Mark Cagnon

as the eternal living guru for all six. This made it function simultaneously as both like a sacred text, kind of like the Bible, but also a living spiritual guide. The title combines guru, teacher, with Granth, meaning book, and Sahib, meaning lord. So basically, the teaching book of the lord.

as the eternal living guru for all six. This made it function simultaneously as both like a sacred text, kind of like the Bible, but also a living spiritual guide. The title combines guru, teacher, with Granth, meaning book, and Sahib, meaning lord. So basically, the teaching book of the lord.

Since that moment, Sikhs have revered the Guru Granth Sahib as their living guru, treating it with profound respect and care. Also, the Granth isn't read but sung, full of thousands of hymns. That would actually be interesting. Could we get a video of them singing from the Guru Granth Sahib? And

Since that moment, Sikhs have revered the Guru Granth Sahib as their living guru, treating it with profound respect and care. Also, the Granth isn't read but sung, full of thousands of hymns. That would actually be interesting. Could we get a video of them singing from the Guru Granth Sahib? And

So while he pulls that up, I think it's also interesting to note that rather than formal services, these Sikhs gather for kirtan, which is communal singing, typically accompanied by traditional instruments from the region in Punjab or in India. So Chris just pulled up an excerpt from the Guru Granth Sahib. And this is, again, it's not meant to necessarily be read, but ideally to be sung.

So while he pulls that up, I think it's also interesting to note that rather than formal services, these Sikhs gather for kirtan, which is communal singing, typically accompanied by traditional instruments from the region in Punjab or in India. So Chris just pulled up an excerpt from the Guru Granth Sahib. And this is, again, it's not meant to necessarily be read, but ideally to be sung.

I mean, it's beautiful. I wish I knew what they were saying, but I don't. But it sounds wonderful. I mean, I could imagine being inside like a gudwara and you're with all these other Sikhs and people of different backgrounds and religious affiliations all singing together. It's a pretty powerful experience.

I mean, it's beautiful. I wish I knew what they were saying, but I don't. But it sounds wonderful. I mean, I could imagine being inside like a gudwara and you're with all these other Sikhs and people of different backgrounds and religious affiliations all singing together. It's a pretty powerful experience.

And so the singing is typically accompanied by classic Indian traditional musical instruments found in India and Punjab. So now that we understand more or less what the temple looks like, their place of worship, as well as the gurus that ultimately set the faith and the worldview in motion and how all of them contributed to it, Where does that leave us now?

And so the singing is typically accompanied by classic Indian traditional musical instruments found in India and Punjab. So now that we understand more or less what the temple looks like, their place of worship, as well as the gurus that ultimately set the faith and the worldview in motion and how all of them contributed to it, Where does that leave us now?

What actually do Sikhs believe and how do they conduct their life? What are the core beliefs of the faith? So in order to understand that, again, go to the living or the written Guru right now, the Guru Granth Sahib. And in the opening line, it's just two words, Ik Ankar, meaning one God. Basically, there is only one God. Emphasis on the one.

What actually do Sikhs believe and how do they conduct their life? What are the core beliefs of the faith? So in order to understand that, again, go to the living or the written Guru right now, the Guru Granth Sahib. And in the opening line, it's just two words, Ik Ankar, meaning one God. Basically, there is only one God. Emphasis on the one.

And again, ik specifically represents the numeral one, not the concept of oneness. It is a finite, monotheistic belief. And this belief forms the foundation of Sikhism, but with a distinctive understanding. Sikhs conceptualize God as formless, genderless, and universal. Since no image or idol could represent this divine essence, Sikhs use the sacred symbol ikankar instead.

And again, ik specifically represents the numeral one, not the concept of oneness. It is a finite, monotheistic belief. And this belief forms the foundation of Sikhism, but with a distinctive understanding. Sikhs conceptualize God as formless, genderless, and universal. Since no image or idol could represent this divine essence, Sikhs use the sacred symbol ikankar instead.

Many refer to this one god as Waheguru, meaning the wondrous lord. And you can actually see an image here of the Ik Onkar symbol. And again, I'm sure my pronunciation is off on that, so my apologies again to any of the Sikhs that are watching. But this symbol here, I've actually never really seen. I don't ever see that. I haven't seen it depicted in that many places. Have you seen this, Christos?

Many refer to this one god as Waheguru, meaning the wondrous lord. And you can actually see an image here of the Ik Onkar symbol. And again, I'm sure my pronunciation is off on that, so my apologies again to any of the Sikhs that are watching. But this symbol here, I've actually never really seen. I don't ever see that. I haven't seen it depicted in that many places. Have you seen this, Christos?

I mean, yeah, it looks sick as hell. And again, this just symbolizes the oneness of God. And there's no, which is kind of interesting. There's no symbol to indicate this. So they just use the writing from the holy book as the symbol. So Guru Nanak made it clear that this divine presence isn't owned by any one religion. He taught that the same truth could be seen through different lenses.

I mean, yeah, it looks sick as hell. And again, this just symbolizes the oneness of God. And there's no, which is kind of interesting. There's no symbol to indicate this. So they just use the writing from the holy book as the symbol. So Guru Nanak made it clear that this divine presence isn't owned by any one religion. He taught that the same truth could be seen through different lenses.

Some may call it Allah or Vishnu or Yahweh or even the Tao, right? But ultimately, the idea is simple. No single religion has a monopoly on the truth. For Nanak, what mattered was not the label, but the humility and the intentionality and the devotion behind it. This view cuts straight through basically the root of all the religious conflict. If all sincere paths lead to

Some may call it Allah or Vishnu or Yahweh or even the Tao, right? But ultimately, the idea is simple. No single religion has a monopoly on the truth. For Nanak, what mattered was not the label, but the humility and the intentionality and the devotion behind it. This view cuts straight through basically the root of all the religious conflict. If all sincere paths lead to