RULES:
- Keep God in mind all the time.
- Pray in the morning and evening.
- Wear five Ks (five articles of faith)
- Get rid of five vices: lust, anger, greed, emotional attachment, and ego.
- Keep diet simple and vegetarian.
- Live a simple life, be honest, and do not lie, cheat or steal.
- Have a monogamous marriage between a man and a woman.
- Not to cut hair and live the way God made us.
- Not to drink smoke or do drugs.
- Not to fast, perform ritual or go on pilgrimages.
- Not to believe in superstitions.
- Not to harm your body to please God.
- Share with others.
- Help the less fortunate.
- Protect the weak and the oppressed.
Do:
- Respect the equal rights of all regardless of rank, gender, caste, class, color, or creed.
- Share with others, especially those in need.
- Perform altruistic service for humanity.
- Earn income by honest employment.
- Come to the aid of the defenseless.
- Keep all hair intact and unaltered.
- Meditate and read or recite daily prayers.
- Worship and recognize one divine light manifest in all.
- Regard any other than one’s spouse as brothers or sisters.
- Become initiated as Khalsa and wear the five articles of faith.
- Follow ideals of the ten gurus, accepting the perpetual guidance of Sikhism's scripture the Guru Gran
- donts:
- Worship idols.
- Deify any human being.
- Pray to demigods or deities.
- Observe caste or gender inequality.
- Give credence to auspicious dates, horoscopes, or astrology.
- Be involved with illegal activities or dishonorable associates.
- Cut or otherwise alter the hair of the head, face, or body.
- Engage in premarital or extramarital intimacies.
- Eat the meat of sacrificial animals.
- Practice superstitious rituals.
- Smoke or use intoxicants.