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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Jaspreet Kaur

Good morning.

With today being my fifth prayer for the day in the last week, and it being the 25th of November, which is five multiplied by five, it got me thinking about the uniqueness of the number five in many different faiths.

Other significant numbers are available of course but number five symbolism in religion is everywhere you look! In Hinduism, there are the five basic elements - Space, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth. In Christianity, the number five is for some the number of grace; there were five holy wounds of Christ, The Book of Psalms is divided into 5 main sections, and in the bible there are five books of God鈥檚 Law. There are the five pillars of Islam: five obligations that every Muslim must fulfil to live a virtuous life, one being to pray five times a day.

In the Sikh faith, we see five in several places. The five 5ks, the five virtues, the five evils, and the panj pyare (meaning the five beloved ones) who were initiated by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, on Vaiksahi in 1669.

I鈥檝e even tried to apply this power of five in my personal life too. So, I have five people who I turn to whenever I need some advice, support or guidance.
Dear God, may I continue to see the power of panj, the power of five in all areas of my life, in the hope that it can give me guidance, and ways to express my devotion to you.

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh 鈥� 鈥淧raise to God鈥