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'''''[[Nam Japa]]''''' - To get up each day before sunrise, to clean the body, meditate on God's Name and recite the Guru's hymns to clean the mind. Throughout the day, continuously remember God's Name with every breath. | '''''[[Nam Japa]]''''' - To get up each day before sunrise, to clean the body, meditate on God's Name and recite the Guru's hymns to clean the mind. Throughout the day, continuously remember God's Name with every breath. | ||
'''''Dharam di Kirat Karni ''''' - 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. | '''''[[Dharam di Kirat Karni]] ''''' - 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. | ||
'''''Vand Ke Chakna''''' - To share the fruits of one's labor with others before considering oneself. Thus, to live as an inspiration and a support to the entire community. [[Introduction to Sikhism|....Continued]]''' | '''''[[Vand Ke Chakna]]''''' - To share the fruits of one's labor with others before considering oneself. Thus, to live as an inspiration and a support to the entire community. [[Introduction to Sikhism|....Continued]]''' | ||
Revision as of 10:23, 23 March 2005
Sikhism, the youngest of the world 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 castes, 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
Guru Nanak taught his way of life
Nam Japa - To get up each day before sunrise, to clean the body, meditate on God's Name and recite the Guru's hymns to clean the mind. Throughout the day, continuously remember God's Name with every breath.
Dharam di Kirat Karni - 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.
Vand Ke Chakna - To share the fruits of one's labor with others before considering oneself. Thus, to live as an inspiration and a support to the entire community. ....Continued
