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| | The Concept of Sahaj in Guru Nanak’s Theology |
 | | This ascent too, was in several khands, or stages, in spiritual progress, as Guru Nanak described them; they were five in number, namely, Dharam Khand, Gian Khand, Saram Khand, Karam Khand and Sach Khand. |
 | | For the purpose of this essay it is not necessary to go into an explanation and analysis of these khands; it would be enough to indicate that neither God’s grace nor the merger or blending with Him was any matter of accident, happening as if in a sudden flash. |
 | | Ascent of Spirit: Sach Khand, the last of the five khands or stages is the realm of Truth, the ultimate stage of human aspiration and experience in which one reaches a state of blending with the Absolute, a state which is beyond words, beyond articulation and can be known only in experience. |
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