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  1. Treks

    RF's Dharmic Glossary

    Oh! It was my asking YOU for the definition of 'metta' which was ironic. Yes, it should be 'daya'. It means 'compassion'. Do you think compassion is similar in spirit to metta? They seem to be different concepts and Sikhi doesn't conceptualise it. Breathe may have a different impression. I can...
  2. Treks

    RF's Dharmic Glossary

    Asking the meaning of words in a glossary thread... LOL!! I am not familiar with a similar word in Sikhi.. daya is compassion which seems reactory wereas metta sounds pro-active. The last sentence of the communal Sikh prayer wishes goodwill upon everyone, but stops short of loving-kindness.
  3. Treks

    Kabir

    Do we know if he penned anything himself, at all?
  4. Treks

    RF's Dharmic Glossary

    I'm not familiar with that term; what does it mean in Buddhism?
  5. Treks

    Spiritual Activities and Your Panentheism

    +10 points for you, Tumah. :)
  6. Treks

    What is Sanatan Dharma

    Thanks for clarifying :)
  7. Treks

    What is Sanatan Dharma

    Poeticus, are you saying a Sanatani is like an universalist?
  8. Treks

    Spiritual Activities and Your Panentheism

    LOL me either to be honest :D
  9. Treks

    What is Sanatan Dharma

    Luis, There is a similar sentiment held in Sikhi. If someone goes to a Sikh forum and starts talking about "dharma" (or Sanatan Dharma), the people there are likely to go on defensive, because they will interpret the person as being a Hindu with the intent of making Sikhi appear like it was a...
  10. Treks

    RF's Dharmic Glossary

    Luis, can you please clarify the intent of the glossary. Is it meant to clarify and explain the definitions of words that are common to dharma and those which have caused angst so there is a mutual understanding of the terms amongst RF users? An example might be Kal Yug where in some traditions...
  11. Treks

    RF's Dharmic Glossary

    Some comments: Edit: Kirtan (also Kirtana, Sankirtan) A form of religious chanting for purposes of Bhakti practice. Typical but by no means exclusive of the Sikh Faith where is takes the form devotional singing of shabads most often from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib and forms the bulk of Sikh...
  12. Treks

    What is Sanatan Dharma

    That sounds like a really good, clear statement. I think the complication might come when people start trying to codify what 'appropriate action' in terms of religious actions.
  13. Treks

    RF's Dharmic Glossary

    Great stuff so far! Just one comment as I'm actually at work... Sanatana Dharma, also known as Sanatan Sikh Can we have discussion about the 'also known as Sanatan Sikh' part please? It might be best to remove it to avoid confusion, and expand on 'Sanatan Sikh' and 'Sikhism' and maybe even...
  14. Treks

    A request for a Sanatana Dharma DIR- Dharmic and Staff members Only

    * Interested in all "dharmic" ways of life.
  15. Treks

    Spiritual Activities and Your Panentheism

    Is "soham" anything like "Om"? In Panjabi one can repeat "Tuhi, Tuhi" meaning "You, You" (Lord, there is nothing else but You). There is a sakhi (story) of Guru Nanak when he was counting, he got stuck japing 13 which is also pronounced as "tuhi" in Panjabi. For me there is a distinction...
  16. Treks

    Spiritual Activities and Your Panentheism

    Not easy to remember at all but a great ethical foundation. And so it leads that one of the pan(en)theist's spiritual practices might be reminding oneself of this fact as often as possible, which within Sikhi is known as 'Naam simran'.
  17. Treks

    Kabir

    Can you extrapolate, please? Are you saying he spoke and others wrote, or that he was a conduit through which Something Else was expressing Itself? (I wouldn't think the latter going by your atheist tag but you never know)
  18. Treks

    Spiritual Activities and Your Panentheism

    Jainarayan, it becomes not only "do unto others as you would do unto yourself" but "do unto others as you would do unto God", doesn't it? Quintessence, the difference between pantheism and panentheism is just about as much as two letters (haha) so yes please, pantheist input is also appreciated. :)
  19. Treks

    Kabir

    Thank you for sharing the link. Kabir's writing is very good, even going just by the shabads included in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. It would be interesting to compare those poems to his other work. His metaphors are sometimes very abstract and difficult to understand.
  20. Treks

    Spiritual Activities and Your Panentheism

    Thank you both for your input. I'm reading about secular spirituality lately and the author of the book makes much similar observations that self development and connecting with people and the environment is useful. I find spiritual invigoration as a panentheist by reading about science and...
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