Nothing has been uttered by our masters which did not exist in the past and which will not remain in the future.
The Guru has said, “Speak the truth; do not tell lies.” Truth is always required. There is no time limit, whether a hundred years or millions of years; it is always necessary to be steadfast in truth and to do justice.
Guru Nanak has said, “Jot rakhi ta tu jug meh aya—God put His Light into you, and thus you came into this world.” [GGS 921] This Light will remain forever, and this world will also remain forever.
If this Light exists in us, why do people tell lies? Why does a person injure the feelings of others? Why does anger arise? Why does a person deprive others of their rights? The issue is that the Light must be awakened within us.
There is no question of past and future in Sikh religion. Whatever has been uttered in Gurbani has been spoken about the Power which is eternal. Humans will continue taking birth, and the Truth will always triumph.
Guru Gobind Singh has very lovingly explained, “What is the meaning of chanting God’s Name? The One whose Name is chanted, Who is eternal, Who is unchanging, Who is never destroyed, is to be remembered by any Name, with love. He is to be seen within oneself and within society. By chanting Nam, one sees Him in the trees, in the whole cosmos.”
If a person approaches Guru Gobind Singh’s teachings with understanding, God has no religion, that God has no place of pilgrimage, that God has no country.
The Light from the One who is pervading everywhere and bestowing Light everywhere will never end, nor will this cosmos ever end. Thus Sikh dharam is training which will remain alive forever; it is the teaching of God. However, we cannot say that Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus, and people of other religions are different. Why? We are all human beings. We are labelled according to our actions.
-- to be continued..
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