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The
DOCTRINE AND PHILOSOPHY KNOWN AS
SIKHISM A RELIGION FOR PEACE, HARMONY AND GRACE!
A UNIVERSAL
EXPERIENCE.
The Bona-fide, genuine,
legal, legitimate, lawful, patent, Actual Saints Originators of Sikhism
Giants on the landscape of
Religion
Satguru Kabir Jio, 1398-1518, Satguru Ruvdas Jio, 1377-1520 Satguru Namdev Jio 1270-1350
Kabir Math,
All the Bhagats (True Gurus, Prophets)
are Symbol, banner, insignia and abode of Sovereign lord God.
Satguru Ruvdas declared: “Among the religious scholars, warriors
and kings, there is no other equal to the Lord’s Bhagats.
As the leaves of the water lily float free in the water, says Ruvdas, so is their life in the world.
“Searching, the mortal stumbles like a blind person, and does not recognize the
Saint.
Says Nadev, how can one obtain God, without His Bhagats? Forsaking the Diamond of the Lord, the mortals put
their hopes in another. Those people will not go to heven;
Ruvdas speaks the Truth. Kabir if you
live the householder’s life, then practice righteousness; otherwise, you might
as well retire from the world. If someone renounces the world, and then gets
involved in worldly entanglements, he shall suffer terrible misfortune. Kabir, shave
the mother of that guru, who does not takeaway one’s doubt. He himself is
drowning in the four Vedas; he drowns his disciples as well.”
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਮਦੇਵ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਕਬੀਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਸੈਨ ਇਹਨਾ ਅਭਿਨਾਸੀ ਸਤ ਪੁਰਸ਼ਾ ਦਾ ਵਡਾਪਨ ਮ: ਪੰਜਵਾ ਜੀ ਵਰਨਨ
ਕਰਦੇ ਨੇ ਕਿਉਕਿ ਇਹ ਆਪ ਨਾਮ ਜਪਦੇ ਨੇ ਤੇ ਹੋਰਨਾ ਨੂ ਵੀ ਜਪਾਉਂਦੇ ਨੇ ਵਿਧੀ
ਸਿਖਾਉਂਦੇ ਨੇ || ਰਾਗ ਸਾਰਗ
ਮ: ਪੰਜਵਾ ੧ਓ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦ: ਊਆ ਆਊਸਰ ਕੈ ਹਉ ਬਲਿ
ਜਾਈ
|| ਆਠ ਪਹਰ ਅਪਨਾ
ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਹਰ ਪਾਈ || 1|| ਰਹਾਓ|| ਭਲੋ ਕਬੀਰ ਦਾਸ ਦਾਸਨ ਕੋ ਊਤਮ ਸੈਨ ਜਨ ਨਾਈ|| ਊਚ ਤੇ ਊਚ ਨਾਮਦੋਉ ਸਮਦਰਸੀ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਬਣ ਆਈ|| ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡ ਤਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਸਾਧਨ ਕਾ ਇਹ ਮਨ ਸੰਤ ਰੇਨਾਈ || ਸੰਤ ਪਰਤਾਪ ਭਰਮ ਸਭ ਨਾਸੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਿਲੇ ਗੋਸਾਈ ||2||4||18||ਅੰਕ 1207 ||ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਜੀ ||
On behalf of Mohala
Pehla, Mohala Panjva Declared: “Saints themselves chants and inspires
others to chant the Naam the Name of the Lord. My
mind is filled with the Mantra of the Holy Saints, and I have risen above the
three qualities Gazing upon the Blessed Vision, the Darshan
of Bhagat, Satguru, my eyes
are filled with love. I am a sacrifice to that occasion. Twenty-four hours a
day, those meditate in remembrance on their God; by great good fortune, they
have found the Lord. Kabir is merciful the slave of
the Lord’s slaves; the humble barber Sain is supreme.
Highest of the high is Namdev, who looked upon all
alike; Ruvdas embodiment, Manifestation of God. My
soul, body and wealth belong to the Saints; my mind longs for the dust of the
Saints. And by the radiant Grace of the Saints, all my doubts have been erased.
