Re: Sikh Girls Who Do Not Cut Their Head Hair, But Remove All Other Hair on Their Bod
Tony ji,
Guru fateh.
You write:
Dear Tejwant ji and all the other Hairies amongst us you are missing the point.
Your above quote is either a lie or you have not disclosed yourself truthfully to us. One can logically conclude from your above statement that you who admits of being a Sikh for 3 years shave your chest, legs and other body parts, if not then you are part of the " Hairies amongst us". Sikhi is about seeking truth not about hiding it. So is it Gillette or any other instrument?
And it is you who is missing the point and I will show you why from your own post.
the SGGS is the Guru jis own words Written as dictated by them and is unchanged since, there is no mention of the removal of hair except if it is done for ritualistic purposes.
As your post is addressed to me so I take it that you have not read my posts under this thread and the other thread "HAIR". You should read then carefully then comment on it.
the Dasam granth was not seen in the 18th century and the edition that is in circulation today is composed from many different versions compiled by man believed to be Guru jis words final edition 1907.
I have no idea but your post gives me the feelings of Deja vu. I remember reading the same comments sometime ago in this thread. Once again I have never mentioned anything about Dasam Granth.
You seem a bit lazy for not responding to the contents of my post to me but your posts show that you have some collective agenda to condemn Sikhs and yet claim to have embraced Sikhi, which seems hypocritcal to say the least. I remember in some of your posts you did talk about how Sikh men treat their women and I agree with you but that is ill of the whole society. I was raised in London myself and worked for the abused women hotline at Notting Hill gate. Abuse has no hue,color or faith. Abuse is abuse so to selectively use one part of the society whose way of life you have claimed to have embraced is nothing but a 'holier than thou' attitude in my books. A stiff upper lip not a Sikh makes.
Rehat maryada finalised in 1945 or there abouts so i believe, again not Guru jis words but that of other men may be most revered men in Sikhism but still only men, If I am told by Guru jis then it is Gods word that I am following, If it is not Guru jis words but that of other men then who am I following.
Once again as the post is addressed to me, I am compelled to respond to it. I agree with you what you wrote. I wrote something about SRM on this forum. Search it, read it. If you can not find it then I will ask the moderators to help you locate that.
If I am told by Guru jis then it is Gods word that I am following, If it is not Guru jis words but that of other men then who am I following.
Please define IK ONG KAAR according to SGGS because the above usage of the term "Gods word" is semitic, nothing to do with Sikhi.
If hair was needed to protect my brain then why is rapidly fading from the top and only now starting to be used as a filter up my nose,
Now you are pretending to play God just so you can stubbornly stick to one thing you oppose out of sheer arrogance, it seems, in this vast wisdom that our Gurus gave us in Sikhi and that is hair. Please enlighten us with your stiff upper lip wisdom why Ik Ong Kaar gave us hair on our head to start with? Regarding your second part of the statement, I have no idea if you got this science education in your O levels or before that. All are born with tiny hair in the nose. Too bad you discovered yours recently.
As you so rightly said Tejwant ji hair would make a glorious icing on the cake, my point is to many have put the icing on before they've even mixed the cake.
Once again you have proved with your above statement that you have failed to read or comprehend what I wrote. Please re read it again.
Hair may well make someone look manly but it wont make you Godly.
Wow! What an arrogant statement! How do you know that? Why can not both go hand in hand? You sound like Moses on the mound of an ant hill here if I may say so.
The Guru jis where very special men whilst many Sikhs wish to look like them, my aim is just to do as they have said, Actions speak louder than hair. Your turban may make you stand out in a crowd, your actions will stand out to the Lord, Which is better.
Your above statement is self contradictory. You make Gurus as if they were " The Elephant men". If your dad is a handsome bloke with the way he dresses himself, wouldn't you like to emulate his way of dressing up alongwith his good character. If you do not want to look like him then deep down you do not fancy him rather hate him, so it is hypocritical to say that your insecurity for his looks would make you follow his actions. Why this insecurity, only you know. It is ok to stand out with a turban, it motivates one to become outstanding.
I will continue to oppose all on this subject till prove is provide that it is Guru jis wish that we Keep hair.No stumbling block, no man made excuses, no man made laws, only Prove of Gods words via Guru jis, I am a Sikh and it is my duty to seek the truth and oppose oppression of a mans will in whatever form it takes.
Tony,
Your above statement has nothing to do with Gurmat ideals on which Sikhi is based on, the way of life you claim to have embraced. To the contrary. Sorry for being blunt but it borderlines hooliganism in a football field. You are the one who is creating your own stumbling blocks.No one is forcing you to keep hair. We have Sehajdhari Sikhs in Sikhi as well. Your protest is nothing but disdain for Sikhs hence for Sikhi which is a shame. Your claim to be a Sikh is contrary to what you have written about Sikhs.
Once again, I urge to to read my posts in the following thread and then address your queries to me directly.
http://www.sikhism.us/sikh-sikhi-sikhism/24315-hair.html
Hope to hear from you soon.
Tejwant Singh