Ek Omkar Satnam - The Essence of Sikh Religion
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The
first words uttered by Nanak after samadhi were: "Ek Omkar Satnam." Now the fact
is that the entire Sikh religion is contained in those three words. Everything
else is merely an effort to teach you, to help you understand.
Nanak's message was complete
in these three words. Because it was not possible for ordinary people to
understand the message directly, an effort had to be made to expand on it.
Explanations are given out of your inability to understand; otherwise Nanak had
said all he wanted to convey: "Ek Omkar Satnam." The mantra was complete. But
for you it has no meaning yet. These three words alone cannot solve the mystery
for you; then language must be
used.
God is the creator. But
realize that he does not stand apart from his creation. He is absorbed and one
with all that he has created. This is why Nanak never separated the sannyasin
from the householder. If the creator was separate from his creation, then you
would drop all worldly activities in order to seek Him, abandoning the shop, the
office, the marketplace. Nanak did not give up his worldly duties till the very
end. As soon as he returned from his travels he would go to work in the fields.
All his life he ploughed the fields. He named the village in which he settled,
Kartarpur, which means the village of the
creator.
God is the creator,
but do not think he is separated form his creation. When man sculpts an idol and
the idol is completed, the sculptor and the sculpture are no longer one; they
are separate. And the sculpture will remain long after the sculptor is dead. If
the image fractures, the sculptor is not also broken, because the two are
separate. But there is no such distance between God and his
creation.
What kind of
relationship exists between God and his creation? It is like a dancer with his
dance. When man dances can you separate him from his dance? Can he return home
leaving the dance behind? If the dancer dies, the dance dies with him. When the
dance stops, he is no longer the dancer. They are united. This is why since
ancient times, Hindus have looked upon God as the dancer, "Nataraj." In this
symbol the dancer and the dance are
one.
The
creator is nothing but creativity >>
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