Said Nanak, I have met the Lord.”
The
Symbol, Banner and insignia, songs of celebration / greetings of God by the
above reverend declared below
ONE UNIVERSAL
CREATOR GOD TRUTH IS THE NAME CREATIVEBEING PERSONIFIED.NO FEAR NO HATRED IMAGE
OF THE UNDYING BEYOND BIRTHSELF-EXISTENT BY GURU’S GRACE: RAAG AASAA THE WORD
OF THE BHAGATS: SATGURU KABIR JIO, SATGURU NAAM DAYV JIO AND SATGURU RAVI DAAS
SAHIB JIO.Page 475 Guru Granth
The devotion of north
The best pen in their hands, the law of
truth written on their lips, heavenly souls. Their
name liveth for Evermore.
“KEH RUVDAS KHALAS
CHAMARA JO HUM SEHRI SO MEET HAMARA”
Direct
perception, cognition knowledge of power derived from the personal observation
of the Universe
Declaration of
On
page 345 Guru Granth Global, Universal Gigantic Satguru Ruvdsa “Baygumpura, ‘the city without sorrow’, is the name of the
town. There is no suffering or anxiety there. There are no troubles or taxes on
commodities there. There is no fear, blemish or downfall there. Now, I have found this most excellent city.
There is lasting peace and safety there, O Siblings of Destiny. God’s Kingdom is steady, stable and eternal.
There is no second or third status; all are equal there. That city is populous
and eternally famous. Those who live there are wealthy and contented. They stroll about freely, just as they
please. They know the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, and no one blocks their
way. Says Ruvdas, Chamar
the emancipated shoe-maker: whoever is a citizen there, is a friend of mine.”
Now I hold the eighteen miraculous
spiritual powers in the palm of my hand:
A
Saint (Sat guru) is a God on earth. To him, the whole world is mere straw. To
him, gold and stone are alike. To him, pleasure and pain are the same. A saint
lives in God. He has realized God. He knows God. He has become God. He speaks
of God. He shows the way to God. He is God-intoxicated. He is God Himself. He
is one with God. Saints are God's agents
on earth. God reveals Himself in a saint in His full glory; infinite power,
wisdom and bliss. The saints constitute
a ladder for the pilgrims to the shrine of God. Wherever saints and sages stay
even for a half-second, then and there are sacred places like Varanasi (Kaashi), and Pandherpur, Namdev narsi near hingoli, Maharahtra, India.
Introduction
Religion, faith, worship,
sect and cult etc.
For those who require some idea of what
religion is and approach the subject, there is as short introductory chapter.
It may well not be of interest of everyone, you may wish to skim through it
quickly, returning to later. For those
of you who are curious to know what I believe and why. No definition of
religion can be entirely adequate. Originally meant
submissively deep reverence and loving devotion for the God. Religion is
the response of human being to the human conditioning. Faced with difficulties of living in this
world, a process of spiritual thought known as indoctrinate and philosophies of
the superhuman (Intellectual brains), which guide the study of fundamental
nature of knowledge of the universal experience reality and existence. A set of belief, teachings, sermons, lecture, ideology, precept and
principals held by Sants (Saints) tradition.
We find this in the textual record of Sants tradition. A belief system which
gives a total explanation of realty and stories about God and Gods, creation
and salvation, and events of historical significance. Values and code of
discipline and behaviour worship,(Self assurance, confidence) of the Supreme
Being (Super Human) as guidance for disciple as a seeker of truth, the
individual’s experience of the mind search, inspiring, transcendent or a sense
of belonging and commitment to something greater then self i.e. superhuman. The
Divine Saints reverend Satgurus constructed the
pristine religion (Doctrine and Philosophy) when India fell in the hands of
Muslim rulers during the construction of Islam in India, as we studied in depth
of Guru Granth more we find and unlock the mystery
surrounding who is the originator of Sikhism? Satguru
Kabir, Satguru Ruvdas and Satguru Namdev rejected Islamic doctrine the Muslim’s rulers were
responsible for the spread of Islam in India back yard in the thirteen century
the onward. The Muslim King tried to convert Satguru Namedv and Satguur Kabir into Islam but they not only failed they also join Namdev ji and bowed to him in
deep reverence, submissively. The passage below from Guru Granth
is very interesting.
