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====Sikhism==== {{Quote box|quote=*Make contentment your ear-rings, humility your begging bowl, and meditation the ashes you apply to your body. * Listening and believing with love and humility in your mind. * In the realm of humility, the Word is Beauty. * Modesty, humility and intuitive understanding are my mother-in-law and father-in-law. |source=Sayings of Guru Granth Sahib, [[Guru Nanak]], First Guru Of Sikhism{{cn|date=August 2023}}| align=right|width=30%}} {{Verse translation|lang=pa-Latn|Neecha Andar Neech Jaat Neechi Hu At Neech Nanak Tin Kai Sang Saath Vadian Sio Kia Rees.|Nanak is the companion of the lowest of the low and of the condemned lot. He has nothing in common with the high born|attr1=[[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]]{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}}} Baba Nand Singh Ji Maharaj said about [[Guru Nanak]] that {{transliteration|pa|Garibi, Nimrata,}} Humility is the Divine Flavour, the most wonderful fragrance of the Lotus Feet of Lord Guru Nanak.<ref name="sggs1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.babanandsinghji.org/rosary/fragrance.htm|work=Rosary of Divine Wisdom |title=Fragrance of The Holy Feet of Guru Nanak|access-date=2017-01-01}}</ref> There is no place for Ego (referred to in Sikhism as {{transliteration|pa|Haumain}}) in the sphere of Divine Love, in the sphere of true {{transliteration|pa|Prema Bhagti}}. That is why in the House of Guru Nanak one finds {{transliteration|pa|Garibi, Nimrata,}} Humility reigning supreme. Guru Nanak was an Incarnation of Divine Love and a Prophet of True Humility.{{fact or opinion|date=August 2023}} According to Sikhism, all people equally have to bow before God so there ought to be no hierarchies among or between people. According to Nanak the supreme purpose of human life is to reconnect with {{transliteration|pa|Akal}} (The Timeless One), however, egotism is the biggest barrier in doing this. Using the guru's teaching remembrance of {{transliteration|pa|[[Nām Japō|nām]]}} (the divine Word)<ref name="NaamSimran">{{cite book | title=Paths to The Divine: Ancient and Indian: 12 | publisher=Council for Research in Values & | author=McLean, George | year= 2008 |isbn=978-1-56518-248-6 | page=599}}</ref> leads to the end of egotism. The immediate fruit of humility is intuitive peace and pleasure. With humility {{clarify|text=they|reason=who?|date=August 2023}} continue to meditate on the Lord, the treasure of excellence. The God-conscious being is steeped in humility. One whose heart is mercifully blessed with abiding humility.{{fragment|date=August 2023}} Sikhism treats humility as a begging bowl before the god. Sikhs extend this belief in equality, and thus humility, towards all faith: "all religious traditions are equally valid and capable of enlightening their followers".<ref>{{cite book |title= Sikhism|last= Singh Kalsi|first= Sewa|year= 2007|publisher= Bravo Ltd.|location= London|isbn= 978-1-85733-436-4|page= 24}}</ref> In addition to [[Vaṇḍ Chakkō|sharing]] with others Guru Nanak inspired people to earn an honest living without exploitation and also to [[Naam Japna|remember]] the divine name (God). Guru Nanak described living an "active, creative, and practical life" of "truthfulness, fidelity, self-control, and purity" as being higher than a purely contemplative life.{{relevance inline|date=August 2023}}<ref name="Marwha">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ROtEr_QdB3sC | title=Colors of Truth, Religion Self and Emotions | publisher=Concept Publishing Company | last=Marwha|first= Sonali Bhatt | year=2006 | location=New Delhi | page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=ROtEr_QdB3sC&pg=PA205 205] | isbn=81-8069-268-X}}</ref> [[Nand Singh (saint)|Baba Nand Singh Sahib]] is renowned as the most humble Sikh Saint in the history of Sikhism. One time the disciples of [[Harnam Singh (saint)|Baba Harnam Singh Ji]], the spiritual preceptor of Baba Nand Singh Ji Maharaj asked him how much power He had transmitted to Baba Nand Singh Ji Maharaj to which he replied:<ref name="sggs2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.babanandsinghji.org/lord-of-life-and-death/index.htm|title=Repository of Infinite Divine Powers|website=babanandsinghsahib.org|access-date=2017-01-01}}</ref> {{Blockquote|text="Rikhi Nand Singh holds in His hand Infinite Divine Powers. By just opening His fist He can create as many such-like universes as He likes and by closing the same fist can withdraw all those universes unto Himself.<p>"But the whole beauty is that being the supreme Repository of all the Infinite Divine Powers, He claims to be nothing and is so humble."</p>|sign=Baba Harnam Singh Ji Maharaj}} {{Blockquote|text=He who is the Highest is the Lowest. Highest in the Lowest is the Real Highest.|sign=Baba Narinder Singh Ji}}
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