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Why do Sikhs recite the same daily prayers?

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“The question really is in the spirit form: why do we recite them? Because this is how we learn to relate with IkOankar, the one divine Force, the one All-Pervasive and Creative force..."

“The question really is in the spirit form: why do we recite them?Because this is how we learn to relate with IkOankar, the one divine Force, the one All-Pervasive and Creative force. And those that experience that Force, that IkOankar, through their instructions, through their medium of articulation, how they actually ended their separation with the One because this is really about connecting with the One.”

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