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I found that Sikhism is the most Logical and true religion but as most of things in life I just see it somewhere in web and don’t read about it but one time i spotted it somewhere and start reading and that change lot in my life , I listen to Simran like 4 times per week have one online friend who teach me and be one time in closest guruwara (one time only because its far far away ) all my family are “cultural catholic ” but no not practising only my grandmother do and i dont see that anyone in my family has any problem to that . but yea basically what I should do to follow Sikhism I probably never learn Punjabi and I looking for someone who can teach me in these topics. I’m not sure I explain everything good but comments section are open
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What is Sikhism?
1. “Sikh” is a “Seeker of Truth” and “Sikhism” stands for:-
(i) Oneness of Humanity;
(ii) No discrimination owing to gender, race, caste, creed, or color;
(iii) No empty rituals & worthless religious practices;
(iv) No life after death theories. Rather, it stands for spiritual salvation/emancipation, during the life time itself, by getting rid of vices.
2. Guru Granth Sahib starts with Jap Baani of First Guru Person, Guru Nanak Sahib, and the Baani starts with, what is called Mool Mantar, which defines the attributes of the One God (Akalpurakh), with whom a person can become one, with the help of Shabad Guru:-
ੴ (Ik Onkar) (One Universal Creator God);
ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ (Sat Naam) (The Name Is Truth);
ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ (Karta Purakh) (Creative Being Personified);
ਨਿਰਭਉ (Nirbhau) (No Fear);
ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ (Nirvair) (No Enmity or Hatred),
ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ (Akal Moorat) (Image of the undying);
ਅਜੂਨੀ (Ajuni) (Beyond Birth);
ਸੈਭੰ (Saibhang) (Self-existstant);
ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ (Gur Parsad) (By Guru’s Grace).
Therefore, the First Guru Person, Guru Nanak Sahib, himself had made it very clear, in the very beginning of the Guru Granth Sahib, that there is one creator God and He is not in human form but resides everywhere and in every living being.
3. In his discussion with Yogis, the First Guru Person, Guru Nanak Sahib had made it very clear that his Guru was Shabad when he said Shabad Guru Surat Dhun Chela.
4. Further, Sikhism:-
(i) teaches a Sikh to live his life in the present, as per Hukam of Akalpurakh (Divine Law) and teachings of ever living Guru, Sri Guru Granth Sahib;
(ii) expects a Sikh to earn an honest living, remain connected with Akalpurakh all the time and share his honest earning, with poor and needy;
(iii) expects a Sikh to be compassionate, kind, tolerant and is to love all i e. he is to reach the mental state of seeing Akalpurakh in everyone and hence having friends only and no enemies;
(iv) expects a Sikh to serve the humanity, without any distinction of caste, creed and religion.
5. Guru Granth Sahib teaches a person/Sikh to get rid of vices, become a righteous/virtuous person (Gurmukh). The goal of becoming a righteous/virtuous person was laid down by the First Guru Person Guru Nanak Sahib, in the first Pauri (stanza) of Jap Baani itself, when he said:-
Kiv Sachiara hoiey, Kiv Kude Tute Pal,
Hukam Rajai Chalna, Nanak likhya Naal.
6. Once a person/Sikh achieves the goal of becoming a righteous/virtuous person and becomes one with Akalpurakh and Shabad Guru, who are spiritually embodiment of each other, he will live a disciplined life and achieve the stage of spiritual equipoise and spiritual bliss. The final goal is to achieve spiritual emancipation/ salvation (enlightenment) in this life itself since there is no concept of salvation/ emancipation, after death in Sikhism.In other words, there is no concept of reincarnation after death, which is a concept of Hinduism.
