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Bhagat ji

Please do not patronize. When has Akaal ever threatened his Sikhs either through a Guru or directly? Here is a "Tale of Two Cities." And of two Gods: Only one does not seek expiation from his people, and one does.

Here is "God" speaking to the Israelites through isaiah as a warning for their sins

The Warning to Jerusalem (from the Hebrew Bible: Isaiah 28)

Following is Guru Nanak speaking about the historical event, the destruction of Lahore by Babar. In this shabad God is not making far-ranging threats against his "chosen" people. Rather Nanak is teaching, i.e., fixing moral consciousness where it belongs, for the benefit of armies and rulers driven by greed and ego, and on those who worship ignorance ignorantly. He uses the story of Hanuman, he is speaking to Hindu people, to illustrate his point. Yet liberation of the spirit even in this life is possible, by being centered in dharma. Wisdom is given when ego is forsaken. And Lahore is taken to be an ambrosial pool. Whereas Jerusalem is threatened with destruction.

There could not be 2 more different visions of God.

Forgive the brevity of my comments. I am not inclined at this moment in time to do a complete analysis of the shabad.

<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 148437" data-attributes="member: 35">Bhagat jiPlease do not patronize. When has Akaal ever threatened his Sikhs either through a Guru or directly? Here is a &quot;Tale of Two Cities.&quot; And of two Gods: Only one does not seek expiation from his people, and one does. Here is &quot;God&quot; speaking to the Israelites through isaiah as a warning for their sinsThe Warning to Jerusalem (from the Hebrew Bible: Isaiah 28)Following is Guru Nanak speaking about the historical event, the destruction of Lahore by Babar. In this shabad God is not making far-ranging threats against his &quot;chosen&quot; people. Rather Nanak is teaching, i.e., fixing moral consciousness where it belongs, for the benefit of armies and rulers driven by greed and ego, and on those who worship ignorance ignorantly. He uses the story of Hanuman, he is speaking to Hindu people,&nbsp; to illustrate his point. Yet liberation of the spirit even in this life is possible, by being centered in dharma. Wisdom is given when ego is forsaken. And Lahore is taken to be an ambrosial pool. Whereas Jerusalem is threatened with destruction.There could not be 2 more different visions of God. Forgive the brevity of my comments. I am not inclined at this moment in time to do a complete analysis of the shabad. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 148437, member: 35"] Bhagat ji Please do not patronize. When has Akaal ever threatened his Sikhs either through a Guru or directly? Here is a "Tale of Two Cities." And of two Gods: Only one does not seek expiation from his people, and one does. Here is "God" speaking to the Israelites through isaiah as a [B]warning[/B] for their [B]sins[/B] [B]The Warning to Jerusalem[/B] (from the Hebrew Bible: Isaiah 28) Following is Guru Nanak speaking about the historical event, the destruction of Lahore by Babar. In this shabad God is not making far-ranging threats against his "chosen" people. Rather Nanak is [B]teaching, [/B] i.e., fixing moral consciousness where it belongs, for the benefit of armies and rulers driven by greed and ego, and on those who worship ignorance ignorantly. He uses the story of Hanuman, he is speaking to Hindu people, to illustrate his point. Yet liberation of the spirit even in this life is possible, by being centered in dharma. Wisdom is given when ego is forsaken. And Lahore is taken to be an ambrosial pool. Whereas Jerusalem is threatened with destruction. There could not be 2 more different visions of God. Forgive the brevity of my comments. I am not inclined at this moment in time to do a complete analysis of the shabad. :) [/QUOTE]

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