Nanak’s encounter of God and God’s court was in fact a profound hallucinatory Near-Death Experience caused by drowning that strengthened his pre-conceived notion of a rational, compassionate and unorthodox society.

Abhijit Naskar
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When Nanak was drowning on the Ganges, he experienced a profound hallucinatory Near-Death Experience that strengthened his pre-conceived notion of a rational, compassionate and unorthodox society. After this event, he began to preach that in a society, people should take care of each other and not be selfish. He preached that people should not treat each other unfairly and should be kind to all others. He also preached that no one can judge another's religious beliefs and practices.

Source: Neurons, Oxygen & Nanak

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