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THE RELIGIOUS PROBLEM IN INDIA
think of Guru Nānak, think of one of those great Prophets of peace, who, from supreme love to God, would draw the blessed fruit of love to men; and then you will see that the Sikh brothers are helpers in the building up of the one nation out of India with no quarrel against any, with no hatred against any, with no strife to divide them from any other faith. If they are faithful to the teachings of their Guru, they should be friends and unifiers wherever they go, builders-up and constructors of the national life. We should not be far wrong if we said that in this religion of pure Bhakti, of love to God and man, we have one of the forerunners of that ancient Divine Wisdom, which, in these later days, the great Lodge has given to man; for here too is a unifier, a friend and a brother, here too is a lover and a joiner of those who are rivals. When we speak the name of Guru Nanak, we speak the name of peace, and may He who watches over His own community make it one of the elements for the building of our India.
