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Can anyone give some insight into the concept of re-incarnation in sikhism... it would be helpful if there was also some excerpts from SGGS. Thanks.

My question arises after noticing that almost all the major religions in the world have the concept of heaven and hell within their belief system. Th Abrahamic faiths suggest that God has created Heaven and Hell just like this earth. How does this apply in Sikhi/Gurmatt? IS hell an actual place...

Critique of Louis Fenech’s thesis on Concept of Martyrdom in Sikhism | The Sikh Tradition of Martyrdom Reviewed by Tharam Singh by Louis Emanuel Fenech Subject of a thesis submitted for a PhD degree at the University of Ontario [Reproduced from...

Admin note: This thread was created from posts located in another thread Dominance of Rituals in the Sikh Religion. The conversation began to look at reincarnation more than ritual. Thus this thread was created to accommodate the new focus of discussion. Thank you On my very First visit to...

Maya means inexplicability. The term Maya is often used in the sense of illusion. Maya is regarded as the material cause of the universe. Maya is so called because the universe is resolve (ma) into it, and is evolved (ya) from it. Maya is one of the bonds of the soul. The world of Maya is...

I am posting this question for another forum member. What vichaar does the forum have for the shabad, and particularly for the lines in bold font. Some believe that this shabad is a prohibition of eating meat. I am myself not persuaded of that. To these eyes, the mention of hell as a...

Concept of Reality in Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) and its Physical, Metaphysical and Mystical Aspects[/FONT] [/FONT] ABSTRACT The concept of Reality and its various interpretations exist both in science and religion. There has been a dynamic change in the physical interpretation of...

Is this writting your own, Sikh80 Ji, Or somebody else's? I really want to thank the writer for such a wonderful writting.

Concept of Seva The word “Seva” stands for "to serve, wait or attend upon, honour, or worship". It is mainly translated in English as 'service'. He pervades His Creation. Therefore, service rendered to His creatures, amongst whom also comes humanity, (i.e. God within man) is indeed...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_in_Sikhism God in Sikhism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The fundamental belief of Sikhism is that God exists, not merely as an idea or concept, but as a Real Entity, indescribable yet knowable and perceivable to anyone who is prepared to dedicate the...

SUNN a Punjabi form of the Sanskrit term sunya (Pali, sunna) is derived from the root svi which is connected with the root su; both these roots mean ‘to swell’, ‘to expand’ or ‘to increase’. From the etymological standpoint the term sunya is often used in the sense of ‘zero’ or ‘cipher’ (Arabic...

There are two fundamental concepts that run through almost all schools of Indian philosophy: the concept of purusa and prakriti. Broadly speaking, these concepts correspond to the concepts of 'subject' and 'object'. This duality between 'life' and 'nature' and 'mind' and 'matter' is present in...

NAAM IN SIKHISM DALJEET SINGH 1. Introductory Every religion has its world-view on which are based its concepts about Reality, the place of man in the universe, ethics and human goals. All students of Sikhism know that the concept of Naam is fundamental to the gospel of Guru Granth Sahib...

Jivan mukta From SikhiWiki Concepts In Sikhism - Edited by Dr. Surinder Singh Sodhi Retrieved from "http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Jivan_mukta"

source: http://www.sikhs.org/art2.htm The Concept of Naam by Hardit Singh It is generally believed that the Sanskrit word naam, the English word 'name' and the Sikh term Naam as used in Gurbani are synonymous. A deeper study reveals that the word Naam as used in the Sikh scripture is of a...

CONCEPT OF NAM IN Sikhi According to Gurmat (Guru's teaching), before the creation, God lived Absolutely by Himself, Formless. When He made Himself manifest, He first formed Himself into NAM (Divine Name) and then created Nature. After creating Nature, He did not go away from it, rather He...

CoNCEPT OF SÜNYA (SÜNN) IN GURU GRANTH SAHIB Hardev Singh* Introduction The holy scripture of the Sikh faith, called Guru Granth Sahib (GGS), consists of hymns of devotion to God, inspired reflections on the cosmic order, the vision of the higher life and exhortation to man...

may peace be upon all the sisters and brothers in this forum. i am a mulsim who has recently developed a strong interest in sikhism. there are many topics i would like to discuss, the first being the concept / idea / relationship with God in sikhism. it is not possible to insist too strongly on...

Last week I was in a long queue to buy an ice cream in Manhattan (New York). As I drew closer to the counter, I got to see why the queue was so long and why the people were waiting so cheerfully? Not only was the quality of ice cream really good, but the manner in which it was being served was...

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji KI fateh. Almost daily I come across "Sikhs" who tell me they have so much shardha in Gurbani..they beleive every single word of Gurbani..and this tells them that there are BHOOTS and PRETS.( also YUGS and Reincarnations..84 lakh joons and jamraaj and...