Nām is more than a word for God: it is the divine reality itself, immanent in all things. To “remember the Name”, nām japo, is to keep God ever in mind through meditation, hymn-singing and right living. The Gurus taught that the Name is attained by grace through the Guru’s word and that it frees the soul from ego.
Nām
The divine Name: in Sikh teaching, the presence of God pervading creation, remembered and lived.
Also: Naam, Nam, the Name