Guru

Sikhism. Established in the fifteenth century in the Punjab region of India, Sikhism holds the principle that all people are children of God, regardless of caste, status, or history. The founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev, aimed to use Sikhism to emphasize “a casteless society in which there will be mutual coexistence and cooperation” (Singh, 2008, p. 35) and defined Sikh to mean “disciple” (Singh, 2008). Sikhs believe in the formless concept of God and suggest that the best way to salvation is…

to follow their own path. There should be no restriction on people about what religion to follow. This is exactly what Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism believed in and preached. Even though he was born in a Hindu family and lived in a village with both Hindu and Muslim population he started a new religion. There are several questions that come to mind: what were the reasons Guru Nanak made his own religion? Why did he have a dislike for the customs of the Hindus and the Muslims? How did…

scripture Guru Granth Sahib, include faith and meditation on the name of the one creator, unity and equality of all humankind, engaging in selfless service, striving for social justice for the benefit and prosperity of all, and honest conduct and livelihood while living a householder's life.Being one of the youngest amongst the major world religions, with 25-28 million adherents worldwide, Sikhism is the ninth-largest religion in the world. Sikhism is based on the spiritual teachings of Guru…

Turban is and has been an inseparable part of a Sikh's life. Since Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, all Sikhs have been wearing Turban. The Sikh Rehat Maryada (Sikh Code of Conduct) specifically says that all Sikhs must wear a Turban. According to the Rehatnama of Bhai Chaupa Singh Ji, who was a contemporary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the five Kakars of Sikhism were: Kachh special underwear), Karha (a steel bracelet), Kirpan (small sword), Kangha (comb) and Keski (a small Turban) (Singh,…

The term “guru”, by definition, is an influential teacher or a popular expert, who passes or teaches their spiritual knowledge to their disciples - a follower of a teacher. By comparing the two stories: “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” by Roald Dahl and “The Indian Life” by Hermann Hesse, the so-called “gurus” mentioned do require a disciple as they must pass their knowledge down to them, to become a guru as much as for a disciple, who needs the guru to attain the knowledge from them, so one…

India and is derived from Hindu and Muslim teachings (Sikhism). Sikhs do not have caste systems or many Gods like Hinduism. Similarly, Sikhism does not practice the superiority of men over women found is Islamic beliefs. The founder was known as Guru Nanak. Guru Nanak was raised Hindu but one day in his early thirties, he went down to the stream to take a bath and did not emerge. He was reported to have drowned. Three days later, he re-emerged, said to be in Holy Communion with God (Sikhism),…

The second scenario will be of an Indian spiritual guru who manipulates vulnerable devotees and charges them money for a blessing. I will approach both these scenarios from an ethical standpoint and also by using one or more dimensions of the moral basis to support the manipulation in both of the scenarios…

adversity in “An Astrologer’s Day” is met with in very subtle way as seen in his encounters with Guru Nayak, Chinua Achebe’s “Civil Peace” confronts adversity quite openly throughout the story as the reader is drawn into the unfortunate circumstances of the Nigerian civil war and its effects on the Nigerians. In “Astrologer’s Day” the Astrologer meets adversity in a very casual way, as seen when he meets with Guru he acts calm in the face of a threat to his very own life (Narayan 68). Jonathan,…

love it, and always protect it from falling. Another important recurrent theme of Rao’s novels is the yearning for a guru. In The Cat and Shakespeare Ramakrishna Pai is highly impressed by the astounding knowledge of Govindan Nair, gradually Pai drifts towards an acceptance of Nair as his guru. Although there is no explicit reference in the narration that Govindan Nair is formally a guru for Pai. But Pai’s unconcealed statements throughout the narrative (“Govindan Nair is my guide”. CS: 58)…

Guru Nanak Dev was the first Sikh spiritual leader and also known as the founder of the sikh religion. The festival falls twice every so there is double celebration in the month of January and November/ the festival is very important for the Sikhs as it remembers Sikh Gurus, Guru Nanak and Guru Govind Singh Ji respectively. Remembering Guru Nanak and his holy work the celebration in November are marked by the reading of the Holy Guru Granth Sahib. That’s why this festival…