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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 119249" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Roger ji</p><p></p><p>That is a good question and a tough one. I hope you get answers that are worthy of the question.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>We, all of us, have a Guru whether we realize it or not.</strong></p><p></p><p>When the Shabd says that the day of mukhti is pre-ordained, what is meant is that it is "given" by the Grace of the Guru. Just like any other gift a person can realize that the gift is there for the taking. Or a person can walk through life in a daze without every realizing it is there. And there are those who have heard of this gift -- by way of the teachings of their faith -- but refuse to accept it and stubbornly continue on a path of self-imposed blindness.</p><p></p><p>Or to put it a different way,</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਚਲੁ ॥</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span> <span style="color: DarkRed"> man maerae sathigur kai bhaanai chal ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span> <span style="color: DarkRed"> O my mind, walk in harmony with the True Guru.</span></p><p></p><p>I want to say that the entire Sri Guru Granth Sahib is - as I have said several times in this thread - the blueprint for realizing God's Grace, the grace of the guru - to accept or reject or ignore. When rejected life continues to be a realm of suffering, either personal suffering, or suffering that one inflicts on others, or both.</p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">ਪਉੜੀ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">pourree ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">Pauree:</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">ਜੇਵੇਹੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵਦਾ ਤੇਵੇਹੇ ਫਲਤੇ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">jaevaehae karam kamaavadhaa thaevaehae falathae ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">According to the deeds which one does, so are the fruits one obtains.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">ਚਬੇ ਤਤਾ ਲੋਹ ਸਾਰੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਸੰਘੈ ਪਲਤੇ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">chabae thathaa loh saar vich sanghai palathae ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">If someone chews on red-hot iron, his throat will be burned.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">ਘਤਿ ਗਲਾਵਾਂ ਚਾਲਿਆ ਤਿਨਿ ਦੂਤਿ ਅਮਲ ਤੇ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">ghath galaavaan chaaliaa thin dhooth amal thae ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">The halter is put around his neck and he is led away, because of the evil deeds he has done.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">ਕਾਈ ਆਸ ਨ ਪੁੰਨੀਆ ਨਿਤ ਪਰ ਮਲੁ ਹਿਰਤੇ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">kaaee aas n punneeaa nith par mal hirathae ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">None of his desires are fulfilled; he continually steals the filth of others.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">ਕੀਆ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਅਕਿਰਤਘਣ ਵਿਚਿ ਜੋਨੀ ਫਿਰਤੇ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">keeaa n jaanai akirathaghan vich jonee firathae ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">The ungrateful wretch does not appreciate what he has been given; he wanders lost in reincarnation.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">ਸਭੇ ਧਿਰਾਂ ਨਿਖੁਟੀਅਸੁ ਹਿਰਿ ਲਈਅਸੁ ਧਰ ਤੇ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">sabhae dhhiraan nikhutteeas hir leeas dhhar thae ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">He loses all support, when the Support of the Lord is taken away from him.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span> <span style="color: DarkRed"><a href="http://www.searchgurbani.com/gurus/guruarjun.htm" target="_blank">v</a> </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">ਵਿਝਣ ਕਲਹ ਨ ਦੇਵਦਾ ਤਾਂ ਲਇਆ ਕਰਤੇ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">vijhan kaleh n dhaevadhaa thaan laeiaa karathae ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">He does not let the embers of strife die down, and so the Creator destroys him.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">ਜੋ ਜੋ ਕਰਤੇ ਅਹੰਮੇਉ ਝੜਿ ਧਰਤੀ ਪੜਤੇ ॥