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Sant Nirankari members have no particular place of worship as it is considered that wherever you are whatever you are doing you can worship formless God. They meet at places called ''Satsang Bhawans'' ("Congregation Halls"), to share their experiences, praise almighty Fromless God to strengthen their belief and thus strengthen themselves. Congregation halls are open to all without any discrimination of religion, caste, nationality, colour or race, and irrespective of whether one is rich or poor, and literate or illiterate. Holy scriptures of different religions or sects are read and common aim of all religion i.e. selfless love for all is stressed upone. |
Sant Nirankari members have no particular place of worship as it is considered that wherever you are whatever you are doing you can worship formless God. They meet at places called ''Satsang Bhawans'' ("Congregation Halls"), or hire time slots in places like schools or other institutions to share their experiences, praise almighty Fromless God to strengthen their belief and thus strengthen themselves. Congregation halls are open to all without any discrimination of religion, caste, nationality, colour or race, and irrespective of whether one is rich or poor, and literate or illiterate. Holy scriptures of different religions or sects are read and common aim of all religion i.e. selfless love for all is stressed upone. |
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In Satsang Bhawans a chair on a stage (platform) is reserved for a pre-dicided devotee who will represnet Satguru and other devotees pay respect to Satguru by bowing down to him. Another devotee known as stage secretary sits on stage floor and manages events . Nirankaris also bow down (touch feet) to one another irrespective of age, sex, rich poor or post as they belive and perceive God in all. |
In Satsang Bhawans a chair on a stage (platform) is reserved for a pre-dicided devotee who will represnet Satguru and other devotees pay respect to Satguru by bowing down to him. Another devotee known as stage secretary sits on stage floor and manages events . Nirankaris also bow down (touch feet) to one another irrespective of age, sex, rich poor or post as they belive and perceive God in all. |
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The Sant Nirankari Mission was started in 1929 by Baba Buta Singh Ji in the province of Punjab (British India).The Sant Nirankari Mission is neither a new religion nor a sect of an existing religion, but an all-embracing spiritual movement dedicated to human welfare.
Etymology
"Sant" refers to Saint in Hindi. Nirankar refers to "The formless God".
Sant Nirankari Beliefs
The Mission believes in God, who is One, omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient, eternal, formless, a non-psychic objective reality and perceivable. He is distinct from celestial bodies such as sun, moon, stars; earthly elements such as earth, water, fire; and subtle elements such as air, ethar and jeeva. These nine elements constitute the entire creation and are distinguishable from the tenth, the All-pervading Divine Spirit, which creates, sustains and regulates the whole universe. This aspect of cosmos has been termed as 'Nirankar' (Formless God), though invisible yet all-pervading. In fact what we see is unreal as it decays and dies. But what we do not see is reality because out of that invisible power the visible comes into existence. The changeless in the changing physical world is called God and the changeless in the changing human body is called the Soul. The one who experiences it is known as 'Nirankari'. The sole aim of the Mission is to impart the knowledge of Nirankar ( The Formless God) to the seekers' soul. Hence its name, ' The Sant Nirankari Mission'.
The primary beliefs of the Sant Nirankari Mission include:
- The existence of a God, that is formless and is known as (Nir-akaar)
- God can be personally realised
- All human beings are God's children
- The Spiritual Master is the bestower of the divine vision (Braham gyan)
- Belief of the five principles
The Sant Nirankari Mission is a Global Movement which seeks to establish Universal Brotherhood. It has Millions[citation needed] of followers all over the world who aim to live their lives in accordance with the teachings of their spiritual master Baba ji and promote world peace and unity. They firmly believe in the concept of living unity in diversity and follow the pattern of their Baba ji's lead which is to create peace.
Place of Meeting
Sant Nirankari members have no particular place of worship as it is considered that wherever you are whatever you are doing you can worship formless God. They meet at places called Satsang Bhawans ("Congregation Halls"), or hire time slots in places like schools or other institutions to share their experiences, praise almighty Fromless God to strengthen their belief and thus strengthen themselves. Congregation halls are open to all without any discrimination of religion, caste, nationality, colour or race, and irrespective of whether one is rich or poor, and literate or illiterate. Holy scriptures of different religions or sects are read and common aim of all religion i.e. selfless love for all is stressed upone.
In Satsang Bhawans a chair on a stage (platform) is reserved for a pre-dicided devotee who will represnet Satguru and other devotees pay respect to Satguru by bowing down to him. Another devotee known as stage secretary sits on stage floor and manages events . Nirankaris also bow down (touch feet) to one another irrespective of age, sex, rich poor or post as they belive and perceive God in all. Initially persons from gathering who want to express themselves are given a chance by stage secretary to speek in form of speeches or songs. In last devotee on chair on stage describes Satgurus's teachings and expectations. Main slogan of mission is "Religion unites never divides" thus mission is working for universal brotherhood.
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