Guru Nanak , also referred to as Baba Nanak is the first of the ten sikh Gurus. Guru Nanak (1469­1539), the founder of the Sikh faith, won acceptability and admiration across boundaries for the universality of his message and its relevance. His philosophy took a holistic view of life and aimed at both spiritual uplift and socio­political amelioration of humankind. He composed verses to give expression to his views and established institutions to live those views. His inclusive philosophy aimed at the welfare of all: none was deemed vairi (enemy) or begana (other). He believed God to be the sole father of all beings who are all His children. All beings are in essence the same and distinctions of caste, creed and so on are superfluous. He propounded this idea and also established institutions of  dharamsala, sangat, and  pangat or  langar to practise equality. All participants in the sangat, or holy congregation, sit on the same floor, and everybody is welcome to partake of food in the langar. The idea is to emphasize the equality of all and feed each hungry mouth.

God being all-pervasive, desecration of any sacred place implies desecrating the Divine Presence itself. Asceticism is rejected as parasitism; honest labour and sharing its fruit with the needy is recommended. Guru Nanak wanted religions to coexist and rejected the myth of religious superiority. Truth cannot be the monopoly of any individual, caste or creed. The only way to reach the truth is through dialogue: ‘first listening to the other’s viewpoint and then giving forth your own’. Guru Nanak resurrected the spirit of religion by rejecting human inequality by birth, emphasising freedom of faith, trying to uplift the marginalised and giving respect for women.  His birthday is celebrated worldwide as Guru Nanak Gurpurab on Katak puranmasi .Guru Nanak’s ideals are as relevant today on his Gurpurab as they were when he propounded them.

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Questions-

1. Explain the vision and purpose of life through Guru Nanak's philosophy?

2. Nanak Ji what did God believe?

3. What was the name of Guru Nanak to stabilize  Dharamshala and Langar?

4. What is the way to reach the truth?

5. When and how is Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrated?