Word Of The Day: chalit

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Meaning: noun: Wonderful play (of the Divine).

Quote:
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nah kichh janmai nah kichh marai. aapan chalit aap hee karai.
Nothing is born and nothing dies, the Creator Himself is playing His wondrous play.
– Guru Arjan Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 281

Message: The law of conservation of energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed: it can only be transformed from one state to another.

We are all one single force and we contribute to the power and to the growth of this force. Like the Creator, this force has always been there and will always be there infinitely. It is only through our delusion of labelling ourselves as a separate and small �I� within the Ocean of the Creator�s Supreme �I� that we think we are different.

Gurbani explains that there is only One Creator of whom we are all part and parcel of. Nothing exists beyond the Creator and creation. There is no other.

Thus Gurbani believes in the adage:

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No one is my enemy, and no one is a stranger to me; I get along with everyone.
– Guru Arjan Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page, 1299

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Etymology: From Sanskirt charitr (going, behaviour) ? Pali/Prakrit charitt (conduct) ? Punjabi chalitt, chalittar (behaviour, way, play).

Summary of the Week:

Do Science and Religion follow different paths? Can they mix? Gurbani seems to encompass all branches of knowledge including science and philosophy. This proves that if we steer away from dogma and mere rituals, both religion and science can be complementary tools in our thirst to enhance our understanding of the makings of the Universe, and better still, to discover the hand of the Divine behind the vastness, mystery of the Universe and its bountiful creations.

According to Gurbani, a spirit of oneness runs through the veins of all humans and other beings alike. In fact, the colourful diversity of the Universe and countless solar systems and most particularly, the beautifully crafted planets of our own solar system and earth�s awe-inspiring creatures that have evolved for millennia – all point to one thing. That there is a Divine Force behind every creature, being or matter, big or small, dull or colourful.

Even in the harshest of environments there are creatures. Even in the deepest of oceans reside living beings that thrive.

Isn�t it all a showcase of the infinite, supreme reach of the Creator�s power that such creatures which may never have been seen by us, are also tended, loved and cared for by a Compassionate Being that looks equally on all?

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