HISTROICAL SANTS (SANITS) BHAGATS (TRUEGURUS,
PROPHETS)
The travelling team of Sants (Saints) from the primitive Holy city
Story of the travelling
Divine Saints Sacha / Khaara
Sauda (Goods Bargaining).
There is a map of Indian that record in careful detail the journey that Satguru Ravidas jio took around the sub-continent These Divine Saints have
travelled as far as Afghanistan, in the north Kashmir, Panjab,
Himachaal, Gujrat, Rajisthan, Madya Pardesh, Haryana, Andra Pardesh, Maharashtra to the deccans in the
south and spanned the distance between Puri and Dvarka, two great hubs of pilgrimage on the east west coasts
a total journey of 5, 946 kilo meters the legend announces. This map has the
effect of placing Satguru Ruvdas
jio, in the great tradition of philosophers and
theologians who circle the land to establish the paramount legitimacy of their
views. From the writings we find
reference to the places they have visited.
One, who becomes
a Holy person, appreciates the value of devotional worship to the God. The Lord
places him in His treasury.
Meeting the True Guru, doubt is dispelled. Who else
should I worship? I can see no other. One stone is lovingly decorated, while
another stone is walked upon. If one is a god, then the other must also be a
god. Says Namdev, I serve the Lord God
When the Turkish Emperor Mohamad-Bin-Tuglak
try to convert Satguru Namdev into Islam. 3 Choice
were given, 1 choose Islam, 2, Get ready to die or 3, show you’re Ram? Satguru Namdev declared the
events taken that day: “Today, Namdev saw the Lord,
and so I will instruct the ignorant. O Pandit, O
religious scholar, your Gayatri was grazing in the
fields. Taking a stick, the farmer broke its leg, and now it walks with a limp.
O Pandit,I saw your great
god Shiva, riding along on a white bull. In the merchant’s house, a banquet was
prepared for him — he killed the merchant’s son. O Pandit,
I saw your Raam Chand
coming too; he lost his wife, fighting a war against Raawan.
The Hindu is sightless (Blind); the Muslim has only one eye. The spiritual
teacher is wiser than both of them. The Hindu worships at the temple, the
Muslim at the mosque. Namdev serves that Lord, who is
not limited to either the temple or the mosque.
Islam is a
rigid and uncompromising religion. Quranic injunction
is a------ and when thee sacred months ramzan passed,
kill those who join other deities with God where ye shall find them----- but if
they shall convert---- then let them go their way
When the King try to convert Satguru Namdev into Islam
TheSultan said, “Listen, Namdev: let me see the actions
of your Lord.” The Sultan (King)
arrested Namdev, and said, “Let me see your Beloved
Lord.” “Bring this dead cow back to life. Other wise, I shall cut off your head
here and now.” Namdev
answered, “O king, how can this happen? No one can bring the dead back to
life. I cannot do anything by my own
actions. Whatever the Lord does, that alone happens.” The arrogant king was enraged at this reply.
He incited an elephant to attack. Namdev’s mother began to cry, and she said, “Why don’t you
abandon your Lord Ram, and worship his Lord Allah?” Namdev answered, “I am not your son, and you are not my
mother. Even if my body dies, I will still sing the Glorious Praises of the
Lord.” The elephant attacked him with
his trunk, but Namdev was saved, protected by the
Lord. The king said, “The Qazis and the Mullah show down to me, but this Hindu has
trampled my honour.” The people pleaded
with the king, “Hear our prayer, O king. Here, take Namdev’s
weight in gold, and release him.” The
king replied, “If I take the gold, then I will be consigned to hell, by
forsaking my faith and gathering worldly wealth.” With his feet in chains, Namdev
kept the beat with his hands, singing the Praises of the Lord. “Even if the
Nanak declared
In each and every age, He creates His Bhagats and preserves their honour, O Lord King. The Lord
killed the wicked Harnaakhash, and saved Prahlaad. He turned his back on the egotists and
slanderers, and showed His Face to Namdev. Servant
Nanak has so served the Lord, which He will deliver me in the end. Chant, O my mind, the True Name, Sat Naam,
the True Name. In this world, and in the world beyond.
