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Atma, Karma, &
Shaping Destiny Lesson C
Ajmel Singh
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Outline
• Definitions
– Parmatma (God- Supreme Soul)
– Atma (Soul)
– Other Key Words
• Being (of Creation)
– Structure
– Human Goal
• Karma
• Shaping Destiny
– God’s Role
– Human Role
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Definitions
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Parmatma (Waheguru) Undefinable
Mool Mantar:
< , siq nwmu, krqw purKu, inrBau, inrvYru,
Akwl mUriq, AjUnI, sYBM, gur pRswid ] (1)
In the Mul Mantra Guru Nanak Dev ji described God:
The Sole Supreme Being; Of Eternal manifestation;
Creator; Immanent Reality; Without Fear; Without
Rancor; Timeless Being; Un-incarnated; Self-Existent; With Guru’s Grace ]
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Parmatma (Waheguru) Undefinable
Parmatma
One of many other attribute to describe God
‘Parmatma’ means ‘Supreme Atma (Soul)’
All the souls emanated from The Supreme Soul
just as the rays from the Sun
kIqw pswau, eyko kvwau ] iqs qy hoey lK drIAwau ] (3) Awqm pswrw, krxhwrw, pRB ibnW nhI jwxIAY ] (846)
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Atma (Soul)
God is Eternal
– The soul of a living being is also eternal
God is Timeless (Immortal)
– The soul is immortal
Gurbani: ieksu qy hoieE Anµqw, nwnk, eyksu mwihN smwey jIau ](131) sUrj ikrix imly, jl kw jlu hUAw, rwm ] joqI joiq rlI, sMpUrnu QIAw, rwm ] (846)
From One (God) the many emanate and finally into the
One many submerge
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Dhur
Mahan Kosh Dur (Dhur): auh klI ijs aupr phIAw iPrdw hY (Axis); mu~K AsQwn (Supreme Place); Bwr/boJ (Weight); ArMB/mu~F (Beginning); jUlw (Yoke); Dn (Wealth); pRwx (Breath of life) Duir (Dhure): mu~F qoN (From the Beginning); mu~K AsQwn qoN (From the Supreme Place) ArMB/mu~F (Beginning); etc… Durhu (Dhuron): Same as Duir above
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Poorab
Mahan Kosh pUrb (Purab): pihlw (Prior/Past); pRQm (First); idSw (Direction- East) Prior indicates anytime before this instant- but when in
the past, you cannot tell from this adjective alone. To
determine that you must look at the context this word is
used.
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Universe
The totality of all the things that exist – whether in the form of phenomena, appearances, or
as numen and reality
The individual mind, the numerous forms of life,
and inanimate matter are – all Atma in different modes
The final duality between the matter and the
Atma is denied in Sikhism
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Maya
Everything we perceive with our senses is Maya
As ignorance/nescience has no positive existence BUilE mnu, mwieAw aurJwieE ] jo jo krm kIE, lwlc lig, iqh iqh Awpu bMDwieE ] 1 ] rhwau ] (12) Merely being the aspects of the self-limited involute Soul
likewise,
Maya has no positive existence eyksu qy, sBu dUjw hUAw ] (842)
Merely a way of saying that the individual consciousness perceives
the reality only in the form of partial knowledge • which is so on the account of the process of involution
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Being (of Creation)
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Being’s Structure
Being = Body (Sthool) + Soul (Sookham)
Body (Sthool): Made from five elements
Air, Water, Fire, Earth, Sky (Space) – The body is the temporary resting point of the process of creation
– It is from that further upward movement of soul toward merging
with God begins
Soul (Sookham): Jot, Mann, Surat, Matt, budh – Totally Asleep (Dormant)- Stone
– Totally Awakened (Merged with God)- Gurmukh
– In Between (Varying degree)- Different Species and Humans
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Human Being (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
The human being is the highest form of creation sgl join mih, qU isir DirAw ] (913) He (God) installed you above of all of the creatures
God Blessed Human Beings with – Imagination
– Higher Intelligence
– Higher Consciousness
– Freedom of choice
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Human Being (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
The Guru says: BeI prwpiq mwnuK dyhurIAw ] goibMd imlx kI ieh qyrI brIAw ] (12) The human body is from where it is possible for one to realize
God (merge with God)
The Guru points out: Avir kwj qyrY ikqY n kwm ] imlu swDsMgiq, Bju kyvl nwm ] 1 ] (12)
The supreme duty of human is to make an all-out effort towards
this divine goal
The Guru further says: mn, qUM joiq srUpu hYN, Awpxw mUlu pCwxu ] (441) O my mind, you are the embodiment of the Divine Light,
recognize your own origin
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Barrier?
So what prevents us from achieving our human Goal?
