Ek Onkar

Ek Onkar (also ?, Ik Au?k??, Ek Omkar, Ik Omkar and other variants) meaning one God is a central tenet of Sikh religious philosophy. It is also a symbol of the unity of God in Sikhism commonly found on Gurdwaras. Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion used the Hindu Vedantic idea of Om the most sacred syllable in Hinduism. Ek Onkar is a combination of three letters: Ek - one, Om - the sacred letter for God, and the kar - which is a line drawn over the Om, meaning the continuity, timelessness, eternal presence of Om (God){{ref|thakarsingh}}.

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Sikh religious philosophy - Sikhism - Gurdwara - Guru Nanak - Hindu - Vedantic - Om

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Ek Onkar is the start of the Sikh Mool Mantra and the first phrase of the Sikh holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib.

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Mool Mantra - Guru Granth Sahib

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There is but one God. Truth by name, the creator, all-pervading spirit, without fear, without enmity. Whose existence is unaffected by time, who does not take birth, self-existent, who is to be realised through his grace.

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David C. Lane {{ref|davidlane}} makes reference to a dissertation by an un-named writer that Paul Twitchell, founder of Eckankar, derived the name of his new religion from Ek Onkar.

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David C. Lane - Paul Twitchell - Eckankar

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