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    PREFACE

    That man’s primary aim is to know God is acknowledged by every

    known scripture. Everybody says the soul must know the Over Soul – God,

    so that when the day comes, it merges with its supreme source and attains

    salvation or the man rom the cycle o lie and death. !ut when it comes to

    knowing the "lmighty in actual sense, most o the religious guides whom we

    approach or this purpose declare that it is an impossible task because God is

    ormless and invisible. They, however, suggest some or the other eorts –

    rites and rituals, through which one may hope to reach the Supreme !eing.

    The Sant #irankari $ission lourishing today as a spiritual movement

    across the globe declares that God has always remained a perceivable entity.

    % &hruva could know rom #arad in Satyug 'the Golden "ge(, )ing *anaka

    rom "shtavakar in Treta 'the Silver "ge(, "r+una rom ord )rishna in &wapar

    'the !ron-e "ge( and numerous saints like )abir, avidas, $eera and other

    during this )alyug 'the %ron "ge( rom their respective $asters, why should it

    not be possible or the present day man to know the God he worships/ The

    only eort one has to make, the $ission says, is to approach a perect

    spiritual master. #o wonder, #irankari !aba reveals God to every seeker

    who approaches him.

    The author o this book is one o such seekers who approached

    #irankari !aba and attained the knowledge o God. Ever since, he has been

    e0periencing this divine boon in his day1to1day lie. "ter 2$atter and #on1

    matter’ and 2The $ainstream o Spirituality’, he has written this comparatively

    small book 2The #eed or God1knowledge’ to highlight the great advantages o

    knowing the "lmighty or reali-ing the 3ltimate Truth. 4e has, o course, not

    orgotten to emphasi-e that one can know God only with the benign grace o

    Satguru, the True $aster as against any kind o rites and rituals which by

    themselves remain utile without the knowledge o the One whom we seek to

    worship.

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    The message o the book is very clear and complete. %t seeks to

    assure every seeker o Truth that the 5ormless One '#irankar( is very much

    accessible and one must seek to know 4im – not without reason, o course.

    On behal o the 6ublications &epartment and on my own, % heartily

    congratulate the learned author, who is a leading member o our Screening

    7ommittee or !ooks and $anuscripts, or this valuable addition to the

    $ission’s literature. $ay Satguru !aba 4ardev Singh *i $ahara+ bless him so

    that he continues to serve the $ission, particularly in the ield o literature,

    with greater and greater -eal.

     Kirpa Sagar $ember %ncharge 6ublications

    &elhiSeptember 8, 9::;

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    THE NEED FOR GOD-KNOWLEDGE

    %n the present age, people are so much used to materialistic way o lie

    that i one talks to them about God and the need or getting 4is knowledge,

    there is invariably a cold response. %n the ield o religion people are normally

    satisied with routine type o ceremonies and one rarely eels the necessity to

    know God. $any a time, people even argue that they have every comort in

    lie and what more shall they gain by knowing God/ So, to create an

    awareness about the necessity o God1knowledge is a great problem. Still

    greater is the problem o creating urge or God1knowledge. %ronically, it is

    such a ield where this need is elt only ater actual God1knowledge has taken

    place. Then, not only one eels remorse but also repents as to why he or she

    did not get it earlier.

    Craving Itself a lessing

    3ndoubtedly, God1knowledge is a blessing. Even the curiosity and

    craving to know God is a blessing. %t cannot arise on one’s own. 5or e0ample,

    on his own a child may not be interested in studies or the reasons that he

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    =ater, "ir or "kash 'Sound(. The organism as a whole is enlivened and

    energi-ed by consciousness. =hen consciousness 'God1element( leaves, the

    organism is dead. "t the level o physical organism, i any one o its

    constituents is depleted, we eel emergent need to replenish it. 5or e0ample, i

    we are short o water, we eel thirsty and we eel the need or taking water.

    Same is the case with other constituents like "ir, 5ire, Earth and "kash

    'Sound(. "s consciousness 'the God1element( is not a direct constituent o

    the physical organism, the sel does not eel any urgent craving o receiving

    God1knowledge i.e. knowledge o 7osmic 7onsciousness. "nother e0ample is

    cited to clariy the point. 6etrol is to start and operate a car – but is not a

    !"nstit#ent part o car as such. Same is the case o consciousness. %t is not

    re

    4e passes it on to whomsoever 4e chooses.

      "di Granth 16age @;A

     bgq fije fivkyk [kle dk tS HkkoS rS nsbZA

     "nd

      =ithout the True $aster 

    ove springs not

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    #or the dirt o ego goes.

      "di Granth 16age B:

     "gain

      #o man knoweth the son, but the ather, neither 

    )noweth any man the 5ather, save the son, and he

    T" $%"&s"ever t%e s"n !%""ses t" reveal %i&'

    St. $atthew in #ew Testament 88.9A

    Graciously have % shown you,

    O "r+una, this supreme orm CC.

    Gita 881;A

     e;k çl=su rcktq Zusna :ia ija nf'kZreke;ks!kr" A rstkse;a fo'oeu#rek$a ;#es on#;su u g%&ioZe"AA

    D5or it is by Grace that you have been saved,

    Through aith, and this not rom yourselves>

    it is the git o God> not by works,

    so that no one can boast.

    Ephesions 91F

     "nd also

    The sel cannot be attained by instruction nor by intellectual power, nor

    even through much hearing. 4e is to be attained only by the one whom the

    Sel chooses. To such a one the Sel reveals 4is own #ature.

    )atha 3panisad 99H

     uk;ekek ço(usu yH;ks u es)k;k u cgquk *qrsuA

     ;esoS%k o+,kqrs rsu yH;-r-;S%k vkek foo+,krs rua -oke"AA

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     "nd also in )oranI

     "nd it was not vouchsaed to any mortal that all should speak to him

    unless 'it be( by revelation. 4e sendeth a messenger to reveal what he will by

    his leave.

     "sh1Sura ;91J8

    One cannot love God on one’s own,

    % God wants, then love can sprout>

     "n e0tinguished lamp is lit,

    Only i the Guru so desires.

     "vtar !ani 18BF

    vi,kk yk;k .;kj u y/!s jc ykos rka y!nk 0A cq1;k gks;k n2ok ysdj !q3 t!kos t!nk 0AA

    So it is the Grace o the True $aster 'Satguru( which creates the

    circumstances as well as the mental receptivity whereater the seeker meets

    him and begs or the knowledge o God which satisies the primary aim o

    human lie.

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    W%at is G"()

    4aving elt the urge o God1realisation, we naturally come to the ne0t

    stage as to what God is. et us be clear about the concept and then it will be

    relevant to consider as to why we need God1knowledge and what type o

    beneits we get out o it.

