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Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
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Vaar Gujari (517-526)
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Gurbani (527-536)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
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Gurbani (660-685)
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Gurbani (696-703)
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Gurbani (721-727)
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Gurbani (728-750)
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Gurbani (795-831)
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Chhant (843-848)
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Gurbani (859-869)
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Gurbani (984-988)
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Gurbani (889-1008)
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Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
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Bara Maha (1107-1110)
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Gurbani (1118-1123)
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Gurbani (1125-1152)
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Gurbani (1168-1187)
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Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
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Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
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Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
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Gurbani (1319-23)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
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Gurbani (1352-53)
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<blockquote data-quote="snavneet" data-source="post: 6110" data-attributes="member: 334"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Sat Sri Akaal Ji. <img src="/images/smilies/whatsapp/wah.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wah:" title="Wah :wah:" data-shortname=":wah:" /> </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Caramel Ji,</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I think I understood what you said in your last post but then that is not evident from the definition of a Realist and Anti-Realist given by you in the first post. It appears to be incomplete. And, I thought of all this in the context of God because this thread was started in a spiritual forum. Anyway, I'll elaborate further on my thoughts.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">As per your first post, this was the definition of a Realist:</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">F</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">or a person who reads a Realist's definition for the first time, and looks at it from a spiritual perspective, that statement would imply that a Realist is likely to believe in the existence of God, whether (s)he is able to observe Him or not. Let's simply substitue God instead of things in the sentence above and maybe we can come up with some sort of definition for a Spiritual Realist and how my puny mind perceived it!</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Spiritual Realist: Believes God exists whether we are observing Him or not.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">There is no mention in these statements that "things" or "God" should have been observed once by a Realist before continuing to believe in "them" or "Him" without observing again. Now, if a Realist is, as you have mentioned in the previous post then the definition of a Realist should be something like this:</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Realist - After observing something once, a Realist continues to believe that the thing exists even if (s)he is not observing it anymore.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">On the same lines, let's look at the definition of an Anti-Realist from the first post.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Let's substitue "God" in place of "things". And let's call it a definition for a Spiritual Anti-Realist.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Spiritual Anti-Realist: Believes God only exists when we observe Him.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">For a layman like me, just looking at that statement makes an Anti-Realist appear like a person who will not accept God if (s)he cannot observe Him. And in your last post you mentioned, </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Let's replace object with God and restate:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"An Anti-Realist would say I know God is there because I can see Him, but when I turn away how can I be sure if He continues to exist?"</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">This would mean that an Anti-Realist will definitely believe in God if (s)he can see Him, but will doubt God's existence if (s)he cannot see Him. This sounds more like a person who would say, "God, if you want me to believe in you then show yourself otherwise you don't exist!" Doesn't that sound like a Manmukhi attitude?</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">In some ways, the Anti-Realist's point of view is very abstract. In the night, (s)he will say that the Sun does not exist. In the day, (s)he will say that the moon and the stars do not exist. (S)he will close one's eyes and say that the world does not exist! And the list goes on and on. Contrary to that, a Realist would say, "Last night I saw the stars. Now it is day. I cannot see them now, but I know they exist somewhere out there. I don't see them because I'm not equipped to see them in the day." Now, with respect to God, a Realist would say, "Last year I recited Gurbaani so deeply that I felt God within my heart. These days, I do not recite Gurbaani and have stopped feeling God's presence within me. But the fault is all mine. I know God exists within me, but because my heart does not yearn for Him like it did last year, hence I cannot feel Him." To this an Anti-Realist would say, "I too recited Gurbaani and felt God within me a few months back, but when I recite Gurbaani these days I cannot feel Him. So, I think God does not exist."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Maybe you still feel I misunderstood. I feel the first definitions were very fuzzy. Anyway, read through my thoughts and please tell me where I went wrong. Waiting for your inputs.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snavneet, post: 6110, member: 334"] [font=Arial]Sat Sri Akaal Ji. :wah: [/font] [font=Arial]Caramel Ji,[/font] [font=Arial]I think I understood what you said in your last post but then that is not evident from the definition of a Realist and Anti-Realist given by you in the first post. It appears to be incomplete. And, I thought of all this in the context of God because this thread was started in a spiritual forum. Anyway, I'll elaborate further on my thoughts.[/font] [font=Arial]As per your first post, this was the definition of a Realist:[/font] [font=Arial]F[/font][font=Arial]or a person who reads a Realist's definition for the first time, and looks at it from a spiritual perspective, that statement would imply that a Realist is likely to believe in the existence of God, whether (s)he is able to observe Him or not. Let's simply substitue God instead of things in the sentence above and maybe we can come up with some sort of definition for a Spiritual Realist and how my puny mind perceived it![/font] [font=Arial]Spiritual Realist: Believes God exists whether we are observing Him or not.[/font] [font=Arial]There is no mention in these statements that "things" or "God" should have been observed once by a Realist before continuing to believe in "them" or "Him" without observing again. Now, if a Realist is, as you have mentioned in the previous post then the definition of a Realist should be something like this:[/font] [font=Arial]Realist - After observing something once, a Realist continues to believe that the thing exists even if (s)he is not observing it anymore.[/font] [font=Arial]On the same lines, let's look at the definition of an Anti-Realist from the first post.[/font] [font=Arial][/font][font=Arial]Let's substitue "God" in place of "things". And let's call it a definition for a Spiritual Anti-Realist.[/font] [font=Arial]Spiritual Anti-Realist: Believes God only exists when we observe Him.[/font] [font=Arial]For a layman like me, just looking at that statement makes an Anti-Realist appear like a person who will not accept God if (s)he cannot observe Him. And in your last post you mentioned, [/font] [font=Arial][/font][font=Arial]Let's replace object with God and restate:[/font] [font=Arial]"An Anti-Realist would say I know God is there because I can see Him, but when I turn away how can I be sure if He continues to exist?"[/font] [font=Arial]This would mean that an Anti-Realist will definitely believe in God if (s)he can see Him, but will doubt God's existence if (s)he cannot see Him. This sounds more like a person who would say, "God, if you want me to believe in you then show yourself otherwise you don't exist!" Doesn't that sound like a Manmukhi attitude?[/font] [font=Arial]In some ways, the Anti-Realist's point of view is very abstract. In the night, (s)he will say that the Sun does not exist. In the day, (s)he will say that the moon and the stars do not exist. (S)he will close one's eyes and say that the world does not exist! And the list goes on and on. Contrary to that, a Realist would say, "Last night I saw the stars. Now it is day. I cannot see them now, but I know they exist somewhere out there. I don't see them because I'm not equipped to see them in the day." Now, with respect to God, a Realist would say, "Last year I recited Gurbaani so deeply that I felt God within my heart. These days, I do not recite Gurbaani and have stopped feeling God's presence within me. But the fault is all mine. I know God exists within me, but because my heart does not yearn for Him like it did last year, hence I cannot feel Him." To this an Anti-Realist would say, "I too recited Gurbaani and felt God within me a few months back, but when I recite Gurbaani these days I cannot feel Him. So, I think God does not exist."[/font] [font=Arial]Maybe you still feel I misunderstood. I feel the first definitions were very fuzzy. Anyway, read through my thoughts and please tell me where I went wrong. Waiting for your inputs.[/font] [/QUOTE]
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