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Sikhism
Beliefs
God
Monotheistic
God is one, with no partners or gender
God views all men as equals without regard for race or color
Anyone can communicate and converse with god through sincere
and honest devotion
To be a good Sikh requires honest devotion to god while
maintaining a good relationship with the community and fellow man
True belief requires actions that better society along with spiritual
devotion and introspection
Empty gestures are useless
Sikhs revere the holy book, the Adi Granth and follow its
scriptures and teachings
Life Cycle
Humans live in a life cycle that revolves around birth, life, and
rebirth
They keep on getting reborn until their karma (the quality of their
past life) is good
Once the karma is good, a Sikh can leave the cycle and become
transcendent
Understanding God
Entirety of Sikh spirituality revolves around the need for a person
to understand God and eventually transcend his human nature and join God
To do this, people must stop being secular and focus on God
This is called Mukti (liberation)
A regular person cannot achieve Mukti by themselves, they need
the grace of god to help them
Finding God
Hola Mahalla
Sikhs celebrate with martial arts parades
Sources
Sikh Beliefs & Practices, Sikh Living Tradition, Living in Sikhism, Gurmat Rehni, Sikh
Religious Living, India. (n.d.). Retrieved February 2, 2015, from
http://www.sgpc.net/sikhism/gurmat-rehni.html
Singh, M. (n.d.). Sikh Beliefs. Retrieved February 2, 2015.