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 Primary presentation - Slides 2 to 69
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request – Slides 70 to 137
 Scriptural references – slides 138 to 164
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1
Human Excellence
Through
Self Realisation

2
 The great Human Truth,
is that
“we are all one”,

The great Human Tragedy,

is that
“we do not know this”,

3
They serve the best who
serve silently

like
the Sun, the Moon,
Air, and the Water.

4
What is Human Excellence ?

Have you heard about …

Who invented TV ?
Who was the best doctor – 20 years back?
so on ,so forth…..

Have you heard about …

Saint Kabir, Lord Rama, Lord Krishna,
Lord Jesus, Guru Nanak, Hazrat Mohammad

5
Defining – Success in Life
[Materialistic Success]

Materialistic success
is welcome;
it need not be undermined.

But what about

Spiritual Success?

6
 Two educations…..
There are obviously two educations……

One should teach us

‘how to make a living’
And
The other, ‘how to live’.

7
 Two educations…..
Our whole education system is focusing
on
‘how to make a living’

But we worship those who focused on

The other, ‘how to live’ part
Like Saint Kabir, Guru Nanak, Prophet Mohammad, Lord Jesus etc

8
For living…& Living
for…
We are eating for Living,
We are sleeping for Living,
We are earning for Living,
We are Living for ???

Definitely not for the sake of

it ???
9
THE REFERENCES….
 By the REALISED ones:

 Srimad Bhagwad GEETA

 QURAN -e- Pak
 Holy BIBLE
 Sri Guru GRANTH Saheb
 Ramcharit Manas
10
The objective is ….

Self Realisation
Through
God Realisation

OR

Salvation
Adi Granth. p-13

11
 What is Salvation… ?
Part and the Whole
Like a glass of water is a part of sea, but
not yet sea. It can become sea
if it falls into the sea.

Likewise , the soul is a part of Brahm, and

can also become Brahm,
once it merges with it.

12
What is Salvation… ?
Merger is salvation.

Merger of soul with the

‘supersoul’
or Brahm
is known as Salvation.

13
 Srimad Bhagwad Gita

Lord Krishna says:

‘who knows me by ‘tatva’

doesn’t fall into cycle of rebirth,
but merges into me’

Chap 4.9

14
What is Self Realization ?
Concept of Mirror

Like, we can not see our own face

without a mirror,

Same way, we can not see our own Self

without God Realization,

[ Aham-brahm-asmi, Tatva-masi]

15
The context……

Ritual
s
Mytholog
y
Spiritual
Crux

16
What is inside the Spiritual
Crux ???

 Postulates of Spirituality
 Definition of God
 How to realise
 Role of True Masters (Satguru)
 How to recognise a True
Master
17
Postulates
Of
Spirituality

18
First Postulate

God Exists.

19
God Exists………
One God, Many Names

1. There is a Supreme Power,

we may call it GOD. OR

 Allah
 Ram
 Parmatma
 And so on……

20
 “Many Go ds”

‘Gods are not many;

Names of God are many;

21
God Exists………
One God, Many Names

2. Like water is one, and it has many names

like Water, Pani, Jal, Neer, Aab etc.
so is God.
3. Why don’t we ever hear that I drink water,
I am better than those who drink Jal. ???

Because we KNOW water.

22
One God…, Know God…

3. But we do hear that I believe in Ram,

He believes in Allah.
And they believe in Akal Purkh, ???

Because We DO NOT KNOW God as

such.

23
 Holy Bible

‘Ye worship, ye know not what;

We know what we worship’
St. John 4.22

24
Second Postulate

What is God ??
How does He look like??

OR
Definition of God.

25
 Ramcharita Manas

‘God is one; desireless; colourless;

nameless; deathless;
He is the Truth, consciousness and bliss;
the ultimate destination;
all pervasive and cosmic’
( ek aneeh aroop anama …….)
Balkand

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DEFINITION OF GOD contd…

 He is the Creator, Operator &

Destroyer
 He is ONE.
 He has no beginning , no end.
 He was never born , and will
never die.

