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The world needs to wake up to the
realization of understanding each other's faiths and
religions so the humanity at large
Loves each other rather than hate because of religious
boundaries.
The second Guru Nanak, the inculcated, the spirit of selfless service, and humility. The third Guru Nanak, was a great defender of women's rights, he institutionalized the tradition of community kitchen, langar, and enforced equality for all rich and poor. The fourth Guru Nanak, founded the spiritual Sikh capital to lead the humanity towards a spiritual way of life. The fifth Guru Nanak, who was a literary giant gave a spirit of self sacrifice. The sixth Guru Nanak, implemented the doctrine of spiritual and temperal equality in the Sikh's character. The seventh Guru Nanak, instilled the spirit of fighting against oppression and respect for the hymns of Gurbani. The eight Guru Nanak, proved that age has no barrier for gaining the spiritual power that is the gift of God and God bestows upon whomsoever God is gracious. The ninth Guru Nanak, was one of the greatest defenders of freedom as he gave his life for defending the Hindu faith while they were being forcibly converted to Islam. The tenth Guru Nanak, gave the spirit of giving up everything to fight against oppression. He sacrificed his four sons, his parents, and gave his own life while preaching the message of love. It was the tenth Guru Nanak, Guru Gobind Singh, who initiated amrit, he gave the title of Guru to the five sikhs to whom he baptized. For the first time in the human history on this birthday of Khalsa in 1699, the Guru title was bestowed upon five most common people and they were made into Khalsa, meaning pure by baptizing them with amrit meaning something that shall never die.
Another example of history was set when Guru Gobind Singh Ji requested amrit to baptize himself from the five beloved ones setting an unequal example of equality having no status difference between the preceptor and the follower.
All these Gurus had instituted the spirit of saint soldier in the Sikh character. The Sikh's proved their saintliness by keeping outwardly looks of keeping long hair and the spirit of praying for the whole humanity in their everyday prayer rather than just for Sikhs. <>
"One day we must come to see that peace is not
merely a distant goal that we seek, but that it is a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means."
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)
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PEACE THROUGH DIALOGUE
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