Purpose of life

Goal of human life• The goal of human life according to some is the

attainment of perfection, and according to others, it is the acquisition of happiness.

• Pleasure-seeking and fleeting joys should not be mistaken for happiness.

• Religion is the key to real happiness because it produces harmony by an integrated development of human personality and control of impulses, desires and thoughts.

• There can be no rigid approach for a human being as the problems of each individual are peculiar.

• Religion has to be flexible to suit the need of individual development

Religion is the realization of a "Divine presence"

• Religion is the realization of a "Divine presence" within oneself while leading a normal life.

• If divinity, progress and truth are not realized in human existence then the very purpose of man's life is defeated.

• True religion implies a search for the Truth and flexibility, in the individual approach to spiritual matters.

• Myths, forms and systems have fossilised religion and destroyed 'The Truth' and vitality in it.

• . Freedom of the soul is vital for its adjustments to the needs of life and the complexity of social organization.

• Constant adaptation is necessary for the achievement of harmony, between the individual and the Supreme Being.

• Man's nature is extremely complex and it is suicidal to chain it to a rigid groove or pattern.

• Guru Nanak Dev Ji discarded all superstitions.• He pointed out the absurdity of idolatry, hypocrisy,

caste exclusiveness and pilgrimage.• He challenged the use of intoxicants and narcotics,

and the practice of Sati and infacticide.•

• Guru Nanak advocated the maintenance of ethical values in daily life:

• justice, truth, honesty, humility, fearlessness and gratitude.

• These qualities make a man a true citizen of the world.

• The universality of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s teachings makes an individual approach possible.

• Guru Amar Das Ji says: • "God ! Save by Your Grace this world which

is in flames. Save it by whatever way it can be saved." (A.G. p853)