Waheguru

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Waheguru (Punjabi: ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ, romanized: vāhigurū^{[note 1]}, pronunciation: [ʋaːɦɪɡuɾuː], literally meaning "Wow Guru",^[1] figuratively translated to mean "Wonderful God" or "Wonderful Lord"^[2]^[3]) is a term used in Sikhism to refer to God as described in Guru Granth Sahib.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] It is the most common term to refer to God in modern Sikhism.^[3]

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^ Singh, Gurbaksh (2020). Sikh Faith. Virsa Publications. p. 27. ISBN 978-93-87152-71-7. A human being, similarly, even ever enjoying and delving in the love of Waheguru, cannot describe its limits or its mystery, except by saying WOW, GREAT or GOSH! In Punjabi we say WAH! hence the name WAHEGURU for God. In Sikh Scripture God is remembered by many names, such as: Karata Purakh, Ram Rahim, Akal Purakh, Sat Nam, Parbraham, Kartar, Gopal, Rab.
^ Ganeri, Anita (2003). The Guru Granth Sahib and Sikhism. Sacred Texts. London: Evans. p. 29. ISBN 0-237-52350-7. OCLC 56470212. Waheguru: The name that Sikhs use for God. Waheguru means 'wonderful God'
^ ^a ^b Wani, Abid Mushtaq (2018). Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism: A Comparative Study. India: Educreation Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-5457-1818-6. There are many names of God in Sikhism; the most uttered is Waheguru which means wonderful Lord. Satnam means True name. Akal Purakh is Timeless one or eternal being. Sikhs believe that one true God is the Lord of all religions and they do not have the exclusive right on Him. No single religion can have the monopoly of God and different religions are various ways towards the same Waheguru. "You are the Father, Mother, Friend, Brother, with you as Friend, support everywhere, what fear can I have?"
^ Mosher, Lucinda Allen (2005). Praying: The Rituals of Faith. Faith in the Neighborhood. Vol. 2. New York, N.Y.: Church Publishing, Seabury Books. pp. 11–12. ISBN 1-59627-016-0. OCLC 63048497. Sikhism - The Sikh religion dates from the late 1400s, and Sikhs have been in the United States since the 1800s. Observant men (and some women) are readily distinguishable by their turbans. Sikhs stress the Unity of God, the Supreme Reality. Look at the flag outside a Sikh house of worship. The symbol you will see is actually the words Ik Ongkar (the Only One), which is one of Sikhism's names for God. Sikhs also call God Waheguru (the Almighty), or simply Nam (the Name). But, as one office-worker stresses, "Sikhism says God is God, regardless of the name you use. The fact that other religions call God by different names is acceptable to us." "We worship the same God as you," insists a Sikh technology consultant as he talks about diversity with the Parents Association of an Episcopal day school. The Sikh understanding of God is summarized in the Mool Mantra, the opening lines of the Sikh scripture. The Mool Mantra is recited in Punjabi. Its first words are Ik Ongkar, and its meaning is something like: "There is but One God, the Truth, the Creator; without fear, without anger, the Timeless Being, unborn, self-existent, realized by the Guru's grace. "God is a light that lives inside of everything," a New Mexico office administrator asserts. "The way the Gurus have taught about the Creator is that it is both manifest and unmanifest, both formless and form, both beyond our comprehension and something that lives inside of ourselves. God is a collective, creative energy that runs through the entire creation, and is also holding the entire creation, and is manifest in the entire creation that is inside of me, and that consciousness has no fear and no anger. The Divine moves by its own impulse, by its own purity, by its own projection. So it's something that is within me, and is way bigger than me. It's within everything, and holding everything. It's playful, and it's something you can experience as a human being. You can touch that Creator, that divine light inside of yourself."
^ Bhalla, Kartar Singh (2002). Let's Know Sikhism: a Religion of Harmony, Brotherhood and Tolerance (1 ed.). New Delhi: Star Publications. p. 40. ISBN 81-7650-055-0. OCLC 52589395.
^ Dilgeer, Harjinder Singh (2000). Who are the Sikhs?. Sikh Educational Trust. p. 46. In Sikhism the term Guru, Satguru or Waheguru is used for the Almighty.
^ Steven, Jeffers; Nelson, Michael E.; Barnet, Vern; Brannigan, Michael C. (2012). The Essential Guide to Religious Traditions and Spirituality for Health Care Providers. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-910227-73-2. OCLC 1315745581. Waheguru: "Praise to the Guru"; modern Sikh name for God.

