Wahi Guru | June 15, 2004

The Sikh word for God is Wahi Guru. Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikhs, believed God was Sat (Meaning both truth and reality) as opposed to Asat (Falsehood) and Maya (Illusion). Nanak based his principles of social behavior on his concept of God. If God is truth, to speak an untruth is to be ungodly. Untruthful conduct not only hurts one's neighbors, it is also irreligious. Guru Nanak's God was beyond description, because he was nirankar (formless). The best one could do is to admit the inability to define him.