    !y God is meant the basic and the 3ltimate Element o the 7osmos. %t

    is 4e who has maniested the entire phenomena. 4e alone sustains the

    creation and dissolves it as and when 4e wishes. That way, God is both 4is

    5ormless aspect as well as the entire creation, the ormed aspect. 4e is all1

    inclusive. "s 5ormless, 4e is the basic and the subtlest Element. 4e pervades

    every pore o 7osmic $atter. To deineI

    God is One and without 5orm>4e is ob+ective E0istent>

     " Substance> Supra1psychic>

    3nchangeable> Timeless> %ndivisible>

     "1moral>

     "1religious>

     "ll1pervasive,

    %ndependent o human ideation>

    )indred to and identiiable

    with organismic consciousness>

    6erceivable and instantly sharable

    without any pre1condition.

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    The main important point in this regard is that God is not a eeling or a

    psychic state built out o intellectual or philosophical musings. 4e is also not

    an ethical principle or a matter o more aith. 4e is, as the above deinition

    says, an E0istent and an Ob+ective !eing who shall always remain even i all

    the species and material phenomena o the universe vanish. Even i we eel

    and believe in 4im or not, 4e e0ists in 4imsel all the same.

    The mental level and the intellectual evolution o human beings is not

    relevant to prove the entity or e0istence o God. 4is is also not a pro+ection o

    human wisdom as there is a notion o some philosophers in this respect.

    4owever, independence o human ideation or 4is being beyond the psyche

    does not mean that 4e is irrelevant to human organism. %n act, as 5ormless

    Ob+ective E0istent, 4e is transcendental and as consciousness, 4e is

    immanent in the human organism. %t is because o this immanence that God

    as 7osmic 5ormless E0istent is identiiable with Organismic consciousness.

    The e0perience o God is possible to man as the human brain has the

    in1built capacity to perceive God i a knower o God introduces 4im to a

    seeker craving or 4is knowledge.

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    W%at is G"(-*n"$le(ge)

     "ter the concept o God is clear, then the ne0t point automatically

    comes as to what God1knowledge is and how it happens/ =e all know that

    all knowledge has essentially three components. One, who wants to know,

    second what is to be known, the third is who knows about that ob+ect. %n case

    o God, 4e is always present as an Ob+ective E0istent. The only two

    remaining conditions need to be ulilled. The knower o God and the one who

    wants to know should come ace to ace. The seeker as usual is to ask the

    knower o God to grant him the knowledge o God. This is what the 4oly !ible

    says,

      "sk, and it shall be given to you>

    Seek and ye shall ind>

    )nock and it shall be opened unto you.

    St. $atthew A1A

    God is already present but is not known or seen by the seeker. The

    knower introduces God and shows 4im by pointing out with his hands as to

    what God is and how 4e is near and all around.

    The #aam o the ord is the pearl and ruby,

    The True $aster t""* "#t %is pal&

    An( s%"$e( t%e L"r( as s#!%

    T%e eg"!entri!+ being unortunate,

     "ttained 4im not.

     "di Granth 1 6age FF:

     jruq tos g: ykyq gfj ukek !q fj dkf4 ry2 fn[kykbvk AHkk!g2,k eueq f[k ug2a y2vk f=,k vksyS yk[kq 5ikbvk AA

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    andThe #aam o the ord is the priceless +ewel

    =hich the perect $aster possesses>

    To one who is dedicated

    To the service o the True $aster>

    The +ewel o L"r( is reveale(+

    An( &anifeste( ,ef"re %i&'

     "di Granth 1 6age ;:

     ukeq veks ydq jruq gS ijs lfr!qj ikflA

     lfr!q j ls oS yf!vk df4 jruq nsoS ij!kflAA

     "lso

    The 6erect $aster showed me the ord

     "t hand and ace to ace

     "di Granth 1 6age 89A ijS !qfj gnfj fn[kkb;kA

     "lso=ith the blessing o my Guru

    % am seeing God as Such "vtar !ani – J

    vi,ks !q : n2 cf['k'k lndk fuja dkj ua os fjgkaA

    %t is not a mere eeling o God. %t is actual sight and directly envisioning

    God as the 5ormless, ob+ective E0istent. To e0plain urther, the 7osmos has

    two aspects> $atter and #on1$atter. The $atter consists o Sun, $oon, Stars,

    Earth, =ater, 5ire, "ir, "kash 'Sound( and Sel '*iva(. #on1$atter is other

    than these nine entities. %n knowledge o God – these nine entities are seen

    encased or enclosed in #on1$atter portion o the 7osmos. $atter and #on1

    $atter are e0plained and shown separate rom each other. !oth are contra1

    distinguished rom each other. These nine portions called $atter are sub+ect

    to Time and Space> whereas the #on1$atter portion is beyond Time and

    Space. $atter is characteri-ed by orm, colour and motion> #on1$atter is

    ormless and without motion. The #on1$atter portion is what the prophets and

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    Satgurus call God, the 3ltimate eality. "ll the prophets have mentioned it in

    the scriptures ater e0periencing this very Entity. 5or e0ampleI1

    )now $atter e0isting in the subtlest Element.

      "di Granth 1 6age 9A;

     l[ke efg tkuS vl6kyA

    This subtlest Element in 7osmos is #on1$atter God, it is 5ormless1#ir1

    akar. =hen ord )rishna introduced this #on1$atter 'God( to "r+una, %t is

    described>

    There in the body o the God o gods,

    6andava then saw the whole universe

    =ith its many divisions e0isting together in the One.

    'The Gita( 7hapter 88 – 8H

     r=Sd-6ka t!d+-ua i7foHk8eusd)kkA

    vi';9s onso-; 'kj2js ik,o-rnkAA < 

    The !ible stresses that God is to be known as Spirit '#on1$atter( only.

      They that worship 4im st worship

    4im in Spirit and in Truth.

    St. *ohn ; 1 9;

    On this point #irankari !aba "vtar Singh *i saysI

    The knowledge o God blessed by the Guru

    Reveals t%e %"&e "f G"( t" %#&an ,eings+

    The knowledge o God blessed by the Guru

    6uts the human beings on the path o salvation

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     "vtar !ani – ;9

     ku !q: nk bulkuka ua jc nk >kj fn[kykank 0A ku !q: nk bulkuka ua eqf?r ekj! ikank 0AA

    See how God as #on1$atter '#%1")"(,

    6ervades the whole o space.

