SikhiWiki:Did you know/Week 23

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Did you know...

  • .... that Matha taykna or "Matha take" is the act of bowing down and touching the floor with one’s forehead as a sign of respect for Gurbani. It terms of body language, it is a position of extreme submission and humility.
  • .... that in the last two world wars, 83,005 turban wearing Sikh soldiers were killed and 109,045 were wounded....
  • .....that for the Sikhs, the final goal of life is to reunite or merge with God (Mukti). The Sikh Gurus taught that to achieve this goal it was important to work hard at developing positive human qualities which lead the soul closer to God.