In Sikhism, Nām Japō (Punjabi: ਨਾਮ ਜਪੋ, pronunciation: [näːm d͡ʒəpo]), also known as Naam Japna or Naam Simran, is the remembrance of God or the Akal Purkh, the supreme formless power that is timeless and deathless, through the meditation or contemplation of the various Names of God (or qualities of God), especially the chanting of the word "Waheguru" ('Wonderful Lord') representing the formless being, the creator of all the forms, and the being omnipresent in all forms.
A particular name or phase is administered to someone when they are initiated into the Sikh faith more often than not this is the Mul Mantar,[3] which is repeated throughout the Guru Granth Sahib.
[4] The guideline in the Rehat Maryada of Guru Gobind Singh demands that the Sikh engage in Nām Simran as part of his or her daily routine.
Nām Japō is one of the three pillars of Sikhism,[5] along with Kirat karō and Vaṇḍ chakkō.
Critical importance is given to the meditation in the Guru Granth Sahib as the way in which humans can conquer ego, greed, attachment, anger and lust, together commonly called the Five Evils or Five Thieves and to bring peace and tranquility into one's mind.