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Summary of Question:	Do Sikh Belive In The Concept Of Haven &Hell
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Date Posted:	Wednesday, 6/12/2002 8:21 AM MDT

do we(sikh) belive in the concept of haven & hell? don't our relegion says that its only in this world?

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Here is a passage from the Siri Guru Granth Sahib which, I think, will answer your question very wel.

Satar sai-ay salaar hai jaa kay.
He has 7,000 commanders,

Savaa laakh paikaabar taa kay.
and hundreds of thousands of prophets;

Saykh jo kahee-ahi kot athaasee.
He is said to have 88,000,000 shaykhs,

Chhapan kot jaa kay khayl khaasee. ||1||
and 56,000,000 attendants. ||1||

Mo gareeb kee ko gujraavai.
I am meek and poor - what chance do I have of being heard there?

Majlas door mahal ko paavai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
His Court is so far away; only a rare few attain the Mansion of His Presence. ||1||Pause||

Taytees karorhee hai khayl khaanaa.
He has 33,000,000 play-houses.

Cha-uraasee lakh firai divaanaaN.
His beings wander insanely through 8.4 million incarnations.

Baabaa aadam ka-o kichh nadar dikhaa-ee.
He bestowed His Grace on Adam, the father of mankind,

Un bhee bhisat ghanayree paa-ee. ||2||
who then lived in paradise for a long time. ||2||

Dil khalhal jaa kai jarad roo baanee.
Pale are the faces of those whose hearts are disturbed.

Chhod katayb karai saitaanee.
They have forsaken their Bible, and practice Satanic evil.

Dunee-aa dos ros hai lo-ee.
One who blames the world, and is angry with people,

Apnaa kee-aa paavai so-ee. ||3||
shall receive the fruits of his own actions. ||3||

Tum daatay ham sadaa bhikhaaree.
You are the Great Giver, O Lord; I am forever a beggar at Your Door.

Day-o jabaab ho-ay bajgaaree.
If I were to deny You, then I would be a wretched sinner.

Daas kabeer tayree panah samaanaaN.
Slave Kabeer has entered Your Shelter.

Bhisat najeek raakh rehmaanaa. ||4||7||15||
Keep me near You, O Merciful Lord God - that is heaven for me. ||4||7||15||

Sabh ko-ee chalan kahat hai oohaaN.
Everyone speaks of going there,

Naa jaan-o baikunth hai kahaaN. ||1|| rahaa-o.
but I do not even know where heaven is. ||1||Pause||

Aap aap kaa maram na jaanaaN.
One who does not even know the mystery of his own self,

Baatan hee baikunth bakhaanaaN. ||1||
speaks of heaven, but it is only talk. ||1||

Jab lag man baikunth kee aas.
As long as the mortal hopes for heaven,

Tab lag naahee charan nivaas. ||2||
he will not dwell at the Lord's Feet. ||2||

Khaa-ee kot na paral pagaaraa.
Heaven is not a fort with moats and ramparts, and walls plastered with mud;

Naa jaan-o baikunth du-aaraa. ||3||
I do not know what heaven's gate is like. ||3||

Kahi kameer ab kahee-ai kaahi.
Says Kabeer, now what more can I say?

SaaDhsangat baikunthay aahi. ||4||8||16||
The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is heaven itself. ||4||8||16||


Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa,
Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh.