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Sikhism teaches that the Guru Granth Sahib is the word of God. Therefore, it is the most important source of authority.

However, Sikhs also learn from the Rahit Maryada and the examples of the Ten Gurus:

• Guru Nanak – taught Sikhs about oneness of God and oneness of humanity
• Guru Angad – taught Sikhs about being physically healthy
• Guru Amar Das – taught about the importance of action to support sexual equality
• Guru Ram Das – taught Sikhs the importance of celebrating together and created a town that later became Amritsar
• Guru Arjan – taught Sikhs about caring for the less fortunate through setting up a shelter for lepers
• Guru Hargobind – taught Sikhs by taking up two swords, one of which symbolised spiritual power and the other symbolised material power
• Guru Har Rai – taught Sikhs the importance of caring for the natural world
• Guru Har Krishan – taught Sikhs about caring for the suffering through caring for cholera and smallpox victims
• Guru Tegh Bahadur – taught Sikhs to defend the right of all people to freedom
• Guru Gobind Singh – taught Sikhs that there is only one human race

Sikhs can learn many things from the lives of the human Gurus. This includes their emphasis on equality. The Gurus’ examples are important to Sikhs in their daily lives.