An historical document, the Adi Granth Sahib not only epitomizes the wisdom of the ages but also preserves the compositions of the Sikh Gurus in their original form. The Sikh Gurus employed the vehicle of verse, which could not be altered by copyists. God or Sat Nam has no form or substance, but His grace can be invoked by faith and righteous living. Sikhism believes with Hinduism in the doctrines of the immortality of the soul and transmigration. Besides meditation on God and utterance of the Name, the disciples should follow the Guru's instructions, and chant his hymns.
Truth is above everything, but higher still is true living.
We can love God only when we cease to love ourselves. We must first destroy the ego. Sikh religion is opposed to austere asceticism and emphasizes the ideal of achieving saintliness, as a member of society. Abide in God amid the impurities of the world, thus shalt thou find the way to salvation. The Lord driveth thee as is his will, but his pen writeth as are thy deeds.