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The Origins And teaching Of Sikhism |
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Page 4 of 5 Guru Nanak-s style to educate masses was very unique. He would 9o to important places of pilgrimage where thousands of people would have gathered. Once there, he would not start educating them directly, he would rather start something very different than the masses, to arouse their emotions thereby getting their attention, and later making them realize their mistakes.
For example, the incidents of Sultan Pur Lodhi, Hardwar and Mecca.
Many times he risked his life to bring people to the path of righteousness. As an example, slavery was prevalent in Ruhelkhand, a small state not too far from Delhi. Humans were sold like cattle, and once sold, the slaves had no right to freedom. Guru Nanak was moved at the plight of the slaves, and he decided to put an end to this inhumane practice. He volunteered to be sold as a slave. He seemed so youthful and pleasant, that he fetched the highest ever bid of two horses. His first task was to fetch water from a well. But he reported that all the wells, rivers streams, pools had gone dry. He explained that God was unhappy with them because of the way the locals treated his children. The people vowed never to engage in slavery before water was restored to them. His whole life was spent in reducing human suffering and getting them justice.
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