sikhs

All these stories of Janamsakhi were like an artistic instrument that was yielded more to spread Nanak__ spiritual sovereignty as a mystical prophet than as an effective teacher in flesh and blood. In the midst of ignorance and mystical craving, they provided a simple method to guide people, or rather allure them to a newly formed religious path by sermonizing through stories of mystical non-sense.

My Sikh sisters and brothers proclaim with utter glory and faith __o Bole So Nihaal, Sat Sri Akaal_, I say __o Anubhava So Nihaal, Sat Sri Akaal_. My translation of the former is __e who utters __reat Eternal Truth_ becomes joyous_, while the latter translates to __e who experiences __reat Eternal Truth_ becomes joyous_.

All of his (Nanak's) progressive thinking attained absolution at the age of 30, when he had the transcendental experience, quite similar to that of Mohammed and Joan of Arc, that was about to rock the very foundation of orthodox Hinduism in India.

Nanak wanted to preach people that God loves both the Hindus and the Muslims the same way. Believing in his spiritual encounter, he wanted to eliminate the distance between the Hindus and the Muslims by teaching the words of equality and One God. But just like usual, he ended up forming yet another religion which became more and more hardcore with its own rituals and regulations in the hands of the subsequent nine Gurus.