The latter represents the most succinct description of Sikh belief, ‘ Ek Onkar – Sat – Gurparsad ’, and is the closest thing to Sikhism in a nutshell. It defines the very foundations of the Sikh faith and, as such, is repeated frequently in the Guru Granth Sahib. It is a ‘mantra’ in the sense that its message is to be taken to heart and to be worked into our lives. The opening verse followed by Bani (prayer) of ‘Jap Ji Sahib’ was composed by Guru Nanak Dev. The Sikh Mool Mantra is the most important composition contained within the Sri Guru Granth Sahib. The core belief of Sikhism is given on the top of the first page of the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh Scriptures, in what is called the Mool Mantra.
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