Any human being who faithfully believes in:

• One Immortal Being.
• Ten Gurus, from Guru Nanak Sahib to Guru Gobind Singh Sahib.
• Show alleigience to Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji.
• The utterances and teachings of the ten Gurus and
• Khande di Pahul bequeathed by the tenth Guru, and who does not owe allegiance to any other religion, is a Sikh.

A Sikh's life has two aspects : individual or personal and corporate or Panthak .

A Sikh's Personal Life

A Sikh's personal life should comprehend:

• Meditation on Nam (Divine Substance) and the scriptures.
• Leading life according to the Gurus' teachings.
• Altruistic voluntary service.

• A Sikh should wake up in the ambrosial hours (three hours before the dawn), take bath and, concentrating his/her thoughts on One Immortal Being, repeat the name Waheguru (Wondrous Destroyer of darkness)
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• He/she should recite the following scriptural compositions every day :
• The Japji, the Jaap sahib and the Ten Sawayyas (Quartets) - beginning "Sarawag sudh"-- in the morning.
• Sodar Rehras should recite in the evening after sunset.
• The Sohila - to be recited at night before going to bed.