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CONTENTS Preface Introduction Our Contributors vii xi xix SECTION 1 SIKH IDEOLOGY 1. Guru Nanak : The Prophet of A Unique Ideology : Daljeet Singh 3 2. The role of Moral Philosophy in Sikhism Avtar Singh 23 3. Sikhism : An Original, Distinct Revealed and Complete Religion Harnam Singh Shan 24 4. Revelation and Reason in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Gurnam Kaur 60 5. Mysticism in Sikh Religion Baljit Singh Bagga 78 6. The Concept of Chardhi Kala in Sikhism Baljit Singh Bagga 89 7. Sikh Women Kanwaljit Kaur 96 8. The Sikh Identity Daljeet Singh 105 9. Khalsa : The Saint Soldier Kharak Singh 116 SECTION II SIKH HISTORY 10. Origin and Development of Sikh Studies G S Mansukhani 127 11. Sikh Ideology, Fundamentalism and The Punjab Problem Kharak Singh 136 12. Guru Tegh Bahadur : The Ninth Nanak (1621-1675) S S Kohli 160 13. Devi Worship Story - A Critique Madanjit Kaur 170 14. Two views on Dasam Granth : An Appreciation of Ashsta’s & Jaggi’s Approach Gurtej Singh 179 15. Raj Karega Khalsa Kharak Singh Gurdarshan Singh 187 16. Punjab River-Waters Disputes Daljeet Singh 196 SECTION III GENERAL 17. The Sikh Code of Conduct R S Wahiwala 229 18. Need for World Institute of Sikhism Kharak Singh 238 Selected Biblography 255
3 1 GURU NANAK THE PROPHET OF A UNIQUE IDEOLOGY DALJEET SINGH 1. Introduction In this essay we shall attempt to outline that the religion of Guru Nanak is unique in many ways. For, Guru Nanak is the first man of God to break in India the dichotomy between the spiritual life and the empirical life of man and to establish a clear and integral combination between the two. His was not what is termed a salvation religion; in fact, in his religion he specifically linked the spiritual salvation of man with his social salvation. That is also why in its ideology and its doctrines Sikhism is radically different from all the earlier Eastern and contemporary Indian religions. This linkage is of immense and revolutionary importance, which many students of religion have failed to grasp. In this context, we shall explain (1) what is the spiritual experience of the Gurus and what is the kind of reality or God Guru Nanak proclaims, (2) what is unique about the spiritual system of Guru Nanak and what radical departures he makes from the other spiritual systems that had arisen in India, (3) why Guru Nanak chose the householder’s life to be the forum of spiritual growth and what are its logical implications, (4) why Guru Nanak started the system of succession, why the system of succession was continued by the fifth Guru even after the Sikh scripture had been compiled and authenticated by him and why the tenth Guru stopped the institution of succession, and (5) why persons belonging to the pacifist religions find it difficult to understand the spiritual system and the historical role of the Sikh Gurus. For this reason, we shall state, as briefly as possible, only those aspects of Guru Nanak’s system that are strictly relevant to our present discussion. 2. Idea of God and Spiritual Experience Guru Nanak is a monotheist; but to say that is to say very little about him because monotheism has a number of varieties, and the classification of his system merely as monotheism would only confuse the issues. First, it is necessary to know what is the nature of the spiritual experience of the Gurus. It is because of a significant variation in this religious experience that doctrinal
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defined as “sound, voice, music,
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incarnations of Vishnu in ten princ
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not super-natural. Sri Guru Granth
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68 creation of God and while man ca
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establish his own view, and strays
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one, does not become the part of hu
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26. Ibid., p. 966. lahane di pheray
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Not only mystics have been found in
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All spiritual knowledge is a becomi
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ness. The progress from “Manmukh
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Fourth stage: The plane of Grace (K
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There is nothing like knowing God b
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The life of the Spirit-born people
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ight side of life rather than the d
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96 7 SIKH WOMEN KANWALJIT KAUR The
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98 attend services but they also le
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100 courage, bravery and sacrifice.
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102 assist the Maharaja. The Mahara
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104 moment the Sikh men would turn
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108 three things. First, that at th
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112 Panth and Its Institutions We h
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114 be explained only on the assump
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116 9 KHALSA: THE SAINT SOLDIER KHA
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118 pyramid was superior in caste s
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120 out to create a perfect society
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122 And the Lord Himself is witness
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124 peace, stability, freedom and h
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126 greatest day in the history of
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128 core of Sikh philosophy and Sik
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130 Amritsar provided an impetus to
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132 of Sikh scriptural texts. The E
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138 disqualification for making suc
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140 own way, linguistically, cultur
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142 Party also resolved that a ling
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144 “The first schedule of the Re
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148 RIVER WATERS AND HYDEL POWER IS
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150 constitutional and the Supreme
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162 perceptor, therefore have patie
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164 lished by Guru Nanak Dev there.
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166 The Naqshbandi saints also play
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168 examples infused such a spirit
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172 Charitra has been rendered into
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174 Khalsa Panth.’ 17 The informa
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180 accepted as canon. In the prefa
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182 more rational and cannot be con
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184 Jaggi. These pages have mostly
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186 more or less conventional.” p
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188 Bhai Rattan Singh Bhangoo testi
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196 16 PUNJAB RIVER-WATERS DISPUTE
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204 (B) “Bhakra Nangal Project”
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210 the consequences of persisting
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212 Under it Punjab was given 4.22
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230 undertaken by the Shromani Gurd
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238 18 NEED FOR WORLD INSTITUTE OF
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244 c. The arming of Panth could no
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252 righteousness. It is not mithya
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254 Gymnasium and Changing Rooms Su
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256 FORSTER, GEORGE. 1970. A Journe
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258 Stace, W.T. : Mysticism and Phi
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