     "vtar !ani 188

    Hkjij [kykaok v#nj os[kks ilj2 cS @s tks nkrkjA

    So, to have this vision where one sees $atter encased in God called

    knowledge o God, mere eeling, based on hearsay inormation about God, is

    not God1knowledge. "lso the aith based on concepts about God evolved by

    mankind rom time to time is also not knowledge o God which is a cosmic

    substance containing the whole o material phenomena in 4is cosmic

    e0panse.

    God1knowledge enters the organism rom outside. God is outside and

    omnipresent, the knower o God 'Satguru( is also outside. =ith the blessing

    o Satguru, God possesses the organism in such a way that organismic

    consciousness gets identiied with it. This is an act o condescending grace o

    the $aster and not a result o any eorts by any eorts by the organism. #o

    amount o mental, physical or intellectual actions can make the individual

    consciousness ascend upto God. #o aculty in the organism can catapult or

    uplit the individual consciousness to rend the veil o illusion and make it

    transcend $atter. %t is all a pleasure o the 3ltimate eality 'God( to choose

    any organism and make it a vehicle or its e0pression. "ll prophets have total

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    consensus on this count. E0perience and encounter o God is purely an act

    o Grace o the True $aster. ord )rishna saysI

    DGraciously have % shown you,

    O "r+una, this supreme orm.

    Gita 881;A

     e;k i7l=su rcktqZus na :ia ija nf'kZreke;ks!kr" A rstks e;a fo'oeu#rek$a ;#es on#;su u n+%&i  oZe"AA

     "nd in !ible it is saidI

    D#either knoweth any man the 5ather,

    Save the Son, and he to whom so ever 

    The Son 7hoose to reveal 4im.

    $athewI 8819A

    So, knowledge o God is never a result o mental evolution, but a

    sudden revelation courtesy the True $aster 'Satguru(. %t devolves rom

    without and enters the organism. The "di Granth also conirms this that God

    is e0perienced 2at hand’. To

    4e is couched in the being o all>

    He is at %an( an( ar"#n( ea!% "ne+

    Ket one inds 4im not and knows not 4is taste>

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    ENEFITS OF GOD KNOWLEDGE

    This perception o God irst enters, as a cosmic e0perience, in the

    intellect o the seeker. %t is a new and uni

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    8. SELF- KNOWLEDGE

    God as ob+ective E0istent and 7osmic 7onsciousness is the cosmic counter

    part o individual sel. The sel realises its own nature by knowing 4im. The

    God is the macro1source o which the sel is the micro1part. One can never

    see his ace on his own in the mirror. The mirror alone relects one’s ace.

    Similarly, when the God in all 4is 7osmic E0panse is maniested, the sel

    realises itsel in the cosmic counter1part. This is the only correct and natural

    method o sel1knowledge, D)now Thy Sel is thus accomplished by irst

    receiving the vision o 7osmic 5ormless Substance. %t is not a simple

    knowledge without implications. The vision o the cosmic counter1part makes

    the sel identiied with it. =ith continued contemplation and practice, the sel

    becomes one with the 7osmic One, and imbibes all its merits. "ll the

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    9. SENSE OF ORGANIC ONENESS

     "ter the sel has known and identiied itsel with the cosmic substance,

    the second eect is that the Sel comes to possess the sense o organic one1

    ness with the cosmos as a whole. Science has established that the 7osmos is

    one, interdependent, and integrated whole. %t is not a chaos or chance

    developments. Everything is a part o the overall system and nothing is in

    isolation.

    &espite this scientiic knowledge o organic one1ness, the human mind

    does not unction in the conte0t o this organic unity. The intellect saysI

    27osmos is One’, but mind, and the sense1organs don’t relect this oneness in

    day1to1day lie. 5or e0ample, scientists very well know that the cosmos is one

    and inter1dependent, but there is no e0ample when a scientist went to the

    masses and preached oneness o mankind. &espite scientiic development,

    we see the rise o religious undamentalism and communalism based on the

    supremacy o respective religions, castes, and communities. This shocking

    dichotomy is staring at us. The civilisational clash based on religion and

    culture is threatening the world peace with all its ury. Oneness o cosmos is

    no longer being translated into a practical human ideal. %n act it stands

    proved that oneness o mankind is not an automatic implication born out o

    the concept o integrity o the 7osmos. This is only an intellectual theory

    which does not percolate to the recesses o human mind. The mind does not

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    clutches o the mind and enables it to control it properly. =ith the realisation

    o Truth, the intellect is blessed with the power to control and discipline the

    mind. The knowledge o God supersedes all the e0isting philosophies and

    e0periences gained by the sel .The knowledge o the 3ltimate eality

    reorientates the mind and all its e0isting views and belies are reshuled in the

    conte0t o the 3ltimate E0perience. The mind no longer subscribes to the

    social and the material reality alone but becomes an instrument o the entire

    cosmos. The whims o mind give way to the principle o oneness. %t is totally

    disciplined and tamed.

    $an has tried various methods to control mind. One such is the system

    o Koga. % we analyse the system o concentration, we will ind that in Koga,

    mind is controlled by mind. !y sheer thought1control a Kogi tries to achieve

    thoughtlessness. %t is a contradiction in itsel. Thought can elevate thought,

    but cannot destroy itsel. %t is only when pure consciousness prevails that

    thought 'mind( is transcended. %t is at the plane o consciousness that the

    thinking process is suspended. 6ure consciousness is not a result o mental

    concentration or some Kogic postures. 6ure consciousness is part o cosmic

    consciousness and inorms the human organism. The Satguru maniests God

    '7osmic 7onsciousness( and the organismic 7onsciousness inds its cosmic

    correspondence in it. This plane is above mental and intellectual planes. "s

    already discussed, the physical plane, the plane o senses, the mental plane,

    and the intellectual plane e0ist in the ascending order. The lower can never

    reach the higher plane on its own. %n this way, the plane o intellect cannot

    take us to the plane o consciousness with any amount o eort.

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    7onsciousness in the human organism is one with the 7osmic 7onsciousness

    that is God 4imsel. =hen God, the cosmic consciousness condescends in

    the organism, the embodied consciousness stands revealed and puriied. This

    is the real thoughtlessness. p#re !"ns!i"#sness is p#re t%"#g%tlessness.

    There is no mind, no intellect, no trace o matter. So the thoughtlessness o

    Kogis is a great illusion. *ust think? The 2thoughtlessness’ achieved by

    thought1control by yogi is also a thought although the subtlest one. " Kogi

    with the subtlest mind has the erroneous impression that he has crossed the

    mental plane. The mind deludes him. The mind at its utmost subtlety becomes

    concentrated and looks akin to consciousness, although it is still a mind. The

    dierence between mind and consciousness is to be understood. Only with

    direct knowledge o God '7osmic consciousness( rom the Satguru, this

    dierence is realised and properly brought out. %t is in transcension that mind

    comes in real control.

