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Guru Nanak and His Sikhs Today - Part I: Ek Ongkaar

Guru Nanak  (29 November 1469 – 22 September 1539) was the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. Guru Nanak traveled far and wide from Tibet to Srilanka, and from Bengal to Baghdad, teaching people the message of one God who dwells in every one of His creations and constitutes the eternal Truth. He set up a unique spiritual, social, and political platform based on equality, fraternal love, goodness, and virtue. Guru Nanak Guru Nanak's words are registered in the form of 974 poetic hymns in the holy text of Sikhism, Sri Guru Granth Sahib. His teachings have broader imprint, but lets look at just ten of his core teachings and then reflect upon how he would judge us if he visit us today. Will he be pleased how we have followed his messages and applied them to our lifestyles, or he will be disappointed by our behaviors and actions? 1. There is Only One God Guru Nanak coined the concept of Ik Ongkaar (Gurmukhi: ੴ , ਇੱਕ ਓਅੰਕਾਰ; the symbol that represents th

... Or You will burn in Hell

... Or You will burn in Hell Soul burning in Hell My Experience in the Mall Fifteen years ago, I was in the local mall with my three year old daughter. It was the holiday season a few days before Christmas. As we were walking down the shops inside the mall, a young lady approached us and wished us "Merry Christmas". We are not Christians but I responded her greeting with the like. She smiled and handed a fake $1M note to my daughter. She pointed to a table and told my daughter to use the fake dollar to buy anything she wants from the table. Seeing my daughter's excitement, I decided to approach the table set up with gifts, flowers, and books. Soon I realized that I was just suckered in buy an innovative trick by a street evangelist also known as "Bible Bashers". I was in double mind whether to follow through or turn back when the same young lady approached me. Here is word by word representation of my conversation with this young lady? Evangelist