Worldview Sikhi does embrace certain defining principles, including living a life dedicated to securing a pluralistic, free, open, and progressive society where all people have equal opportunity to pursue and develop their greatest potential. To realize this, Sikhs strive to follow a path which is divine-oriented and principlebased; their lifestyle is humble and disciplined, and they are everready to combat evil through organized resistance. The Khanda emblem typically adorns Nishan Sahib, the Sikh flag, and captures the entire Sikh worldview. The Khanda is made up of four weapons which were used in early Sikh history.
Ik Oankar (One Force) depicts the Sikh worldview that God is not viewed as the exclusive deity of any one religion. Rather, Ik Oankar can be realized by anyone who is willing to discover the Infinite Wisdom through love.
In Sikhi, a balanced sense of life involves harmony of the outer life, called Miri (political sovereignty), and the inner life, called Piri (spiritual sovereignty). Miri and Piri are represented by the two swords on the outer edge of the design. The double-edged Khanda in the center represents the passage one takes through life as illustrated by the ten founding Gurus of Sikhi. Taken as a whole, the Khanda represents the creative sovereign power of the Divine that governs the universe in its entirety.
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