Jan-March 2006 - Institute of Sikh Studies

42ABSTRACTS OF SIKH STUDIES : JAN-MARCH 2006 / 537-38 NSLove and truth projected by all religious prophets have beeninstitutionalised in Guru Granth Sahib’s teachings; and anyone of anyreligion can become pure in his own religion by listening to and livingthe dictates of Guru Granth Sahib.The challenge for all of us is to live the teachings in the newmillennium when we will find that the ills have vanished without anyeffort. In general we quarrel over truth as the property of a particularreligion, while Guru Granth Sahib declares truth as the commonproperty of Man, and encourages its followers to show this in practice.The challenge is to commit to obey the teachings and live them inpractise in day-to-day life.¤The Lord Almighty is bestower of life :Discarding all clever cogitation,Day and night contemplate thou the LordHe is true friend, helper, companion,All-highest, inaccessible, beyond extent –In your heart lodge His lotus feet, prop of life.Lord Supreme Being! show Thy grace that Thy laudation I chant.In that lie all joys, great exaltation –Nanak in utterance of the Name find life.– Guru Granth Sahib, p. 405krx kwrx smrQ so pRBu jIA dwqw Awip ]iqAwig sgl isAwxpw AwT phr pRBu jwip ] 2 ]mIqu sKw shwie sMgI aUc Agm Apwru ]crx kml bswie ihrdY jIA ko AwDwru ] 3 ]kir ikrpw pRB pwrbRhm gux qyrw jsu gwau ]srb sUK vfI vifAweI jip jIvY nwnku nwau ]