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Ashtpadi 21: God before creation

Hindu Religious Education · Grade 9 · about 40 minutes

Interpret Ashtpadi 21: God as nirgun and sargun, formless, existing before creation, which comes from God's will.

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  1. The role of Sikh scriptures
  2. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji at a glance
  3. Compilation of the Adi Granth
  4. From Adi Granth to Guru Granth Sahib
  5. Contributors to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
  6. Showing respect to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
  7. Sri Sukhmani Sahib: composition and structure
  8. Reciting Sri Sukhmani Sahib
  9. Ashtpadi 17: God is eternal Truth
  10. Ashtpadi 18: the Guru and the disciple
  11. Ashtpadi 19: what goes with you
  12. Ashtpadi 20: seeking God's sanctuary
  13. Ashtpadi 21: God before creation
  14. Ashtpadi 22: Lord of all beings
  15. Ashtpadi 23: the ointment of wisdom
  16. Ashtpadi 24: the Perfect Lord
  17. The universal message: brotherhood
  18. Learning to recite Gurbani correctly
  19. Recitation and self-efficacy
  20. Similar teachings across the four faiths