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DEFINITION OF GOD …….
 Fire cannot burn it
 Water cannot wet it
 Air cannot dry it up
 No weapon can cut it
 Beyond Change
 Formless and colourless

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DEFINITION OF GOD contd…

 He is omnipresent
 He is omnipotent, Omniscient
 There was no such time when He was
not there, and there will be no such time
when He will not be there.

29
 Adi Granth
True Master says:

“The Formless creator is always very

near to us , but the bl ind (ignorant)
thinks that He is too far away”

Page – 267
(Jo thakur sad sada hajure, ta ko andha janat dure)

30
 Third Postulate

Two Educations…….
What are we living for …….

31
 Third Postulate
God realisation is a MUST
for
salvation or Moksha,

and
is the objective of
Human Life.

32
 A Quick Recap….

God Exists, and God is ONE.

What are we Living For …….

God realisation leads to self realisation

Main Objective is God realisation.

Definition of God.

33
 Fourth postulate
Role of True Masters
OR
Avatars
OR
Satgurus ::

A
Look at History

34
TRUE MASTERS

 Lord RAM - approx 10,000 years

 Lord KRISHNA- approx 5000 years
 Lord JESUS - 2,000 years
 Prophet MOHAMMED - 1400 years
 Guru Nanak - 500 years

35
God pluralism….A Myth.
Layer –1 : One
God

Layer –2 : True Masters or Avatars

[ Many ]

Layer –3 : Bhaktas, or those

who got realization from the True
Masters

[Many*Many] 36
 God pluralism….A Myth.
Layer –1 : One
God

Ram Krishna Jesus Muhammad Nanak ???

10,000 5,000 2,000 1400 500 Today

Hanuman Arjun Philip Abu Bakr Meera

WE

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MASTERS OF MASTERS

 Lord RAM - Maharishi VASHISHTHA

 Lord KRISHNA- Maharishi SANDEEPAN
 Prophet Mohammad - Gibriel

 Lord JESUS - St John, the Baptist

 Guru Nanak - Saint Rein

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 Adi Granth
True Master says:

“No one did ever attain….

without a True Master (Satguru);
God places Himself in the True Master
And manifests Himself through his
declaratory Revelation”
Page – 466
(bin satguru kineh na payo……)

39
 Jesus will come back…
Re-incarnation:

“ I come again and again…” Lord Krishna.

Content and the Container

40
Can you appreciate?

‘There is no god except Allah;

Muhammad is the Prophet’

‘A writing’

41
True Master and the body
…?
The Master cannot
be without body.

Still, He is not the body.

Though , He is in the body.

42
True Master and the body
…?

The Master is only one;

and that is the Formless Creator;
Only bodies change,

43
True Master and the body
…?

There has not been

many Masters;

there has been only

One Master in many bodies.

44
 Why Realization..???
A slight Diversion…..

 Twoquestions are pending:

How to realise ??
How to recognize the True Master ??

45
 The Problem…..today
 God pluralism
 Master differentiation
 Religious pluralism
 Division of mankind
 Result ::: Hatred
Violence
Intolerance
46
 The Solution…..
 ONE God….
 Oneness of Masters
 Spiritual oneness
 Universal Brotherhood
 Result :::: Love
Compassion
Humility
Harmony
47
 Holy Quran

“ Have faith in Khuda,

his all messengers,
and all scriptures”
4 / 136

48
 Holy Quran

Those who differentiate between

khuda and His messengers;
and those who say that they believe in this,
and they don’t believe in that,
are pucca Kafirs.
4/ 150-152

49
 Brotherhood of Man
Through
Fatherhood of God…

No Caste,
Colour & Creed
No Regional Differences
No Religious Differences

50
Benefits of Realisation
For the world or mankind

Universal brotherhood,
No hatred,
No regionalism,
No caste differences,
No religious Pluralism.

51
 Fifth Postulate

Whether God can be known or

realized ??

52
Whether God can be known ?

An Emphatic

‘YES’

Gita 4-34,
Bible,
A.G.
53
Then, How to Realise ??

54
 Srimad Bhagwad Gita
Lord Krishna says:

‘In this Form,

I can not be seen
through vedas, charity, sacrifices
austere penances and
ritualistic practices’
Chap 11.48-52

55
 Adi Granth
True Master says:
“No one can know….
through, recitation, penances, bookish
knowledge, Meditations & concentrations,
study of vedas, yogic practices,
religious acts and rituals, wandering in forests,
and charity ……” says Nanak.
Page – 265.
(Jap, tap, gyan sab dhyan, khat shaster simriti bakhian….)

