MESSAGE OF GURU GRANTH SAHIB

The Guru Granth Sahib promotes SGGS, a moral teaching that Sahib explains is about living a life of Truth, respect for others, and high moral standards. Followers of the Guru are considered to be members of the Sikh religion, and they are known as Gurmukh – which literally means “follower of Guru”.

Contents

Qualities promoted by Sri Guru Granth Sahib'

All Peoples of the World are Equal

Women's Rights

One God for All

Speak and Live Truthfully

Control the Five Vices

Live in God's Hukam

Practice Humility, Kindness, Compassion, Love, etc

See also

References

External links

Qualities promoted by Sri Guru Granth Sahib'

All Peoples of the World are Equal

The Guru Granth Sahib promotes the message of equality of all beings and at the same time state that Sikh believers "obtain the supreme status" (SSGS, Page 446). Discrimination of all types is strictly forbidden based on the Sikh tenet 'Fatherhood of God' which states that no one should be reckoned low or high, stating that instead believers should –'“reckon the entire mankind as One”' (Akal Ustat, 15.85).
Sri Guru Granth Sahib promotes the concept of equality by highlighting the fact that we are made of the same flesh, blood and bone and we have the same light of God with us – Soul . Our building bricks are the same:
The Gurus also encourage believers to promote social equality by sharing earnings with those in need.

Women's Rights

Sikhism also preaches that women are equals.

One God for All

Sikhism is strictly monotheistic in its belief. This means that God is believed to be 'the one and sole Reality in the cosmos', meaning that no other being have extra-human power. Sikhist Gurus state that 'God alone is worthy of worship', and the highest end of existence, that is mukti or 'liberation' can come through Devotion to God alone.
Besides its monotheism, Sikhism also emphasizes another philosophical idea, which is known as 'monism'. Monism is the belief the world is only a "vision" or illusion (Maya) and that God is the sole "Continuing Reality" so that 'selfishness, egoism and hate are meaningless'.

Speak and Live Truthfully

Sikhs believe in the importance of 'truthful living', which can only be created by purity of mind and not through religious purification rites. They believe that impurity of mind leads to many other vices such as anger, lust, attachment, ego, and greed.

Control the Five Vices

Devotees of Guru Shaib believe they must control the animal instincts of Pride/Ego, Anger/Temper, Greed/Urges, Attachment/Dependency and Lust/Addiction.

Live in God's Hukam

A Sikh believes they should live and accept the command of God easily and without too much emotional distress. They attempt to live in contentment and in Chardikala (positive attitude).

Practice Humility, Kindness, Compassion, Love, etc

The Sikh religion emphasizes several other virtues: Truth (Sat), contentment (santokh), Love (Pyar), Compassion/Mercy (daya), Service (seva), Charity (dana), forgiveness (ksama), humility (nimrata), patience (dheerjh), non-attachment (vairagya) and renunciation (taiga).
These believers attempt to avoid anger (krodh), egoism (ahankara), avarice (lobh), lust (kama), infatuation (moha), sinful acts (papa), pride (man), doubt (duvidha), ownership (mamata), hatred (vair), and hostility (virodh). In the Sikh religion, freedom from these vices , or Sahaj, is attained through tension-free, ethical living, grounded in spirituality avoiding self-mortification and other religious rites of cleansing.

See also

★ Guru Granth Sahib

References

External links

★ www.sikhism.com

★ www.sikhitothemax.com

★ www.srigranth.org

★ www.sikh-religion.de