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Nām Japnā

Meditating on the Name: one of the three pillars of Sikh life, with honest work and sharing.

Also: Naam Japna, nam japo

Jainism, Sikhism and other paths

Sikh teaching sums up the life of a disciple in three duties: nām japnā, remembering God; kirat karnī, earning an honest living; and vaṇḍ chhakṇā, sharing with others. The three hold together devotion and the world. A Sikh is not to renounce the household but to remember God within it.