56
Some Common Activities :
The Real Meaning
Nothing to do with Brahmgyan.

Yogasan, Vrata, ishnan

[ physical benefits ]

Daan, Punya
[ Social benefits, like schools,
Hospitals, colleges etc. ]
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Some Common Activities :
The Real Meaning

Havan, and Yagya :

[environmental benefits]

Jap, Sandhya, Dhyan:

[cannot be performed without
knowing God.]
A.G.
58
 One Common Method:
recommended by all scriptures

Living True Master OR Satguru

is the Way.

Gita 4-34
Bible -St John 14.6
Quran

59
 Adi Granth
True Master says:

“The Formless creator is everywhere,

surrounding everyone,
but He can not be realised without the
blessings of a True Master”
says Nanak.

Page – 924.
(kaho nanak gur bin nahin sujhe, hari sajan sabke nikat khara)

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Fifth postulate

God can only be realised

with
the blessings of a
LIVING TRUE MASTER.

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Sixth Postulate

TRUE MASTER.
is always there.

[Naam rahio, sadhu rahio, rahio guru gobind…]

Adi Granth. P-1429

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Seventh Postulate

Who is a True Master ?

or
How to recognize a True Master?

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 Who is a True
Master ???
He is above
 Caste, Creed and Colour,
 Dress and diet,
 Region and country
 Any language

64
 Who is a True
Master ???
The only recognition of a True Master is
“Who knows God,
and blesses with God Knowledge
in no time,
to anyone,
Who submits to him”.
And never
Pushes you in search of it.
( Ashtavakara, Vashishtha, Krishna etc)
Adi granth
65
 Adi Granth
True Master says:

‘He, who has known the True Lord,

is called the Satguru
(True Master)’
Page – 286.
(satpurkh ji janya, satguru its ka nau…)

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 Srimad Bhagwad Gita

Lord Krishna says:

‘Approach the Knower of Truth;

surrender, serve and politely ask;
the knower will reveal
The Knowledge to you’

Chap 4. 34

67
Spiritual Journey
Spiritual chronological order

 Know One
 Believe in One
 Be One

Back

68
So, What to do ???

We have to search
the True Master
not God.

“Search the knower,

NOT Knowledge”.

69
The Baton Further……..

Thank you very much

And
wishing you all
God Realization.

70
 Spiritual Paradoxes

 Spiritual Vs Religious
 Spiritual Experiences
 Spiritual Journey
 Spirituality Vs Science
 Creation Vs Creator
 Swaroop vs tatva
 Reprensentation Vs Actual

71
 Spiritual Paradoxes contd..
Unity Vs Uniformity
Why realisation so difficult
Meditation Vs Concentration Vs imagination
Politics in religion…
Meaning and the Essence
Laws of God Vs Laws of Society
Why are we punished when He is the doer of

72
 Scriptural References

 Holy Bible
 Holy Quran
 Srimad Bhagwat Gita
 Guru Granth Sahib
 Ramacharita Manas

73
Spiritual Vs Religious

74
Spiritual Vs Religious
Being religious means
involvement in social activities like
donating for temples, schools,
hospitals etc.

Being spiritual means

in search of the Absolute Truth.

75
 What is Absolute
Truth ?
It has got nothing to do with
speaking truth or lie.

Truth means Always true that means

which is not subject to change,
which is Avinashi, Sanatan

76
Spiritual Vs Religious

A spiritually enlightened person ALSO

becomes religious in due course

BUT
A purely religious person can never
upgrade to spiritual enlightenment.

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 Spiritual Vs Religious
These are two related but different lines.

LIKE
A doctor can also play Tennis,
But by merely playing Tennis, you can’t
become a doctor.
i.e. vice versa is not true

78
Religious Pluralism &
Spiritual Oneness

Religious Pluralism is because of

Rituals and Mythology

And
Spiritual oneness is because of
One God.
79
Religious Pluralism &
Spiritual Oneness

At the core,
There are NOT many religions
as we say.
There is only one religion
And that is
HUMANITY
80
 Spiritual movement Vs
Religion

During the Era of Living True Master,

it is called Spiritual Movement.

