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{{short description|Sanskrit for "name"}}
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'''''Nāma''''' is [[Sanskrit]] for [[name]]. In this context its meaning is the creative power. Alternate meanings in the [[Granth Sahib]] include ''[[Shabda|shabad]]'' (word), ''[[kirtan]]'' (melody). In Arabic it is [[kalam]] (''kalam'' meaning "pen") "a" indicates something that's written by pen, in Chinese it means [[Tao]]. [[Simran]] means repetition of, or meditation on, the name of the divine and is the principal method or tool which is meant to unite the soul with the [[Paramatman]], Allah, or [[God]].
==See also==
* [[Dhikr]]
* [[Ik Onkar]]
* [[Jaap Sahib]]
* [[Japa]]
* [[Nām Japō]]
* [[Namarupa]]
* [[Names of God]]
* [[Nembutsu]]
* [[Om]]
* [[Shabda]]
* [[Simran (Sanskrit word)|Simran]]
* [[Universal Sufism]]
* [[Vedic chant]]
==External links==
* [http://www.ruhanisatsangusa.org/naam/contents.htm Naam or Word]
* [http://www.rootlight.com/practical_spirituality_naam_yoga.htm Naam Yoga Meditation]
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