THE CONCEPT OF CHARHDI KALA IN SIKHISM BALJIT SINGH BAGGA The
Sikhs are a unique spirit-born people believing in Guru Nanak’s
basic concepts of “Work, Worship and Charity” and “Gurmukh,
Naam, Daan, Ishnan.” Naam refers to the Power, the Energy, the
Universal Cosmic Life Force and the vibrant manifestation of God
in creation. Charhdi Kala indicates the elation or high spirits
of Sikhism. Charhdi Kala, meaning “the waxing mood” is an
equivalence of a mind that never despairs, never admits defeat
and refuses to be crushed by adversities. It is the cherished
ideal mood which the Gurus have preached and for which a Sikh
daily prays in his Ardas (Prayer). “NanakNaam Charhdi Kala, tere
bhane’sarbat ka Bhala” Naam is the Power, the Energy that is
always unlimited and never diminishes, no matter how much one
partakes of it. In Gurbani Naam is also referred to as the Holy
Life Force, as the Entity which is immanent and yet
transcendent. As the Guru oranth tells us, “Says Nanak: Eternal
is the foundation that the Guru h