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| Response to YS Ji' s Meesage 1. {{{{{{{You wrote << Every revelation is Whole Truth in itself in an abstract way. >> I do not agree. The ultimate truth can never be limited to a single revelation at the human level of spiritual experience. We know this from Gurbani, there is no limit to absolute truth, thus, to say that one revelation contains the entire truth, even in an abstract way, is wrong. In fact this mistake is the fundamental reason for the fights among religions. Their founders lacked the humility of the Gurus when they proclaimed that their perception of truth was the "whole truth." They did not foresee the problems such acts would create. Now their followers are killing each other over the "truth" that their founders had given them. As we know, the Gurus did not make such mistakes. This is the uniqueness of Sikh Panth. This fact alone places the Panth above all the religions.}}}}}}} POSTMODERN: The revelation that I was referring to was not the revelation of any 'sound or light' guru polpular these days. I was referring to 'revelations' that exist in the established canons like Buddhism, Vedanta, Puranic, Sufism ,Sikhism etc. Gurbani is no more a 'whole' truth or 'partial' truth with respect to 'revelations' given in the other established canons. Gurbani makes no claim of any special status. In many cases it draws from the existing canon(Puranic ,especially). This does not make Gurbani 'unoriginal'. There is no need for Sikhs to be defensive on this. Gurbani intelligently assimilates the timeless wisdom of Indian civilization in most simple and beautiful language. There is difference between 'assimilation' and 'copying' Yes , no revelation (even by canon) is the 'whole' truth. This is because mankind has not yet devised a vehicle to express the Absolute on its own terms. Language, which is relative in its nature, is imperfect vehicle to express the Absolute. I do not think the spiritual stature of Siddhartha, 'The Buddha', was in any way less than that of Guru Nanak. Nanak made no such claim. 'Buddha' single handedly transformed entire Central Asia and Asia-Pacific. The grandeur of thought, compassion, and depth in Buddha's teaching is no way less than anything given in Gurbani. Only difference is that of historical context and audience. The fundamental pull of the thought in both canons is essentially the same. I beg to disagree with your statement that Sikh Panth has any special status over other religions 'because its followers do not kill each other'. What did we witness in Punjab in last few decades if not followers of Sikh Panth killing each other on the issue of revealed truth? What is Akali-Nirankari clash then? I will respond to the other points raised by you in detail later. Bhul Chuk Maaf! |
