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ABSTRACTS OF SIKH STUDIES : APRIL-JUNE 2005 / 537 NS
and material objects; Thy doings are real, O Lord.” Truth is considered
supreme in all religions but the Sikh religion lays more stress on truthful
living than on truth : “Truth is high but higher still is truthful living”.
Hence the Sikh religion does not condemn the worldly life as maya
(illusion). Reality is perceived in a holistic mode in both microcosm
and macrocosm. Guru Nanak has identified the manifest reality with
nature : “Nanak, the beneficent Lord alone is True, and He is revealed
through His Nature”.
The need of the hour is a dialogue between Science and
Spirituality. It will be most appropriate to promote Global Perspectives
of Science and Spirituality with the Sikh religion as a basis.
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