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In the year 1469 a man distinguishdGuru Nanak was born into a Punjabi-Hindu family. Hisname means "He who was born at the home of his mothersparents", which was in Talwandi, near Labone ("Sikhs"647). We know little about Nanaks life but a lot about hisbeliefs from a book called " Adi Granth" or " Granth Sahib",which means set apart book. Some of his beliefs were the realityof "karma" and "reincarnation".These are beliefs that ouractions in this life assign how high or low well be in ournext life. The Hindus and Muslims gestate it is best toworship, missionize, study and write the sacred scriptures,and other religious normal actions and behaviors. Nanakbelieved that this is wrong. He felt that the people should beinvolved in innermost meditation to the God, Akal Purakh(Nanak was a monotheist, believing in one god). Nanakbelieved that Akal Purakh is the almighty former andsustainer of the universe and he has no form. If one is tru ly wedded to Akal then Akal may reveal himself to you in"nam" or the divine name. Since Akal created the domain of a function andeverything in it then, the world can be considered anexpression of "nam",(McLeod 5). Akal, to reveal himself done with(predicate) "nam", speaks the "sabad" or divine word, through aloyal believer. This believer acts as the eternal guru, orteacher, speaking in the mystical voice of Akal through the"sabad". A guru can achieve this divine harmony with Akalby the physical exertion of "nam simaran". This can be accomplishedin many steerings. One way is by the repeating of a "mantra", aword that expresses the divine reality. other way is to singdevotional songs or even to arrive at darksome mysticalconcentration. Guru Nanak attracted many disciples, or"sikha" (this is where the name Sikh comes from). These"sikhas" were the original Sikhs. forrader Guru Nanak died heappointed a succes sor from among his disciples to be thesecond guru. This started the chain of mountains of the ten Sikh guruswhich lasted 439 years from the birth of Nanak to the deathof Gobind Singh, the tenth guru, in the year 1708, ("Hindusand Sikhs" 11). Nanak appointed as his successor Lehna orLahina, who later changed his name to Angad (Angada wasa lesser legendary hero of that time).... ... run away with the guns disposed(p) to them by thepolice or join the Sikh militants, ("Throwing Punches" 30) Itis very hazardous for journalists to write about the Sikhs. Inthe past few years. seventeen journalists have been killed bythe Sikhs because they have written unfavorable articlesabout the Sikhs and their terrorist activities, ("ThrowingPunches" 30). A new-fashioned Sikh terrorist act involved Sikh"freedom-fighters" stopping a conduct in Punjab. They boardedthe train and killed forty-seven innocent people,("Forty-seven Killed" A1). Sikhism has changed fr om thetime of Guru Nanak, where it was a peaceful, inward religionto the present where there is much violence by the Sikhs andpride in their violent ways. Bibliography "Forty-seven Killedby Sikh Militants". surround Street Journal 27 Dec. 1991 A1"Hindus and Sikhs". Scholastic Update 10 Mar. 1989 11McLeod, W. H. The Sikhs. N.Y. Columbia UniversityPress, 1986. "Sikhs". Encyclopedia Brittanica. 1963 edition."Sikhs Attack Bombay" New York Times 6 Mar. 1992A12 "Throwing Punches in Punjab" The Economist 5 Jan.1991 30