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Sat Sri Akal, Dear All, I am a Sikh ( Cut Surd and yes I am ashamed of it but please read full thread. I was not very religious from the start but in the last few years I have taken interest to understand my roots and teachings of our gurus. I have a lof of sikh friends ( Maintain Kesh...

Pawan—atmosphere Paani---hydrosphere Earth---lithosphere Divas raat----day and night Doye—both Dhayee dhayia-----nurses(female and male) Khelaya sagal jagat -----entire world(biotic&abiotic) Changiana Bhuriana----useful variation&harmful variation) Watched dharm hdhoor-----to be...

I apologize for this post being so short, especially since it's the kind of topic that needs elaboration; I'm tired and just want to get this typed out and posted so I can view the responses in the morning. A question that's been on my mind, do you think Sikhism is really what it is made out to...

When Amrit Sanchar is done in Gurdwaras the acting PANJ PIARAS advise the Amrit Dharies that, inter alia, they will not eat meat. In Sikh Gur Maryada (Book of Sikh Ethics) it is nowhere mentioned MEAT is taboo. In Guru Arjan Sahib's Langar meat was served. It was only dispensed with at the...

Every Sikh from looking like one or feeling so in their hearts without the persona are part of a threaded community with some level of commonality. Whereas there is no question to follow the ideals of Sikhism and be 100%, we recognize that realities are different. In my mind, the big...

Hi all. I have been giving a lot of thought to becoming a Sikh and I would really appreciate any advice that anyone would have on the matter. I myself am generally against converting to another religion as I believe all religions lead to the same place, oneness with the Creator. I was...

Bill for separate status to Sikhism today Aditi Tandon/TNS Amending Article 25 Article 25 of the Constitution of India describes Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism as parts of the Hindu religion This has resulted in avoidable confusion across the world about the independent identity of these three...

Gurfatehji Rituals eh, pointless, time wasting rituals, we all hate them, or, as Sikhs, we should, maybe hate is a strong word, a better description would be we find them pointless. Having said that we all have our rituals, and if my dear Veerji Bhagat Singh was not off line (they do not have...

Sikhism is a generally forgiving and compassionate religion but it is not a passive religion. In self-defense it is not uncommon for a Sikh to take a do or die stand as appropriate. The incident in Oak Creek, Wisconsin and the accounts of bravery by Satwant Singh Kaleka have been recently...

Hello there. I'm fairly new to anything related to Sikhism (was only made curious by a video regarding the Golden Temple's kitchen, and have been digging in to as much reading as possible in the last few days as a result), and I have some questions. I'm sure that, with enough time, I could find...

Gurfateh, On a post the other day, I wrote something to the effect that the path of the flesh leads to death, while the path of God leads to eternal life. Later that night I was musing about the concept of eternal life, and how it fitted in with my thoughts regarding death as being basically the...

Gurfatehji I always thought of the SGGS as the 11th Master, the 11th Guru, to be treated as per the previous 10. However it appears the SGGS should not to be treated with the same love and affection we hold our Guru's. It requires more than that, and is should be afforded the ultimate respect...

Gurfateh I find myself analysing stories of the Gurus, pictures of the Gurus, and discovering contradictions constantly. Take for instance the way the Gurus are often presented in picture. Normally sitting on a raised cot, with people fawning all over them. The Gurus were a model of...

Hello! Gora here from Halifax, NS Canada. I am new to Sikhism and have some questions... but I'll give you a bit of background how I found this beautiful faith first: All through my life, I have had some deeply personal spiritual experiences that put my birth religion into question. Those...

Here's a story of Dr. Yogi Kaur who not only brought tears in my eyes but also fired up the desire to make attitude changes amongst Punjabi Sikhs. Please read the story and give your views on the various aspects pointed out by her as follows:- http://www.searchsikhism.com/si1.html

Yes it is my first question . As in japuji saheb first two words are "ek onkar satnam" and correct me if i am wrong it means "ek onkar satnam is his only true name" . So i want to ask who used the word "waheguru" first among our gurus. And what is the meaning of it. Is waheguru the name of god...

A Punjabi cultural Sikh (me, astroboy) wants to know what draws people to the Sikh faith. An article which I just read only increases my curiosity as what really interests people from other faiths to be drawn to Sikhism. Here's the article I am talking about...

The following is a transcript of emails that I found extremely interesting, it begins with an email from the atheist society complaining about how they are finding it hard to expose Sikhism as a religious doctrine, as it appears to be more a way of life. Dear Ali, please help us. We were...

I heard awhile ago that divorce is not allowed in Sikhism. I also heard Sikhs can only marry other Sikhs. So I would like to know... If a person converts to Sikhism and their spouse isn't Sikh, do they have to leave them?

Waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh! My name is Azura, and I am a Muslim born in Malaysia.. I have a problem, I want to convert to Sikhism (not the problem) and my parents are OK with it, but I heard the government can get me into trouble if I convert to any religion if born a Muslim...