On
behalf of Mohala Pehla Ji, Mohala Panjva
declared on page 498 Guru Granth:
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਮਦੇਵ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਕਬੀਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਸੈਨ ਇਹਨਾ ਆਭਨਾਸੀ ਸਤ ਪੁਰਸ਼ਾ ਦਾ ਵਡਾਪਨ ਮ:੫ ਵਾ ਜੀ ਵਰਨਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਨੇ ਕਿਉਕਿ ਇਹ ਆਪ ਨਾਮ ਜਪਦੇ ਨੇ ਤੇ ਹੋਰਨਾ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਜਪਾਉਂਦੇ ਨੇ ਵਿਧੀ ਸਿਖਾਉਂਦੇ ਨੇ || ਗੁਜਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ਦੁਪਦੇ ਘਰ ੨ ੧ਓ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ || ਪਤਿਤ ਪਾਵਿਤਰ ਲੀਏ ਕਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਸਗਲ ਕਰਤ ਨਾਮ੍ਸ਼੍ਕਾਰੋ || ਵਰਨ ਜਾਤ ਕੋਊ ਪੂਛੈ ਨਹੀ ਬਾਛਹਿ ਚਰਨ ਰਵਾਰੋ ||1|| ਠਾਕੁਰ ਐਸੋ ਨਾਮ ਤੁਮਾਰੋ ਸਗਲ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਕੋ ਧਨੀ ਕਹੀਜੈ ਜਨ ਕੋ ਅੰਗ ਨਿਰਾਰੋ 1|| ਰਹਾਓ|| ਸਾਧ ਸੰਗ ਨਾਨਕ ਬੁਧ ਪਾਈ ਹਰ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਆਧਾਰੋ || ਨਾਮਦੋਓ ਤਿਰਲੋਚੇਨ ਕਬੀਰ ਦਾਸਰੋ ਮੁਕਤ ਭਇਓ ਚਾਮਿਆਰੋ || ਅੰਕ 498 ||ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਜੀ ||
Page 498 Guru Granth G. On behalf of M: Pehla, M: Panjva declared: “All bow in reverence to Him. No one asks about their ancestry and social status; instead, they yearn for the dust of their feet. O Lord Master, such is Your Name. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak has obtained understanding; singing the Kirtan of the Lords Praises is his only support. Namdev, Trilochan, Kabir and Ruvdas Chamar have been liberated attained Salvation and became Immortal.”
I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has
led me to meet my Lord God, Guru Granth:
Says Nanak, the Guru has revealed God to me, and now
I see that there is no such thing as birth or death. All are in the One, and the
One is in all. This is what the True Guru has shown me. Without the True Guru,
no one has obtained the Lord; without the True Guru, no one has obtained the
Lord. He has placed Himself within the True Guru; revealing Himself, He
declares this openly. Meeting the True Guru, eternal liberation is obtained; Without the Guru, no
one has obtained Him, although many may claim to have done so. He Himself
reveals the Way, and implants true devotion within. The True Guru has become my
Advocate. The Lord and the Guru are pervading in one form. O Nanak, the Lord loves the
Guru. Some read scriptures, the Vedas
and the Puraanas. Some sit and listen, and read to
others. Tell me, how can the heavy, rigid doors be opened? Without the True
Guru, the essence of reality is not realized.”
