Table of Contents
Nanakian Philosophy: The Path of Enlightenment .............................................................1Introduction..........................................................................................................................4Chapter 1: Guru Nanak & the Indian Society......................................................................6Chapter 2: The Nanakian Philosophy (Gurmat)................................................................28Introduction ..................................................................................................................28Theology and religion...................................................................................................301. God.......................................................................................................................342. Guru and Sikh.......................................................................................................413. Purpose of Life.....................................................................................................444. Soul.......................................................................................................................485. Salvation...............................................................................................................536. Divine Benevolence..............................................................................................55Cosmology....................................................................................................................581. Cosmos and Evolution..........................................................................................582. Hukam..................................................................................................................623. Ecology/Environmental Harmony........................................................................65Cause of Human Progress & Suffering ........................................................................671. Maya and Haumai.................................................................................................67Repudiation of Old Dogmas..........................................................................................731. Karma and Reincarnation ....................................................................................732. Hell and Heaven...................................................................................................80Universal Equality & Human Values............................................................................831. Moral and Social Responsibility..........................................................................832. Ethics....................................................................................................................84a. Knowledge:....................................................................................................85b. Truthful Living:.............................................................................................85c. Compassion:...................................................................................................86d. Love:..............................................................................................................86e. Humility and Forgiveness:.............................................................................873. Exaltation of Woman............................................................................................88a. Role of Women in the Sikh Revolution...........................................................924. Message of Universal Humanism ........................................................................96Justice and Peace........................................................................................................1001. Just Rule.............................................................................................................1002. Babur Bani..........................................................................................................104Establishment of Sikh Panth.......................................................................................110Punjabi Language & Literature ..................................................................................112Conclusion.......................................................................................................................112Acknowledgement:..........................................................................................................114Select Bibliography:.........................................................................................................1153
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