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{{Aowh|[[Introduction to Sikhism]]}} | {{Aowh|[[Introduction to Sikhism]]}} | ||
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'''[[Sikhism]]''', the youngest of the world's religions, is barely five hundred years old. Its founder, [[Guru Nanak]], was born in [[1469]]. Guru Nanak spread a simple message of '''"[[Ek Ong Kar]]"''' : we are all one, created by the One Creator of all Creation. This was at a time when [[India]] was being torn apart by casteism, sectarianism, religious factions, and fanaticism. He aligned with no religion, and respected all religions. He expressed the reality that there is [[God|one God]] and many paths, and the Name of God is Truth, '''"[[Sat Nam]]"'''. | '''[[Sikhism]]''', the youngest of the world's religions, is barely five hundred years old. Its founder, [[Guru Nanak]], was born in [[1469]]. Guru Nanak spread a simple message of '''"[[Ek Ong Kar]]"''' : we are all one, created by the One Creator of all Creation. This was at a time when [[India]] was being torn apart by casteism, sectarianism, religious factions, and fanaticism. He aligned with no religion, and respected all religions. He expressed the reality that there is [[God|one God]] and many paths, and the Name of God is Truth, '''"[[Sat Nam]]"'''. | ||
Guru Nanak's followers were [[Sikh]]s (seekers of truth). He taught them to bow only before God, and to link themselves to the Guru, the Light of Truth. ''' | Guru Nanak's followers were [[Sikh]]s (seekers of truth). He taught them to bow only before God, and to link themselves to the [[Guru]], the Light of Truth. ''' | ||
'''Guru Nanak taught | Among many other things, '''Guru Nanak taught 3 simple way of life''; they are: | ||
'''''[[Nam Japna]]''''' - To | '''''[[Nam Japna]]''''' - To meditate on God's Name and recite His hymns; '''''[[Dharam di Kirat Karni]] ''''' - To work and earn by the sweat of the brow or effort of the mind; and '''''[[Vand Ke Chakna]]''''' - To generously share the fruits of one's labor with others {{Aowf|Introduction to Sikhism}} | ||
'''''[[Dharam di Kirat Karni]] ''''' - To work and earn by the sweat of the brow | |||
'''''[[Vand Ke Chakna]]''''' - To share the fruits of one's labor with others | |||
Revision as of 16:42, 9 August 2010
Sikhism, the youngest of the world's religions, is barely five hundred years old. Its founder, Guru Nanak, was born in 1469. Guru Nanak spread a simple message of "Ek Ong Kar" : we are all one, created by the One Creator of all Creation. This was at a time when India was being torn apart by casteism, sectarianism, religious factions, and fanaticism. He aligned with no religion, and respected all religions. He expressed the reality that there is one God and many paths, and the Name of God is Truth, "Sat Nam".
Guru Nanak's followers were Sikhs (seekers of truth). He taught them to bow only before God, and to link themselves to the Guru, the Light of Truth.
Among many other things, 'Guru Nanak taught 3 simple way of life; they are:
Nam Japna - To meditate on God's Name and recite His hymns; Dharam di Kirat Karni - To work and earn by the sweat of the brow or effort of the mind; and Vand Ke Chakna - To generously share the fruits of one's labor with others .....More
