1. Sikh God is within, God is without

2. Worldview  God is within the heart.  The world and everything in it is good.

3. The Absolute  The divine is within one’s heart. Although transcendent and beyond time and space one can have a direct encounter with the divine by looking within.

4. Guru Nanak  Born in 1469 AD, in the village of Talwandi, now called "Nankana Sahib", near Lahore, Pakistan.

5. Principles  There is only one God.  God cannot take human form.  The goal is to break the cycle of birth and death merge with God.  Over come the five vices to receive salvation.  One daily remembers God.  Reject all forms of blind rituals and idol worship.  Normal family life is encouraged.  The Sikh Holy Book is the perpetual Guru.  There is no distinction of caste, creed, race or gender.  Women and men are equal.  Honest labor and work.  Sharing with others is very important.  Free community kitchen in which all are welcomed.

6. Overcome The Five Vices  Kam (Lust)  Karodh (Anger)  Lobh (Greed)  Moh (Worldly attachment)  Hankar (Pride) Qualities Required  Santokh (Contentment)  Dan (Charity)  Daya (Kindness)  Parsanta (Happiness)  Nimarta (Humility)

7. Five Stages on the Journey to God  1. Dharam Khand (realisation of spiritual duty)  2. Gian Khand (Divine Knowledge)  3. Saram Khand (wisdom and effort)  4. Karam Khand (Divine grace).  5. Sach Khand (Truth).

8. The World and Humans  The world and humans are not opposed to God.  The world can be experienced as good or evil. http://www.hathisoft.com/images/khandikonk02.jpg

9. The Problem and Solution  One can turn to god at anytime but in salvation one must give one’s whole life to God in one’s heart. This is done through baptism or Amrit. http://stw.ryerson.ca/~sikh/kids.jpg

10. Community and Ethics  Sikhs have a positive attitude towards creation which they believed was created good. They can eat vegetables and meat but will not use tobacco.  They admit people no matter what caste they are. http://www.hathisoft.com/images/khandikonk02.jpg

11. Sikh Gurus  Nanak 1469-1539  Angad 1504-1552  Amar Das 1479-1574  Ram Das 1534-1581  Arjan 1563-1606  Har Gobind 1595-1644  Har Rai 1630-1661  Har Kishan 1656-1664  Tegh Bahdur 1624-1675  Gobind Rai 1666-1708

12. Sacred Text  The sacred text for Sikhs is called the Adi Granth.  The tenth and last guru Gobind Singh declared that Sikhs were only to honor the Adi Granth as their guru.  It is considered the highest authority for Sikhs and it plays a central role in the devotional and ritual lives of Sikhs. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Sri_Guru_Granth_Sahib_Nishan.jpg

13. The Golden Temple  The Golden temple is located in Amritsar http://www.world-faiths.com/Sikhism/Golden_Temple.JPG http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9710/14/india.queen/india.amritsar.map.lg.jpg

14. Centers of Worship  The Gurdwaras are the symbolic homes of the guru, the Adi Granth.  This particular worship center is located in Singapore. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/michael.hughes99/photos/Singapore04.jpg

15. The Khalsas  The Khalsa baptism ceremony involves drinking of Amrit  The initiate is instructed: Never to remove hair from the body Never to use alcohol, tobacco or other intoxicants Never to eat meat slaughtered in the Muslim way Never to commit adultery http://www.sikhs.org/khalsa.htm

16. Nishan Sahib  Nishan Sahib is the name given to the flag which is seen flying outside every Sikh Gurdwara (Temple).  The use of the Nishan Sahib was first introduced by Guru Hargobind. http://www.sikhs.org/khanda.htm

17. Sources  http://www.pacassociation.org/SikhsInSolano/photo/Flag.gif http://www.pacassociation.org/SikhsInSolano/photo/Flag.gif  http://www.al-berg.com/world.jpg http://www.al-berg.com/world.jpg  http://www.magicproshop.com/images/Bleeding%20Heart.GIF http://www.magicproshop.com/images/Bleeding%20Heart.GIF  http://www.trowbridgegallery.com.au/mirror_room_pages/mirrors_images/1 04.jpg http://www.trowbridgegallery.com.au/mirror_room_pages/mirrors_images/1 04.jpg  http://festivals.tajonline.com/festival_images/guru-nanak-jayanti-01.jpg http://festivals.tajonline.com/festival_images/guru-nanak-jayanti-01.jpg  Baptism - http://stw.ryerson.ca/~sikh/kids.jpghttp://stw.ryerson.ca/~sikh/kids.jpg