Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji ki fateh.
Bhen Ji,
Brahminwaad/Bipparwaad is just a word to describe some "rituals" that usually have nothing whatsoever to do with Gurmatt/divine message of Gurbani and are just being performed due to "following what others do".
Example Gurbani tells us repeatedly to "read Gurbani with pyaar, slowly and sapashat/shudh, understand , vichaar upon it and try to find ways of using it to follow it in our daily life. Simply put Gurbani is a "formula" or "recipe"...which is to be read, ingredients bought, prepared, and used according to the formula/recipe..and then only will the cake be ready for eating. If we just continue to "repeat" the recipe day in and day out, keeping a Rosary to keep count of how many times we have read the recipe...we will NOT get to taste the cake...ever. If we dont understand what Guru ji is trying to tell us and live our life accordingly, it is wasted effort to read paaths/matha tek/etc which then become empty rituals devoid of any spiritual benefit....doen just becasue we see "others doing it".
So what happens in a typical "akhand Paath". The brahminwaad aspect has made it such, that MOST Stress is on "time"..Paath MUST finish in 48 HOURS.. when Gurbani lays NO SUCH RESTRICTION... Paathis read as fast as possible, no one understands aword, most have actually no time to listen and just come for socialiasing/having langgar...and so much "care" is taken that the paathi doesnt "miss a beat of a second when changing raols.." when all this has nothing whatsoever to do with Gurbani/Gurmatt...the Akahdn paath is NOT a havan/pooja/that cannot be "interrupted" fro even a moment ?? five minutes ?? WHY ? Who made this rule ??
Then we have bippar tituals of putting cocnuts/red cloths/diwas/ghee jyots..all of which have absolutley no conncetion with gurbani. Some may not agree but really they have NO EXPLANATION if we ask them to quote Gurbani.
This is for now. I will continue later with more explanations.
Love for all
jarnail Singh