7. Imbibing the above teachings, of Guru Granth Sahib, is what is called Sikhi.
8. From what is stated above, you can very well see that Sikhi has nothing to with rituals (Karamkands) and is nothing but carrying personal values, each and every moment of life, which one carry while living anywhere in the world.
hello I get some knowagle from your text but also spotted some dissonance, from my friend words (who is khalsa ) in Sikhism concept of karma/reincarnation exist as well and after death if you reach (uniting with god i don’t remember how it’s called ) after dead you stay in this what isn’t “notching ” like in atheist view , you part of some sect Orr , it’s just confusing me a bit in some aspect you talk absolutely other than my friend who also tech me some
In response to your further question, the undersigned wants to say that Professor Sahib Singh, after giving interpretation of all the Shabads, included in Guru Granth Sahib, has given a Gurmat Sidhant ‘Kiv Kude Tute Pal’ in which, under the heading ‘Deeds and their Effects’, by giving the example of a village child, have given his views about effects of deeds of a person, on the mind. He has written:-
“Whatever deeds a person does, during present life (after birth), the results of these deeds become part of consciousness of one’s mind. According to him, mind is nothing but accumulation of good and bad deeds and their invisible images in the mind. These invisible images are not only witness of the deeds done, in the present life, but also keep on motivating the person to do similar deeds.
Since the universe came into being or will continue to exist, as per rules of the nature, the psychological makeup of the human mind has been and will remain the same, as per these rules. However, this psychological makeup of the mind can change, as per special rules, and continues to change. What happens is that a fight between, accumulated good and bad deeds, continues to take place in one’s mind and the stronger side makes all out efforts to suppress the weaker side. Therefore, it depends on the person, whether the good deeds or bad deeds part gets strengthened because of further deeds done.
In view of the above position, any person, living anywhere in the world, knows about the concept of good and bad deeds and can very well introspect the effect of his deeds in his life.
A person, making efforts to strengthen his good deeds, is on the path of getting rid of vices and becoming a righteous/virtuous person.
Spiritual emancipation/salvation is nothing but getting rid of vices, which any person, living anywhere in the world, can achieve. A person may not know about spiritual emancipation/salvation but by strengthening his good deeds, he will live a purposeful life and will not waste it.
On the other hand, a person indulging in bad deeds will continue to die spiritually, every new and then, and will waste away this valuable life and go away.
Hope it helps. If you have any further questions, please do ask. If you find any deficiencies, please point out the same, for improvement in future.
Further, as you may observe from the Stanza of a Shabad of Fourth Guru Person, Guru Ramdas Sahib, in which he is guiding us that Akalpurakh is all pervasive i.e. everywhere in water, earth and every living being:-
ਹਰਿ ਘਟਿ ਘਟੇ ਘਟਿ ਬਸਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਜਲਿ ਥਲੇ ਹਰਿ ਬਸਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਥਾਨ ਥਾਨੰਤਰਿ ਬਸਤਾ ਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਦੇਖਨ ਕੋ ਚਾਓੁ ॥ ਕੋਈ ਆਵੈ ਸੰਤੋ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਜਨੁ ਸੰਤੋ ਮੇਰਾ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਜਨੁ ਸੰਤੋ ਮੋਹਿ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਦਿਖਲਾਵੈ ॥ ਤਿਸੁ ਜਨ ਕੇ ਹਉ ਮਲਿ ਮਲਿ ਧੋਵਾ ਪਾਓੁ ॥੧॥ (ਪੰਨਾ 1201)
Meanings: The Lord dwells in the home of each and every heart. The Lord dwells in the water, and the Lord dwells on the land. The Lord dwells in the spaces and interspaces. I have such a great longing to see the Lord. If only some Saint, some humble Saint of the Lord, my Holy Beloved, would come, to show me the way. I would wash and massage the feet of that humble being. || 1 ||
Thus, he lives in every living being, as what we call as soul and because of His existence in the body, it functions. When He leaves the body or you can say when He withdraws the strength, physical death takes place. The five elements of which body is made of merge with the earth and soul merges with Akalpurakh and nothing is left.
