have been exploring all kinds of Sikhi resources, and while I understand the keeping of one's hair to distinguish the Sikhs from other groups, *that* is something that one can easily enter into.

I have also read that piercings are not permitted, but I already have quite a few. I could take them out, but they mark significant episodes in my life and are not in honour of any other god or religion, furthermore taking them out would constitute altering my body again, surely? And, I don't...