    !y receiving wisdom rom Satguru,  the mind controls the evil o egoism  "vtar !ani 19FH

     l!q j rksa er yS ds 0g eu gadkj rs dkc ikank 0A 

    The mind cannot be killed4owosoever one may wish>

    The mind shall kill the mind

    Says #anak I =hen the True $aster is met with,

      "di Granth 1 6age 8:F@

     0gq euq ekfjvk uk ejS ts yks (S lHkq dks bZA

     "nd

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      This mind is in operation

     "s per will o the ord>

     "nd moves in ten directions

    =ithin the twinkling o an eye>

    =hen the True ord blesses

    Then this mind comes in control all at once.

      "di Granth 1 6age 89B:

     bgq euq [ks yS gqde dk ck)kk bd f[ku efg ng fnl fEfj vkoSA tka vkis unfj djs gfj i7Hkq lk(k rka bgq euq !q jeqf[k rrdky ofl vkosAA

     "lso

      $ind does actions and practises righteousness>

      This mind is a product o ive elements>

      %nto0icated with power, mind goes craving and is ignorant,

      !ut when it knows the #aam through the grace o the Guru

      %t is rendered beauteous again.

      "di Granth 1 6age ;8J

     bgq euq djek bgq euq )kjekA

     bgq euq ia( rrq rs tuekAA

     lkdrq yksHk2 bgq euq ekA

     !qjeqf[k ukeq tiS euq :kAA

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    ;( NOR3ALC4 5

    The knowledge o God 'the 3ltimate eality( makes the human

    organism normal and capable o ighting stress and tension. The basic cause

    o tension lies in the mal1unctioning o the mind.

    The mind evolves identiication with some material ob+ect and sets up

    the ob+ective to achieve that. The eort is to have results within a particular

    ramework. =hen the process goes hay1ware or the results don’t come as per

    the e0pectations, the stress and conse

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    Thus there can not be any stress or tension in a sel imbued and

    guided by the 3ltimate eality. God is an ever1stable element in the whole o

    the 7osmos. This stability creates the

     "nd who is un1aected by +oy and sorrow>

    4e alone recognises the essence o the world>

    4e hath renounced praise and insult.

     "nd searcheth the state o liberation>

    #anak saysI This is a diicult task 'but(

    are is the one who hath known this through the $aster.

      "di Granth 1 6age 98@

     lk)kks eu dk ekuq frvk!BA

     dkeq dks)kq la!fr nqjtu d2 rk rs vfgfufl Hkk!BAA lq[kq nq[kq nks uks le dfj tkuS vB: ekuq viekukAA gj[k lks! rS jgS vr2rk frfu tf! rrq ig5kukAA Blrfr fuja nk nksF frvk!S [kkstS inq fujckukAA tu ukud bgq [ksyq d@uq gS fduga !qjeq f[k tkukAA

      %n ine, or a God1realised sel, normalcy is achieved at all the

    planes. "s the physi

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    This development makes the sel take on an individuality o its own.

    $any a time, the sel thus identiied develops a dislike or a contempt or the

    religion and culture o others. This breeds not only hatred but also violence

    and use o orce against others. Other human beings are not seen, as

    humans like one’s own sel but as totally dierent and not worthy o respect

    and love. This is the cause o riots and widespread bloodshed in the name o

    religion, caste, creed, colour and nationality. " pure organism o nature, the

    sel becomes an instrument o hatred and ill will. 4e turns out to be

    subhuman, impure and un1natural.

    God1knowledge takes the sel back to its natural pristine state and it

    regains the touch o humanity. God1knowledge puriies him o all unnatural

    developments and tendencies which create artiicial barriers between him and

    other ellow beings. =ith the knowledge o God, he perceives that he is a part

    o cosmos as all others are. There is nothing special or e0tra material1in1built

    into his organismic structure. The same matter constitutes all the species. The

    same consciousness pervades all the living creatures. This discovery o

    oneness o consciousness and matter makes the sel see all other beings as

    his own and marks the beginning o humananismI1.

     

    5irst, God maniested Energy

     "nd all men belong to #ature,

    The whole world is the product o one Spirit>

    =hom do we call good, whom bad/

    O people, do not be lost in doubt,

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      The 7reator is in the creation

    and the creation in the 7reator,

    The 7reator pervades all places,

    The clay is one but shaped in diverse orms by the creator>

    #either the deect is in the potter nor with the vessels>

    The same True ord dwells in all>

     "nd because o 4im everything is done>

    =hosoever shall recogni-e 4im shall know 4is Oneness>

    S#!% a pers"n al"ne s%"#l( ,e !alle( a %#&an-,eing.

    The unathomable God cannot be athomed>

      The teacher has blessed me with the divine sweet> Sayeth

    =hen % saw the all1pervasive ord.

      "di Granth 1 6age 8H;@18HJ:

    vofy vyg u: Bikbvk dqnjfr ns lHk ca nsA 0d u  j rs lHkq t!q Biftvk dBu Hkys dks eansAA

     yks !k Hkjfe u Hkyks Hkks bZAA [kkfydq [kyd [kyd efg [kkfydq ifj jfgvks lc @kabZAA

     ek&2 0d vusd Hkkafr dfj lkt2 lktugkjSAA uk d5q iks( ek&2 ds Hkka s uk dq 5 iks( dqaHkkjsAA

     lHkq efg l(k 0dks lksbZ frl dk d2vk lHkq d5q gksbZA gqdeq i5kuS lq 0dks tkuS cank dg20 lksbA

    vygq vy[kq u tkbZ yf[kvk !qfj !q n2uk e2@kAA

     dfg dc2j esj2 la dk ukl2 ljc fujatuq 2@kAA

     "nd  "ll my sense o duality vanished>

    Since my +oining the company o the saints,

    #one is enemy and no one a stranger 

    % have developed kinship with all>

    =hatever God does is accepted as good>

    This wisdom was received rom the Teacher>

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    The One God is immanent in all>

    Seeing 4im, % eel blissul, says #anak.

