Guru Nanak's Melody Of Universal Spiritual it
An experience of Alakh Niranjan, the Absolute and cosmic harmony in creation, as an expression a single eternal Spirit shaped the n-sectarian precepts and mystic eels of Guru Nanak-who revealed e secret of spiritual communion in holding all in One and One in all. His ritual melody is expressed in the pji and Gurbani where he says that to able us to experience oneness we have place right living and right deeds Ove bookish creeds and religious duals. The way to God is the way of crifice, the way of self-effacing ved for God in all and abandoning all limiting sense of divisiveness. Nanak Dev stood for spirituality yond religious rituals and humans beyond manmade factionalism. hen the priests of Baghdad asked him out his sect he said, "I belong to no ct and adore but one God. I see Him in e earth below and in the heavens above and in all directions." He added that greatness of God becomes invisible due to pride of man and vanity of knowledge. When the priests of Hardwar asked him about his caste he said, "My caste is that of wood and fire and I came from a town from where come both day and night." When the true spirit of religion got shrouded by external ritualism and utmost divisiveness, Nanak Dev appeared with his humble, experiential, non-sectarian spiritual wisdom for unification of humanity beyond caste, creed and religion. He said, "I have searched through the Vedas and books of Islam and they are dull; speechless inthe presence of the mystery of the Infinite. Guru Nanak said, "No one is Hindu and no one is Muslim-these are our names for the masks-behind the mask search for the light within." He spread the religion of compassion and as such his emphasis is not on scriptures, ceremonials or rituals but on life and living, on love for God and right action. His all-time dear companion Mardana was a Muslim. He said, "He is true to his faith who Lovett God and man seeing all, abideth in God." Nanak Dev noticed the deep tragedy of the world caught in the mire of materialism, factionalism and hence, suffering and pain. He found solutions in rising above these to attain God through service, love and Omkara. He prescribed meditation on the word of God with eightfold exercise or sadhana: purity of body and mind, silence, concentration of mind, realisation of the meaning of mantra, patience and contentment, faith, satsang or association with pure and holy ones, and living the mantra in daily life. Without meditation, merel doing good deeds with ego are spirituafruitless. The disciple, whose mind and heart are focussed on God, is Gurmukhi; progressing on the path toGod. Those whose mind is entangled inmaterial prosperity and enjoyment ofthe world are Mansukh, and this leather to suffering and pain. Without a boat there is no way to navigate the ocean and the eternal advice of the guis the boat which takes us across. Nanak Dev travelled far and widespread the message of true spiritualitsuited to entire humanity. The keynotof his universal melody is that selfish ego is the root cause of sin and sufferiandthe remedy lies in renouncing selfish humble service, sharing proceed of efforts and sustaining self-effacing love for God. (November 25 is Guru Nanak Jayanti.)
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Guru Nanak's Melody Of Universal Spiritual it
An experience of Alakh Niranjan, the Absolute and cosmic harmony in creation, as an expression a single eternal Spirit shaped the n-sectarian precepts and mystic eels of Guru Nanak-who revealed e secret of spiritual communion in holding all in One and One in all. His ritual melody is expressed in the pji and Gurbani where he says that to able us to experience oneness we have place right living and right deeds Ove bookish creeds and religious duals. The way to God is the way of crifice, the way of self-effacing ved for God in all and abandoning all limiting sense of divisiveness. Nanak Dev stood for spirituality yond religious rituals and humans beyond manmade factionalism. hen the priests of Baghdad asked him out his sect he said, "I belong to no ct and adore but one God. I see Him in e earth below and in the heavens above and in all directions." He added that greatness of God becomes invisible due to pride of man and vanity of knowledge. When the priests of Hardwar asked him about his caste he said, "My caste is that of wood and fire and I came from a town from where come both day and night." When the true spirit of religion got shrouded by external ritualism and utmost divisiveness, Nanak Dev appeared with his humble, experiential, non-sectarian spiritual wisdom for unification of humanity beyond caste, creed and religion. He said, "I have searched through the Vedas and books of Islam and they are dull; speechless inthe presence of the mystery of the Infinite. Guru Nanak said, "No one is Hindu and no one is Muslim-these are our names for the masks-behind the mask search for the light within." He spread the religion of compassion and as such his emphasis is not on scriptures, ceremonials or rituals but on life and living, on love for God and right action. His all-time dear companion Mardana was a Muslim. He said, "He is true to his faith who Lovett God and man seeing all, abideth in God." Nanak Dev noticed the deep tragedy of the world caught in the mire of materialism, factionalism and hence, suffering and pain. He found solutions in rising above these to attain God through service, love and Omkara. He prescribed meditation on the word of God with eightfold exercise or sadhana: purity of body and mind, silence, concentration of mind, realisation of the meaning of mantra, patience and contentment, faith, satsang or association with pure and holy ones, and living the mantra in daily life. Without meditation, merel doing good deeds with ego are spirituafruitless. The disciple, whose mind and heart are focussed on God, is Gurmukhi; progressing on the path toGod. Those whose mind is entangled inmaterial prosperity and enjoyment ofthe world are Mansukh, and this leather to suffering and pain. Without a boat there is no way to navigate the ocean and the eternal advice of the guis the boat which takes us across. Nanak Dev travelled far and widespread the message of true spiritualitsuited to entire humanity. The keynotof his universal melody is that selfish ego is the root cause of sin and sufferiandthe remedy lies in renouncing selfish humble service, sharing proceed of efforts and sustaining self-effacing love for God. (November 25 is Guru Nanak Jayanti.)
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are MN Kundu and kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: MN Kundu and Speaking Tree ,Times of India