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Guru Nanak's Precept of Duty
Mrs. Annie Besant, in her English translation of Gita has said that the
religion propagated by Gita is Duty. Even in European countries, duty
is considered not just as a moral code, it has the status of an ideal. Duty is
considered the reli1:,rion.
Even Hindus have adopted the western mind and consider duty as the
relihrion.
Guru Nanak was exemplary in performing duty.
But in Guru Nanak, besides the performance of duty, was another thing
and that was the interpretationof duty.
Where as in other reli1:,rions the precept of duty is the moral code, but
Guru Nanak went beyond that.
For Guru Nanak the precept of duty is both the moral code and the
spiritual code.
Guru Nanak is exemplary in both.
In this way Guru Nanak has gone a step ahead from other reli1:,rions.
He considered duty as a spiritual code much above the moral code.
Thus Guru Nanak's interpretation of duty is most exemplary.
He saw the country without a moral code and without a spiritual code and
considered his duty to uplift the people as the most important duty.
He decided that he had to save the people and the country.
He undertook five travels across the country and neighbouring countries.
This he did, to remove the sufferings of the people, the darkness of the
world, to lift people from lifelessness, superstition, mistaken beliefs and useless
rituals and to enthuse people with the love ofthe Lord.
He considered duty in its spiritual aspect.
He considered the spiritual code of duty more important and higher than
the moral code.
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