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   Be
 Such 
    a Brahmin
   A 
true Brahmin 
    is one who grasps Brahm;

Meditation
 on 
  God and self-control are 
  his daily routine; His religious observances are right conduct And an 
unfretting 
  heart. He removes the sensual chains that bind the soul. Such a 
Brahmin deserves 
  all praise and honor.

  Guru Nanak, Slok Vadhik 16, p 141
 Be 
Such a 
  Muslim

  Let compassion be thy mosque,

  Let faith be thy prayer mat;

  Let honest living be thy Koran.

  Let modesty be the rules of observance.

  Let piety be the fasts thou keepest.

  In such wise strive to become a Muslim.

  Guru Nanak, Var Majh p 140
 Be Such
 a Sannyasin 
  O Man practice such 

  asannyasa, Consider these mansions of the cities To 

  be forest dwellings; Live like a hermit in the

  solitude of your heart. Eat little and sleep little. Be

  compassionate and forgiving. Be calm and 

  contented. Then you will go beyond the three

  states.
Eat 
little and 
  sleep little, Be 

  compassionate and forgiving. Be calm and

  contented. Then you will go beyond

  the three states. Discard lust, anger, 

  greed, Obstinate self-sense and love of 

  worldly things. Then Reality will unveil, 

  And you will attain the One Lord.

  Guru Gobind Singh: Dasm Granth
These 
definitions 
  do not suggest that Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh encouraged the 
Sikhs to 
  become Brahmins, Muslims, sannaysins and yogis. Nor 
do they 
  suggest that the Sikhs should be Khalsa with turban, hair and beard 
only in 
  form and continue to practice Brahmanism, yoga or any other system 
that suits 
  them to attract disciples and followers.
 The 
second method 
  of opening the gates of Sikh Faith to people of other religions and 
systems 
  adopted by Guru Nanak was by telling them that the highest state and 
spiritual 
  position acquired through other disciplines can easily be acquired 
through the 
  Guru's Bank In the everlasting Spirit of the true Guru Nanak, a Sikh 
must see 
  all seers, prophets, avatars, Sheiks and Pirs.
 The
 Guru 
  is the Shiva,
 the Guru
 is Vishnu 
  and Brahma, The Guru is Mother goddess.

  Guru Nanak: Japji 5

Quotes from shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji