Sikhism Sources of Wisdom Flashcards
(11 cards)
Mool Mantar
Ek Onkar: There is only one Waheguru
Sat Naam: Truth is his name
Karta Prukh: He is the creator
Nir Bhau: He is without fear
Nir Vair: He is without hate
Akaal Moorat: He is immortal, without form
Ajooni: He is beyond birth and death
Saibhang: He is self-illuminated
Nature of Waheguru
“He himself is the love, and he himself is the embrace”
Nature of Waheguru II
“The lord himself is your mother, and he himself is your father; he created the created beings”
Nature of Waheguru III
“he possesses all qualities, he transcends all qualities”
Oneness of humanity
“all are made of the same clay; the light within all is the same”
The after-life
“they are like dead bodies in the world”
The after-life II
“They go through the cycle of 8.4 million reincarnations, and they are ruined through death and rebirth”
Sewa
“One who performs selfless service, without thought of reward, shall attain his Lord and Master”
Pilgrimage
“he may make millions of pilgrimages to sacred shrines…none of these is equal to the worship of Waheguru”
Sangat
“The Sat Sangat is the school of the soul”
Worship
“One who calls himself a Sikh of the True Guru shall get up early morning and meditate on Waheguru’s name”