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LIVING THE SIKH LIFE

Death

• Deliberate mourning is forbidden and the bereaved are encouraged to accept God's Will.
• A dead person should be cremated, but other means of disposal of the body are acceptable if this should prove difficult.
• Kirtan Sohila (the bedtime prayer) and Ardas (the requesting prayer) is said at the time of cremation because just as one arises from sleep, so one arises from death.
• The ashes should be immersed in running water because erecting a memorial is contrary to Sikh belief. The soul has moved on, and if God wills, people will be re-united in God's love.