NirgunandSargun is terminology used withinSikhism to refer to the ineffable (nirgun) and the manifest (sargun) nature of God.[1] There is no dichotomy in thenirgun andsargun nature of God,[2] as there only One (Ik Onkar).[3][4]
"He Himself is formless, and also formed; the One Lord is without attributes, and also with attributes."
— SGGS. Ang 250
Within Hinduism, they are adjectives, indicating God's transcendence of all qualities, properties, and predicates (nirguna) or God's possessing qualities (saguna).[5][6]
The Sikh view of the dual nature of Absolute God runs parallel toShankara's Vedic (Saguna andNirguna) Brahman conception, as well as the tradition ofIndian philosophy in general.[7] Saguna is the divine with form, Nirguna without form.[8]Advaita sees Nirguna Brahman as the ultimate reality.[9]
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Before creation, God existed all alone asNirgun in a state ofSunn Samadhi, deep meditation, as saysGuru Nanak.[10]
"There was darkness for countless years.
There was neither earth nor sky; there was only Its Will.
There was neither day nor night, neither sun nor moon.
They (God) were in deep meditation.
There was nothing except Itself."
— SGGS. Ang 1035
Then God willed, created the universe, and diffused into nature asSargun.[citation needed]
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