Twilight of the Sultanate c18.s3.22

c18.s3.22

Self-realisation was to be achieved amidst the tumult and turmoil of life. Sachkhand (the kingdom of Heaven) was to be earned within this world. Renunciation of the world was tantamount to fleeing from the battle of life. The Gurū knew that after all people have to live in the world and work in their professions, and a religion of renunciation could not suit them.⁴¹ He, therefore, advocated a middle path between extreme asceticism and free satisfaction of the senses. Like Kabīr, Gurū Nānak also thought that a preceptor (Gurū) was essential for one who sought self-realisation.