On Advait Vedanta: Godliness is the heart of spirituality, and religion is its body

The following excerpt is from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.

ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਿੰਘਾਂ ਸਿੰਘਣੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਧਰਮ ਹੇਤ ਸੀਸ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਬੰਦ ਬੰਦ ਕਟਾਏ
ਖੋਪਰੀਆਂ ਲੁਹਾਈਆਂ ਚਰਖੀਆਂ ਤੇ ਚੜੇ ਆਰਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਚਿਰਾਏ ਗਏ
ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਲਈ ਕੁਰਬਾਨੀਆਂ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ ਧਰਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਰਿਆ
ਸਿੱਖੀ ਕੇਸਾਂ ਸੁਆਸਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਨਿਬਾਹੀ ਤਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਕਮਾਈ ਦਾ ਧਿਆਨ ਧਰ ਕੇ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਜੀ
ਬੋਲੋ ਜੀ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ

jinhaan singhaan singhaniaan nae dHaram haet sees deettae baaNd baaNd kataa-ae
khopariaan luhaa-ee-aan charkharee-aan tae charhae aare-aan naal chiraa-ae ga-ae
gurduaare-aan dee saevaa la-ee kurbaaniaan keeTee-aan dHaram naheen haareaa
sikhee kaesaan svaasaan naal nibhaa-ee tinhaan dee kamaa-ee dah theaan dhar kae khaalsaa jee
bolo jee Vaaheguroo

Think of and remember the unique service rendered by those brave Sikh men as well as women, who sacrificed their heads but did not surrender their Sikh Religion; who got themselves cut to pieces from each of the joints of the body; who got their scalps removed; who were tied and rotated on the wheels and broken into pieces; who were cut by saws; who were flayed alive; who sacrificed themselves to upkeep the dignity of the Gurdwaras; who did not abandon their Sikh faith; who kept their Sikh Religion and saved their long hair till their last breath;
Utter Wahe Guru (Wondrous God)!

~ Ardas, 2nd section

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Questioner (Q): The second part of the Ardas (a set prayer in Sikhism) is devoted to the Sikh martyrs…