      "di Granth 1 6age – 89@@

     fclfj !bZ lc rkfr ijkbZA tc rs lk)k la!fr eks fg ikbZAA uk dks cS j2 ug2 fc!kuk l!y laf! ge dB cfu vkbZAA tks i7Hk d2uks lks Hky ekfuvks 0g lqefr lk)k rs ikbZAA lHk efg jfo jsfgvk i7Hkq 0dS isf[k isf[k ukud fc!lkbAA

    $ere talking about oneness o consciousness and matter does not in

    itsel lead to humanisation. "s already said, all scientists have this knowledge,

    but it does not percolate to the mental and emotional level. %normation o

    oneness remains an inormation only and does not become a source o mass

    action. The distance rom brain to mind is not covered by any philosophic

    doctrine. The reason is that the knowledge about commonness o

    consciousness is not there. 7onsciousness is the common chord that binds all

    minds and organisms together. %t is consciousness that is the basis o the

    entire cosmos. "ctual knowledge o this common thread generates oneness

    and basic sense o kinship. This kinship makes us realise common and global

    humanity. %t is thereore only when a prophet comes and reveals God that the

    emotion o common bond and love sprouts orth. "ll prophets built the process

    o humani-ation on the oundation o God1knowledge and 4is worship. =hen

    asked or one or two main commandments or a divine human lie, *esus

    7hrist had summed up as underI1

      DThou shall love the ord thy God

    with all thy heart, and with all thy

    soul and with all thy mind. This is

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    the irst and great commandment.

     "nd the second is like itI

    Dove your neighbour as thysel

     "ll the aw and the prophets hang on these two commandments.

    St. $atthew 991HA to ;:

    B( RESPECT FOR OTHERS

    #e0t to humanisation made practicable by God1)nowledge, another

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    7). P.RIFICATION PROCESS

     "kin to this humanisation is the

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    knowledge makes the sel realise its original nature and thus helps it in

    regaining the original purity. The dross o materialisation gets dropped and the

    sel shines in pristine glory. %t is saidI

      Thy N#aamN alone Oh God?

      6uriies the sinners.

      "vtar !ani – 9BF

     ifrr iq u2r ifoGkj djnS b?dks bd 0g uke rsjkA

      Oh sel?

      Thou art the image o Supreme Spirit

    )now thy basic origin.

    God is with you,

    En+oy his union with GuruNs wisdom.

      "di Granth 1 6age ;;8

     eu ra tks fr l:iq gS vki,kk eyq i5k,kqAA eu gfj t2 rs jS ukfy gS !qjefr ja!q ek,kqAA

    God and sel are supposed to merge with each other. %n the merging

    process the sel rises above mind and intellect and becomes identiied with

    God. "ll dierences created by intellect and evolved by mind are wiped out

    and the sel is rendered as pure as God 4imsel. %t is saidI

     

    % one knows the 2Element’ called God

    Then one is rendered pure.

    #ot knowing, one is ever impure.

      "di Granth 1 6age HA;

     bd olrq c  1fg rk gksofg ikdAA fcuq cq 1s r  a lnk ukikdA

    2

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     "nd

      Serving the 6ure 'God(

    One gets pure.

    The dirt o ego is washed

    !y the =ord o the $aster.

      "di Granth 1 6age 898

     tks fujeyq lsos lq fujeyq gksoSA

     gBeS eSyq !qj lcns )kks oSAA

     "nd

      The pure One makes

    Everything pure.

      "di Granth 1 6age 898

     fujey rs lHk fujey gks oSA

     "gain

      )nowing the 6ure One rom the $aster,

    The organism becomes pure.  "di Granth 1 6age JA

     !qj rs fujeyq tk,k20s ns g lj2:AA

    The True $aster being the knower o God and one with 4im, is the

    only pure being on earth. 4e is the irst citi-en o the universe. 4e gives the

    knowledge o the 6ure One i.e. God and thereby his disciples become pure.

     "ll beings other than the True $aster'Satguru(, are impure whatever worldly

    attainments or

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    =ho is ininite and without dimensions.

    %mpure are the kings o the world>

    %mpure are day and night>

    %mpure are the thirty days o the month>

    %mpure is pearl and the diamond.

    %mpure is air, water and ire>

    %mpure is Shiv, Shanker and $ahesh

    %mpure are the religious adepts,

      Seekers and garbed ones>

    %mpure are the yoga practitioners

     "nd the adepts with mailed hair,

    The body is impure alongwith the sel>

    Says )abir> Those selves are approved,

    =ho know the 6ure One

    5rom the immaculate $aster.

      "di Granth 1 6age 88JF

     eS yk c7gek eSyk banqA

     jfo eSyk gS eS yk (a nqAA

     eS yk eyrk bgq la lk:AA

     bdq gfj fujeyq tk dk var u ik:AA

     eS ys c7gekb ds bZlAA

     eS ys fufl cklqj fnu r2lAA

     eS yk eksr2 eSyk g2:AA

     eS yk iBuq ikodq v: u2:AA

     eS ys flo ladjk egslAA

     eS ys fl)k lkf)kd v: Hks[kAA

     eS ys tks !2 ta!e t&k lgs frAA

     eS y2 dkbvk ga l les rAA

     dfg dc2j rs tu ijokuAA

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     fujey rs tks jkefg tkuA

    The True $aster is the symbol and barometer o purity. 4e has no

    egoism and being one with God is every inch true and pure. 4is disciples

    ollow him and get their minds puriied by submitting to the True $aster.

    F( PHILOSOPH4 OF ACTION5

     "nother point regarding God1knowledge is that it makes a human being

    atonce action1oriented and most practicable. The knowers o God don’t brood

    over the past, they live in the present. They do learn lessons rom the past,

    but don’t take the ailures to heart. They act and work with whatever capability

    they are endowed with. %mmersed in God, and contemplating on the True

    ord 'who is the actual doer and director in the cosmos(, they leave the ruit to

    4im. So, whatever the results, they accept them with calm resignation and

    total submission. %t is not atalism or they did not resort to possesses or in1

    action. They have ull aith in the ord who possesses cosmic intelligence and

    keeps the welare and well1being o every one in mind. Only those ruitions

    ollow which are o use and o relevance to the ollowers.

    Then, the knower o God does not get entrapped in the cobweb o

    materialism by unnecessary day1dreaming and living in ool’s paradise. 4is

    thinking is practical and action1oriented and not merely wishul without any

    corresponding practicability. To

     

    To brood and crave over the past is an illusion '$aya(

      To waste time in day dreaming is an illusion>  "vtar !ani1 FJ

    2

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      The best thing is that the prosperity thus ac

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    row over 2names’, taking one 2name’ as superior and dierent rom the other,

    then surely when the element o 2water’ is placed beore them, they will eel

    ashamed o their ignorance. Similarly i 2God’, 2*ehowa’, 2"llah’, 2%shwar’ or

    2"kal 6urukh’ are dierent and belong to dierent set o people, then surely

    these so1called entities are not

      o? This, your religion is one religion

     "nd % am your ord, so worship me.

