Elevating Toward The Utimate Freedom  
Sikhi differs from all religions in context of guiding (not governing) the believers; it is limited to suggestions, because it has no forcible measures to be taken against the believers.
  In worse case, the followers are advised to avoid those individuals, who involve in slandering, practicing hypocrisy and involving in immorality and unethical acts. 
   Any religion, which creates governing laws that trigger swear and inhumane punishments as do the laws of various kinds of governments, has nothing to do with the spiritual growth of the human being; religion should enrich the believer with virtues instead of punishing them; man’s falls should be taken as mistakes to be improved through forgiveness; it should unite the humanity instead of dividing it.
If it doesn’t do so, it becomes a way of reducing the believers to be its slaves bound to suffer at its hands.    
   Sikhi is a source of freedom to be enjoyed while preparing to be one with the force that created all the lives, universes and beyond.
  Using Sikhi as an organized religion is an act of disobedience to the savior known as a Guru Nanak through whom the Creator has enlightened his followers. 
  When he went out in search of the true seekers of the Creator, Guru Nanak championed the message of freedom and sublime enlightenment by visiting personally many places in all directions when there was no adequate transportation.
  His efforts brought fruits and his message was spread all over the world without any political power or aggressive use of force as it is used in many religions. 
  It is another reason that Sikhi is just a choice and it is free of proselytizing. Using force or money to convert people in to a religion is nothing more than taking advantages of those, who become victims of their circumstances.
  It is common sense that the freedom cannot be given under pressured circumstances, instead it is given through inspiration; however, it is obtained and kept intact through hard work.
   In the Gurbani, it is repeatedly said that the freedom inspired by the Sikhi is not obtained by many followers, because to obtain that freedom, very hard work of dismantling of negative passions is mandatory; otherwise, the seekers will face the fate of that class of students which doesn’t work and fails without any success.
   First Nanak, as always, suggests his follower to believe in what the Guru says without a shrink of doubt. As an enlightening Guru, he says that what he sees around is nothing but a bondage of Maya triggered passions that stagnates the spiritual growth of the believers; therefore, it is mandatory to become detached while living right in the Maya inflicted world.
  It is a tough call, but one, who is determined, goes for it by eliminating all the influences obtained through Maya influenced dealings and education.    
  Maya is not limited to worldly wealth as commonly understood, all acts, desires, passions, attachments and longings are part of it. Because it takes over one’s way of life without letting one hear what one’s Guru says in that regard, it must be won over.
 No freedom in temporal realms lasts forever; therefore, the Guru calls it false and guides his followers toward the eternal freedom.  
In the following Guru shabda, why a seeker fails to obtain the ultimate freedom is made clear.  
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 Sincerely yours
   Anant Singh