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| Re: Can Sikhs say grace?
I concur with Narayanjot Kaur Ji in that we must not offend people of other faiths and respect their susceptibilities but at the same time uphold our own principles. In the case of grace this can be done by just closing one’s eyes and observe silence, as suggested by Narayanjot Ji or at the same time quietly say our own ‘grace’ or even do silent simran of Waheguru. However, merely saying grace is not going to turn food into the pavitar mode. All this talk of ‘kutha’, ‘jhatka’, ‘pavitarta’ is, in my opinion, empty, artificial talk and psychological tools invented by humans to justify their own actions and appease their own conscious’. Whilst the soul resides on the Tammo Gunn plane no amount of saying grace will turn the food into anything other than what the individual is eating – if it is kutha it wil remain as such – if it is lamb it will remain as meat – no matter how the animal was slaughtered or how the meal was served or prepared. These are artificial dhakonsley (gimmicks) we indulge to keep our own conscious clear – that is all – there is nothing more to it.Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/new-to-sikhism/28377-can-sikhs-say-grace.html ਅਨਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਭੋਜਨ ਬਹੁ ਕੀਏ ਬਹੁ ਬਿੰਜਨ ਮਿਸਟਾਏ॥ ਕਰੀ ਪਾਕਸਾਲ ਸੋਚ ਪਵਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਹੁਣਿ ਲਾਵਹੁ ਭੋਗੁ ਹਰਿਰਾਏ॥੨॥ (1266) Anik parkaar bhojan baho kee-ay baho binjan mistaa-ay. karee paaksaal soch pavitaraa hun laavhu bhog har raa-ay. ||2|| One must prepare the soul’s kitchen first, purify and santify it and then invite the Lord to sample the food – all types and varieties of food prepared in various ways including sweet deserts. Once we learn this art, we know what is right to eat and what is wrong to partake, no formal or verbal grace is needed, the soul itself will say grace all the time – all the pretence inside will be gone – the five stalwarts wil have been unarmed and the soul will sing: ਸਲੋਕੁ॥ ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਅਰੁ ਲੋਭ ਮੋਹ ਬਿਨਸਿ ਜਾਇ ਅਹੰਮੇਵ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਰਣਾਗਤੀ ਕਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦੁ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ॥੧॥ {ਪੰਨਾ 269}Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=28377 kaam krodh ar lobh moh binas jaa-ey ahameyv; Nanak prabh sarnaagti kar parsaad gurdev. O’ Lord I seek Your Sanctuary; please bless me and desroy the negative traits of kaam (lust) krodh (rage) lobh (greed) moh (emotional and worldly attachment) and hunkaar (egotism). Humbly Rajinder Singh ’Arshi’  |