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Good morning HarkiranHope u gd n waiting [4 Balbir] in vain as Bob Marley wud say ! All worth it I can assure ya - by the way "Happy New Year" !Pragmatism Is a contemporary philosophy, proponents of which I believe were Thomas Hobbs [founder ?] and William James. It took American thought to what we call real deals and was pretty effective n popular, but short-lived. Nanak' s philosophy however, anchors onto the imperishable God, the never changing, in what is otherwise a changing [matter] world. His was an outcry to both social n and religious reformation of the day and an attempt to reconcile and reaffirm Renaissance, meaning, rebirth of art n culture of antiquity. That is to say, the philosophy of "nam" got lost over the ages through ritual n outward practices. Spiritual enlightenment through karm-yog became a thing of the past. Nanak brought it back, hence the term, nam simran [remember God - don't forget u hear]. And, the connection was not an outward display of ritual n practice as Hinduism practised at the time, but rather, an inner union through rendering of selfless service [seva] and nam jap [open to wider interpretation].As for "sati", it has no religious connotations [IMHO] other than the fear of being abducted by the then Mughal regime. It was considered virtuous by the widowed Rajastani Queens to die along side their hubbies than to sleep with a Moslem. This became a popular practice through out south west n central India and was outlawed by the Brits during their reign.More another time - time to keep the body fit to keep the mind healthy.Speak soon - Ciao
Good morning Harkiran
Hope u gd n waiting [4 Balbir] in vain as Bob Marley wud say ! All worth it I can assure ya - by the way "Happy New Year" !
Pragmatism Is a contemporary philosophy, proponents of which I believe were Thomas Hobbs [founder ?] and William James. It took American thought to what we call real deals and was pretty effective n popular, but short-lived. Nanak' s philosophy however, anchors onto the imperishable God, the never changing, in what is otherwise a changing [matter] world. His was an outcry to both social n and religious reformation of the day and an attempt to reconcile and reaffirm Renaissance, meaning, rebirth of art n culture of antiquity. That is to say, the philosophy of "nam" got lost over the ages through ritual n outward practices. Spiritual enlightenment through karm-yog became a thing of the past. Nanak brought it back, hence the term, nam simran [remember God - don't forget u hear]. And, the connection was not an outward display of ritual n practice as Hinduism practised at the time, but rather, an inner union through rendering of selfless service [seva] and nam jap [open to wider interpretation].
As for "sati", it has no religious connotations [IMHO] other than the fear of being abducted by the then Mughal regime. It was considered virtuous by the widowed Rajastani Queens to die along side their hubbies than to sleep with a Moslem. This became a popular practice through out south west n central India and was outlawed by the Brits during their reign.
More another time - time to keep the body fit to keep the mind healthy.
Speak soon - Ciao
