Which Religion Is Right? How Do We Know?

[harsharan000]

Dear brother, no bowing please, I myself am a sinner. Only the real Shanshah, Kul Malik, Wahiguru Akal Purukh is worthy of our love

and devotion. I would be satisfied, if I could get just a sincere hug. We are all His children, and we are in an alien land, and so if we could

just remind each other , of our nijh ghar Sach Khand, our true father Satnam; I think Kal has his doots working in obstructing our way,

so we also, those blessed by His grace and love, should do this much seva of reminding, of making aware each other. As we are already

weak, surrounded by maya and kal .... ... and the only way to escape, is through Nam. It is a great pleausure, to talk or listen about

Wahiguru. He is the fountain of real bliss and salvation. It is true, He created us as souls, and we have put chains on us, like do`s or

don`ts, then zaat, paat, land, caste, rules, regulations. creeds and so many rituals, rites, terms of conduct, are we not stupids? When our Gurus did not

make any complications, why do we like to limit ourselves under so many pressures, that we forget the real essence of the message

of our Gurus. And still we think we are wise, and take those as rare or strange, if someone talks us in a simple manner and straightly.

We have all these outer things so much engraved deep in our minds.... that we do not give importance to the Truth inside ourselves,

which our beloved Gurus have clearly pointed us. We should firmly bear in mind that, with all these outer things, reet reewaz, which have no

spirituality, are only symbols, which, for our conveniences we create them, and then get trapped in its web. We make Wahiguru our

monopoly, thinking we have the only right over Him, without ever thinking that what we do, will please Him or not, are we not manmukhs

with this our petty behaviour? All the outer mannerisms, and behaviours, are just to show off, to the society. Or do we think we can

cheat Him, with our outer mannerisms, dressing...etc. What really counts, is that we should not do anything that may displease Him,

(sins, bad karmas), and at the same time see if we have real love for Him; and to realize Him, spiritual endeavour is required. Why?

Because our soul is a drop of that unlimited spiritual ocean: Satnam. and it is the soul which has to merge in Satnam samundra, not

the physicall body, which is going to be left behind with all its physicall accesories with which we decorate it. All these physicall

things are made from the 5 tattwas, and so all is transient and perishable, except our soul. And then when we go from this world,

nothing of these things go with us, except our karmas good or bad, our Nam abyaas, Nam Simran, the real true dhan, which no thief

can rob from us, no fire can burn it, no water can drown it.....In one of Guru Arjun Dev`s shabad, He clearly points out, what we all of

us should surely and really do: naam binaa jaytaa bi-uhaar. ji-o mirtak mithi-aa seegaar. Anything else apart from Nam

Bhakti, is like decorating a dead corspe.But we foolish manmukhs, do not understand this simple truth. Why does Guru Sahiban say

so? Because, this body which is made of the 5 tattwas, is inert, has no consciousness about itself, the power it derives to work out,

is derived from the soul. But we tend to give more importance to the jewel box, than the jewels contained in it. The importance of the

jewel box is due to the jewels contained in it( soul, Nam or Shabad), once the jewels are not there, of what use is that box?

We are so engrossed in the box, that the thieves, the dacoits( mind and the 5 vices) come and rob us, and then when we are looted,

it is too late, for we have wasted our precious human life, just for peanuts, and then when we go in front of the judge Kal, we are

beaten blue and red, for taking so cheaply the gift of Wahiguru, of this human form for which even the gods starve to get it... Still, if

we have even a penny of common sense left with us, let`s make the best of this opportunity, by applying ourselves sincerely, to His

true devotion, at His lotus feet.

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An absolutely amazing post, Satnam Ji, God Bless You. :happy2: