The gap between the eternal and the historical was filled by the incarnation. The incarnation of God is called Guru and he saves living beings through grace.
Questions Answered by the Text:
How does Sikhism view God's incarnation?
Why is God's grace the key to salvation?
How does a Guru fills the gap b/n the eternal & historical? How does He save living beings?
What role does the Guru play?
How is salvation or spiritual liberation achieved?
Key Highlights and Reader Takeaways:
The text discusses the concept of God's incarnation in Indian philosophy.
It highlights the role of the Guru as an embodiment of God, bridging the gap between the eternal and the temporal.
The text emphasizes God's grace as the key to salvation.
How the text can help readers:
Gain a deeper understanding of the concept of incarnation.
Appreciate the role of the Guru.
Recognize the importance of God's grace in achieving liberation.
'Ajuni Saibhan' means that 'God takes birth in the world but there is no reason for his birth and he manifests Himself on His own free will.' In these lines we can see consensus with, as well as, deviation from the theory of incarnation as presented in Indian religious philosophy. God is eternal, the world is in time. Eternity is creating time. God creates the world, sees it, knows it, but the world does not know Him as if it is sleeping in a deep sleep of ignorance. How to fill this gap? Certainly only God can do this work, not the living beings of the world themselves can do it. In the ancient tradition, such as the Bhagavad Gita, this gap between the eternal and the historical was filled by the incarnation. The same work has been done by the Guru in the Adi Granth. The incarnation of God is called Guru and he saves living beings through grace. Excerpted from ‘Ajuni Saibhan’ Part 2.
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