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<blockquote data-quote="arshi" data-source="post: 112740" data-attributes="member: 9479"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">This is a very interesting observation. One problem we create for ourselves is the desire to seek a rigid meaning when looking at spiritual terminology. We forget that as mere humans, there are constraints on both our knowledge and vocabulary. Even on known terminology we extract different meanings depending upon our culture, faith, background, values, social and political inclinations and beliefs. What chance do we have to conclude on abstract and spiritual matters? The interpretation sometimes is as good as the knowledge and <em>kamai</em> (spiritual status) of the individual concerned.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Sabad (or shabad) and Naam in wider contexts can be synonyms but the following <em>tuk</em> might help in drawing a distinction.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸਬਦੁ </span><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਗੁਰੂ </span><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸੁਰਤਿ </span><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਧੁਨਿ </span><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਚੇਲਾ</span><span style="font-family: 'Mangal'"><span style="color: black">॥</span> </span><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkharThick'">{</span><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਪੰਨਾ </span><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkharThick'">943}</span></span></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Saba</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">ḏ</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> guru sura</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">ṯ </span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">ḏẖ</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">un c</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">ẖ</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">elaa</span></span></em></strong><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">.</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkharThick'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Sbd gurU hY, myrI suriq dI Dun Bwv itkwau, ies Sbd gurU dw is`K hY [</span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Sabad is my Guru and, my spiritual consciousness when attuned to the Sabad brings about equipoise (tikau - sehaj avastha) in the realm of my mind and soul. Thus, my consciousness becomes the disciple of the Sabad Guru. The attuned mind (consciousness) as prepared (trained) by the Sabad Guru immerses the soul into the Ocean of Naam. </span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">We may also say the Sabad is the ‘ship’ which enables to keep us afloat (by burning our ego and other negative traits) in the <em>bhav sagar of maya </em>and this ship powered by the fuel of Naam will carry us across to our destination ‘the Ocean of Truth’.</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The reference given by Jitinder ji is also excellent and helps in distinguishing between the two:</span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">th</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #080088"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">ee</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">rathh n</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #080088"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">aa</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">van j</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #080088"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">aa</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">o th</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #080088"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">ee</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">rathh n</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #080088"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">aa</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">m h</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #080088"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">ai;</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> th</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #080088"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">ee</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">rathh sabadh b</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #080088"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">ee</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">ch</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #080088"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">aa</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">r a(n)thar g</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #080088"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">iaa</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">n h</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #080088"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">ai</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> (687)</span></span></em></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Whilst Naam is the </span></span><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">sacred shrine of pilgrimage</span></span></strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">, sabad is the </span></span><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">‘tool’ that reveals the wisdom </span></span></strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">within the inner self (ocean of our of soul) which guides us towards this shrine.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I also concur with Narayanjot Kaur ji’s observation that “<strong>It is the theory of the translator that Naam is Name, when in fact it can/may go beyond the meaning, Name.”</strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I am sure other similar distinctions may be made.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Humbly </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Rajinder Singh ‘Arshi’</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="arshi, post: 112740, member: 9479"] [FONT=Verdana]This is a very interesting observation. One problem we create for ourselves is the desire to seek a rigid meaning when looking at spiritual terminology. We forget that as mere humans, there are constraints on both our knowledge and vocabulary. Even on known terminology we extract different meanings depending upon our culture, faith, background, values, social and political inclinations and beliefs. What chance do we have to conclude on abstract and spiritual matters? The interpretation sometimes is as good as the knowledge and [I]kamai[/I] (spiritual status) of the individual concerned.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Sabad (or shabad) and Naam in wider contexts can be synonyms but the following [I]tuk[/I] might help in drawing a distinction.[/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Raavi]ਸਬਦੁ [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਗੁਰੂ [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਸੁਰਤਿ [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਧੁਨਿ [/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਚੇਲਾ[/FONT][FONT=Mangal][COLOR=black]॥[/COLOR] [/FONT][FONT=GurbaniAkharThick]{[/FONT][FONT=Raavi]ਪੰਨਾ [/FONT][FONT=GurbaniAkharThick]943}[/FONT][/SIZE] [B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]Saba[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]ḏ[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] guru sura[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]ṯ [/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]ḏẖ[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]un c[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]ẖ[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]elaa[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial].[/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [FONT=GurbaniAkharThick][SIZE=3]Sbd gurU hY, myrI suriq dI Dun Bwv itkwau, ies Sbd gurU dw is`K hY [[/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana]Sabad is my Guru and, my spiritual consciousness when attuned to the Sabad brings about equipoise (tikau - sehaj avastha) in the realm of my mind and soul. Thus, my consciousness becomes the disciple of the Sabad Guru. The attuned mind (consciousness) as prepared (trained) by the Sabad Guru immerses the soul into the Ocean of Naam. [/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Verdana]We may also say the Sabad is the ‘ship’ which enables to keep us afloat (by burning our ego and other negative traits) in the [I]bhav sagar of maya [/I]and this ship powered by the fuel of Naam will carry us across to our destination ‘the Ocean of Truth’.[/FONT][/B] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]The reference given by Jitinder ji is also excellent and helps in distinguishing between the two:[/FONT][/COLOR] [B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]th[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=#080088][FONT=Verdana]ee[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]rathh n[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=#080088][FONT=Verdana]aa[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]van j[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=#080088][FONT=Verdana]aa[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]o th[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=#080088][FONT=Verdana]ee[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]rathh n[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=#080088][FONT=Verdana]aa[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]m h[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=#080088][FONT=Verdana]ai;[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] th[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=#080088][FONT=Verdana]ee[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]rathh sabadh b[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=#080088][FONT=Verdana]ee[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]ch[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=#080088][FONT=Verdana]aa[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]r a(n)thar g[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=#080088][FONT=Verdana]iaa[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]n h[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=#080088][FONT=Verdana]ai[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B][B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] (687)[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Whilst Naam is the [/FONT][/COLOR][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]sacred shrine of pilgrimage[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana], sabad is the [/FONT][/COLOR][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]‘tool’ that reveals the wisdom [/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]within the inner self (ocean of our of soul) which guides us towards this shrine.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I also concur with Narayanjot Kaur ji’s observation that “[B]It is the theory of the translator that Naam is Name, when in fact it can/may go beyond the meaning, Name.”[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana]I am sure other similar distinctions may be made.[/FONT] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Humbly [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Rajinder Singh ‘Arshi’[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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