First it is important to that SACH KHAND is the enlightened state of consciousness. SACH KHAND is when we destroy ego, duality and become one with SATGURU in our thoughts, behavior and SANSKARS. I think it needs lot of efforts. We need to read. listen to a SHABAD, understand the spiritual meaning, live that meaning in our daily life. Once we realize that enough of this egoistic, painful life and become one with SATGURU you are on the journey to reach SACH KHAND.

THE TRUTH OF AFTER LIFE.
A member of our group asked me to briefly explain GURBANI view of after life. Let me begin by saying that GURBANI completely refutes this concocted belief system. Organized religions for thousand years have misled and deprived humanity of inner peace, happiness, harmony and universal brotherhood by enforcing such fake stories. Interestingly the story of after life has been presented in such a precise and detailed manner to make it completely believable. It is important to note that even though GURU NANAK used the words and language of the time, he gave totally new meaning.
After life story goes like this. After physical death, the body is burned and the last rites are performed by special priest, at specific time, reading specific mantras. Then the SOUL is dragged by soldiers of death (YAMDOOTS) and is sent on 365 days journey to DARGAH, THE COURT OF DHRANRAJ to face judgement. Based on your deeds in this life you are sent to hell, heaven or reincarnate as dog, cat and what not. Over the past thousand years billions have died but nobody has ever come back to tell the story of what happens.
Here are the views of GURBANI. On page 75 SGGS GURU NANAK first refutes the after- life story. CHAUTHAI PEHRE WANJARIA MITRA, LAWI AYA KHET. JA JUM PAKAR CHALAYA WANJARIA MITRA KISE NA MILIYA BHET. GURU says according to after life story, after physical death the soldiers of death drag the SOUL to DHARAMRAJ for judgement. GURU says KISE NA MILIYA BHET meaning nobody knows what happens after death. Then GURU says BHET CHET HAR KISE MILIO meaning everything happens according to WILL OF GOD, HUKM that cannot be explained. I therefore refute this fake, concocted story.
GURU AMARDASJI on page 648 SGGS further refutes this belief system. IK DAJHE IK DABIYE IKNA KUTE KHAHE. IK PANEE WICH OOSTIHE IK BHEE PHIR HASSAN PAHE. NANAK EV NA JAPAEE KITHAI JAYE SAMAHE. GURU says after physical death people follow different processes to dispose of body for its after-life salvation. Some burn, some bury, some leave for animals to eat, some throw in the water and others leave in deep well. All these processes are done for the SOUL. NANAK says by following all these processes nobody knows what happens to the SOUL. GURBANI therefore completely refutes this fake story.
On page 940 GUR NANAK offers his views. When YOGIS asked GURU NANAK, KAHAN TE AWE, KAHAN EH JAWE, KAHAN EH RAHE SAMAEE meaning where does the SOUL come from, where does it goes after death. GURU says HUKME AWE, HUKME JAWE, HUKME RAHE SAMAE meaning the SOUL, LIFE ENERGY originates and ends according to HUKM, WILL OF GOD, life comes into being and leaves this world according to WILL OF GOD, not according to after life beliefs, the fake human created story.
On page 885 SGGS GURU ARJUNJI clearly states views of GURBANI on this subject. PAWNE MAHE PAWAN SAMAYA. GURU says we all breath oxygen to live. After physical death air merges with air. MATEE MATEE HOEE EK. The physical elements, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon, calcium, phosphorus and other minor elements merge with physical elements. JOTEE MAHE JOYT RAL JAYA, the life force, life energy merges with universal life energy. GURU further says, KAHO NANAK GUR BHARAM CHUKAYA. NA KOEE MARE NA AWE JAYA. GURU says I am very clear that universal life energy never dies. The after- life story is fake and concocted.
My daughter said to me that she has heard after life story in many GURDWARAS. Unfortunately, that is true, we have, after life fake story that GURU NANAK discarded brought back into SIKHI discourses. Not only this we have brought back everything NANAK rejected and discarded. The serious challenge for progressive SIKH SCHOLARS is to rediscover that lost treasure of spirituality of the present, here and now of BABA NANAK. Every one of us now have responsibility to take part in SIKHI RENAISSANCE.