੩੨॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">jo jo karathae ahanmaeo jharr dhharathee parrathae ||32||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">Those who indulge in egotism crumble and fall to the ground. ||32||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">Guru Arjan Dev - Ang 317</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span> </p><p>So it is not a case of "devil may care." Because those who wallow in greed, pride, hatred, anger and attachment are never happy because they never have enough. </p><p></p><p>One last note in reply to the question about Gurus. Why have them? All of our Guru's proclaim -- there is only one Guru, one Satguru. I leave it to you to re-read the shabads I have posted so you can try to understand that the title given them, the eleven gurus, as Guru is nothing more than an acknowledgment that each one is suffused with the light of the "One." Each had discovreed his "True Identity, the Sat Nam, and tried to teach others in a selfless way. This last sentence represents my personal understanding of the purpose and history of Sikhism.</p><p></p><p>I will find another shabad for you that underlines this idea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 119249, member: 35"] Roger ji That is a good question and a tough one. I hope you get answers that are worthy of the question. [B] We, all of us, have a Guru whether we realize it or not.[/B] When the Shabd says that the day of mukhti is pre-ordained, what is meant is that it is "given" by the Grace of the Guru. Just like any other gift a person can realize that the gift is there for the taking. Or a person can walk through life in a daze without every realizing it is there. And there are those who have heard of this gift -- by way of the teachings of their faith -- but refuse to accept it and stubbornly continue on a path of self-imposed blindness. Or to put it a different way, [COLOR=DarkRed]ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਚਲੁ ॥ [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed] man maerae sathigur kai bhaanai chal || [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed] O my mind, walk in harmony with the True Guru.[/COLOR] I want to say that the entire Sri Guru Granth Sahib is - as I have said several times in this thread - the blueprint for realizing God's Grace, the grace of the guru - to accept or reject or ignore. When rejected life continues to be a realm of suffering, either personal suffering, or suffering that one inflicts on others, or both. [COLOR=DarkRed] ਪਉੜੀ ॥ pourree || Pauree: ਜੇਵੇਹੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵਦਾ ਤੇਵੇਹੇ ਫਲਤੇ ॥ jaevaehae karam kamaavadhaa thaevaehae falathae || According to the deeds which one does, so are the fruits one obtains. ਚਬੇ ਤਤਾ ਲੋਹ ਸਾਰੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਸੰਘੈ ਪਲਤੇ ॥ chabae thathaa loh saar vich sanghai palathae || If someone chews on red-hot iron, his throat will be burned. ਘਤਿ ਗਲਾਵਾਂ ਚਾਲਿਆ ਤਿਨਿ ਦੂਤਿ ਅਮਲ ਤੇ ॥ ghath galaavaan chaaliaa thin dhooth amal thae || The halter is put around his neck and he is led away, because of the evil deeds he has done. ਕਾਈ ਆਸ ਨ ਪੁੰਨੀਆ ਨਿਤ ਪਰ ਮਲੁ ਹਿਰਤੇ ॥ kaaee aas n punneeaa nith par mal hirathae || None of his desires are fulfilled; he continually steals the filth of others. ਕੀਆ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਅਕਿਰਤਘਣ ਵਿਚਿ ਜੋਨੀ ਫਿਰਤੇ ॥ keeaa n jaanai akirathaghan vich jonee firathae || The ungrateful wretch does not appreciate what he has been given; he wanders lost in reincarnation. ਸਭੇ ਧਿਰਾਂ ਨਿਖੁਟੀਅਸੁ ਹਿਰਿ ਲਈਅਸੁ ਧਰ ਤੇ ॥ sabhae dhhiraan nikhutteeas hir leeas dhhar thae || He loses all support, when the Support of the Lord is taken away from him. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed][URL="http://www.searchgurbani.com/gurus/guruarjun.htm"]v[/URL] ਵਿਝਣ ਕਲਹ ਨ ਦੇਵਦਾ ਤਾਂ ਲਇਆ ਕਰਤੇ ॥ vijhan kaleh n dhaevadhaa thaan laeiaa karathae || He does not let the embers of strife die down, and so the Creator destroys him. ਜੋ ਜੋ ਕਰਤੇ ਅਹੰਮੇਉ ਝੜਿ ਧਰਤੀ ਪੜਤੇ ॥੩੨॥ jo jo karathae ahanmaeo jharr dhharathee parrathae ||32|| Those who indulge in egotism crumble and fall to the ground. ||32|| Guru Arjan Dev - Ang 317 [/COLOR] So it is not a case of "devil may care." Because those who wallow in greed, pride, hatred, anger and attachment are never happy because they never have enough. One last note in reply to the question about Gurus. Why have them? All of our Guru's proclaim -- there is only one Guru, one Satguru. I leave it to you to re-read the shabads I have posted so you can try to understand that the title given them, the eleven gurus, as Guru is nothing more than an acknowledgment that each one is suffused with the light of the "One." Each had discovreed his "True Identity, the Sat Nam, and tried to teach others in a selfless way. This last sentence represents my personal understanding of the purpose and history of Sikhism. I will find another shabad for you that underlines this idea. [/QUOTE]
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