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Nirgun and Sargun is terminology used within Sikhism to refer to the ineffable (nirgun) and the manifest (sargun) nature of God. [1] There is no dichotomy in the nirgun and sargun nature of God, [2] as there only One ( Ik Onkar). [3] [4]
"He Himself is formless, and also formed; the One Lord is without attributes, and also with attributes."
— SGGS. Ang 250
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Before creation, God existed all alone as Nirgun in a state of Sunn Samadhi, deep meditation, as says Guru Nanak. [5]
"There was darkness for countless years.
There was neither earth nor sky; there was only Its Will.
There was neither day nor night, neither sun nor moon.
They (God) were in deep meditation.
There was nothing except Itself."
— SGGS. Ang 1035
Then God willed, created the universe, and diffused into nature as Sargun. [6]
The Sikh view of the dual nature of Absolute God runs parallel to Shankara's Vedic ( Saguna and Nirguna) Brahman conception, as well as the tradition of Indian philosophy in general. [7]