That first paragraph is very interesting, especially nowadays when people conflate religion with absolute truth. I’ve got a question about this, how does sikhi as a religious identity interact with this absolute truth/reality and how does the absolute truth affect other religions, once again thanks for the content and good read.
Gurfateh Ji, this is where semantics and a bit of religious supremacy comes in. As Sikhs, our belief is that Sikhi is 100% based on experiencing the absolute truth in one's lifetime and not post-death. Guru Nanak's primary mission was to enlighten mankind to become divine in the here and now and not post-death. The way Sikhi interacts with this divine truth is by actually accepting reality as it is as reality emanates from this divine truth. How it affects other religions? Well, if we say "cause shit and get shit in return" to summarise epochs of religious warfare with no end in site especially as they have evolved into geopolitical conflicts then would that explain it? There are fundamentals of the truth that cannot be altered i.e. you reap what you sow and considering how religious divisions are resulting in conflict, other religions are sowing what they have reaped. Had Sikhs realised this in the 20th century, maybe they could have evaded the resultant fallout in Hindu-led India and Muslim-Pakistan. Is our present state also indicative we haven't comprehended the divine truth? 100%. If we did, we would know that there are beliefs that will always enslave humankind and attempt to extinguish dissidence.
That first paragraph is very interesting, especially nowadays when people conflate religion with absolute truth. I’ve got a question about this, how does sikhi as a religious identity interact with this absolute truth/reality and how does the absolute truth affect other religions, once again thanks for the content and good read.
Gurfateh Ji, this is where semantics and a bit of religious supremacy comes in. As Sikhs, our belief is that Sikhi is 100% based on experiencing the absolute truth in one's lifetime and not post-death. Guru Nanak's primary mission was to enlighten mankind to become divine in the here and now and not post-death. The way Sikhi interacts with this divine truth is by actually accepting reality as it is as reality emanates from this divine truth. How it affects other religions? Well, if we say "cause shit and get shit in return" to summarise epochs of religious warfare with no end in site especially as they have evolved into geopolitical conflicts then would that explain it? There are fundamentals of the truth that cannot be altered i.e. you reap what you sow and considering how religious divisions are resulting in conflict, other religions are sowing what they have reaped. Had Sikhs realised this in the 20th century, maybe they could have evaded the resultant fallout in Hindu-led India and Muslim-Pakistan. Is our present state also indicative we haven't comprehended the divine truth? 100%. If we did, we would know that there are beliefs that will always enslave humankind and attempt to extinguish dissidence.