Framed poster - Guru Nanak - founder of Sikhism

He is considered an incarnation of
God and integrated the best from
Muslim and Hindu faiths of his time.

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Sikhism has a following of over 20
million people worldwide.
It is a very practical religion but also
very demanding as we can see from
Guru Nanak poems.

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The most significant historical religious
center for the Sikhs is Harmiandir Sahib
(The Golden Temple) at Amritsar in
the state of Punjab in northern India.
It is the inspirational and historical
center of Sikhism but is not a mandatory
place of pilgrimage or worship. All
places where Sri Guru Granth Sahib
are installed are considered equally
holy for Sikhs.

Guru Nanak, 1469-1539 was the founder
of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh
Gurus. His birth is celebrated worldwide
as Guru Nanak Gurpurab on
Kartik Pooranmashi, the full-moon
day in the month of Katak, October–November.

Guru Nanak travelled far and wide
teaching people the message of one
God who dwells in every one of His
creations and constitutes the eternal
Truth. He set up a unique spiritual,
social, and political platform based on
equality, fraternal love, goodness,
and virtue.

Guru Nanak's words are registered
in the form of 974 poetic hymns in
the holy text of Sikhism, the Guru
Granth Sahib, with some of the major
prayers being the Japji Sahib, the Asa
di Var and the Sidh-Ghost.

It is part of Sikh religious belief that
the spirit of Guru Nanak's sanctity,
divinity and religious authority
descended upon each of the nine
subsequent Gurus when the Guruship
was devolved on to them.

According to Sikh traditions, the birth
and early years of Guru Nanak's
life were marked with many events that
demonstrated that Nanak had been
marked by divine grace. Commentaries
on his life give details of his blossoming
awareness from a young age. At the age
of five, Nanak is said to have voiced
interest in divine subjects.
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Source:https://www.sikhs.org/summary.htm
A way of life and philosophy well ahead
of its time when it was founded over
500 years ago, The Sikh religion today
has a following of over 20 million
people worldwide. Sikhism preaches a
message of devotion and remembrance
of God at all times, truthful living,
equality of mankind, social justice
and denounces superstitions
and blind rituals. Sikhism is open
to all through the teachings of its 10 Gurus
enshrined in the Sikh Holy Book
and Living Guru, Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
Who and What is a Sikh?
The word 'Sikh' in the Punjabi
language means 'disciple',
Sikhs are the disciples of God
who follow the writings and
teachings of the Ten Sikh Gurus.
The wisdom of these teachings in
Sri Guru Granth Sahib are practical
and universal in their appeal to all
mankind.
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Philosophy and Beliefs
There is only One God. He is the
same God for all people of all religions.
The soul goes through cycles of
births and deaths before it reaches
the human form. The goal of our life
is to lead an exemplary existence so
that one may merge with God. Sikhs
should remember God at all times
and practice living a virtuous and
truthful life while maintaining a balance
between their spiritual obligations
and temporal obligations.
The true path to achieving salvation
and merging with God does not require
renunciation of the world or celibacy,
but living the life of a householder,
earning a honest living and avoiding
worldly temptations and sins.
Sikhism condemns blind rituals such
as fasting, visiting places of pilgrimage,
superstitions, worship of the dead,
idol worship etc.
Sikhism preaches that people of
different races, religions, or sex are
all equal in the eyes of God. It teaches
the full equality of men and women.
Women can participate in any religious
function or perform any Sikh ceremony
or lead the congregation in prayer.
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Here we quote one of his poems and
direct teachings to a trader:

The following is a homily addressed
to a trader called Ramu whom the
Guru met at Kartarpur:

Trade, O trader, and take care of thy
merchandise. Buy such goods as shall
depart with thee. In the next world is a
wise Merchant who will be careful in
selecting the real article. O my brother,
utter God's name with attention. Take
with thee God's praise as thy
merchandise, so that, when the
Merchant seeth it, He shall be satisfied.
How shall they whose wares are
not genuine, be happy? By trading in
counterfeit goods the soul and body
become counterfeit. Like a deer shared
in a noose, such a trader shall suffer
great misery and ever lament.
The counterfeit shall not be received
in the great God's treasury, and they
shall not behold Him. The counterfeit
have neither caste nor honour; the
counterfeit are none of them acceptable.
The counterfeit who do counterfeit
work, shall lose their honour in transmigration.

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References:
https://www.sikhs.org/guru1.htm

Extract:
From an early age Guru Nanak made
friends with both Hindu and Muslim
children and was very inquisitive
about the meaning of life. At the age
of six he was sent to the village school
teacher for schooling in reading and
writing in Hindi and mathematics.
He was then schooled in the study
of Muslim literature and learned
Persian and Arabic. He was an
unusually gifted child who learned
quickly and often question his teachers.

At age 13 it was time for Guru Nanak
to be invested with the sacred thread
according to the traditional Hindu custom.
At the ceremony which was attended by
family and friends and to the disappointment
of his family Guru Nanak refused to
accept the sacred cotton thread from
the Hindu priest. He sang the
following poem:

"Let mercy be the cotton, contentment
the thread, Continence the knot and
truth the twist. O priest! If you have
such a thread, Do give it to me. It'll
not wear out, nor get soiled, nor burnt,
nor lost. Says Nanak, blessed are
those who go about
wearing such a thread" (Rag Asa)

As a young man herding the family
cattle, Guru Nanak would spend
long hours absorbed in meditation
and in religious discussions with
Muslim and Hindu holy men who
lived in the forests surrounding
the village.

The 10 Sikh Gurus:

1. Guru Nanak Dev Ji - Guru from 1469 to 1539
2. Guru Angad Dev Ji - Guru from 1539 to 1552
3. Guru Amar Das Sahib Ji - Guru from 1552 to 1574
4. Guru Ram Das Sahib Ji - Guru from 1574 to 1581
5. Guru Arjan Dev Ji - Guru from 1581 to 1606
6. Guru Har Gobind Sahib Ji - - Guru from 1606 to 1644
7. Guru Har Rai Sahib Ji - Guru from 1644 to 1661
8. Guru Har Krishan Sahib Ji - Guru from 1661 to 1664
9. Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji - Guru from 1665 to 1675
10. Guru Gobind Singh Sahib Ji - Guru from 1675 to 1708

Ref:
https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Ten_Sikh_Gurus