Can we make sense of suffering
Buddhism
sikhism
Karma
Rebirth
Buddhism does not believe in a God
Both Buddhists and Sikhs believe in Karma and that How you've acted in previous lives have consequences on current ones hense why suffering happens.
Rebirth is a cycle where depending on your actions in one life determines what your reborn as or bad things that may happen.
Three marks of existance
Annica-everything is impermanent Anatta-Humans have no soul
Dukka-all life involves suffering.
The story of Siddhartha gautama
Saw suffering, Left his family, starved himself, found a middle way(enlightenment), taught people about the middle way, achieved Nurvana
Nirvana is escaping the cycle of rebirth.
Sikhs do believe in a god
Mukti is escaping the cycle of rebirth
The four noble truths
1.Every life involves suffering 2.Suffering is caused because we don't accept that everything changes
3.Suffering can end if we don't crave things
4.Following the eightfold path will lead to an end of suffering
One way to escape suffering is by sewa.
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sewa is just doing good things for the benefit of others
you can do sewa at the gurdwara
The gurdwara is the sikh place of worship
There was ten gurus
the first guru was guru nanak
after the final one, there cam a book which is now the sikh holy book.
this si full of poems and songs etc about following sikhism
Its treated as a human being put to bed and woken up.
Suffering
Adam and eve
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pandoras box
Karma
Guru Nanak
He saw suffering, he went to a river to bathe and meditate then dissapeared for days, God told him about equality, He taught people about equality
Equality is a big part of sikhism
Guru Granth Sahib
Has its own room in the Gurdwara
They both meditate to acheive Mukti/Nirvana
Someone was given a box and told not to open it, curiosity got the better of her and she opened it, darkness and suffering came out however at the end so did hope.
Adam and eve were told not to eat from the tree however as god gave humans the free will to make decisions they did
Wedsak
Sewa day
The Khalsa
The guru was giving a speech and asked who wanted to give their life for religion, he took him in a tent and 'chopped his head off'. After this, he asked again and four more people volunteered.After the crown thought they were all dead they all came out and were declared the Khalsa.
The five Ks
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Kesh-Uncut hair to symbolize holiness and strength Kara-An Iron or steel bangle as a visible reminder of god who , like a circle, has no beginning or end. m Kirpan-A small blade or sword to symbolize that sikhs will defend the innocent
Kachera-A loose pair of shorts to leave old ideas behind, following new ones
Kara-a small wooden comb to symbolize a clean mind and body
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singh means Lion