{"id":1167,"date":"2022-03-18T10:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T08:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/all-you-need-to-know-about-sikhism-from-india\/"},"modified":"2024-03-15T01:19:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T23:19:52","slug":"all-you-need-to-know-about-sikhism-from-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/all-you-need-to-know-about-sikhism-from-india\/","title":{"rendered":"All you need to know about Sikhism from India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\">Exploration of this article will help you to know the nature of Sikhism. You will be exposed to monotheistic concept of God and the circle of life in Sikhism. The article examines the duties of a Sikh and vices in this religion.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/religionnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/webRNS-Sikh-Parade1-081018.jpg?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"All you need to know about Sikhism from India\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"450\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/religionnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/webRNS-Sikh-Parade1-081018.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"All you need to know about Sikhism from India\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Sikhism was <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/religion\/religions\/sikhism\/history\/history_1.shtml\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\">founded<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">in the 16th century in the Punjab district of what is now India and Pakistan. It was founded by Guru Nanak and is based on his teachings and those of the nine Sikh gurus who followed him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">The most important thing in Sikhism is the internal religious state of the individual.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Sikhism is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/religion\/religions\/sikhism\/beliefs\/beliefs.shtml\"><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\">monotheistic      religion<\/span><\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Sikhism stresses the importance      of doing good actions rather than merely carrying out rituals<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Sikhs believe that the way to      lead a good life is to: <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"circle\">\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 72.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">keep       God in heart and mind at all times<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 72.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">live       honestly and work hard<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 72.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">treat       everyone equally<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 72.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">be       generous to the less fortunate<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 72.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">serve       others<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">The Sikh place of worship is      called a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/religion\/religions\/sikhism\/ritesrituals\/gurdwara_1.shtml\"><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\">Gurdwara<\/span><\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">The Sikh scripture is the Guru      Granth Sahib, a book that Sikhs consider a living Guru<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e3bafabb5d4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e3bafabb5d4\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/all-you-need-to-know-about-sikhism-from-india\/#Sikh_Beliefs\" >Sikh Beliefs<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/all-you-need-to-know-about-sikhism-from-india\/#God\" >God<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/all-you-need-to-know-about-sikhism-from-india\/#Living_in_God_and_community\" >Living in God and community<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/all-you-need-to-know-about-sikhism-from-india\/#_The_God_of_grace\" >&nbsp;The God of grace<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/all-you-need-to-know-about-sikhism-from-india\/#_Getting_close_to_God\" >&nbsp;Getting close to God<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/all-you-need-to-know-about-sikhism-from-india\/#_God_inside_us\" >&nbsp;God inside us<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/all-you-need-to-know-about-sikhism-from-india\/#_God_beyond_ourselves\" >&nbsp;God beyond ourselves<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/all-you-need-to-know-about-sikhism-from-india\/#_Living_a_good_life_in_this_world\" >&nbsp;Living a good life in this world<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/all-you-need-to-know-about-sikhism-from-india\/#The_three_duties\" >The three duties<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/all-you-need-to-know-about-sikhism-from-india\/#_The_five_vices\" >&nbsp;The five vices<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/all-you-need-to-know-about-sikhism-from-india\/#_Conclusion\" >&nbsp;Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sikh_Beliefs\"><\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;\">Sikh Beliefs<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"God\"><\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">God<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm; text-align: left;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">There is only one God<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">God is without form, or gender<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Everyone has direct access to      God<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Everyone is equal before God<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">A good life is lived as part of      a community, by living honestly and caring for others<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Empty religious rituals and      superstitions have no value<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Living_in_God_and_community\"><\/span><b style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Living in God and community<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Sikhs focus their lives around their relationship with God, and being a part of the Sikh community. The Sikh ideal combines action and belief. To live a good life a person should do good deeds as well as meditating on God.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">God and the cycle of life<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Sikhs believe that human beings spend their time in a cycle of birth, life, and rebirth. They share this belief with followers of other Indian religious traditions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">The quality of each particular life depends on the law of Karma. Karma sets the quality of a life according to how well or badly a person behaved in their previous life. The only way out of this cycle, which all faiths regard as painful, is to achieve a total knowledge of and union with God.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_The_God_of_grace\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">The God of grace<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Sikh spirituality is centred round this need to understand and experience God, and eventually become one with God. To do this a person must switch the focus of their attention from themselves to God. They get this state, which is called <i>mukti<\/i>(liberation), through the grace of God. That means it&#8217;s something God does to human beings, and not something that human beings can earn. However, God shows people through holy books, and by the examples of saints, the best ways to get close to him.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Truth is the highest of all virtues, but higher still is truthful living. Sikhs believe that God can&#8217;t be understood properly by human beings, but he can be experienced through love, worship, and contemplation. Sikhs look for God both inside themselves and in the world around them. They do this to help themselves achieve liberation and union with God.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Getting_close_to_God\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Getting close to God<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">When a Sikh wants to see God, they look both at the created world and into their own heart and soul. Their aim is to see the divine order that God has given to everything, and through it to understand the nature of God. Most human beings can\u2019t see the true reality of God because they are blinded by their own self-centred pride (Sikhs call it <i>haumain<\/i>) and concern for physical things.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_God_inside_us\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">God inside us<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Sikhs believe that God is inside every person, no matter how wicked they appear, and so everyone is capable of change.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Just as fragrance is in the flower, and reflection is in the mirror, in just the same way, God is within you.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_God_beyond_ourselves\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">God beyond ourselves<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Sikhs believe that God\u2019s message can be found in several ways outside ourselves.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">The message is written in the      whole of creation; look at it with open eyes and see the truth of God, for      creation is the visible message of God<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Sikhs believe that most of us      misunderstand the universe. We think that it exists on its own, when it      really exists because God wills it to exist, and is a portrait of God\u2019s      own nature<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">The message has been shown to      us by the Gurus in their lives and in their words<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">The message is set down in the      teachings of scripture<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Living_a_good_life_in_this_world\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Living a good life in this world<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Sikhs don&#8217;t think it pleases God if people pay no attention to others and simply devote themselves slavishly to religion.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Sikhism doesn\u2019t ask people to turn away from ordinary life to get closer to God. In fact it demands that they use ordinary life as a way to get closer to God.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">A Sikh serves God by serving (<i>seva<\/i>) other people every day. By devoting their lives to service they get rid of their own ego and pride.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Many Sikhs carry out chores in the Gurdwara as their service to the community. These range from working in the kitchen to cleaning the floor. The Langar, or free food kitchen, is a community act of service. Sikhs also regard caring for the poor or sick as an important duty of service.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_three_duties\"><\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">The three duties<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">The three duties that a Sikh must carry out can be summed up in three words; Pray, Work, Give.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Keeping God in mind at all      times.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Earning an honest living. Since      God is truth, a Sikh seeks to live honestly. This doesn&#8217;t just mean      avoiding crime; Sikhs avoid gambling, begging, or working in the alcohol      or tobacco industries.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Giving to charity and caring      for others.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_The_five_vices\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">The five vices<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Sikhs try to avoid the five vices that make people self-centered, and build barriers against God in their lives.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Lust<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Covetousness and greed<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Attachment to things of this      world<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Anger<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Pride<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">If a person can overcome these vices they are on the road to liberation.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Conclusion\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">&nbsp;<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>                                                                                         <span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\">The most important thing in Sikhism is the internal religious state of the individual. 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