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"IT IS FOOLS WHO WRANGLE OVER FLESH TO FEED THEIR ANIMAL INSTINCTS"

 

This out to be the conclusion of this discussions.

 

Our Gurus never had to contend with this issue so strongly because either the question did not arise or they did not feel it was important enough at that time, for the spread of Sikh Faith. People joined the Sikh Religion from different backgrounds with different eating habits. It would have given a wrong message. I presume if this issue had been emphasized in the times of our Gurus, it would have deterred muslims or other meat eating communities from joining. Today the number of Sikhs in the world would have been far less or this faith would have collapsed like many others before it.

 

It is futile to keep arguing whether Sikhism allows eating meat or not. If the word “Meat” is not mentioned directly in Guru Granth Sahib then that does not mean that it is permitted.

Let us not split words here/lets us not probe into “Gurus Angs” here to justify our means. It should be concluded here that if your conscience allows you to eat meat then choice is yours and conversely if it does not then don’t. Why drag Guru Granth Sahib ji into this argument. There are other more pressing issue that need attention. If you consider yourself to be a Sikh then pray to the Gurus to give you the guidance. A wise person only needs a hint. How much of this message is received/absorbed by an individual, that is dependent on the mental and spiritual state of that person and his devotion to the Gurus. It is gross “MANMAT” trying to justify the need to satisfy ones “EGO”. 

Only the our Gurus know the true meanings of Gurbani. We can only still interpret it. Just because some individual has learned a few meanings that he keeps emphasising and arguingabout, that does not make him an authority. 

Let the Guru’s be the judges.