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	In [[Sikhism]], '''Nām Japō''' ([[Gurmukhi]] ਨਾਮ ਜਪੋ), also known as '''Naam Japna''' or '''Naam Simran''', refers to the [[meditation]] or contemplation of the various [[Names of God#Sikhism\|Names of God]] (or qualities of God), especially the chanting of the word "[[Waheguru]]" ('Wonderful Lord') representing the formless being, the creator of all the forms, and the being omnipresent in all forms.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Mosher\|first=Lucinda\|title=Faith in the neighborhood: Praying: The Rituals of Faith\|year=2005\|publisher=Church Publishing, Inc.\|isbn=9781596271555}}</ref>		In [[Sikhism]], '''Nām Japō''' ([[Gurmukhi]] ਨਾਮ ਜਪੋ), also known as '''Naam Japna''' or '''Naam Simran''', refers to the [[meditation]] or contemplation of the various [[Names of God#Sikhism\|Names of God]] (or qualities of God), especially the chanting of the word "[[Waheguru]]" ('Wonderful Lord') representing the formless being, the creator of all the forms, and the being omnipresent in all forms.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Mosher\|first=Lucinda\|title=Faith in the neighborhood: Praying: The Rituals of Faith\|year=2005\|publisher=Church Publishing, Inc.\|isbn=9781596271555}}</ref>

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	''Nām Japna'' requires the remembrance of God or the [[Akal (Sikh term)\|Akal Purkh]], the supreme formless power that is timeless and deathless,<ref>{{cite book\|title=Abstracts of Sikh Studies, Volume 6\|year=2004\|publisher=Institute of Sikh Studies\|location=the University of Michigan\|page=95}}</ref> by repeating and focusing the mind on a single repetition of one of God's various names or qualities. A particular name or phase is administered to someone when they are [[Amrit_Sanskar\|initiated into the Sikh faith]] more often than not this is the [[Mul Mantar]],<ref>{{cite book \|last1=McLeod \|first1=W.H. \|title=Textual Sources for the Study of Sikhism \|date=1990 \|publisher=The University of Chicago Press \|location=Chicago \|isbn=0-226-56085-6 \|page=84 \|edition=Press \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7xIT7OMSJ44C&pg=PA84}}</ref> which is repeated throughout the [[Guru Granth Sahib]]. Many other names are also found in [[Guru Gobind Singh]]'s [[Jaap Sahib]], which contains 950 names of God.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Singh\|first=Prithi Pal\|title=The History of Sikh Gurus\|year=2006\|publisher=Lotus Press\|isbn=9788183820752\|page=176}}</ref> The guideline in the ''[[Sikh Rehat Maryada\|Rehat Maryada]]'' of [[Guru Gobind Singh]] demands that the [[Sikh]] engage in ''Naam Simran'' as part of his or her daily routine.		''Nām Japna'' requires the remembrance of God or the [[Akal (Sikh term)\|Akal Purkh]], the supreme formless power that is timeless and deathless,<ref>{{cite book\|title=Abstracts of Sikh Studies, Volume 6\|year=2004\|publisher=Institute of Sikh Studies\|location=the University of Michigan\|page=95}}</ref> by repeating and focusing the mind on a single repetition of one of God's various names or qualities. A particular name or phase is administered to someone when they are [[Amrit_Sanskar\|initiated into the Sikh faith]] more often than not this is the [[Mul Mantar]],<ref>{{cite book \|last1=McLeod \|first1=W.H. \|title=Textual Sources for the Study of Sikhism \|date=1990 \|publisher=The University of Chicago Press \|location=Chicago \|isbn=0-226-56085-6 \|page=84 \|edition=Press \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7xIT7OMSJ44C&pg=PA84}}</ref> which is repeated throughout the [[Guru Granth Sahib]]. Many other names are also found in [[Guru Gobind Singh]]'s [[Jaap Sahib]], which contains 950 names of God.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Singh\|first=Prithi Pal\|title=The History of Sikh Gurus\|year=2006\|publisher=Lotus Press\|isbn=9788183820752\|page=176}}</ref> The guideline in the ''[[Sikh Rehat Maryada\|Rehat Maryada]]'' of [[Guru Gobind Singh]] demands that the [[Sikh]] engage in ''Naam Simran'' as part of his or her daily routine.

	''Nām Japō'' is one of the [[three pillars of Sikhism]], along with ''[[Kirat karō]]'' and ''[[Vaṇḍ chakkō]]''. Critical importance is given to the meditation in the [[Guru Granth Sahib]] as the way in which humans can conquer ego, greed, attachment, anger and lust, together commonly called the [[Five Evils\|Five Evils or Five Thieves]] and to bring peace and tranquility into one's mind. The Sikhs practice both the quiet individual recitation of ''Naam'' in one's mind, commonly called ''Naam Simran'', and the loud and communal recitation of ''Naam'', called ''Naam Jaap''. However, this is not a strict definition of these phrases.		''Nām Japō'' is one of the [[three pillars of Sikhism]],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=The Three Pillars of Sikh Belief\|url=https://www.gurunanakdarbar.org/sikh-philosophy\|url-status=live}}</ref> along with ''[[Kirat karō]]'' and ''[[Vaṇḍ chakkō]]''. Critical importance is given to the meditation in the [[Guru Granth Sahib]] as the way in which humans can conquer ego, greed, attachment, anger and lust, together commonly called the [[Five Evils\|Five Evils or Five Thieves]] and to bring peace and tranquility into one's mind. The Sikhs practice both the quiet individual recitation of ''Naam'' in one's mind, commonly called ''Naam Simran'', and the loud and communal recitation of ''Naam'', called ''Naam Jaap''. However, this is not a strict definition of these phrases.

