Rehit Maryada: Difference between revisions
From SikhiWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Rehit Maryada''' | ---- | ||
=='''Rehit Maryada''': "To live in the constant remembrance of death."== | |||
It is a code of conduct for living. "Reh," from the verb "rehenaa," means to continue, or to live. Adding "it," it means "lifestyle." "Mar" is derived from the verb "marna," to die, and "yad" means remembrance; thus, "maryada" means "the remembrance of death." A more common translation is simply a code of conduct for living. The Rehit Maryada is made up of techniques and tools to help maintain the consciousness of the Sikh which is to live like the lotus, with roots entrenched in the mud of the world, but with the flower of consciousness floating upon the surface, pure and spotless. | |||
Rehit Maryada includes: | |||
* Wearing the [[5 k's]] | |||
* Reading the [[Panj Bania|5 bani's]] | |||
* [[Naam Japo|Naam Japna]] | |||
* [[Vandh Chako|Vandh Chakna]] | |||
* [[Kirat Karo|Kirat Karna]]. | |||
[[Category:Lifestyle and Technology]] | [[Category:Lifestyle and Technology]] | ||
[[category:Glossary of Sikh Terms]] | |||
Revision as of 16:44, 2 May 2005
Rehit Maryada: "To live in the constant remembrance of death."
It is a code of conduct for living. "Reh," from the verb "rehenaa," means to continue, or to live. Adding "it," it means "lifestyle." "Mar" is derived from the verb "marna," to die, and "yad" means remembrance; thus, "maryada" means "the remembrance of death." A more common translation is simply a code of conduct for living. The Rehit Maryada is made up of techniques and tools to help maintain the consciousness of the Sikh which is to live like the lotus, with roots entrenched in the mud of the world, but with the flower of consciousness floating upon the surface, pure and spotless.
Rehit Maryada includes:
- Wearing the 5 k's
- Reading the 5 bani's
- Naam Japna
- Vandh Chakna
- Kirat Karna.
