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Everything Begins With IK Infinite Resonance: Nam, the Divine Name Kudrat: The expanse of creation Beholding the Root of All Being The β€˜Three Golden Rules’

Everything Begins With IK

πΈπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑏𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑠 π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘›π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ 1. πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘“π‘–π‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  π‘Žπ‘  π‘β„Žπ‘–π‘™π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘› π‘‘π‘œ π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑛𝑒𝑀 π‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Žπ‘”π‘’π‘ . π‘Šβ„Žπ‘–π‘™π‘’ π‘§π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘œ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘  π‘›π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘”π‘›π‘’π‘ π‘ , π‘ π‘Žπ‘¦π‘–π‘›π‘” "π‘œπ‘›π‘’" π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘”π‘  π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘œ 𝑒π‘₯𝑖𝑠𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒. π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘–π‘˜β„Ž π‘“π‘Žπ‘–π‘‘β„Ž 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠 π‘–π‘›π‘ π‘π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘›π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™ 1, π‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘’π‘‘ "π‘–π‘˜" 𝑖𝑛 π‘ƒπ‘’π‘›π‘—π‘Žπ‘π‘–, π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž 𝑏𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘Žπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ π‘ π‘¦π‘šπ‘π‘œπ‘™ πΌπ‘˜ π‘‚π‘Žπ‘›π‘”-πΎπ‘Žπ‘Ÿ. π‘‡β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘£π‘–π‘ π‘’π‘Žπ‘™ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘˜π‘’π‘› π‘ π‘¦π‘šπ‘π‘œπ‘™ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘  𝑖𝑑𝑠 π‘šπ‘’π‘Žπ‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Ž 𝑖𝑑𝑠 π‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘π‘’, π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  π‘›π‘œ π‘›π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘ π‘™π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›.

πΉπ‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘†π‘–π‘˜β„Žπ‘ , 𝑖𝑑 π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘  π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘› 𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑑 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑦; 𝑖𝑑 π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘”π‘  π‘œπ‘“ πΊπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘Žπ‘˜ 𝐷𝑒𝑣 𝐽𝑖 π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘“π‘‘π‘’π‘’π‘›π‘‘β„Ž π‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦, π‘Ž π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘  π‘‘π‘’π‘’π‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘šπ‘’π‘Žπ‘›π‘–π‘›π‘”π‘  π‘Žπ‘  𝑀𝑒 π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘€ 𝑖𝑛 π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘”.

Infinite Resonance: Nam, the Divine Name

Often, β€˜Vaheguru’ is chanted alongside β€˜Satnam’. Commonly translated as β€˜True Name’, this honours nam as the Eternal Truth and Essence of Existence, as indicated by the word β€˜Sat’ (which rhymes with β€˜hut’). Often, we define ourselves by our names, jobs, roles, or interests. β€˜Satnam’ guides us to remember nam and to see this Unchanging Reality as the source of our β€˜true identity’. It points to a potential latent within us to live by spiritual qualities β€” and to allow these qualities to steadily define our very being, in a world of continuous flux.

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Kudrat: The expanse of creation

Encapsulating ideas of Oneness, resonance, and the expanse of creation, lk Oang-Kar express several threefold concepts through its sound and shape. Seen in one way, its three spoken syllables evoke three dynamic aspects β€” β€˜mind’ (Ik, the single, all-pervading Divine consciousness), β€˜speech’ (Oang, the sacred word, rhythm, melody, and mother vibration) and β€˜action’ (Kar, creation in constant formation and its Divine protection).

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Beholding the Root of All Being

Across the lives of the Sikh Gurus, the Mool Mantar served as a scriptural seal, highlighting the values of cohesion, integrity, peace building, courage and solidarity which characterised the faith they were shaping. Still today, its words can be seen inscribed on buildings and artefacts, as an imprint of the outlook which the Gurus boldly projected and which their disciples carried forward. Yet, the Mool Mantar is also more than a β€˜creed’ of the Sikhs.

The β€˜Three Golden Rules’

NAM JAPO
Remember the Divine Name.
Cultivate a Loving Awareness of God,
Deep With in You and All Around.
Feel the Vibration of Oneness,
In Everything and Everyone.

KIRAT KARO
Lead a Hardworking and Honest Life.
Earn your Livelihood with Integrity .
Remember the Creator in all that you do.

VAND CHHAKO
Share the Fruits of your Labour,
Remembering the True Giver.
Embody Compassion and Generosity .
Serve all Creation Selflessly.