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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shanger" data-source="post: 136088" data-attributes="member: 13592">Appreciate the replies, I will go through them one by one. In my opinion the first part of what you have just said can translate to "we must pray to distract/keep ourselves busy so that we don't commit sins." Many people can successfully use their time constructively, and do not need to pray to help themselves become a better person. That time could be spent doing charity work or some other good deed, which would still be for our benefit in terms of being a better person.I do agree that it is important to read the Granth as instructions are given, but why is there a need for such a large portion to be praises to god?Well I said that it appears that God rewards and punishes certain actions, from what you said it still seems to me that"When a person moves towards the spiritual path and connects to Waheguru, they are reborn as a new person in a new life." = good deed which pleases god so REWARD."When they get seduced by maya (bad influences) they die spiritually as they move away from God, their support." = bad deed which god does not like so punishment. You didn't really answer that question, if the only emotion belonging to god is love and compassion then why would he create an earth which would have so much evil in it? If god has love for his creations then again that is like me putting my cat in a box with a dog. Also if god is god then he would have known that the world would be this way surely. This is a reasonable answer, as I am still learning, may I please ask what the Granth says will happen to people who die who during their life1] were good people but do not follow any religion2] were good people but follow a religion other than sikhismBig thanks for your reply brother.</blockquote>

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