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Unfortunately, many Sikhs are the recipients of racist and hateful actions as many think they are Muslims at first glance.

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Sikhism continues to grow as the years pass. There are just under 500,000 Sikhs in Canada. or roughly 1.4% of the population.

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Sikhs don't believe in converting others. Instead they focus on truly living their religion and abiding to the principles and rules of it.

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Sikhs really put emphasis on providing assistance to others. They have two types of service to be exact;
-Simran: Devotion and service to God. Done through prayer, meditation and following the faith.
-Sewa: Service to others. This can be either physical, mental or material support.

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The Sikhs have a sacred text known as Guru Granth Sahib or "The 11th Guru" This is seen as the final and eternal Guru for the Sikhs.

The text is also used to help name Sikh children. It is flipped to a random page and the first letter on the upper lefthand corner will be the first letter of the child's name.

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There are around 27 million Sikhs globally. This makes Sikhism the fifth largest religion based off members.

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The traditional place of worship for Sikhs is called a Gurwara.

Most Gurwaras will have a kitchen in the back that is open for the community to use.

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Sikhs believe prayer to be very important in their daily lives. They pray for two hours every day. One in the morning and one in the evening. In prayer, Sikhs often repeat God's name over and over to help them become closer. Meditation is also practiced to help Sikhs find themselves and become closer to God. Traditional Sikh music is often played while meditating as well.

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Maya is the Sikh word meaning "5 Thieves". Sikhs believe that there are 5 thieves trying to steer them astray in their lives. These are:
-Ego
-Anger
-Greed
-Attachment
-Lust

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The Sikhs believe that:
-There is one God/Creator (The Sikhs view God as a being, having no gender. God is non-understandable and working too hard to ry and understand God can take away form other aspects.)
-All humans are equal. (Many women have lead Sikh services throughout history.)
-Human life is a precious blessing and should be respected.
-Service to the Creator is essential.
-Reincarnation and Karma are very important factors of the Sikh life.
-They should try to seek salvation in this life.
-Sikhs don't believe that there is a Heaven nor a Hell.

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"This is the cup of the adoration of God’s name. Drink it. I am with you. I bless you and raise you up. Whoever remembers you will enjoy my favour. Go, rejoice of my name and teach others to do so. I have bestowed the gift of my name upon you. Let this be your calling."

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Guru Nanak is the founder of Sikhism. When he was a young boy, he began to feel a sense of 'connectedness'. When he was 30, he was in a river for a tradition cleansing. Guru Nanak went missing for three days. Many presumed him to be dead. When he returned, Guru Nanak explained that he was in the court of God and he had drank from the nectar of the universe. God spoke to him and told him to spread these teachings. Thus, Sikhism was created.

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Baltej Singh Dhillon, a very well known member of the RCMP, also a member of the Sikh faith.