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i came across a girl recently wrote on the table "meesha kashb IKOMKAAR" i said to her, its IKONKAR. she said to me whats the difference. despite saying shes into 100% punjabi wearing these gold khandas (she acts more like a bandha), its sad she's also into hindu culture. when she moved onto our street, she had a havaan done. not a sat sang, but a havaan. she does go to my school.

Sangat ji, theres a big difference. but surly you can tell me how in what way (other than the spelling)

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vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

I may be wrong, but if I remember correctly from somewhere, the "Ong" (pronounced O-ung) portion of Ik Onkar actually was derived from "Oohm" (the Hindu symbol for God).

So in a matter of speaking, it may not be WRONG to say Ik OMkar, but i would agree its probably not right either.

Just as long as they don't refer that in the context of Gurbani, it's OK I think

Bhul Chuk Maaf

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

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There are different way <> is spelled alphabatically in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. After Sukhmani Sahib, it's spelled as ek-an(g)-kaara in one panktee...

What I am saying is that <> has been spelled many different ways and it is pronounced many different ways, but more santheaa givers stress that it should be pronounced as 'ongkaar'. But regardless, I have never came across anything which spells it as 'om-kar'

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bhai parminder singh jee taught us in gurbani meanings class that:

ik means one

oan(g) is the ancient hindu mantra.

some people call it om but the proper pronounciation is oan(g)

there are three sanskrit letters in oan(g), they make the sounds of "o", "a", "n(g)"

each letter represents a part of the trimurti / three emobidments / three Gods of Hinduism

Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva

one designs, one destroys, and one sustains

oan(g) is all of these in one word.

kaar means creator

<> means there is One Creator OF the Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva of the World

Bhai Parminder Singh has also taught us that Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are not Hindu only - they are LIFE FORMS like "prayt joun" and "sookar joun"

There is also a Brahma "joun" and different souls can be encarnated as a Brahma or a Vishnu or a Shiva

each has a job to either design parts of the universe, destroy them, or sustain them

and

<> means there is one Creator of this whole operation

SATNAAM.

True is this Creator's name.

the rest is all in jap ji sahib :umm:

bhul chuk maaf karnaa jee

-daas

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihg

urU jI kI &iqh!!

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