Uneducated Comments by Sajjid Khan on a Commendable Gatka Performance at India's Got Talent Spark Controversy

But you have no comment about Gyan and Dhyan?

You cannot defend sheer ignorance!

Sikh means to learn, the opposite of ignorance. If someone is ignorant, then one cannot defend the indefensible.

The Jain view is different from Mr Khan. They fundementally disagree with the Sikh view, because they know what we Sikhs are actually about, i.e. not just Gyan, but Dhyan as well, wheras Mr Khan appeared to be clueless, and it took another judge to point out to him, that this discipline is about defence, in other words it is the duty of every Sikh not only to be a Saint, but also a Soldier!

If you disagree with this fundemental point of Sikhi, then please present your reasoning?

 
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I think the kid was 7, and I learned at my Martial arts club to use weapons (and denfence of them) from about 5.

For me martial arts are a physical art form (something I am sure an artist like you can appreciate that. In Ghatka, and Shastarvidya there is real beauty in their movements.

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I did miss that totally. I am occasionally clueless, but usually my sense of humour wins out in the end.

And I rarely carry a grudge - unless it's something really major like killing my family or burning down Akal Takht. I'm still working on that.

There is very little I agree with in the Jain religion, starting with its atheistic nature right through its insanely (to me) compulsive ahimsa.
And some very weird (to me) beliefs, like not eating root veggies because they have lots of souls. (Did you know there are people trying to grow potatoes on a vine just so Jains can have french fries? I tried to grow them hydroponically myself, without success.) Life without ginger and garlic and onions and even haldi (horrors!) just does not appeal to me.

I am a Sikh and a fighter when necessary and proud of it . Still I miss the calm presence of the lady who could sit on the grass and have a flock of sparrows land and actually walk onto her.

I am opposed to the running of and fighting of Bulls in Spain. A very large percentage of the Spanish will consider my statement to be out of ignorance, they may have religious or other reasons behind this act.

In this event another Judge disagreed with Mr. Khan so did many others who watched the show. Mr. Khan did his duty and rendered his opinion. We should be able to tolerate difference of opinion and continue to display our traditions.

I respectfully disagree with your assessment that his comments were out of ignorance. In my opinion ignorance can be categorized in two forms. when the actions of an individual are wrong and he knew it before or he did not know. Mr Khan's comments do not fall in either of these category.

Mr Khan is not a Jaini and in no way represent Jain view in this equation his opinion are his alone. He is one of the pacifists, there are thousands of them in the world. Even though I study Sri Guru Granth Sahib I do not represent the view of Sikhs, only my own, and I am not immune from ignorance and hope to eliminate the ignorance that exists with in me. I do not have the capability to remove ignorance from the world and I do not believe there is any individual in this whole world who does not have the desire to be ignorance free.

As far as Gyan and Dhyan is concerned. I study our Granth with Dhyan ( pay attention to the minor details with my ability to question and reason) to me this is Dhyan. I practice what I learned during Dhyan in the laboratory of life. I do this in the pursuit of Gyan. This is the relationship of Gyan and Dhyan and this is my personal opinion only and I draw this as Guidance from Sri Guru Granth Sahib but I profess it as my own beliefs and my actions only represent my self.

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Originally Posted by eropa234 I am opposed to the running of and fighting of Bulls in Spain. A very large percentage of the Spanish will consider my statement to be out of ignorance, they may have religious or other reasons behind this act.

What is the relevance of self defence and martial arts to killing a bull in a ring?

What is so difficult to understand about self defence?





And I respectfully disagree with your comments.

He did not understand what the demo was for. He did not even understand it was a martial art for self defence. That is pure ignorance. He viewed it as some sort of thuggery!

If there had been say Chinese martial artists doing the same thing, I would bet my life he would have no problem.

He was simply ignorant to the facts:


1) Sikhs have a martial art ( he didn’t seem to know what shastarvidya and gatka was)
2) They use it for self defence
3) The martial trait is part and parcel of the Sikh faith.




I didn’t say he was a Jain, and if you are studying the Guru Granth Sahib ji, then understand the Spiritual and Temporal concept.


It is represented in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, it is also represented physically through our symbols and also physical through the Harmandhir Sahib and the Akal Takht.


We were asked to practice Gyan by our Guru’s in other words learn about things, use the mind and expand your spirituality. BUT also pay attention to Dhyan, on what happens around us in the Temporal affairs. This Gyan we accumulate can then be practiced by Dhyan.


Miri Piri – Spiritual Temporal

Shakti Bhakhti – Physical Power , Meditation


These concepts reiterate our spirituality and our physical side.

The two coexist and affect one another. The Harmandhir Sahib was on purpose built a few feet Higher than the Akal Takht so we would realise, without our spirituality our temporal side is to no avail.

We have been instructed by our Guru’s to develop both our minds and bodies, as they are our aid spirituality. Spirituality in turn is our aid to our mind and body.


We exercise the mind through gaining knowledge that helps us to understand Bani i.e. we study, science, history, arts etc etc

We exercise our body through physical discipline through martial arts, weight training etc.


So “when all other means have failed, we are ready to draw the sword” or as Guru Nanak says “if you wish to play the game of love, be ready to make a ball out of your head”


BY doing all three of these things we control:

Kaam – lust and sexual obsession
Krodh – Anger Stubbornness
Moh – Materialism
Lobh – Greed
Ahankhar – Egotism.





That’s not what I mean by Dhyan (see above).

SS AKAL.

I respecfully agreed with Tejwant Singh Ji to ignore the whole issue but concentrate on teaching our youth century old martial art called GATKA by SPGC or Sikh associations to professionalism like many other marshal arts in the world.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/controversies/31688-uneducated-comments-sajjid-khan-commendable-gatka.html

I Also agree with BhagatSingh Ji to have the kids do practice or demonstrate their skills with small stick instead of a sharp object or sharp swords . Swords or any other weapons were used in real danger to defend our selves.

I read your response very carefully and I believe our perceptions are completely different. In conclusion I believe that we both can agree that we should continue to participate in, and demonstrate, our traditions on the world stage and be open to criticisms. I enjoyed the display of Gatka and will continue to watch it and invite my non Sikh friends to do so as well. I appreciate and respect your views.

By "perception" do you mean perception of Sikhism, or perception of what Sajjid Khan said?

I think only a fool would give a sharp object to an untrained person (be they adult or child).

I have known highly skilled Martial artists from 4 years old upwards.

This kid was 7 years old.