Therefore, reincarnation, after death, is not a Sikhi concept but is of Hinduism. In Sikhism, the mind gets into the cycle of reincarnation, when it gets stuck into the material world. To make it clear the undersigned is just quoting two Pangtis of a Shabad of Bhagat Namdev ji at Panna 693 of Guru Granth Sahib:-
ਇਹ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਤੇ ਤਬ ਹੀ ਛੂਟਉ ਜਉ ਮਾਇਆ ਨਹ ਲਪਟਾਵਉ ॥ ਮਾਇਆ ਨਾਮੁ ਗਰਭ ਜੋਨਿ ਕਾ ਤਿਹ ਤਜਿ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਪਾਵਉ ॥੩॥ (ਪੰਨਾ 693)
Meanings: Ishall be released from this world, when I stop clinging to Maya. Maya is the name of the power which causes us to be born; renouncing it, we obtain the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan. || 3 ||
Sikhism subscribes to the theory of emancipation in this life itself, as you would observe from just one example given below. Fifth Guru Person Guru Arjan Sahib is guiding us in 8th Pauri of 23rd Ashatpadi of Sukhmani Sahib that one who becomes one with Akalpurakh while living, becomes Jeevan Mukat:-
ਜੋ ਜਾਨੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ਲਏ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸੋਇ ॥ ਓਹੁ ਧਨਵੰਤੁ ਕੁਲਵੰਤੁ ਪਤਿਵੰਤੁ ॥ ਜੀਵਨ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਜਿਸੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਭਗਵੰਤੁ ॥ ਧੰਨੁ ਧੰਨੁ ਧੰਨੁ ਜਨੁ ਆਇਆ ॥ ਜਿਸੁ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਸਭੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਤਰਾਇਆ ॥ ਜਨ ਆਵਨ ਕਾ ਇਹੈ ਸੁਆਉ ॥ ਜਨ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਚਿਤਿ ਆਵੈ ਨਾਉ ॥ ਆਪਿ ਮੁਕਤੁ ਮੁਕਤੁ ਕਰੈ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੁ ਜਨ ਕਉ ਸਦਾ ਨਮਸਕਾਰੁ ॥੮॥੨੩॥ {ਪੰਨਾ 294-295}
Meanings: One who knows Him, obtains everlasting peace. God blends that one into Himself. He is wealthy and prosperous, and of noble birth. He is Jivan Mukta — liberated while yet alive; the Lord God abides in his heart.
Blessed, blessed, blessed is the coming of that humble being; by his grace, the whole world is saved. This is his purpose in life;
in the Company of this humble servant, the Lord’s Name comes to mind. He Himself is liberated, and He liberates the universe.
O Nanak, to that humble servant, I bow in reverence forever. || 8 || 23 ||
Emancipation/salvation in Sikhism, in this life itself, means not getting stuck in the material world, getting rid of vices by changing life, becoming one with Akalpurakh and Shabad Guru who are embodiment of each other, achieving the stage of spiritual equipoise and spiritual bliss, as per the teachings of Guru Granth Sahib.
Hope it helps. If you have any further questions, please do ask. If you find any deficiencies, please point out the same, for improvement in future.
yea I’m. about that , if in life you don’t reach uniting with mulkti (sorry if I spell something wrong ) you will reincarnate and It will go all time until you reach uniti with god soo Sikhism has concept of reincarnation but it’s not a goal it’s just something better to not fall into am i right ? and your text above is kinda not clear for me but I think I understand I anyways and thanks for trying to help me
Dear one, the reincarnation in Sikhism is not, after death, but while living. As and when one gets stuck in the material world, one gets into the cycle of reincarnation.
As understood by the undersigned, a person is born with a clean slate and with his good or bad deeds writes on it, while living, and lives a happy life, because of his good deeds or suffers because of his bad deeds. When he goes from this world, he doesn’t carry forward anything and goes with a clean slate. In other words, everything happens in the present life itself.
