Recent content by jagmeet

The originator of this thread seems to have vanished after posting his ill-titled, ill-thought, immature and disappointing post. What is it in what you've written that makes you feel ashamed of being a Sikh--you can disagree with something, reject a particular religion(& adopt another or turn...

There is still a free will that is causing Haggard's hand to twitch--it is Christina's free will when to press the switch!

I beg to differ with your interpretation of pauri 19 of Japji Sahib. I've just read the meaning of 19th pauri on gurbani researcher & Prof. Sahib Singh's Darpan-- I guess you must have gone through these.I don't see any reason to doubt the meanings given there--please don't mind,but you seem to...

Harjas Kaur Khalsa ji, Please answer a few questions:-When was Vaishnavite reform movement started? Who started it?Are there any strictly Vaishnavite Hindus around--if yes, do they not worship any of the devis and devtas or any of the sargun roops,or follow caste system or other rituals?Again...

I have read some of the posts here and am surprised by the knowledge of and research put in by the members.But frankly, I don't see how it's important that Sikhism resembles A or B school of Hinduism or some other religion.Besides, I don't know if there are such well defined schools or...

Thank you (and others) for the answer(s).To be able to get god's grace and hear the naam(anhad dhun as you say) should one do repetition of God's name(is this different from naam?)--or something else also? Pl. shed some more light on sabad surati.

Re: Japji Sahib - Suniai "Listening" - but much more than that What is sabad surati? What is naam? I know these are difficult to answer questions,but I hope some enlightened soul(s) here shed some light.

Re: Being Naam-dhari is Sikhi While your statement on the 'mission' is correct, I don't think that 'Guru Nanak Dev ji did not want to create a new religion'.Tell me why do the namdharis keep hair?The work that was started by Guru Nanak Dev ji was 'completed' by Guru Gobind Singh ji.History...

Science tries to obtain a material explanation of everything--that's a good approach and the only one available to us--but I agree there are certain phenomena(quite a few in fact)which science can not explain.

I don't know what you are trying to say here.Do you mean conviction is different from a passionate and informed belief?(I agree it is).Conviction is a better word and there is nothing flawed,simplistic or ultra orthodox about it.If things don't match your way of thinking it doesen't mean they...

So you give no marks to the non-baptised for japping waheguru. My question then is:-would the non-baptised,in your opinion, earn marks for doing paath or reading japji sahib,rehras sahib etc. or not?I understand that gurmantar should be japped after initiation,but what about paath--hope that...

Thanks for your replies Gurdip and Gyaniji.I still have a few questions gyaniji.You compare one who has taken pahul to a doctorate,and one who has not to an elementary school kid.Why? If a person takes pahul,does he instantly graduate from an elementary school kid to a doctorate? One more...

Gyaniji, So,is there no hope for the non-baptised?Is his or her bhakti no bhakti at all?Is naam jap by such a person futile?

Yours is a good effort,but remember that science knows only the tip of the iceberg yet(not that it will ever know more than a tip!). Plus god is 'aganat'(i.e. He doesen't come under 'ganit' i.e. mathematics).'Ganit',or reasoning/ calculations is not the way to reach Him.Ponder over the...

Gyani ji, Waheguru ji ka Khalsa Waheguru ji ki Fateh A Gurmukh sajjan told me of this method(breathe in ,breathe out) of naam jap a few years back.I did it for some time,but then another gurmukh sajjan told me that repeating the name waheguru should be done only by those who have taken...