
This paper presents Gurmat as a complete, internally coherent, and self-regulating philosophical system. Rather than treating Hukam, Naam, and Shabad as merely devotional or ritual concepts, they are interpreted as foundational principles governing ontology, meaning, and consciousness. Contemporary ideas drawn from systems theory and consciousness studies are employed strictly as philosophical metaphors, not as scientific or empirical claims. The central aim of this study is to articulate the Khalsa state as the culmination of ethical–spiritual sovereignty of consciousness, from which just and principled governance becomes possible.
Religion, Philosophy, FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
Religion, Philosophy, FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
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