And After that

what remains is the Religion,
which primarily contains
Proceduralism or Rituals.
Back
81
Spiritual Journey

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The road less traveled

::::::
TH E
RO UND ABO UTS
No. 2

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Spiritual Journey
Spiritual chronological order

 Know One
 Believe in One
 Be One

84
 Journey Divine…
“Just as rivers are
continuously flowing towards
the mighty Ocean,

our life is but a

pilgrimage towards
the Nirankar, the Formless
Ocean.”

85
Spiritual Experiences

We are Human Beings and

getting Spiritual Experiences,

NO,
In fact, we are Spiritual Beings and
getting Human Experiences.

Back
86
Spirituality Vs Science

87
Spirituality Vs science
Science
is the study of Creation,

And

Spirituality
is the study of Creator.

88
 Creation Vs Creator
The Sun, moon, stars, Earth, air, water ,
ether, etc are all a part of creation as they
all are subject to change.

Who is the creator then:

The million dollar question?

89
Creation Vs Creator
Creation
is subject to change

And
the creator is not.
- by definition.
All scriptures

Back

90
Brahmgyan, Tatva Gyan,
Enlightenment,
Realisation,
or
The Wisdom

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Brahmgyan: the Wisdom

Shabad - Word, Name

Arth - Meaning

Padarth - Matter

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Brahmgyan flavours : so
called…
Shastriya gyan
[ bookish: the read one ]

Shravan gyan
[ Heard from others ]

Tatva gyan
[Direct perception or Realisation from
the True Master]

93
Swaroop Vs Tatva
Toys of Sugar

Elephant of wood

Glass of water Vs Sea

Water Vs Ice berg

Back
94
Realisation of God,
why so difficult?

95
Representation Vs
Actual

Prateek Vs Pratyaksh

Globe Vs Earth
Map Vs Haryana

96
Realisation : why so difficult?

Because of focus on
representation for a very long
time.
[ a grown up child clinging
to her barbie]

Cigarette smoking for 25 years.

back
97
 Meditation
Vs
Concentration
Vs
Imagination

98
Meditation Vs Concentration
A concentration exercise
is NOT meditation,

Concentration is always ON
something, it may be a candle, your
own breath,
or any other object.

99
 Meditation Vs
Concentration

When that object is God,

it is called Meditation.

So without knowing God,

No meditation is possible.
Adi Granth

100
Target is all that matters…..
Firing by a soldier is rewarded but by a
gangster is punished.
Hitting a hammer is important but where
to hit is more important.

Concentration is OK but what to

concentrate on, is more important.

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 Meditation Vs
imagination
We imagine
what we don’t know
And
We remember
what we know.

Meditation is remembrance
of what we know. Back
102
Realisation Vs Illusion
Realisation
comes after contemplation
and it is permanent.
( From shravan to Manan to
Dhyan )
Illusion is temporary
and magic-like.
back
103
Understanding the Scriptures
::::::
Meaning and the Essence

104
Meaning and Essence ?
Shabadarth (Meaning)
( Who knows the Language)

Essence (Bhavarth)
( Who knows the Subject)

e.g. All Scriptures talk about Brahm.

105
Meaning and Essence ?

A student of class IV can read

higher mathematics,
but can’t understand.

Likewise we can read the scriptures,

But can’t understand because
we do not know the Brahma about which
they are talking about.
Back
106
 Spiritual Vocabulary
Karm – For gyan
Bhakti – after gyan
Satsang – Where is Truth
Sumiran – Vs Recitation

Depression
( for a Psychologist or whether Forecaster)

107
 SPIRITUAL BLISS
::::::
Body, Mind, and the Soul

108
Spiritual Bliss

Body - physical - Science

Comforts

Mind - peace - Concentration

Or attention diversion

Soul - Bliss - Brahmgyan

109
THE ROAD MAP
Gyan
( knowing the Self through God
realisation)

Guzran
( Living, earning, etc)

110
Container and the Content
we are not a body,
but we wear one.

Only Actual realisation can

shatter the myth.

