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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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Harinder Singh

Senior Fellow, Research & Policy

Harinder Singh is the Senior Fellow at the Sikh Research Institute. He holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Wichita State University, an MS in Engineering Management from the University of Kansas, and an MPhil from Punjab University in the linguistics of the Guru Granth Sahib. 

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