     "l "mbia 981@9

    Sri Guru #anak &ev *i says in the "di Granth>

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      enounce all doubts

    7ontemplate on one God alone,

    Says #anakI This is the eternal religion

     "di Granth 1 6age 8@B

     rft lfHk Hkje Hkftvks ikjc7geqA

     dgq ukud v&y bgq )kjeqAA

    The am 7hrit $anas saysI

      There is no religion e

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      #o religion is greater

    Than to perceive God at hand.

      "vtar !ani 18J;

     jc ua gktj uktj rd,kk bl rksa o"  k )keZ ug2aA

    %n the 4oly !ible, the same One God is talked about. %t is not a God,

    e0clusively or *ews or the ollowers o 7hrist. To H9

    So it is one God, common to all the religions. Take away one God, the

    remaining portion is nothing but a utile collection o rituals, symbols and

    religious practices created and evolved by human beings rom time to time.

       "ll the our Medas gloriy this Timeless One,

    The si0 Shashtras and the Gita

    $ention this 5ormless Moid>

    %ts glory is enshrined in the Guru Granth,

     "nd in )oran is preached the Sel1same God>

    %n the !ible, none other than one God is related.

    4undred wisemen think alike,

    #one knows the secret o this God,

    Says "vtar? =ithout the perect $aster,

    )nowledge o God is not attained.

    '"vtar !ani( Shabad #o.9;@

     (kjs osn .k0 ;'k !kou b?dks 0l vdky2 nkA

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     5C 'kk-= rs !2rk v#nj ftdj gS 0ls [kky2 nkA

     !q : !7#6k fo( efgeka bln2 fo( dqjku 0gnk ij(kjA

     fo( vat2y o2 jc ns ck1ks a gksj fdls n2 ug2a !qErkjA

     lkS -;k,ks rs er b?dks Hks n 0dnk dksbZ ikos ukA

     dgs vorkj fcuk !q j ijs ku 0l nk vkos ukA

     "s we have seen, religion has been reduced to a mere set o symbols

    and outer mode o worship. %t is proceduralism, which primarily dierentiates

    one religion rom the other. %t is clear to all that in every religious place

    belonging to a particular religion, a particular procedure with a particular name

    o God is used or worship. Even i God is one, 4is name has to be the one

    i0ed by the traditional procedure o worship in that religion. 5or e0ample, a

    $uslim cannot worship and invoke "llah by entering a 4indu temple> a 4indu

    cannot go in a Sikh Gurudwara and sing the praises o am> likewise a Sikh

    cannot enter a mos then the 7hristian cannot

    sit in a 4indu temple and sing the praise o God. To

    % a Sikh goes in the $os

     " 7hristian cannot sing 2God, God’>

    =hile sitting in a temple,

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    The perect $aster ends all disputes

    O caste, creed and community>

    Says "vtar? 4e makes people o all castes

    To sit together at one place.

     "vtar !ani – 9:J

     ef#nj ns fo( eqf-ye tk ds dyeka ug2a lq ,kk ldnkA

     fg#n tk ds !q:Ikjs jke jke ug2a !k ldnkA

     ef-tn v#nj ts fl[k tkos okgs!q: ug2a cq yk ldnkA ijk lr"  !qj tkr ikr ns 1!s lHk fe&ka nk 0A

     dgs vorkj 0d (kSgqa o,kZ ua  b?dks 6kka fc@kank 0A

    %t calls or an analysis as to why is it so/ %t is because more than

    worship o one God, it is the name o God and the mode o worship which is

    all important in all religious places. So the organised religions, with their

    procedures and places are the very centres where mankind is being divided

    and educated to be communal, anatic and undamentalist.

    =ith the imparting o God1knowledge, the $aster who reveals 4im

    coins a new name or God and a separate procedure o worship, which is

    acceptable to all the people on a universal scale. %n the place o worship or

    congregation, there is nothing which debars a person to come and participate

    in the devotional activity. This is a ma+or development to resurrect a new inra1

    structure or acilitating worship on a global basis. This way, God1knowledge

    becomes instrumental in bringing all persons with diering cultures and

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    religious clerics and nurtured by intellectuals o dierent religions. One God

    and prophetic brotherhood is the reality down the ages.

    Says )abirI % am the child o both am and "llah.

     "nd all the prophets and Gurus are my own.

      "di Granth 1 6age 8H;@

     ?c2: ia!jk jke vyg dk lHk !qj i2j gekjsAA

     "nd >

    Same is the spirit 'ight(

    Same is the procedure to reveal 4im>

    Only the physical sel o the $aster changes.

      "di Granth 1 6age @BB

     tksfr vksgk tq !fr lkb lfg dkbvk Es fj iy&20sA

    ord )rishna SaysI that the teacher and God1knowledge are a

    continuing entity.

      % taught this immortal Koga to Mivaswan 'Sun1God(

     Mivaswan conveyed it to $anu> '4is son(

     "nd $anu imparted it to %shwaku '4is son(

    Gita ;18

     bea foo-ors ;ks!a i7ks8okugeJ;;e"A

     foo-ok#euos i7kg euqfjokdosKc7o2r"AA

     "lso

      The same ancient Koga has this day

    been imparted to you by $e>

    3

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     "l 1 "h

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    God is 2E0istent’, 27onsciousness’ and 2!liss’. God1knowledge means

    direct perception o God as e0istent1element, atonce one, all1pervasive and

    all1inclusive. This Element being 7osmic 7onsciousness attracts the element

    o consciousness rom within the human organism. This way, the sel rises

    above mental, physical and intellectual plane and merges with the plane o

    7osmic 7onsciousness. "t this plane, there is total bliss. !liss symbolises the

    transcension o the sel above mind and matter and to be one with the 7osmic

    7onsciousness. The consciousness in its originality and purity is a bliss in

    itsel. !liss is a blessing and can accrue to any organism when it gets God1

    knowledge and practises contemplation o the 5ormless God.

    Every element has its own nature. "ter humanisation and

    normali-ation, God1knowledge makes the mind atonce natural. This is called

    the stage o transcendental e

    =here there is neither any sun nor shade>

    #either is there any creation nor dissolution>

    There is neither lie nor death>

    #either pain nor pleasure>

    Only absolute trance prevails and no duality>

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    Such wondrous, O men, is the state o E

    This state cannot be weighed>

    #or is it e0hausted>

    #either is it light nor heavy>

    #either it has ups nor downs>

    #or night nor day e0ist therein>

    #either is there water, nor air, nor ire>

     "t this state the True $aster abides>

    %n such a state, the ord,

    unathomable and unreachable

     "bides in our inmost sel>

    4e is attained through the grace o the $aster>

    Says )abirI D% am a sacriice to my $aster 

     "nd am continuing to live in the society o saints.

