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The legacy of Guru Nanak
I can explain how Guru Nanak’s teachings continue to inspire Sikhs today.
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The legacy of Guru Nanak
I can explain how Guru Nanak’s teachings continue to inspire Sikhs today.
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Key learning points
- Sikhs pray and worship at the gurdwara and at home.
- Never forgetting the poor is a key belief in Sikhi.
- Equality, including gender equality, is important to Sikhs.
- Seva, or service, is something all Sikhs hold as important.
Keywords
Seva - selfless service
Gurdwara - Sikh place of worship, meaning 'door of the guru'
Langar - a community kitchen and free meal service provided in gurdwaras
Common misconception
Sikhs believe prayer is more important than practical service.
Practical, selfless service (sewa) is an essential part of being a Sikh.
If possible, visit a gurdwara to experience langar and seva or interview some Sikhs at the gurdwara about what seva means to them and how Guru Nanak inspire them.
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This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
What does 'Mool Mantar' mean in Sikhi?
wonderful teacher
sacred text
Q2.
Why do Sikhs meditate by repeating the word 'Waheguru'?
to improve their health
to prepare for worship at the gurdwara
Q3.
What does the word 'Ik' in 'Ik Onkar' mean?
creator
truth
Q4.
What is the Guru Granth Sahib?
a prayer said in the gurdwara
a script used to write hymns
Q5.
The Mool Mantar teaches that God is without and hate.
Q6.
Guru Nanak compared God to - there everywhere but not always visible.
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4 Questions
Q1.
What does the word 'seva' mean in Sikhism?
praying for others
eating food at the gurdwara
Q2.
Why do Sikhs participate in langar?
to teach people how to cook
to celebrate religious holidays
Q3.
What did Guru Nanak teach about helping the poor?
that they should be ignored
that the poor must help themselves
Q4.
The practice in Sikhi of giving 10% of earnings to help others is called .