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In [[Sikhism]], '''Nām Japō''' ([[Gurmukhi]] ਨਾਮ ਜਪੋ), also known as '''Naam Japna''' or '''Naam Simran''', refers to the [[meditation]] or contemplation of the various [[Names of God#Sikhism|Names of God]] (or qualities of God), especially the chanting of the word "[[Waheguru]]" ('Wonderful Lord') representing the formless being, the creator of all the forms, and the being omnipresent in all forms.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mosher|first=Lucinda|title=Faith in the neighborhood: Praying: The Rituals of Faith|year=2005|publisher=Church Publishing, Inc.|isbn=9781596271555}}</ref>

Less commonly, it is the vocal singing of [[hymn]]s from the [[Guru Granth Sahib]]; the singing of hymns is generally also referred to as ''Nām Riramon Bunman''.{{cn|date=September 2020}} Singing of hymns with musical accompaniment is generally referred to as ''[[kirtan]]''. While contemplating God's names a devotee is able to get ''[[Nāma|nām]]'', the divine connection with God. Nām Riramon Bunman is able to fulfill all desires and cleanse the mind of its impurities distress. Through ''nām'', the devotees are able to harness Godly qualities and remove [[Five Thieves|the five thieves]].

== Overview ==
''Nām Japna'' requires the remembrance of God or the [[Akal (Sikh term)|Akal Purkh]], the supreme formless power that is timeless and deathless,<ref>{{cite book|title=Abstracts of Sikh Studies, Volume 6|year=2004|publisher=Institute of Sikh Studies|location=the University of Michigan|page=95}}</ref> by repeating and focusing the mind on a single repetition of one of God's various names or qualities. A particular name or phase is administered to someone when they are [[Amrit_Sanskar|initiated into the Sikh faith]] more often than not this is the [[Mul Mantar]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=McLeod |first1=W.H. |title=Textual Sources for the Study of Sikhism |date=1990 |publisher=The University of Chicago Press |location=Chicago |isbn=0-226-56085-6 |page=84 |edition=Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7xIT7OMSJ44C&pg=PA84}}</ref> which is repeated throughout the [[Guru Granth Sahib]]. Many other names are also found in [[Guru Gobind Singh]]'s [[Jaap Sahib]], which contains 950 names of God.<ref>{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Prithi Pal|title=The History of Sikh Gurus|year=2006|publisher=Lotus Press|isbn=9788183820752|page=176}}</ref> The guideline in the ''[[Sikh Rehat Maryada|Rehat Maryada]]'' of [[Guru Gobind Singh]] demands that the [[Sikh]] engage in ''Naam Simran'' as part of his or her daily routine.

''Nām Japō'' is one of the [[three pillars of Sikhism]], along with ''[[Kirat karō]]'' and ''[[Vaṇḍ chakkō]]''. Critical importance is given to the meditation in the [[Guru Granth Sahib]] as the way in which humans can conquer ego, greed, attachment, anger and lust, together commonly called the [[Five Evils|Five Evils or Five Thieves]] and to bring peace and tranquility into one's mind. The Sikhs practice both the quiet individual recitation of ''Naam'' in one's mind, commonly called ''Naam Simran'', and the loud and communal recitation of ''Naam'', called ''Naam Jaap''. However, this is not a strict definition of these phrases.

In the Guru Granth Sahib:
{{Quote|<poem>With my hands I do God's work; with my tongue I sing God's Glorious Praises.
With my feet, I walk on the Path of my Lord and Master. ((1))
It is a good time, when I remember Him in meditation.
Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, I cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ((1)(Pause))
With your eyes, behold the Blessed Vision of the Saints.
Record the Immortal Lord God within your mind. ((2))
Listen to the Kirtan of God's Praises, at the Feet of the Holy.
Your fears of birth and death shall depart. ((3))
Enshrine the Lotus Feet of your Lord and Master within your heart.
Thus this human life, so difficult to obtain, shall be redeemed. ((4)(51)(120))</poem>|Guru Granth Sahib, page 189<ref>[http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=189&english=t&id=8044 Srigranth.org (text in red)]</ref>}}

==See also==
* [[Japji Sahib]]
* [[Jaap Sahib]]
* [[Shabda]]
* [[Sikh philosophy]]
* [[Outline of Sikhism]]
* [[Meditation]]

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