vipkolon ji thanks for your post. Some comments,
Sure it is easy to say what one does not do by self. Let us know how many son(s) you self sacrificed in a war like Guru Gobind Singh ji’s two elder sons for a cause that one day you could be living as a Sikh.
The message from all Guru ji’s has been about living. Guru ji’s don’t differentiate between living and spirituality. These separations have been created by the “meditation” crowds, etc.
Guru Nanak Dev ji taught about true living and not just spirituality. Yes he debunked a whole lot of Hinduism rituals and I agree.
No one has the power to restrict in this day and age in terms of learning other than peopl’s own closed minds unless they are under control of family elders, etc.
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji teaches and guides you to understand the creator and creator’s creation and live in consonance accordingly. Worshipping is not part of Sikhism, understanding is.
If such rituals were fundamentally debunked as meaningless as well as dysfunctional by Guru ji’s why there is issue for anyone to speak up against such. Would our Guru ji’s expect us to be silent as they did not stay silent in face of people being misled. Sikhism is not a passive spirit but an active spirit. Lot of effort is being made to turn Sikhs into passive blobs with eyes closed and engrossed within themselves. That is a disservice to all our Guru ji did for us and the guidance they so provided.
There is no need to judge. Help and positively encourage by example, yes.
Sat Sri Akal.
