Interfaith Sikhism

Author(s): Pravin K Shah
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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Sikhism - Beliefs
- God is the sovereign one, the omnipotent, immortal and personal creator. He is a being beyond time, who is called Sat Näm for His name is Truth. - Human form is the most superior form all life as it provides a unique opportunity to break the cycle of life and death to merge eternally with God. Human can follow the teachings of the true Guru, prepare oneself to understand and love God, and salvage oneself from the influence of the vices. - Man grows spiritually by living truthfully, serving selflessly, and by
repetition of the holy name and Guru Nanak's prayer - Japaji. -Salvation lies in understanding the divine truth and its path lies in
faith, love, purity, and devotion. - The scriptural and ethical authority of the Adi Granth is God's
revelation. - To know God, the Guru is essential as a guide, who is absorbed in love of the Real and is able to awaken the soul to its true and divine nature.