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Summary of Question:	What Do Sikhs Believe Happens When They Die?
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Friday, 4/04/2003 12:44 PM MDT

What do sikhs believe happens to them when they die, where do they believe they go or do?

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Sat Siri Akaal.
Observant Sikhs believe that if they follow the Guru's teachings and remember God up to their last breath, that they will be liberated from the rounds of births and deaths and become as one with the subtle essence that is Waheguru.
Sikhi tells us that those who do not remember Waheguru waste their lives and are certain to experience physical birth & death again. Gurbani is full of references to these truths. You can find it in Sukhmani Sahib. Or read this from SGGS ang 508:

"GUJRI KI VAAR, THIRD MEHL, SUNG IN THE TUNE OF THE VAAR OF SIKANDAR & BIRAAHIM:
ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: SHALOK,THIRD MEHL:
This world perishing in attachment and possessiveness; no one knows the way of life. One who walks in harmony with the Guru's Will, obtains the supreme status of life. Those humble beings who focus their consciousness on the Lord's Feet, live forever and ever. O Nanak, by His Grace, the Lord abides in the minds of the Gurmukhs, who merge in celestial bliss. || 1 || THIRD MEHL: Within the self is the pain of doubt; engrossed in worldly affairs, they are killing themselves. Asleep in the love of duality, they never wake up; they are in love with, and attached to Maya. They do not think of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and they do not contemplate the Word of the Shabad. This is the conduct of the self-willed manmukhs. They do not obtain the Lord's Name, and they waste away their lives in vain; O Nanak, the Messenger of Death punishes and dishonors them. || 2 || PAUREE: He created Himself - at that time, there was no other. He consulted Himself for advice, and what He did came to pass. At that time, there were no Akaashic Ethers, no nether regions, nor the three worlds. At that time, only the Formless Lord Himself existed- there was no creation. As it pleased Him, so did He act; without Him, there was no other. || 1 ||"

This should answer your question. Guru ang sang,
-DKK