Furthermore
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਮਦੇਵ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਕਬੀਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਸੈਨ ਇਹਨਾ ਅਭਿਨਾਸੀ ਸਤ ਪੁਰਸ਼ਾ ਦਾ ਵਡਾਪਨ ਮ: ਪਹਲਾ ਜੀ ਵਰਨਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਨੇ ਕਿਉਕਿ ਇਹ ਆਪ ਨਾਮ ਜਪਦੇ ਨੇ ਤੇ ਹੋਰਨਾ ਨੂ ਵੀ ਜਪਾਉਂਦੇ ਨੇ ਵਿਧੀ ਸਿਖਾਉਂਦੇ ਨੇ || ਨਾਨਕ ਮ: ੧ ਜੀ ਭਗਤ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਦੇ ਦਰ ਤੇ ਕਿਸ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੀ ਭੀਖ ਲਈ ਅਰਜੋਈ ਕਰਦੇ ਨੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਵੀ ਜਾਣ ਲਵੋ ਪੂਰਾ ਲਾਭ ਮਿਲੇਗਾ || ਰਾਗ ਤਿਲੰਗ ਮ:੧ ਘਰ ੨ ੴਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ || ਭੁਓ ਤੇਰਾ ਭਾਂਗ ਖਲੜੀ ਮੇਰਾ ਚੀਤੁ || ਮੈਂ ਦੇਵਾਨਾ ਭਇਆ ਅਤੀਤੁ || ਕਰ ਕਾਸਾ ਦਰਸਨ ਕੀ ਭੂਖ || ਮੈਂ ਦਰ ਮਾਗਉ ਨੀਤਾ ਨੀਤ ||1|| ਤਓ ਦਰਸਨ ਕੀ ਕਰਉ ਸਮਾਇ || ਮੈਂ ਦਰ ਮਾਗਤੁ ਭੀਖਿਆ ਪਾਇ ||1|| ਰਹਾਓ || ਕੇਸਰਿ ਕੁਸਮ ਮਿਰਗਮੈਂ ਹਰਣਾ ਸਰਵ ਸਰੀਰੀ ਚੜਨਾ || ਚੰਦਨ ਭਾਗਤਾ ਜੋਤ ਇਨੇਹੀ ਸਰਵੇ ਪਰਮਲੁ ਕਰਣਾ ||2 || ਘਿਆ ਪੱਟ ਭਾਂਡਾ ਕਹੈ ਨਾ ਕੋਇ || ਐਸਾ ਭਗਤ ਵਰਨ ਮਹਿ ਹੋਇ || ਤੇਰੇ ਨਾਮਿ ਨਿਵੇ ਰਹੇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ || ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਨ ਦਰਿ ਭੀਖਿਆ ਪਾਇ ||3|| 1 || 2 || ਅੰਕ 721 ||ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਜੀ ||
Page 721
Guru Granth G, Mohala Pehla Declared: “My hands are my begging bowl; I am so
hungry for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. I beg at
Your Door, day after day. I am a beggar at Your Door — please bless me with
your charity. Such is the Bhagats, Prophets their
Divine light like sandalwood, which imparts its fragrance to everyone. Such is
the divine light of Bhagats,
Satguru no matter what his social status is. Nanak
begs for charity at their door.”
And again On behalf of Mohala
Pehla Ji, Mohala Panjva declared on page
386 Guru Granth:
“That Low caste being whom no one knows — chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he is honoured in the four
directions. I beg for the Blessed Vision of Your
Darshan; please, give it to me, O Beloved! Serving
you, who, who has not been saved? That
person, whom no one wants to be near— the whole world, comes to wash the dirt
of his feet. That mortal, who is of no
use to any one at all — by the Grace of the Saints, he meditates on the Naam. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy, the sleeping mind awakens. Then, O Nanak, God seems sweet.”
