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Our approach to learning Sikhi and sharing with the Sikh community is primarily through the interpretation
of Gurmat, a term that describes the wisdom of the Gurū, the one who takes an individual from ignorance
to transcendent enlightenment. Gurmat consists of the confluence of bānī, tvārīkh, and rahit. That is,
respectively, scriptural directives, historical precedents, and a code of ethics. Bānī most readily refers
to Gurū Granth Sāhib, the sacred scripture of the Sikhs, as the embodiment of Sikh teachings.
It embraces those parts of universal cultures that have the potentialities to be charitable, sublime, and
impartial, and admit no hegemonic influence that may disturb the flow of its spiritual message. Tvārīkh
includes historical traditions that celebrate the prophet-genius of the Gurū. It also borrows insight from
the lives of Sikhs in the company of the Gurū. Rahit, which provides details on how a Sikh should live,
encompasses the wholeness of life and raises it to transcendental purity. Additionally, we utilize the
synergy of other faiths, traditions, and philosophies that further the realization of divine potential
within each individual as long as they do not contradict with Gurmat.
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