What should we expect in a gurdwara?

Learning Objectives

Students should learn:

the behaviour expected from people who enter a gurdwara
how to develop attitudes of respect towards different beliefs and lifestyles
to appreciate stillness and silence in contrast to activity and noise
to think about the gurdwara as the guru’s door, a place which leads people towards truth or enlightenment

Learning Outcomes

Students:

identify how to behave appropriately in a gurdwara and understand why this is important
identify ways in which silence and reflection can play an important part in prayer life
produce a questionnaire or set of interview questions to be used on the visit