Aad ji,
Guru Fateh.
Well said.
Allow me to add a couple of more points. Panth is a collective noun, in other words it is one more name for Sadh Sangat. And to be a part of Sadh sangat one needs the ethic of 'Gaviei suniei mun rakhie bahoh'.
Panth is like a bunch of straws put together to make a broom, for internal cleansing. We all know that one straw would make a mess rather than collecting the dirt to be disposed of. Simply put, we as Sadh Sangat become each other's mirrors and if we are true sikhs then what we see in that mirror is, 'Sabh Gobind hein'.
The interesting thing is that Sikhi encourages us to study Gurbani on our own and share our learning with others.Perhaps thats why Gurbani says, 'mil sadh sangat, bhaj kewal naam'. And may be for the same reason all are encouraged to have SGGS at home , not merely as a Matha tek or speed reading ritual but to sudy it in one owns confines.
It is like a spiritual pot luck dinner where an individual brings what he/she knows how to cook on the Gurmat stove and share it with others.
This is what makes it a Panth- Sadh Sangat.
Gurbani says: From one to many to ONE. So very true.
As you say it so lovingly: Ik Ong Kaar is cheerful
Tejwant