Japji Sahib is a universal sacred prayer composed by Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of the Sikh faith. The Japji Sahib consists of the Mool Mantra in the beginning followed by 38 hymns and ending with a final Salok or couplet. The Japji appears at the very beginning of the Guru Granth Sahib, the Holy Book of the Sikhs. The Japji is considered to be the epitome of the Sikh doctrine. It is a morning prayer in the Nitnem, the Sikh prayer collection. Japji lays stress on the brotherhood of man and remembrance of God as the key to salvation.
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Guru Nanak (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ) is the founder of the religion of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus, the eleventh guru being the living Guru, Guru Granth Sahib. Guru Nanak travelled far and wide teaching people the message of one God who dwells in every one of God's creations and constitutes the eternal Truth. He setup a unique spiritual, social, and political platform based on equality, fraternity love, goodness, and virtue. Guru Nanak’s teachings can be found in the Sikh scripture, Guru Granth Sahib, as a vast collection of revelatory verses recorded in Gurmukhi. Through popular tradition, Nanak’s teaching is understood to be practised in three ways: * Vaṇḍ Chakkō: Sharing with others, helping those with less who are in need * Kirat Karō: Earning/making a living honestly, without exploitation or fraud * Naam Japna: Meditating on God's name to control your evils to eliminate suffering and live a happy life.
