What we know about Sikhism is that it is the way in which many enlightened souls of various religions, faiths and the isms, etc. have contributed in it, their teachings, as termed the Gurbani and the Hymns, praising the God. These teachings are the Art of Ascendancy or evolution of soul, such a significant factor that a Sikh means a learner, does follow it as an ultimate goal of life. A Sikh by obeying Gurbani is entitled to be a Singh or Khalsa.
The word Khalsa conveys the purity of the heart like that of a saint, the mystic person and the word Singh conveys the disciplined power of dutifulness, mystic discipline of duty the very essence of bravery like that in a soldier. For females, the word for Singh is Kaur.
The purity, power and duty are attributes of soul, our conscience in general, without which the Metaphysics remains the partially known Philosophy, which one knows and understands, without practicing it in the real life.
In Gurbani, (the scripture of Sikhism, which includes the spiritual and the mystical teachings from the most of the mystically enlightened souls of different religions and the faiths in the world) the art of ascendancy or evolution of the soul follows some universal laws and the principles, the most important of which are the following three:
1. Learning and earning by self (Kirt Karna)
2. Obeying the Divine path according to Gurbani (Naam Japna)
3. Sharing the possessions with others to practice the teachings of the Gurbani (Vand Chhakna)
We will discuss these in the next chapters briefly and with some detail in the context whenever needed. We have discussed it elsewhere in this blog, but it has some more words explained. Thanks!
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