On behalf of Mohala
Pehla Ji, Mohala Chautha Declared below:
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਮਦੇਵ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਕਬੀਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਸੈਨ ਇਹਨਾ ਅਭਿਨਾਸੀ
ਸਤ ਪੁਰਸ਼ਾ ਦਾ ਵਡਾਪਨ ਮ:
੪ ਜੀ ਵਰਨਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਨੇ ਕਿਉਕਿ ਇਹ ਆਪ ਨਾਮ ਜਪਦੇ ਨੇ ਤੇ ਹੋਰਨਾ ਨੂ ਵੀ ਜਪਾਉਂਦੇ ਨੇ ਵਿਧੀ ਸਿਖਾਉਂਦੇ ਨੇ || ਆਸਾ ਮ:੪ ਘਰ ੬
੧ਓ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ||ਨੀਚ ਜਾਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਤਿਆ ਉਤਮ ਪਦਵੀ ਪਾਇ || ਪੂਛਹੁ ਬਿਦਰ ਦਾਸੀ ਸੂਤੇ ਕਿਸਨ ਉਤਰਿਆ ਘਰ ਜਿਸੁ ਜਾਇ || ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਜਾਨ ਭਾਈ ਜਿਤੁ ਸਹੁਸਾ ਦੂਖ ਭੂਖ ਸਭ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਇ ||1||ਰਹਾਓ|| ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਚਮਾਰ ਉਸਤਿਤ ਕਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਨਿਮਖ ਇਕ ਗਾਇ || ਪਤਿਤ ਜਾਤਿ ਉਤਮੁ ਭਇਆ ਚਾਰਿ ਵਰਨ ਪਏ ਪਗਿ ਆਇ ॥੨॥ ਨਾਮਦੇਅ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਲਗੀ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਤੀ ਲੋਕੁ ਛੀਪਾ ਕਹੈ ਬੁਲਾਇ || ਖਤ੍ਰੀ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਪਿਠਿ ਦੇ ਛੋਡੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਦੇਓ ਲੀਆ ਮੁਖਿ ਲਾਇ ॥3॥
ਜਿਤਨੇ ਭਗਤ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਵਕਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਤਿਂਨ ਤਿਲਕੁ ਕਢਾਇ || ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਅਨਦਿਨ ਪਰਸੇ ਜੇ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ ||4 ||1 || 8 ||ਅੰਕ 733 ||ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਜੀ ||
Page 733 Guru Granth. On behalf of Mohala Pehla, Mohala Chautha
declared: “When someone of low social class chants the Lord’s Name, he obtains
the state of highest dignity. Ruvdas Chamar, praised the Lord,
and sang the Kirtan of His Praises each and every
instant. Although he was of low social status, he was exalted and elevated, and
people of all four castes came and bowed at his feet. Namdev loved the Lord; the people called him a
fabric dyer. The Lord turned His back on the high-class Kh’shaatriyas
and Brahmins, and showed His face to Namdev. The Bhagat, The Lord have
the tilak, the ceremonial mark, Equal and applied to
my foreheads at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage. Servant Nanak shall touch their feet night and day, if the
Lord, the King, grants His Grace.”
This is the faith, which inspires Nanak
The pattern evolved by Nanak is reworking of
the Sants (Saints) synthesis, one in which does not
depart far from Saints source as far as its fundamental components are
concerned. The categories employed by
Nanak ji are the categories of the Saints the
terminology he use is their terminology, and the doctrine he affirms are their
doctrines. What earlier Saints had developed he inherited the components of his
thoughts from the Saints. But he did not
transmit his inheritance unchanged. He received a synthesis and he passed it
on. It is the Sants thought which we find in his
work, but it is Sants thought expanded and inherited,
reinterpreted which within the pattern of Sants
belief but which nevertheless posses a significant originality and in contrast
with its Sants background unique clarity. It
possesses, moreover, the quality of survival, for it remains today the
substance of a living faith. The linage,
which commences with the humble Sants the convention
derived from the traditional Sant emphasis on the
value of associating with the truly devout, an experience which enabled the
humble participant to acquire apportion of the merit which emanated from the
true holy (Sadhu, Satguru)
Sikh and Sikhism By Dr W.H.Mcleod 1999
THE UNITED DIVINE SAINTS STILL SHINE ABOVE
OTHERS.