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PRAYER

**PRAYER BEADS (//MALA//)** They are used to help focus the mind on the name of God through the rhythm of the fingers. The tassle marks the start and finish of the bead.

God adjudges us according to our deeds, not the coat that we wear. That truth is above everything, but higher still is truthful living. Know that we attain God when we love, and only that victory endures in consequence of which no one is defeated.
 * A SIKH PRAYER FOR PEACE **

Sikh pray in the morning and in the evening and nightime. Many go to the Sikh temple to pray which is open for 4 hours in the morning and 4 in the evening. Sikh go to the temple to feel more in touch with Guru Nanak. They pray to guide them through tough times, to ask to have a good and happy life or to make themselves feel more peaceful.

The hyms that people recite were composed by the Gurus.

Besides individual prayer the Sikh peform "Kirtan" - sing in Sad Raagas in praise of the God. They also do Naam Jaap - which is meditating on God/Gurus in congregation aswell as individually. These two forms of prayer connect Sikh together. When they pray together they feel connected to eachother aswell as connected with God.

Praying and the Sikh Temple also brings the community together, it makes Sikh people connect through a way they express thier faith, prayer. Overall prayer for Sikh is like prayer for other religions. A way to connect with God.