Sikhism Flashcards
Quote about Sangat:
‘Join Sat Sangat….’
‘….the true congregation, and find the lord. The Gurmukh embraces love for the lord’
‘Sitting in the Sangat, the True Cong., ..’
‘…the mind is comforted and consoled by the true name’
’..in establishing the Gurdwara,.. ‘
‘…Guru Nanak brought heaven on earth.’
What do Sikhs do in a Sangat:
-sing hymns
-listen to musicians praising God
-listen to a Sikh who is trained in religion give a lecture
-discuss local social and community issues
Quote about equality and castes:
‘Recognise the Lord’s light within all, …’
‘,and do not consider caste or color, there are no castes in the world hereafter.’
Teaching of equality of women:
‘Without women there …’
‘would be no one at all’
‘He possesses all qualities..’
‘…and transcends all qualities’
‘Your body is a field of karma..
‘…-what you plant is what you will harvest.’
The Karah Prashad..
-distributed in Sat Sangat
-symbolises equality because everyone is given it
-prepared during prayer, given out after
The five K’s
-karah (bangle)
-kirpan (knife)
-kesh (uncut hair)
-kachera (underwear)
-kanga (comb)
Karta Purakh
eternal creator
Par-Brahm
beyond human though, ineffable nature of God
the five sikh virtues
truthful living
compassion
contentment
humility
love
give a quote about truth
‘truth is higher than everything, but higher still is truthful living’
abortion in sikhism
most disagree, as it goes against the creative work of god
- who created everything and is present in every being. most Sikhs accept that life begins at conception
what is the Sikh just war theory
Dharam Yudh: (‘war in defense of righteousness’)
-no thought of personal reward
-focused totally on what they believe God wants them to do
-only those selflessly committed to fighting allowed to take part,
-NO MERCENARIES (fight for money)
‘when matters pass all other means…
it is allowed to take up arms’
sikh attitudes to war:
one reason why the tenth guru (Gobind Singh) created the Khalsa was to…
…get a group of devotees who were prepared to fight and die for God
Quotes for nature of God
‘One Universal creator God. Name is truth.. image of undying and beyond’
‘My lord is great, unfathomable…invisible and infinite’
Quotes for God as creator:
‘Forever and ever, he is one, the universal creator’
‘He abides in every heart’
Quote for Sewa:
‘One who performs selfless service, without thought of reward shall attain his lord and master’
Quote for equality
‘He belongs to all’
‘In each heart the divine light is contained’
‘all creatures and beings are his,
he belongs to us all’
‘without women
there would be no one at all’
‘Haumai is opposed to the
name of the world’
The 5 stages of liberation
-Piety
-Knowledge
-Effort
-Grace
-Truth
‘Those who are committed to the Nam,
see the world as a mere temporary pleasure’
‘he is the perfect transcendent lord,
throughout the ages’
‘Those who do not serve the true guru…
go though the circle of 8.4 million reincarnations’
‘Those committed to the Nam,
see the world as a temporary pleasure’
‘where there is pleasure,
there is no desire for God’
what does the Khanda symbolise
-double edged sword
-one God
-one edge: divine justice
other, freedom and authority
Rumallas and Chauris
Rumalla- the cloth
Chauri- the fan
hukam
a reading at random of the GGS
who is Matha Khivi
-the only woman mentioned in GGS
-wife of Guru Angad (2nd)
-prepared Langar
‘the lord resolves
their affairs’
Akl Takht
throne of religious authority in Harimandir Sahib
-morning Prakash ceremony of GGS
-evening Sukhasan ceremony of GGS
‘For a moment of sexual pleasure,
you shall suffer in pain for millions of days’
wonderful is the earth,
wonderful is the sources of creation
show kindness
and mercy to all beings
as one thread holds
hundreds of beads, he is woven into his creation
ending a life causes
future karmic consequences
angels that record the deeds Sikhs
chitra and gupta
‘where there is forgiveness
there is god himself’
it is sinful to submit
to the opressor
sikh organisations
Sikh International Aid
Khalsa/Langar Aid
Duni Chand
story of the needle
There is neither Jew nor Gentile
for you are all one in Christ Jesus
Let there be light
and there was Light
