My Buddhist Writings: Based on Pali Tipitaka and Adi Granth (An Old and Rare Book)

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The present work is a Selection of my writings, primarily devoted to Buddhist themes, covering one full decade, since 1983. During this short span of my life, when I was working on Buddhsim, I came across people, mostly belonging to my own profession, displaying peculiar reactions as to why and how a Sikh was interested in Buddhsim. This act of raising eyebrows gives rise to number of questions, I shall refrain from addressing myself to. But, one thing I must state that there is, definitely, something wrong with our system of education that educates us on communal lines. Thus, fails us to inherit and imbibe spiritual heritage that belongs to us, All.
This decade had been a period of great ordeal for me, vacillating between opting for Truth or Power. This state of affairs, also, always kept me reminding of Siddhartha Gotama's first encounter with Mara, when the latter requested to dispense with an idea of realizing Truth in favour of acquiring Power, and the future Buddha refused to oblige Mara.

I have known the Buddha, ever since, I learnt reading meaningful books. My interest in him got further impulse during 2500th anniversary of his mahaparinibbana in the year 1956. During this period, I had an ample opportunity to appreciate the Buddha, more, while attending number of Seminars and reading some inspiring books on the subject. The greatest impact I had that of Navketan's film, Anjali, based on Buddhist theme. Ananda falls victim to the sorcery of a mother, practised, to help her daughter so as to win over the love of Ananda. The Buddha comes to his rescue. This episode, I found was full of hope and promise, in case, I could dare to belong to the Buddha. But, then, I could see my inclinations to discovering spiritual realm hidden within. So, I sought an aid from spiritual heritage. Since, I had my first love for literature, so, I read Tagore's work. There too, I found some Buddhist themes which kept my response to Buddhism, alive. The process once set in generated favourable circumstances that gradually brought me closer to the Buddhist lore. Now, it was a ripe time to study Buddhism earnestly and systematically. I took up regular study of Buddhism for my Doctorate, compel ted it and qualified for the Degree in the year 1983.
The present work is a selection of my writings, primarily devoted to Buddhist themes, covering one full decade, since 1983. During this short span of my life, when I was working on Buddhism, I came across people, mostly, belonging to my own profession, displaying peculiar reactions as to why and how a Sikh was interested in Buddhism. This act of raising eyebrows gives rise to number of questions, I shall refrain from addressing myself to. But, one thing I must state that there is. definitely, something wrong with our system of education that educates us on communal lines. Thus, fails us to inherit and imbibe the spiritual heritage that belongs to us, All.
This decade had been a period of great ordeal for me, vacillating between opting for Truth or Power. This state of affairs, also, always kept me reminding of Siddhartha Gotama's first encounter with Mara, when the latter requested to dispense with an idea of realizing Truth in favour of acquiring Power, and the future Buddha refused to oblige Mara.
Indian wives are rarely blessings for their writer husbands, and I am one blessed with Jindi, my wife.
I shall look forward to, that Shilpi and Rishi my sons, also, become heirs to the common Indian spiritual heritage.