Word Of The Day : beej

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Meaning: verb: Having sown (the seed).

Quote:
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aape beej aape hee khaahu.
Nanak: Having sown the seed (of�good or bad actions) one eats the fruit (one reaps what one sows). – Guru Nanak Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 04

Message: Someone is not virtuous or villainous because they are called as such. Actions speak louder than words. It is one�s repeated good or bad actions and the intention behind them that make one good or evil. Whatever one sows, one reaps; one has to face the consequences of one�s own actions.

We cannot blame anyone for our fate, nor can we alter or override the laws of nature. As we sow so shall we reap. �The evil you do remains with you. The good you do, comes back to you!�

Hence, do good, and don’t ever stop doing good.�

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One who lives righteously is known as righteous; one who commits sins is known as a sinner. – Guru Angad Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 138

Keen to Explore Further?
A point of clarification, that is as timely as it is necessary, is the distinction between the notion of karma in Indian thought generally and Guru Nanak�s revelation. Traditional Indian thought, posits a law of causality (karma) that is at once impersonal and inexorable, allowing little room for divine intervention. In such a deterministic and causal world, the correct ritual takes precedence over the right action done with the right intent.

Guru Nanak�s God is not a God of fear but a God of love; Formless but revealed in creation with a sense of meaning, purpose and direction, expressed through the divine will (hukam).

An authentic Sikh life is one of active participation in hukam through the cultivation of divine qualities and expression of right intent. Along the way, mistakes are inevitable, but divine beneficence (nadar) is just as certainly available, given the right attitude and disposition.

We enjoy a measure of free will to act but must submit to the outcome, over which we do not always have control. This is submission to the divine will (hukam).

Etymology: Modified from beej (seed), from Sanskrit beejya (produced from seed) ? Sindhi beejo (seed) and Lahndi beej (seed).