Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09
causeway at the steps and even on the

causeway at the steps and even on the
stairways of the temple
The name Amritsar means the deWS OF
heaven or the divine elements Of water.
The legendary origin of the Pool of lmmor-
tality has various versions. The version
which l like best is Of the pious daughter
of a wealthy and unnatural father who be-
cause of a passing displeasure gave her IN
marriage to a man of distorted limbs ana
told her to support herself and her hus-
band upon the grace of God. The girl car
rying the crippled husband in a basket on
her head, reached the Pool and left the
basket under the shade of a wayside tree
while she herself went to beg for aims in
the neighboring village The cripple saw
two very black crows fall into the pool and
come up as white snow. Thereupon he
leaned into the water and was rendered
strong in limbs with all his physical facul-
ties perfected. The returning wife did not
at first believe that the man was her hus-
band, but he convinced her and together
they bore witness to the power OF Amrit.
Afterward the tank was dug and the foun-
dation stones laid for the Golden Temple.
Services in the Temple.
Several times in visiting the temple l
asked the nature of the services and was
told wherein they were similar to Christian
services There is a morning and an even
ing prayer which embody the living faith in
practice. Some of its precepts are contained
in the ON Sandehia or prayer book of the
Arvans. Here are extracts which reflect
it's aspirations:
Nav the all peryading Divine Mother be gracious
enough to crafty inner craving and send
down blessings all around us. ., < 49,
PRINCIPLES and atoms were produced from the
pregnant nature; then came out chaos then energy
or motion. then ocean. After the energy and the
ocean came out the planetary motion The Ruler
of the Universe makes days and nights without
effort 49,, 1900,
the luminous and Opaque bodies, the armament
All the objects OF the world serve the purpose Of
flags to show Him, the Glorious Being and Maker
of the Worlds and the Yedas and the Sun of Life
TO all the creatures.
nifty for the good of the land. May hun
bred autumns, may We live hundred autumns,
may we hear hundred autmuns, may speak
a hundred autumns, may we be free hundred au-
tunns and again SO for hundred autumns.
,n so% to Of es @ apd are f III 10y our
DESIRES all calm and all peace.
Regarded as a Delusion:
In doctrinal books of the Sikhs the central
idea is that life is an emanation from a
Divine Creator, the Supreme Being, God,
Brahma, or Har. The idea of the human
soul existing apart from the Eternal Cause
from which it is evolved is regarded as a
delusiye fancy of infirm human magma
ton.
a clearer comprehension of the cardinal
ideas of the creed may be obtained from
the Japji or prayer book of the Skins.
Here are some characteristic extracts:
On, is His true name. He Is the Creator and
Ail-pervading Being, devoid of fear and hate, i'm
pershable. unborn and sef-existent. He is at
sniIa't onlr thfo Tim thou worship. inquirer
He existed in the beginning, lie existed before
time began its existence, He does exist now and
In the universe of truth dwells the incorporea
Lord. He sees His worshipers and showers His