SIKH BELIEFS AND IDENTITY

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SIKH BELIEFS

"BEFORE BECOMING A SIKH, A HINDU, A MUSLIM OR A CHRISTIAN, LET'S BECOME A HUMAN FIRST"
-GURU NANAK DEV JI 

In the Sikh Religion, it is believed to focus our lives in maintaining a good relation with God. To live a peaceful life, it is needed to do good deeds and meditating on God. 

The basic beliefs of Sikh religions are as: 
  • There is only one God.
  • Maintain peace, harmony and equality among people.
  • Meditate and have a good conversation with God.
  • Live with honesty and care for others. 
  • Superstitious beliefs should not have a place in the lives. 
  • God has no gender, caste and form.
Who are Sikhs? What is Sikhism? | SikhNet

SOURCE; sikhnet.com

The Sikh share their beliefs with Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. It is believed that a human being spend their time in a cycle of birth, life and rebirth. Karma depends on the bad and the good deeds of  a person, which is a belief followed by every Indian Religion. 

Sikh believes that God's presence can be felt through love, meditation and good deeds. Living in God's community make a person's path filled with flowers and not a single thorn and make him successful in all his works. 

THE THREE DUTIES OF A SIKH 


 Source: ecosikh.org 



The first Guru of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak Dev Ji gave the basic three duties to attain the presence of God and live in the God's grace, as

1. Naam Japna- Pray and meditate, Always keep a God in mind. 

2. Kirat Karna- Work with honesty. Earn a living, never involve in activities like gambling, begging or working in tobacco industries.

3. Vand Chakkna- In the Sikh religion, giving something as charity and caring for others is another duty to be done as a Sikh Individual.

THE SIKH IDENTITY

The Turban are an important part of the Sikh Identity. Sikh Men always wear a turban, while the women who have taken the name of God (Amrit Chakkna) wear turbans. Both Sikh men and women have equal rights to be enjoyed. This represents equality among gender and showing respect towards God. The Turban is considered a gift given by the Gurus. 

Why are Sikh girls with turbans rare? - Quora
SOURCE: quora.com

Some people believe that a turban is worn like a hat, but it is not the truth. The turban is a piece of cloth, which is typically upto six yards long and two yards wide. The length of the turban cloth matters from person to person. The turban is wrapped concentrically around the head for 5 to 6 times to give a good shape of the turban. Turban is the pride and faith of the Sikh Religion. The Sikhs are exempted to wear helmets in India. Similarly, the Sikh soldiers should not wear a steel helmets. 

In a Sikh family, a sikh boy after attaining the age of sixteen, he is taken to a Gurudwara and in the presence of GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI  and the following ARDAAS, his first ceremonially turban is tied by the eldest memeber of the Gurudwara. He is told the importance of keeping long hair and tying a turban. This ceremony is called the DASTAR BANDI CEREMONY.


So, it is the duty of the Sikh individuals to maintain the faith, the pride and the traditions going on from the last several years.




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