The Nearer The Church, The Farther From God

[singhbj singh]

Current scenario in Punjab makes me wonder whether this saying is TRUE

https://www.englishclub.com/ref/esl/Sayings/Religion/The_nearer_the_Church_the_farther_from_God_918.htm

[jkvlondon]

Current scenario in Punjab makes me wonder whether this saying is TRUE

https://www.englishclub.com/ref/esl/Sayings/Religion/The_nearer_the_Church_the_farther_from_God_918.htm

SIkhs say it their own way , Judd SIkh Pukke si, odon gurdwarey kacche si , hun gudwarey pukke bann ge, te Sikh Kacchi

[Guest Jacfsing2]

SIkhs say it their own way , Judd SIkhi Pukke si, odon gurdwarey kacche si , hun gudwarey pukke bann ge, te Sikhi Kacchi

Sikhs or Sikhi Kacchi?

[jkvlondon]

Sikhs or Sikhi Kacchi?

yep I should have been careful: sikh, never sikhi

[ssinghuk]

The following salok comes to mind:

http://www.sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=211

mÚ 3 ] ma 3 || Third Mehla: gur sBw eyv n pweIAY nw nyVY nw dUir ] gur sabhaa eaev n paaeeai naa naerrai naa dhoor || The Society of the Guru is not obtained like this, by trying to be near or far away. nwnk siqguru qW imlY jw mnu rhY hdUir ]2] naanak sathigur thaa(n) milai jaa man rehai hadhoor ||2|| O Nanak, you shall meet the True Guru, if your mind remains in His Presence. ||2||

Prithi Chand, Dir Mal, Gangu Brahmn et al were all "near" the Guru.....

[jkvlondon]

The following salok comes to mind:

http://www.sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=211

mÚ 3 ] ma 3 || Third Mehla: gur sBw eyv n pweIAY nw nyVY nw dUir ] gur sabhaa eaev n paaeeai naa naerrai naa dhoor || The Society of the Guru is not obtained like this, by trying to be near or far away. nwnk siqguru qW imlY jw mnu rhY hdUir ]2] naanak sathigur thaa(n) milai jaa man rehai hadhoor ||2|| O Nanak, you shall meet the True Guru, if your mind remains in His Presence. ||2||

Prithi Chand, Dir Mal, Gangu Brahmn et al were all "near" the Guru.....

near in this pangti is referring to spiritually near to truth of universe ...all those guys physically lived in those homes but they were very distant from Guru ji because they had no bhao of Akal Purakh