After his physical death, the five elements of which body is made off, merge with the five elements and the soul merges with the Almighty. In other words, nothing is brought forward and nothing is carried forward. Whatever happens is during the present life because Sikhi is about living in the present. Please read the following:
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥ ਭਈ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਮਾਨੁਖ ਦੇਹੁਰੀਆ ॥ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਮਿਲਣ ਕੀ ਇਹ ਤੇਰੀ ਬਰੀਆ ॥ ਅਵਰਿ ਕਾਜ ਤੇਰੈ ਕਿਤੈ ਨ ਕਾਮ ॥ ਮਿਲੁ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਭਜੁ ਕੇਵਲ ਨਾਮ ॥੧॥ ਸਰੰਜਾਮਿ ਲਾਗੁ ਭਵਜਲ ਤਰਨ ਕੈ ॥ ਜਨਮੁ ਬ੍ਰਿਥਾ ਜਾਤ ਰੰਗਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਕੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਨ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥ ਸੇਵਾ ਸਾਧ ਨ ਜਾਨਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇਆ ॥ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਮ ਨੀਚ ਕਰੰਮਾ ॥ ਸਰਣਿ ਪਰੇ ਕੀ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਸਰਮਾ ॥੨॥੪॥ {ਪੰਨਾ 12}
Meanings: AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: This human body has been given to you. This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe. Nothing else will work. Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; vibrate and meditate on the Jewel of the Naam. ||1||
Make every effort to cross over this terrifying world-ocean. You are squandering this life uselessly in the love of Maya. ||1|| Pause ||
I have not practiced meditation, self-discipline, self-restraint or righteous living. I have not served the Holy; I have not acknowledged the Lord, my King. Says Nanak, my actions are contemptible! O Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary; please,
preserve my honor! || 2 || 4 ||
Now coming to spiritual emancipation/salvation, in the present life itself (Jeevan Mukat), one can achieve the same by getting rid of vices, becoming righteous/virtuous and becoming one with Akalpurakh and Shabad Guru, who are embodiment of each other and reach the stage of spiritual equipoise and spiritual bliss!
Summing up, there is nothing before physical birth or after physical death. Everything is while living the present life.
Hope it helps. If you have any further questions, please do ask. If you find any deficiencies, please point out the same, for improvement in future.
Regards,
Your brother
In my view, you have still not understood that the reincarnation, in Sikhism, is not after death, but in this life itself, when the mind gets stuck, in the material world i.e. vices.
Nothing is brought forward and nothing is carried forward. Everything happens in the present life itself.
You can become a righteous/virtuous (Gurmukh), by getting rid of vices and becoming one with Akalpurakh and Shabad Guru, who are embodiment of each other and achieve the stage of spiritual equipoise and spiritual bliss i.e. spiritual emancipation/salvation in this life itself.
Otherwise, you may become a Manmukh, by following your mind and remaining stuck in the material world i .e. vices, all the time, and reincarnating, in every moment of your life.
Summing up, your deeds while living the present life are a door towards spiritual emancipation/salvation, in this life itself, or reincarnation, in every moment of the present life.
I’m about your last message , it’s kinda atheist view from my knowagle reaching mukti will give you after dead uniting with god idk how it’s exactly works but then you will not reincarnate and yea I think we get knowagle from 2 different ways
I’m about your last message , it’s kinda atheist view from my knowagle reaching mukti will give you after dead uniting with god idk how it’s exactly works but then you will not reincarnate and yea I think we get knowagle from 2 different ways
m about your last message , it’s kinda atheist view from my knowagle reaching mukti will give you after dead uniting with god idk how it’s exactly works but then you will not reincarnate and yea I think we get knowagle from 2 different ways but yea your point of view is no better than being just deist /atheist
more points of view ect I see it’s look like deism “with extra steps ” I leave deism for Sikhism and idk more I think about mukti ect then more I think its not for me