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> “Critical Ecstasy” a portrait of a mystical
poet named Puran Singh was made by
Surjit Singh. This poet was passionate about
Punjabi people
Religious Beliefs
Sikhism is a simple belief system.
Things to know
> Sikhs believe that God is one
> God doesn’t have a form or gender
> The Sikhs pay attention to building their
relationship with God and they do good for
their community
> They believe in the cycle of rebirth and
karma. Detachment is the only way to get
way to attain moksha
> Sikhs deep spiritual belief is to become
one with God
Things to know
> Saint Bhasha wrote sacred texts in Hindi,
Arabic, Persian, Braj, and Punjabi. All the Sikh
Guru’s are excellent musicians and every song
of theirs is conveying a message to their guru.
> Gurumukhi script is one of the oldest of all.
It is seen in songs and stories. Gurumukhi has
around 5,894 hymns.
> Sikhs like to dance to Bhangra music
> Sikhs put marigold flowers to the end of their
swords
> Gobind Singh Mansukhani wrote an essay,
“The Unstruck Melody: Musical Mysticism in the
Scripture” - this describes the profound values
of Sikhism. In addition to this, the other essays
depict events and personalities of the Sikhs
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