“Our Own Karma”
Because of our ignorance, our Karma are driven by Maya
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Karma
Karma, in a sense, is auspicious fate, but not pre-destination – Within the limits given, the Karma is inherited from the previous
births as human being
All human beings have freedom of choice – The Karma in that sense is not fate because all the time we are
making our own Karma
– by performing deeds of our own choice and
– thus determining the character of our further status and birth
Our present limitations are traceable – to our acts of autonomous choice in our past lives
– Karma is the source of rewards and punishments which we must
enjoy and endure
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Karma
The Guru says
Ignorant mind of mine, why blame God, for the good and the evil of
this life is verily your own Karma
jyhw bIjY so luxY, krmw sMdVw Kyqu ] (134) Whatever one sows, that is what he/she harvests, (this human being)
is the field of done deeds ddY dosu n dyaU iksY, dosu krMmw AwpixAw ] jo mY kIAw so mY pwieAw, dosu n dIjY Avr jnw ] (433) Dadda: (O my mind!) I do not blame anyone else; blame rests with
my own actions.
Whatever I do are the fruits of my past (Poorab) Karma; I must not
blame others
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Free Choice Power
The autonomous power of choice is the divinity
in human beings – It is the core around which the whole human
personality is constructed
– It is the central core of human personality which is the
heart of the individual consciousness
– Therefore, it is “the source of all human misery, as
well as the panacea of all one’s ills” which in essence
leads to good Karma and union with God haumY dIrG rogu hY, dwrU BI iesu mwihN ] (466)
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Gurmat Vichaar
vykI vykI jMq aupwey ] duie pMdI duie rwh clwey ] (1032) God created the beings of different kinds.
But there are only two types of travelers & God has created only two paths for them to follow
gurmuiK ijnw sbdu min vsY drgh moK duAwru ] (1250) The Word of the Shabad abides in the mind of the Gurmukhs, who find the Gate of Salvation
mnmuK dh idis iPir rhy Aiq iqsnw loB ivkwr ] mwieAw mohu n cukeI mir jMmih vwro vwr ] (1418)
The self-willed Manmukhs wander lost in the ten directions, led by intense desire, greed and
corruption
Their attachment to Maya does not cease; they die, only to be reborn, over and over again
ey mn jYsw syvih qYsw hovih qyhy krm kmwie ] (755) O mind, as you serve, so do you become, and so are the deeds that you do
ivxu siqgur syvy suKu nhI mir jMmih vwro vwr ] ( 1248) Without serving the True Guru, no one finds peace; mortals die and are reborn, over and over again
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Model
(Two Paths)
God
Sadh Sangat (Gurmukh)
Gurmat
Jeev Atma (Mann) Manmat
Kusangat (Manmukh)
Transmigration
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Model Freedom Of Choice
(State is driven by on one’s deeds)
Idea Thought Action Habit (Repeated Actions) Nature
General tendency is to follow the path destined by the past Karma &
not exercising the God’s given gift of freedom of choice
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Model Freedom Of Choice (1st Path)
Idea Thought Action Habit (Repeated Actions) Nature
Kusangat Manmat
(Manmukh)
Transmigration
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Model
Freedom Of Choice (2nd Path)
God
(Gurmukh)
Sadh Sangat Gurmat
Idea Thought Action Habit (Repeated Actions) Nature
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Model
God
Sadh Sangat (Gurmukh) Gurmat
Idea Thought Action Habit (Repeated Actions) Nature
Kusangat (Manmukh) Manmat
Transmigration
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Destiny
The destiny is often defined as seemingly inevitable (AxhoxIAW) events which cannot be supported by Gurmat
– It is instead a necessary succession of events (hoxIAW) – And those events happen in accordance with Will of God based upon
our Karma
Within limits a human being is free to shape his/her own destiny – The individual character and circumstances are not accidental
– They are fruits of his /her past Karma (includes many previous births)
– Thus, are self-determined, results of free choices
All human beings could now by free choice completely surrender
self to the Guru – Devoid self of ‘Haumai’
– And by strictly following the path prescribed by the Guru, achieve
‘Muktee’
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Gurmat (Bottom-line)
mn kI miq iqAwghu hir jn eyhw bwq kTYnI ] Anidnu hir hir nwmu iDAwvhu gur siqgur kI miq lYnI ]3] (800) So renounce the clever intellect of your mind, O humble servants of the Lord, no matter how
hard this may be.
Night and day, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; accept the wisdom of
the Guru, the True Guru ]3]
gurmuiK mnu jIqw haumY mwir ] gurmuiK swcu riKAw aur Dwir ] (946) The Gurmukh conquers his/her mind by subduing his/her ego. The Gurmukh enshrines
Truth in his/her heart.
min jIqY jgu jIqu ] (pg 6) Conquer your own mind, and conquer the world
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Summary
• This creation is a God’s Play (Game)
• All Atmas (Souls) came from Parmatma (Waheguru- Supreme Soul)
• Humans are the supreme Beings in God’s creation and have a freedom of choice to re-unite with God
• Karma not pre-destination – Karma are based on one’s deeds
• All human beings could now by free choice completely surrender self to the Guru- perform deeds dictated by the Guru
• One’s deeds as Human being determine the outcome of his/her life
– A Gurmukh re-unites with God while living
– A Manmukh remains in the death-birth cycle (i.e., Transmigration) because of Haumai (Barrier)
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