Comparative experience of Man and God

The experience of evil, pain and suffering are common to all humans and as per our belief that God has manifested Himself in this world He should be experiencing the same negative emotions. In Hindu philosophy these negative experiences are called Gunas (qualities) and they are of three types namely; Satva, Rajas and Tamas. Satva is consciousness producing pleasure, rajas; the source of all activity that produces pain whereas tamas is that resists both the satva and rajas and produces apathy or indifference. These are all negative experiences and cannot do any good in the spiritual development that is ultimate path to experience truth about God. Guru denies all these negative experiences to God and calls Him Trigunatit. The negative experiences come from greed and that increase our wants. God does not have any needs because He is not born and has no hunger, He commits no faults because He is independent and fearless – Ghani, Nirbhau. Similarly He is desire-less and without attachment – Nihsang, Amoh. When there is no attachment there is no enmity so He is Nirvair. All the negative character that a man acquires, He has not even a small particle of it. He is above all pain – Nihkantak, Nirmal – without impurity, Beparwah – without attachment, cares, Abhul – infalliable, Adol- does not waver, Achhal – cannot be deceived.

 Ek Onkar

The concept of Ek Onkar which is the beginning word of Guru Granth Sahib is in fact used in digit 1 and open first alphabet ura. This implies the purity and divinity of God because He cannot be divided or explained in any degree. Guru says; even at the highest stage of understanding the truth about God that he says; His quality cannot be reached by man. Man may reach the highest stage of spiritual development where it seems like pure, divine nature but that remains a conceivable human attribute that may inspire reverence and respect but it can never ever reach the Godhead. The essential characteristics of God are Truth – that He exists, Light – that shows us the right path, Holyness or purity because all human beings are equal to Him. This pure form – Nirmal, Pawitar, Punit, Pak are His Nihkewal – most certainly Holy characteristics and that make Him Nirala –extraordinary. No humans, saints or even incarnations can match this characteristic of God. He is Adi sachuh – origin of truth, Parkash – origin of Light, Sat Guru – true Guru. He is only One (1) – Kewal.