Naam (Divine Name)

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Naam (Divine Name) is the sacred, meditative remembrance of the divine presence in Sikhism, regarded as the central spiritual practice that connects the soul with Waheguru.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sikh religious concept ⓘ
meditative remembrance ⓘ
spiritual practice ⓘ
associatedWith Waheguru ⓘ
centralTo Sikh devotional practice ⓘ
Sikh spirituality ⓘ
considered gift of divine grace ⓘ
path to union with the Divine ⓘ
supreme spiritual support in Sikhism ⓘ
contrastedWith mere intellectual knowledge of God ⓘ
ritualism without devotion ⓘ
coreElementOf Naam Japna ⓘ
Sikh meditation ⓘ
describedAs Divine Name ⓘ
Naam Simran ⓘ
effect alignment with hukam (divine will) ⓘ
cultivation of humility ⓘ
inner peace ⓘ
reduction of ego (haumai) ⓘ
emphasizedBy Guru Nanak ⓘ
Sikh Gurus ⓘ
emphasizedIn Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ
etymology derived from Punjabi and Sanskrit words for name (nāma) ⓘ
hasPurpose connection of the soul with Waheguru ⓘ
purification of the mind ⓘ
realization of divine presence ⓘ
spiritual liberation ⓘ
language Punjabi ⓘ
linked to: Punjabi language
practicedAs continuous inner remembrance ⓘ
meditative remembrance of God ⓘ
repetition of the Divine Name ⓘ
practicedBy Sikhs ⓘ
linked to: Sikh people
practicedIn Kirtan ⓘ
Sangat (congregation) ⓘ
personal meditation ⓘ
relatedConcept Bhakti (devotion) ⓘ
Shabad (Divine Word) ⓘ
linked to: Shabad

Simran ⓘ
religion Sikhism ⓘ
requires devotion ⓘ
discipline ⓘ
faith ⓘ
script Gurmukhi ⓘ
statusInSikhism essence of Sikh devotional life ⓘ
primary means of spiritual realization ⓘ
viewedAs expression of divine reality ⓘ
immanent presence of God ⓘ

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Waheguru → associatedWithConcept → Naam (Divine Name) ⓘ
Sukhmani Sahib → emphasizes → Naam (Divine Name) ⓘ
The Spirit of the Sikh → emphasizes → Naam Simran (meditative remembrance of the Divine) ⓘ
linked to: Naam (Divine Name)
Ik Oankar → relatedConcept → Naam (Divine Name) ⓘ