Gurudwaras of World
Gateway to Sikhism proudly launches
Gurudwaras of World @ www.worldgurudwaras.com
Gateway to Sikhism proudly launches Gurudwaras of World @ www.worldgurudwaras.com on auspicious day of Khalsa Sajna Divas , Vaisakhi April 14th 2012. Worldgurudwaras.com will strive to be most comprehensive directory of Historical Gurudwaras and Non Historical Gurudwaras around the world.
The etymology of the term 'gurdwara' is from the words 'Gur (ਗੁਰ)' (a reference to the Sikh Gurus) and 'Dwara (ਦੁਆਰਾ)' (gateway in Gurmukhi), together meaning 'the gateway through which the Guru could be reached'. Thereafter, all Sikh places of worship came to be known as gurdwaras.
It is a work in progress and We strongly urge the Sikh Cyber Community to contribute to this project by submitting contact information, details, images of Gurudwaras around the world to make this a comprehensive directory.
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Sikhism FAQs:Does Sikhism insist on faith?
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When we repose our trust in someone it means that, we have faith in him.
For instance, when we send a child to school, it is on account of our
faith in the value of education. In the matter of love, one has to put
faith in the beloved. So faith is not peculiar to religion; it is found
in almost every activity of life.
Sikhism insists on this kind of basic faith. Just as you cannot learn
to swim unless you get into water, in the same way you can never know
spirituality unless you believe in God. Sikhism enjoins faith in the Fatherhood
of God and brotherhood of man.
Sikhism emphasizes the need of the Guru for spiritual training. Fortunately, the Guru Granth Sahib is with us for such guidance. Many seek the solution of their spiritual and temporal problems in the Granth and seek light from Gurbani. We thus repose our faith in the Guru, discover the great truths enshrined in his message as our wisdom, acting in the light of Gurbani, tells us.
Sikhism enjoins us to love God. We cannot love God if we love ourselves.
Ego is at the root of all evil and our sufferings. If we concentrate our
minds on God and sing His praises, we subordinate and even drive ego out
of our minds we can then acquire those great qualities and virtues, which
we associate with God.
Sikhism believes in universal goodness. The Sikh seeks the God's Grace,
not only for himself but also for the whole world for he believes in the
good of all mankind (Sarbat da bhala). This sense of fellowship makes
him feel at home everywhere and to look on all as friends: "No one
is my enemy or a stranger", Guru Nanak wrote. He thus acquires an
optimistic outlook on life.
The need for a Faith is recognized even by the greatest scientists.
Indeed, reason alone cannot fathom the mysteries of existence and the
Universe. Guru Nanak says: "The intellect cannot grasp what is beyond
the bounds of the intellect. Rise above the limited human awareness and
you will know of God and His works." Atomic energy and nuclear power
have further strengthened the scientists' belief in the unlimited powers
of Nature and Providence.
Albert Einstein writes in this connection: "Man does not understand
the vast of veiled Universe into which he has been for the reason that
he does not understand himself. He comprehends but little of his organic
processes and even less of his unique capacity to perceive the world around
him, to reason and to dream."
