Hindu Swami Ji Writes On Sikhism

NO they have not become materialistic. That has nothing to do with this. Its just that they are doing a job. When you are simply doing your job, you are not going to be creative. When you step out of the job mindset, and are aiming to improve and bring out the best, then creativity does come out. This is true for any job!

I was thinking that maybe being a Raagi should not be a job, and we should have volunteers take over. I haven't thought about that much so I am not sure how that will work, if it will work at all.

Are you saying that if their job was respectable they would put in more effort?
I think the other way around. If they put in more effort then they would be respectable. But they don't really need to put in more effort, do they? If they don't like what they are doing they can simply recite old material and make a living.
Unless they really love what they are doing they are not going to more than they need to do. There must be instrinsic motivation and that is lacking in most people, raagis are no different.

 
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The intellect of the mind is like a drunken elephant. Whatever one utters is totally false, the most false of the false. - Guru Nanak, 351

Exactly, it will not work that way.Well, in this world finding good volunteer is difficult. that is ideal situation.Till now we have been basically depending on volunteers.
There must be a motivation to put more effort. Where does it come from? For example, same engineer/ doctor in India does not put as much effort he puts in doing his job in North America. Money, comfort, clean corruption-less environment, and other factors give the motivation.
We do not get that many holidays here, Face discrimination but still we do not go back. What is the motivation?
What is the motivation to people making false passport and visa to come to Toronto... even at he fuselage( correct?) of plane.
What is the motivation of Chandigarh Raagis to come to Toronto every year... during summer? Why more popular ones do not come in winter?
Why they do not go to Haiti? When Guru Nank DEV ji went to Iran etc. did they go there because his followers called him? Volunteerism!
This brings another point....
If we have educated , well earning persons appointed after thorough selection process ( not conducted by Surinder kaur Badal) we can send them even to Haiti. Just go, speak this particulear katha which these people can relate to.
We hope we might get some followers.
I guess Harbhajan yogi, Rajneesh, ISckon did a GREAT job in this respect.
Instead of such irregular spread of message, we must bring in regularity and system in our spread of religion.
Today's world is governed by economic rules. that is why you do not find people just gossiping in the evening. India, we feel empty if do not have a round in the evening. Have you played cards here for whole day and night? We have to work out things in present economic context. Here , they do not give you job unless they check you and keep you checking always. So you are always alert. Exfficiency pays in any and every situation. we need paid, eduacted, thoroughly scrutinised people to spread right message.
many who work as raagi, does so( not 100%) under some compulsion and we get poor results and quality. Organised approach to anything brings good results. At present it is lacking.

The mention of Swami Ram Tirath Ji (Who later converted to Sikhism) highlights the point that we need to preach the gospel of Sikhism throughout the world. Thousands of people with progressive thoughts and lifestyle have not become Sikhs just because they haven't even heard of Sikhism before. I assure you, the day Sikh beliefs are preached throughout the world, multitudes of people will turn to Sikhism. May that day come soon....!