Guru Nanak Prakash  - Concept of God

Guru Nanak’s approach to the concept of God is different from all other major religions of the world. For him God is Universal, humanitarian and full of love. Guru Nanak’s God differs from other religious belief because He is not sectarian and you don’t have to convert to attain Him. Guru Nanak’s God is “Karta Purakh” or Creator Person, he being the Creator of this Universe. As He is the Creator of all, everyone is equal and same for Him .Loving him will be loving His Creation. Love of Humanity stems from this beautiful thought of Guru Nanak Devji. Guru Nanak’s God is True Lord, the Creator, Unborn, Self Existing, Immortal, Omnipresent, Unrivalled, and Transcendent, Formless yet He posses many attributes of a personality. He is an ocean of mercy, the friend of Man, the healers of sinners, the cherisher of the poor, destroyer of sorrow. He is generous, bountiful and beautiful. He is father and mother of all humanity and takes care of everyone. True devotion, constant recitation of His Name is the means of reaching Him or having a union with Him.

His Name signifies devotional worship to Him and feeling His presence everywhere at all the places. The greetings of the Sikh are coined to remember Him all the time and when they meet each other they call Satnaam Wahe Guru, Sat Kartar and Sat Sri Akal meaning True Name, True Creator and True Timeless Being.

In the beginning verse of Guru Granth Sahib Guru Nanak has coined the concept of God that is the essence of this theory of Guru Nanak. He describes Him as “Ek Onkar, Karta Puarakh, Nirbhay, Nirvair, Akal Murat, Ajuni, Saibhang, Guru Prasad.” This basic concept means that His Being is absolute One, he is a Creator Person, He is without Fear, without rancor or ill will, He is Eternal or Timeless, He is not subject to birth or death, He is self-existing that means He can manifest Himself, He can be realized by the grace of Guru. The Shabad (Word) Guru or Guru Granth Sahib revolves around this basic concept of God. Sikh doctrine believes that He is Being One for all Humanity. For a complete understanding of the divine reality one has to realize that He is the Creator, immanent, ineffable, all pervasive, the ultimate ground of all that exists.

On this joyous occasion of Guru Nanak’s birth that he came to this world to efface darkness and gloom I wish all friends a very Happy Gurparab.

Wahe Guru ji ka Khalsa Wahe Guru ji ki Fateh.