      "di Granth 1 6age HHH

     rg ikol fla)kq )k  i ug2a 5g2vk rg Brifr ijyB ukg2A

     t2ou fejrq u nq[kq lq [kq fcvkiS lqau lekf)k nksF ug ukg2A

     lgt d2 vd6k d6kk gS fujkj2A

     rqfy ug2a (4S tkbZ u eq dkr2 gyqd2 y!S u Hkkj2A

    vj)k Bj)k nksF rg ukg2 jkfr fnulq rg ukg2A

     tyq ug2 iouq ikodq Eq fu ukg2 lfr!q j rgk lekg2A

    v!je v!ks(: jgS fujarfj !q j fdjik rs yg20A

     dgq dc2j cfy tkB !qj viqus lrla!fr fefy jg20A

     "n analysis o this state o e

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    such as sun, water, air, ire, creation or dissolution, etc. etc. "ll these

    movements are intra1material or in space. #othing happens in God. So any

    sel which is one with God is also above all these events. 4e captures the

    original attributes o God. =ithout knowledge o God, the sel only moves in

    $atter and Space. =hen God knowledge takes place, the sel crosses

    $atter and in the process crosses Time. !y crossing $atter and Time, the

    sel crosses Space, which is only a mode o moving1$atter. Then the sel

    realises the subtlest element o the cosmos in which $atter and Space e0ist.

    This element is the only Truth o the 7osmos. =hen $atter shall not e0ist,

    Space as such would be non1e0istent too. Space is relative to $atter and

    connotes the distance between two material elements or bodies. =here

    $atter is, Space is not, where Space is $atter is not. God is non1material

    and non1spatial. Space can be illed in but not God. Thereore in state o

    God, the sel is rendered God1like, non1material, non1temporal and non1

    spatial. This is called the state o transcendental E

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    art o devotion '!hakti(. %n act only the living $aster teaches the art o

    devotion. 4e himsel has done it and gone through the process o devotion to

    his $aster. "ter attaining perection and mastery, the teacher spreads the

    message o God1knowledge. G"(-*n"$le(ge an( t%e Tr#e 3aster pr"ve

    ea!% "t%er . % the one e0ists, the other e0ists and i the one is not there, the

    other is not identiied. %t is with sun1rays, that the sun is recognised.

    8;( DEATH DE34STIFIED5

    =here God1knowledge has been instrumental in lot many aspects in

    creating a basic change in the mental make1up o the sel '*iva(, it also helps

    the sel in understanding the riddle o death. =ith God1knowledge, (eat% is

    (e&/stifie( an( is #n(erst""( as a si&ple pr"!ess "f !%anging t%e

    plane "f e:isten!e' %t is no longer a horrible e0perience and a source o ear.

    =ith God1knowledge, the sel realises that during lie on earth, it was living at

    a physical plane. %t was an e0istence which was sub+ect to Time and Space

    with all its material implications. =hen the Sel '*iva( shall leave the physical

    plane, it shall enter the plane o #on1$atter God. %t will shed that portion out

    o its earthly entity which was relevant and necessary while living in this world

    on earth. Even while living, the Sel realises the plane o the 5ormless God

    and trains itsel to merge with 4im. So the change rom the plane o $atter to

    the plane o God '#on1$atter( is understood here in this very lie and death is

    only a inal good1bye to the plane o $atter. God remains the same, the

    mental vision o the Sel remains the same, only the outside setting or scene

    changes. The implications o material e0istence are let alongwith the physical

    being and the Sel lives and continues to live in God as a pure and ormless

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    spirit. The Sel becomes a 4oly Ghost '*iv1"tma( and is merged in the cosmic

    entity o one 5ormless God. So, death, ar rom a terrible event, becomes a

    pleasant and most desirable end to earthly so+ourn.

    Each one is to die and end his mundane +ourney. % some wise man

    can solve this mystery or us and make death a most welcome e0perience,

    then, we will all the more realise the need or God1knowledge.

    8J( D4ING WHILE LI;ING5

     "nother signiicant outcome o God1knowledge is D/ing W%ile

    Living. =ith the blessing o the True $aster, the disciple learns. %n

    vernacular, it is called 2*eevan $ukti’ i.e. to be salvaged and liberated while

    living in the thick o $atter. =ith God1knowledge, this dual e0istence is made

    possible. Each man is a combination o $atter and #on1$atter> 7reator and

    7reation> the elements that change and the element that does not change.

    The $aster distinguishes the twin aspects. The moving portion acts and

    unctions in the world o $atter and the immovable portion remains still,

    stable and unaected by material phenomena. This action in in1action and in1

    action in action is a great hallmark o a person who is blessed with God1

    knowledge. To

    4e can be called delivered while living>

    5or him pleasure or pain are both alike>

    Ever in bliss, and never in woe>

     "s is gold to him, same is the dust>

     "s is poison, so is nectar to him>

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     "s is the king, same is the beggar>

    =hatever happens is as per 4is =ill>

    Says #anakI Such a one is liberated while living.

      "di Granth 1 6age 9AJ

     i7Hk d2 vkf!vk vkre fgrkoSA

     t2ou eqdfr lks F dgkoSA

     rSlk gj[kq tS lk Blq lks!qA

     lnk vuanq rg ug2 fcvks!qA

     rSlk lqojuq rS l2 Blq ek&2A

     rSlk vafe7rq rSl2 fc[kq [kk&2A rSlk ekuq rSlk vfHkekuqA

     rSlk jadq rS lk jktkuqA

     tks ojrk0 lkb tq !frA

     ukud vks gq iqj[kq dg20 t2ou eqdfrA

     

     "nd

      4e lives detached

    %n the midst o household chores,

     "s the lotus lives detached in water.

      "di Granth 1 6age 8:A:

     fo(s f!7g lnk jgS Bnkl2A

     ftB deyq jgS fof( ik,k2 gsA 

    The Gita also saysI

      The sage centred in the Sel 

      Should think, D% do nothing at all

      Though seeing, hearing, touching,

      Smelling, eating, going, sleeping,  !reathing, speaking, emptying, holding>

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      Opening and closing the eyes, irm

      %n the thought that the senses

      $ove among sense1ob+ects.

    Gita J1F@

    8B( CREATION OF ETERNAL ;AL.ES5

     "ter the process o humanisation and puriication is undertaken

    by the Sel, then automatically some values get crystallised in the lie o a

    God1knower. These values being the direct and spontaneous oshoots o

    God1knowledge, become the bed1rock on which the ethics or entire mankind

    is built. 4uman relations are ad+usted as per these values which become the

    barometers or +udging the evolution o human culture. These values, being

    product o God1knowledge, are both timeless and o universal validity. These

    values are o love, humility, compassion, brotherhood, e

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    conducts and behaves as i he is a living representative o God on earth. "ll

    his e0isting views and lie1style are changed thoroughly in accordance with

    the personality o the True $aster and the Entity o God.

