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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sunny1" data-source="post: 226190" data-attributes="member: 27773"><p>Yes, it's allowed. I used to believe that Sikhs should be vegetarians and teetotalers but that didn't seem to be correct. The rehat followed by puratan Singhs and Singhs in Nanded is completely contradictory to what Sikhs follow now. Also, historical texts are a complete nightmare for modern Sikhs who are vegetarians and teetotalers. The SGGS was either misinterpreted on purpose or unintentionally to promote vegetarianism and teetotalism amongst Sikhs. You can't just cherry pick stuff from a Suraj prakash as there are many other other chapters that point to the fact that the Sikhs used to consume meat and alcohol. Listen to the katha of nihang dharam Singh on charitar 266. Maha kaal is not a Hindu God. The protagonist in the story clearly differentiates between mahadev/rudra and mahakal. Also, since you have mentioned the story from suraj prakash regarding the 2 bottles, i am assuming you must have also read the footnotes left by the editor Bhai vir Singh and what he says about alcohol in refrence to the shabad mitar pyare nu. I could have given you a lot of refrences but that would make the post very long.</p></blockquote><p></p>