After Sikhs have been liberated from the cycle of life they hope to reach Holy Communion with God (Mukti)
Sikhs belief in this can seriously affect the life they live now. They must meditate on the name of God as much as they can this could affect them in their jobs or something similar as they may have to meditate but not have the time.
Sikhs believe that because they are human they have a better chance of becoming liberated as they can make moral choices and therefore live a more God Centered life.
By believing in the cycle of rebirth Sikhs must show service to others this is called “sewa”
Sikhs can only do sewa selflessly and not for them but to help others this could mean a lot of moral choices for Sikhs as selfishness can seriously affect a Sikhs path to liberation.
There are three aspects of sewa a Sikh most follow if they wish to become liberated these are
Man, which is mental service, is when Sikhs help others to understand the teachings of the Gurus and God.
Phan is material help and it is when Sikhs give a service to humanity this is maybe helping out a charity, another act is Tan which is physical this can involve helping out at the Gurdwara to maybe serve or prepare Langar
Sikhs most important part of the cycle of rebirth and liberation is that there life must always stay focused on God and putting their beliefs into action.
By
Anthony Godsell
