Death In Sikhi

[Bijla Singh]

I need help in writing an essay. it is about death in Sikhi. what is death? how do Sikhs view it or think of it? does it even exist? is it the ending or beginning of a new life? I have some ideas but please share your thoughts. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

[SSM]

Waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

these are quick answers as I dont have time to get into detail.

we believe in reincarnation so death is only of the body but the soul lives on so u dont really die.

there is actually no need to cry that the person has died (thats what i learnt at GCSEs) cos soul alive.

it is the end of one life and the start of another.

depends how good the person was, if they get into reincarnation as a animal etc it is not all that fun but if they go to heaven or get reborn in a human form then thats ok.

at the end my conclusion is:

Sikhism teaches that there is no such thing as death as the soul is re-born over and over again in the cycle. So, although the soul leaves one body, it enters into another. Each birth is an opportunity for the soul to become one with God.

u could use that quote by Sant Jarnail Singh Ji: abt not fearing physical death: it looks impressive.

but dont start writing an essay until u got more ideas, dont follow mine if u want good marks

Waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

[guruji's_student]

fateh

sikhs belive in reincarnation, if you have been good in this life and become one with god, then you will survive haveing to go through 8.4 million lives again.

you should not cry when a person dies as it is in gods will, and the soul is still alive.

We belive in heaven(sach khand) and hell.

and that you get judged when your human body leaves this world.

bhull chuk maaf karni

VAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA VAHEGURU JI KI FATEH

[Akaal Purakh Di Fauj]

This Shabad is by Bhagat Kabeer Ji in Raag Aasaa on Pannaa 481

bweIs caupdy qQw pMcpdy Awsw sRI kbIr jIau ky iqpdy 8 duquky 7 iekqukw 1

baaees choupadhae thathhaa pa(n)chapadhae aasaa sree kabeer jeeo kae thipadhae 8 dhuthukae 7 eikathukaa 1

22 Chau-Padas And Panch-Padas, Aasaa Of Kabeer Jee, 8 Tri-Padas, 7 Du-Tukas, 1 Ik-Tuka:

<> siqgur pRswid ]ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ibMdu qy ijin ipMfu kIAw Agin kuMf rhwieAw ]

bi(n)dh thae jin pi(n)dd keeaa agan ku(n)dd rehaaeiaa ||

The Lord created the body from sperm, and protected it in the fire pit.

ds mws mwqw audir rwiKAw bhuir lwgI mwieAw ]1]

dhas maas maathaa oudhar raakhiaa bahur laagee maaeiaa ||1||

For ten months He preserved you in your mother's womb, and then, after you were born, you became attached to Maya. ||1||

pRwnI kwhy kau loiB lwgy rqn jnmu KoieAw ]

praanee kaahae ko lobh laagae rathan janam khoeiaa ||

O mortal, why have you attached yourself to greed, and lost the jewel of life?

pUrb jnim krm BUim bIju nwhI boieAw ]1] rhwau ]

poorab janam karam bhoom beej naahee boeiaa ||1|| rehaao ||

You did not plant the seeds of good actions in the earth of your past lives. ||1||Pause||

bwirk qy ibriD BieAw honw so hoieAw ]

baarik thae biradhh bhaeiaa honaa so hoeiaa ||

From an infant, you have grown old. That which was to happen, has happened.

jw jmu Awie Jot pkrY qbih kwhy roieAw ]2]

jaa jam aae jhott pakarai thabehi kaahae roeiaa ||2||

When the Messenger of Death comes and grabs you by your hair, why do you cry out then? ||2||

jIvnY kI Aws krih jmu inhwrY swsw ]

jeevanai kee aas karehi jam nihaarai saasaa ||

You hope for long life, while Death counts your breaths.

bwjIgrI sMswru kbIrw cyiq Fwil pwsw ]3]1]23]

baajeegaree sa(n)saar kabeeraa chaeth dtaal paasaa ||3||1||23||

The world is a game, O Kabeer, so throw the dice consciously. ||3||1||23||

This Shabad is by Bhagat Kabeer Ji in Salok Kabeer Jee on Pannaa 1365

kbIr sMq mUey ikAw roeIAY jo Apuny igRih jwie ]kabeer sa(n)th mooeae kiaa roeeai jo apunae grihi jaae ||

Kabeer, why cry at the death of a Saint? He is just going back to his home.

rovhu swkq bwpury ju hwtY hwt ibkwie ]16]

rovahu saakath baapurae j haattai haatt bikaae ||16||

Cry for the wretched, faithless cynic, who is sold from store to store. ||16||

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[lakhvir]

WaheguruJi Ka Khalsa. WaheguruJi Ki Fateh.

Death of a Gurmukh is the end to the spiritual and physical separation of the soul from its Creator Waheguru. It is the wedding day for that soul whose body has helped it merge into the Divine through its righteous deeds. The soul is a bride and God is the Husband Lord. One day the soul-bride must go to the Huband's home. It is inevitable. It is destined. So why mourn over the death of a GurSikh? That is why Sikhs do not mourn over the death of the saints and of Gurmukhs. In essence, it is the happiest moment for the departed soul that can finally merge into the Divine and only death can do that, once and for all.

Only that death is painful and mournful that fails to unite the soul with God. When we have gathered nothing but filth and sowed the bitter fruit of poison, it is the detiny of that soul to be dragged to punishment by the Messenger of Death. When that poor would will ever get another human body to enable it to realise and meditate upon the Lord, no one can even imagine how long it would take. It could take thousands and thousands of years. For a Gurmukh, even one breath without the Lord is like those thousands and thousands of years of separation. Such a Gurmukh is never afraid of death, and death fears that Gurmukh, for the Messenger of Death cannot even come close to that pure soul.

Death is not an end - it is a beginning. The next world awaits those that attuned their minds to the teaching of the Word. This world and this life is only temporary, why mourn when it is finally over? It is only a moment of spiritual ecstasy for that soul bride that can finally break free from the shell that has only separated it from its Husband Lord.

WaheguruJi Ka Khalsa. WaheguruJi Ki Fateh.

[mann_kaum_layee_qurbaan]

i think it should be made clear that sikhs do not believe in heaven and hell in the Christian/Islamic sense. Hell is basically reincarnating over and over again and being separated from Waaheguru, heaven is becoming one with God in Sachkhand. No angels and the big red guy with horns and a pitch fork....becuase i think Goreh automatically associate heaven and hell in a semetic context...

[Jagmeet]

what happends to the body after the death (not spiritualy speaking)?

what preperations are needed for the body before the funeral?

Is the body buried or cremated?

Can someone please tell me (acccording to the Sikj Rehat Maryada)

Do 'sikhs' still practice hindu rituals when there has been a death in the family?

bhul chuk maf,

waheguru..