Mr §ingh Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 UI've seena couple of quotes where it is mention in Gurbani that THe SUn is the LAmp and the Moon reflects its light but in "Kirtan" Sohela it says : Upon that cosmic plate of the sky, the sun and the moon are the lamps. The stars and their orbs are the studded pearls. gagan mai thaal rav chand deepak banay taarikaa mandal janak motee. http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.g...unjabi=t&id=555 http://www.sikhitothemax.com/Page.asp?SourceID=G&PageNo=13 The Moon isn't a lamp :? the moon only reflects the light :? HEre is another quote which states that the Moon REFLECTS light but what about the quote in Sohela SAhib :s can any1 explain this to me :? "In the Fear of God, the sun shines, and in the Fear of God, the moon REFLECTS. They travel millions of miles, endlessly." - L.19 P.465, SGGS http://www.sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=1696 can anyone explain this coz i can never imagen SIkhism being proved wrong by science :| a Good Science + SIkhism thread! http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopi...sikhism+science 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hari Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Satguru Nanak is not stateing anything factual in the above in Sohila.Satguru is alluding to Arti that is done in Hindu temples towards the temple deity.Satguru is describing the Arti which is performed by Nature, the Arti of Vahiguru.Understand? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr §ingh Posted September 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Satguru Nanak is not stateing anything factual in the above in Sohila.Satguru is alluding to Arti that is done in Hindu temples towards the temple deity.Satguru is describing the Arti which is performed by Nature, the Arti of Vahiguru.Understand? I think i'm getting ur point to a CERTAIN extend but i'm still confused why he claimed the moon being a lamp in this metaphor :? I'm a bit confused would be nice if u could make it all clearer please thanx /BHulla CHukka Maaf WJKK WJKF 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hari Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 I think i'm getting ur point to a CERTAIN extend but i'm still confused why he claimed the moon being a lamp in this metaphor :? I'm a bit confused would be nice if u could make it all clearer please thanx /BHulla CHukka Maaf WJKK WJKF It's beautiful poetic prose by Satguru, poetic prose isn't meant to be scientific! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xylitol Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 Possibly an inaccurate translation? A mistake repeated again and again? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheena Posted October 31, 2003 Report Share Posted October 31, 2003 bro, dont' take the literal meaning of being Lit. The Moon is being Lit by the rays of the sun. As is the Candle being lit by fire. The wick in the candle does not have its own fire, but it must be lit by another source. The moon(candle) is being a lamp, the source is the Sun(fire). hope this helps 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr §ingh Posted October 31, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2003 I got my explaination from Bik Bhaji :yo: But thanks for also explaining for me...... cause I took the Meaning litteraly :shock: in that case the sky would be a plate... :wink: But thanks for explaining 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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