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So surely the best Gurudwara is in our heads, where Guruji is there sitting all the time


Gyaniji, the way you often talk about Gurudwaras makes them sound like the last place where a Sikh could find the Creator.


I have some questions on the matter


My defination of a Sikh, is a person who wishes to tune themself to the frequency of the Creator in a manner as set out in the SRM. To merely follow the rules of the SRM without the desire of being in tune strikes me as slightly pointless, but I suppose no more pointless than buying a Jeep and using it solely to drive to work and back, I wonder out of the many many Sikhs in the world, how many are interested in this 'being in tune'?


Of those that are interested, how many will stop a fellow Sikh and check his actions if they are Vedic, ritualistic or social Sikhi? or is it easier to stay silent, for the record, I stay silent, I have been shouted down too many times, and being 'mona' does not do much for a mans credibility...


Who are worse, those that behave as they are at Gurudwara, watching the clock, commenting on langar, having a fun day out and socialising, or those that make a special effort to be 'good' in front of Guruji, and then go back to being themselves as soon as they get in the car to go home?


and now the million dollar question, is it just me, or does anyone else get the impression that those who frequent the deras and babas seem to have much more of a desire for this connection, albeit they are tuning into someone elses Walkie Talkie rather than the radio, but they seem better 'sikhs' than the ones you may find in your local provincial Gurudwara who see it as a chore, I wonder what can be done to remedy this?


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