The term mean to carry out good deeds and earn an honest, pure and upright livelihood by exercising ones God given skills, abilities, talents and hard labour for the benefit and improvement of the individual, their family and society at large. Honest work:- To work and earn by the "sweat of the brow", to live a family way of life, and practice truthfulness and honesty in all dealings is a fundamental part of Sikhi. The guideline in the Sikh scriptures demands that the Sikh engages in Naam Simran as part of his or her everyday routine. The names given to God primarily refer to the attributes of the Almighty and His various qualities. Remember God:- This part of the three pillars of Sikhism the rememberance of God by repeating and focussing the mind on His name and His blessings.
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“We are all sons and daughters of Waheguru, the Almighty Lord” is the message promoted by the Sikh Gurus. Therefore, Sikhs believe that all human beings are equal. Guru Nanak says in Japji Sahib: "Accept all humans as your equals, and let them be your only sect" (Japji 28), and Guru Gobind Singh tell the world: "manas ki jat sabhe eke paihcanbo - recognise all of mankind as a single caste of humanity". Race equality:- The Sikh Gurus have emphasised the concept of the equality of mankind in the sacred verses found in the Sikh holy scripture, Guru Granth Sahib. The Sikh woman is allowed to lead religious congregations, to take part in Akhand Path (the continuous recitation of the Holy Scriptures), to perform Kirtan, to work as Granthi (priest) or a preacher and to participate freely in all religious, cultural, social, political and secular activities. She is considered to have the same soul as man and has equal right to grow spiritually. Gender equality:- From about 1499, woman has always been regarded as equal with man and has all the rights and privileges enjoyed by a man. The Gurus never spoke about proofs of the existence of God: For them He is too real and obvious to need any logical proof. One God:- of all the Universe - The fundamental belief of Sikhism is that God exists, not merely as an idea or concept, but as a Real Entity, indescribable yet knowable and perceivable to anyone who is prepare to dedicate the time and energy to become perceptive to His persona. It is a truly interfaith approach to universal brotherhood of humanity undertaken when the word 'interfaith' did not exist. The Sikh faith is the faith of preaching of dialogue and not of conversions. Hymns of any saint that found a place in this Holy Book, are honoured like those of the Gurus, and every Sikh bows equally in reverence to all of them. Guru Arjun Dev incorporated in Guru Granth Sahib - the Sikh Holy Book, hymns of God-oriented saints - both Hindus as well as Muslims. The foundation of Harimandir Sahib in Amritsar - the premier Sikh shrine, was laid by a Muslim saint Hazrat Mian Mir. It is well known that Bhai Mardana a Muslim, spent his whole adult life with Guru Nanak, accompanying Guru with his Rabab as a musician and the Guru's closest companion everywhere that the Guru went.
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Muslims were equally dear to them as Hindus, or any others.
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The Gurus showed real love for all of humanity. The Sikhs have only fought wars to defend themselves or others but are probably the only section of society that have never fought wars as aggressors.įor the Gurus promoted all human beings as one and the same, and they are all above discrimination. Sikhi is respected world over and is known as a religion of peace and unity of mankind. Today, some 540 years after the birth of the founder of Sikhi, Guru Nanak, it has more than twenty two million followers, and is the fifth largest faith in the world. Originality and clarity of the Sikh faith was instrumental in promoting it from its inception in about 1499 and the voluntary adoption by the masses with eagerness and whole-heartedness.Įquality, non-discrimination, true justice, and worship of only One God, are basic values that are well-known and gave the world a simple and universal faith. " Sarbat da bhalla - O'Lord, bless everyone"