Wednesday, June 4, 2008

How Indians Live the Word of the Living Guru


Trust the Japji Sahib, regardless of the faith or the ideology that drives your life. We have discussed yesterday how India emphasizes the imperative to empower the soul. Today we search for an answer on how this may be done.
The Japji Sahib has a four-pronged approach to the empowerment of the soul.
Sweet language is the first milestone on the journey to personal empowerment through spirituality. The unvarying self-control that delivers courteous talk and behavior is easily achieved by a person who recites the Word of God as a daily practice.
Humility is the second plank on which empowerment of the soul can be built. This is the Word of God contained in the Japji Sahib. A Sikh is enjoined to treat all people as living expressions of God. Sikhism allows no discrimination in favor or against any person. Humility arises from deep awareness of this philosophy. It is also a reason for Sikhs to live in the constant company of the vestments of their religion.
Heightened consciousness is the third driver of empowerment of the soul. One must rise above the mortal expressions of the physical body in order to know God. This is another engaging benefit of daily recitation of the Japji Sahib.
Morality is the last but major dimension of empowerment of the soul. A Sikh must have a sound judgment of differences between right and wrong. The inability to discriminate against torts and evil keeps the soul in bondage. The Japji Sahib helps us awake to a new beginning each day: we evolve towards the utopia of soul empowerment in the benevolence of the Living Guru.
The Japji Sahib is an uniquely way to experience God. Daily recitation prepares us to face life, and leads to the Indian ideal of an empowered soul.

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