Whos Destroying Sikhi?

SikhGiani · #1 (**permalink**) 24-Feb-2012, 02:32 AM

1.Leaders-With makker sarna badal who needs enimes. Almost all are big leaders have been found to be corrupt and misusing Gurdwara funds.

2.Granthis- Not prepared with enough education to teach. Most granthes arent teaching the young Sikhs punjabi Gurbani and katha keertan.

3. So called Satguru Ram Singh Chair setup at Guru Nanak University. Do i need to say more.

4. Castes- This deisase even though our faith is against this this problem has not gone away.

5.Sects- Like Radhaswami, Namdhari and Jootha are converting Sikhs to there faith. If we count all the Sikhs who go to these deras then how many less Sikhs are there in punjab who accully believe in Guru Sahib and dont belong to these groups. Thousands of deras distorting Sikhi and elevating themselves equal to Guru Maharaj Ji.
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6. Sikhs dont teach about there faith to people for the benefit as Guru Nanak Sahib taught people of other faith to believe in God. Gurdwaras are only built because of the Sikh population

7. Not enough teaching instutions- Little has been done to open Sikh Schools in every town to pass on the teaching of the Gurus.

8. No unity among ourselves- A cartoon of Muhammad is drawn muslims from every part of the world are upset meanwhile Beadbi of Guru Granth Sahib is done over and over again. The Genocide of 1984 and we still dont have justice and the culprits are free on the street.

9. Sant Baba- The corrupt babas have used the public for money and there desires. Saying they have baptized millions of people even though most of the punjab are baptied. If the corrupt self proclamied Sants are right all of punjab would be Amritdhari.

I hope each of us will try to correct these problems.

Ambarsaria · #2 (**permalink**) 24-Feb-2012, 02:44 AM

SikhGiani ji unfortunately the answer is "All of the above".

The only part you perhaps have not flagged is the external influence peddlers how such have created a space of respect and resources for all that ails or is destroying Sikhism. No question you can only be corrupted if you are corruptible. For example your fisrt point in the list,

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1.Leaders-With makker sarna badal who needs enimes. Almost all are big leaders have been found to be corrupt and misusing Gurdwara funds.

Sikhism needs a well thought out action plan with Objectives and timelines. The young and new generation perhaps will relate to it more and it will be more achievable.

I will respond later to see how your list can be made into an action plan.

Sat Sri Akal and a great post.

Luckysingh · #3 (**permalink**) 24-Feb-2012, 05:27 AM

These are fantastic but sadly all very true points.

A whole generation (I've seen) of sikhs has passed and they have all addressed, complained and argued regarding these issues.
BUT, nothing has actually been done.
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We cannot just do the same, and let these issues slip away through our very fingers yet again.

For the sake of the youth, young and future of sikhi, we MUST ACTION, and we shouldn't wait for the next guy to make the first move.
WE MUST ALL ACT.

To start on an action plan, is itself a very positive step.
Somehow we also need to focus on exposing this awareness on a much larger scale.

Deep down, I hope that I could look back at the above list of factors in a few years and confidently say NOT APPLICABLE to most, if not all of them.

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Sat kartar
Lucky Singh

Kamala · #4 (**permalink**) 24-Feb-2012, 05:51 AM

No one destroyed it, people just don't know how to be a proper Sikh, the granthis are not wrong.

Luckysingh · #5 (**permalink**) 24-Feb-2012, 13:08 PM

Too many chiefs not enough indians, comes to mind

Kanwaljit Singh · #6 (**permalink**) 24-Feb-2012, 13:20 PM

Sikhi is indestructible, there are just people misleading people.

prakash.s.bagga · #7 (**permalink**) 24-Feb-2012, 14:07 PM

Unless we are absolute clear about Basic concepts as given in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji .No change can take place.There seems to be no Locus Standi in real understanding of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji .
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Sikh philosophy is trapped by Hindu Philosophy in India whereas Abroad ithe philosophy is trapped by the concept of Abraham GOD.
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The Basic concept of the word GURoo is complelty missing.
So where is the scope of improvement .Nevetheless we should always be hopeful as Guroo will set everthing in own ways.
Prakash.S.Bagga

harry haller · #8 (**permalink**) 24-Feb-2012, 15:01 PM

Interesting to see replies from so many different viewpoints

the pragmatic , the realistic, the irrelevant, those that do not accept and the well intentioned but confusing
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prakash.s.bagga · #9 (**permalink**) 24-Feb-2012, 15:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamala

No one destroyed it, people just don't know how to be a proper Sikh, the granthis are not wrong.

KAMALA Ji,
You can give a look at quote from Geeta as

"YADA YADA DHARMASYA GLAANI BHAWATI.......

Who makes the Dharama Corrupt...It is people only

Prakash.s.Bagga