The Sikh's god is named Guru Nanak
The Sikh religion began about 500 years ago in the Punjab region of India.
- in one God without physical attributes or image but present in all people and things
- in a society where men and women are equal and democracy is practiced in everyday life
- in earning their living honestly and through hard work
- in sharing what they earn with the poor
- in serving God and their fellow human beings
His most famous saying was, "There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim, so whose path shall I follow? I shall follow the path of God."
The purpose of life is to purify yourself, meditate on God and eventually become one with God.
The Sikh religion began about 500 years ago in the Punjab region of India.
- in one God without physical attributes or image but present in all people and things
- in a society where men and women are equal and democracy is practiced in everyday life
- in earning their living honestly and through hard work
- in sharing what they earn with the poor
- in serving God and their fellow human beings
His most famous saying was, "There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim, so whose path shall I follow? I shall follow the path of God."
The purpose of life is to purify yourself, meditate on God and eventually become one with God.
- Five cardinal vices
- 1. lust
2. anger
3. greed
4. worldly attachment
5. pride - There is a divine spark or soul, which is part of God, in everyone. This spark or soul is re-absorbed into God when a person is finally released from the cycle of births and deaths.
- In Sikhism men and women are equal.
- Sikhs believe in reincarnation. This means that a person’s soul may be reborn many times as a human or an animal.