Fundamental Issues Sikh Studies - Global Sikh Studies

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Which pervades and illuminates everyone.” 154
“Some one by shaving his head
becomes a Sanyasi, another a Yogi,
and yet another passes for a monk or ascetic.
Some call themselves Hindus,
other claim to be Muslims;
among these some are Shias and some are Sunnis.
Recongise all as belonging to the one race of humanity
God as Creator (for the Hindus) and God as Good (for the Muslims)
God as Sustainer and God as Merciful
is all one and the same God.
Recognise not another even in error or in doubt.
Worship that One alone
as He is the Supreme Lord of us all.
It is only His form, His Light
that is diffused in one and all.” 155
Hence the followers of this universal faith conclude their daily
prayers to that One God, in the name of their founder, Guru Nanak
Dev, with the following couplets:
May Your holy Name,
be ever in ascendant.
May peace and prosperity
come to all !!
In Your Will
By Your Grace;!! 156
They, thereby, ask for God’s blessings in favour not only of their
own community but also of the entire humanity, for the maxi­mum
good of each and every creature in the world.
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Thus, apart from being such a distinct monotheistic faith, Sikhism
is also a social and fraternal religion, standing equally for the
Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of Man’, guaranteeing equal status
to all human beings and asserting that normal family life lived with
virtuous conduct and firm faith in God leads to the path of salvation.
“Contemplation of the True Lord
brings illumination
Which enables one to remain unattached
in the midst of evil.
Such is the greatness of the True Preceptor