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Appendix D
Some Aspects of Sikh Ideology
1. Human Equality
Religion consisteth not in mere words;
He who looketh on all men as equal is religious.
(Macauliffe, i, p. 60)
Call everyone exalted; let no one appear to thee low,
The one God fashioned the vessels, and it is His light that ftlleth the
three worlds.
(Marauliffe i, p. 274)
O whom shall we call good or evil;
When ‘all creatures belong to Thee. (Guru Granth, p. 383)
There is one father, we are His children;
Thou art our Teacher. (Guru Granth, p. 611)
2. Non-sectarian, Universal
Some but call Thee Rama, while by others Thou art Known as Khuda.
Yea;some Serve Thee as Gosain, others as Allah. (1)
But, O Beneficent Lord, Thou art only the One Doer and the Cause.
So Bless me Thou with Thy Mercy. (I-Pause)
Some go to the (Hindus’) Pilgrim stations, others go to perform Hajj,
Some offer Thee oblations, while others bow before Thee. (2)
Some but read the Vedas, others the Western Texts,
Yea, some are robed in white, others in blue. (3)
Some are called Turks, others are termed Hindus,
Some seek the (Hindus’) heaven, others the (Muslims’) Paradise. (4).