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Gurbani (14-53)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
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Thintteen (343-344)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
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Anand (917-922)
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Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="luv4u" data-source="post: 54952" data-attributes="member: 4819"><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #ff6600">An Ideal Religion</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">From times immemorial, man has felt the need of some power of deity to liberate him from his toils and to protect him from dangers. Further, he seeks to obtain peace and hope through contact with a superior power which is called Divinity. Society and religion go together. Religion has occupied an important place in the history of civilization and philosophy. It gives a meaning and purpose to human life and satisfies man's longing for peace and salvation. Some form of religion existed in primitive societies. They believed in spirits, magic and images of gods and offered sacrifices to them. The basic forms of relgious expression are sacrifice, prayer and ritual. Religion has been defined as </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">"</span></span><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">the relationship between man and the super- human power he believes in and depends upon". </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">According to Jakob Burchardt, </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #ff6600">"Religions are the expression of the eternal and indestructible metaphysical cravings of human nature." </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">It includes a rule of conduct or principle of individual life on which one's peace of mind depends. Religions offer different paths to salvation. The goal of religion is getting in tune with the infinite. Moreover, the philosophy of religion is neither ceremony nor ritual nor going to the temple, but an inner experience which finds God everywhere. Relgion consists of a number of beiefs relating to a reality which connot be demonstrated by proof, but which is an inexorable certainty to the believer. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">This reality induces him to adopt certain modes of action and behaviour. When Guru Arjan(fifth Sikh Guru) was asked as to which is the best religion in the world, he answered: </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: darkorange">"The best religion in the world is the one which stresses the power of prayer and the performance of noble deeds." Holy living or altruistic action is the practical side of religion. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkorange"><strong>Science Of Religion</strong></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>S</strong>ome people think that religion is contrary to science because religion insists on faith, while science stresses reasoning and proof. But there is something like the science of religion. It includes two things: a general history of religions and the developments of a particular faith. While the science of comparative religion seeks to assess the varieties of religious experiences and a systematic analysis of their development, the history of a particular religion reveals the special features and deeper issues of an individual faith. It studies in depth the change in the forms and expression of a particular religion, the psychological development of particular communities in the matter of dogma and ritual. Connected with the science of religion are the sociological studies of the influence of social forms on the development of religion and psychology of religion which determine the palce of religion in human life. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>T</strong>heology must be distinguished from the <u><strong>s</strong>cience of <strong>r</strong>eligion</u>. While the first is the pursuit of knowledge in the interests of a creed, the latter is a factual study of religious experience. Theology is based on the church, on the dogma. The religious scientist is objective and dispassionate. Religious science in its braodest sense is a history of ideas and therefore, has to find general answers to the common problems of life. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One of the important ideas is holiness: <u>what is holy as opposed to profane? </u></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Holiness creates reverential awe: <u>The fear of God.</u></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">An understanding of the basic concepts of religion has to be linked up with the practical demands of active and purposeful living. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Metaphysics and the supernatural are beyond the realm of evidence. Their appreciation will largely depend on the widening of the frontiers of human knowledge and experience. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The inter-relationship between science and religion has been summed up by Prof. </span></span></span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: darkorange">A. Toynbee as under: </span></span></span></p><p> <span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">"Science must be based on religion and religion must include scientific rationality. I think that the words of Albert Einstein. 'Science without religion is lame and religion without science is blind', are of even greater importance now than when he uttered them".</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: darkorange"><strong>Place Of Religion</strong></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue">Throughout the ages man has believed in some sort of religion. It is thought that without religion he cannot comprehend the real purpose of his existence. In fact, religion has had a definite place in society and will continue to play a vital part in this age of science. </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue">While science and technology might assist man in improving his physical conditions, surroundings and economic standards, religion and ethics help to develop his personality and inner self. Man may live in comfort and prosperity and yet have no peace of mind. Even in a highly affluent society like that of the United States of America, it is realised that wealth and power are not everything. Spiritual progress is intrinsic and shows itself in inner satisfaction and sense of fulfilment. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue">Moreover, modern society dominated by technology cannot be regarded as an ideal society. It suffers from great strains and a sense of frustration and futility. Science has now given the man the power to destroy his own civilization and the human race. It is religion alone that can save society from such a catastrophe and check the erosion of human values. It reinforces basic ethical values and discourages racial prejudice, economic exploitation and social injustice. Religion like science is devoted to the service of man. Religion corrects the lopsidedness of science, because without moral and spiritual foundations, science can bring ruination to mankind. Religion and ethics humanise the scientist and make him realize his social responsibility. It shifts the emphasis in science and industry from exploitation and power to social uplift, peace and co-operation. Man must be the master and not the slave of machines. </span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue">Great scientists themselves realize the limitations of science. They look to religion to remedy the social evils. