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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Harry Haller" data-source="post: 150016" data-attributes="member: 14641">Why is a Khalsa here? to convert the masses? to spread the word of god to the unenlightened? I do not think so, not to the degree that is present in other faiths anyway.Khalsa is here to serve, to fight for injustice, to be a friend to the poor and needy, to bring peace to those that fear, feed the starving, and all in the name of the creator. For a Khalsa to do this properly, Khalsa has to be strong and fit, so that they have the energy, both spiritual and physical to carry out these tasks, The creator has provided an abundance of food for the Khalsa, provided it is killed by way of jhatka, provided that respect is shown to the animal that gave its life so that khalsa can carry on with the creators work. In the absence of jhatka, I think that being fit and able to carry out the hukam of the creator is more important than the transgression of the principle of jhatka, be vegetarian by all means, meditate, judge, think, but only a khalsa will see the bigger picture, and not only his role in that, but the role of others around him, be they animal or human.</blockquote>