Key event in Guru Nanak’s Importance?

How this influences Sikhs

life
Guru Nanak rejected the
Sacred Thread ceremony
when he was a young boy.
Guru Nanak’s father tried to This shows that giving and helping
teach him to help with his
business. He sent him to the
market to buy food and then
sell it for a profit. Instead of
selling the food, Guru Nanak
gave it to the holy men he
met at the side of the road.
They were meditating and
had very little. Guru Nanak’s
father was unhappy with him
as he hadn’t learned about
profit.
Guru Nanak went to the
river Bain to wash, as
normal, and did not
reappear for three days. On
his return, Guru Nanak
explained his revelation of
God. He is said to have
declared, “God is neither
Hindu nor Muslim”.
Guru Nanak travelled across He valued hard work and showed the
North India teaching about
the oneness of God, the
equality of men and women,
the rejection of idolatry and
the importance of labour
and hard work (which was
what the people of lower
castes typically did). He
gathered many followers.
Guru Nanak established the He thought that food should be open to
langar. On his travels he
invited all people to sit and
eat with him. He offered free together.
food to all.
This shows that Guru Nanak
rejected using rituals and physical
items to remember God. Using
pictures and objects to remember
God is known as idolatry.
others is more important than money,
It shows his connection with God and
teaches people that no religion is
superior to another.
values that everyone should be treated
equally.
everyone and emphasised equality
through the fact that everyone had it
today?
Sikhs today now know not to worship
and remember God through objects.
Sikhs follow the three foundations
of Sikhism. They work hard and
earn an honest living, which is
called Kirat Karna. They also help
and support others through sewa
(Sewa means ‘selfless service’. It
involves acting selflessly and helping
others in a variety of ways, without
any reward or personal gain) and by
offering dasvandh (10% of their
income) to charity. They also
meditate on God’s name, which is
called Nam Japna.
Today, Sikhs follow this teaching.
They welcome all beings into
the…. Sikh community (Khalsa).
Sikhs today reject the ……..
In the gurdwara men and
women…..
Sikhs today follow these
teachings by performing sewa in
the langar ……… showing that
everyone should be treated the
same and all help out.
Key event in Guru Nanak’s
life
Guru Nanak rejected the
Sacred Thread ceremony
when he was a young boy.
Guru Nanak’s father tried to
teach him to help with his
business. He sent him to the
market to buy food and then
sell it for a profit. Instead of
selling the food, Guru Nanak
gave it to the holy men he
met at the side of the road.
They were meditating and
had very little. Guru Nanak’s
father was unhappy with him
as he hadn’t learned about
profit.
Guru Nanak went to the river teaching the importance of
Bain to wash, as normal, and the equality of all people,
did not reappear for three
days. On his return, Guru
Nanak explained his
revelation of God. He is said created by God’s will and
to have declared, “God is
neither Hindu nor Muslim”.
Guru Nanak travelled across
North India teaching about
the oneness of God, the
equality of men and women,
the rejection of idolatry and
the importance of labour and
hard work (which was what
the people of lower castes
typically did). He gathered
many followers.
Importance
This shows that Guru
Nanak rejected using
rituals and physical items
to remember God. Using
pictures and objects to
remember God is known
as idolatry.
Guru Nanak understood
the importance of helping
others who had nothing.
He wanted to help people
and felt that profit was not
important. He started
teaching others the same
principle.
Guru Nanak began
regardless of their caste,
religion or gender. He
taught that everyone is
therefore we must all be
treated equally and with
respect.
Guru Nanak’s teachings
placed importance on
equality. His teachings
about the importance of
labour and hard work
showed that he rejected
the idea of the caste
system. They also showed
that hard work is equally
as important as all other
How this influences Sikhs
today
Sikhs today do not have
pictures to represent
Waheguru. Although there
might be pictures of the Gurus
in gurdwaras and homes,
there are no pictures to
represent God. The only
symbols Sikhs use are the
Khanda and Ik Onkar.
Sikhs follow the three
foundations of Sikhism. They
work hard and earn an honest
living, which is called Kirat
Karna. They also help and
support others through sewa
and by offering dasvandh
(10% of their income) to
charity, which is called Wand
Chakna. And they meditate
on God’s name, which is
called Nam Japna.
Today, Sikhs follow this
teaching. They welcome all
beings into the gurdwara and
offer food from the langar.
They perform sewa and treat
everyone with respect and
dignity.
Sikhs today reject the caste
system. They follow the
actions of Guru Nanak by
treating men and women
equally, giving both genders
equal roles in the gurdwara.
Key event in Guru Nanak’s
life
Guru Nanak established the
langar. On his travels he
invited all people to sit and
eat with him. He offered free
food to all.
How this influences Sikhs
Importance
today
jobs.
This shows the importance
Guru Nanak placed on
Sikhs today follow these
actions as well as
teachings by performing sewa
teaching. Everyone is
in the langar and offering free
important and therefore
vegetarian food to all.
everyone must be treated
equally.