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue">According to Dr. Julian Huxley: <span style="color: darkorange">"Religion of some sort is probably a necessity.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: darkorange">"</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue">One need not accept the dogmas of religion, but one must appreciate its search for Truth and its endeavour for the uplift of the masses. Prof. A.N. Whitehead says in this connection. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: darkorange">"The future of civilization depends on the degree to which we can balance the forces of Science and Religion."</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: darkorange"><strong>Can One be Happy without Religion</strong></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue">Much depends on one's idea of happiness. True happiness is a state of mind in which man finds transquility and contentment. The external happiness conferred by material possessions and worldly activities is ephemeral and superficial. In Communist countries people may appear to be satisfied and contented as their material conditions improve, but can they really be said to have achieved true happiness and real peace of mind? </span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue">Perhaps one of the reasons for the present day decline in morals is the neglect of religion. Without high ethical standards, which are the foundations of all religions no organized and disciplined life is possible. Promiscuity and sexual aberrations are no doubt due to ignorance and a neglect of the fundamental principles of ethics. In a secular state, it is the duty of parents and voluntary organizations to impart to children a knowledge of moral and spiritual values and ennoble them. If a man who is under a strong temptation thinks that moral rules are man-made, he may easily violate them. He will hesitate more to disobey them, if he believes that they are God made and have been revealed to him through a Divine Teacher or the Guru. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue">Even men of piety and great devotion are apt to fall a prey to temptation. There are such notable examples as Bhai Gurdas and Bhai Joga Singh. If religion is not sincerely practised, it has little effect on our private lives or that of the community. </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue">An interest in religion makes people seek the company of holy men, which can give them the solace and happiness they really need. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue">Some people make a show of being religious. This does not serve any useful purpose. What is needed is a positive attitude, to seek the company and assistance of those persons who are truly devoted to religion. </span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue">Some people think that religion is an irrelvance, a matter of no consequence, and that they lose nothing if they exclude religion from their lives. They believe in the motto: <span style="color: darkorange">'Eat, drink, and be merry</span>'. But does this give an edge or meaning to life? Life has a purpose. Religion makes a man conscious of his spiritual heritage and goal.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: #0000ff"><a href="http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1221" target="_blank">Sikhism FAQs:Can I be happy without religion?</a></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="luv4u, post: 54952, member: 4819"] [B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#ff6600]An Ideal Religion[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]From times immemorial, man has felt the need of some power of deity to liberate him from his toils and to protect him from dangers. Further, he seeks to obtain peace and hope through contact with a superior power which is called Divinity. Society and religion go together. Religion has occupied an important place in the history of civilization and philosophy. It gives a meaning and purpose to human life and satisfies man's longing for peace and salvation. Some form of religion existed in primitive societies. They believed in spirits, magic and images of gods and offered sacrifices to them. The basic forms of relgious expression are sacrifice, prayer and ritual. Religion has been defined as [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [SIZE=3][COLOR=blue][FONT=Georgia]"[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#ff6600][FONT=Georgia]the relationship between man and the super- human power he believes in and depends upon". [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]According to Jakob Burchardt, [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#ff6600]"Religions are the expression of the eternal and indestructible metaphysical cravings of human nature." [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]It includes a rule of conduct or principle of individual life on which one's peace of mind depends. Religions offer different paths to salvation. The goal of religion is getting in tune with the infinite. Moreover, the philosophy of religion is neither ceremony nor ritual nor going to the temple, but an inner experience which finds God everywhere. Relgion consists of a number of beiefs relating to a reality which connot be demonstrated by proof, but which is an inexorable certainty to the believer. [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]This reality induces him to adopt certain modes of action and behaviour. When Guru Arjan(fifth Sikh Guru) was asked as to which is the best religion in the world, he answered: [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=darkorange]"The best religion in the world is the one which stresses the power of prayer and the performance of noble deeds." Holy living or altruistic action is the practical side of religion. [/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkorange][B]Science Of Religion[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][B]S[/B]ome people think that religion is contrary to science because religion insists on faith, while science stresses reasoning and proof. But there is something like the science of religion. It includes two things: a general history of religions and the developments of a particular faith. While the science of comparative religion seeks to assess the varieties of religious experiences and a systematic analysis of their development, the history of a particular religion reveals the special features and deeper issues of an individual faith. It studies in depth the change in the forms and expression of a particular religion, the psychological development of particular communities in the matter of dogma and ritual. Connected with the science of religion are the sociological studies of the influence of social forms on the development of religion and psychology of religion which determine the palce of religion in human life. [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][B]T[/B]heology must be distinguished from the [U][B]s[/B]cience of [B]r[/B]eligion[/U]. While the first is the pursuit of knowledge in the interests of a creed, the latter is a factual study of religious experience. Theology is based on the church, on the dogma. The religious scientist is objective and dispassionate. Religious science in its braodest sense is a history of ideas and therefore, has to find general answers to the common problems of life. [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]One of the important ideas is holiness: [U]what is holy as opposed to profane? [/U][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]Holiness creates reverential awe: [U]The fear of God.