Originally Posted by
Yogkriya
You are right on.
Hinduism contains all of it.
Sikhism is essentially based on impersonal Bhakti plus a few other elements that were necessary as per time and tide.
In some ways, it took some features similar to Islam and muslims of the time like keeping beard etc.
There is nothing new in it that the Vedic Hinduism hasn't got.
And who were the Sikhs? The glorious "Panch Peyares"?? They were the Hindus of Punjab!!! Who took up arms against the muslim oppression of the time under the able leadership of Guru Govind Rai (Singh). (Govind = one of the names of Krishna/Hari).
The identity differentiation is outward mostly. Inward, the Sikhs and the Hindus are pretty much sons of the same mother.
And if we understand Nanak, inward spiritualistic understanding is important than outward image.
The "Ek Omkar" is the same OM of the Vedas.
The "Akal Purukh" is "aakal purush": the Mahakaal.
And of course jo bole so nihal - Sat- Sri - Akal !
Akal - that is beyond time - that is Mahakaal.
Sadashiv - beyond time and space - eternal.
So who - so ever glorifies the the great eternal God is blessed.
Namaskar! Satsriakal.
Yogkriya
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