The Socially Involved Renunciate

A translation and analysis of Guru Nanak's description of the Sikh path to spiritual liberation. The Socially Involved Renunciate is an in-depth analysis and an original English translation of the Siddh Goṣṭ , a fundamental philosophical text of the Sikh tradition. The work reflects the distinctive worldview of Sikhism, the only major Indian religion that does not regard asceticism as a legitimate path to liberation. Composed by Guru Nānak, a medieval, north Indian saint-poet and venerated found