Principles Of Sikhism

Sikhism is youngest of all the world religions and it was founded by Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Guru Ji was born in 1469 in India.  Guru Nanak Dev Ji never looked down upon any religious institution or a person rather he preached that everyone should follow a set of principles (i.e. "Religion") which will lead one to be kind and loving to the One Creator  and his creation irrespective of caste, creed & gender. According to Sikhism, the truthful living can be practiced through the following Basic principles i.e.

In order to practice the above principles, one has to be kind & compassionate, self-content, forgiving. One must exercise self control to protect against  five evil passions i.e. lust, anger, greed, pride, excessive materialistic attachments. 

“Code of conduct ” for the Sikhs was established in 1699 on the day of Vaisakhi by the 10th Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji and the Sikhs were given special & unique physical appearance by virtue of five essential items as part of their uniform all beginning with letter “K” and hence were termed as five K’s as follows: 

Click here for significance of the Five Ks. 

 

 

Author : The information in this web has been published with inspiration and wisdom imparted by Immortal, Almighty Wonderful Lord to the Author(s) of SATNAM NETWORK Team (Sikh Assets Teachings News And Mission). Regards, Amar Deep Singh

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Date (First Published)    :11 March 2000

Date (Modified)                 : 26 March 2008