WHAT IS SIKHI
SIKHI begins with IK ONKAR, THE CONCEPT OF ONENESS. IK ONKAR is generally translated as GOD IS ONE. This translation brings to our mind the connotation or image that GOD is a supernatural human like external deity up in space, OPPARWALA. This is not SIKHI, the spiritual philosophy of NANAK. For this reason, realizing GOD has been an outward journey, seeking peace and happiness in material forms and ritualistic practices aimed at pleasing this GOD.
NANAK did not believe in the external GOD. NANAK new and experienced GOD. He says IK ONKAR is a formless timeless eternal universal life force, SHABAD, THE WORD, SPIRIT OF SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT that is within all of us. NANAK says the whole universe is the manifestation of IK, ONENESS we call GOD, WAH GURU, AKAL PURAKH. For NANAK GOD is a catalyst of spiritual enlightenment, of conscious transformation. Realizing the enlightenment is an inward journey, not outward.
NANAK in the beginning of SGGS raises a very important question, KIV SACHIARA HOEAI KIV KOORAI TOOTAI PAAL (SGGS PAGE 1). How can I be spiritually enlightened, enjoy peace, happiness, and bliss? How can I drop ego, falsehood that causes stress, depression, worries and anxieties? NANAK then answered HUKAM RAJAEE CHALNA meaning living the HUKAM, WISDOM OF GURU.
GURU NANAK first highlighted that the biggest obstacle to peace and happiness is human EGO, more specifically INDIVIDUAL SELF. Identification with INDIVIDUAL SELF means we do not know who we are, our real self. I am my body, mind, and thoughts, separate from THE SOURCE, THE LIFE FORCE. My life is driven by this illusionary self, THE ME. All my efforts are to feed the needs of I AM, THE ME.
NANAK says HAUMAI DEERAG ROGU HAI (SGGS PAGE 466) meaning this illusionary I AM, EGO is the chronic disease of mind that is not your friend. For this reason, NANAK says SANSAR ROGEE NAAM DAROO MAIL LAGAI SACH BINA (SGGS PAGE 687) meaning because of our separation from TRUTH, humans are suffering from stress, mental health problems and depression. NANAK warns here that HAUMAI NAWAI NAAL VIRODH HAI DOE NA WASAI IK THAAI (SGGS PAGE 560) meaning, as long I AM, ME exists there is no room for spiritual enlightenment, awakening.
Why is the I AM or ME inherently discontented? Because life doesn’t consistently meet the expectations of the ME. The separate ME thinks it’s in control and tries to manage all areas of life to its liking in order to be happy. But this is a constant struggle because the ME doesn’t understand that it’s not in control.
NANAK offers a beautiful solution to find meaning of life, peace and bliss in life. For that NANAK wants you to pay a heavy price. JAU TU PREM KHELAN KA CHAO SIR DHAR TALI GALI MEREE AAOO (SGGS PAGE 1412) meaning if you have a desire to play the game of love, compassion, spiritual enlightenment then you must drop your INDIVIDUAL SELF, EGO, SLAVERY OF MIND. This is the path to peace and bliss. GURU says PEHLA MARAN KABOOL JIWAN KEE CHHAD AAS (SGGS PAGE 1102) meaning kill, destroy I AM, DELETE YOURSELF, DROP SLAVERY OF ME. GURU says as long I AM, INDIVIDUAL SELF EXISTS spiritual awakening will not happen. This means complete conscious transformation. Just doing religious things, going to GURDWARA, keeping long hair, waking up early, many such things do not bring awakening without dropping I AM, BIG EGO. Once we live the HUKAM, GURU says DUKH PARHAR SUKH GHAR LAI JAAI (SGGS PAGE 2) meaning unlimited peace, happiness, bliss become part of daily life. Why? Because we can now understand what is happening in life and flow with it, rather than resist it. There’s a much bigger story of life unfolding all around, of which each of us is only a small part. It’s all GOD’s play. Living identified with mind, body and thoughts, under the illusions of control and separation, leads us to constantly struggle. We can realize that identification with mind/body has given rise to an illusory ME that stops us from experiencing GOD. Overcoming the illusion of ME allows us to connect with the wisdom of our true self and our true nature, which is bliss.
Ask yourself a question, am I tired of feeding I AM, ME?