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Interesting. Intermediaries. Like Sikh priests passing out the body of Christ. Wow. There are so many different philosophies the Sikh community. Thank you for your explanation.

No, lol. Forgive that I'm not doing a better job of explaining. I think maybe we need a brahmgyani here. I'm doing my best but I'm not one.

Okay, let me try this. The Panj Piare are NOT Sikh priests. they don't mediate on our behalf or plead to Guru as our advocates. Please, try for a bit to empty your mind of previous Christian theological conditioning. because I sincerely believe your mistaking a whole cultural context. Guruji is NOT like Christ. He is not an avatar or an incarnation of God. And the Sikh religion is not like the Catholic religion.

It is not a philosophy of the Sikh community that Sikh priests are intermediaries. We may disagree on a hundred other things, but on this we agree... It is mainstream Sikh belief that the 5 beloved khalsas were elevated to the status of Guru Panth. It is not them individually or as a person elevated to status of Godhood. But as the Panj they have the authority and saroop of Guru to decide in temporal matters. When Akal Takht delivers a hukamnama for the Sikh Panth, it's decided by Panj Piare.

Try and understand this according to the Punjabi history as well, not Christian teachings which look harshly at "legalism" and the Jewish sanhedrin as corrupt unspiritual institutions which persecuted Christ. Try to understand how hard it was for the Sikh community to deal with the murder of a Guru and all his surviving sons and decide who would take His place? How does a community decide temporal matters of state and faith?

All these traditions, rehitnamay, granths have been preserved after the near destruction of the Sikh community. That's why Sikh scholars are still finding Guru's bani and compilations and rehitnamay and debating their authenticity before Akal Takht. Some rehitnamay confirm traditions which existed only by word of mouth because everyone who knew had been killed. Things like sarbloh rehit, shakti of sarbloh, Sarbloh Akal are still not well-known that had formerly been purataan traditional practices.

This isn't like bad "legalists" persecuting "nice" spiritual guys who want to do what feels best. This is more like a traumatized community trying to preserve it's identity under crisis. The Indian government is trying very hard to infiltrate the Sikh Nation to assert political control over Punjab. BJP-RSS is well-funded. They are fascist nationalists who work in concert with Congress Party against who they feel are enemies of India: Christians, Muslims, Khalistani Sikhs. They fund groups like Nirankaris, Radhasoamis, Naamdharis, and thousands of babas, dedhari guru cults and deras with the express political aim to redefine Sikh religion and bring it into conformity with radical Hindutva. This is Kalyug. It is a spiritual war. Are we ready to sacrifice?

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Sikh religion loves and honors its shaheeds! A lot can be said about differing opinions whether its Naam abiyaas, keski rehit, strictness, legalism, lack of open-mindedness, etc. But the Akhand Kirtani Jatha more than paid a price in blood, torture and shaheedi for the Sikh Panth. And that says something about strict rehit Gursikh practices and points of contention. AKJ has left a legacy of honor forever that can never be denied to the Jatha. It is my ardaas we could all have such great spiritual jeevans as the Shaheed Singhs/Singhnia.

~Please forgive my foolishness