[:1-2] Singh, Gurbaksh (2020). Sikh Faith. Virsa Publications. p. 27. ISBN 978-93-87152-71-7. A human being, similarly, even ever enjoying and delving in the love of Waheguru, cannot describe its limits or its mystery, except by saying WOW, GREAT or GOSH! In Punjabi we say WAH! hence the name WAHEGURU for God. In Sikh Scripture God is remembered by many names, such as: Karata Purakh, Ram Rahim, Akal Purakh, Sat Nam, Parbraham, Kartar, Gopal, Rab.

[3] Ganeri, Anita (2003). The Guru Granth Sahib and Sikhism. Sacred Texts. London: Evans. p. 29. ISBN 0-237-52350-7. OCLC 56470212. Waheguru: The name that Sikhs use for God. Waheguru means 'wonderful God'

[:0-4] Wani, Abid Mushtaq (2018). Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism: A Comparative Study. India: Educreation Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-5457-1818-6. There are many names of God in Sikhism; the most uttered is Waheguru which means wonderful Lord. Satnam means True name. Akal Purakh is Timeless one or eternal being. Sikhs believe that one true God is the Lord of all religions and they do not have the exclusive right on Him. No single religion can have the monopoly of God and different religions are various ways towards the same Waheguru. "You are the Father, Mother, Friend, Brother, with you as Friend, support everywhere, what fear can I have?"

[5] Mosher, Lucinda Allen (2005). Praying: The Rituals of Faith. Faith in the Neighborhood. Vol. 2. New York, N.Y.: Church Publishing, Seabury Books. pp. 11–12. ISBN 1-59627-016-0. OCLC 63048497. Sikhism - The Sikh religion dates from the late 1400s, and Sikhs have been in the United States since the 1800s. Observant men (and some women) are readily distinguishable by their turbans. Sikhs stress the Unity of God, the Supreme Reality. Look at the flag outside a Sikh house of worship. The symbol you will see is actually the words Ik Ongkar (the Only One), which is one of Sikhism's names for God. Sikhs also call God Waheguru (the Almighty), or simply Nam (the Name). But, as one office-worker stresses, "Sikhism says God is God, regardless of the name you use. The fact that other religions call God by different names is acceptable to us." "We worship the same God as you," insists a Sikh technology consultant as he talks about diversity with the Parents Association of an Episcopal day school. The Sikh understanding of God is summarized in the Mool Mantra, the opening lines of the Sikh scripture. The Mool Mantra is recited in Punjabi. Its first words are Ik Ongkar, and its meaning is something like: "There is but One God, the Truth, the Creator; without fear, without anger, the Timeless Being, unborn, self-existent, realized by the Guru's grace. "God is a light that lives inside of everything," a New Mexico office administrator asserts. "The way the Gurus have taught about the Creator is that it is both manifest and unmanifest, both formless and form, both beyond our comprehension and something that lives inside of ourselves. God is a collective, creative energy that runs through the entire creation, and is also holding the entire creation, and is manifest in the entire creation that is inside of me, and that consciousness has no fear and no anger. The Divine moves by its own impulse, by its own purity, by its own projection. So it's something that is within me, and is way bigger than me. It's within everything, and holding everything. It's playful, and it's something you can experience as a human being. You can touch that Creator, that divine light inside of yourself."

[6] Bhalla, Kartar Singh (2002). Let's Know Sikhism: a Religion of Harmony, Brotherhood and Tolerance (1 ed.). New Delhi: Star Publications. p. 40. ISBN 81-7650-055-0. OCLC 52589395.

[7] Dilgeer, Harjinder Singh (2000). Who are the Sikhs?. Sikh Educational Trust. p. 46. In Sikhism the term Guru, Satguru or Waheguru is used for the Almighty.

[8] Steven, Jeffers; Nelson, Michael E.; Barnet, Vern; Brannigan, Michael C. (2012). The Essential Guide to Religious Traditions and Spirituality for Health Care Providers. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-910227-73-2. OCLC 1315745581. Waheguru: "Praise to the Guru"; modern Sikh name for God.

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