 
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sukhsingh

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That's what I said, it's not pointless it's amazing.

Truth is a psychology, it's the best way for us to live our lives. Gurbani teaches us to live Truth in Action, meaning live your life, enjoy your life, learn lessons that are taught, perform selfless service whilst remaining in chardi kala and being a good soul etc.

I never said don't live, experience and enjoy your life and help others.

The point of relaying the fact that He created the khel out of love for us is that there was nothing in it for him. It was and continues to be the greatest selfless service that has ever and that will ever be rendered upon any soul.

Teaching others out of the illusion, to live their lives happily in chardi kala free of the thieves is divine service and one that the Gurus devoted their lives to. We are here to follow their examples and to live and enjoy our lives detached from rubbish whilst living our higher purpose(selfless seva/ teaching others to detach from the rubbish also). To stand up for justice, and fight for what's right when needed.
 


For us to learn what He did.
I'm sorry but with all due respect I disagree with your characterisation.. The truth is self existent and self evident and therefore does not need to be learned or taught it is.. We can be given tools to help help discipline our rationalisations, methods, strategies and insights to help us discern the veracity of 'truth' or truth but I believe we are lying to ourselves and hence untruthful if we disregard our personal 'agency' and say it can be taught us.. Again if ongkaar had agency or was deterministic it would not be nirbhau nirvair..?
 

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Morning Guys n Dolls

Describing an Elephant is easier than defining it, and I think that's what you're up against. Bhagat Kabir is of the opinion that the truth you two are wrestling with cannot be captured with words because there aren't any words in the alphabet ? Look here: ॥ ਬਾਵਨ ਅਛਰ ਲੋਕ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਸਭੁ ਕਛੁ ਇਨ ਹੀ ਮਾਹਿ ॥ ਏ ਅਖਰ ਖਿਰਿ ਜਾਹਿਗੇ ਓਇ ਅਖਰ ਇਨ ਮਹਿ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੧॥ SGGSJ, 340.

What does that tell you ? Simply put, the truth at the heart of Sikh Philosophy is "anhad shabad" and Nanak says, 'it is occasionable not explainable'. It is wordless, formless and timeless. It's an experience, akin to, say, orgasm - you can have it but can't really word it.

The Sikh view is that everything has an "ultimate end" and that end is "experiencing" God [anhad shabad]. Nanak says, it's "do" meditation and "not" talk meditation. That is to say, there is a difference between talking God and experiencing God just as in talking sex and having sex.

Have a good start to the week - Ciao
 

Sikhilove

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I'm sorry but with all due respect I disagree with your characterisation.. The truth is self existent and self evident and therefore does not need to be learned or taught it is.. We can be given tools to help help discipline our rationalisations, methods, strategies and insights to help us discern the veracity of 'truth' or truth but I believe we are lying to ourselves and hence untruthful if we disregard our personal 'agency' and say it can be taught us.. Again if ongkaar had agency or was deterministic it would not be nirbhau nirvair..?

Yeh you're right, the psychology practiced is remembrance of what has always and will always be the Truth.

That's why it's called the Truth. We unlearn all the worldly logic and the Maya and accept our true selves.
 

Sikhilove

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Morning Guys n Dolls

Describing an Elephant is easier than defining it, and I think that's what you're up against. Bhagat Kabir is of the opinion that the truth you two are wrestling with cannot be captured with words because there aren't any words in the alphabet ? Look here: ॥ ਬਾਵਨ ਅਛਰ ਲੋਕ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਸਭੁ ਕਛੁ ਇਨ ਹੀ ਮਾਹਿ ॥ ਏ ਅਖਰ ਖਿਰਿ ਜਾਹਿਗੇ ਓਇ ਅਖਰ ਇਨ ਮਹਿ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੧॥ SGGSJ, 340.

What does that tell you ? Simply put, the truth at the heart of Sikh Philosophy is "anhad shabad" and Nanak says, 'it is occasionable not explainable'. It is wordless, formless and timeless. It's an experience, akin to, say, orgasm - you can have it but can't really word it.

The Sikh view is that everything has an "ultimate end" and that end is "experiencing" God [anhad shabad]. Nanak says, it's "do" meditation and "not" talk meditation. That is to say, there is a difference between talking God and experiencing God just as in talking sex and having sex.

Have a good start to the week - Ciao

True, its to be Lived, experienced in feeling, not just talked about.

Language is truly limited and Truth is beyond logic, it's a matter of the Heart, True love's beyond the confines of logic and words.

When the mind is silenced, the Bhagat just feels within their being.
 

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