The
concept of Guru is very strong with Sikhism. Sikhism was established by
ten Gurus, who are believed to be divine spiritual messengers or masters,
over the period from 1469 to 1708 - that is, over a period
of 239 years. These teachers or Gurus were enlightened souls whose
main purpose in life was the spiritual and moral well-being of the masses. Each
of the ten masters added to and reinforced the message taught by the previous,
resulting eventually to the creation of the religion that is now known
as Sikhism.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji - Guru from 1469 to 1539
The first of the all the Gurus and the founder of
the Sikh religion was Guru Nanak. He was born at Talwandi (now known as Nankana
Sahib in Pakistan) on October 20, 1469.
He had many spiritual journeys and wherever he
went, Guru Nanak spoke out against empty religious rituals, pilgrimages,
the caste system, the sacrifice
of widows, of depending on books to learn the true religion, and of all the other
tenets that were to define his teachings. Never did he ask his listeners to
follow him. But ironically, his followers together forms the 5th
largest religion today.
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