     "s God is one, the principle o oneness is imbibed by the believer. 4e

    treats the entire cosmos as one and the entire humanity as one. There is no

    segmentation or sectionalisation o mankind in his mind. 4e also includes

    himsel in the entire humanity. This sense o oneness and belonging to all

    makes the believer a citi-en o the cosmos. The cosmic citi-enry and cosmic

    loyalty generates a cosmic outlook on all ronts. Such a believer has no

    narrow loyalties. This is a singular achievement arising out o God1knowledge

    which is the only philosophy corresponding to the age o science and its

    ethos. The organised religion with all its ritualistic paraphernalia is not

    conducive to scientiic culture. God1knowledge alone is the re

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    magnitude. God1knowledge imbues the believer with a sense o all1

    encompassing vision. 4e is no longer a tiny physical shell belonging to a

    particular material entity or worldly region but is one with the cosmos as such.

    This sense o vastness has peculiar psychological impact. "ll the e0isting

    belies creating narrow walls and bondages or human spirit are bound to

    evaporate in the mental make up o the knower o God. " very beautiul verse

    in the "di Granth sums up the revolution. To So neither % ear death>

    #either is 4e destroyed>

    #or % ear destruction.

    #either is 4e poor,

    #or am % hungry,

    #either is 4e in woe,

    #or am % in misery,

    There is no destroyer e0cept 4e,

    4e is the blessed one who grants us lie,

    #either is 4e in bondage

    #or % am bound,

    #either 4e is toiling

    #or are we supposed to toil,

    #either 4e has any impurity

    #or have % any ilth,

    4e is in bliss,

     "nd so am % blissul>

    #either has 4e any cares,

    #or have % any worry,

    #either is he stained, nor am % so,

    #either is 4e hungry, nor do % crave,

     "s 4e is pure, so am % cast in 4is mould

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    % am, but nothing>

    4e, the One, is all in all,

    !eore and ater is 4e and 4e alone>

    #anakI !y the grace o the $aster 

    $y doubts and errors have gone,

    4e and %, meeting together 

    4ave become One.

      1 "di Granth 1 6age H@8

     uk vksgq ejrk uk ge fjvkA

     uk vksgq fculS uk ge df ;kA

     uk vksgq fuj)kuq uk ge Hk  [ksA

     uk vksl nq [kq u ge dB n[ksA

    vo: u dksF ekjuokjkA

     t2vB gekjk t2B nsugkjkA

     uk Blq ca)ku uk ge ck)ksA

     uk Blq )ka)kk uk ge )kk)ksA

     uk Blq eSyq u ge dB eSykA

    vks lq vkuanq r ge dB eS ykA

    vks lq vkuanq r ge dn ds ykA

     uk Blq lks(q u ge dB lks(kA

     uk Blq ysiq u ge dB is(kA

     uk Blq Hk[k u ge dB f=lukA

     tk Bgq fujeyq rka ge t(ukA

     ge fd5q ukg2 0dS vksg2A

    vk!S ik5S 0dks lkbZA

     ukud !qfj [kks0 Hk7e Hka!kA

     ge vksb fefy gks0 bd ja !kA

     

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    4uman nature is marked by how one acts and re1acts. !y knowing

    God, the sel is e

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    Thus, to become perect, the sel essentially needs God1knowledge

    and once it happens, the process o perectibility starts. The True $aster not

    only grants knowledge, but also creates acilities or this knowledge to get

    roots in the mind o the seeker. The True $aster does everything possible so

    that the disciple evolves into a perect replica o his own sel. The

    contemplation on God’s ormless 5orm 'Simran(, congregation 'Sat1Sangat(

    and service 'Sewa( are instrumental as a stepping stone or accomplishing

    the evolution o mind o the disciple. Once he becomes God1centric, he

    serves himsel and the society at large.

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    THE ROLE OF

    SANT NIRANKARI 3ISSION

     "ter realising the need or God knowledge and its scope, it is

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     "s dealt with earlier, God is the common denominator o all religions

    and prophets. %t is one common element that alone can e0plain the integrating

    actor o cosmic unctioning. %t is a cosmic orce uniying the whole universe. %

    God is taken out, there is nothing else that can be uniying and all the

    religions shall be antipodal to each other. %t is thereore high time that the

    eort made by the Sant #irankari $ission to spread this message o

    evelation o one common God is taken note o with the attention it deserves

    and given a thorough consideration.

     To

    %t teaches this very doctrine,

    That to know the Omnipresent God

    %s en+oined upon everyone alike,

    % you read the Guru Granth>

    This very declaration is made by it,

    That know the One God rom the $aster,

    One path alone is shown by it,

    There is one common writ in the !ible and the )oran,

    That One God alone is the eternal Truth,

    Says "vtar? 5ools have their diering opinions,

    4undreds o wisemen have the same wisdom.

     "vtar !ani – 989

     (kgs i4 yks !2rk ua o2 0gks !y le1kan2 0A

     loZ J;ki2 jMc ua tk,kksa 0gks ibZ Ejekan2 0A

     ts dj i4 yvks !q: !7#6k ua 0gks vk[k lq,kkank 0A

     bd vks adkj !q: rks tk,kks b?dks jkg fn[kyka nk 0A

     dqjku vat2y 0 0gks fy[k;k bZ'oj g2 gS yksdks lr"A

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     djeka n2 0g u2fr d2 0 lks flj rs Hkkj gS dsgkA

     -o!Z ujd ns 1a1& d2 us :g dsg 2 fuja dkj gS dsg kA

     dke gS dsgk d7 ks)k gS ds gk yksHk eksg gadkj gS dsg kA

     ;k! gS dsg k tks ! gS dsgk !qjer nk ij(kj gS dsg kA

    vdyka dksyksa bd !y iqN5ks [kq n ua dg,k 'kqnkbZ ?;ksaA

     iki iq#u ns (djka v#nj vdy fEjs (djkbZ ?;ksaA

     c#nk yS ,k d2 vk;k 06ks vk ds 0gus !aok;k d2A

     le1ka ua dq1 le1 u vkB,k2 dsg k c7O rs ek;k d2A

    'kMn !q3 rs lqjr gS (s yk Hksn 0g dksbZ i5k,ks ukA

     dgs vorkj fcuk !q j ijs 0g jetka dks bZ tk,ks ukA

    God knowledge is the only answer to these

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