succinct description of a particular aspect of gurmat. There is a sentence in your essay which may be reconsidered. Your observation that "Some people say that we need to emulate God's qualities and manifest them in us ..." appears to be an error. Does gurbani support this? Can we understand all his qualities? Yes, several verses from gurbani will guide us to emulate divine attributes. Let me cite some evidence. For example, naam simran is meant to become aware of the reality of the divine within each one of us. "Within this body are all treasures of the divine identity; they are discovered through contemplating the Guru's shabad," says Guru Amar Das [GGS:754]. Naam simran practices include not simply praying to God, to glorify God, to obey God, to fear God, or to reject God, but in fact, to 'Become like God!' Such a state is to be enjoyed by all exalted, embodied, and intelligent beings. According to Guru Nanak, we are destined to become like God but have been tricked into becoming inmates, posing as creatures of destiny, a ghastly spread between what we are and what we could be. Guru Nanak teaches us that the more you recognize, practice and express your authentic self and inculcate the desired attributes, the more meaning, joy and fulfillment you will experience in your life. If you desire spiritual and personal growth, a change in your outer world, a new or better relationship with your environment, a more fulfilling job, or more