Gursikh

Gursikh: A Sikh devoted to the Guru.

Guru:

- gu: darkness

- ru: light

"dispels the darkness of ignorance ('gu'), and proclaims enlightenment ('ru'). It is the application of the formula to make our life excellently balanced and successful."

Excerpt from the book "LIVING REALITY - Questions and Answers about life, under the guidance of The Siri Guru Granth Sahib" by Bibiji Inderjit Kaur Khalsa, Ph.D

Guru is a teacher or enlightener. One who brings from dark to light. Guru is an idea or and institution, not a person. However, a person can attain this level of clarity of reality. The Guru is anything that can contain a lesson and uplift someone. Guru is everywhere and in everything. -Gurujot Singh

Sikh:

Literally "learner"

The first to be called sikhs were actually the Muslim and Hindu students of Guru Nanak. They were called sikhs to distiguish that they followed Guru Nanak's teachings, and didn't necessarily follow all the rituals and traditions from their religions. Later when sikhs had a more centralized identity from any other group it was considered a religion. Guru Gobind Singh solidified a sikh identity when he made the Khalsa on Baisakhi day.