Guru Nanak.
(1469-1539)
Nanak's message can be briefly summarized as a doctrine of salvation
through disciplined meditation on the divine name.
Salvation is understood in terms of escape from the trans-migratory
round of death and rebirth to a mystical union with God.
The divine name signifies the total manifestation of God, a single
Being, immanent both in the created world and within the human spirit.
Meditation must be strictly inward, and all external aids such as idols,
temples, mosques, scriptures, and set prayers are explicitly rejected.
The Muslim influence is relatively slight; the influence of Hindu
mystical and devotional beliefs is much more apparent.
Always, though, the coherence and beauty of Nanak's own expression
dominates early Sikh theology.
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