I did some researching this last week about who Nanak is, and it has been a refreshing experience to read the Bible called the Guru Granth Sahib. I felt grace as my mind journeyed into a deeper wonder about the majesty of our Creator and the nature of the "True Guru".
Although many Sikhs call Nanak the Guru, in the pages of the Granth, Nanak is referred to as "jan Nanak" (Servant). This is a righteous sentiment because we share the ideaL that "whomever should be master of all, let him serve".
I have learned that Nanak was a father of earthly children. The "Khalsa", or body of the congregation definetly looks upon each other as brother and sister. I have a similar idea, which is that my brothers and sisters are part of Christ's Body. Learning about the nine Gurus has been a pleasure. The ninth Guru declared that the writings of the Granth Sahib would become Guru for whomever reads it. My interpretation of this is that "the True Guru" (which is the voice in my head, reciting the words as I read), might representation of Thought Adjuster. There is definetly guidance in these pages.
I am sorry if I am making the mistake of "mental equivocation", which the Urantia Papers have warned me about.
If I could say one good thing about the Sikhs, it is that they have a religion that believes in the fatherhood of God, and if I can recommend one Paper in the Urantia Book that would be a good introduction for this congregation, it would be paper 71 "Development of the State", because Amritsar and other Sikh cities really do have citizens who aspire to "the social achievement of the brotherhood of man and the personal status of God consciousness".
_________________ to the Underlaying Unity of All Life so that the Voice of Intuition may guide Us closer to Our Common Keeper
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