No One Can Describe God Fully
The root religion of India sees God in infinite forms. Saints of India have evolved special visions of the Supreme Being. They have also attained such peaks of spirituality that they are widely revered as Gurus. This is the history of anthropomorphic religions such as that of Sikhs.
Believers worship Gurus as God, and indeed no one can deny this form of the Almighty. However, the Gurus themselves have not referred to God in personal terms. They have prescribed ways of realizing the truth, but have always proclaimed that God defies definition.
We can experience the powers of God. Scripture, prayer, introspection, rituals, and sermons help us perceive the universal presence of God. The Gurus stand as eternal beacons in the darkness of our delusions. Perceptions of God are like floating in a limitless ocean. There is something new for us to realize every moment.
Gurus meditated for years before they could realize the truth about God. What should ordinary house-holders do? The daily practice of an Indian includes liberal doses of spirituality. It is common to pray at dawn, dusk, noon, before meals, and on all significant occasions. This approach is fundamentally different from going to a House of God once a week, or even less frequently. It is a defining difference between Indians and others. Not all Indians pray several times each day. This is a result of globalization. After all, even communism is a foreign concept for the Mother Land of India. This land never excludes any person. That is why the country is so full of different faiths, as well as no faith. Indian diaspora is another result of modern relations between countries. Indians now live in all parts of the world. How can you recognize an Indian in the classic sense of the term, whether resident or otherwise?
Not all Indians will answer such a question in even manner. However, the Ujjal Jeevan Charitable Trust is dedicated to serving God through the poor. We have been taught to see God in all things, but we learn, every day, from the Japji Sahib, that it is futile to put any boundaries on the vision of God.
Believers worship Gurus as God, and indeed no one can deny this form of the Almighty. However, the Gurus themselves have not referred to God in personal terms. They have prescribed ways of realizing the truth, but have always proclaimed that God defies definition.
We can experience the powers of God. Scripture, prayer, introspection, rituals, and sermons help us perceive the universal presence of God. The Gurus stand as eternal beacons in the darkness of our delusions. Perceptions of God are like floating in a limitless ocean. There is something new for us to realize every moment.
Gurus meditated for years before they could realize the truth about God. What should ordinary house-holders do? The daily practice of an Indian includes liberal doses of spirituality. It is common to pray at dawn, dusk, noon, before meals, and on all significant occasions. This approach is fundamentally different from going to a House of God once a week, or even less frequently. It is a defining difference between Indians and others. Not all Indians pray several times each day. This is a result of globalization. After all, even communism is a foreign concept for the Mother Land of India. This land never excludes any person. That is why the country is so full of different faiths, as well as no faith. Indian diaspora is another result of modern relations between countries. Indians now live in all parts of the world. How can you recognize an Indian in the classic sense of the term, whether resident or otherwise?
Not all Indians will answer such a question in even manner. However, the Ujjal Jeevan Charitable Trust is dedicated to serving God through the poor. We have been taught to see God in all things, but we learn, every day, from the Japji Sahib, that it is futile to put any boundaries on the vision of God.
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