Guru Nanak's Philosophy of Social Change

The Sikh Review 48 (11):29-31 (2000)
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Abstract

Guru Nanak occupies a unique place amongst the spiritual leaders, preceptors, reformers and saints of India. His teachings have universal appeal and they hold good for all ages. The impact of his teachings on Indian society has been incredible. He travelled far and wide to enlighten humanity and administered to this message of love, peace, devotion to God, social justice, religious toleration and universal brotherhood. He was a great thinker, a mystic and a revolutionary social reformer. He was a poet and scholar of high calibre and a person of extraordinary foresight. In addition to all this, Guru Nanak was a man with a scientific attitude. The life and works of Guru Nanak confirm this fact. In this article;e an attempt is made to analyze Guru Nanak's life and some of his works in terms of the enlisted characteristics of a person with a scientific attitude.

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Devinder Pal Singh
Center for Understanding Sikhism

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