111
Whether I broke a ‘Law of God’
or
‘Law of Society’

112
Law of God Vs Law of Society
Law of Society
( Varies with Era, Country, and Time)

Marriage,
Education,
Eating habbits,
Plus a lot many such things….

113
Law of God Vs Law of Society
Law of God
(Universal - no change)

Living for…..?,
Realisation of Tatva-gyan,
Universal Brotherhood.
Back

114
 Sakaar and Nirakaar
::::::
From Matter to the Essence

115
 Sakaar and Nirakar
Swaroop Vs Tatva
Ice Water
Sweets Milk
Swaroop ( Shape & size )
carries Gunas.

Nirakar is Nirgun
116
 Which Nirakar ???
Wisdom
Mind
Air
Soul
Pain
Love
Ether etc. etc.…..
117
Moving : in what direction?

Direction
is a lot more important
than
mere Move.

118
Spiritual paradox…..

119
 Spiritual paradox…..

If God is the doer of everything,

then why we get the punishment for
wrong doings ???

If God is super conscious,

then why doesn’t He stop us
from doing wrong acts ???

120
 Spiritual Paradox :
Karta or Karan; Doer or cause

Energy does nothing of its own,

The instrument does everything.

( Like Electricity, fan , tube, heater )

121
Karta or Karan: Doer or cause

Because of Language we can read,

but language is not responsible
for what we read,
nor language provides any hindrance.

122
Karta or Karan: Doer or cause

Like-wise,
God, being a supreme energy
is the reason for all action,

But not the Doer.

Gita.
Back
123
Thoughtless or fully
thoughtful??

124
 What is an Eye without
Vision?
What is an Ear without Hearing
[it is not doing its Job]

The Job of mind is Sankalpa/ Vikalpa.

What is Mind without thought ???
We donnt have to stop mind but we have
direct it to Gyan.
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Thoughtless or fully thoughtful??

We don’t have to stop mind but we have

direct it to Gyan.

Mind doesn’t have to be thoughtless,

rather
it has to be fully thoughtful
about God remembrance.
Gita 18-xx
126
God remembrance

God consciousness
is
God remembrance

127
 God Realisation
God knowledge (Brahmgyan)
is the means

And
God realization
is the End

128
Knowing about. .. vs Knowing…

Knowing a lot about Shia-chen would be

either read or heard information,
Not the direct perception.

Likewise, Knowing a lot about God

is different from knowing God
i.e. direct perception.

129
We remember those……..
People
who forget their self

are the folks

we remember.

130
Word and the Image
Rose, Water
Sky, Air ….
( same Image… because we know)

God - All different images

When God is ONE, we agree,
then why SO ????
Back
131
 Good Citizen Vs
The Realised One

A realised person will also become a

good citizen in due course of time,

But, the reverse is not true.

132
 Unity Vs Uniformity
[ in a garden, variety leads to beauty]

 There is beauty in diversity, not in uniformity.

 Unity in diversity is also possible.
 But, uniformity is neither possible nor desirable.
 We should strive for unity, not uniformity.

 Back

133
The Divinity Within…
Like, Wood is
potentially FIRE.

Same way,
Every Human Being is
Potentially DIVINE.

134
Religion in Politics…

Religion in Politics is a BOON.

( Lord Ram, Lord Krishna etc.)

Politics in Religion is a BANE.

135
Religion in Politics…
It is a BOON
if a Religious Leader takes up the
reins of Politics.
( Lord Ram, Lord Krishna etc.)

It is a BANE
if a Political Leader takes up the
reins of Religion.

136
Religion in Politics…
What is Ram-Rajya ?
“ if Ram runs the Rajya”.

Who is Ram ?
“A spiritually enlightened person”
OR “A truly religious person”

137
 Scriptural References

 Holy Bible
 Holy Quran
 Srimad Bhagwat Gita
 Guru Granth Sahib
 Ramacharita Manas

138
 Hol y Bi bl e
::::::
Some Ref erences

139
 Holy Bible

‘Wisdom is Supreme,
therefore,
Get Wisdom’

