\*There is only one God. He is the same God for all people of all religions.
\*The soul goes through cycles before reaching human form.
\*The goal of life is to merge with God, so one should live rightly, balancing spiritual and temporal obligations.
\*The true path to merging with God does not require celibacy, but a normal life of a householder avoiding sin.
\*Sikhism condemns blind rituals such as fasting, pilgrimage, superstition, worship of the dead or idols.
\*Sikhism preaches that people of all races, religions, and sexes are equal in God's eyes.