Views on Good and Evil
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Sikhs believe in Karma and in reincarnation, people are rewarded when they do good things, and when they do terrible things, they suffer the consequences. Goodness, is what leads a person to achieve their eternal goal, and straying from goodness, will make that journey toward that goal a bit longer. This eternal goal they are working towards is the final salvation. Giving into any selfish desires you might have will only end up making the journey longer. Greed, selfishness, and self-indulgence are all considered evil things by Sikhs. To them you can still make up for past actions and if you are born as a poor beggar, you can still improve yourself as a person, and continue working towards the eternal goal.
To Sikhs we are all born good, and as we grow up we have to combat all of the bad things around us, our spirit is strong and it should be able to stand up to life tough trials. The evil around is very influential, but you must be able to resist it, and be able to stay pure. They have five sins that are listed in the Sikh readings, they are: lust, anger/rage, greed, pride/ego, and attachment. Sikhs also belief that suffering is not actually directly inflicted by God, but is instead more of a test of an individuals courage, and God just approves these tests. God wants to test a person faith and see if they are willing to give into these evil temptations. The candle lighting above in the picture occurs during the holiday Diwali, and it's a symbol of celebration of good's triumph over evil.
http://www.sikhismguide.org/sikh-belief.aspx
To Sikhs we are all born good, and as we grow up we have to combat all of the bad things around us, our spirit is strong and it should be able to stand up to life tough trials. The evil around is very influential, but you must be able to resist it, and be able to stay pure. They have five sins that are listed in the Sikh readings, they are: lust, anger/rage, greed, pride/ego, and attachment. Sikhs also belief that suffering is not actually directly inflicted by God, but is instead more of a test of an individuals courage, and God just approves these tests. God wants to test a person faith and see if they are willing to give into these evil temptations. The candle lighting above in the picture occurs during the holiday Diwali, and it's a symbol of celebration of good's triumph over evil.
http://www.sikhismguide.org/sikh-belief.aspx