The Sikh and Their Faith

They believe in one, non -sectarian, universal God who is not only transcendent, but also immanent in his creation ; who is not only ‘impersonal’ Absolute but also has personal attributes and relationship with His creatures. Him they worship by mediating on His name (Naam-japna), i.e. acknowledging His presence. They are required to earn their living by honest labour (kirt karni), and share their earnings with fellow human beings (vand chakna). They reject discrimination between man and man on the basis of caste, creed and color and ‘reckon all mankind as one’. They are expected to uphold social justice and seek welfare of all (sarbat da bhala). For them voluntary social service (seva). is a compulsory prescription and an essential requirement for spiritual progress. Seva has two aspects: service of god, and Service of mankind . In Brahmanical Hinduism , the Brahmins have reserved the service of gods for themselves , and service of man they relegated to shudras, the dignity of labour and held that serving humans , as much keep his spirits aloft (charhldi kala) under call circumstances and consider ‘even adversity as the gift of God ‘[Jap (u):25]