[/U][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]An understanding of the basic concepts of religion has to be linked up with the practical demands of active and purposeful living. [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]Metaphysics and the supernatural are beyond the realm of evidence. Their appreciation will largely depend on the widening of the frontiers of human knowledge and experience. [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]The inter-relationship between science and religion has been summed up by Prof. [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=darkorange]A. Toynbee as under: [/COLOR][/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=#ff6600][FONT=Georgia]"Science must be based on religion and religion must include scientific rationality. I think that the words of Albert Einstein. 'Science without religion is lame and religion without science is blind', are of even greater importance now than when he uttered them".[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=darkorange][B]Place Of Religion[/B][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue]Throughout the ages man has believed in some sort of religion. It is thought that without religion he cannot comprehend the real purpose of his existence. In fact, religion has had a definite place in society and will continue to play a vital part in this age of science. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue]While science and technology might assist man in improving his physical conditions, surroundings and economic standards, religion and ethics help to develop his personality and inner self. Man may live in comfort and prosperity and yet have no peace of mind. Even in a highly affluent society like that of the United States of America, it is realised that wealth and power are not everything. Spiritual progress is intrinsic and shows itself in inner satisfaction and sense of fulfilment. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue]Moreover, modern society dominated by technology cannot be regarded as an ideal society. It suffers from great strains and a sense of frustration and futility. Science has now given the man the power to destroy his own civilization and the human race. It is religion alone that can save society from such a catastrophe and check the erosion of human values. It reinforces basic ethical values and discourages racial prejudice, economic exploitation and social injustice. Religion like science is devoted to the service of man. Religion corrects the lopsidedness of science, because without moral and spiritual foundations, science can bring ruination to mankind. Religion and ethics humanise the scientist and make him realize his social responsibility. It shifts the emphasis in science and industry from exploitation and power to social uplift, peace and co-operation. Man must be the master and not the slave of machines. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue]Great scientists themselves realize the limitations of science. They look to religion to remedy the social evils. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue]According to Dr. Julian Huxley: [COLOR=darkorange]"Religion of some sort is probably a necessity.[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=darkorange]"[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue]One need not accept the dogmas of religion, but one must appreciate its search for Truth and its endeavour for the uplift of the masses. Prof. A.N. Whitehead says in this connection. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=darkorange]"The future of civilization depends on the degree to which we can balance the forces of Science and Religion."[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=darkorange][B]Can One be Happy without Religion[/B][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue]Much depends on one's idea of happiness. True happiness is a state of mind in which man finds transquility and contentment. The external happiness conferred by material possessions and worldly activities is ephemeral and superficial. In Communist countries people may appear to be satisfied and contented as their material conditions improve, but can they really be said to have achieved true happiness and real peace of mind? [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue]Perhaps one of the reasons for the present day decline in morals is the neglect of religion. Without high ethical standards, which are the foundations of all religions no organized and disciplined life is possible. Promiscuity and sexual aberrations are no doubt due to ignorance and a neglect of the fundamental principles of ethics. In a secular state, it is the duty of parents and voluntary organizations to impart to children a knowledge of moral and spiritual values and ennoble them. If a man who is under a strong temptation thinks that moral rules are man-made, he may easily violate them. He will hesitate more to disobey them, if he believes that they are God made and have been revealed to him through a Divine Teacher or the Guru. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue]Even men of piety and great devotion are apt to fall a prey to temptation. There are such notable examples as Bhai Gurdas and Bhai Joga Singh. If religion is not sincerely practised, it has little effect on our private lives or that of the community. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue]An interest in religion makes people seek the company of holy men, which can give them the solace and happiness they really need. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue]Some people make a show of being religious. This does not serve any useful purpose. What is needed is a positive attitude, to seek the company and assistance of those persons who are truly devoted to religion. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue]Some people think that religion is an irrelvance, a matter of no consequence, and that they lose nothing if they exclude religion from their lives. They believe in the motto: [COLOR=darkorange]'Eat, drink, and be merry[/COLOR]'. But does this give an edge or meaning to life? Life has a purpose. Religion makes a man conscious of his spiritual heritage and goal.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#0000ff][URL="http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1221"]Sikhism FAQs:Can I be happy without religion?[/URL][/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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