Gurmukh (
Punjabi: ਗੁਰਮੁਖ) is a term used within the religion of
Sikhism
Sikhism is an Indian religion and Indian philosophy, philosophy that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century CE. It is one of the most recently founded major religious groups, major religio ...
to mean "coming from the persona of the guru", or "to be in the character or personality of the guru", and implies to be God-centred.
The higher spiritual meaning is of one who has met the guru within, in meditation, and remains in the will of the guru or attempts to follow the guru's teachings wholeheartedly. In daily life, it describes one who is living a wholesome life in support of the spirit, as instructed by the guru.
The word ''gurmukh'' is found frequently throughout
Gurbani, which are Sikh compositions.
In contrast, a ''
manmukh'' is one who follows the dictates of the mind—indulging in the senses, animal behaviours, greed, corruption, and the base desires of the mind.
See also
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Gurmukhī script
Gurmukhī ( , Shahmukhi alphabet, Shahmukhi: ) is an abugida developed from the Laṇḍā scripts, standardized and used by the second Sikh gurus, Sikh guru, Guru Angad (1504–1552). Commonly regarded as a Sikhs, Sikh script, Gurmukhi is used ...
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Gurmata
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Patit
References
Sikh beliefs
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