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Summary of Question:Re: Yoga and Sikhism
Date Posted:Friday, 7/14/2000 12:03 AM MDT
I am 17/m/sacramento.
I am interest in sikhism and i read gurbani. I am just curious: is yoga essential for a sikh? does Guru sahib preach us to use yoga.
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Guruji does tell us to practice some forms of yoga, but does not necessarily use the word yoga. Jap, the command Guru Nanak gives in Jap-ji sahib is a form of Yoga. Mantra Yoga is repeating mantra, like mul mantra. Naad Yoga is the science of the sound current. The entire entire SGGS is in Naad.
A lot of this is semantice. Sikhism is based in yogic technology whether you want to call it that or not.
The main thing for you is to *Practice* the Sikh path, not just talk about it intellectually. Do "Jap", repeat the names of God constantly, your mind will automatically become more saintly.
lsk


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