Dear Original Ji
Perhaps I've given you the wrong impression of myself. I am nowhere near smart enough to be a philosopher myself. I leave that up to wiser people. As a Sikh, I am a student of the Guru, who I regard as the great philosopher (among other things). I hope that clears it up.
Also, I'm not university educated, and I admit that I lack the proper skills of debate and expression of critical thinking skills. Please forgive me.
If "denomination" is not the right word, then I come back to you with "what is the correct term to describe the different groups within Sikhi?" Or do you not perceive any distinct groups?
Sure, they all bow to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. They all have langar. They all prepare karah prashad. But, as I mentioned, they have different codes of conduct and some different traditions. Different nitnem. In the case of AKJs, a different Kakkar (keski is their kakkar instead of kesh, but they still keep their hair). In some cases, different kurehits (no meat at all vs no halal meat).
I'm not sure, [USER=403]@IJSingh[/USER] Ji was getting at this in particular, or was more concerned with the difference between amritdhari, keshdhari and sehajdhari. In terms of the Immigration Service, I think they've got their perspective upside down. Or I'm just not understanding the complexity and subtlety around the different kinds of Sikhs in the world.
It would make a fascinating chart, actually.