Wisdom = Brahmgyan
Proverb 4.17

140
 Holy Bible
‘ye know not the God ye worship
We know the God we worship’
St. John 4.22

Repent,
for the kingdom of Heaven
is at hand (near)
St Mathews 4.17

141
 Holy Bible
Jesus says
“ I am the way, the Truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father
except through me”
St. John 14.6

142
 Holy Bible
“ I am the Alpha and the Omega,
the beginning and the end”
says the Lord,
“who is and who was, and who is to
come, the Almighty”
Revelation, 1.8

143
 Holy Qur an
:: ::::
Some Ref erences

144
 Holy Quran

‘Khuda is merciful,
ask about him from the one,
who knows Him

25 / 59

145
 Holy Quran
‘Those who divided religion into sects;
Khuda will take care of them’
5/ 159

Those who differentiate between khuda and His

messengers; and those who say that they
believe in this, and they don’t believe in that,
are pucca Kafirs.
4/ 150-152

146
 Holy Quran

“ Have faith in Khuda,

his all messengers,
and all scriptures”
4 / 136

147
 Holy Quran
“But they have no knowledge
(Brahmgyan); They follow nothing but
Guess; and a Guess can never take the
place of Truth.”

53 / 28

148
 Holy Quran
“ O’ Believers, do your duty to Allah and
seek the means to approach him”

5 / 35

149
 Holy Quran
“Allah will reward those who believe in
Him and those who have been granted the
Knowledge.”

58 / 11

150
Srimad Bhagwad Gita
::::::
Some References

151
 Srimad Bhagwad Gita

Lord Krishna says:

‘who knows me by ‘tatva’

doesn’t fall into cycle of rebirth,
but merges into me’

Chap 4.9

152
Srimad Bhagwad Gita

Lord Krishna says:

‘In this Form,

I can not be seen
through vedas, charity,
austere penances and
ritualistic practices’
Chap 11.48-52

153
 Srimad Bhagwad Gita

Lord Krishna says:

‘Approach the Knower of Truth;

surrender, serve and politely ask;
the knower will reveal
The Knowledge to you’

Chap 4. 34

154
Shri Guru Granth Sahib
(Adi Granth)
::::::
Some References

155
 Adi Granth
True Master says:

“The Formless creator is always very

near to us , but the bl ind (ignorant)
thinks that He is too far away”

Page – 267
(Jo thakur sad sada hajure, ta ko andha janat dure)

156
 Adi Granth
True Master says:

“No one did ever attain….

without a True Master (Satguru);
God places Himself in the True Master
And manifests Himself through his
declaratory Revelation”
Page – 466
(bin satguru kineh na payo……)

157
 Adi Granth
True Master says:

‘He, who has known the True Lord,

is called the Satguru
(True Master)’
Page – 286.
(satpurkh ji janya, satguru its ka nau…)

158
 Adi Granth
True Master says:

“The Formless creator is everywhere,

surrounding everyone,
but He can not be realised without the
blessings of a True Master”
says Nanak.

Page – 924.
(kaho nanak gur bin nahin sujhe, hari sajan sabke nikat khara)

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“He only can know to whom you have

revealed the knowledge;
and who knows you,
becomes one with you”
Ayodhya Kand

( soi jane, jehu dei janai, janat tume tmhi hoi jai)

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‘God is one; desireless; colourless;

nameless; deathless;
He is the Truth, consciousness and bliss;
the ultimate destination;
all pervasive and cosmic’
( ek aneeh aroop anama …….)
Balkand

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‘Perception is not possible

without knowing God;
Love is not possible without perception;
Bhakti is not possible without Love;
Bhakti without perception is like trying to get
butter from water’
(jane binu na hoi partiti, binu partiti hoi nahi priti…)

Uttarkand

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Satguru Avtar Singh ji says:

‘No religion is greater,

Than to have an all around,
direct perception of God’

Shabad 154, line -1

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Satguru Avtar Singh ji says:

‘Formless God is everywhere, yet we don’t

have that eye to perceive Him;
without the blessings of a True Master, the
Revelation will not take place’

Shabad 13, line 3-4

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Satguru Avtar Singh ji says:

‘Formless God is one;

having no beginning, no end … ;
when a person surrenders unto the True
Master; and when the True Master chooses
to bless, only then realisation takes place.

Shabad 12

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