The Sikh

Faith

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Introduction

• Today we will try to understand a

little bit about the Sikh faith and who
Sikhs are and why Sikhi is so
important
• Understand Sikh beliefs and
practices – Know not just religion but
a way of life

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Teachings…
• ONLY 1 GOD!!!
• Everyone is equal
• ALL religions are equally good
• No heaven/hell- re-incarnation- aim to
merge back with the one and only –
8.4 million life's…
• Reap what we sow
• “truth is high but higher still is
truthful living”
• Believe that all the teachings from
Guru Nanak Dev Ji to Sri Guru Granth
Sahib Ji are true
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What you will learn from
today…
1. Who are the Sikhs?
2. Some of the teachings
3. How one lives and should live as a Sikh
4. What our Guru’s have taught Sikhs
5. What Sikhs believe and how
6. Messages from the Sikh Guru’s
7. Who is god?
8. Who is the Sikh’s Guru?
9. Celebrations
10.Sikhs today

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Who are Sikhs????

• Word “SIKH” means disciple, to “learn”. Pupil in

the school of God
• Follow teachings of the ten masters and eternal
Guru (Guru Granth Sahib Ji)
• Began 1469 with Guru Nanak Dev Ji
• Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 1708 to date

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Purpose of Sikhs life….

• sqguru syiv sdw suKu pwieAw

joqI joiq imlweI ]2]
• Serving the True Guru, eternal
peace is obtained, and one's
light merges into the Light. ||2||

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How does a Sikh show belief?
…
• Devotion…- How do we show we are
devoted to something??
• Football??
• Pop Group??
• So just like these - people who believe in
something will show a way of devotion for
their faith also…
• Sikhs will keep the “Khalsa Image”,
Uniform, try to live in Gods Will, stay true
to the Guru’s teachings and live according
to the Eternal Guru Granth Sahib Ji.. Stay
in the company of the holy…
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How a Sikh should live…
• Be strong and speak up against injustice
• Be humble
• Live in GODS Will
• Stay away from Tobacco and Alcohol
• Be honest and stay faithful
• help others, not just Sikhs!!
(Bhai Khanaya Ji)
• Live as a Warrior Saint – Aim to accept
AMRIT (“A” – without “MRIT” –end/death).
• Strength to live in GODS WILL comes from…
• AMimRq vylw scu nwau vifAweI vIcwru ]
• In the Amrit Vaylaa, the ambrosial hours
before dawn, chant the True Name, and
contemplate His Glorious Greatness
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Keep and live by the image of
Khalsa…
• Kes, Kanga, Kachhera,
Kara, Kirpan…
• Outward symbols of how a
Sikh should feel on the
inside…
• Kes-Will of God
• Kanga-To keep oneself
clean (mind)
• Kachhera To practice
control of vices and desires,
commitment
• Kara-to perform good
deeds with hands
• Kirpan- To show mercy
and stand up to injustice

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Why Saint Soldier?...

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True Saint Soldier…
The state of warrior can
only be achieved if you…
inq jpIAY swis igrwis nwau
prvidgwr dw ]
• With every breath and
morsel of food, chant the
Name of the Lord, the
Cherisher

Baba Deep Singh-Warrior Saint

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What Sikhs
believe and
how it is seen
and felt?...
ijn gur kI kIqI cwkrI iqn sd
bilhwrI ]3]
I am forever a sacrifice to
those who perform
service for the Guru. ||
3||

SEVA, SIMRAN
and
SACRIFICE
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Messages from the Sikh
Guru’s
• Naam Jap – remember the name
• vwihgurU vwihgurU vwihgurU vwih jIau ]
• Waahay Guru, Waahay Guru, Waahay Guru,
Waahay Jee-o Wonderous enlightner
• Kirt Karni – Work Hard
• Vand ke Shakna – Share
• (Malik Bhago & Bhai Lalo)
• The Gurudwara gives one ability to do all above..

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Who is god?...

<> siq nwmu krqw purKu inrBau

inrvYru Akwl mUriq AjUnI sYBM
gur pRswid ]
One Universal Creator God. The Name Is
Truth. Creative Being Personified. No
Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying,
Beyond Birth, Self-Existent.

By Guru's Grace ……….

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………… ] jpu ]
Chant And Meditate:

Awid scu jugwid scu ]

True In The Primal Beginning. True Throughout The

Ages.

hY BI scu nwnk hosI BI scu ]1]

True Here And Now. O Nanak, Forever And Ever True. ||

1||

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What The Guru say’s about other
faiths….
koeI bolY rwm rwm koeI Kudwie ]
Some call Him, 'Raam, Raam', and some call Him,
'Khudaa-i'.
koeI syvY guseIAw koeI Alwih ]1]
Some serve Him as 'Gusain', others as 'Allaah'. ||1||
kwrx krx krIm ] …
He is the Cause of causes, the Generous Lord ….
khu nwnk ijin hukmu pCwqw ]
Says Nanak, one who realizes the Hukam of God's
Will,
pRB swihb kw iqin Bydu jwqw ]5]9]
knows the secrets of his Lord and Master. ||5||9||

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Who is the Sikh’s Guru
now?
gurbwxI qy hir mMin
vswey
Through the Word of
Gurbani, the Lord
comes to dwell in the
mind.

SRI GURU GRANTH

SAHIB JI

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Celebrations
and
memorable events for
gatherings…
• Gurpurbs- Guru’s Birthdays,
passing Guruship to predecessor,
• Historical Events – Guru’s,
prominent Sikhs, martyrdom,
• Vaisakhi 1699- Birth of Khalsa

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 Sikhs today…

Regardless of age Sikhs are respected all

around the world for being peaceful and
powerful people that make valuable
contributions in society…
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 Sikhs recognised working with
UK and America…

The Queen Visits Sikhs in Sikh leaders at the White

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House
Professions…

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 Women in Sikhi…
AY BMif inMmIAY BMif mMgxu vIAwhu ]
From woman, man is born;
within woman, man is
conceived; to woman he is
engaged and married
BMfhu hI BMfu aUpjY
BMfY
FrombwJu n koie
woman, ] is
woman
born; without woman, there
would be no one at all.

nk BMfY bwhrw eyko scw soie ]

O Nanak, only the True Lord is without a woman.
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Ability to do almost anything
with will power and GODS
GRACE…

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Recite the name and be guided
daily by the one true lord….

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The Eternal Guru - Guru Granth
Sahib Ji with a display of armour as
bestowed by Guru Gobind Singh
1699

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