God in Sikhism." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Dec. 2016.
Website Parenthetical Edit More "Good and Evil." Sikhism. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Dec. 2016. Website Parenthetical Edit More Https://www.facebook.com/AllAboutSikhism. "Who Are the Gurus, Martyrs, Warriors, and Villians of Sikh History?" About.com Religion & Spirituality. N.p., 08 Dec. 2014. Web. 21 Dec. 2016. Website Parenthetical Edit More "Library." Ultimate Reality and Divine Beings. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Dec. 2016. Website Parenthetical Edit More RealSikhism.com. "Sikhism: Who Is God? What Does God Look Like?" Sikhism: Who Is God? What Does God Look Like? N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Dec. 2016. Website Parenthetical Edit More "Sikhism Religion of the Sikh People." Sikhism Religion of the Sikh People. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Dec. 2016.
0 Comments
Members of the Sikh religion do not believe in any demons or devils like in Christianity, but instead they acknowledge sin as the main evil of the faith. They believe that the more sin one commits, the more bad Karma they collect which will affect them in the afterlife. Sikhs consider Greed, selfishness, and self-indulgence to all be evil things that can get you bad Karma. The five official sins of Sikhism are: lust, anger/rage, greed, pride/ego, and attachment. They also believe that God tests a person’s faith by putting them in high-pressure situations to see how easily they give in to sin such as evil temptations.
There are 10 spiritual masters and founders of Sikhism who developed the tenets of Sikh belief, and established the principles and precepts of faith over the span of 300 years. Their names are: First Guru Nanak Dev, Second Guru Angad Dev, Third Guru Amar Das, Fourth Guru Raam Das, Fifth Guru Arjun Dev, Sixth Guru Har Govind, Seventh Guru Har Rai, Eighth Guru Har Krishan, Ninth Guru Teg Bahadar, Tenth Guru Gobind Singh. The founder of the Sikh religion is Guru Nanak. Nanak. He was born on April 14, 1469 in the western Punjab village of Talwandi. The guru travelled to many places in order to spread the word of God (much like what Jesus Christ did in his time) and to expand the Sikh religion. Guru conveyed his messages in the form of musical hymns and songs. While in holy communion with God, Nanak was enlightened by him and he spoke these words: "There is but One God, His name is Truth, He is the Creator, He fears none, he is without hate, He never dies, He is beyond the cycle of births and death, He is self illuminated, He is realized by the kindness of the True Guru. He was True in the beginning, He was True when the ages commenced and has ever been True, He is also True now." Guru Nanak then spent the rest of his life traveling and expanding Sikhism, passing its traditions and beliefs on down through the generations.
The members of the faith of Sikhism have a monotheistic ideology. They believe that God is beyond male or female, beyond time, and beyond a human’s simple understanding. The divine is both the closest thing to humanity and the furthest thing away from it. This means that God is human and not human at all. He is the creator of all things on earth and in the universe. Sikhs believe in the “Creator -Being” named Karta Purakh. They believe he is the creator of the spatial-temporal universe from which he didn’t use any pre-existing physical element, but from His own Self to create. The way God is described in Sikhism is: "God is One. He is the Supreme Truth. He the Creator, is without fear and without hate. He is immortal. He is neither born and nor does He die. By Guru's grace shall He be met. Chant And Meditate on His Name. In the beginning, He was the Truth. Throughout the ages, He has been the Truth. He is the Truth now and He shall be the Truth forever" (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 1). |
|