Hemkunt Sahib | Sri Hemkunt Sahib Gurdwara | Hemkunt Sahib Gurdwara | Hemkunt | Guru Granth Sahib | Sikh community | lake of ice

Hemkunt Sahib | Sri Hemkunt Sahib Gurdwara | Hemkunt Sahib Gurdwara | Hemkunt | Guru Granth Sahib | Sikh community | lake of ice

Sikhs believe that this holy place, known as Hemkunt (lake of ice), is the tap asthan (place of meditation and prayer) at which the tenth and final living Guru of the Sikhs Sri Guru Gobind Singh achieved union with God in his previous incarnation. From there, the Guru was summoned by God to be reborn into the world to teach the people the true path. The temple built on the shore of the lake commemorates his mission. It also shelters the Guru Granth Sahib, the eternal scriptural Guru for the Sikh community. The community is itself recognized as a collective Guru, and pilgrims, as they walk the path toward Hemkunt, share the sacred journey with its members. In this way, all three forms of the Guru - the source of spiritual guidance - are understood to be present at Hemkunt. Sikh pilgrims go there to be inspired to walk the same difficult path that the Guru walked, both in body and in spirit, and to, through the Guru’s grace, realize their connection with God in the same place where the Guru realized his. At Hemkunt Sahib, Sikhs feel closer to the Guru and, through the Guru, closer to God.

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