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Gurmat Vichaar
Gurmat Vichar - Discussions
Akath Katha (story That Can Not Be Described In Words)
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<blockquote data-quote="param_70" data-source="post: 218294" data-attributes="member: 13327"><p>Bains Saheb,</p><p></p><p>Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa!</p><p>Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!</p><p></p><p>I cannot thank you enough for your comment! Your message assumes even greater significance as it is the first one my post attracted! As far as my English is concerned I have no pretensions about it. It is more bookish than conversational. I cannot help it! Because my schooling has been from a government school in Punjab where I started to recite A, B, C .... as late as when I was in grade 6! All my knowledge of English therefore has been gained through self study and from reading books. I am therefore well aware that it can not pass as natural English. I consider it an achievement of types that people like you spare their time to read my posts! So once again a heart-felt thank you!</p><p></p><p>Secondly, I wrote twice that the sole reason I am putting up a post here is the will to share with others what I learnt in Satsangat about (Sikh) spirituality. And I am very much aware and prepared to take in my stride any kind of criticism to my opinions because I can well anticipate and appreciate intellectual responses to the phenomenon of spirituality.</p><p></p><p>And as far as 'it is very difficult to express the mind of the writers of sggs' thing goes I fully agree with you. The reason is their teachings do not emanate from any worldly source they found in the loftiest possible flights of the human intellect or imagination, on the contrary, with Guru’s grace they mastered the sublime art of switching off their intellect completely and let the Divine take over and use their bodies to pass on His innermost secrets to His Creation through them. Please read the following lines that underscore the Divine source of Gurbani -</p><p></p><p>jaisee mai aavai khasam kee baanee taisaRaa karee giaan ve laalo ||</p><p>As the Word of the Forgiving Lord comes to me, so do I express it, O Lalo. (Ang 722)</p><p></p><p>or</p><p></p><p>dhur kee baanee aaiee ||</p><p>The Bani of His Word emanated from the Primal Lord. (Ang 627)</p><p></p><p>or</p><p></p><p>baanee biralau beechaarasee je ko guramukh hoi ||</p><p>Only a Gurmukh (which is very rare to be) can contemplate the Word of the Guru's Bani ||</p><p></p><p>eeh baanee mahaa purakh kee nij ghar vaasaa hoi ||</p><p></p><p>(as) this is the Bani of the Supreme Being; through it, one dwells within the home of his inner being || (Ang 935)</p><p></p><p>So no wonder their teachings come across to us ordinary mortals as very difficult.</p><p></p><p>But it will be erroneous, rather outright fatal, to assume that because it is very difficult to understand them it is OK to label their teachings 'very difficult', and using it as an excuse, to leave them sacredly recorded on the pages of our faith book without making any attempt to understand them! Especially so when we Sikhs take pride in calling Guru Nanak Dev Ji and then SGGS Ji as 'jagat baba' and 'jagat guru' i.e. spiritual guides for the entire humanity. So their message must be heard, understood and heeded to by one and all. I do not want to put much detail into this reply as I hope all your concerns, objections will be taken care of as I move further with the Divine Story (Akath Katha) in my next posts.</p><p></p><p>But before I conclude I must say two things: First, I will surely turn to any source for help whenever I felt the need to as I do not have any presumptions. Secondly, they say no writer can exist in vacuum. So, when I quote someone I consider authority, it should not be interpreted as I am not using MY mind. Because, you know, even in considering that person as authority on the subject I have exercised my (own) sense of discrimination by not listening to others who hold the contradictory views! So please read on with open mind and keep illuminating me with your constructive criticism and useful advice. I will sure benefit from your suggestions, and on my part I will try my best to keep the things as simple as possible. Even otherwise it is said the greatest truths are the simplest, and here in this thread I am trying to make a humble attempt to speak in praise of the greatest truth (rather the ONLY Truth, as per SGGS JI) of all - God! So hopefully every thing will be quite simple, naturally.</p><p></p><p>And finally please do not think I will ever curse you. I rather thank you for your reply to my post.</p><p></p><p>Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa!</p><p>Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="param_70, post: 218294, member: 13327"] Bains Saheb, Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! I cannot thank you enough for your comment! Your message assumes even greater significance as it is the first one my post attracted! As far as my English is concerned I have no pretensions about it. It is more bookish than conversational. I cannot help it! Because my schooling has been from a government school in Punjab where I started to recite A, B, C .... as late as when I was in grade 6! All my knowledge of English therefore has been gained through self study and from reading books. I am therefore well aware that it can not pass as natural English. I consider it an achievement of types that people like you spare their time to read my posts! So once again a heart-felt thank you! Secondly, I wrote twice that the sole reason I am putting up a post here is the will to share with others what I learnt in Satsangat about (Sikh) spirituality. And I am very much aware and prepared to take in my stride any kind of criticism to my opinions because I can well anticipate and appreciate intellectual responses to the phenomenon of spirituality. And as far as 'it is very difficult to express the mind of the writers of sggs' thing goes I fully agree with you. The reason is their teachings do not emanate from any worldly source they found in the loftiest possible flights of the human intellect or imagination, on the contrary, with Guru’s grace they mastered the sublime art of switching off their intellect completely and let the Divine take over and use their bodies to pass on His innermost secrets to His Creation through them. Please read the following lines that underscore the Divine source of Gurbani - jaisee mai aavai khasam kee baanee taisaRaa karee giaan ve laalo || As the Word of the Forgiving Lord comes to me, so do I express it, O Lalo. (Ang 722) or dhur kee baanee aaiee || The Bani of His Word emanated from the Primal Lord. (Ang 627) or baanee biralau beechaarasee je ko guramukh hoi || Only a Gurmukh (which is very rare to be) can contemplate the Word of the Guru's Bani || eeh baanee mahaa purakh kee nij ghar vaasaa hoi || (as) this is the Bani of the Supreme Being; through it, one dwells within the home of his inner being || (Ang 935) So no wonder their teachings come across to us ordinary mortals as very difficult. But it will be erroneous, rather outright fatal, to assume that because it is very difficult to understand them it is OK to label their teachings 'very difficult', and using it as an excuse, to leave them sacredly recorded on the pages of our faith book without making any attempt to understand them! Especially so when we Sikhs take pride in calling Guru Nanak Dev Ji and then SGGS Ji as 'jagat baba' and 'jagat guru' i.e. spiritual guides for the entire humanity. So their message must be heard, understood and heeded to by one and all. I do not want to put much detail into this reply as I hope all your concerns, objections will be taken care of as I move further with the Divine Story (Akath Katha) in my next posts. But before I conclude I must say two things: First, I will surely turn to any source for help whenever I felt the need to as I do not have any presumptions. Secondly, they say no writer can exist in vacuum. So, when I quote someone I consider authority, it should not be interpreted as I am not using MY mind. Because, you know, even in considering that person as authority on the subject I have exercised my (own) sense of discrimination by not listening to others who hold the contradictory views! So please read on with open mind and keep illuminating me with your constructive criticism and useful advice. I will sure benefit from your suggestions, and on my part I will try my best to keep the things as simple as possible. Even otherwise it is said the greatest truths are the simplest, and here in this thread I am trying to make a humble attempt to speak in praise of the greatest truth (rather the ONLY Truth, as per SGGS JI) of all - God! So hopefully every thing will be quite simple, naturally. And finally please do not think I will ever curse you. I rather thank you for your reply to my post. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! [/QUOTE]
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