I always understood Sikhism understanding of Reincarnation to be along the lines of "Matter cannot be created of destroyed, but merely changes form"?

I think the Sikh concept is totally divergent from Hindu concepts. The Hindu concept seems to start with the premise that if you are a low caste you are inherently sinful, and you may be able to get liberated in your next life.

Sikhism says forget the caste system, forget race, its your deeds and actions you are judged on here and now. People who dwell in teh 5 thieves are consigned to a hellish existence, i.e. they are Munmukh. Those who are Gurmukh don't have this hellish existence and are at one with God.

Any views?

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Randip Singh
Sikh History Website

"Let no man be proud because of his caste/race (Jaat).
For the man who has God in his heart, he alone is the true Brahmin.
O stupid fool, be not proud of your caste/race (Jaat), by this pride many sins arise.
Everyone says there are four castes/races (Jaat), but they are all created from the Lords seed (essence).
All men are moulded from the same clay, but the potter has fashioned it into vessels of numerous forms.
By joining the five elements, the form of the body is made, no one can say that the element is less in one and more in another" Pg 1128 SGGS