Sikhism Beliefs
Published on Dec 12, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
SIKHISM BELIEFS
BRITTAIN LAWRENCE
DIETY
- Monotheistic - God is called Ik Onkar
- God is the Creator, Sustainer & Destroyer
- Gender neutral
- Pantheistic [within everyone and everything]
- Cannot take human form
DIETY [CONT.]
- God is the same for all people
- S/he is all-powerful and fearless
- God is self-created and eternal
- God sees all people as equal
- Knowable to those who seek him/her
PURPOSE
- Unity with God through meditation
- Eventually become one with God [Salvation]
- Service & charity
- Self realization and purification
- Develop mind, body, and soul
PROBLEM
- Five evils
- Evil - Punjabi connotation of sin
- Flaws in the human personality
- Block our spiritual path
- Selfishness - foundation of all evil
PROBLEM- THE FIVE VICES
- Kam (Lust)
- Krodh (Rage)
- Lobu (Greed)
- Moh (Attachment)
- Ahankar (Ego)
SOLUTION
- Dedication
- Devotion (5 K's)
- Personal Effort
- Meditation & purification
- Five Virtues
SOLUTION- THE FIVE VIRTUES
- Sat (Truth)
- Santokh (Contentment)
- Daya (Compassion)
- Nimrata (Humility)
- Pyare (Love)
AFTERLIFE
- No permanent Heaven or Hell
- Oneness with God
- Overcoming cycles of reincarnation
- Emancipated souls experience salvation in Sachkhand
- Eternal radiant light
