The purpose of any religion, or specifically Sikhism, is to reconnect us to our true self. Gurbani says that our true self is the divine light. Each one of us is a divine ray and thus, inherits all the qualities of divine light. What are the qualities of divine light or God? God is the […]
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It is said that love is the highest feeling of a human life. It is said that love is the fulfillment of human life. These sayings appear to be correct. For a devotee or a Sikh, the highest feeling is losing himself in the love of God. Even a longing for heaven appears to be
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Recently, a one line story became popular on Quora. It was: When a man went to God after dying, God asked, “So, how was heaven?” What if the heaven we aspire for after death was supposed to be enjoyed on this earth? In these Gurbani lines, Kabir ji says that everybody wants to go to
From the article “Who is God“, we know that God existed before the universe came into being and he created the universe out of his own self. We also know that God is the embodiment of love and all the virtues. Now, the question arises: why and how did he create the universe? The question
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Recently, more than 100 children were massacred by the terrorists in a school in Peshawar, Pakistan. The entire world was appalled by the merciless killing of such innocent souls. One of my friends posted on his facebook wall: “If there is a God, how can he let this happen?” Not very indirectly, it meant that
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