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stant cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth. Only those living things born as human beings can ever be liberated from the cycle. Then, the spiritual light that is in them returns permanently to God. Human beings can achieve this by obeying God’s teachings in their daily lives. They can continually meditate

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on God’s name, be honest in their daily lives, and give some of their earnings to help those in need, and serve God and other people. The Guru Granth Sahib warns Sikhs that they are living in an evil world and should not be corrupted by its many temptations. A Sikh should be like the lotus flower that only grows in stagnant, dirty water but whose flowers sit on the surface of the water and are white and clean. Sikhs are especially warned against two temptations— haumai and maya . Haumai is a combination of words for “I” and “me,” and is often described as “ego.” It is concerned with what “I” want, and not with obeying God’s hukam , or will. Maya is the delusion of thinking that things such as money and possessions, which are temporary, are important, rather than obeying God, who is eternal. A Young Sikh’s Life Today Harmeet Kaur is a young Sikh who aspires to follow the

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